Final Cut

 

This is the final cut for our 2 minute horror film opening. 

Film- rough cut

Film- first shoot

This was our first shoot we did for our 2 minute horror opening. As this was our first shoot we wasn't too sure how to make the character clear to the audience ( typical teenage girl) Also, lighting was also a really big issue as it was our first time filming in the dark, therefore as you can see lighting and graininess was a very big issue for us.

Film- sound and editing

SOUND

 

The sound which we chose to use is called 'The House Of Leaves' we chose this soundtrack as it went very well with our film opening as it gave a sense of gradual panic which increased within time. It also has a smooth 'scary' effect as it makes the audience build their sense of panic aswell with the music.

 

 

The sound clip is licenced under:

The House of Leaves Kevin MacLeod

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

However according to the Licensed documents, we are allowed to use this clip in our own work as long it has been mentioned who the owner is (as stated above).

 

 

 

 

EDITING

 

 

 

Most of our editing was done in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6. This was because this software is simple and straight forward which incuded most the aspects needed to edit our film.

 

 

When it came to the editing fase I found a few difficulties such as taking about the background camera noise. I attempted to get over this issue by downloading another software which can be used in Premiere Pro, called Neat video. However, this was not successful in taking away noise levels. I then realised it would be done through the noise levels itself in premiere pro effects. Although there still may be a little background noise in the film which I could not overcome.

 

 

In the begining of the film clip, the dream sequence has been edited in a fast pace to represent the fright and mirror the pace of the music. This builds up tension in the audience and can tell the characters view aswell. Once the character has woken up the pace of editing slows down as she takes her time to go downstairs and read her birthday messages. When she reaches the living room and sees the t.v is on, the pace of editing starts to increase again to get the audience to build a bond with the characters feelings and her fright.

The sound level for the phone ringing was purposely increased to make the audience aswell as the character jump in shock of the call.

 

 

I created the title of PLATINUM PRODCTIONS in the begining of the clip with a ray of 'sheen' lighting.

 

 

One problem which I found was the graininess of the film. This was due to the camera which we had to use given to us from school. Due to the camera given we encountered a high level of graininess. I tried to download another software called Neat video, to take it away, however even with many tries it would not work, so therefore left the footage as it is and hopefully next time will be able to overcome this issue.

Film - mise-en-scene

We decided to do our film at Nujin's house as the setting and location was easy to film on and use.


For the mise-en-scene of the main protagonists bedroom we decided to put magazine cut-outs against the wall above her bed.







For her bedside table we put gossip magazines and a family photo to make it suitable to her age.








For the window sill above the stairs we left china dolls to make the setting look a little scary.







 For the scene where she reads the note left on the mirror we made the table/ shoe rack beside her look used by leaving folders on there.






The setting of the hall way she walks though we made it look like she's not the only one who lives in the house by having shoes on the floor and coats on the coat rack.

 We decided to make our actor look girly by having her wear pink checkered pyjama bottoms and a rainbow printed t-shirt.

group planning- final idea

Our final idea:

 

Final idea Animatic

Once we had decided what our final idea would be, I made a quick animatic of what our final product may look like once it is finished. Although there may be a few changes according to the setting and timing, this animatic shows an outline of what our final film should look like.