Filming

Possible places we could film:
-Katie's house
-Road near forest/park (not busy one)


Props:
-Fake blood
-Camera (we can use mine)
-Spare batteries/camera bag/lenses
-Phones
-Some source of light


Camera angles/shots/movements:
-close ups - extreme close ups (to show what's happening and get a closer look on their facial expressions that will show certain emotions)
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Music/Sounds:
The music should be creating tension but still be fantasy-like melody.
(see separate post for "sounds ideas")
We wont really use any script for this as we will put music over pretty much whole opening.
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Sound ideas

The soundtrack should be fantasy themed creating tension, preferably should switch from happy to sad tune to fit the opening scenes.

http://www.themarysue.com/13-awesome-fantasy-songs/
http://www.filmsite.org/fantasyfilms.html



Adrian Von Ziegler:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_qV9e4UAB0 - Forest Children
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=200HJeeJhQk - Vision (about halfway in)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WesctGgqlL8 - Bound

other:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym8JjY4fy-M

Detailed research into chosen genre - Fantasy

What goes into fantasy?


In fantasy films, the hero often undergoes some kind of mystical experience, and must ask for aid from powerful, superhuman forces on the outside. Ancient Greek mythological figures or Arabian Nights-type narratives are typical storylines. Flying carpets, magic swords and spells, dragons, and ancient religious relics or objects are common elements. Bizarre and imaginary, invented lands include sci-fi worlds, unreal worlds, fairy tale settings, or other whimsical locales (e.g., Shangri-La or Brigadoon). The earliest sci-fi writers (H. G. Wells and Jules Verne) created fantastic worlds and/or journeys - the subject matter of many fantasy films.

http://www.filmsite.org/fantasyfilms.html

http://www.slideshare.net/Arcadoom/fantasy-14741453?next_slideshow=1

Questionnaire

We have asked 30 people to fill out our questionnaire, 15 females and 15 males of all ages.

Detailed research into chosen genre - Thriller

What goes into a thriller?

• Quick cuts and change of the camera angles
• Use of lightning to create shadows
• Main character's/killer's or whoever POV
• Flash backs
• Makes audience think
• Pass of time sequences
• Plot twists

What makes a good thriller?

A good thriller consists of building up suspense, tension and anticipation of things to come. It provide thrills from various circumstances presented in the story, were the protagonist or main character encounters certain types of menacing, mysterious or dangerous situations. 

• Conventions
• Low key lighting
• Quick cuts
• Shadows
• Tension music
• Changes in the angle shots
• Diegetic sound of breathing 
• Montage of shots

Genres

http://www.filmsite.org/subgenres2.html

There is a lot of different film genres like:

• Horror

A horror story is told to scare or frighten the audience, through suspense, violence or shock. The supernatural variety is occasionally called "Dark Fantasy," since the laws of nature must be violated in some way, thus qualifying the story as "fantastic."

• Action

An action story is similar to adventure, and the protagonist usually takes a risky turn, which leads to desperate situations (including explosions,fight scenes, daring escapes, etc.). 

• Crime

A crime story is about a crime that is being committed or was committed. It can also be an account of a criminal's life. It often falls into the Action or Adventure genres.

• Comedy

Comedy is a story that tells about a series of funny or comical events, intended to make the audience laugh. It is a very open genre, and thus crosses over with many other genres on a frequent basis.

• Fantasy

A fantasy story is about magic or supernatural forces, rather than technology, though it often is made to include elements of other genres, such as science fiction elements, for instance computers or DNA, if it happens to take place in a modern or future era.

• Historical

A story about a real person or event. Often, they are written in a text book format, which may or may not focus on solely that

• Romance

Traditionally, a romance story involves chivalry, adventure and love. In modern writing, a story about character's relationships, or engagements. It has produced a wide array of subgenres, the majority of which feature the mutual attraction and love of a man and a woman as the main plot, and have a happy ending. 

• Science fiction 

Science fiction is similar to fantasy, except stories in this genre use scientific understanding to explain the universe that it takes place in. It generally includes or is centered on the presumed effects or ramifications of computers or machines; travel through space, time or alternate universes; alien life-forms; genetic engineering; or other such things.

• Adventure

An adventure story is about a protagonist who journeys to epic or distant places to accomplish something. It can have many other genre elements included within it, because it is a very open genre. The protagonist has a mission and faces obstacles to get to his destination.

• Thriller

A Thriller is a story that is usually a mix of fear and excitement. It has traits from the suspense genre and often from the action, adventure or mystery genres, but the level of terror makes it borderline horror fiction at times as well. It generally has a dark or serious theme, which also makes it similar to drama.

From my questionnaire the results also showed that people want action and suspense building scenes and that will be used in our final project and the video opening is most likely to be a thriller genre. 

Importance of sound

Too often film makers focus all of ther attention on video footage and ignore the quality of their sound. Interestingly enough, audiences seem to be more annoyed by poor sound quality than by poor cinematography.

The entire sound track is comprised of three essential ingredients: 

• the human voice
• sound effects
• music

These three tracks must be mixed and balanced so as to produce the necessary emphases which in turn create desired effects.

The human voice: dialogue

Dialogue authenticates the speaker as an individual or a real person rather than the imaginary creation of a story teller. 

When voice texture fits the performer's physiognomy and gestures, a whole and very realistic persona emerges. The viewer sees not an actor working at his craft, but another human being struggling with life. 

Sound effects: synchronous and asynchronous sounds

Synchronous sounds are those sounds which are synchronized or matched with what is viewed. 

Synchronous sounds contribute to the realism of film and also help to create a particular atmosphere. 

Asynchronous sound effects are not matched with a visible source of the sound on screen. Such sounds are included so as to provide an appropriate emotional nuance, and they may also add to the realism of the film. 

Music: background music

Background music is used to add emotion and rhythm to a film. Usually not meant to be noticeable, it often provides a tone or an emotional attitude toward the story and/or the characters. In addition, background music often foreshadows a change in mood.

Background music may aid viewer understanding by linking scenes. 

Film sound is comprised of conventions and innovations. We have come to expect an acceleration of music during car chases and creaky doors in horror films. Yet, it is important to note as well that sound is often brilliantly conceived. The effects of sound are often largely subtle and often are noted by only our subconscious minds.

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