Soundtrack

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This sound track that we used for our filming experience was intriguing and engaging to our audience. This is because the dramatic music allows our movie to fulfill the aspects that come from a horror genre. Our scary movie forms the audience to feel tense in the first place, in which this soundtracks adds to the tension and eerie feeling forming our movie to fulfill the horror genre. This soundtrack is similar to tracks used in movies such as the conjuring and the ring, therefore our movie is trying to give of the same scary atmosphere to our audience.

Opening two minutes

Frass up

The opening credits show PAV Productions with an eerie smoke blowing behind it. The eerie smoke could foreshadow the type of genre of the movie. The next credit shows a hallway with the movie title 'Frass up', this title in flickering red. The colour shows the audience that bloody scenes are likely to happen during the upcoming movie. The dimming of the light in the hallway could suggest that the lighting in the movie could represent the suspense and add eeriness. The dark and sinister music in the background helps both credits to foreshadow the upcoming horror genre.

The first cut of our movie shows a scary scene from a hollywood movie. This cut foreshadows the upcoming events which are gonna happen in our movie. It then shows Jackson and Joe talking about the movie and how it isn't scary. This shows to the audience that they are naive about the upcoming scene's. It then shows jackson walking down stairs and closing the front door which was left open. This shows the character has no idea what is happening, this create a realistic atmosphere as they have no clue about the upcoming events. After this it shows a mysterious character walking and staring at joe, who is naive about him, looking at his phone. The shot of the 'evil' character only shows his legs creeping around. This makes a mysterious atmosphere as no one knows who he is. The next shot shows the evil character looking at joe, with the camera angle making it seem were watching the movie 'through his eyes'. This makes the movie seem more realistic. The next couple shots are with the same camera angle to make the movie seem more realistic to the audience. Throughout all these scenes, there is a sinister music in the background. This music only plays when the evil character is in the shot. This creates a sinister atmosphere whenever the evil character is around. Throughout these scenes jackson has been downstairs getting drinks. This creates a realistic atmosphere as he is naive of what is going on. When Jackson comes back upstairs to the room he finds Joe dead on the sofa. As this happens the sinister music comes on again. This shows the audience that the evil character is coming, and a sinister scene is ahead.

Preliminary Task and Evaluation

We decided to make a further preliminary task that linked closely to the brief of having two characters interact.

In the clip you can see talk characters walking through a door followed by a match on action when one of the character opened the door. Then there is a shot reverse shot, over the shoulder shot to show the conversation between the two characters.

We had problems with the sound when filming the clip. You can hear the conversation between the characters after they have walked through the door. however, you cannot hear the conversation before the characters walk through the door. Therefore, we will experiment with filming and the sound for our final film.

The issue with the film and sound may be due to the fact that we filmed it on an iphone. For our final film we will film it on a Song HD camera so that the film footage and sound is of a high standard.

Some of the film is a bit faded and distorted so again we hope that this will be resolved by using the Sony HD camera.

We used Adobe Premiere Pro to edit the film. We dragged the footage in to the timeline, cut the clips and add a cross dissolve transition. It was interesting to experiment with Adobe but we plan to use many more features, tools and effects for our final film. This film was a taster of what is to come for our final film Frass Up.

Evaluation 3

Evaluation 3

Director’s opinions and view on key features of our opening:

In our production company we have a company name of PAV productions, this is due to there being a deeper meaning to the cooperation group of this movie, in which PAV is a connect name to a social group of the creators of the film. Furthermore P.A.V stands for photograph audio visual, this is because these are the main aspects that we focus on when creating a film. The logo of P.A.V productions is shown below. We created this logo because it has features of being cool and trendy, in which this is unique and engaging. Therefore in connection to our film production the features of our logo represents our movies made, also the logo represents are Production Company to be extremely unique.

An independent film production company is responsible for finding a script, financing, Actors, Directors, and Writers, usually in that order. Ideally you start with at least one, if not all three. Therefore a production company is responsible for the process and set up of a film engaging in any aspect about the making of a film, in which it is all up to them to create the film and put people in specific roles to create the film.

A film distributor is responsible for the marketing of a film. The distribution company is usually different from the production company. In our film we have used the distributor from the movie Hush as we engage in the same sort of audience as them. Therefore in this case we have used the distributor of Netflix. This is because Netflix has the same sort of audience as our movie wants.

The money from our film will come from the distributor as we will get a certain amount of money from allowing our film to be shown on Netflix. In are opening titles we have various people named, identify the major actors and crew, while the closing credits list an extensive cast and production crew. This is to allow other films to be able to find out who was in the film and who created the film, as they may be a good person to create there film.

Our film is similar to the movie hush and don’t hang up. Both these movies had a distributor of Odeon and Netflix earning their money by being shown threw the cinema and on a app. They was produced by blumhouse productions, Blumhouse Productions is an American film and television production company, founded by Jason Blum. Blumhouse is mostly known for producing low-budget horror movies, such as the Paranormal Activity, Insidious and The Purge franchises. This production company is closely linked to our horror movie as we are producing a low budget horror movie.

Evaluation 2

Evaluation 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

In our movie we have a set of particular social groups to engage an audience similar to the social groups of the actors. Likewise we have picked a specific social group of 2 friends that are extremely close, this therefore attracts an audience of the similar friendships groups as they can relate to this social group.

In our film we have chosen a specific relationship of two teenaged boys that are best friends. This type of social group has been influenced by the movie ‘don’t hang up’ in which the social group of two teenagers that are best friends engages an audience similar to the type of actors in the movie. Therefore in this case our audience will engage an audience of teenaged boys due to them being able to relate to the people in the movie.

In our movie we have specific similarities and differences to the movie ‘don’t hang up’ to create the same sort of atmosphere, using the best aspects of characters and not using the bad aspects that we do not want to see in our movie.

Firstly we have similarities of the same appearances as we have two decent looking boys in both movie, in which this will engage the audience to draw a connection to the boys due to their appearance. Likewise we also had a similar dress sense to the movie ‘don’t hang up’ in the sense that our dress sense was causal teenaged boys clothing allowing the audience to feel comfortable watching these actors as they feel like they are the same social group as them. Another similarity was the roles they both played as they are best mates that get along well and have a genuine close relationship.

On the other hand we had one difference to the movie ‘don’t hang up’ in the roles they played because one of the actors in the movie ‘don’t hang up’ went against his friend in the movie forming there to be hatred between the two, therefore we didn’t use this as we want our audience to really feel a connection with our actors and not feel hatred towards either of them. 

Stereotypes

We used specific stereotypes so that teenagers can relate to the actors in the opening two minutes. We chose the actors to talk like teenagers using slang which they could understand and also again relate to, this will make the audience more interested in the film overall and will enjoy it more.

The outfits we chose to wear were tracksuits which were fashionable so that the public view the characters as relatable teenagers. We used brands which are very well know and very fashionable to show that teenagers like to always wear good quality clothes. Also the haircuts are fashionable as well which again represents they like looking good all the time; these are conventional stereotypes of teenagers and the audience would recognise these. Also, these stereotypes would attract our target audience of teenager girls and boys because they can identify with these characters and this could make them want to watch the film and it would create tension for them as they may think this event could happen to them.

Opening title analysis

Opening title analysis

·        Still image – A still image is a movie title that goes over a scene, usually used in thriller and horror films due to it being more realistic  

·        Animation- is when the movie goes in to cartoon for the credits just like the film “ catch me if you can”

·        Black and white

·        Motion graphics

Catch me if you can
Titles are very important in the opening sequence of a film as they have a variety of different purposes for example they inform the audience who the director, producer, and actors are in the film. Also they can add to the narrative and inform the audience what the genre is. For example in Catch me if you can Stephen Spielbugs name appears twice at beginning and end of the titles because he is a well know successful director and producer there for he will sell the film and attract audiences. Also in the opening sequence Leo and Tom hanks names appear near the beginning of the sequence because they are well known and credible actors and will attract fans. They titles are animated and appear long side animation which summarise the narrative and events of the film this would gage audiences and would to see the real chase and if Leo is caught by Tom Hanks. The titles have lines which roll in and out which emphasises and connotes chase between the characters.
Insidious

 Insidious the first title of Alliance Films, the production company appears in red font. This straight away informs the audience that the horror is genre as the colour red connotes blood, violence and gore. The next title to appear is the name of the director, this title is in black font and is placed inside the lampshade. It therefore stands out to the audience and is slowly starts to move clockwise inside the lampshade until the title slowly fades out. This is an effective transition as the movement slowly matches the creepy, eerie, slow non-diegetic music in the opening. The name of the film, ‘Insiduous’ appears in startling red font, which is flickering. This links back to the lightshade and dark low key lighting in the room. However, the colour red signifies that in ‘Insiduous’ there will be blood and gore, also when the violins they are used to scare the audience and make the jump but to mainly state what the film, is going to be like. The eerie writing in the opening credits show to the audience that the film id going to be a horror film; also when the name disappear states that there could be maybe Ghost and sinister characters and moments. Overall the opening scene is eerie and a build-up of tension they do this to set the tone for the main film.    

Frass up practice titles

"Frass Up" shows a scary sinister hallway which creates a best atmosphere for the audience and put the audience in the horror mindset to get ready to watch the film. The flickering light gives threatening eerie tone to the film.    We created these titles on Adobe After Effects using an image from Google and lighting effects. We also added titles using the fonts on the software and we chose red to match PAV productions and link to the codes and conventions of the horror genre. 

The first clip is of our production company and we made the production company titles. 

PAV stands for Production Audio Visuals; we chose this name because it clearly links to how films are created. Also, the abbreviation is quite catchy and professional. PAV productions is a small production company, similar to Metro who created Hot Tub Time Machine which was a small but successful film. We want our film to target an English audience but it would be great if through social media and Netflix we could target a global audience.  

The smoke effect gives of the sense of horror for the audience as smoke is used to give an eerie atmosphere for the audience and as it is the first thing they will watch it will set the mood and sense for the rest of the scene; smoke connotes death

Evaluation 5

Evaluation 5

Evaluation 1

The second clip which is the title of the film "Frass Up" shows a scary sinister hallway which creates a best atmosphere for the audience and put the audience in the horror mindset to get ready to watch the film. The flickering light gives threatening eerie tone to the film.    

The first clip gives of the sense of horror for the audience as smoke is used to give an eerie atmosphere for the audience and as it is the first thing they will watch it will set the mood and sense for the rest of the scene; smoke connotes death.      

The horror film foreshadows the horror events which are going to happen in the film and also creates realism for the audience as teenagers often watch horror films with their friends.

The storyline is about how the two boys are watching a horror film and what happens is they become the horror film and they eventually find out it's not just them town in the house. 

This a low angle shot of our villain. Low angle shots stereotypically show power, so the audience will understand that this is the villain who is going to attack the boys. Also, it is clear through his costume that he is the villain as he is wearing dark clothing and a mask. Furthermore, by the audience only seeing his eyes creates tension as they may also fear the villain.

These are the two main protagonists, they are wearing recognisable clothing - tracksuits, which the audience would relate to and may find attractive according to the Female Gaze theory. The low key lighting is effective and shows that it is night time and this sets the scene. Night time is a typical time of night that horror films are set so instantly the audience would recognise it is a horror film. 

The characters are introduced straight from the opening scene when the credits come up saying the name and that the is a medium short of Joe and Jackson then later on the killer is shown on camera which is Shea and his name is shown.

Overall film analysis:

The title of the film is called Frass Up. The film was located in Shea's house and the costumes we chose to wear was tracksuit to relate to what the characters were like and that they were just typical teenagers. Also the props we used was just two glass of water, a tv controller and a knife. We decided to do different camera shots and angles to make the film for exciting for the people who watch it and to get higher marks. We used bloody colour font to give the it a horror feel before the audience even watch the film. 

The genre of film is horror/thriller it's suggested in the film as tension is built for example when Jackson comes down and the door is open.  The special effects shown are to do with  editing and the crossover from each scene to the next and music at the beginning. Also we used Adobe After Effects to create smoke for our production title. This was an effective use of technology, which relates to typical horror opening where special effects are used to create enigma codes. 

       

Evaluation 8

Evaluation 8

What targets will you set yourself for G324 next year – when you will make a trailer?

Next year, are group will need to make a lot of change’s which include; lighting, sounds and editing. To improve our lighting we will invest in new lighting equipment that’ll will give us low key and high key lighting. Furthermore, this will enhance the other microelements within our film, to increase our overall mark.  

To improve our sound we will need to add more non-diegetic and diegetic sounds. We will experiment with different types sound such as non-diegetic and diegetic sound. We could research free sound effects and could potentially layer different types of sound. This would create a chilling atmosphere and could create more enigma codes.

In order to help us develop our editing skills, we should watch more online tutorials, where we could learn about different effect transitions. These transactions will include layering sound, adjusting colour and enhancing it. These effects will help us create a better atmosphere for the audience. We will experiment with Adobe after Effects and try to create different movies title and experiment colour effects on the movie.  

Also, next year we would like to improve our time management. This is because we left our filming to the last minute. This was bad because it meant that we had to rush the filming and therefore only filmed each scene only once or twice. 

Evaluation 4

Evaluation 4

Who would be the audience for your media product?

Our target audience for our movie would be teenagers ageing from 15-18+. We decided to choose this age group because this age group would relate the most with our actors and movie. Also, this age group has disposable money probably from their parents, so therefore this may lead to lots of teenager viewers watching our film and therefore leads to more profit. If this movie was aimed at a lower age group, the audience wouldn’t relate to the actors or the movie as much. This is because in our film we have three teenage protagonists and there are tradition teenage stereotypes. They have hoodie and tracksuits and recognisable fashion and clothing; which the teenage audience will realise.

Our movie is focused on the male gender because the stereotype of males tend to like action/horror movie. We aimed it at the male target audience because if we aimed it at the female gender we may get lower viewers because they may not want to be scared. This is because the stereotype of females is that they tend to like comical movies; such as Rom/Coms and Comedy’s. Our movie is horror based so therefore we would get more viewers if we aimed it at the male gender. However the film may still appeal to the female target audience because they might be attracted to the male actors.

Teenagers would be our main target audience as they could relate with the actors. The audience would relate to the actors as they would be the same age, wear the same cloths and also would be doing the same stuff as the actors. For example teenagers would wear tracksuits when lounging round a friend’s house. Relating to the audience would make the movie more intense and more realistic as they feel it could happen to them at any time. 

Evaluation 7

Evaluation 7
What have we learnt since we’ve done our preliminary task?

Since our preliminary task we’ve learnt that it takes a lot more time and editing to make the film look good. We’ve also learnt a lot more about adobe premiere pro as well, using the transactions and adding cool effects to make our final product look as good as it can. Another thing that we learnt is that when you are trying to perform different camera angles it’s harder to get a still professional shot when you’re trying to do the 180 degree rule and match-on-action. Also when we were editing we found out how to make title screens, this helped a lot when it came to our final film because it made our film look more professional.This all helped due to we can put all of these camera angles we used from the preliminary task into the opening two minutes of what film we decided to make. We also learned from all the angles what effect it gives to the audience members and how they feel when watching the actors; we are going to use the camera angles to represent to the audience relationship between the actors for example if it is a still shot directly looking at the actors walking then they are equal and on the same level rather than if there is a shot over the shoulder of one actor looking down on another actor then it represents power.     

evaluation 6

Evaluation 6

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

Firstly, whilst filming, we were getting used to using the camera, using the tripod with the camera was good because we got some still shots which makes the filming look professional.

Next, we used the technology provided at school, on the computers we had access to adobe premiere pro. We used this to put our film together and make our title screen/director screen.

Then, we used YouTube to add sound, for example, we were getting little clips of eerie music which adds a scary effect and puts the viewer on the edge of there seat.