Magazine Cover

Mind Map

This is a mind map off initial ideas we came up with which we believe you are likely to find within a horror genre. We also plan to use many of these ideas within our trailer, as we have chosen horror also. The mind map includes possible settings likely to be used within horror such as deserted woods, isolated buildings, deserted house and more. The reason we choose to use a setting and in some cases more than one setting is to help attract a wider target audience. Titles also say alot about what type of film it is which is very important when targeting a particular audience, as some people prefer certain genres to others and this can have effect when choosing a title. The make - up that will be used will be very pale as we need to portray a pale complextion.

Call Sheets

These are two call sheets I produced to help when filming our trailer. This explained what actions would need to be taken on set days. On the first day we filmed we decided to film a mini scene of the nurse as only two shots are needed so the first day is best to not have to worry whilst filming the rest as the other character has a larger part and therefore need more time. Whilst filming we tried to include as many conventions of a horror as possible to make it more appealing. For example we filmed a girl banging her head against a wall looking very scary with white eye contacts in. On the first day of filming we had the main character on set and the nurse, however it is not just the two characters throughout the whole of the film, it is the trailer.

Storyboard

As a group we planned our film trailer by firstly drawing out a sketched diagram of a storyboard. This is the storyboard we used for our trailer. The storyboard has a sentence on each shot explaining what is going on in the shot and how long it will last for, it also explains what camera techniques we will use and what we are trying to emphasize. We will also explain on the diagram whether we are using any sound within that shot and if or not it will be non diagetic or diagetic. We also included still image diagrams as a second source of planning for a storyboard to show clear images of our trailer. Clearer images are shown and changes are able to be made.

Cast List and Job Roles

Cast List

Our film trailer is based on a horror, so therefore had to allocate appropriate actors to suit such roles. As our trailer only shows two actors this became quite easy as one had a very simple role, the other however had a much more enthusiatic role and had to be very confident. We came to a choice to film Jade Cruise as the main actor and Charlotte Magill for the more simplistic role.

Jade Cruie as_____________

Jade is my group partner. Her job role was to research into the horror genre and input in the planning, (all members of the group created there own research), to make our trailer, film poster and magazine cover effective. From previous experience in our AS coursework I noticed Jade was also very creative which helps significantly with creating a film poster and magazine cover, Jade is capable of outlining the best ideas to attract a audience. As a group we also decided to give Jade the role as the main character , the mental patient as she felt most confident, she also filmed in our previous opening for AS. Jade had the most responsibility for the acting in the trailer. As an individual she felt that she would succeed in producing a very professional and successful trailer overall, Jade is very enthusiastic and able to portray emotions effectively.

Charlotte Magill as Nurse

Me, Charlotte Magill was the only other member of the group who felt comfortable with acting as the other member didnt feel comfortable. However I was not the main acress. I did not want to take on the main role as I felt I was not so good with my acting skills, however the role I was given was very simplistic so therefore I was up for it. As I only had a shot of walking down the corridor and did not have to take up any lines so felt this role suited me best. I did not have a main job role, however I did take part in all set tasks the group had to produce such as the magazine front cover, the poster, ideas for the whole project and filming. Another job role i had to take action with was the camera operator, I helped out my partner Jade Goldie in taking different shots and movement skills. Overall I felt I did the best I could and aimed to use the best shots and movement to create a meaning of the trailer. There were a majority of shots used with the use of a tripod, which meant the camera was very still and portrayed strong meaning, I found this was very useful as the genre horror is very itself.

Job Roles

There was a number of roles that myself and my two partners had to allocate each to. Each member of the group had different skills so therefore suited different roles. We have been able to outline our different skills over the two year period of the media course. As a group we identified that Jade Goldie was best suited for the camera work as she felt most comfortable, she also did not like being withing the eye of the camera so therefore this role suited her best, however myself (Charlotte Magill) did help with numerous shots. We decided that Jade Cruise was best for the main actress as she had more experience within the scenes and had more practice in front of the camera rather than behind it. All three members of the group would help contribute to porducing the magazine cover along with the film poster. This would mean that all members have to include creativity skills to incorporate a high standard level of work. However, due to Jade Goldie not taking any action in front of the camera and taking responsibility for the camera, she took a more catered role in producing the magazine and poster, Whilst Jade Cruise obliged a more in depth role in acting. Myself however contributed to acting, helping with the camera, the poster and the magazine front cover. All members of the group will take credit in editing our trailer overall as will all share a range of different skills. Jade cruise however will take a more leading role in this task as she is more stronger at this.

Jade Goldie

Shooting Script

The shooting script on the left helped us understand what actions we were going to take on each day, what we were going to film and what acctresstes we needed. What props we were going to use and what dialogue we were going to use, however for our trailer we did not have much dialogue. For example below shows that on the 12th March we aimed to film both locations, use various shots and angles however not all shots. We also included filming both the characters on the same day as the one acress did not have a big part. Other shooting scripts we have produced shows other shots and angles used within our trailer.

Prop List

On the left is a diagram of our prop list. This in total helped organise our film and helped keep it in proportion and helped us gather all goods before filming. Props hel;p establish the scene so in a horror film or in any genre, props are very important, a more natural image is portrayed. Some props we are not able to use correctly, for exmple we are not able to use real blood so therefore have to buy fake blood or summet that looks very realistic. Props such as a stethoscope however we are able to use realisticly as members of the group have such items.

Costume and make - up is another aspect we have to consider as a group, the main character, the antagonist will be wearing very pale make - up however a significant amount to portray a pale image, the eye contacts will also help set the genre and is part of the characters make - up, the costume of the antagonist also portays a stong image and story as it is a hospital gown, and the whole body expressions given portray a stong sense of storyline. Body language used by the antagonist also the trailer in total helps the audience outline much of the genre. The behaviour portrayed by this character tends to be uncontrolable, and very dangerous, hence the reason living in a institution.