For the room:
For when the priest enters:
When they are inside the fort:
Written by Bea but research and spoken about by group.
our characters
girl 1 (religious):
- blonde hair, quite straight or in braids
- bright blue eyes, with potential glasses to show innocence and youth
- a long skirt, in a neutral colour (white, beige, grey)
- a knitted cardigan in a brighter colour (pink) something clearly made for her - not bought
- black shoes, school shoe vibes, with slightly longer socks
- a simple cross necklace around her neck, a small hint of her religion
- some light blush on her cheeks, to look rosy, a little of mascara
girl 2 (conservative):
- dark hair, pushed away from her face in a low ponytail, very crisp
- dark eyes, natural shows maturity contrast to first girl
- structured mom jeans, in a light wash colour
- a simple cru neck jumper, basic and modest in a dark blue or red
- a pair of white trainers, very pristine and clean
- a simple pair of pearl studs, elegant, modest shows maturity
dad:
- older looking, grey hair or bald
- some dark blue jeans and a plaid, checkered shirt, done up
- clean, black belt if we need to see it
mum:
- blonde hair
- glasses (you can tell that these are her parents)
- v neck jumper, in a light colour, blue or pink
- dark jeans
vicar:
- old looking, silver hair
- glasses
- full vicar outfit, with the colour
- old looking hands, wrinkly
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Blog post written by me but research by all
For my groups location, we started off planning to film half the sequence in a bedroom and the other half outside in the woods. This idea got quickly shut down by Adam and Tom as they said the weather was unreliable at this time of the year. We then as a group decided we would be better off filming in one room for the whole sequence. We decided we are going to rearrange the room to be more convenient and film the fort and exorcism at different times. First we will build the fort and film all the footage for the fort shots and then set up the room for the exorcism and shoot all the footage for that.
My group and I discussed possible locations for this and decided we would consider Caitlin room at home and the single rooms at Beatrice Webb house. We knew filming at Beatrice Webb could be more convenient as its only a 5 minute drive compared to Caitlin room which is a 35 minute drive away, meaning we would lose a hour and 10 mins from day of filming.
After we spoke about our possible locations, I went back to Beatrice Webb and Caitlin went back to her house and we sent in the images of possible rooms we would use.
Here are the options
BEATRICE WEBB HOUSE- These are the two rooms we are considering in Beatrice Webb.
CAITLIN ROOM- This is Caitlin room at her house.
In todays lesson my group and I decided to go with a Beatrice Webb house room. The reason we did this is because even though Caitlin room is more homey, we though it was too much of a waste of time to go all the way there and then remove all of the objects surrounding her bed. The Beatrice Webb room is easier to get to and is already plain, which gives us the opportunity to do whatever we need to the room.
Here is confirmation that we got permission to film in Beatrice Webb house
Over the past three lesson, my group and I developed our opening title sequence into a shot by shot. We broke down the action so that it could meet 2 minutes for final product. We included lots of different camera techniques to keep the sequence interesting and have audience involvement (immersed). We tweaked the shots and finalised the actions would be shown in each shot. We took our time to think about the emotional connection between the two main characters because we want to make the story line more believe and want the audience to sense the love between the two. We ensured the beginning started a slower past and gradually built up to a climax that then suddenly came to a halt, which leaves the audience wanting more.
Girl 1 - extreme religous parents
Girl 2 - extreme conservative parents
On the 21st of January my media class took part in our second camera workshop
In this workshop we were told to film a simple scene and then were put into random groups. My group and I filmed a scene of Izzy tying her shoe lace up. We started with a wide shot of Izzy tying her lace up. We then moved onto a close up and placed the camera on the floor so it can be on the same level as the shoe. Izzy then tied her shoe lace up again. We then did a mid shot from the Izzy side as she retied the shoe lace. In another session we are going to be editing this scene and joining the shots together to create a smooth scene.
The rule of thirds is a guideline that places the subject in the left or right third of an image. The rule of thirds divides the shot into nine equal parts which is split by two equally spaced horizontal and vertical lines resulting in control points. The rule of thirds makes the shot more pleasing to the eye.
The main calls that are used on set to ensure the set runs smoothly are "stand by","roll camera", "action" and "cut". Following these call outs while on set are vital as it saves time and helps prevent mistakes. "stand by" is to let everyone know filming is about to start, "roll camera" is the starting of the camera, "action" means the start of acting out the scene and "cut" means stop rolling cameras.
Today my group and I spoke to Tom, who is helping us with the practicality of our opening sequence. We told him about our idea and then he gave his honest feedback. Tom told us that the idea of filming in the woods was unrealistic as the weather is unreliable. We decided to change the wood setting to a den they made in their room with blankets, pillows and fairy lights. We would make the den in a studio or in the same room as the exorcism. The aim would be to show the contrast of how the mood can change in the same room. We decided that at this point in the the girls relationship their feelings are getting stronger and they are realising how much they like each other. As the shots progress their feelings get more and more strong. We want this to represent forbidden lesbian relationships in the 1980s-1990s. Our whole piece is focused on contrasting moods, emotions and atmospheres. We found research that we based the exorcism one. The article was about a girl who's parents got the church to perform a exorcise to get the "demon lesbianism" out of her. Here's the article.
https://medium.com/the-candid-cuppa/the-church-tried-to-exorcise-her-lesbianism-4775fed4392
In todays lesson my group and I came to the decision that we are going to use Caitlin opening sequence idea about the two lesbian girls and the exorcism. We discussed her idea over again and read through her shot by shot. We all gave opinions on what we should add and what we don't like. We all took into consideration each others ideas on what we should add/change. We are all happy with the way our opening sequence is heading.
Here is the story board we made in class. This shows the shots we are planning on creating for our opening sequence.
The camera we will be using is called a Black Magic Smth.
The "yours" & "mine" rule is a technique that ensures that all heavy equipment doesn't fall and helps with communication in the group.
The spirit level is for ensuring the camera is straight and in the middle of the tripod.
The way to set up a tripod correctly is by unfolding the tripod out of the bag. Once the tripod is out of the bag carefully open the legs and place it on the ground. Then unlock all the bottom levers and lift it up by pulling the top of the tripod to adjust the height. When happy with the height re lock the levers again. Once happy with the height of the tripod, set up the camera.
To carefully set up the camera on the top of the camera you must take the camera out of the box ensuring you carry it close to your body. Then push the button on the platform of the tripod while slowly sliding the camera onto the tripod, releasing the button when the camera securely in place. Once this is done adjust the levers on either side of the pan and move till the camera is in the your wanted position.
To get a successful focus and zoom, you must first zoom in as far as possible on the main target in the shot and then focus the image while slowly zoom out to the desired shot size. It is very important to do this for every shot because otherwise the camera will lose focus on the different subjects within the shot and won't produce such a clean crisp image.
White balancing is changing the colour of an image to make it look more normal and realist to the human eye. Lets say a scene starts off inside a room but then works it way to outside, the image will appear a blue colour so it needs white balancing to look normal. This always works the other way around, for example filming outside and then going indoors can make the image overly orange. To change this there is a symbol on the screen that has symbols for the environment you are filming in. This symbol includes being outside, inside, in the shade, under fluorescent lights, under cloud and a custom options.
Exposure is how much light is let into the lens and how bright the image turns out. A low exposure lets in less light meaning a darker image and a high exposure lets in more light meaning a lighter and even an over exposure image. There is a blue slider by the camera lens which allows you to change the exposure. When filming in a dark area you will want a higher exposure to allow more light in and when filming in a bright area you will want a lower exposure to make sure you don't allow too much light in. It is important to change the exposure to ensure you get the perfect amount of light in a it will benefit the image by making it look natural and clear.
Girl 1 - extreme religous parents
Girl 2 - extreme conservative parents
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Today my group and I went through our individual shot-by-shot ideas. We all said our honest opinions on what we like and don't like about each others shot-by-shot ideas. We are all staying open minded and happily taking criticism until we make a final decision.
Adam came around and heard our step-by-step ideas. He gave us feed back on how successful each idea could turn out and how we could achieve each idea.
Action - middle eastern spy action movie.
In this movie, the main character would be a spy working for the Mossad. The film will follow the character completing a mission in the middle east.
The opening sequence would start off with the main character who is an agent from the Mossad. The agent would be following his victim around a museum in the UK without him knowing. The reason he is following him is because the spy is aware that his victim is about to complete a terrorist attack.
The genre for this opening sequence idea would be horror.
The plot of the movie is about a girl who goes missing and two years later is presumes dead but isn't.
The opening sequence would start with a mid shot of a brick wall. The brick wall would be covered in many posters about jobs, missing dogs etc, however one poster would be standing out more than others. This poster would say missing girl. The camera then zooms slowly in closer to the poster. A hand then grabs the poster off the wall and the camera follows the hand as it throws the poster away. There would be no music during these few shots but instead a diegetic sound of rain and wind. The camera then cuts to a 20 year old girl walking down a graveyard. The camera follows the girl as she joins a bigger group at the graveyard. The group are all at a funeral for the girl who went missing and was presumed dead. The music is a sad low beat sound and the camera focuses on the funeral for a few shots. The camera moves to close ups of the family and friends crying however the main focus is on the 20year old who is also crying. As the funeral comes to a end the camera moves to a wide angle shot of the family and friends leaving the funeral. The camera then cuts to the girl walking down a path in the graveyard alone. The girl is still crying and looks extremely sad. The camera then moves behind her and follows her from behind for a few steps. A ping diegetic sound is heard and the girls phone lights up. The camera then zooms in closer to the phone and focuses on a message that has just been sent. The message is from her "dead" best friends phone number and the message says "I know what you did". The music then automatically chances from a sad and low beat sound to creepy one. The opening titles then ends.
For my first opening sequence idea, I want the genre to be a coming of age movie. The plot would be following a girl through her teenage years at a college in the uk in the 80s.
