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Thursday, 10 May 2012
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Results from Media open day Question 3
What do you think of the use of Editing?
For this question the audience were viewing our editing techniques, and they judged how well/effective we made them in our footage. Examples of editing include video transitions, video filters (both of which we edited using Final Cut Pro), and also soundtracks, such as the 'thunder roll', which we edited using Garage band. My favourite editing technique that we used was the 'Time lapse' shot, in which we filmed roughly an hours worth of footage and, using final cut pro, managed to scale that down into a 10 second clip. We done this by converting the rest of the shot on 'motion' to '3002%'. In doing this, we sped up the clip to give the effect that time was passing, and the viewing of the sky changing from light to dark created suspense and gave the impression that this was the turning point in our film in terms of events.
These are the results of the 74 participants we gained:
52 positive answers
9 negatives
13 neutrals.
I am extremely happy with these results as these gave us a good idea of what we need to improve in our editing, but also gave us satisfaction that we seem to be doing a good job as most of our results were positive. In gaining these results and feedback we now know what we could do more to fulfill our audiences needs, enabling us the chance to improve our editing techniques next time around.
Example comments:
"i like the shot of the sky, to show times passing."
"i like the use of the transitions."
"the soundtracks used, are very effective."
and some negative comments:
"their were to many transitions."
"the sound levels were not appropriate."
"i like the shot of the sky, to show times passing."
"i like the use of the transitions."
"the soundtracks used, are very effective."
and some negative comments:
"their were to many transitions."
"the sound levels were not appropriate."
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Results from media open day Question 2
This is question 2, and 73 participants took answered this question.
The question was: How do you think the film fitted in with the conventions of the genre? (our genre being Horror)
Our Genre being horror, so the conventions of a horror, would normally consist of someone dying, applying a villain and at least one victim who is vulnerable. The conventions of horror can be seen similarly to the conventions of tragedy derived from Aristotle, for example how we applied Aristotle's convention of tragedy 'casual links' which consists of the 'probable' becoming 'inevitable' which is used when the ccharacter of Ben dies, Aimee's death is inevitable.
Again the answers which we received were significantly positive, which you can see in our pie chart. The answers which we gained were:
Positives: 57
Negatives: 7
Neutrals: 9
We were very thankful for the answers which we gained form evaluation day, because it gave us a better insight into how our film had met the conventions of tragedy. 57 answered positively which means that we done fairly well which is impressive as it was very hard to fulfill the conventions of a horror as the camera which we used for our film was not of great quality when it comes to filming in the dark, which means we couldn't apply the footage we initially wished to film. Although the answers were not as positive as question 1, as a group we are very happy with the feedback we received.
Some comments from participants:
"Yes, as it was very scary."
"Yes because tension was built."
"Yes because the music created suspense."
Comments which were negative:
"No because it wasn't scary at all, needed more tension."
"No, as the villain was not introduced as being scary."
What we can take back from the negative feedback is a better insight into what we done wrong in terms of applying the conventions of the horror, which will help us evaluate our film and how we could improve it to make the theme apply the conventions of a horror.
The question was: How do you think the film fitted in with the conventions of the genre? (our genre being Horror)
Our Genre being horror, so the conventions of a horror, would normally consist of someone dying, applying a villain and at least one victim who is vulnerable. The conventions of horror can be seen similarly to the conventions of tragedy derived from Aristotle, for example how we applied Aristotle's convention of tragedy 'casual links' which consists of the 'probable' becoming 'inevitable' which is used when the ccharacter of Ben dies, Aimee's death is inevitable.
Again the answers which we received were significantly positive, which you can see in our pie chart. The answers which we gained were:
Positives: 57
Negatives: 7
Neutrals: 9
We were very thankful for the answers which we gained form evaluation day, because it gave us a better insight into how our film had met the conventions of tragedy. 57 answered positively which means that we done fairly well which is impressive as it was very hard to fulfill the conventions of a horror as the camera which we used for our film was not of great quality when it comes to filming in the dark, which means we couldn't apply the footage we initially wished to film. Although the answers were not as positive as question 1, as a group we are very happy with the feedback we received.
Some comments from participants:
"Yes, as it was very scary."
"Yes because tension was built."
"Yes because the music created suspense."
Comments which were negative:
"No because it wasn't scary at all, needed more tension."
"No, as the villain was not introduced as being scary."
What we can take back from the negative feedback is a better insight into what we done wrong in terms of applying the conventions of the horror, which will help us evaluate our film and how we could improve it to make the theme apply the conventions of a horror.
Results from Media open day Question 1
Thankfully we recieved a set of results Question one 1 was:
Was the setting appropriate?
We had 74 participants and the results we recieved were extremeley possitive as we had 67 possitive answers, 1 negative answer and 6 neutral answers.
As our film is a horror, the audience will be analyzing this question in terms of a horror, they would be looking for dark scenes, a villains lair and a place where the victims are seen as vulnerable. Which is shown in our inspiration for our films, for example in 'Vacancy' the victims become vulnerable in the motel, which could also be seen as the villains lair, as all the deaths in Vacancy are performed in that room.
From theese results we gained, we can see that our choice of setting was extremely well placed, meaning that question 1 was a huge success and that the research we done was successful as for example we used "Halloween" as our inspiration, where most of the action was outside. Also the producers of Halloween used pathetic fallacy like us as the mood was always sinister in the scenes where it was dark and outside.
The comments we gained which help show that is was a success were:
"Because it was dark and gloomy."
"it started not scary, but then the ending setting built tension."
"the darkness of the setting madeit scary."
"use of dark alley created suspense."
Final script questions
Questions on Final script:
To establish the environment what I needed to do was:
To use a torch, otherwise it was not clear to establish the environment in which we were in. Especially the nature for example trees, we could not see the surrounding unless we had a torch in our hand.
Also to show establishing info: made it clear through the dialogue for example stating we were walking down the “alley” and then to show its scary the face expressions revealed the emotions.
The significant eye lines are:
When Ben die, he makes a huge grunting noise. In reaction Aimee shows a concerned and scared face and this is shown by the close up, which is in line with Aimee’s eye line. This shows that Aimee is desperately concerned, and shows the inevitability that she is also in danger.
What kind of coverage we need to make our film more effective: Is a better camera because we cannot see the surroundings other than what is in the light source of the torch, so we could not put in a killing seen because in the dark an attack could not be established because the torch couldn’t require enough light to see both characters in action.
We used composition to show relationships by:
The arrangement of characters, because it shows the character of Ben was far from heroic and impatient as when Aimee was on the phone Ben walked on and lead to his death. Also the relationship of the two was obvious to the viewer through use of dialogue, Aimee’s character was very demanding with quotes of yes “it’s the only way” and “wait a minute Ben”, whereas in contrast Ben was very many with quotes such as “ar you kidding me”
To establish the environment what I needed to do was:
To use a torch, otherwise it was not clear to establish the environment in which we were in. Especially the nature for example trees, we could not see the surrounding unless we had a torch in our hand.
Also to show establishing info: made it clear through the dialogue for example stating we were walking down the “alley” and then to show its scary the face expressions revealed the emotions.
The significant eye lines are:
When Ben die, he makes a huge grunting noise. In reaction Aimee shows a concerned and scared face and this is shown by the close up, which is in line with Aimee’s eye line. This shows that Aimee is desperately concerned, and shows the inevitability that she is also in danger.
What kind of coverage we need to make our film more effective: Is a better camera because we cannot see the surroundings other than what is in the light source of the torch, so we could not put in a killing seen because in the dark an attack could not be established because the torch couldn’t require enough light to see both characters in action.
We used composition to show relationships by:
The arrangement of characters, because it shows the character of Ben was far from heroic and impatient as when Aimee was on the phone Ben walked on and lead to his death. Also the relationship of the two was obvious to the viewer through use of dialogue, Aimee’s character was very demanding with quotes of yes “it’s the only way” and “wait a minute Ben”, whereas in contrast Ben was very many with quotes such as “ar you kidding me”
Friday, 4 May 2012
Thursday, 3 May 2012
Questionnaire of latest update Part 4
I continued to ask the 10 people on what they think about our latest video, the ten people where our target audience of the age 15-25. To get a fair answer I asked 5 boys and 5 girls, so we got an average answer of the target audience and did not base our survey on strictly one gender.
Whether they think it suits the conventions of our genre? (horror) and why? And if yes could you give an example.
The 5 boys where:
Harry
Ben K
Alex
Jake
James
The 5 girls where:
Lauren
Holly
Rosie
Jess
Zara
Responses:
Harry: Well at first it didn’t match up to your genre, as there was not enough viewing of the villain. The end music with the piano created suspense and made it fit in to your genre.
Holly: Yes because it contained what most horrors do, a villain a vulnerable girl and a killing. The music was scary at the end.
Rosie: Yes straight away because the “sphinx studies” noise was unexpected and from then on I was waiting for a killing scene and then you applied the killing scene. But would want one of them to die.
Lauren: Yes because it was inevitable that your character was going to die because he did not seem comfortable shown through expressions.
Jake: Not really because the lines like “I’m a doughnut” does not create suspense, it is too comical to be a horror.
Jess: Yes because your character was useless and it was inevitable that you was going to die. The music applied made it inevitable for example the “bird singing” on Aimee should it that she is dependent and when you die we know she was going to die.
Ben K: Yes especially the part where you two split up, it happens in every horror the idiots depart and both lead themselves into the villain, oh and the fact you was useless and it was inevitable you was going to die. (Cheers mate)
James: Yeah because you created suspense for example, at the very start with the “Sphinx Studios” made me jump.
Alex: Not that much, there wasn’t many parts of your film which made me jump.
Zara: Well I thought some part applied to the theme of your film, especially the ending when Ben died because the music matched it perfectly.
This survey was produced, so we can see what our target audience think the progression of the film is on, in terms of the conventions of our theme. That being horror theme. All participants gave us a helpful answer, regardless if it was a positive or negative answer because we can strive to progress so our film fits the needs of the conventions of horror. We gained mostly positive feedback, which can only be good as we are near the final stages of our film and to find out that we are on course, in terms of conventions of horror.
Whether they think it suits the conventions of our genre? (horror) and why? And if yes could you give an example.
The 5 boys where:
Harry
Ben K
Alex
Jake
James
The 5 girls where:
Lauren
Holly
Rosie
Jess
Zara
Responses:
Harry: Well at first it didn’t match up to your genre, as there was not enough viewing of the villain. The end music with the piano created suspense and made it fit in to your genre.
Holly: Yes because it contained what most horrors do, a villain a vulnerable girl and a killing. The music was scary at the end.
Rosie: Yes straight away because the “sphinx studies” noise was unexpected and from then on I was waiting for a killing scene and then you applied the killing scene. But would want one of them to die.
Lauren: Yes because it was inevitable that your character was going to die because he did not seem comfortable shown through expressions.
Jake: Not really because the lines like “I’m a doughnut” does not create suspense, it is too comical to be a horror.
Jess: Yes because your character was useless and it was inevitable that you was going to die. The music applied made it inevitable for example the “bird singing” on Aimee should it that she is dependent and when you die we know she was going to die.
Ben K: Yes especially the part where you two split up, it happens in every horror the idiots depart and both lead themselves into the villain, oh and the fact you was useless and it was inevitable you was going to die. (Cheers mate)
James: Yeah because you created suspense for example, at the very start with the “Sphinx Studios” made me jump.
Alex: Not that much, there wasn’t many parts of your film which made me jump.
Zara: Well I thought some part applied to the theme of your film, especially the ending when Ben died because the music matched it perfectly.
This survey was produced, so we can see what our target audience think the progression of the film is on, in terms of the conventions of our theme. That being horror theme. All participants gave us a helpful answer, regardless if it was a positive or negative answer because we can strive to progress so our film fits the needs of the conventions of horror. We gained mostly positive feedback, which can only be good as we are near the final stages of our film and to find out that we are on course, in terms of conventions of horror.
Development of Appleby Street 8
This is our latest video; we have made these changes due to the feedback we received from our survey. Basing on the question “what would you improve?” We got positive feedback from the other questions as well but we found this question to be the most important because we are acknowledging the audiences demands of our film in the process it is in this moment of time.
The most popular issue which was answered by our survey participants was the fact that “Kwirk Productions” was not loud enough or not the right soundtrack which we should apply to the image. We just made the soundtrack which was recorded via “Garage Band” with the effect of “Male deeper vocals” louder so the vocals are clearly conveyed to the audience. The problems we faced with this was we couldn’t properly define how loud the sound would come out because the first couple of times we put this soundtrack on “Final cut pro”, the loudness of the soundtrack seemed clear enough but when we converted the film via “quick time conversion” on “Final cut pro” so that the movie would be in Mov format. Then once it had been converted he sound of the clip was not as loud as it was on “Final cut”. The reason we done this was because during our survey research, when we asked what do you think is “wrong with it” and how would you “improve it”, to sort out the loudness of “Kwirk” was a popular answer and we agreed with the participants so we applied ths.
The part after Ben shouts “come on were going to be late”, then we meet at the lamppost. The sound level of the dialogue was to quiet and the sound of the wind overpowered the dialogue. We came up with several different solutions for this problem, but the solutions made us face some other problems. For example we thought this would be an easy situation, we would just tighten up the sound levels of the clip so that the loudness of the dialogue would increase. Then when we tried this, the problem we faced was that the clip itself contained too much levels of wind in the background. So then you could still not properly hear the dialogue still. Then we thought, we could try to lower the sound level of the wind we put in “wind 6” of “Garage Band”, but then the flow of the sequence did not go with the scene. As the levels of wind was reasonably high, shown with the wind pushing against Aimee’s hood, then the wind went quite in the same scene, it didn’t match. Then the last solution worked to the best ability out of all 3 solutions. The solutions was to use “cut” on the “toolbar” of “Final cut pro” to “cut” the clip where the dialogue was involved and then increase the sound slightly so the dialogue was a tad clearer and the levels of the wind in the short clip was not to different from the rest of the clip what got “cut”.
We have moved the titles which were initially after the confrontation between Aimee and the killer, to the start after introducing the characters to “Starring”. The reason we done this was because during our survey research, when we asked what do you think is “wrong with it” and how would you “improve it” the most popular answer was that the ending looked like “credits”, and I “presume you are going to carry on” so we took it into account and decided to act on it. So we got rid of the still image of the woods, although it was a really good image. So moved the sequence from “Final cut pro”, which was created to put in the background of the image of the woods. We then put the sequence into the start of the movie, after the “starring” of the two characters, to keep the flow going. The transitions we used are “Fade in Fade out”, which is available for us on “Final cut pro” so that the flow of time passing was carried on. The problems which arose from this were that the sequence we copied from the end was too large for the scene which we put it in. So we used “cut” again from the “tool bar” to shorten each of the titles so that the sequence fit in with the scene.
The middle scene is still not finished yet unfortunately; we have applied a clip to fit in between the scene where it is light and then all off sudden dark. The reason we want to do this is because otherwise it does not look realistic. So we have come up with a clip of the sky for about an hour, but then through the use of “Final cut pro” we have made it so the video is about 10 seconds long. We have applied this video so the audience can see time has passed.
Questionnaire of latest update Part 3
The question was, what parts would you improve in our film?
5 Boys:
Harry
James
Alex
Jake
Ben K
5 girls:
Rosie
Lauren
Zara
Holly
Jess
Harry: I would make the sound from "Kwirk productions louder" and make the clip of that more like the "Sphinx Studios" as that created suspense whereas "Kwirk" didn't.
Lauren: The ending looked like credits, and as it is the opening 3 minutes of the film i would persume theres going to be more of the film, so i would re do the ending clip.
Zara: I would make your character more manly because he keeps saying lines like "are you kidding", also i would change the clothing of the villain.
Holly: I would put in more backing music, it is only scary at the end with the piano playing ion the background.
Ben: It was impressive, but i think you need to sharpen up some of the darken clips, especially the brightness so we can see whats clearly going on.
Jake: I would re do the middle scene because the light difference is to different, all of a sudden its pitch black maybe re film in the middle between the light scene and the dark scene.
Jess: I would change the "kwirk" so it is louder or get a new backing track, also re film the middle scene all together.
Alex: I would get rid of the last scene with the titles and put the titles of "producer" etc at the start along with the "starring".
James: I would make the villain scarier, maybe give him a shot of him attacking Aimee or Ben.
Rosie: I would make it so you could see the killing of Ben and also make Aimee die instead of ending it.
We asked the question of "what parts would you improve in our film?", because the 10 people i asked were all part of the target auidence 15- 25 most of them being about 16,17. This is extremely helpful because they give us an idea of what they would like to be improved in our film, so we are fulfilling their needs.
Of course we couldn't act on all of their ideas, for example "Rosie" stated that she would like to see the "killing of Ben", (cheers) of course we cannot do this because i am playing the role of two characters of me and the villain. So we could not contain a shot of me and me in the same shot, i'm not Eddie Murphy. James also stated he wanted to see either "Aimee or Ben" being attacked by the villain"but when we done the survey of anyone surviving the boys and girls had a divided opinion. So we thought to respect both views we would make one survive and the other to not.
But we took some into consideration, for example to improve "Kwirk Productions" was a popular view from the survey, Jess stated that she would "make it louder" or even get a "new backing track", Harry had a similar view but also stated make the clip of that more like the "Sphinx Studios" as that created suspense whereas "Kwirk" didn't. As this was a popular opinion we are going to look at the clip and see if we can use their ideas to improve our film.
Also one view was to "get rid of the last scene with the titles and put the titles of "producer" etc at the start along with the "starring". We are going to try this idea as we feel this is really effective idea as we were thinking of a way to try and change the titles because we had a similar view to "Lauren" as she stated that "The ending looked like credits, and as it is the opening 3 minutes of the film i would presume theres going to be more of the film, so i would re do the ending clip."
5 Boys:
Harry
James
Alex
Jake
Ben K
5 girls:
Rosie
Lauren
Zara
Holly
Jess
Harry: I would make the sound from "Kwirk productions louder" and make the clip of that more like the "Sphinx Studios" as that created suspense whereas "Kwirk" didn't.
Lauren: The ending looked like credits, and as it is the opening 3 minutes of the film i would persume theres going to be more of the film, so i would re do the ending clip.
Zara: I would make your character more manly because he keeps saying lines like "are you kidding", also i would change the clothing of the villain.
Holly: I would put in more backing music, it is only scary at the end with the piano playing ion the background.
Ben: It was impressive, but i think you need to sharpen up some of the darken clips, especially the brightness so we can see whats clearly going on.
Jake: I would re do the middle scene because the light difference is to different, all of a sudden its pitch black maybe re film in the middle between the light scene and the dark scene.
Jess: I would change the "kwirk" so it is louder or get a new backing track, also re film the middle scene all together.
Alex: I would get rid of the last scene with the titles and put the titles of "producer" etc at the start along with the "starring".
James: I would make the villain scarier, maybe give him a shot of him attacking Aimee or Ben.
Rosie: I would make it so you could see the killing of Ben and also make Aimee die instead of ending it.
We asked the question of "what parts would you improve in our film?", because the 10 people i asked were all part of the target auidence 15- 25 most of them being about 16,17. This is extremely helpful because they give us an idea of what they would like to be improved in our film, so we are fulfilling their needs.
Of course we couldn't act on all of their ideas, for example "Rosie" stated that she would like to see the "killing of Ben", (cheers) of course we cannot do this because i am playing the role of two characters of me and the villain. So we could not contain a shot of me and me in the same shot, i'm not Eddie Murphy. James also stated he wanted to see either "Aimee or Ben" being attacked by the villain"but when we done the survey of anyone surviving the boys and girls had a divided opinion. So we thought to respect both views we would make one survive and the other to not.
But we took some into consideration, for example to improve "Kwirk Productions" was a popular view from the survey, Jess stated that she would "make it louder" or even get a "new backing track", Harry had a similar view but also stated make the clip of that more like the "Sphinx Studios" as that created suspense whereas "Kwirk" didn't. As this was a popular opinion we are going to look at the clip and see if we can use their ideas to improve our film.
Also one view was to "get rid of the last scene with the titles and put the titles of "producer" etc at the start along with the "starring". We are going to try this idea as we feel this is really effective idea as we were thinking of a way to try and change the titles because we had a similar view to "Lauren" as she stated that "The ending looked like credits, and as it is the opening 3 minutes of the film i would presume theres going to be more of the film, so i would re do the ending clip."
Inspiration: Halloween 2
In the start of the film to introduce the titles "director", "producer" etc they used a simple black background and then used orange writing which is normally bright but darkened the orange. So they could distinguish the writing from the background but still keep it sinister. They were all positioned in the center of the picture to show they all contributed a significant amount.
They transitions they used were "fade in fade out", mostly in introduction of the film, with the "producer" etc to show that times passing but also so the words do not pop up straight away they take time to introduce to keep the flow and rhythm going. Also they used a transition called "dissolve" at the part of the "end of the tunnel" and then dissolved /into the man by the door.
The camera angle on Mike Myers is usually a "body shot", so you can see the whole picture, which reveals his masculinity what makes him more sinister because and the victims more vulnerable as he has a physical advantage. Narrative is also defined by the fact that Mike Myers reveals no emotion, shown through the constant "close ups" on his mask. When he kill the person with the knife he doesn't even flinch on the "body shot", which reveals to the auidence that he has done this before and will carry on which makes the character of Mike Myers iconic.
Camera angles used: They used a "extreme" long shot to show the character of Mike Myers through the window of the lady whom is looking out of the window.
A "long shot" on the man policeman, with the torch.
Camera movement: "Tracking", this occurred a few times the first one occurred at the very start when they was walking down the tunnel.
"Pan shot" this was the shot at the massive building moving horizontally right ways.
They "eye line shot" was used in the "Tracking shot" down the tunnel because it looked like it was a "point of view shot" from someone walking down the tunnel.
Body shot: There was many body shots most of them being on the character Mike Myers.
"Close up" was used on the mask of Mike Myers so the definition of the mask was clear.
"Extreme Close Up" was used when the tracking shot went on the door, through the key hole then straight into the boy with the mask on.
The main focus of the film film was the revealing of the character of Mike Myers, the tale of his "resurrection" and the horrible acts he is capable of when he kills the "policemen". Also the connection between Mike and his sister and that she is not really ill she is looking at the window for a reason.
Editing has been used in this film especially for reaction shots, when something sinister is occurring for example when the policemen dies the editor uses quick and repetitive shots so it creates suspense. Also the editor uses video filters using "slow motion"on Mike Myers with the paramedic outfit on to give the auidence enough time to realize that it's not really a paramedic.
Mise en Scene has been used to a significant amount to create suspense, for example the clothing of the character of Mike Myers he has got the symbolic "Mask" which makes him look dangerous. Also the props he consume for example the "knife" it makes it inevitable that a death is going to occur. The lighting is significantly important to contain the horror theme because the "torch" represents that the "policemen" is vulnerable and in a dark place, but also the light which on the policemen revealing his shadow promotes suspense as it is clear he is in view of Mike Myers and the inevitability that his going to die.
What happens in the opening is that the character of Mike Myers is introduced more cruel than ever. Then his sister is seen to be apparently ill which we know that she isn't so we know that she knows that she did not kill the right Mike and that's whats on her mind as she is constantly looking out the mirror to Mike.
I think this is extremely effective because it reveals how bad Mike Myers as a character is and leaves the auidence with an idea that Mike and the sister will be re united which leaves the auidence to want to watch on.
They transitions they used were "fade in fade out", mostly in introduction of the film, with the "producer" etc to show that times passing but also so the words do not pop up straight away they take time to introduce to keep the flow and rhythm going. Also they used a transition called "dissolve" at the part of the "end of the tunnel" and then dissolved /into the man by the door.
The camera angle on Mike Myers is usually a "body shot", so you can see the whole picture, which reveals his masculinity what makes him more sinister because and the victims more vulnerable as he has a physical advantage. Narrative is also defined by the fact that Mike Myers reveals no emotion, shown through the constant "close ups" on his mask. When he kill the person with the knife he doesn't even flinch on the "body shot", which reveals to the auidence that he has done this before and will carry on which makes the character of Mike Myers iconic.
Camera angles used: They used a "extreme" long shot to show the character of Mike Myers through the window of the lady whom is looking out of the window.
A "long shot" on the man policeman, with the torch.
Camera movement: "Tracking", this occurred a few times the first one occurred at the very start when they was walking down the tunnel.
"Pan shot" this was the shot at the massive building moving horizontally right ways.
They "eye line shot" was used in the "Tracking shot" down the tunnel because it looked like it was a "point of view shot" from someone walking down the tunnel.
Body shot: There was many body shots most of them being on the character Mike Myers.
"Close up" was used on the mask of Mike Myers so the definition of the mask was clear.
"Extreme Close Up" was used when the tracking shot went on the door, through the key hole then straight into the boy with the mask on.
The main focus of the film film was the revealing of the character of Mike Myers, the tale of his "resurrection" and the horrible acts he is capable of when he kills the "policemen". Also the connection between Mike and his sister and that she is not really ill she is looking at the window for a reason.
Editing has been used in this film especially for reaction shots, when something sinister is occurring for example when the policemen dies the editor uses quick and repetitive shots so it creates suspense. Also the editor uses video filters using "slow motion"on Mike Myers with the paramedic outfit on to give the auidence enough time to realize that it's not really a paramedic.
Mise en Scene has been used to a significant amount to create suspense, for example the clothing of the character of Mike Myers he has got the symbolic "Mask" which makes him look dangerous. Also the props he consume for example the "knife" it makes it inevitable that a death is going to occur. The lighting is significantly important to contain the horror theme because the "torch" represents that the "policemen" is vulnerable and in a dark place, but also the light which on the policemen revealing his shadow promotes suspense as it is clear he is in view of Mike Myers and the inevitability that his going to die.
What happens in the opening is that the character of Mike Myers is introduced more cruel than ever. Then his sister is seen to be apparently ill which we know that she isn't so we know that she knows that she did not kill the right Mike and that's whats on her mind as she is constantly looking out the mirror to Mike.
I think this is extremely effective because it reveals how bad Mike Myers as a character is and leaves the auidence with an idea that Mike and the sister will be re united which leaves the auidence to want to watch on.
Appleby Street survey- How boys and girls compared
Would you like there to be blood involved?
Boys:
Yes 7
No 0
Don’t mind 0
Girls:
Yes:4
No:3
Don't mind:0
In comparison they are slightly different, but still the majority on both of them are to involve blood so from both answers we are going to decide to involve blood in our film but as their is a minority who feel their shall be no blood we shall just make the blood not to a significant amount.
Would you prefer the film to be carried out in light, dark or both?
Boys:
Dark 3
Light 0
Both 4
Girls:
Dark: 2
Light:1
Both: 4
They are both have similar answers, so from an average the target auidence would like us to include both light and dark which is perfect as we were going to apply pathetic phallacy with the lighting of the sky reflecting the characters moods and emotions, which means it would be suitable to apply due to the answers we have gained.
Would you like backing track in the movie?
Boys:
Yes 5
No 2
Don’t mind 0
Girls:
Yes 5
No 2
Don't mind: o
Both views are exactly the same on this answer, with the majority claiming they would like a backing track, which we means we will try and put in as many soundtracks in as possible, but to try and keep every one satisfied we will remain some clips with out soundtrack so the people who claimed that they don't want soundtracks in can enjoy the film.
What would you like the villain to wear in the movie?
Boys:
Don’t mind 2
Mask 3
Other: Mask with a knife
• Dark clothes with a cape
Girls:
Don't mind: 4
Other: where Mask, mask and knife and mask and cape
They have some similarities and differences in comparison, but as an average i think we need our villain to wear a mask, but we could easily put any piece of clothing as the majority of the answer was don't mind so their is not a specific look which we should go for.
Do you reckon there should be a lot of dialogue involved?
Boys:
Yes 5
No 2
Don’t mind 0
Girls
Nope:2
Yes:4
Don't mind:1
In both the majority is for dialogue, so we are going to apply some dialogue so it fulfill the needs of the public.
In our opening 2-3 minutes would you like there to be any survivors?
Boys:
Yes 2
No 5
Girls
Yes:5
Nope:2
These answers are completely different which has left us in a sticky situation, initially both character were going to die, but know we are going to differ the situation so that the end of our 3 minutes finishes with a confrontation between the villain and Aimee, so that the ending can be interpreted that in the rest of the film Aimee will die in that confrontation or that she will manage to run away which will suit both answers.
Shall we name the villain?
Boys:
No 5
Yes 2
Don’t mind 0
Girls
No:4
Yes:2
Don't mind:1
This answer is more simple as both of the answers are near enough the same, so if the public feel we shouldn't name the villain there is no point trying to give it a name.
How often do you see horrors?
Boys:
Often 4
Rarely 3
Never 0
Girls:
Often 4
Rarely 3
Never 0
The answers we gained from this question were exactly the same which is great news as the majority of our target auidence watch our theme of film often so that means we have picked a good target auidence for our film.
Boys:
Yes 7
No 0
Don’t mind 0
Girls:
Yes:4
No:3
Don't mind:0
In comparison they are slightly different, but still the majority on both of them are to involve blood so from both answers we are going to decide to involve blood in our film but as their is a minority who feel their shall be no blood we shall just make the blood not to a significant amount.
Would you prefer the film to be carried out in light, dark or both?
Boys:
Dark 3
Light 0
Both 4
Girls:
Dark: 2
Light:1
Both: 4
They are both have similar answers, so from an average the target auidence would like us to include both light and dark which is perfect as we were going to apply pathetic phallacy with the lighting of the sky reflecting the characters moods and emotions, which means it would be suitable to apply due to the answers we have gained.
Would you like backing track in the movie?
Boys:
Yes 5
No 2
Don’t mind 0
Girls:
Yes 5
No 2
Don't mind: o
Both views are exactly the same on this answer, with the majority claiming they would like a backing track, which we means we will try and put in as many soundtracks in as possible, but to try and keep every one satisfied we will remain some clips with out soundtrack so the people who claimed that they don't want soundtracks in can enjoy the film.
What would you like the villain to wear in the movie?
Boys:
Don’t mind 2
Mask 3
Other: Mask with a knife
• Dark clothes with a cape
Girls:
Don't mind: 4
Other: where Mask, mask and knife and mask and cape
They have some similarities and differences in comparison, but as an average i think we need our villain to wear a mask, but we could easily put any piece of clothing as the majority of the answer was don't mind so their is not a specific look which we should go for.
Do you reckon there should be a lot of dialogue involved?
Boys:
Yes 5
No 2
Don’t mind 0
Girls
Nope:2
Yes:4
Don't mind:1
In both the majority is for dialogue, so we are going to apply some dialogue so it fulfill the needs of the public.
In our opening 2-3 minutes would you like there to be any survivors?
Boys:
Yes 2
No 5
Girls
Yes:5
Nope:2
These answers are completely different which has left us in a sticky situation, initially both character were going to die, but know we are going to differ the situation so that the end of our 3 minutes finishes with a confrontation between the villain and Aimee, so that the ending can be interpreted that in the rest of the film Aimee will die in that confrontation or that she will manage to run away which will suit both answers.
Shall we name the villain?
Boys:
No 5
Yes 2
Don’t mind 0
Girls
No:4
Yes:2
Don't mind:1
This answer is more simple as both of the answers are near enough the same, so if the public feel we shouldn't name the villain there is no point trying to give it a name.
How often do you see horrors?
Boys:
Often 4
Rarely 3
Never 0
Girls:
Often 4
Rarely 3
Never 0
The answers we gained from this question were exactly the same which is great news as the majority of our target auidence watch our theme of film often so that means we have picked a good target auidence for our film.
Girls survey for Appleby Street
We have already completed a survey of 7 boys, so to make it a fair questionnaire we needed to complete a test with 7 girls as well so we can get an average public response to our questionnaire, as our target auidence is 15 and above we asked 14 teenagers ranging from 15-19.
Question 1: Would you like there to be blood involved?
Question 2: Would you prefer the film to be carried out in light, dark or contain both?
Question 3: Would you like backing track in the movie?
Question 4: What would you like the villain to wear?
Question 5: Do you reckon there should be a lot of dialogue involved?
Question 6: In our opening 2-3 minutes would you like there to be any survivors?
Question 7: Shall we name the villain?
Question 8: How often do you see horrors?
Question 1: Would you like there to be blood involved?
Question 2: Would you prefer the film to be carried out in light, dark or contain both?
Question 3: Would you like backing track in the movie?
Question 4: What would you like the villain to wear?
Question 5: Do you reckon there should be a lot of dialogue involved?
Question 6: In our opening 2-3 minutes would you like there to be any survivors?
Question 7: Shall we name the villain?
Question 8: How often do you see horrors?
Question 1: Yes: 4 No: 3 Don't mind:0
Question 2: Dark:2 Light:1 Both:4
Question 3: Yes:5 Nope:2 Don't mind:0
Question 4: Don't mind: 4 and the other responses where Mask, mask and knife and mask and cape
Question 5: Nope:2 Yes:4 Don't mind:1
Question 6: Nope:2 Yes:5
Question 7: Yes:2 No:4 Don't mind:1
Question 8: Often:4 Rarely:3 Never:0
Question 2: Dark:2 Light:1 Both:4
Question 3: Yes:5 Nope:2 Don't mind:0
Question 4: Don't mind: 4 and the other responses where Mask, mask and knife and mask and cape
Question 5: Nope:2 Yes:4 Don't mind:1
Question 6: Nope:2 Yes:5
Question 7: Yes:2 No:4 Don't mind:1
Question 8: Often:4 Rarely:3 Never:0
Questionnaire of latest update PART 2
Did you like the part of the film where the character died? and why?
Harry: I thought it was really good, especially the part where it went into detail of the wound on your neck and the effect you used gave it an effect which exaggerated the death which created tension.
Rosie: It was really good because the death created tension.
Ben: It was good because it saddened the mood and created tension but the wound needed to be clearer.
Lauren: It wasn't really that scary because their was not enough blood in the scene, and i would prefer to see the death rather then just a grunt and then a shot of him dead.
James: I thought it was really good, especially the soundtrack which went extremely well with the scene because it created tension and revealed that the two characters were week.
Jess: I thought it was a really good end to the opening scene and i like the effect of the fuzzy camera on your character, annoyed me tho that they split up although it made it more scary.
Alex: Wasn't very scary needed to reveal the villain more.
Holly: it was very scary, and i really liked the shot of Aimee running because the music fitted in perfectly with it.
Jake: Thought this scene was your best and most sinister scene, it really was a good use of tension building because throughout the film it gets a bit scarier each time and then as soon as you reach the fields its the begging of the end.
Zara: It was very good and scary because the effect made it feel like the killing was not over, but maybe have a better ending.
This is also a gave me some extremely useful information because we have built the opening 2 minutes up so the last minute of our film will be at its most sinister and we applied pathetic phallacy and mood progression to try and highlight this to the auidence. What this questionnaire gave me was where we stand at the moment with our last and most important scene. The majority gave a severely positive answer, for example "tension building" which we tried so hard to try and create, "beginning of the end" which signifies the inevitability of the downfall and the vulnerability which we also tried to apply, "i like the effect of the fuzzy camera" meaning Bad Film on Final Cut Pro which as editor is very good news because this is an effect which i put into try and give the shot an sufficient effect. but there was also some criticisms from the minority, which we will still take into account "Wound needed to be clearer" i am going to have a talk with the rest of my teem and see if we need to recreate this scene or if its good enough to sat in the scene.
Harry: I thought it was really good, especially the part where it went into detail of the wound on your neck and the effect you used gave it an effect which exaggerated the death which created tension.
Rosie: It was really good because the death created tension.
Ben: It was good because it saddened the mood and created tension but the wound needed to be clearer.
Lauren: It wasn't really that scary because their was not enough blood in the scene, and i would prefer to see the death rather then just a grunt and then a shot of him dead.
James: I thought it was really good, especially the soundtrack which went extremely well with the scene because it created tension and revealed that the two characters were week.
Jess: I thought it was a really good end to the opening scene and i like the effect of the fuzzy camera on your character, annoyed me tho that they split up although it made it more scary.
Alex: Wasn't very scary needed to reveal the villain more.
Holly: it was very scary, and i really liked the shot of Aimee running because the music fitted in perfectly with it.
Jake: Thought this scene was your best and most sinister scene, it really was a good use of tension building because throughout the film it gets a bit scarier each time and then as soon as you reach the fields its the begging of the end.
Zara: It was very good and scary because the effect made it feel like the killing was not over, but maybe have a better ending.
This is also a gave me some extremely useful information because we have built the opening 2 minutes up so the last minute of our film will be at its most sinister and we applied pathetic phallacy and mood progression to try and highlight this to the auidence. What this questionnaire gave me was where we stand at the moment with our last and most important scene. The majority gave a severely positive answer, for example "tension building" which we tried so hard to try and create, "beginning of the end" which signifies the inevitability of the downfall and the vulnerability which we also tried to apply, "i like the effect of the fuzzy camera" meaning Bad Film on Final Cut Pro which as editor is very good news because this is an effect which i put into try and give the shot an sufficient effect. but there was also some criticisms from the minority, which we will still take into account "Wound needed to be clearer" i am going to have a talk with the rest of my teem and see if we need to recreate this scene or if its good enough to sat in the scene.
Questionnaire of latest update PART 1
For our latest questionnaire I decided that 5 boys and 5 girls should take part in order to abtain a balanced with of our film and what we could include, unlike the last questionnaire in which only 7 boys took.
5 Boys:
Harry
James
Alex
Jake
Ben K
5 girls:
Rosie
Lauren
Zara
Holly
Jess
1.What do you think about the production and studio company names?
Harry: I think the Sphinx Studio label had a better effect that the Kwirk, didn't like the "Kwirk productions" sound in the background.
Rosie: I liked the Sphinx Studios because of the background and the writing looked like blood which made it quite scary.
Ben: I like both of them, they both were unexpected which makes the film already seem quite sinister
Lauren: I loved the Studio name because it took me by surprise, I like the production label name but just need to tighten the sound.
James: I really liked the first 1 because it was tension building, but the second one didn't have the same effect.
Jess: I preferred the Kwirk productions because the sound made it more sinister, need more sound for the sphinx.
Jake: I didn't really like either of them, they didn't really build up tension, need better soundtrack.
Holly: The Sphinx studios was very unexpected and made me jump whereas Kwirk didn't have the same effect, Kwirk needs a different sound.
Alex: They were both really unexpected and sinister , just make the Kwirk productions then the laugh more clearer and then i think it will have a better effect.
Zara: They were reasonably good but didn't make me scared so it didn't wantt me to watch on, i feel that the Studio company name had to much more of an effect than the production label, maybe even them out.
From an conclusion, form these 10 results the majority said they thought there were good, especially the Studio name but their was one who said they didn't like either. This result helped us tremendously because the majority liked "Sphinx Studios", "took me by surprise" that was the effect we wanted it to have because it creates suspense also "tension building" this was also the effect we wanted to gain because all horror films apply tension building so we will keep this clip of Sphinx Studios for definite. We received mixed results from our production label but most of them said they liked it but it was not as good as the studio label so we are going to have to edit the sound either re record the soundtrack or tighten up the sound or the other solution is to get another soundtrack in the background but we do need to apply a soundtrack because in the other survey we received an answer of the majority that they want a soundtrack in their horror film.
So we are going to carry on editing our film tomorrow, as editor i need these results so i can understand what they target auidence think of our initial company labels and how we applied them to our film because i need to how i can improve it to fulfill their needs.
5 Boys:
Harry
James
Alex
Jake
Ben K
5 girls:
Rosie
Lauren
Zara
Holly
Jess
1.What do you think about the production and studio company names?
Harry: I think the Sphinx Studio label had a better effect that the Kwirk, didn't like the "Kwirk productions" sound in the background.
Rosie: I liked the Sphinx Studios because of the background and the writing looked like blood which made it quite scary.
Ben: I like both of them, they both were unexpected which makes the film already seem quite sinister
Lauren: I loved the Studio name because it took me by surprise, I like the production label name but just need to tighten the sound.
James: I really liked the first 1 because it was tension building, but the second one didn't have the same effect.
Jess: I preferred the Kwirk productions because the sound made it more sinister, need more sound for the sphinx.
Jake: I didn't really like either of them, they didn't really build up tension, need better soundtrack.
Holly: The Sphinx studios was very unexpected and made me jump whereas Kwirk didn't have the same effect, Kwirk needs a different sound.
Alex: They were both really unexpected and sinister , just make the Kwirk productions then the laugh more clearer and then i think it will have a better effect.
Zara: They were reasonably good but didn't make me scared so it didn't wantt me to watch on, i feel that the Studio company name had to much more of an effect than the production label, maybe even them out.
From an conclusion, form these 10 results the majority said they thought there were good, especially the Studio name but their was one who said they didn't like either. This result helped us tremendously because the majority liked "Sphinx Studios", "took me by surprise" that was the effect we wanted it to have because it creates suspense also "tension building" this was also the effect we wanted to gain because all horror films apply tension building so we will keep this clip of Sphinx Studios for definite. We received mixed results from our production label but most of them said they liked it but it was not as good as the studio label so we are going to have to edit the sound either re record the soundtrack or tighten up the sound or the other solution is to get another soundtrack in the background but we do need to apply a soundtrack because in the other survey we received an answer of the majority that they want a soundtrack in their horror film.
So we are going to carry on editing our film tomorrow, as editor i need these results so i can understand what they target auidence think of our initial company labels and how we applied them to our film because i need to how i can improve it to fulfill their needs.
Development of Appleby Street 7
We have just made a few changes from the latest video up till know. We reviewed our film and decided that we need to edit our film with some effects. So we looked on Final cut pro with the several video transitions and filters which we are freely available to use. After a couple of hours we went over most of the video transitions, but they were not really effective as the only effect we gained by using them was that, time was passing. So then we looked over the video filters to gain an advantage. We overlooked several and applied them to different scenes of the film to see if they were effective. Then we found a video filter called "Sharpen" and it worked to great effect on one of the shots, but for us to apply this effect we would have needed to use this effect on all of the shots. So we tried out this effect and unfortunately after 20 minutes of rendering the effect was not effective with all the shots. So then we had to get rid of that effect.
Then i asked a fellow classmate what effects did their group "cats in space" use, as they also are doing a horror film as the theme. So they showed me their impressive film and they used several shots, the most impressive ones for me was "Bad TV" and "Bad Film", as it created tension because the "Bad TV/Film" highlighted the inevitability that there was something going to go wrong. Then i found a shot in our film where Bens character was lying dead on the floor and we thought it would be a perfect opportunity to try out the two effects, then when we reviewed which one was more significant to our film. As a group we came to a conclusion that the best effect was the "Bad film" as it highlighted the image betting than "Bad TV". So we applied the "Bad Film" effect to our film where my character was laying on the floor.
We also used the same effect on the opening of the film on the "Applebystreet" road sign, which worked perfectly because one of our roo,s for improvements was to make the clip of the "Applebystreet" road sighn to be still as initially it was to much of a moving clip for the opening of our film, but the use of this effect allows us to keep the clip as the effect makes it look like we wanted the image to move around. So we applied the "Bad Film" effect to our film and then we tinted with an effect to darken the image so it made the sign look more sinister.
Questions for our film opening
1. What is our films theme?Our films genre that we decided to go with is the horror genre, as we gathered from ourselves and friends that the most popular films for teenagers tend to be either horror films or comedies. Due to the fact that we believed it to be extremely hard to make a comedy, despite our obvious charm and knack for making people laugh, we decided that making a horror would be better suited to us and would be easier to keep good consistency in having the film in keeping with the genre and pleasing the audience
2. What are the mood progressions?
Through research, we saw that horror films openings dont tend to start sinister but instead find a way of smoothing in the sinister side of the film This is called 'Tension rolling', which we applied to our film because at the start of the film, where Ben and Aimee meet, they are, to some extent, in high spirits but they are certainly not worried at this moment in time. However, as the film progresses the emotions become more revealing, for example, at the shot reverse shot of the alley, the two characters faces symbolizes the slight anxiety they are consuming. Then finally, they get more anxious and the tension continues to rise, for example, when Aimee confronts the killer you can see the scared look upon her face. Also in our research we saw that we need to be effective in creating pathetic fallacy, that the weather reveals the mood of the characters/film. We applied this to our film because the start of the film it is reasonably light outside and then it gets dimmer with the moods getting more anxious, then finally, when Ben dies, it is pitch black to show an end of his night metaphorically speaking.
3.What location should each sequence have?
It starts at the top of the hill, then the journey will begin to the alley way were the anxiety starts. They then will go through one alley leading on to another alley. Then they will come out the second alley and approach the field as it is said to be a shortcut. Then finally they end their journey in the darken woods, were the killings will take place.
4.What statement should each location make towards the film premise?
First of all we are meeting at the top of the hill, because it represents the mood at the time because it is just a journey and there is no reason for anxiety or tension. But then we are continuously on the move to portray that time is passing, so they then next approach an Alley way. Then this portrays a sinister look to represent the theme of horror. So all the scenes have huge significance for the film, they all convey the emotions to the auidence. Also the represent the bad decisions bad by the characters which occur in most horrors for example in ours they go down an alley instead of the streets then they depart in are darken woods which only deems a negative outcome, and represents that this field is where the killers murders occur and that it will be a main location throughout the rest of the film so would be key to introduce the most important location in the opening minutes. Also the main plot has to be carried out in the woods as it is the best possible venue which we could freely use in our film to represent the theme of horror.
5.How should each set be lit?First of all the lighting is quite bright because we applied the effect of pathetic phallacy, so that the setting was sinister at the beginning to show a journey and how the journey continues to get severely more uncomfortable. Then the journey to the alley gets slightly dimmer. Then when we reach the alley the lighting gets considerably darker so thus is why we introduce a torch by picking it up on the way, for two reasons one to make it more realistic because if you cannot see we wouldn't know where we was going, but also to gain a better effect of the characters emotions by revealing the anxiousness on their faces. Then finally at the end of the film it is significantly dark, which works very well with the clip of the wound on my characters neck because the definition of the wound is a lot more revealing when it has a bright light on it.
6.What kind of belongings do the characters keep around them?From our research we decided that to consume the props which were most popular, for example we used a mask and a knife, following the footsteps of the film "Halloween" as the character "Mike Myers" uses these props. But also The characters find a torch on the way of their journey so we can gain a better picture in the dark of the characters as the bloggie does not gain a great picture in the dark.
7.What do the characters wear?The character of the villain wears a mask and a jacket with a hood, so it does not reveal his face as then the auidence would see that i am the villain and my initial character. But also to portray a sinister image of the villain because every Villain needs to look severely sinister otherwise it does not carry out the theme what we are trying to reveal. Ben wheres normal teenage clothes in a jacket and chinos so the target auidence can connect with the character as that is what you would usually associate with an average day teenager. Aimee is wearing a jacket and jogging bottom which are half covered up by Hunter wellies, which also you would usually accociate with an average girl teenager. The reason why we have revealed Ben and Aimee like that is so t reflects our target auidence which will make them interested with our film.
2. What are the mood progressions?
Through research, we saw that horror films openings dont tend to start sinister but instead find a way of smoothing in the sinister side of the film This is called 'Tension rolling', which we applied to our film because at the start of the film, where Ben and Aimee meet, they are, to some extent, in high spirits but they are certainly not worried at this moment in time. However, as the film progresses the emotions become more revealing, for example, at the shot reverse shot of the alley, the two characters faces symbolizes the slight anxiety they are consuming. Then finally, they get more anxious and the tension continues to rise, for example, when Aimee confronts the killer you can see the scared look upon her face. Also in our research we saw that we need to be effective in creating pathetic fallacy, that the weather reveals the mood of the characters/film. We applied this to our film because the start of the film it is reasonably light outside and then it gets dimmer with the moods getting more anxious, then finally, when Ben dies, it is pitch black to show an end of his night metaphorically speaking.
3.What location should each sequence have?
It starts at the top of the hill, then the journey will begin to the alley way were the anxiety starts. They then will go through one alley leading on to another alley. Then they will come out the second alley and approach the field as it is said to be a shortcut. Then finally they end their journey in the darken woods, were the killings will take place.
4.What statement should each location make towards the film premise?
First of all we are meeting at the top of the hill, because it represents the mood at the time because it is just a journey and there is no reason for anxiety or tension. But then we are continuously on the move to portray that time is passing, so they then next approach an Alley way. Then this portrays a sinister look to represent the theme of horror. So all the scenes have huge significance for the film, they all convey the emotions to the auidence. Also the represent the bad decisions bad by the characters which occur in most horrors for example in ours they go down an alley instead of the streets then they depart in are darken woods which only deems a negative outcome, and represents that this field is where the killers murders occur and that it will be a main location throughout the rest of the film so would be key to introduce the most important location in the opening minutes. Also the main plot has to be carried out in the woods as it is the best possible venue which we could freely use in our film to represent the theme of horror.
5.How should each set be lit?First of all the lighting is quite bright because we applied the effect of pathetic phallacy, so that the setting was sinister at the beginning to show a journey and how the journey continues to get severely more uncomfortable. Then the journey to the alley gets slightly dimmer. Then when we reach the alley the lighting gets considerably darker so thus is why we introduce a torch by picking it up on the way, for two reasons one to make it more realistic because if you cannot see we wouldn't know where we was going, but also to gain a better effect of the characters emotions by revealing the anxiousness on their faces. Then finally at the end of the film it is significantly dark, which works very well with the clip of the wound on my characters neck because the definition of the wound is a lot more revealing when it has a bright light on it.
6.What kind of belongings do the characters keep around them?From our research we decided that to consume the props which were most popular, for example we used a mask and a knife, following the footsteps of the film "Halloween" as the character "Mike Myers" uses these props. But also The characters find a torch on the way of their journey so we can gain a better picture in the dark of the characters as the bloggie does not gain a great picture in the dark.
7.What do the characters wear?The character of the villain wears a mask and a jacket with a hood, so it does not reveal his face as then the auidence would see that i am the villain and my initial character. But also to portray a sinister image of the villain because every Villain needs to look severely sinister otherwise it does not carry out the theme what we are trying to reveal. Ben wheres normal teenage clothes in a jacket and chinos so the target auidence can connect with the character as that is what you would usually associate with an average day teenager. Aimee is wearing a jacket and jogging bottom which are half covered up by Hunter wellies, which also you would usually accociate with an average girl teenager. The reason why we have revealed Ben and Aimee like that is so t reflects our target auidence which will make them interested with our film.
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