Our Characters

 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 

 

Location research

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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 

Group Meeting from 26th, 27th and 28th of Jan

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. 

Updated Shot by Shot

Girl 1 - extreme religous parents

Girl 2 - extreme conservative parents

1. Mid shot of girls looking at, each other centre of the shot, side on, no sound track in the fort.
2. Camera moves in on faces and pans down on hands, sound track starts, shot lasts 5 seconds.
3. On the lyric "empty" during silence shot cuts to doorway, three figures, parents and priest standing there, shot lasts 4 seconds.
4. Close up girls faces, smiling, 4 seconds.
5. Over shoulder shot from priest, looking at Girl 1 in bed, Girl 1 scared and shocked, 4 seconds.
6. Extreme close up of girls eyes, 2 second shot 
7. Close up of girl 2 getting tucked, side on, shot for 5 seconds.
8. Close up of pray beads in focus in hands, face in shot by not in focus, 4 seconds.
9. Wide shot of full fort, Girls propped up lying on each other, hold for 6 seconds.
10. Wide shot of Girl 2 in middle of bed, as she scuttle back towards head board, camera zooms out, whole shot 5 seconds.
11. Wide shoot zooms in on one Girl tickling other girl arm, 5 seconds.
12. POV from priest, looking at Girl 1, camera moves to look ar parents, dad nods mum fiddling with cross necklace, 5 seconds.
13. Mid shot of girls still leaning on each other, one girl head on shoulder, laughing, 4 seconds 
14. 6 seconds above shot of close up of Girl 2 arm, arm getting restrained, pushed down struggling. 
15. 2 seconds knot being tried.
16. Mid shot priest crossing himself 4 seconds  
17. Mid shot of dad head tilting up 2 seconds 
18. Mid shot of mum crossing her, while mumbling pray, 2 seconds 
19. Close up of girls eyes and then zoom out of her struggling in bed, 8 seconds.
20. 2 seconds  priest fingers in chalice.
21. 2 seconds of over the shoulder shot of flicking water onto girl.
22. 4 seconds bird eye view close up of little table of cross and bible while priest running finger on bible.
23. side shot close up girl crying looking up, turn face to look camera, 5 seconds, blink then cut 
24. Cut to same position in fort lying on other girl, eyes look up at other girl and camera tilts in POV shot, girl smiles and looks down on her
25. Mid shot girl sobbing, leans in to camera and screams, bird eye view for 5 seconds.
26. 5 seconds of very fast editing of all the shots in flicker sequence.
27. Bird eye shot mid shot, Girl 1 lying in bed, empty dark room, girl staring at ceiling numb, emotionalise and exhausted, 5 seconds.
28. 2 seconds side on mid shot, girls forehead touching, nose touching little smile, 
29. 3 seconds extreme close up of girls 2 lips, smile, says I LOVE YOU.
30. Black screen, 5 seconds, title appears.

 

Camera workshop 2

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. 

Continuity is the importance of flow between clips. An example of this could be a mid shot of a character going to pick up a water bottle and then the next shot a close up of the SAME hand picking up the water bottle. It is extremely important to make sure the same hand picks up the water bottle as if not the clip could look tacky and unprofessional. Continuity also helps the audience follow the action that is going on in the shot.

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. 

The 180 rule used to stop a character\object jumping around in different places during a scene. The rule is to pretend there is a imaginary line between two characters or objects and the aim is to not cross that line when filming. 

Group Meeting 25th of Jan

 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

Group Meeting 24th of Jan

 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.