Evaluation Question Seven

Evaluation Question Six

Evaluation Question Five

Evaluation Question Four

Evaluation Question Three

Evaluation Question Two

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Evaluation Question One

Evaluation Summary

Description of opening sequence:
A group of friends go to stay at a log cabin in the middle of nowhere to have a sleepover. They are chatting and eating around a fire and one of the friends goes outside to call her mum. Soon after the group inside hear chopping noises. The remaining two friends  look at each other in horror and go to peer outside the door to investigate. One girl’s leg gets grabbed and she is pulled away. One of the friends tries to pull her back inside but fails.

Cast:

Isabella Farnell- Lewis = Izzy

Emilie Adib = Emilie

Lucie Dodd = Lucie

Manhal Rayees = Killer/ stalker

Crew:

Rosie King = Director, producer and main editor. 

Libby Nicholls = Assistant director, producer and editor. 

Manhal Rayees = Actor and assister producer.

Filming Location: 

Betchworth Fort Park, Box Hill, Tadworth. 

Filming Dates: 

26/1/13 First day of filming

8/2/13 Second day of filming

Final Opening Sequence Video

Opening Sequence is finished!

After added our soundtrack and exporting the whole sequence it is finally complete! We are really happy with the finished product and pleased with the way the sound is low key however effective.

Creating the soundtrack

In a lesson I had previously started to download some free sound loops to use in our soundtrack, which was helpful as I didn't find a lot I liked on garage band. In todays lesson I created the soundtrack and tried to show the contrast between the points of view; for example we used dark sound when it was the killers point of view to show he was deadly, but from the point of views of the girls we used light cheerful sound to show their innocence to the situation. Overall I are very happy with the way the soundtrack was finished and I feel it suits the genre well.

Using LiveType for titles

In today's lesson Libby and I began to plan the art of the titles for our sequence. We decided that we wanted to use two separate fonts, a typewriter style for the explanation, so it looks like military and planning E.G Date: 4/1/13 Time: 5.11pm Location: Betchworth Coordinates: 51.239566, -0.276031
We will also use a simple, neat font for the additional titles which will include our production company, our roles and our actresses names.

Colour correcting during editing

Progress update

Editing

I have now renamed all the footage on Final Cut and know which parts I will be using. I have formulated a plan of which order the footage is going to go in and have numbered the clips accordingly.
My next action will be to put the clips in this order and start to edit the clips at the specific place so that it flows.

Editing

Due to the loss of editing footage due to the school Macs being stolen, I have had to start again from fresh with all the editing. In todays lesson I had Final Cut installed to my Macbook Pro, therefore I am now able to re-start editing again. So far I have re-named all the original clips, as well as the re-shoot clips. I am now beginning to order the clips and will then start editing them properly and in detail. Throughout this, I will also be considering the type of sound or music that I will use.

Re-shoot 8/2/13 evaluation

On 8/2/13 we re-shot a couple of scenes that we were unhappy with, for example the conversation between Emilie and Izzy and the establishing shot. We also added in some extra scenes to establish the location and killer more. The filming went very well and we got everything done very quickly and efficiently, more so than last time as we were more organised and focused. Overall we have some very good footage and will be able to place it well with our original edit.

First showcase of rough cut

In todays lesson we showcased our rough cut of our opening sequence. Each other group in the class assessed our work and made commnets on what was going well so far, what could be inproved and what needs to be added/removed.

Positive feedback:
-The setting is very effective and good for the genre.
-Quility of the filming is very good.
-Good match on action.
-Clear narrative.
-POV shot very good.
-Framing is excellent.
-Good sequence idea.

Consturctive critisism: 
-Some parts seem slightly rushed (E.G editing at the end of the sequence)
-Some cuts obvious
-Actors break the 4th wall as they look at the camera occationally.
-Needs a clearer establishing shot.
-Need to edit out the laugher on one of the shots.

We have taken on board the constructive critisism and have already identified these faults ourself. Obviously we had no finished editing when we showcased it therefore some of the critisisms like the laugher will be cut out once the editing it completed. On Friday 8th we will be refilming some of the scenes which for example, break the 4th wall and well as the establishing shot.

Risk assessment form- re-shoot

Risk Assessment Form- Production

Name of production: The Resistance

Group production details: SunRayMedia- Rosie King, Libby Nicholls, Michael Pilcher, Manhal Rayees

Filming day: day two

Hazards:	Risk (high, medium, low):	Controls:
-The log fire burning people, or wood falling out. -The axe -Using the axe	-Medium -Medium  -High	-Only let Rosie control the fire and put the metal grate up so that if firewood does fall out it won’t fall on people. -Keep the protective case on the axe so that if it is dropped it cannot hurt anyone. Only allow the person carrying the axe to have it at the point of filming, otherwise put in away so others cant handle it. -Axe is quite heavy and obviously dangerous so Rosie will be using it for that scene, as she knows to use to properly.

Call sheet for re-shoot

Call Sheet:

Shooting day no.: Day two

Date: 8/2/13

Scene:		Location:	Cast:		Shot number:
Establishing shot from POV of the killer walking to the cabin		Outside the cabin	Manhal		N/A- new addition
Close up of the killers feet walking towards cabin		Outside the cabin	Manhal		N/A- new addition
Izzy talking about going outside		Inside the cabin, sitting on the floor	Izzy		9
Izzy waling to the door from the POV of the killer outside		Outside the cabin looking in through the main window	Izzy Emilie Manhal		12
Mid- shot of Izzy coming round the corner of the cabin in the POV of the killer	Outside, to the back of the cabin		Manhal Izzy	N/A- new addition
Close-up of Izzy’s reaction to the killer	Outside, to the back of the cabin		Izzy Manhal	N/A- new addition
Close-up of axe chopping down into a piece of wood	Outside, to the back of the cabin		N/A	N/A- new addition

Re-shoot schedule

Re-shoot Schedule:            

Cam No/ Op:	Storyboard Shot number:	Shot description:	Shot: Yes No? :	Take Details:
	N/A – new addition N/A- new addition 9. 12. N/A- new addition N/A- new addition N/A- new addition	Establishing shot from the POV of the killer walking to the cabin. Close up of the killer’s feet walking towards the cabin. Re-filming Izzy talking about why she is going outside. Re-film Izzy walking to the door, from the POV of the killer through the window. Mid-shot of Izzy coming round the corner of the cabin in the POV of the killer Close- up of Izzy’s reaction to seeing the killer. Close up of the axe chopping down into a piece of wood.

Editing the opening sequence

Firstly, Libby and I uploaded all the footage we had taken on our day of filming into Final Cut Pro and began to re-name all the clips so that we could access them more easily. After this we then started to order to clips in what fitted the storyboard; however, as we started to put it together we re-ordered some of the clips slightly as we felt it fit better, and created a better narrative. For example instead of starting with the girls in the cabin talking, we used a behind the shoulder shot of the killer walking to the cabin and looking through the window to establish the location and set the premise for the sequence.
After we had finally put all the clips in the right order, we then made a list of all the things we wanted to re-shoot and also film and add into the sequence. For example we want to re-film to part were the character Izzy goes outside. We also want to add some more scenes from the perspective off the killer- so looking through others windows at the girls.

Bloopers and behind the scenes of filming

This is a short video just showing a few behind the scenes clips and bloopers that happened on the two days of filming.

Evaluation of filming

Filming checklists

Equipment:	Hired out:	Got on day of filming Yes/ No:
Camera	N/A	Yes
Tripod	Yes	Yes
Lens	N/A	Yes
Memory card	N/A	Yes
Battery	N/A	Yes
Lights	Yes	Yes
Light reflector	Yes	Yes

Prop:	Bought:	Got on day of filming yes/no:
Axe	Yes	Yes
Food (Pizza/crisps/dip/drinks)	Yes	Yes
Fire wood	Yes	Yes
Phones	Yes	Yes