AS Media Studies Production: Filming new scene

Filming a new scene: Wed 9th Jan

After our first cut we found that our opening scene was too short. To be able to make the opening longer we decide that we would add more on to the end. The scene that we filmed was after the title of the film had been shown. The parts of this scene we were able to film today was the separation of the two boys, the redoing of the texting scene where one of the boys texts the other with the title of the film, both of the boys washing their hands, one of the boys putting their jumper into the washing machine and having the washing machine on.

This part of the opening scene is starting to give you more information about the two boys. It is the part of the film where you really start to get introduced to the main characters.The picture here is the first scene that we are going to re-do. We are going to have the same layout but have the two characters standing above the body holding the murder weapon.


We also decided to add a scene to the end of our first draft. After this scene in the picture on the right is going to lead onto the two boys running past the camera and then splitting and one boy going one way and the other going the other way. This is then going to lead on to one of the boys in their house and will show their reaction up close and introduces the viewer to them.

AS Media Studies Production: Music update 9th Jan

New Music

After our first cut we all decided on the new or updated parts of the opening scene we are going to add in or redo. One of the major changes that we are going to make was the music that we had playing in the background during the scene of the boys rnning away. The reason that we decided to change the music for this scene was because the music we had before wasn't suited to the feeling we were trying to get. The music was too happy and excited and it didn't fit in with the genre of thriller. The new music that we have found is more suited to our genre. It has got a deeper tone and it has got more of a thriller feel to it. Max was able to find the music on youtube, he made sure that the music wasn't copyrighted s that we wre able to use it in our movie opening.

AS Media Studies Production: Change in props

Change in murder weapon.

At first we had decided to use a rock as the murder weapon in our storie. We decided to use this because it would of been the most realistic at the time and where the scene was set. However when we had got to filming that part of the opening scene we discovered that we hadn't thought about the problems that having the rock would of caused. First it would been being able to find the right size rock for it to be able to kill someone but be small enough that someone would be able to throw it. Secondly the fact that the colour of the rock would of hidden the fake blood. It would be quite pointless for us to use it. So we had a re-think on what the murder wapon could be. We all agreed with having a type of pole or plank. We were able to find a metal pole with a sharp broken sign on uit. We decide that this would be the perfect murder weapon for the scene. it sowed up in the leaves and it clearly showed the blood that we put on it. it was big enough to be held and it was plausable that it could kill someone.

AS Media Studies Production: Special Effects

Special Effects

For our film we are not going to be using to many sound affects because it is quite a quick and filled starting to a film. We have decide that nearly all of the shot transitions are going to be clean and quick, however there is a scene where the two boys are running down the long path and for this we have used a small fading transition so it make it go quicker and it shows that time is passing by. I think that we have been able to do this well and the transition looks really good and doesn't slow down the pace of the film.

AS Media Studies Production: Sound Affects

Sound Affects

In our film opening we have filmed it in the nature and there were already really good background noises of the birds, wind and leaves. So for the first bit we have decided to not to add any un-natural sounds. However for the new part that we are going to add in and the smaller shots of the hands washing we are going to use some sound affects. For the hand washing scene we have decided to add sound affects to the transition. the affect that we want to use is a static TV sound. This sound affect can be found in loads of movies that are simular to our genre. For instance 'Scream' that is also a thriller has got the TV going to a static screne and having the static sound. This is simular to what we want but we want it quicker and bolder. The other sound affects that we want are going to be at the end of the film. I think that these sound affects that we are going to use need to be more natural so we may be recording them on are own so that the acoustics are correct and so it sound more natural and realistic.

AS Media Studies Production: New Ideas

New Ideas 

Tuesday 11 December

During our editing we realised that we were not going to use some of our shots that we had got. The reason for this was that it didn't tie into what was happening and the continuity was all wrong. To make up for this we have decided to do some more filming for aftern they have run away and when one of the boys is back home. We will then be able to show the emotions that the boys are going through at the time aswell. I think that this would allow us to make an improvement to what the origonal film was going to be. What we have decided to film was one of the boys sending a text to the other with the title in the text. Washing the boys face and throwing away the jumper that the boy was wearing. We all felt that this would make a bigger impact on the viewer that what we had before.

AS Media Studies Production: Different Shots

Shots That Worked Well

The first shot that i really like was in the first scene where the body is being shown and you are able to just see it from a distance as the camera slowly zooms out to show the surrounding forest. I really like this shot because it hold alot of meaning. As you zoom out but still see the body laying there you are able to see how small that the body has become. The surrounding forests really show how weak that the person has become.

 

The second shot that I really like and think works really well is the scene where the two boy are running over the bridge. This is one of my favourite shots because of what it is trying to show. We decided to have the camera focusing on the CCTV sign that is at the front of the bridge and then have the two boys running away from the area. We decided to have this because it shows that the boys didn't realise that they had been watched but are still trying to run away from the area. Thius has got some significance to the rest of the film because it is the mistake of missing the sign that caused them to get caught.

 

The last shot that I thought really worked well was the scene where the boys are running away still but the camera has been set up so we were able to see the boys for quite a long time. This shot is where the boys are running through the field but one of them falls over. I liked this part of the film because it shows you why there were small clips of the boys washing his hands at the start.