Trial Run Of Our Movie

Music And Sound

We currently have 3 audio tracks for our film: the Jazz intro, the atmospheric corridor music, and the heartbeat for the films conclusion. I still need to work on the atmospheric music, which I believe is not interesting enough, but I think the heartbeat and jazz are fine.

Elliot

Step Outline-Sound

Permission

Health and Safety

narrative analysis: Openings

Rosemary's baby


What has happened?


A newly married couple look around an apartment where the previous tenant had died while in a coma. While looking around the apartment a closet was hidden behind a chest of draws, which couldn't have been moved by the previous tenant as she was 89. They go over to friends house who tell them about about the apartment block has been occupied by abnormal people. They then move into the apartment and they woman finds a shelves in the closet.

What do you think will happen
Rosemary has something to do with a baby to which may trigger some sort of madness or the child may grow up and do something to the parents.  Also the story line may revisit the closet that was hidden in the beginning. 

Where is it set? What is the lighting like? Do we see the threat?


The movie is set in New York City.  At the beginning they are in daylight until they visit the apartment and again when they move in where their is no natural lighting only from lamps. We don't see the treat of the film.

1408


What has happened?
Mike Eslin is a haunted house and paranormal activity enthusiast and travels around to find the top 10 most scariest places. He decides to stay in the room 1408  at the Dolphin Hotel, renound for its ghostly and mysterious past.

What will happen next


He will travel to another hotel and experiences paranormal activity in room number 1408

The Setting


The film is set somewhere in California in a beach side community, but Mike travels round to remote and secluded hotel where strange activities are more common. The lighting all natural when he is outside, but when they are in the hotel room light only comes from lamps. No threat is shown in the beginning of the movie.

The Others


What has happened?
Nicole Kidman employs new staff at her house, and shows them round her home, as the previous staff left in mysterious circumstances. She shows them all the unusual rules and regulations and introduces them to the children.

What will happen next?
The staff will start to experience stranger behaviour from Nicole Kidman and the children, and will learn a shocking secret about the house and the family.

Setting
The film is set on the remote island of Jersey. This is a good location for a horror movie because it is remote, secluded and gives a feeling of being trapped, which is important for a horror film. Apart from the scene of Nicole Kidman screaming at the beginning of the film and the showing of her strange behaviour, no threat is established. The lighting is very dark and very gloomy, which makes the house feel very creepy.

Shot list

Lighting

storyboards

makeup design

Permission form

test shot

Our Pitch

Feeback: 


Its a good Idea, not too complicated but feelsit will be hard to find an appropriate location.
How the audience dont know if what the character is seeing is a vision.

Clearful not too cliche- not repetitive.
Sounds interesting, gets audience confused / excited.

Realistic to film
Good Ideas

The idea isn't imagitive and doesn't sound scary.

reccee

Film outline

title research

Audience and Certificate research

Charlotte's textual analysis- excorcist

Elliots techinical analysis- The Orphan

Louise's Textual Analysis- The Sixth Sense

Joely's Textual analysis- The strangers

Previous projects- analysis

Joely

I would give this short film 34-35 marks which is a

high level 2. I chose this marks because it used simple 

shots but used a variety of different distances. Also the 

sound and music used was appropriate, which created 

tension in the film. Also i marked down the film as it 

featured no titles showing who was in the film or who 

directed or produced the film,except the name of the 

film.

Louise's Analysis

I would give this a 23-24 marks which is the top of a level 1 going into a level 2. I think this as there isn't a very different variety of shots, it tends to stick to the same shot through out which is a long shot and contains one close up. However it does use music approprietly and its titles are convienintly placed. If this film contained a larger variety of shots then it would have been well into the level 2 as the music, sound, setting and lighiting are appropriate in represetnting the genre and setting. Props, lighting and setting however are effectively used to create the atmousphere.

Charlie's analysis

For this clip, I would give it 25-26 marks which is the bottom of level 2.

I gave it this mark because it used some good shots, kept the camera steady mostly, the music is suited to the piece well and contains one or two close ups along with some good use of lighting. However the change of setting is rather confussing, and some of the shots are quite long which could bore the audience. If they wanted to getting higher into level two, they could add more of a variety of shots in , shorten some of them and make sure that it flows and make sure the audience can understand what is going on. The costume was appropriate to the sequence and the sub genre of the clip was shown well.

Elliot's Analysis
I would give this clip 38-39 marks, as the setting, props, shot selection and continuity are all excellent. However, i think the lighting throughout the film is very poor, and in many scenes i was left confused as to what was happening in the film. It is recogniseable as a vampire film, as it sticks to the conventions of the genre. Also the titles are effective, and show the star of the film, director and production company. The shots used are particularly well chosen, as they are not too short or too long, and keep the audience interested as to what happens next.