Thursday, 28 April 2011
The posters are interactive
Some features on the posters, such as the images, Ive made interactive. They should enlarge if you click and hold on them.
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Thursday, 14 April 2011
Sunday, 10 April 2011
Cast of the film
Directed by Niall corish
Music by Gabriella Cotton.
Starring Aletta Vaida
And Samuel Banks
Music by Gabriella Cotton.
Starring Aletta Vaida
And Samuel Banks
Monday, 4 April 2011
Lionsgate films horror intro
This is the intro to most horror films distibuted by Lionsgate films
This is who we have decided to be our film distibutor. This intro will be shown at the start of the film.
This is who we have decided to be our film distibutor. This intro will be shown at the start of the film.
Saturday, 2 April 2011
New Title
Due to some really effective shots of some graffiti in the church, we decided to change the name to
Justified Sins
This would provide a really effective title scene, as the title would seem part of the setting, rather than just some text.
Justified Sins
This would provide a really effective title scene, as the title would seem part of the setting, rather than just some text.
The filming
Today we did all of our filimg.
We started off by refiliming the running scenes in Magpie Bottom, as I had to wear the new costume. We then went to the abandoned church to film the graveyard running scenes and the victim scenes. The location worked fantastically, and the fake blood was really effective on the victim. More ideas kept coming and coming, and the shots were really great in the end. Overall a successul day.
Here are some shots of the church
We started off by refiliming the running scenes in Magpie Bottom, as I had to wear the new costume. We then went to the abandoned church to film the graveyard running scenes and the victim scenes. The location worked fantastically, and the fake blood was really effective on the victim. More ideas kept coming and coming, and the shots were really great in the end. Overall a successul day.
Here are some shots of the church
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Revised costumes, props and locations
Costumes
Considering I wont be playing a detective anymore, but a teenage boy, a change of costume is required
Victims brother-Played by me
To show that the killers victims are normal everyday people, I will be wearing typical teenage clothing. I will be wearing a normal T-shirt and black skinny jeans, with a fairly long necklace and skate shoes. Wearing typical clothing will allow the audience to relate to what is going on, whiel showing that he is of a similar age to the victim. The outfit is also easy to run in during the running scenes, allowing us to get better footage.
Props
All the props we planned to use wont be used anymore. Instead, we will only be using one prop
Fake Blood- shown by red paint
This is to show blood on the floor of the church, as well as the victims body. It will help show that the victim was dragged along before being left where she was.
Locations
Abandoned Church- Kingswood
A big building area fallen into disrepair, the church has evidence of fire via the burnt wood. Despite holes in the walls, windows and roof, the lighting is fairly dim for daytime. The eerie feeling of the church provides a perfect location for a horror film, while the big open area provides a sense of danger, as the killer could be hiding anywhere.
Forest area- Magpie Bottom
An open area used for the running scenes, running thorough open fields and foresty areas. This will be cut together with the church scenes. This is used to stop the film being restircted to one area, while switching the movie up to so its not focused on just one scene
Graveyard- Kingswood
An area outside the church, full of unmaintained paths and open crypts. This will be used for more running scenes further into the film, showing how far the brother has to run to get to the church, while also showing the size of the church from the outside. The graveyard will also help the eerie feeling of the church scenes.
Considering I wont be playing a detective anymore, but a teenage boy, a change of costume is required
Victims brother-Played by me
To show that the killers victims are normal everyday people, I will be wearing typical teenage clothing. I will be wearing a normal T-shirt and black skinny jeans, with a fairly long necklace and skate shoes. Wearing typical clothing will allow the audience to relate to what is going on, whiel showing that he is of a similar age to the victim. The outfit is also easy to run in during the running scenes, allowing us to get better footage.
Props
All the props we planned to use wont be used anymore. Instead, we will only be using one prop
Fake Blood- shown by red paint
This is to show blood on the floor of the church, as well as the victims body. It will help show that the victim was dragged along before being left where she was.
Locations
Abandoned Church- Kingswood
A big building area fallen into disrepair, the church has evidence of fire via the burnt wood. Despite holes in the walls, windows and roof, the lighting is fairly dim for daytime. The eerie feeling of the church provides a perfect location for a horror film, while the big open area provides a sense of danger, as the killer could be hiding anywhere.
Forest area- Magpie Bottom
An open area used for the running scenes, running thorough open fields and foresty areas. This will be cut together with the church scenes. This is used to stop the film being restircted to one area, while switching the movie up to so its not focused on just one scene
Graveyard- Kingswood
An area outside the church, full of unmaintained paths and open crypts. This will be used for more running scenes further into the film, showing how far the brother has to run to get to the church, while also showing the size of the church from the outside. The graveyard will also help the eerie feeling of the church scenes.
Sunday, 27 March 2011
New Ideas and plan modifications
After studying the test shots and having many discussions with various people, we decided to alter our movie in a few ways.
One of these changs was in costume. The detective character has been replaced with a teenage boy of a similar age to the victim. This could be seen as the victims brother or a close friend. Hopefully this will be more clear to the audience at such an early audience, but it could also provide a mysterious character, as his motives aren't completely shown, and he may be running to the scene to commit the murder.
The second change is the scene of the killers hideout/victims prison. After a discussion, we decided to film in an abandoned church. From what I can tell, the church has been abandoned due to a fire, as the insides consist of evidence of burning wood. This would be perfect for a horror scene, as not only is it creepy to see a church in such disrepair, like a broken hope, but the distance between the church and the road means that the victim is only metres away from modern civilisation. The graveyard outside also provides an eerie entrance for the male character running to the scene. We plan to re-use Magpie Bottom as a foresty location for the boy to run through, eventually ending up at the graveyard.
The third and final change is to remove the killer character from camera shot completely. Although the killer will still be there, revealing him or her to the audience at such an early stage would be a bad move. The victim will still be mudered, but due to unseen circumstances rather than the killer killing her in camera shot. To do this, we plan to show her alive, then evidence of blood, then finally revealing the dead body when the teenage boy turns up, all in between the running scenes as normal.
One of these changs was in costume. The detective character has been replaced with a teenage boy of a similar age to the victim. This could be seen as the victims brother or a close friend. Hopefully this will be more clear to the audience at such an early audience, but it could also provide a mysterious character, as his motives aren't completely shown, and he may be running to the scene to commit the murder.
The second change is the scene of the killers hideout/victims prison. After a discussion, we decided to film in an abandoned church. From what I can tell, the church has been abandoned due to a fire, as the insides consist of evidence of burning wood. This would be perfect for a horror scene, as not only is it creepy to see a church in such disrepair, like a broken hope, but the distance between the church and the road means that the victim is only metres away from modern civilisation. The graveyard outside also provides an eerie entrance for the male character running to the scene. We plan to re-use Magpie Bottom as a foresty location for the boy to run through, eventually ending up at the graveyard.
The third and final change is to remove the killer character from camera shot completely. Although the killer will still be there, revealing him or her to the audience at such an early stage would be a bad move. The victim will still be mudered, but due to unseen circumstances rather than the killer killing her in camera shot. To do this, we plan to show her alive, then evidence of blood, then finally revealing the dead body when the teenage boy turns up, all in between the running scenes as normal.
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Test Shots
We practised filiming our detective scenes today. Using Magpie Bottom as our area for the running scenes, with Jon Cabot School's PE storage as the killers hideout, we practised certain elements, such as the way the detective would run, the obstacles in his way, and how he would get into the killers hideout.
The green building was used as the killers hideout, whereas I was wearing the 'Mock detective' costume. We plan to make the cosutem look a bit more formal and smart, but at the same time still looking unitdy to show the panic of the dectective. However, we are currently considering whether a detective should be used for this part, or some form of other character.
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Film Name
After many ideas, our group decided to name our film
"The Toy Box"
We went with this diea because not only does it fit with the clown killer style, but it also produced an idea of filling the killers hideout with childrens toys, with ambience and modifications to make them more scary, both for the victim and the audience. It could also be used to describe the killers lair being his 'toy box'.
"The Toy Box"
We went with this diea because not only does it fit with the clown killer style, but it also produced an idea of filling the killers hideout with childrens toys, with ambience and modifications to make them more scary, both for the victim and the audience. It could also be used to describe the killers lair being his 'toy box'.
Thursday, 10 March 2011
Our film company
We decided that the name of our company should be personal, and thus SANGline pictures was born
S. am
A. lleta
N. iall
G. abby
Each of the letters of SANG is one of the crews initials.
S. am
A. lleta
N. iall
G. abby
Each of the letters of SANG is one of the crews initials.
Saturday, 5 March 2011
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
Initial Idea
Our idea involved having two scenes entwined together to show two differenc events happening at once.
Our first set of scenes. consisted of a killer kidnapping a girl. The killer would be dressed up as a scary version of a clown. The girl would wake up in a unknown dark room, covered in wounds and tied up to a chair. As the girl begins to panic, she lets out crys for help. much to the amusement of the killer, who can be heard laughing. The room is too dark for the victim to see anything, until the clown reveals his identity and prescence via a flashlight.
Our second set of scenes consists of a dectiective running, presumably towards the clowns lair. He drops a wallet with the victims picture in it, showing some kind of connection between the dectective and the victim, or to show the victim has been missing for some time. As he arrives at a small shed like building, he bursts through the door to find the victims throat being slit open by the killer. A look of horror can be seen on the dectectives face, as the door shuts behind him and the titles roll.
These two scenes would be mixed with each other when we edit the clips together, with consistent switching between them. This would help build suspense and quicken the pace of the intro.
Our first set of scenes. consisted of a killer kidnapping a girl. The killer would be dressed up as a scary version of a clown. The girl would wake up in a unknown dark room, covered in wounds and tied up to a chair. As the girl begins to panic, she lets out crys for help. much to the amusement of the killer, who can be heard laughing. The room is too dark for the victim to see anything, until the clown reveals his identity and prescence via a flashlight.
Our second set of scenes consists of a dectiective running, presumably towards the clowns lair. He drops a wallet with the victims picture in it, showing some kind of connection between the dectective and the victim, or to show the victim has been missing for some time. As he arrives at a small shed like building, he bursts through the door to find the victims throat being slit open by the killer. A look of horror can be seen on the dectectives face, as the door shuts behind him and the titles roll.
These two scenes would be mixed with each other when we edit the clips together, with consistent switching between them. This would help build suspense and quicken the pace of the intro.
Monday, 28 February 2011
Resources require for filming
Scenes
Drama studio- A small, dark room with ‘Stage like lighting’ which can be set to low. It has no windows and blackout curtains, which is perfect for setting up a dark, mysterious room. This room will be used to show mystery and suspense, as the victim will not be able to full see the room. This is where most of the film will be shot.
Outside - A light, outside area on a normal day. We will use a variety of places to film to show the running man making distance towards his destination. The weather will be preferably be dry and sunny. This area will be used to show the man running, building up suspense. This area will be used for multiple short scenes in between the main scenes in the drama stuido.
Locked door- Preferably a big, padlocked door, almost impossible to break down without equipment. This will be used to show panic, as the running man will not be able to get in. This area will only be used for one shot/scene
Props
Toys- A variety of childrens toys, preferably teddy bears and soft toys. They can be defaced to look more scary. These will be place around the room as part of the environment, to make the victim panic and for effect. When these props are being filmed, a possible non diegetic sound of children laughing will be played. Myself (sam) and Aletta will be bringing these in for the filming. They will be used in the drama studio and possibly in the locked door scene.
Knife- A prop used by the clown killer (Niall) to kill the victim with.
Chair- A chair in which the victim (Aletta) will be sat on. This is used to show her tied up.
Chains- Used to tire up the victim (Aletta)
Costumes
Clown costume- A traditionally clown costume supplied by the Jon Cabot drama studio. This will be worn by the clown killer (Niall). It consists of a standard clown costume.
Clown Makeup- Worn by the clown killer (Niall) this will be used to make the clown more authentic. This was originally going to be a mask, to hide the killers face and to hide the killers emotions, in case it doesn’t look convincing. This will be supplied by Gabby with face paints, but we have to still figure out a design.
Detective Costume- Worn by the running man (Sam) this will be used to show authority and the police’s involvement in the film. Smart looking, with the flexibility to allow fast movement.
Victims Costume- Worn by the victim (Aletta) this will b general casual clothes.
Scrapped ideas
Locked door- Preferably a big, padlocked door, almost impossible to break down without equipment. This will be used to show panic, as the running man will not be able to get in. This area will only be used for one shot/scene
Drama studio- A small, dark room with ‘Stage like lighting’ which can be set to low. It has no windows and blackout curtains, which is perfect for setting up a dark, mysterious room. This room will be used to show mystery and suspense, as the victim will not be able to full see the room. This is where most of the film will be shot.
Outside - A light, outside area on a normal day. We will use a variety of places to film to show the running man making distance towards his destination. The weather will be preferably be dry and sunny. This area will be used to show the man running, building up suspense. This area will be used for multiple short scenes in between the main scenes in the drama stuido.
Locked door- Preferably a big, padlocked door, almost impossible to break down without equipment. This will be used to show panic, as the running man will not be able to get in. This area will only be used for one shot/scene
Props
Toys- A variety of childrens toys, preferably teddy bears and soft toys. They can be defaced to look more scary. These will be place around the room as part of the environment, to make the victim panic and for effect. When these props are being filmed, a possible non diegetic sound of children laughing will be played. Myself (sam) and Aletta will be bringing these in for the filming. They will be used in the drama studio and possibly in the locked door scene.
Knife- A prop used by the clown killer (Niall) to kill the victim with.
Chair- A chair in which the victim (Aletta) will be sat on. This is used to show her tied up.
Chains- Used to tire up the victim (Aletta)
Costumes
Clown costume- A traditionally clown costume supplied by the Jon Cabot drama studio. This will be worn by the clown killer (Niall). It consists of a standard clown costume.
Clown Makeup- Worn by the clown killer (Niall) this will be used to make the clown more authentic. This was originally going to be a mask, to hide the killers face and to hide the killers emotions, in case it doesn’t look convincing. This will be supplied by Gabby with face paints, but we have to still figure out a design.
Detective Costume- Worn by the running man (Sam) this will be used to show authority and the police’s involvement in the film. Smart looking, with the flexibility to allow fast movement.
Victims Costume- Worn by the victim (Aletta) this will b general casual clothes.
Scrapped ideas
Locked door- Preferably a big, padlocked door, almost impossible to break down without equipment. This will be used to show panic, as the running man will not be able to get in. This area will only be used for one shot/scene
Sunday, 27 February 2011
Film Research
I have performed some basic research for the genre of choice
Notes
Types: Horror, Thriller, Gore
Audience: Generally around 15-30 year olds
Suspense made through non diegetic sound and loud diegetic noises
Low level lighting generally used for certain parts
Suspense
Deaths based on real life (I.e Gender, age, poplarity, sexual life etc etc)
Killer generally male
Handheld cameras, although not the only camera used, nare the most used one during filming. This is to build up suspense or show victims running away.
Notes
Types: Horror, Thriller, Gore
Audience: Generally around 15-30 year olds
Suspense made through non diegetic sound and loud diegetic noises
Low level lighting generally used for certain parts
Suspense
Deaths based on real life (I.e Gender, age, poplarity, sexual life etc etc)
Killer generally male
Handheld cameras, although not the only camera used, nare the most used one during filming. This is to build up suspense or show victims running away.
Romantic Film Task
http://asniallcorishcabot.blogspot.com/2011/02/romantic-film-task.html
(Link to the video)
In a media lesson, we had to produce a short romantic film to create a story and portray a meaning in such a short time. This will help us alot in our main video.
(Link to the video)
In a media lesson, we had to produce a short romantic film to create a story and portray a meaning in such a short time. This will help us alot in our main video.
Scream- Opening analysis
The movie begins with some non diegetic sound, and the film title apears in bold letters, being pulled in from the bottom and top. A single red flahs is used for effect. The non diegetic sound consists of screaming and otheer qucik sounds mixed together, adding tension. We can then hear a telephone rigning, and the film cuts to its first scene. A woman walks across to a phone, which ir still ringing from the title screen. We can tell from the dialogue between the woman and the man on the phone that she doesen't know who it is, and puts the phone down. She then begins to walk away, but the phone starts ringing again. As the woman answers the phone, the man begins by apologising for rinigng the wrong number. After some more dialogue, the woman puts the phone down again. We then cut to a shot of the womans house, setting the scene. Its in a countrysidey area. The cameara then cuts back into the house, with the woman making popcorn, when the phone goes again. After some more dialogue, the woman walks off, leaving the popcorn, which is shown to be at a almost bursting stage. The intro ends with the woman walking outside.
Monday, 14 February 2011
The Ring opening analysis
(First two minutes reviewed)
The Movie starts with the logs and names of the company that made it. It then cuts to two girls watching tv, who seem really bored. One of the girls mentions a tape that kills you when you watch it. She begins to describe it by saying about a woman coming onto the screen and your phone rinimg. This leave the audience in suspense, then horror as the othr girl tells the first that she has watch the film. The intro ends with the girl trying to convince her friend that she did watch the tape
Saw intro analysis
(First 2 minutes were reviewed)
The film starts with the logos of the production companies. The it begins to show the company names again. The a small light appears before the title appears. This leaves the audience wondering what is going on. After the title the screen goes back to the blue light, and water can be heard. We Then see a mans face as he wakes up to find himself in water. This keeps the viewers guessing at an early stage as to whats going on. As the man pulls himself from the water, we see the blue light do down the drain, probably showing the end of the intro. After the man has climbed out of the water, he begins to call for help, eventually gettting a reply from another man. This secene is pitch black, and keeps the viewer in suspense as in to where the two men are and why.
The film starts with the logos of the production companies. The it begins to show the company names again. The a small light appears before the title appears. This leaves the audience wondering what is going on. After the title the screen goes back to the blue light, and water can be heard. We Then see a mans face as he wakes up to find himself in water. This keeps the viewers guessing at an early stage as to whats going on. As the man pulls himself from the water, we see the blue light do down the drain, probably showing the end of the intro. After the man has climbed out of the water, he begins to call for help, eventually gettting a reply from another man. This secene is pitch black, and keeps the viewer in suspense as in to where the two men are and why.
Monday, 7 February 2011
Film analysis: Intro
The films I will be (technically have, this post is a bit late) analyzing are Saw, The Crazies and The Exorcist. I had problems uploading and embedding the video, but I shall have another go tonight after finding out what went wrong.
Monday, 24 January 2011
FIlm Idea
A guy wakes up in a dark building. The film would be split into two parts, one part consists of the guy looking around the dark building, possibly with a flashlight, and the other part showing a guy (or girl, not being sexist, just easier to write) running to try and save him. We can use shots of the guys legs as he's running, or just have the noise of running feet, and have music building up to the final part, which shows he guy running in to the building to find the first guy (confusing, I know) dead. We could show how he did, or we don't have to.
I think this is a good idea because it is simple to make, and its fairly unique. We can do it at night or day, as long as the building is fairly dark, it may also give the viewer other ideas, such as the guy running is in fact running from someone, or running from the building because he is the man who put the original guy there. There would also be parrallel action, which would be awesome.
So, for easy access when I look later
Guy wakes up
Half guy looking, Half other guy running
Foot shots (yay for bad terminoligy) and building music
Scene ends with dead guy
may show murder- may not
I think this is a good idea because it is simple to make, and its fairly unique. We can do it at night or day, as long as the building is fairly dark, it may also give the viewer other ideas, such as the guy running is in fact running from someone, or running from the building because he is the man who put the original guy there. There would also be parrallel action, which would be awesome.
So, for easy access when I look later
Guy wakes up
Half guy looking, Half other guy running
Foot shots (yay for bad terminoligy) and building music
Scene ends with dead guy
may show murder- may not
FIlm Genre
The film genre we have selected is horror. We arent sure what type of horror as of yet. We will look at opening to several horror films, including The Ring, The Exorcist and The Crazies. A list of what Ill be analysing will be put on soon.
Introduction
This is my media studies blog, designed to record a running commentary of my AS media studies coursework. Here I shall write down design choices and other parts of the coursework.
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