14th of October 6pm-10pm (Outside Scene/Lounge Scene)
6pm-7pm Costume Fittings, Make – up.
7pm-7:45pm Rehearsals
7:46-8pm Quick Break
8pm – 9:55pm Filming
10pm Wrap up
16th of October 5pm-10pm (Lounge Scene/Bedroom Scenes)
5pm-6pm Costume fittings, make up
6pm-9:55pm Filming
10pm Wrap up
21st of October 7pm – 11pm (Bedroom Scenes)
7pm-8pm Make up and Costume Fittings
8pm-10:55pm Filming
11pm Wrap up
22nd of October 5pm – 10pm (Bedroom Scenes)
5pm-6pm Make up/ Costume fitting
6pm-9:55pm Filming
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Friday, 18 November 2011
Make up for Aarons death
First I had to stick the scar we had bought onto Aaron's neck by using Laytex.
To cover the patch around the scar i had to apply fake blood all around it so it would look more real.
Lastly I applied a more runny type blood to give the effect that the blood is pouring out from Aaron's neck like it would if someone had really slit his neck. T he only problem was that the blood would stain the carpet flooring so I found a old rug that would match the carpet colour so it wouldn't look out of place and we wouldn't ruin the carpet flooring.
Final Cast
Philip Lee- We chose him as our original actor for the cast of Ian couldn't come for our final day of shoot, luckily we managed to get Philip, we had to adjust the script as Philip looked to young to play as the husband so we changed it to Ian being the son. We had to pay for Philip to act as it was on such short notice, but it was a small amount to pay as we had to finish this film off.
Ruthie Rosenthal- We didn't get many auditions to play the part of Jenna, fortunately our teacher had links with a theater company, this is how we got Ruthie to play the part of Jenna.
Hannah Fewings- again we didn't get many people coming to audition for the part of Mary, and again our teacher new of a women who had past experience of acting. We had to get a wig to cover her red hair as this wouldn't help the audience show she would be possessed.
Aaron Lee- Aaron was the only one of our final cast to show to the auditions, we was blown away by his acting and instently knew he would play the part of the priest, we asked him to try and grow his beard to make him look older and would make him look a more experienced priest.
Risk Assessment
| Date | Location | Potential risk / hazard | Level of risk (L/M/H) | Action needed to minimise risk |
| 14/10/2011 | Road | Blinding drivers with the lights when filming. | M | Point the lights down when drivers are near and driving past. |
| 21/10/2011 | Stairway | Fall down the stairs whilst filming. | M | Take care when filming near the stairs and walk slowly when walking up them. |
| 22/10/2011 | Bedroom | Aaron injuring himself when falling on the floor for the scene when he gets killed. | M | Make sure he falls on something soft that will break his fall. |
| 14/10/2011 15/10/2011 21/10/2011 22/10/2011 | Bedroom/Outside | Getting burnt by the lights when filming/acting near them. | L | Take care when near the lights and switch them off when not in use. |
| 21/10/2011 22/10/2011 | Bathroom | Cast getting an allergic reaction from the make up. | L | Ask the cast if they are allergic to anything before applying the make up on them. |
| 14/10/2011 | Outside | Tripping over the extension cables. | L | Ensure that the extension cables are out the way. |
| 14/10/2011 | Outside | Getting hit by a car whilst filming on the road. | L | Make sure someone is watching both sides of the road whilst filming. |
| 22/10/2011 | Bedroom | Aaron/Ruth getting cut by the knife when filming. | M | Taking extreme care when filming with the knife. |
| 21/10/2011 22/10/2011 | House | A fire starting caused by the lights. | L | Make sure everyone knows all the exists in the house. |
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
First Draft
This is our first edit towards the actual out come so there will be some mistakes, but this was just so we could get a good idea of how the film looks like when its finally finished.
Poster ideas
We made this with the picture of the possessed daughter looking straight to the audience, this shows the audience what the short film is about but doesn't give away too much. We chose this as our final poster.
We also took a picture of the priest about to walk up to the house, this is dull and doesn't show a lot, but is similar to the original exorcist poster, where theres the priest with the street light on him, just in front of the house.
This is our third poster idea, we like this as it shows a lot with the knife in the foreground and the priest with Mary in the background, we didn't chose this as our actual poster as its hard for the audience to see what this is about.
How i applied the make up
After getting the right equipment, I had to apply a layer of laytex. This is so we could get a more wrinkly look to it and allow the wax I'm latter applying to stick better. Next I rolled three strips of wax into sausage like shapes then placed on Hannah's face, I had to rub the edges of the wax into the skin so that the scars would be able to blend in with the whole face. After I had to make small slits in the wax, this is where the fake blood is going to go, so the audience can easily tell its a scar/ cut. Later i mixed white cream make up with some powdered foundation, I did this so the face wouldn't look too pale. While applying the make up i had to be careful to not get too much make up on the scars, otherwise there was a high chance that it could fall off. After covering the whole face and neck with the cream make up, i had to add the eye shadow , to get a good effect I had to mix black and a hint of purple to make it look like she has been possessed. I next had to apply a light black eye shadow to show the cheek bones. Then i added a even more fainter colour of black to bits of her face so it looked like she hadn't washed her face. Finally I got Hannah to put a bald cap on so she could place the wig on her head.
Target Audience
It is very important to know the target audience of your short film as it will help to decide what content to include in your short film for example younger audience may enjoy pacer editing styles than older audiences to create suspense and tension where as older audiences may enjoy a slower editing pace. The target audience for our short film Camilla would be targeted at a niche audience having the demographics of ages of 25-40 year olds, the ratio 65:35 male to female, social class A and B and having the psychographics of explorers and succeeders. The reason we chose to target our film at this particular audience is because this typical audience is more intellectual and would rather watch short films because of the time it would take to watch a feature length film, as it would be much shorter. The typical area our target audience would live at is in suburban areas and because of there are not many cinemas near to them in this area they tend to watch short films which are easily accessible online. Our short film is mainly targeted at males rather than females as horror films tend to contain a lot of violence which females would not really enticing when watching a film.
Our film could be featured on a channel such as film4 because they have segments after their nine o’clock showing which either features a small interview about an up coming film or a short film, at this time 25-40 year olds would be our target audience because this is the time this age group tends to watch TV at this time. Our film would also appeal to 20-35 year old aspiring directors at film festivals who would like to take our film further and develop it into a full-length feature film. Our target audience is also backed up by statistics of gender and age shown below of short horror films found on YouTube which show that the horror genre are most popular with the males with ages between 25-54 year olds.
Our film could be featured on a channel such as film4 because they have segments after their nine o’clock showing which either features a small interview about an up coming film or a short film, at this time 25-40 year olds would be our target audience because this is the time this age group tends to watch TV at this time. Our film would also appeal to 20-35 year old aspiring directors at film festivals who would like to take our film further and develop it into a full-length feature film. Our target audience is also backed up by statistics of gender and age shown below of short horror films found on YouTube which show that the horror genre are most popular with the males with ages between 25-54 year olds.
Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
Our First idea script
int.bedroom - day
Clothes are scattered on the floor, shoes swayed around the room...
Shot of the floor, revealing the owner of the room, Joe an avid camper by choice, energetic, clever and somewhat funny.
His left hand shaking uncontrollably as he packs his bag, some sort of compulsion or something else..
He looks around his room, he focuses on a framed photograph, of himself and a girl...the 2 looks happy on the photograph. - Slow zoom on the photograph,
accompanied by flashback-esque inaudible dialogue,almost ghostly, - "You never took care of me!" "it's always about you isn't it?"
with a deep low dark music..and low wind ambiance..
he picks up the framed photograph
suddenly, a woman, comes walks into the room,his mother.
Mum
Joe, this place is a dump...
(she notices that joe's looking at the photo)
*sighs* You gotta let it go sometime..it's not worth it.
Joe puts the frame on his bed, and turns around, the sad expression on his face still seen, through the happier face that he's trying to mask himself.
Joe
(Trying to smile)
It's hard to let go sometimes...
Mum walks to joe and hugs him.
Mum
I know baby..
mum gives him a little kiss on the head.
Joe
Well, I better continue packing.
Mum
(standing up)
Ok..clear up before you go.
Joe
Ok.
Mum leaves the room,leaving joe alone as he packs his bags.
He picks up the frame with his right hand..and takes another look at the photo, his left hand starts going on spasm. A clear link between what's in the photo and his hand.
BRIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGG BBBBBBBBBRRRRRIIIIIIIINGGGGGG.
CLANG CLASH..Sounds like the phone was dropped.
Mum
(from downstairs)
Joe it's for you!
Joe
I'll take it up here mum, thanks
Joe walks out of the room,
int.corridor,next bedroom - day = Continuous
Unlike the bedroom before, Joe walks into a cleaner, civilized looking bedroom.
He picks up the phone.
Joe
Hello?
Danny
(trying to imitate ghost face)
What's your favorite scary movie?
Joe
What the hell? who is this?
Danny
How do you wanna die, Joe?
Joe
Danny? Danny? is that you? you homo?
Danny
(Breaking his voice from laughter)
No, it's not.. oh shit..Alright?
Joe
Yep yep, almost done packing,you?
Danny
I'm going by Jon's house,
Joe
Oh alright, meet you guys by the park? got the booze right?
Danny
Don't worry about that, We'll see ya later then.
Joe takes the photograph out of the frame and puts it in his bag. followed by a knife.
ext.park - dusk
The sun clears low, clouds starts to pile, seems like the sky's about to cry..
Jon and Danny walks side by side on the pavement, bags on their back and camping equipment.
Joe walks by himself, on the other side of the pavement.
the 2 parties, meet at the entrance of the park, and exchange pleasantries.
ext.park, campsite - dark
Sounds from the burning fire are heard, heaps of leaves from the distance starts to swirl and crackle as Joe, Jon and Danny sits around the Campfire exchanging stories
Danny
(Continuing a story)
Yeah, I remember that one.
Jon
Right? *laughs* that was like a year ago, right?
Danny
Yeah..
Danny glares at Joe, Joe looks out of place, not at the moment, he seems preoccupied.
Danny
Joe, you ok?
Joe, just stares blankly at the campfire
Jon
Joe?...JOE!
Joe tilts his head sideways,
Joe
Yeah, I'm fine.
He stands up.
Joe
I'm gonna g-get more wood for the fire.
Danny
we'll go with you.
Joe
Nah, nag I got it.
Joe walks off
Jon
Oh yeah, when's Emma getting here?
Danny
I don't know... I'm not really sure that's a good Idea to be honest.
Jon
But he invited her, he's trying to-
Danny
be the bigger person? If I didn't know better I'd say he's gonna kill us.
Jon chuckles
ext.deep in the woods - night
Joe, still a bit preoccupied, not knowingly he walks deep in the woods.
He sees a piece of wood on the ground, he kneels to pick it up,
Joe
(sinister)
That's a good size
He scans it thoroughly.
EXT.PARK, CAMPSITE - DARK
Jon and Danny's getting anxious because Joe still hasn't returned.
Jon
Where the hell is he?!
Danny
He must've gotten lost or something, or a wolf..
Jon
Yeah...a wolf..
Danny
Seriously though, should we go look for him?
Jon
I'll go, you wait here, is emma still coming?
Danny
Yeah, I think so.
Jon stands up, putting his backpack on.
Danny
Give me a call when you find him?
Jon takes his phone out,
Jon
I'm drained.
Danny
Oh crap..I'll be here anyway.
Jon walks on.
Leaving Danny all alone.
Danny takes his phone out, he calls emma
Danny
Hello?
Emma
Alright Dan, where are you guys?
Danny
Why where are you?
Reveal Emma, carrying a folded tent
Emma
I'm by the woods,
Scratchings are heard by the campsite,
Medium close-up on a piece of wood being held by an unknown person, the person wears a black robe, like the one that Ghostface wears in the Screams.
Danny
Well wait there, I'm gonna come get ya.
Danny goes in the tent.
Out of the blue, The person goes inside the tent, and through the shadow from the tent, Danny's Fate is revealed.
Danny is hit repeatedly by a wooden branch, blood splatters on the tent, by and on the fire.
EXT.DEEP IN THE WOODS - NIGHT
Jon walks through the woods, dodging obstacles that comes his way, he uses a flashlight to see clearly, but all of a suddenly it starts turning off, running out of battery.
Jon
Oh fuck.
Jon keeps on walking, he bumps onto a person, the "unknown" person,
Jon
What the fu-
Jon gets stabbed on the forehead.
He slowly falls to the ground.
EXT.by the woods - night
Emma walks slowly around the trees waiting for Danny to pick her up, The winds starts picking up, she's starts getting scared, some scratchings and ruffles are heard, then:
Joe comes out of nowhere, carrying a wholesome of logs.
Emma
(Awkward)
Hi
Joe
(Awkward)
Hi. Wha-what are you doing here?
Emma
You invited me remember..
Joe
No, not that, what are you doing HERE.
Emma
Oh, Danny called about 10-15 minutes ago said he was gonna come get me.
Joe
Oh he probably got lost, Well I did.
Emma gives off a tiny chuckle.
Joe
Well we better look for camp.
Emma
Ok
EXT.PARK, CAMPSITE - DARK
The fire rattles on profusely as blood flows through and around the fire.
Emma and Joe walks up to the camp, not paying attention to the fire.
Emma walks straight to Danny's Tent.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
A Shriek filled with terror and mortify, coming out of Emma's mouth.
Joe drops the logs and goes to Emma's Aid.
Joe
What?
Joe sees Danny's Body
Joe
What the Fuck..
Emma hugs onto Joe
Joe
Call 999!
Emma takes her phone out
Emma
I'm out of battery!
She throws her phone to the ground,
Emma notices a bloodstain on Joe'e shirt
Emma pushes back slowly, trying not to raise suspicion.
she looks at Joe with great terror.
Joe
What?
Joe looks at his shirt
Emma starts walking back
Joe
What the fuck, where-
Joe looks at the logs and sees that on of the logs was stained with blood.
Joe
(confused)
I didn't-i didn't..what the fu-
Joe falls on his knees crying,
Joe
(tears in his eyes)
I didn't do it.
Emma keeps creeping backwards away from Joe.
Joe reaches his arms forward, trying to get her to believe him.
Out of nowhere the "unknown" person hugs Emma and shoves her to the ground.
Joe
Emma!
Emma
Joe!
The unknown person presses a knife on the back of her neck.
Joe
Whoever you are...please don't!
Unknown
(in a screechy voice)
Why? Do you love this girl?
Joe
I did..but please..
Unknown
So you're saying that she was your past?
Joe
Yes!, uhm NO!
Unknown
What IS IT?!
Joe
I don't know...please don't..
the unknown person, takes the hood of his robe off,
revealing Joe's mum.
Joe
(Confused,stricken)
Mum...
Mum
Yeah, This Bitch Hurt you, she tore your heart apart..her and that bastard danny.
Joe
Mum..
Mum
(Maniacal)
Listen to me Joe, no one hurts the people I love, especially my little boy!No one! No one! NO ONE!
Joe
Mum ! Don't! Please!
Mum
Why should I let this bitch Live?
Emma cries
Emma
(Crying)
Please, I'm sorry, So so sorry
Mum
Too late you little slut.
Mum slits Emma's through, blood drips out of her neck, still holding emma's hair
Joe Falls to his knees...shocked..stricken...mortified.
He stands right back up, walking up to mum.
Joe
(looking her in the eyes)
Mum, thank you..
Joe takes the knife off of Mum and hugs her.
Joe
But this hurts more than what they did.. and this is about to hurt even more..
Joe stabs mum in the sternum..
Mum gags off blood.
Joe hugs onto his mum's lifeless body, crying..screaming.. Camera slowly stows away from them...
The End.
Clothes are scattered on the floor, shoes swayed around the room...
Shot of the floor, revealing the owner of the room, Joe an avid camper by choice, energetic, clever and somewhat funny.
His left hand shaking uncontrollably as he packs his bag, some sort of compulsion or something else..
He looks around his room, he focuses on a framed photograph, of himself and a girl...the 2 looks happy on the photograph. - Slow zoom on the photograph,
accompanied by flashback-esque inaudible dialogue,almost ghostly, - "You never took care of me!" "it's always about you isn't it?"
with a deep low dark music..and low wind ambiance..
he picks up the framed photograph
suddenly, a woman, comes walks into the room,his mother.
Mum
Joe, this place is a dump...
(she notices that joe's looking at the photo)
*sighs* You gotta let it go sometime..it's not worth it.
Joe puts the frame on his bed, and turns around, the sad expression on his face still seen, through the happier face that he's trying to mask himself.
Joe
(Trying to smile)
It's hard to let go sometimes...
Mum walks to joe and hugs him.
Mum
I know baby..
mum gives him a little kiss on the head.
Joe
Well, I better continue packing.
Mum
(standing up)
Ok..clear up before you go.
Joe
Ok.
Mum leaves the room,leaving joe alone as he packs his bags.
He picks up the frame with his right hand..and takes another look at the photo, his left hand starts going on spasm. A clear link between what's in the photo and his hand.
BRIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGG BBBBBBBBBRRRRRIIIIIIIINGGGGGG.
CLANG CLASH..Sounds like the phone was dropped.
Mum
(from downstairs)
Joe it's for you!
Joe
I'll take it up here mum, thanks
Joe walks out of the room,
int.corridor,next bedroom - day = Continuous
Unlike the bedroom before, Joe walks into a cleaner, civilized looking bedroom.
He picks up the phone.
Joe
Hello?
Danny
(trying to imitate ghost face)
What's your favorite scary movie?
Joe
What the hell? who is this?
Danny
How do you wanna die, Joe?
Joe
Danny? Danny? is that you? you homo?
Danny
(Breaking his voice from laughter)
No, it's not.. oh shit..Alright?
Joe
Yep yep, almost done packing,you?
Danny
I'm going by Jon's house,
Joe
Oh alright, meet you guys by the park? got the booze right?
Danny
Don't worry about that, We'll see ya later then.
Joe takes the photograph out of the frame and puts it in his bag. followed by a knife.
ext.park - dusk
The sun clears low, clouds starts to pile, seems like the sky's about to cry..
Jon and Danny walks side by side on the pavement, bags on their back and camping equipment.
Joe walks by himself, on the other side of the pavement.
the 2 parties, meet at the entrance of the park, and exchange pleasantries.
ext.park, campsite - dark
Sounds from the burning fire are heard, heaps of leaves from the distance starts to swirl and crackle as Joe, Jon and Danny sits around the Campfire exchanging stories
Danny
(Continuing a story)
Yeah, I remember that one.
Jon
Right? *laughs* that was like a year ago, right?
Danny
Yeah..
Danny glares at Joe, Joe looks out of place, not at the moment, he seems preoccupied.
Danny
Joe, you ok?
Joe, just stares blankly at the campfire
Jon
Joe?...JOE!
Joe tilts his head sideways,
Joe
Yeah, I'm fine.
He stands up.
Joe
I'm gonna g-get more wood for the fire.
Danny
we'll go with you.
Joe
Nah, nag I got it.
Joe walks off
Jon
Oh yeah, when's Emma getting here?
Danny
I don't know... I'm not really sure that's a good Idea to be honest.
Jon
But he invited her, he's trying to-
Danny
be the bigger person? If I didn't know better I'd say he's gonna kill us.
Jon chuckles
ext.deep in the woods - night
Joe, still a bit preoccupied, not knowingly he walks deep in the woods.
He sees a piece of wood on the ground, he kneels to pick it up,
Joe
(sinister)
That's a good size
He scans it thoroughly.
EXT.PARK, CAMPSITE - DARK
Jon and Danny's getting anxious because Joe still hasn't returned.
Jon
Where the hell is he?!
Danny
He must've gotten lost or something, or a wolf..
Jon
Yeah...a wolf..
Danny
Seriously though, should we go look for him?
Jon
I'll go, you wait here, is emma still coming?
Danny
Yeah, I think so.
Jon stands up, putting his backpack on.
Danny
Give me a call when you find him?
Jon takes his phone out,
Jon
I'm drained.
Danny
Oh crap..I'll be here anyway.
Jon walks on.
Leaving Danny all alone.
Danny takes his phone out, he calls emma
Danny
Hello?
Emma
Alright Dan, where are you guys?
Danny
Why where are you?
Reveal Emma, carrying a folded tent
Emma
I'm by the woods,
Scratchings are heard by the campsite,
Medium close-up on a piece of wood being held by an unknown person, the person wears a black robe, like the one that Ghostface wears in the Screams.
Danny
Well wait there, I'm gonna come get ya.
Danny goes in the tent.
Out of the blue, The person goes inside the tent, and through the shadow from the tent, Danny's Fate is revealed.
Danny is hit repeatedly by a wooden branch, blood splatters on the tent, by and on the fire.
EXT.DEEP IN THE WOODS - NIGHT
Jon walks through the woods, dodging obstacles that comes his way, he uses a flashlight to see clearly, but all of a suddenly it starts turning off, running out of battery.
Jon
Oh fuck.
Jon keeps on walking, he bumps onto a person, the "unknown" person,
Jon
What the fu-
Jon gets stabbed on the forehead.
He slowly falls to the ground.
EXT.by the woods - night
Emma walks slowly around the trees waiting for Danny to pick her up, The winds starts picking up, she's starts getting scared, some scratchings and ruffles are heard, then:
Joe comes out of nowhere, carrying a wholesome of logs.
Emma
(Awkward)
Hi
Joe
(Awkward)
Hi. Wha-what are you doing here?
Emma
You invited me remember..
Joe
No, not that, what are you doing HERE.
Emma
Oh, Danny called about 10-15 minutes ago said he was gonna come get me.
Joe
Oh he probably got lost, Well I did.
Emma gives off a tiny chuckle.
Joe
Well we better look for camp.
Emma
Ok
EXT.PARK, CAMPSITE - DARK
The fire rattles on profusely as blood flows through and around the fire.
Emma and Joe walks up to the camp, not paying attention to the fire.
Emma walks straight to Danny's Tent.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
A Shriek filled with terror and mortify, coming out of Emma's mouth.
Joe drops the logs and goes to Emma's Aid.
Joe
What?
Joe sees Danny's Body
Joe
What the Fuck..
Emma hugs onto Joe
Joe
Call 999!
Emma takes her phone out
Emma
I'm out of battery!
She throws her phone to the ground,
Emma notices a bloodstain on Joe'e shirt
Emma pushes back slowly, trying not to raise suspicion.
she looks at Joe with great terror.
Joe
What?
Joe looks at his shirt
Emma starts walking back
Joe
What the fuck, where-
Joe looks at the logs and sees that on of the logs was stained with blood.
Joe
(confused)
I didn't-i didn't..what the fu-
Joe falls on his knees crying,
Joe
(tears in his eyes)
I didn't do it.
Emma keeps creeping backwards away from Joe.
Joe reaches his arms forward, trying to get her to believe him.
Out of nowhere the "unknown" person hugs Emma and shoves her to the ground.
Joe
Emma!
Emma
Joe!
The unknown person presses a knife on the back of her neck.
Joe
Whoever you are...please don't!
Unknown
(in a screechy voice)
Why? Do you love this girl?
Joe
I did..but please..
Unknown
So you're saying that she was your past?
Joe
Yes!, uhm NO!
Unknown
What IS IT?!
Joe
I don't know...please don't..
the unknown person, takes the hood of his robe off,
revealing Joe's mum.
Joe
(Confused,stricken)
Mum...
Mum
Yeah, This Bitch Hurt you, she tore your heart apart..her and that bastard danny.
Joe
Mum..
Mum
(Maniacal)
Listen to me Joe, no one hurts the people I love, especially my little boy!No one! No one! NO ONE!
Joe
Mum ! Don't! Please!
Mum
Why should I let this bitch Live?
Emma cries
Emma
(Crying)
Please, I'm sorry, So so sorry
Mum
Too late you little slut.
Mum slits Emma's through, blood drips out of her neck, still holding emma's hair
Joe Falls to his knees...shocked..stricken...mortified.
He stands right back up, walking up to mum.
Joe
(looking her in the eyes)
Mum, thank you..
Joe takes the knife off of Mum and hugs her.
Joe
But this hurts more than what they did.. and this is about to hurt even more..
Joe stabs mum in the sternum..
Mum gags off blood.
Joe hugs onto his mum's lifeless body, crying..screaming.. Camera slowly stows away from them...
The End.
Monday, 7 November 2011
Casting
For our short film, wer decided to look for more professional acting than just some mates from school and so that the characters emotions and feelings were portrayed clearly in our short film we decided to look for actors that had some experience which we did by advertising on the website http://www.starnow.co.uk where different actors of all ages advertise there abilities and experiences for people like us looking for actors to be in films for them. We had a great response from this having thirty five actors and actresses just in the first day and decided to hold auditions so that we were able to see the acting abilities of the different actors and actresses and then finally decide who got what part. This was our poster we advertise:
Unfortunately after two days we got an email (shown below) saying are listing was unable to get approved but this did not stop us from getting in touch with the actors and actresses by email and phone and so the auditions went along.
Unfortunately after two days we got an email (shown below) saying are listing was unable to get approved but this did not stop us from getting in touch with the actors and actresses by email and phone and so the auditions went along.
Textual analyse on Within Temptation
I chose to analyse ‘Within Temptation – Sinéad’ a short film I found on Youtube, Even though the short film doesn’t show who directed or was casted in Sinéad, we know the production company that made this short film happen, ‘Within Temptation’. In this film the genre is a thriller as in the beginning we begin at the end with a woman shooting an elderly man and a narrator, narrating over the top of all this, making the viewers wonder what has happened. The whole film is shot in black and white, which helps the audience believe that this has already happened. This is stereotypical of a thriller as it gives the audience two Hermeneutic codes as the first question is why did she shoot him and then at the end of the film there’s another question which leaves the audience wanting more as this old woman comes to a dead body in a room, touches it and every thing begins to shake violently and starts moving towards the dead body then the dead body gets up and walks out.
This is typical for a thriller as after one question is answered there’s another which the viewers are confronted with nearly right after the first question is answered, there is also something supernatural in this short film as a dead woman comes back alive.
The film was about an Irish woman who has been kicked out of her family as she has a problem of either drinking or with drugs (this motive is unclear), so she steals from her family for money to buy these things, she also had to abandon her little daughter with her father as she couldn’t take care of her. At the beginning we don’t know why we see her shooting her father but after the third minute we find out why, the narrator is the woman who shot her father, which also indicates to the viewers that this has happened in the past. After three years, since she shot her father, we are told that she was murdered, and we see a birds eye view of her body laying dead on a metal table, we then see this old woman in a wheelchair, the audience don’t see her face making it more mysterious but we do see her going up to the dead woman, she grabs the dead women’s leg, instantly the room starts to shake and the old woman suddenly vanishes, then the woman who had died gets up and leaves the room. There was no answer to why this old woman came and resurrected the dead woman, which leaves the audience wanting more.
The director uses a wide range of shots as at the beginning we have a close up on a gun falling to the floor with the camera following it to the floor next to the woman’s feet. There are shot reverse shot when the woman is having conversation with her dad, the director used tracking shots to follow the bullets hitting her father. When we see the room shake when the woman is dead, the director uses a bird’s eye view to show all the objects in the room shake and move slowly towards the dead body. The mise-en-scene is well thought out, as the people look middle class and in the infirmary looks believable as there are metal tables, equipment and there’s a dead body under a cloth, which makes us, believe it is the infirmary. The lighting is very dark and mysterious. The director didn’t use many special effect, the only effects are used to slow motion the bullets and showing the objects shaking and moving.
In all I think this short film is pretty good as the storyline is good but leaves too many questions for the audience to figure out, the mise-en-scene makes every thing look believable, the black and white mood makes every thing seem like its in the past and the narrator helps bring that to the audience.
This is typical for a thriller as after one question is answered there’s another which the viewers are confronted with nearly right after the first question is answered, there is also something supernatural in this short film as a dead woman comes back alive.
The film was about an Irish woman who has been kicked out of her family as she has a problem of either drinking or with drugs (this motive is unclear), so she steals from her family for money to buy these things, she also had to abandon her little daughter with her father as she couldn’t take care of her. At the beginning we don’t know why we see her shooting her father but after the third minute we find out why, the narrator is the woman who shot her father, which also indicates to the viewers that this has happened in the past. After three years, since she shot her father, we are told that she was murdered, and we see a birds eye view of her body laying dead on a metal table, we then see this old woman in a wheelchair, the audience don’t see her face making it more mysterious but we do see her going up to the dead woman, she grabs the dead women’s leg, instantly the room starts to shake and the old woman suddenly vanishes, then the woman who had died gets up and leaves the room. There was no answer to why this old woman came and resurrected the dead woman, which leaves the audience wanting more.
The director uses a wide range of shots as at the beginning we have a close up on a gun falling to the floor with the camera following it to the floor next to the woman’s feet. There are shot reverse shot when the woman is having conversation with her dad, the director used tracking shots to follow the bullets hitting her father. When we see the room shake when the woman is dead, the director uses a bird’s eye view to show all the objects in the room shake and move slowly towards the dead body. The mise-en-scene is well thought out, as the people look middle class and in the infirmary looks believable as there are metal tables, equipment and there’s a dead body under a cloth, which makes us, believe it is the infirmary. The lighting is very dark and mysterious. The director didn’t use many special effect, the only effects are used to slow motion the bullets and showing the objects shaking and moving.
In all I think this short film is pretty good as the storyline is good but leaves too many questions for the audience to figure out, the mise-en-scene makes every thing look believable, the black and white mood makes every thing seem like its in the past and the narrator helps bring that to the audience.
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