Evaluation

Final Edit

Story Plot

 the story is based upon a small neighborhood that is in a state of equilibrium, everything is good in this neighborhood, low crime rate, high employment rate everyone in the neighborhood knows each other and everything seems happy, until one day by freak accident a woman is turned to a widow as her husband dies in a car crash. From this day on the woman turns into a psychologically disturbed woman enraged with jealousy and hatred towards happy couples. she seeks vengeance upon married couples one by one, slowly picking off every husband in the neighborhood. the question is, is anyone safe and will anyone do anything to try and stop her, or is there another reason for her husbands death?

existing media product - unfriended

a film that gave me quite a lot of inspiration when thinking of the plot for this film was the new hit trailer for 'unfriended' which has actually gone viral and continues to grow increasingly popular by the day. it is a story of technology and how it can be manipulated to go against people and show people just how unsafe they really are.



I think the thing that scares people most about this trailer is the fact of how relatable it is, in a lot of classic horror movies it seems as though you could tell what was going to happen before it had really even happened, and this meant that throughout recent times, horror films have become somewhat predictable, however unfriended plays on how tech savvy its audiences now are and how open we are to technology so cleverly they made the plot of the film about something we all do so that audiences had something to relate to making the film as a whole a lot scarier it seems.

I am not going to copy the story line of unfriended however i do think that it would be a good idea to have some kind of technology that we all use in the film to make that audience think about the film even after they have watched it. whether it be facetiming a friend, something to do with a user on a certain website or perhaps how private the web actually is? I feel as though with the right resources horror films could be took to another level if we played around the concept of the modern world and technology rather than monsters.

REDO - Intro Ideas

for the introduction to my media product i have decided that one of the places i may look for inspiration is the show the walking dead... throughout the start of the show the filmmakers of the walking dead combine cinematic, erie, empty shots with their opening credits and titles.

- Screen shot showing example




one of the main things i like about how they do these shots is the simplicity of them, the only thing they are doing is either a panning shot, a track dolly shot, or a time lapse, yet the way they have set the scene for their shot and the way they have edited each one has an outcome of something that can really give off a dark theme relating to its genre.

i would like to take inspiration from this and have it in my media product by potentially having panning shots or time lapse shots at night that will allow the start of my film to give off the filming that i am trying to create throughout the film itself, just so people can automatically assume the genre it is which is a horror/thriller.

some of the main obstacles i may come to when trying to recreate the shots taken as inspiration from the walking dead is the scene itself, the walking dead is a very successful and high budget series so they can afford to rent out large areas and set the scene for a deserted apocalyptic world, where as i may not be able to do that. now although my story is quite a bit different to the walking dead in that the fear or villain is unknown i would still like to try and use similar shots as  i think in the right circumstances, certain shots if composed correctly can really give the edgy, dark gripping feel i am looking for.

Our Risk Assessment

Hazards:

·     Slips and Trips

·     Fall down the stairs

Who might be harmed and how?

·     Actors and crew  may be injured if they trip over objects or slip on spillages

·     Actors and crew might fall down stairs as filmng is in low key lighting – may not see where they  are going

What to do to manage the risk?

·     Be careful with spillages and keep wires and objects out of the way to reduce the risk of tripping over.

·     Have a handrail on the stairs, or use a extra light so you can see where your going.

Why Plan For A Film

Avoiding problems:

By planning you will not run into any unexpected errors within the process of making your film so everything will flow a lot smoother and quicker as you will not have to focus on resolving any problems.

Knowing your shots:

It means that you will know what positions you will have to get into to film certain shots so that you are not thinking what would be the best shot at the time and potentially disagreeing resulting in wasting time.

Budget:

As well as planning your time you could also be planning your money as you may find that you could run over your budget but planning ahead could mean that you avoid the situation.

Casting:

Give each person their role ahead of the day of filming so that they are prepared for what role they are playing, getting all their lines learnt and being able to act on the day.

Common needs:

Is there a toilet available? Will you be able to get lunch? Make sure you have everyone’s needs looked to.