Editing day 2 and 3

Editing Day 2 and 3

Over the course of these two sessions that I am completing for editing my final opening sequence, I have continued to order and crop them so they are the way that I want them, as I was editing the clips down I had come up with a few  noises that I had come up with that I thought would be a good idea for the sounds of the screams and interference. 
When it looks like Lois is holding the camera, I added an interference sound as it made the camera look as though it was old fashioned, and I think this gave the opening sequence of the film such a better effect. 
I wanted the sounds to have an eerie sound to show suspense, for example an old video recorder, I liked this type of non-diegetic sounds which I feel will sound really good in my opening sequence, I used the white noise which you normally see on old televisions this gave it a much spookier feel as it looked as though it was crackling and fuzzing. 

I then went on to edit the colour of the film, as I wanted it too look like it was in night vision therefore I had to change the colour of the screen to a green, I thought this turned out well as it made it look as if it was filmed at night which is what I wanted it to be like.

In My third editing session, I mad sure that the continuity of the shot colours were all looking the same and this then helped the audience to understand and know what is happening at what point. 
Finally, I started to add my titles in, adding Production, credits and the film title, I didn't want them to be all just at the end of the opening sequence so I decided that I would spread them over the whole opening sequence finishing with the title at the end. 

Editing Day 1

Editing Day 1

Today I uploaded my footage from my camera to the computers ready for editing, in final cut pro. I wasn't very worried about the quality of the shots as the camera I used has always given excellent footage as you can see that in my preliminary task, which makes it look professional and clear.

After I had uploaded my shots I then had to decide which ones I was going to use in the final product this took a while considering how many retakes I had taken. I then started to put the clips into final cut pro in there correct order for the film.

I felt I was confident with using the computer and editing features which I had done in previous filming, the next editing session, I will continue to edit the clips, cutting them down and ordering them in there correct places.

I also had a few ideas to make the filming of the opening sequence look more sinister and eerie, the transitions that I decided to use made the opening sequence look horrified. 

production schedule

This is my production schedule which will help me with my timing.

Storyboard

During the planning of my opening sequence, I decided that a storyboard would be the best method of planning my opening sequence. 

Below is my Storyboard.

Location decisions

The location that I have decided will be a house, I came to this conclusion because I feel it looks more realistic. For example when I looked at existing films such as paranormal activity and the conjuring they are filmed in a house to make it look more personal. The house I will be filming in is just an ordinary house, the main room that it’s being filmed in is the bedroom; this makes it seem natural and gives the audience a shock when something bad does happen.

The main room is a child’s bedroom, this already gives it that feel that something bad may happen because stereotypically in horror films the child is mainly the one that is the ‘monster’.

From a lot of my research into excisting horror films most of the key concepts are that they are filmed in paranormal/haunted houses. Thats why I feel that filming in a house gives it that extra scare factor that is needed.

The Locaiton was only set in one room, I felt that this made it seem more realistic due to the fact that it was a home camera filming where the main character was doing a volg. Its set only in her bedroom as that is where you would mainly do a vlog, so I felt by doing this it would make the whole film seem more real for the audience to watch.

Deciding on a title

Feedback from peers

I know how important it is to get a bit of feedback from my target audience and with that I decided to ask a couple of the audience to look at my storyboard and watch my opening sequence and to give me feedback on what they liked, how I can improve so I can then make adjustments to make It suit my audience more.

Overall it was positive feedback. They liked the way the camera looked as though it was filmed by them as a home camera and how the shaking of the camera happened when Lois ‘turned’ into a demon. However, they didn’t give me any negative feedback but gave me ways in which I could improve, they said that it would look good if I added some interference screens when the interference sound happens, I thought this was a good idea and would definitely try it out. Also they said that I could put a recording logo in the corner of the film, so it looked like it was being filmed on a home recorder.  

Distribution- Lionsgate

It is a Canadian American company that was formed in Vancouver, British Columbaria on the 3^rd July 1997.
 From the November 2013 it is the most commercially successful mini major film distribution company in North America. They are a film company that makes, produce and distributes horror film.

Some Films they've created including: The last exorcism, Asylum, the last house in the woods and the cabin in the woods.

Protagonist and antagonist representation

I've looked into protagonist types of characters and what there costumes were and why this was effective towards the audience. i focused on two thriller/horror genres to see what sort of clothing and connotations of these particular clothing's were used, i found that the characters outfits depend on what genre they are from.

Psychological Horror

I have noticed that the characters from these type of psychological films for example paranormal activity, they are all wearing fairly 'normal' everyday clothing. i think the reason for this is because it makes the film seem more realistic and makes the audience feel as though it could happen to them because it shows that they are wearing similar clothes as the audience.

The antagonist character in these types of films are usually seen as a evil figure such as the Sinister films. These characters generally wear quite dark, old fashioned this could suggest that they have a sense of evil in them.

The Final Girl

I have done some research into the final girl, the final girl shows innocence within their character and costumes, they show purity. The protagonist characters appearances are quite pure for example their make up is pale, rosy cheeks this connotes innocence, the reason for having hardly any make up on suggests that the audience can see clearly the girls facial expressions and emotions on her faces.

Fonts

Fonts

Font 1: I liked the use of this font as it was thin, but dark, I think it looked very constant and worked well with the film’s opening sequence. It was all capitals and I felt that it gave it that extra kick to seem quite spooky, this was one of my favourites.

Font 2: This one was a bit older fashioned as it looked like an old type writer, I thought this was quite a nice font as it gave a quirky look, adding a bit of crime.

Font 3: This font is good because it is a contrast between the colours, it gives a dull mood and makes it seem more sinister and I also think this would work well in my opening sequence.