During our session of editing today, we encountered some problems as we had a limited amount of time, due to other lessons throughout the day. We had around 40 minutes to edit the footage, but we realized some of our footage didn't fit in with what we had, so we had to improvise with other scenes we had taken.
The order we had filmed our scenes was also a problem, as some of the scenes were hard to find. They were all in different places and it meant it was difficult to locate them and put them together, we also realized that we had to re-order some scenes as the ones on the storyboard didn't fit.
Andrea Gonzalez
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Pros and Cons of Crime Thriller
Pros
- Using a crime thriller genre, would allow the audience to relate to what a real life situation may be.
- There are many successful films we could refer to if need be.
- It is easy to identify the genre, as the non-diegetic sounds and characters are easy to identify.
- We are able to add more effects with the editing software, therefore improving the opening sequence.
Cons
- Crime Thriller may not be appealing to everyone, as some would prefer other genres.
- Being original in our opening sequence is quite difficult as there are many films that have been created.
- A lot of props are needed, so stretching out the budget was necessary to create the full impact and understanding, of what we're trying to achieve and interpret.
By Andrea Gonzalez
- Using a crime thriller genre, would allow the audience to relate to what a real life situation may be.
- There are many successful films we could refer to if need be.
- It is easy to identify the genre, as the non-diegetic sounds and characters are easy to identify.
- We are able to add more effects with the editing software, therefore improving the opening sequence.
Cons
- Crime Thriller may not be appealing to everyone, as some would prefer other genres.
- Being original in our opening sequence is quite difficult as there are many films that have been created.
- A lot of props are needed, so stretching out the budget was necessary to create the full impact and understanding, of what we're trying to achieve and interpret.
By Andrea Gonzalez
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Problems When Editing
During the editing process there were a number of problems!
Firstly the computer was not recognising the camera but we quickly resolved that problem. The next incident was that the program that we used to edit 'imovie HD' decided to letterbox all our scenes, this was problematic as it took a long time to do, and also the program stopped responding after we tried to cancel the letterboxing. After force quitting the program we then had to re-import the film, which was time consuming as it imports in real time and we had filmed over 30 minutes worth of scenes.
Lastly when we came to edit our film we realised that imovie HD had duplicated all our scenes half of them were letterboxed and half weren't. This took up even more of our time as we had to sift through over 80 frames deleting the letterboxed version, naming the ones we were and weren't going to use and then organising them into an order so that we could edit efficiently.
Georgia Feyi-Waboso
Firstly the computer was not recognising the camera but we quickly resolved that problem. The next incident was that the program that we used to edit 'imovie HD' decided to letterbox all our scenes, this was problematic as it took a long time to do, and also the program stopped responding after we tried to cancel the letterboxing. After force quitting the program we then had to re-import the film, which was time consuming as it imports in real time and we had filmed over 30 minutes worth of scenes.
Lastly when we came to edit our film we realised that imovie HD had duplicated all our scenes half of them were letterboxed and half weren't. This took up even more of our time as we had to sift through over 80 frames deleting the letterboxed version, naming the ones we were and weren't going to use and then organising them into an order so that we could edit efficiently.
Georgia Feyi-Waboso
Evaluation of My Role during Filming
We filmed over the period of one day as we wanted to take full advantage of the snow. We wanted to use the snow as it created a more sinister affect to our movie that darkness would have if we were able to film in it.
During the filming I was mostly acting, as the main character of the film I was in most of the scenes and even acted as a forensic scientist at the end of the film as we had a shortage of actors. During the filming process there were may problems, mostly with sound as the area's we were filming in were quite busy with cars or trains so I needed to raise my voice without shouting, I found this difficult because I didn't want to ruin the scenes by raising my voice too loud. Also on the day we forgot to bring the storyboard with us so we did not have clear direction as to what scenes needed filming, this proved very time consuming as we had to re-plan the scenes and also make adjustments when we realised certain things would not work.
The day ended very late and the whole group were beginning to tire, this meant that scenes were taking even longer as we kept taking breaks and not focusing. Over all I am pleased with how the day went, and hopefully the opening sequence of 'Stalking in Suburbia' is successful.
Georgia Feyi-Waboso
During the filming I was mostly acting, as the main character of the film I was in most of the scenes and even acted as a forensic scientist at the end of the film as we had a shortage of actors. During the filming process there were may problems, mostly with sound as the area's we were filming in were quite busy with cars or trains so I needed to raise my voice without shouting, I found this difficult because I didn't want to ruin the scenes by raising my voice too loud. Also on the day we forgot to bring the storyboard with us so we did not have clear direction as to what scenes needed filming, this proved very time consuming as we had to re-plan the scenes and also make adjustments when we realised certain things would not work.
The day ended very late and the whole group were beginning to tire, this meant that scenes were taking even longer as we kept taking breaks and not focusing. Over all I am pleased with how the day went, and hopefully the opening sequence of 'Stalking in Suburbia' is successful.
Georgia Feyi-Waboso
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Age Certification
The age certification that we chose to have was a 15, we found that the age of 12 would not fit our sequence whereas 15 would fit into our opening sequence.
Andrea Gonzalez
This is because we found that a 12 certification would mean that any use of drugs, psychological threat and disturbing scenes also the use of pain or any harm to anybody else would need to be allowed, as young children of 12 may at some point copy this which could be dangerous.
Moderate violence is allowed, but no scenes of injuries and gory blood should not be permitted. any sexual violence should not be permitted, if done so, it must have a strong justification.
Whereas the age certification of 15, is more lenient on horror and thriller scenes, strong threat and menace are permitted. Dangerous behavior such as hanging and self harming is permitted but should not be see in detail as this could lead to an imitation of it.
Any strong language used is permitted but has to be justified. Any violence should not inflict any pain or injury. No gory images are acceptable as these images could inflict disturbing scenes to the audience of the that age. Any reference to sexual violence must be discreet and be strong in its contextual justification.
Therefore, choosing the age of 15 would mean we wouldn't be breaking any 'rules' and it would mean that we wouldn't have to keep thinking not to make scenes to discreet or use any 'strong' language. Also, having the age certificate of 15, it fits into other thrillers that we have chosen to analyse as they have an age certificate of 15.
Andrea Gonzalez
Idea's for Sound
Our film is a crime thriller therefore the film's sound and music must create the atmosphere of fear and suspense.
For the non-diagetic music played from string instruments such as violins and cello's create a tense and fearful atmosphere. And also there should be periods of silence just as a tense moment is about to arise and this will cause the audience to hold their breath and wait it suspense as this indicates that something is about to happen.
For the diagetic sound a voice over may be required for the dialogue in the opening sequence as not much of it can be heard clearly. Also as Georgia enters the house and there is a period of time where she is off scene a scream sound affect could be used to illustrate that something fatal has happened to her and give the audience more of an idea of what the story is about.
Georgia Feyi-Waboso
For the non-diagetic music played from string instruments such as violins and cello's create a tense and fearful atmosphere. And also there should be periods of silence just as a tense moment is about to arise and this will cause the audience to hold their breath and wait it suspense as this indicates that something is about to happen.
For the diagetic sound a voice over may be required for the dialogue in the opening sequence as not much of it can be heard clearly. Also as Georgia enters the house and there is a period of time where she is off scene a scream sound affect could be used to illustrate that something fatal has happened to her and give the audience more of an idea of what the story is about.
Georgia Feyi-Waboso
Treatment Of Sequence
PLOT:
Our film is a crime thriller based on the serious of CSI. It is called 'Stalking in Suburbia'. A stalker has an eye on a train passenger that boards the train and sits opposite him. He procedes to stare and he for the remainder of her journey and tries touching her feet, when she pulls away he rises and towers over her trying to touch her face, feeling scared and threatened and rushes off the train leaving her bag inside the carraige, the stalker then proceeds to look through her back finding her address book and takes down her address. Georgia (the passenger) walks down her road on the phone to her friend in obvious distress that she has left her bag on the train. As she approaches her house she realises that her front door is open she cautiously enters, disappears into the house and a scream is heard. The next scene cuts to Georgia's dead body on the kitchen floor followed by a forensic scientist investigating the crime scene. Lastly the main detective arrives ready to investigate the murder.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
The film is certified a 15. This means that the target audience is 15 year olds and above who are interested in crime thrillers.
LOCATION/SETTING WHY?:
The main location was Georgia's house in Woodford Green as this is where the murder takes place, also we filmed in Woodford Green which is in the suburbs of London as the film's title is 'Stalking in Suburbia'
and it is appropriate for the film and keeps within the theme of it.
CHARACTERS:
Georgia Feyi-Waboso - Georgia (Train passenger)
Claudia Zeppetella - Stalker
Andrea Gonzalez - Detective and forensic scientist
IDEAS FOR LIGHTING:
We did want to film in the evening to contribute to the fearful atmosphere we were trying to create and suspense. However we couldn't do that as there was no light showing on the footage that we had filmed and nothing could be seen so we chose to film during the daytime to gain more light in the shot, however on the day we did shoot it was snowing so this brightened up the scenes substantially.
PROPS AND COSTUMES:
Our main props where Georgia's bag and address book as they were vital for the flow and plot of the story. Also the crime scene tape was used to give the scene authenticity of being an actual crime scene. We also obtained white all in one costumes to look like forensic costumes for the forensic scientists as this would give a good effect for the scene and make it look like an authentic crime scene also.
ATMOSPHERE WE WERE TRYING TO CREATE:
We were trying to create a dark and frightening atmosphere. We wanted to create suspense and drama and also make the audience feel frightful for the welfare of the character Georgia. As the genre of the film is a crime thriller to thrill the audience and I hope we achieve this.
Georgia Feyi-Waboso
Our film is a crime thriller based on the serious of CSI. It is called 'Stalking in Suburbia'. A stalker has an eye on a train passenger that boards the train and sits opposite him. He procedes to stare and he for the remainder of her journey and tries touching her feet, when she pulls away he rises and towers over her trying to touch her face, feeling scared and threatened and rushes off the train leaving her bag inside the carraige, the stalker then proceeds to look through her back finding her address book and takes down her address. Georgia (the passenger) walks down her road on the phone to her friend in obvious distress that she has left her bag on the train. As she approaches her house she realises that her front door is open she cautiously enters, disappears into the house and a scream is heard. The next scene cuts to Georgia's dead body on the kitchen floor followed by a forensic scientist investigating the crime scene. Lastly the main detective arrives ready to investigate the murder.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
The film is certified a 15. This means that the target audience is 15 year olds and above who are interested in crime thrillers.
LOCATION/SETTING WHY?:
The main location was Georgia's house in Woodford Green as this is where the murder takes place, also we filmed in Woodford Green which is in the suburbs of London as the film's title is 'Stalking in Suburbia'
and it is appropriate for the film and keeps within the theme of it.
CHARACTERS:
Georgia Feyi-Waboso - Georgia (Train passenger)
Claudia Zeppetella - Stalker
Andrea Gonzalez - Detective and forensic scientist
IDEAS FOR LIGHTING:
We did want to film in the evening to contribute to the fearful atmosphere we were trying to create and suspense. However we couldn't do that as there was no light showing on the footage that we had filmed and nothing could be seen so we chose to film during the daytime to gain more light in the shot, however on the day we did shoot it was snowing so this brightened up the scenes substantially.
PROPS AND COSTUMES:
Our main props where Georgia's bag and address book as they were vital for the flow and plot of the story. Also the crime scene tape was used to give the scene authenticity of being an actual crime scene. We also obtained white all in one costumes to look like forensic costumes for the forensic scientists as this would give a good effect for the scene and make it look like an authentic crime scene also.
ATMOSPHERE WE WERE TRYING TO CREATE:
We were trying to create a dark and frightening atmosphere. We wanted to create suspense and drama and also make the audience feel frightful for the welfare of the character Georgia. As the genre of the film is a crime thriller to thrill the audience and I hope we achieve this.
Georgia Feyi-Waboso
Evaluation Of My Role In The Film Sequence
My role in the film sequence was that i was the camera person who filmed all the shots. At first we had filmed in the dark and the image quality was really poor so we had to film all over again. I learnt that the less lighting used the harder it is for us to see the image. We filmed whilst it was snowing, so the main problem I occurred was the snow going on the camera lens, which was annoying. So to prevent that from happening we held an umbrella over the camera. I learnt that if you zoomed in whilst filming the film looked really home made and so I made any zooming adjustments before I started recording. I really enjoyed being in charge of the filming as it was a hands on job which required full concentration at all times.
Claudia Zeppetella
Script
Script
We haven't got much narrative in the film apart from the following:
Georgia walking down the road "I can't believe I left my bag on the train, he was such a weirdo, I was so scared i don't know what to do, it had my phone in it and everything!!"
Georgia approaching the house "How am I going to get in the house my keys were in the bag!! Oh my god Andrea my door is open, my door is open, why is my door open, Shall i take a look? Stay on the phone whilst i check it out ok?"
Forensic person "Evening Detective"
Andrea "Evening, whats going on here then?"
Forensic person "It looks like a murder"
Andrea "Well lets take a look then"
Forensic person "Evening Detective"
Andrea "Evening, whats going on here then?"
Forensic person "It looks like a murder"
Andrea "Well lets take a look then"
The reason we didn't use much narrative is because we thought it would be more effective of a crime/thriller film if it wasn't full of narrative.
Locations Used
We filmed at the following stations:
Theydon Bois
Debden
Leyton
Epping
Stratford
We filmed on the train for the majority of the film
The next place we filmed was down a road in Woodford Green which leaded to Georgia's house.
Georgia's house was the last location we used which is in Woodford
Props Used
Forensic outfits-Builders website-used by Georgia and Andrea
Crime Scene tape-Ebay-used by Andrea
Georgia's bag-used by Georgia
Diary-Used by Georgia and Claudia
Phone-used by Georgia
Detective costume-used by Georgia
Georgia's costume-used by Georgia
Plastic bag for forensic evidence-used by Andrea
Claudia Zeppetella
Problems We Encountered
During the time in which we were filming we encountered some problems due to technical difficulties. When we started to film it, we realised when we got to the place we were going to film, that the video camera and tripod we were supplied with didn't have a battery, and also the tripod was broken.
When we filmed the scenes previously, we encountered some problems:
- The scene we had filmed was too dark, the lighting wasn't good.
- The tripod that was given was broken.
- The camera supplied, didn't have a battery
During the filming, we also had to change some of the scenes to make it flow better:
- Instead of 'the follower' walking into the train, we changed it to Georgia walking on instead, to create more suspense.
- When the stalker towers over Georgia, we did it all in one, this would cause less disruption to other people on the train and we also found that it flowed better.
- The conversation we had when Georgia was walking down the road was changed as we decided to change the location of the conversation.
- There was no close up of Georgia speaking.
- When Georgia arrives at her house, we changed the close up from medium to long shot.
- we didn't do a shot from the creek in the door, as we thought it might confuse the audience.
- We also changed the title from 'The Following' to 'Stalking in Suburbia' as we thought this would make it less obvious the plot of the story.
- We tried to include a police car but we couldn't, because they police where unavailable for the time we wanted, so we couldn't include them.
Andrea Gonzalez
When we filmed the scenes previously, we encountered some problems:
- The scene we had filmed was too dark, the lighting wasn't good.
- The tripod that was given was broken.
- The camera supplied, didn't have a battery
During the filming, we also had to change some of the scenes to make it flow better:
- Instead of 'the follower' walking into the train, we changed it to Georgia walking on instead, to create more suspense.
- When the stalker towers over Georgia, we did it all in one, this would cause less disruption to other people on the train and we also found that it flowed better.
- The conversation we had when Georgia was walking down the road was changed as we decided to change the location of the conversation.
- There was no close up of Georgia speaking.
- When Georgia arrives at her house, we changed the close up from medium to long shot.
- we didn't do a shot from the creek in the door, as we thought it might confuse the audience.
- We also changed the title from 'The Following' to 'Stalking in Suburbia' as we thought this would make it less obvious the plot of the story.
- We tried to include a police car but we couldn't, because they police where unavailable for the time we wanted, so we couldn't include them.
Andrea Gonzalez
Shot List To New Film
1. Georgia on train medium shot
2. Follower walks on train-point of view shot
3. Georgia looking up and then looks back to watch-medium shot
4. Follower sits down-point of view shot
5. Georgia looking around carriage-close up shot
6. Follower staring at Georgia 3 seconds-point of view shot
7. Georgia looks uneasy-Close up shot
8. Staring at Georgia again up and down-Point of view shot
9. Close up of Georgia's eyes looking side to side
10. Point of view of feet he touches hers she pulls away
11. Medium shot Georgia pulling out phone-scared
12. Point of view of Georgia sitting down and the follower towering over her
13. Point of view of Georgia leaping up and pushing past follower and gets off the train
14. Long shot of Georgia scared "I forget bag"
15. Point of view of bag opened at takes address book
16. Long shot of Georgia walking down the road
17. Medium shot of Georgia on the phone
18. Close up of dialogue
19. Point of view of follower looking through the window and following georgia with his eyes
20. Georgia approaches house and stops medium shot
21. Shot of door opening -medium shot
22. Close up of georgia saying "My doors open stay on the phone whilst i check it out"
23. Point of view of follower looking through creak of door at Georgia
24. Long shot of Georgia walking into the house
25. Wide shot of house and scream
26. The title "Stalking in Suburbia"
27. Close up of phone on floor with sounds of hello
28. Black fading
29. Shot of police tape-close up
30. Shot of police car lights-close up
31. Camera flashes close up
32. Markers around body-close up
33. Birds eye view of body
34. Wide shot of house, tape, forensic, police
35. Main detective walks under tape-long shot
36. Medium shot of her walking to door
37. Close up of detective taking gloves and glasses off
38. Policeman hands her pad
39. Medium shot of detective looking through
40. Medium shot of detective talking "tell me everything you know"
41. Silence and end credits.
Claudia Zeppetella and Georgia Feyi-Waboso
2. Follower walks on train-point of view shot
3. Georgia looking up and then looks back to watch-medium shot
4. Follower sits down-point of view shot
5. Georgia looking around carriage-close up shot
6. Follower staring at Georgia 3 seconds-point of view shot
7. Georgia looks uneasy-Close up shot
8. Staring at Georgia again up and down-Point of view shot
9. Close up of Georgia's eyes looking side to side
10. Point of view of feet he touches hers she pulls away
11. Medium shot Georgia pulling out phone-scared
12. Point of view of Georgia sitting down and the follower towering over her
13. Point of view of Georgia leaping up and pushing past follower and gets off the train
14. Long shot of Georgia scared "I forget bag"
15. Point of view of bag opened at takes address book
16. Long shot of Georgia walking down the road
17. Medium shot of Georgia on the phone
18. Close up of dialogue
19. Point of view of follower looking through the window and following georgia with his eyes
20. Georgia approaches house and stops medium shot
21. Shot of door opening -medium shot
22. Close up of georgia saying "My doors open stay on the phone whilst i check it out"
23. Point of view of follower looking through creak of door at Georgia
24. Long shot of Georgia walking into the house
25. Wide shot of house and scream
26. The title "Stalking in Suburbia"
27. Close up of phone on floor with sounds of hello
28. Black fading
29. Shot of police tape-close up
30. Shot of police car lights-close up
31. Camera flashes close up
32. Markers around body-close up
33. Birds eye view of body
34. Wide shot of house, tape, forensic, police
35. Main detective walks under tape-long shot
36. Medium shot of her walking to door
37. Close up of detective taking gloves and glasses off
38. Policeman hands her pad
39. Medium shot of detective looking through
40. Medium shot of detective talking "tell me everything you know"
41. Silence and end credits.
Claudia Zeppetella and Georgia Feyi-Waboso
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