The Young Girl
We have collectively decided to name the girl starring in the opening Lily, this is due to the femininity and delicacy of the name. It is a very english name which also means a type of flower. It is thought to represent purity and beauty. This means that the audience will automatically warm up to the name and not feel threatened. Although in the beginning she is trapped by a man it is important that we show her intelligence and bravery which will automatically go against stereotypes of a dominating men as she outsmarts him.
Older Man
We want to call this character of the older man Mark. Mark is a very masculine name originating from both England and Russia. It is a very ordinary and normal name which does not attract much attention. This represents the man in all and his personality.
EB
Tuesday, 8 December 2015
Location: Woods
Woods
In the beginning of the opening we are planning to have a fast pace scene set in the woods, this occurs in many films which creates a fast pace, thrilling start to a scene. The scene should be set in the dark making it seem like it is very late creating a mystery as some shapes and figures are not fully seen by the audience. Due to this being set in December and January the sun goes down at around five which is very help as we can shoot it as soon as it gets dark. These next screenshots are ones from films and give off the same camera shots and feeling that we are aiming for:
The woods where we want to shoot are in Dulwich park, it is a public park making it easy to shoot in and has various different clusters of trees around it. Here are some images of it in the day time:
EB
In the beginning of the opening we are planning to have a fast pace scene set in the woods, this occurs in many films which creates a fast pace, thrilling start to a scene. The scene should be set in the dark making it seem like it is very late creating a mystery as some shapes and figures are not fully seen by the audience. Due to this being set in December and January the sun goes down at around five which is very help as we can shoot it as soon as it gets dark. These next screenshots are ones from films and give off the same camera shots and feeling that we are aiming for:
The woods where we want to shoot are in Dulwich park, it is a public park making it easy to shoot in and has various different clusters of trees around it. Here are some images of it in the day time:
EB
Location: Kitchen/TV room
Downstairs of the house
Following the modern theme of the bedroom we are thinking of using a 'regular' modern day house creating a normality to the scene. The whole idea to the opening of this film is to make the audience feel like it could be based on a true story or that it is a plausible tale. This also makes it a lot easier for us to film as we can use one of our own houses as we film the man downstairs completing domestic chores and watching television.
This setting would be the most ideal place to shoot in although I am still debating whether it would look very out of place in the scene due to it being very graphic. There is also a lot of contrast from light to dark in areas.
EB
Following the modern theme of the bedroom we are thinking of using a 'regular' modern day house creating a normality to the scene. The whole idea to the opening of this film is to make the audience feel like it could be based on a true story or that it is a plausible tale. This also makes it a lot easier for us to film as we can use one of our own houses as we film the man downstairs completing domestic chores and watching television.
This setting would be the most ideal place to shoot in although I am still debating whether it would look very out of place in the scene due to it being very graphic. There is also a lot of contrast from light to dark in areas.
EB
Location: Girls room
There are three main locations in the opening scene that we are creating, these are three plans and ideas for each of them:
Girls Room
Due to the idea of the opening that we want to create, I am picturing the teenage girl in a very modern stereotypical, young, childish style room. Making the room resemble a child's room of today makes the rest of what is going to happen a lot more realistic and therefore more thrilling. The photos above is my interpretation of a young girls room of around 12 years old. The idea of having an older girl aged around 17 placed in a room which resembles a young girl will immediately look out of place and suspicious. This is the type of effect that I am trying to portray. It should slightly unsettle the audience and create questions. A lot of the bedrooms I looked at it is mainly pink with toys and posters on the walls.
As we do not have access to this style of room we are discussing if we could transform a bedroom temporarily to accomplish this look. This would include posters being stuck on the walls, pink accessories, a diary, and different subtle additions to the room. This means that we can have an establishing shot as the camera pans around the children room creating an eery environment. This effect is fairly easy to establish due to the audience taking in other horror and thriller films shooting in a child's bedrooms, this means that they will automatically anticipate something to happen. The following shots are from different films using similar ideas:
This first screenshot is from a horror film called 'Women in black' and is taken in a young girls room just before they are made to commit suicide. Although the set does not resemble the bedrooms above, it shows similar ideas but is set much earlier in time.
This is from a film called 'Ouija', again it is a fairly scary film which is about a young girl reaching out to spirits, a lot of the beginning of the movie is set in her bedroom where she first finds the board etc. The room is of an older girl but still gives off a very innocent characteristic which contrasts to the film making it eery.
This is a young girls room which stars in 'Annabelle' which is a horror film, this room is made to resemble a nursery room and is where the doll, and main features of the film are located.
I have only given three examples but this idea of using a child's room to create a sinister ambience due the fact that it is meant to be a safe and innocent room as it is where your child is at its most vulnerable state. Using this knowledge which the audience have prior to watching the opening of this film it means that we are able to suggest that something is wrong without spelling it out leaving a slight mystery to the scene.
EB
Girls Room
Due to the idea of the opening that we want to create, I am picturing the teenage girl in a very modern stereotypical, young, childish style room. Making the room resemble a child's room of today makes the rest of what is going to happen a lot more realistic and therefore more thrilling. The photos above is my interpretation of a young girls room of around 12 years old. The idea of having an older girl aged around 17 placed in a room which resembles a young girl will immediately look out of place and suspicious. This is the type of effect that I am trying to portray. It should slightly unsettle the audience and create questions. A lot of the bedrooms I looked at it is mainly pink with toys and posters on the walls.
As we do not have access to this style of room we are discussing if we could transform a bedroom temporarily to accomplish this look. This would include posters being stuck on the walls, pink accessories, a diary, and different subtle additions to the room. This means that we can have an establishing shot as the camera pans around the children room creating an eery environment. This effect is fairly easy to establish due to the audience taking in other horror and thriller films shooting in a child's bedrooms, this means that they will automatically anticipate something to happen. The following shots are from different films using similar ideas:
This first screenshot is from a horror film called 'Women in black' and is taken in a young girls room just before they are made to commit suicide. Although the set does not resemble the bedrooms above, it shows similar ideas but is set much earlier in time.
This is from a film called 'Ouija', again it is a fairly scary film which is about a young girl reaching out to spirits, a lot of the beginning of the movie is set in her bedroom where she first finds the board etc. The room is of an older girl but still gives off a very innocent characteristic which contrasts to the film making it eery.
This is a young girls room which stars in 'Annabelle' which is a horror film, this room is made to resemble a nursery room and is where the doll, and main features of the film are located.
I have only given three examples but this idea of using a child's room to create a sinister ambience due the fact that it is meant to be a safe and innocent room as it is where your child is at its most vulnerable state. Using this knowledge which the audience have prior to watching the opening of this film it means that we are able to suggest that something is wrong without spelling it out leaving a slight mystery to the scene.
EB
Sunday, 6 December 2015
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
International Film Festivals
Sundance Film Festival
(park city)
- most important film festival in the US
- takes place every January
- 2010, introduced a new non-competitive showcase section for ones with micro-budget ('NEXT')
- out of more that 3,700 submissions, 120 are eventually shown at the festival
Toronto International Film Festival
(Toronto, Canada)
- 'charitable cultural organisation'
- sponsored by:
Bell
Visa
L'oreal
Royal Bank
- 40th anniversary
- runs from December not January
South By Southwest
(Austin, Texas, US)
- this is used as the 'post sun dance crowd of films'
- independent western US spirit
- this takes place in Maron for five days starting on the 15th for music
- film usually starts on the 11th of March till the 19th, so lasts much longer than the other events
- sponsors include:
ensurance
monsters
mazda
mcdonalds
International Documentary Festival Amsterdam
(The Netherlands)
- this festival usually takes place every year in November
- sponsors include:
oxfam
devolkskrant
vpro
fonds21
- this festival usually focuses on documentaries (international and creative)
IDFA Bertha Fund
Venice Film Festival
(Italy)
- founded in 1932
- in 2015 it showed 100 films
- there are usually 2 awards given:
golden icon
silver icon
- this festival includes separate events:
Art Exhibition
Contemporary Music
Theatre Festival
Architecture Exhibition
Contemporary Dance
International Kids Carnival
Annual Venice Film Festival
(park city)
- most important film festival in the US
- takes place every January
- 2010, introduced a new non-competitive showcase section for ones with micro-budget ('NEXT')
- out of more that 3,700 submissions, 120 are eventually shown at the festival
Toronto International Film Festival
(Toronto, Canada)
- 'charitable cultural organisation'
- sponsored by:
Bell
Visa
L'oreal
Royal Bank
- 40th anniversary
- runs from December not January
South By Southwest
(Austin, Texas, US)
- this is used as the 'post sun dance crowd of films'
- independent western US spirit
- this takes place in Maron for five days starting on the 15th for music
- film usually starts on the 11th of March till the 19th, so lasts much longer than the other events
- sponsors include:
ensurance
monsters
mazda
mcdonalds
International Documentary Festival Amsterdam
(The Netherlands)
- this festival usually takes place every year in November
- sponsors include:
oxfam
devolkskrant
vpro
fonds21
- this festival usually focuses on documentaries (international and creative)
IDFA Bertha Fund
Venice Film Festival
(Italy)
- founded in 1932
- in 2015 it showed 100 films
- there are usually 2 awards given:
golden icon
silver icon
- this festival includes separate events:
Art Exhibition
Contemporary Music
Theatre Festival
Architecture Exhibition
Contemporary Dance
International Kids Carnival
Annual Venice Film Festival
Friday, 13 November 2015
Lionsgate
Lionsgate is a Canadian-American entertainment company. A lot of the films they distribute are from other companies such as Trimark Pictures and Vestron Pictures. The ownership of certain things depend on licenses which come with it. This company also ventures into television, record labels and video gaming. This means that each sector is able to help the rest. For example, with a film coming out they would usually produce a videogame afterwards if this film was successful.
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