Conventions of our film

Filming Sessions

Each filming session brought new challenges to the group. These challenges included making sure the make up and costumes were the same each time we filmed. The main location took place in Shannon's cellar where I was tied up and sitting on a chair.
The very first session we had to clear the cellar so that nothing other than the chair was left. Also quite a lot of time was taken up when trying to get the accuracy right of the camera. Once we had over come this and how to use the camera effectively other filming sessions became easier and we could go straight into filming the scenes.
One major difficulty we had to overcome was the tight space in which we filmed. In the cellar there was not much room to have me, a chair, and a tripod let alone three other people filming. So filming in the cellar was difficult as the people filming had to lean over objects in order to film successfully. To overcome the small space we used a few point of view shots which took up less space and we also wanted to portray the cramped conditions which she was kept in.
I enjoyed each filming session as it was also a learning process as we went along and new ideas came to us all along the way however the cellar was freezing so in-between shots they put a blanket over me as I was wearing very thin clothes.
As the filming sessions were coming to an end we became quicker at getting the shot and angle.
The filming session which took place in Gillingham park was one of the harder ones to film as the tripod was not tall to capture a long shot so a very steady handed was needed. We also used Shannon's dog in the scene which was difficult because any squirrel, cat or dog which came past distracted the dog and we had to film all over again. This session took around an hour to complete as were using the camera to show many angles and camera movements.

props, costumes, actors and setting part 2

the props, costumes, actors and settings have now changed in the filming of are film opening. The reasoning for this is that we have changed the ideas for our film and the park scene with the young girl in has been taken out. the setting will now just be the cellar. The girl in the cellar will still have the same costumes and props surrounding her as before.

Other props which have now been added are:
A map on the way pin pointing the killers targets
Images of teenage girls which will aslo be pinned to the wall, this will represent furture targets and also girls previously targeted

The only actors now involved in the scenes are the teenage girl, the killer and also jsut a voice over of a female news reader.

production timetable

Ideas for our film part 2

I feel taking the second idea for the film was the right idea, although this will be more of a challenge as so many things are going on and the music, lighting and setting needs to give the impression and a clear sign of a thriller. I think in the end the results will be better from having chosen to do the seconded idea. Next we will look at how we are going to film the different shots in the two minutes worth of filming.

props, costumes, actors and setting

The props which we would use are a wooden chair and a rope when the girl is captured in the cellar.

A butterfly hair clip would be dropped in the park when the girl is taken. Make up would be needed to give a blemish to the child’s face so that the audience knows it is the same child later, and also it is relevant to the rest of the film when the girl is found.

There are many costumes used in the filming, and the costumes are:

·     Casual family wear for the mum and dad

·     Ripped clothes (shorts and a vest) for the girl who is in the cellar

·     Casual black clothing for the man in the park

·     Black clothing and a balaclava – to hide his identity from the girl

The actors, which are needed:

·     Dad

·     Mum

·     Small child

·     16yr old girl

·     Kidnapper

There are two setting for the two minutes of our filming. The first setting is in a park and this is where the child is being filmed. The seconded setting is the cellar where the girl is kept 10 years on from her kidnapping.

Ideas for our film

Genre: crime

Idea1: A prostitute is walking along a street where it is common for prostitute to be. We see suspicious men and groups of guys walking past. Many of them are drunk and some in black clothing and hoods covering their faces. The next shot would be of a police briefing showing a shot of the women gone missing. The last sight of her was when a man pulled up in a car and the prostitute starts arguing with the man. 

Genre: Thriller

Idea2: the dad is filming his small child in a park and then turns to film his wife. When turning back to the child she is gone. The park is empty and the child is nowhere to be seen. A black screen comes up with the words ‘ ten years later’. We see the girl 10 years on, sitting on a chair in a dark cellar with her hands tied behind her back. New information has arisen and the case of the missing girl has been reopened.