Animatic and Feedback

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My group and I prepared for our horror film by creating a animatic. To create this animatic we drew pictures scene by scene and then added sound affects to it and once we had finished the animatic we has to show the rest of our class so they could tell us how to improve it and the good aspects of our animatic.
One of our class mates said that the sound was good and that they fitted the animatic perfectly fitted to the scenes in the animatic. This was really good feedback and made me think that we knew how to use the technology needed when we was creating the animatic. Another class mate said that we have included every shot type and this shows that we know the terminology and their meanings. Also a group responded by saying that the animatic was good and straight forward and simple, however, they said that we would only be doing the opening to a horror film and that we should think about how much we are showing of the storyline. With this feedback I now know how to make our animatic better.

Prezi Presentation and Feedback

My group presented our idea for our horror movie opening. this is the feedback we got from our class mates.

This is a link to our Prezi presentation:
Prezi Presentation

Our story-line is a group of friends are going home after a party and they are hyper-active. There is a couple in this group of friends; the girlfriend goes to urinate and her boyfriend follows her and wants to progress their relationship. However she does not want to do it there and as a result he kills her.

One of our classmates feedback was about the fact that we were drunk in Clapham common, it would be a problem and if we never actually got drunk could our actors act it out to a good standard. Also the fact that we are underage is also a problem. We said that we had thought about this and the consequences and as a result we wouldn't be drunk but be hyper-active instead so we behave silly.

Another one of our classmates told us that the opening would be too short and that we should fill it out a bit more by showing the party; showing the girlfriend and the boyfriend having an argument and then the group of friends leaving the party. She said by doing this it would fill it out a bit more.

Also, one of her classmates elaborated on the fact that he would kill his girlfriend with no motive therefore she agreed that we should show the couple having an argument and the boyfriend becoming annoyed with her. By doing this it also fills out the opening to an appropriate length.

Another classmate said that we tried to show the whole story line of the film however, she said that we should only be doing the opening. She said that the story line could be that the boyfriend is a serial killer and goes around killing all his friends as it makes sense for the rest of the film and creates the sense of suspense to see how the others die.

Another classmate said that so the boyfriend (the killer) doesn't get suspected; we should give him a cover. For example he was taking his girlfriend home because she was tired and felt sick and was dropping her close to her house but had to leave as he need to be home. We decided that it would be interesting and would leave the viewer in suspense of what happened to the girlfriend and if he killed her or not.

Also, my teacher stated that the fact that we would have a knife is bad as it may seem like we are actually killing someone and she asked what would we do about the blood? We replied that we wouldn't actually use a real knife, we would buy a fake knife and fake blood from the party shop in Clapham junction.

In my opinion, I have taken on board all the comments and ideas my classmate gave me. As a result we will communicate and decide on the best idea that we will work with. For example we could fill out the opening scenes by adding things in like the party or we could show the boyfriend walking the girlfriend home. As a result of all the comments, feedback and ideas from my fellow classmates and my teacher I have a good idea of what I want to do, so I will be putting that idea forward to my group and discussing what we should do as a finishing product.

Preliminary Task

Preliminary task 
As an assignment where we had to film a short story about fear. We had a group discussion and we decided our story line. We then did some story boarding designing our story scene by scene so that when it came to acting and recording it we would know what we were doing.

Story boarding
When I was story boarding with my group I learnt that sketching is good and that it doesn't have to be neat and tidy. It just has to be understandable. We also had to put what shot type, what props we wanted to use and the type of effect we wanted to give. This gave us a real insight to what it would be like to record considering the amount of time we had to record.

Recording
Even though we had fun recording our short film when we had finished and were playing the scenes over again the next day we realised we didn't have enough camera angles; as a result we had to re-film the whole thing again. However as we had gained experience filming we knew what to do and it was quicker and easier to film. During the recording we had our props and we knew our lines off by heart. When we were recording we used different types of shots such as high angle, over the shoulder, mid shot and others.

Editing 
After we had finished recording we had to edit it on a programme called final cut. We had to click on all the clips we didn't want or select part of clips we didn't need and high light it in red so it wouldn't appear in the finished cut of the film. I then put the scenes we recorded into order to make sense and to give certain effects. We also shortened it to create more effect.

This is the link to my Preliminary task:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN15U1yYrTQ&safe=active

Horror Film Convention

Setting:
Horror films are usually set in abandoned houses, haunted houses, somewhere remote/deserted or somewhere that has a haunted past. A horror film is usually set at night because its harder to see things therefore it makes it scarier. When the director does this he/she means to create tension and make you jump but at the same time make your eyes glued to the film so you can see what is going to happen.

Characters:
Typical horror films have typical characters because they are classics and because we expect to see them as we are used to seeing what happens to them; when the director purposely lets you know what is going to happen to them your natural instinct is to shout and scream at the character through the screen even though they cant hear you. The typical characters are; the innocent one who usually survives, the blonde who is the dumb one and dies first, the popular guy who everyone turns to for help, support and comfort and of course the killer who is the person who was hurt or has a hurtful past and wants to punish everyone or haunt them and tries to kill everyone.

Sounds:
Sound is important because it creates tension and builds suspense. The sound can be very different as it can be high pitched or low pitched, fast or slow and loud or quiet. Each one of these gives off a different feeling depending on what the scene is. Sound can also make the audience react because of the suddenness of the music and the way it changes.

Camera angles:
The camera and the way it is used plays a big part in horror films because it is used to capture the audience attention and is usually used to stimulate reactions out if the audience. There is a lot of camera angles but here are a few:

Point of view: 
Which is when you are made to feel you are the character as you are seeing what they are seeing. This is a good technique because it makes you feel what the character feels and this is what the director wants.

Close up's:
Which is when you have a close up view of the character to see something specific such as their facial expression you would have the camera close to their face to see and understand their facial expression. This is good if you want to exaggerate the character and what you want the audience to see so they have an opinion or interpretation.

Low camera:
 Angle is also good because it makes the character look overpowering as they seem big because you are looking up at them. The fact that you are looking up as if you are the character you feel how the character is feeling which would be small and unimportant and intimidated by the other character as they are much bigger. This is the directors intention.

Target Audience

The target audience I am trying to reach out is to 11-16 year olds as that is the age group that mostly watch horror films.

My target audience doesn't have a a particular type genre or particular type of film they like to watch. The types of film they enjoy are White chicks, Pitch perfect, Wild child and The host. As you can see they have a wide variety of interest with film as they are different genres and how they different directors create the story line.

This is a trailer that my target audience would watch:
Pitch Perfect Clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q573_hDhTbE&safe=active



Most of the time they sleep, but when they are up and about in their house they also clean the house and do six-form coursework. When they have their spare time they go out with friends to go shopping, cinema, going out with family and going out with their boyfriend.



 
Most of the time, they travel by bus as it is free travel and it is easier. Also they walk to some places as it is not too much of a walk. The majority of them want a car as it is easier to get around instead of going by bus which has it downfall or getting their parents to drop them off.


Many people I know live in council flats, they are mostly aged from 11-20 as they or their families have money problems. However a few live in houses as they can afford as they have a stable job to support them and their family

 

Many people i know don;t have a favorite drink, but they like two drinks which are Coca Cola and KA. They like these drinks as they both come in many different flavors. Also many people my age like these drinks because of the fizz and it also gives people that boost of energy and they become hyper after you drink it.





My target audience does not have a favorite TV show. However they have a series of TV shows that they like to watch as it is humorous and entertaining. for example; some of them like My Wife and Kids, Fresh Prince as it is funny.

My name is Katrina Andrade and I am 16 years old and I attend La Retraite six form. I am a shy person when I'm not in a surrounding I know. I am a fun and relaxed person to be around and I have one younger sibling. I am a understanding, compassionate and different and I have a positive outlook on everything; I work hard and I get things done at a high standard; I always have a friendly attitude to others. I have many interests so I am going to name a few. I enjoy swimming as I love being in water and my star sign is cancer which is a crab and crabs love to be in water; because of this people call me a water baby. I also like to draw in my free time. I watch anime so when I draw its anime like. I also like going out with friends to the cinema or the park just to relax. I'm known for helping others with their troubles and I am the person everyone comes to for advice on every situation. I don't have a favourite film as I watch many films of many different genres. I watch movies such as the Riddick series, The host, Mama, The twilight series, Big Mommas house, Insidious, Alvin and the chipmunks series, Avengers series, Walking tall and the Fast and furious series. I watch these because I like them and I'm a weird person therefore I watch weird and things that are unexpected of me. R'n'B, Hip Hop, Pop and others. I love a wide range of music because it all depends on the mood I'm in. I have a specific genre for each emotion I have. The songs I listen to reflect my life and the way I was brought up. I love to read. I read many different kinds of books. For example I read books such as The Gallagher girls, The Twilight Saga, The Percy Jackson series, Harry Potter series, War Horse, Boy in stripe Pajamas and many more. I also read manga books and true stories such as conscience because you can feel their emotions and you feel as if you are them. I watch a variety of TV shows. for example I watch X factor,  Britain's got talent, Fresh Prince, My Wife and Kids, Disney channel, cartoon network and many more. I watch them because I find them entertaining and they grab my attention because of the storyline.