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Shooting Schedule

Date	Shot no	Location	Actors	Props	Things to ask for.
12 /2/12	13,14,15,16,17,18	Dads Office	Cat, Sam	Case File, Documents inside case file, Newspaper, Pills, Notepad.	-Camera - Lighting - Boom/ Microphone -Tripod - Dolly wheels
12/2/12	19,20,21,22	Bathroom, my house	Sam	Pills, glass of water,	-Camera - Lighting - Boom/ Microphone -Tripod - Dolly wheels
15/2/12	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,	Sams garden	Sam, Frankie, Millie	Ball/skipping rope, plates, washing up stuff in sink, drawings on fridge, magnets, postcards	-Camera - Lighting - Boom/ Microphone -Tripod - Dolly wheels
15/2/12	11	My house	-	car	-Camera - Lighting - Boom/ Microphone -Tripod - Dolly wheels

Locations

For our media piece, we decided to use three locations that would suit our scenes:

The first location is the main characters kitchen, for this scene we used my friend Sam's kitchen  we thought this would be a good location as the window is placed facing the garden, so the character is able to look out onto the garden, the garden is also south facing, meaning that there will be good sunlight as we film.

The second location is the therapists office, for this scene we used my dads office, we thought this would look believable as a therapists office and would look professional and convincing. We found that the room had the lighting that we wanted; gloomy and not very bright.

The third scene is the bathroom, we decided to use my bathroom for this, as it looks like it would belong to a middle class family and suits the type of characters. The bathroom is also spacious enough for us to film with ease.

Characters :

List of Characters:

-          1.The mother Sophie Harding (30)

Married Steve when she was 19 and was desperate for children, she was overjoyed when she had Maisy and Charlotte. Has history of depression and anxiety, she is very happy in the marriage, but always has a fear of Steve leaving her. After her children are supposedly killed in a car crash, she frequently claims that they are not dead, and is referred to a therapist (Dr Campbell) by her husband.

Sam before...

Sam in costume for the second scene. This costume is when the
character is in the therapists office. Her dark costume and
ageing make up mirrors the ominous atmosphere in the second
scene and shows the characters state of depression.

                   

Sam in her costume for the

first scene, which is a flashback .

We chose this coustume as it suggests to the reader

that she is a middle class, suburban housewife.

The 1950's style dress and brightly

coloured clothing shows that in the first scene

her flashback is a happy and cheerful time that she is remembering.

                                                         

-          2.The husband Jack Harding (35)

             Wants to leave his wife after 11 years of marriage, but feels trapped in the relationship because of the children, has been having an affair with Dr Campbell for 5 years, and refers his wife to her so she can be declared insane. Plans to leave Sophie for the therapist, and take the children with him; however Sophie is unaware of this. The husband is not in the opening of this film, so we do not have any before or after photos.

-          3.A therapist/physiatrist/ social worker Dr. Karen Campbell (32)

Can’t have children, and is having an affair with Steve. Steve refers his wife to her so that she can declare Sophie insane, and leave with Steve and Sophie’s children. She has a history of schizophrenia, however no other characters know this. 

Kat before...

Kat after in her costume for the second scene.
We chose this costume because we thought it showed that the
character would look professional and smart in a pencil skirt and blouse.

                                                 

-          4.Child 1 Girl Maisy Harding (10)

               Is closer with Sophie than she is with Steve.

-          5.Child 2 Girl Charlotte Harding (7)

               Is closer with Sophie than she is with Steve

Storyboard

This is our storyboard :

Synopsis Podcast

This is our synopsis podcast for our film, the written synopsis is here :

Mother of two Sophie Harding was perfectly content with her ordinary suburban life, until one night, her perfect existence is torn apart through the death of her two children Maisy and Charlotte in a car crash. The effects of which are devastating on Sophie, and through her grief she comes to believe that her children are still alive. Her husband Jack, supposedly fearing for her safety and her health, refers her to a therapist, Dr Karen Campbell. But could Dr Campbell’s help be more damaging to Sophie than she could ever realise? As Sophie begins to accept what has happened to her, she begins to unearth the truth, and realises that the people closest to her are not the most trustworthy.

Prezi about the certification of our film:

Certification on Prezi

Preliminary Task

Likes, Dislikes & Inspiration

Over the past few Media lessons we have looked at various film openings, both thrillers and other genres, and I have formed opinions of which film openings I thought were most effective and those that I thought were decidedly less effective.

We looked at films such as The Kings Speech, Minority Report, Atonement, The English Patient and The Number 23.

The Kings Speech:

I like the simplicity of this opening, it uses simple yet varied camera shots of the microphone, and uncomplicated shots of Colin Firth before he goes to give his speech. This is effective as it establishes the main character to the audience, and also establishes the main characters fear or downfall (the microphone). I think the message and tone of the film is set within the opening titles in a very clean and simple way, the music that stops and starts is also effective as it builds tension before Colin Firth goes to give his speech.

Minority Report:

I disliked this opening as I thought it was overcomplicated, I found it jarring and found it added nothing to establishing characters or location. The flashbacks and flash forwards were confusing and didn't make me want to continue watching the film. It also didn't establish the genre of the film effectively either, it would seem at first look that it would be a horror as opposed to a science fiction film.

Atonement:

I liked the opening of Atonement, again for its simplicity, the use of the typewriter at the beginning is very effective, and gives the institutional context and title of the film in a simplistic yet creative way. The use of the diagetic sound of the typewriter, then transitioning into part of the music is a clever way of fading the typewriter noise into the music.

The English Patient:

I disliked this opening as I felt it gave nothing to the audience about the plot, and could be considered to be tedious, it doesn't encourage the audience to want to continue watching the film. However I think that the graphic match between the painting and sand dunes is an interesting and effective way of transitioning into the location of the film.

The Number 23:

The erratic use of sharp short changing camera shots in this title sequence is effective because it immediately puts the audience on edge, and builds tension within the first few seconds. The audience get an idea of the genre of the film very quickly, and the continuous facts about the number 23 give the audience an understanding of what the film is about. The music continuously builds tension by getting louder and faster, the combined diagetic and non diagetic noise such as the music and the typewriter, with the sounds of the splatter of blood builds tension and intrigue. The use of blood stains on the pieces of paper suggest that the film will have an air of violence, also building suspense for the audience. The suspense created reaches a peak at the very end of the sequence when the music reaches a crescendo and the screen is engulfed in a blood stain. I like this title for its simple concept, and effective execution, creating suspense, intrigue and tension.

I have gained a lot of inspiration from the titles I have have watched, I found that I preferred the simple yet effective title sequences to the more complex ones, as they have more impact on the audience. I would like to incorporate some of the techniques used in the titles I liked as they are relatively simplistic to do and still engage the audience and create tension and suspense.

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Conventions of Film Openings and Titles : The Pink Panther 2

I created a timeline of the title sequence of Pink Panther 2, to see whereabouts the different titles came in and at which times, for example; what time the institutional context appeared.

This is my timeline, I have taken closer up pictures so the writing is
more visible.

The institutional context comes first, at 0.02 and 0.05
Then the main actors name at 0.25, then the title of the film at 0.32. This
shows the order of importance of the titles, that the institutional context is
the most important, then the leading actors name, then the title of the film.

After the supporting actors are listed the crew are listed shortly after
again showing who has higher priority billing over others.



From this timeline and watching other opening sequences, I have found that the institutional context nearly always comes first, then possibly the actors names, then the title of the film, and supporting cast, and then crew. The titles appear to come in order of the most important characters/actors in the film, however these nearly always follow the institutional context, showing its significance. The order of the titles is something I will keep in mind when making my opening.

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180 degree filming rule

The 180 degree filming rule is a rule that states all coverage should be shot from one side of an "imaginary line". The line is "drawn" by the actors - if an actor is running or walking in a certain direction, the path they are following is a line, similarly if two actors are standing opposite each other a line can be drawn to connect the two places where they are standing and extend the line to the edges of the set. The camera can only film on one side of the line otherwise the image would be flipped causing confusion and a loss in continuity.  

  

I have added a video to explain the 180 degree rule further. 

Introduction to our group!

This is my first blog of media coursework, so I will introduce the group I will be working with on this coursework:

India Loughlin: My strengths are my orgainisational skills and planning, which will be uselful when planning our opening.

Angahard Norris: Angharads strengths are in technology, she is very good at photoshop and iMovie, which will definatley be helpful for our coursework as we need to be able to edit our film opening.

Nathalie Osada: Does photography A-Level Photography so she her strengths will lie in filming, as she will have had previous experience with cameras and photography.