Mine Forever

Evaluation Task 2

This is my Directors voice over explaining about the opening two minutes of my film

Mine Forever Annotated Evaluation Task 5

this is the annotated version of 'Mine Forever'

evaluation activity 6

For the creation of the opening two minutes of mine together I used a lot of different software and hardware.
when i first started the planning the film i had never film done any filming before and .
 before or using video editing programme. since starting the filming and during the course i have learnt a lot of different camera angles and shots. in the editing we used adobe premier elements and to create the anamatic we used adobe flash
these are a few pictures of what equipment that we have used in the filming, production and editing parts of making the film.

the first picture i am going to post is the tripod, the tripod was there to help us create a smooth pan and to keep the camera still so that we had perfect shots  i had not used a tripod before but i learnt easily as they arent the hardest equipment to use

 

we also used the camera to film the camera was called DV1 and below are pictures of it from the front and from the back. there was another option of camera that we could have used but we opted for this one as it has a better zoom  and it was HD so we knew that it would produce a good quality picture which it did.

we used Adobe Premier Elements as it is a good editing software which is fairly straight forward to use and it gives it a professional look, it was good from my point of view as it I am an amateur as i was able to make it look professional.

We also used adobe flash which is the software that Will used to create the storyboard it the software allows  you to create short films, you can also draw pictures and it will fill in the frames. it worked well for our animatic as it gave a clear idea to the audience what we were trying to create and i think it came out well .

We got our title font from a website called dafont.com the font that we used is called chicken scratch we thought it worked well with the storyline of our horror film, the reason was that because the opening two minutes is set in the woods and the font looks like someone has carved letters into a tree. the font was not copyright.

We used paint to create some still shots it was a good tool to use as it is relatively easy to edit photos and it was quick, 

For the soundtrack will tried to make the music on garageband but we then found one on the internet and we thought that it fitted it perfect so we decided to go with that one. it was not copyright.

for the poster we used Photoshop it is quite an advanced software which allowed us to create a professional looking poster this allows the audience to get a glimpse at what the film is about and gets the audience thinking.

Evaluation task 1

The first screen-grab is of the 'Title page' 'Mine Forever' you will see that we have used a scary font called Chicken scratch it fits in well will the storyline as it looks like when someone scratches on a tree. It is a typical cliche of a horror film to have a spooky font as the title page  we had it on a a black background with the writing in white this to make to make the white font to stand out. The black background could suggest to the audience that the film wil be 'dark'.

This Frame shows a picture of a lost boy and from the picture the audience can see that the picture was taken from a long time this picture fits in well with what our film is about as the proagonist of our film (the Ghost) would have been from around the time that the picture was taken and the boy in the photo looks to be from a working class family and would have had a similar if not the same job as the ghost in our film in this part of our opening two minutes you wil see the flickering of lots of pictures that discretly tell the story and i havent seen this happen in any of the horror films that i have watched before so i believe that it is an original and effective edit  

This Frame shows the detective in our film (Mr Thornton) , the way Mr Thornton is dressed shows the audience that he is a detective with his suit on with a plain black coat over which is seen in many films or Tv Programmes staring a detective. He is sitting in an interrogation room talking to one of the servivors ( Sam De Almeida) This is an over the shoulder shot and the way that the detective is sitting kind of slouching with his hand on his forehead could suggest to the audience that he doesnt believe the story he is being told, about the ghost who is killing lots of people this is a chliche of horror films where the main characters try and tell someone about what is going on and they dont believe them and then later on in the story they will see said 'Ghost,' 'killer' or 'vampire'

In this shot we see an eye level shot of the Servivor (Sam De Almeida) this allows the audience to get the sence of being in the detectives role and makes it seem more realistic. Sam is explaining to the Detective what has been going on, Sam is wearing normal teenage wear, he is wearing a hoodie jeans and a polo shirt this is common wear for a Teenager. this alows the audience to emphathis with him as they could picture themselves in his shoes.The dim light in the interrogation room reflects t the audience Sam's mood we can also tell that he is upset from his body language he his closed up which could suggest to the audience that he is vulnerable making them symphais with him the pain white door behind Sam suggests to the audience that he is in a government building.

In this shot we see one of the victims played by (Sidney Ratcliff) walking down an alley way on his way to his car to get his phone the story starts of in the detectives room and then flashes back, the victim Sidney is walking down an alley the shot is a long shot and this to make the alley seem long and that the victim is alone and vulnerable it also builds the tension in the audience as they know it is a horror film so they know there will be killings and blood so this alley way builds the tension and they think the victim will be killed here it is scene in alot of horror films. Sidney is wearing a hoodie and tracksuit bottoms this is normal for a teenager who is going camping and with the actor wearing this it allows the audience of teenagers to be able to connect with him

In this shot we see a mid-shot of Sidney walking down the alley way with the ghost Played by Will Huck behind him this is a common Cliche of a horror film as we know the victim is going to die before he does this is shown in films with a quick glimps at the killer and we do it in our film Sidney walks infront of the camera blocking the viw of the ghost this builds tension in the audience and is used in a lot of films. Will who is playing the ghost is dressed in typical victorian wear, he wore a plain white shirt with braces and formal trousers an a flat cap, the ghost also had make-up on for special effects he had white face paint to emphasis the ghost look and fake blood on his hand and face to show that he had been killing.

This frame is of Sidney the victim and it is set in a car, Sid is looking for his phone and in the scene that we shot we knew that it was a typical scene that has happened in many horror films and the scene is that he looks in his rear view mirror and sees nothing and then looks again and sees the ghost. the shot is a mid shot this is so that the audience can see more than just the victim this could make the audience try and figure out what is going to happen next and that is what we set out to achieve in our film we wanted to make the audience keep thinking so that if we did show the opening two minutes in the cinema or online then the viewers will be left thinking and hopefully want to see the full film,

In this screengrab we see the vicim Sidney answering his phon not realising that the ghost is behind him which is a cliche of horror film it makes the audience talk about how they would react in that situation there is the well known reactions like 'Dont go into the closet' or 'look behind you' we thought about these reactions and wanted to make our film to produce this sort of reactions and we thought that this scene would produce this. As you can see the ghost closer in this shot you will see what i meant with the ghostly face paint and the victorian clothes.

In this shot we can see the victim Sidney trying to escape the ghost that he has just noticed behind him. this is a two shot with the scared and vulnerable victim in the background and the scary ghost is in the foreground giving him the power as he is the focus pull with the bright white skin and shirt. The Ghost has his mouth wide open this along with the blood around his mouth and hands will suggest to the audience that he is going to kill him and eat him or atleast drink his blood this isnt a cliche with a ghost horror film as it is common with Vampire films but we thought it would add a twist to the story and would defiantly keep the audience intrested and wanting to watch more we dont let the audience see any of the victims dead in the opening two minutes of the fim as we thought it would be to early and we wanted to build the suspence in the story but we would have added the killing in pretty soon afterwards this will allow the audience to fear what the ghost can do and wonder what else he will do his victims.

Actor Interview

this is the interview i did on Wil al about makng the film and his own prefrences

nterviewer - Hello there, whats your name and how old are you?

Me - Hello, My name is William huck and I am 17 years old.

Interviewer - Okay will, so you played the ghost in the film?

Me - Yes, it was really fun being the killer as you get a lot of screen time and your what is remembered the most about the film.

Interviewer - Did you enjoy acting?

Me - I have never done it before so it was a bit pressurised but it became funner later on when I became used to it.

Interviewer - Ah good, what was your favourite scene?

Me - My favourite bit was at the start in the car where you see me sneak up on my Victim.

Interviewer - If you could play another part what would it be?

Me - If anything, I think I would of enjoyed playing the Detective as they are always cool headed characters and they also usually have an important role in the film.

Interviewer - Very cool. How did you find the costume for the ghost?

Me - It was quite an effort to get on and off due to the make- up but it made the film look a lot better as you can easily tell I'm a ghost in it.

Interviewer - Do you like the story line?

Me - Yes, it’s an original storyline; I haven't heard or seen anything similar either which is good.

Interviewer - Yes it is, do you think they will change the film into a book, or is a sequel lined up?

Me - I think if the film sold well then they would be silly not to sell a book of it as it opens the product to a new market as older people generally seem to read more than watch movies. Also selling a book would also help generate profit which could be used to create a sequel, I'm not sure where the story would go but I'm sure the writers will make a good turn of events if a second is created.

Interviewer - Was this your first time in a big role?

Me - I have never acted before! Let alone a big role, it was a challenge but I'm proud I did it.

Interviewer - Do you think Mine Forever will sell well?

Me - Of course! With such a good storyline and acting like min, it would be hard not to win an award!

Interviewer - Did you train in any way in order to partake in this role?

Me - No, I didn't train at all, it just comes naturally.

Interviewer - What is your favourite Horror film?

Me - Probably dead silence, it’s a real classic, the dolls freak me out!

Interviewer - Do you think you will continue acting after Mine Forever?

Me - Maybe, I'm not really sure.

Interviewer - Thank you

Evaluation Task 7

In my preliminary task there were a few faults and things that we could have done to improve it. when we started our preliminary task our media knowledge wasnt as good as it is today, my media skills have improved impeccably, one of the key faults that is in our preliminary task is the camera work in that we used the basic shots mid shots, close ups, and one 180 degree rule. these are all basic camera shots, now we have learnt hight angle shots, shot reverse shot and low angle shots, we didnt just learn how to perform them correctly we also learnt what these shots can do to influence the audience thinking for instance a high angle shot of our victim could make the audience feel that he is vulnerable and that something could be happening to him in the next shot.    At the time that me and Will did the preliminary task we weren't all that familiar with the editing software that we had to use "Adobe Premier Elements" so when watching the video the continuity isn't perfect, where we had filmed some scenes more than once to hope to get the best results we had tried to edit them together to create the best shots possible and in doing so the shots didn't cut at the correct time so it repeated some of the words. It wasn't just the editing software that prevented us to make a film that was as well edited and filmed like "Mine Forever" is now and that is because we hadn't done as much work with the camera. But this task gave us the preparation that we needed to be able to feel confutable with filming for our films and I think the camera work in 'Mine Forever' is relatively good.

Evaluation task 4

This is a picture of one of our characterd (Jack) played by Sidney Ratcliff, Sidney represents your average 'teen' which makes the target audience around the same age and they can relate to him. 

The target audience would shop for movies online, like amazon or Ebay this is because the target audience would be around the same age as our protagonists and with teens now being more online than ever. with there being options not just on the computer because you can stream or download from other devices like Ipad's, Iphone's, and Xbox 360's the rise in synergy allows people to watch Tv Programmes on the go and this. they are more likely to download or stream from sites like ITunes, Netflix and Love Film as well as the examples above. Some Teenagers might not conform and copy what the majority of the teens do and download then they will  hmv if they want to get an actual DVD not a download or rental. The music that they listen to would be dubstep, grime and hip hop. In the film we would them wearing the same fashion that most people wear at the same time of filming like fashion would be chinos polo shirts and fashionable T-Shirts. This will make the target audience that like some the conventions of the film

This a picture of what teenagers we think will watch our film we think this as they look relatively 'normal' teenagers. they are wearing the same types of clothes that are in fashion today and that our characters would have been wearing in the film. The age of the teenagers look to be around the same as my group like me and WIll Huck and the actors in the film.

Anamatic

Storyboard anamatic

Film Treatment

(Police Interrogation Room)

Detective Davies ( Mr Thornton) is interviewing a witness to a series of murders and the witness James Smith( Sam De Almeida) is telling the detective everything that had happened to his friend, it then cuts to a clip of his friend Jack ( Sidney Ratcilff ) who is trying to find his phone and sees the ghost who is going to start killing people until he gets his beloved girlfriend back. the story starts a long time before the killings in the forrest it starts in the victorian era when he was young and from a poor background so he had to work in a coal mine his boss was horrible to him and made him work long and hard all day.One day the boss' daughter comes to see her dad and when the boy sees her he instantly falls in love, he goes to the foremans house and gives his daughter a ring that he had bought with the money he has been saving up for ages. when the foreman found out about this love affair he was furious he couldn't believe that his beautiful daughter could fall in love with a poor coal mine worker, he was so angry that he took the boy into the middle of the woods where no one would see them and he murdered him with a pick axe. The young poor boy swore that he would once again be reunited with her again, the foreman took his daughter and moved away, the ghost of the boy couldnt leave the woods where he died until he found her again.
 a group of friends go camping after they graduated as a way to celebrate they packed their bags got in the car and headed of, they  didnt have anywhere planned to go so while they were driving they found where they were and found a rural town and they thought that they would go there because it was getting late and it was close they found a place where they were going to pack and they set up camp, when night came Jack had to back to his car because he realised that he had left his phone. after a while James thought that he would go and check to see where he had got to. when he got to the car jack wasnt there so James looked around the area where the car was parked and he found his body lying there he had been killed with a pick axe James is so shocked he leaves his friend dead and runs back to the camp site where the rest of his friends where to get them to help, but when he got to the campsite all his friends had been killed aswell but he notices that one of his friends wasnt there Sam she had been taken by whoever had killed the rest of his friends, James runs for his life and tries to escape and goes to the car where jack was killed he couldnt find the keys in the car so he had to do the unthinkable and search for the keys on Jack he found them in his pocket gets into the car and drives to the nearest police station. then there is the repeat of the police scene.
we then have it go on to the girl who is missing Sam running through the woods and finding an empty house, she decides that it will be safer for her so she enters the house and goes upstairs and hides, but what she doesnt know is that the house that she is hiding in was the house that the ghosts lover lived the ghost gets angry because the girl that looks like his lover has ended up in her house the ghosts enters the house and is trying to kill Sam as he believes that killing her will be a sacrafice to bring back his beloved she runs down the stairs and falls through the floorboards on the landing she sees a young girl lying there. the body of the girl the ghost loves.

Anamatic Storyboard

This is mine and Wills first anamatic storyboard that we have done and once we have finished the editing of our opening two minutes then we will make improvements to this storyboard

Storyboard

This is the story board that me and will
Made, it shows the shots of our opening two minutes of our film, the story board shows the shot type, what the shot will look like, how long the shot will be and what transition we will use

Opening scene

This is a picture of where we are going to do the interrogation scene between the witness from the killings and the police detective the dim light adds effect as it looks like the cliche of interviewing techniques, this will be the start of the film and will include a flash back to the incident and a voice over when Sam De Almeida (the actor who is playing the witness) is telling the detective what happens we will have his voice and the scene of the murders

Preliminary Task

this clip is our preliminary task myself and Will Huck Both Filmed and Edited it and Jack Collins and Nuno Periera were the actors in it.
the plus side of this clip is we managed to include all of the shots we were meant to, match on action, shot reverse shot and the 180 degree shot. the ,match on action happens when Nuno is walking through the door and when he touches the door handele , the shot reverse shot is when
the things we could have improved on is the editing and the computer we were editing on didnt have sound on and we have edited one part wrong and the chartacter starts to say his line and it gets edited wrong and says it again but when we do our final film we will have it edited correctly with hopefully no faults.