Change Of Plan

After editing and reviewing our main task footage we have decided that our plot, and the material that we have already captured, is too confusing and hard to keep track of what is happening in the film. We had let a few people watch and criticise what we had so far, their response being that our overall layout did not make sense, due to details such as "whose house is it" and "why is she there" not being as clear as it should have been.

Because of these reasons, we also think that it would be reasonable for us to change our previous story line since we would already have experienced issues and so know what we need to do to improve, make it run smoother and how to have a more professional ending. From this feedback, we have decided to take the sections of the plot that we do like and think can work, such as running, and will try to incorporate them into a new story board.

Some of the things that we WILL keep include;

• Characters background information
• The character 
• Possibly some previous footage
• Setting (house)
• Possibly costume

We feel that this change in plan will benefit our final product even though we will have a lot of work to do in a short space of time. We will be left with less editing time and will have to update our blogs a considerable amount, but this does not worry us since we are all committed and will do plenty in our own time.

Overall, we have decided to keep all of our old post preparations to our previous task on our blogs as it will show evidence that we have thought thoroughly about what we have produced, but it also shows the errors we have made and what we have done to improve this.

AS Media RANK Behind The Scenes

Filming Timetable - 26th January

Filming Timetable - 26th January

11:00: Arrive at set (Klodianas house) so that we are able to have a head start to prepare for filming.

11:10: Roughly run through draft of each scene.

11:30: Prepare character with outfit and makeup.

12:00: Begin to film the outside scenes,giving time later in the day if re-filming is needed so that lighting does not change too much.

13:00: Start inside filming.

14:00: Lunch break (approximately 30 minutes).

14:30: Film running scene.

15:00: Review footage.

15:20: Re-film scenes that we are not happy with.

16:00: Film extra scenes.

16:30: Review footage and decide upon what we will be filming next time round.

16:45: Pack away equipment, change into normal clothes and leave.

Actor Details

For our main task actor, we have chose a member of our group. The main reasons for this is that she fits into the character we are trying to portray: The correct age as our target audience, so can be easy to relate to: 'Dip dyed; hair, etc. and we know that she is easily accessible for filming purposes. 

Character Details

The character that our actor (Rosaline) will be playing, Anna Smith, is a young adult who has not long escaped from a mental institute and has an assumption that she is being followed. Because of this intense plot, the character will be shown to still have the side effects that accompany the drug, Hallucinogen. She becomes more venerable in the 'outside world' and worse throughout the process of finding her 'safe' place.

Anna's past life was quite successful, succeeding in school and had the possibility to have a positive future ahead. This all changed for her the day her parents was the victims of a severe car accident and passed. Whilst trying to deal with her loss, Anna was forced to move in with her aunt, something that was never fully accepted by herself and so tried to rebel: taking drugs, drinking and getting involved with the wrong crowds. After a period of 6 months, Anna's aunt finally found out about her antics, forcing her to attend a rehab programme, something which did not succeed as uncommon withdrawal symptoms occurred, forcing her to be admitted to a mental hospital.

This is where we pick up from in our opening sequence, following her escape from the hospital, showing how she is trying to cope in the 'open world'. If this was a full length film, this scene would then reverse back to the start of her life, showing the audience how and why she became to be in this position.

Makeup Preperations

Make-up

To prepare for the filming of our task, we wanted to practice the bruising, scarring and cuts that our character will have and so decided to do this on ourselves and others.

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When re-creating a bruise, the main product we used dark purple and brown eye shadows and a base of red lip liner.

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For the main bruise which will be situated on the characters eye as can be seen below, we used a mixture of purple, browns, blues and red eyeshadow and lip liner. We wanted to try and experiment with all of the products we were able to obtain so that we could conclude what applied the best, and how long each product lasted so that a finalised desition as to what we would used could be made.

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We experimented with lip products to see if we was able to create a cut. One of our group members done this with no reference as there wasn't a guide to show how to create that sepcific effect that we deemed useful.  A mixture of brown lip liners were used along with purple and red lip glosses, but we found that  this method would smudge and wore off easily, and therefore are still indecisive about whether we should use this effect or not.

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These are also some other cuts that we experimented with, which were done simply with red biro and lip liner, and purple eyeshadow. These proved to be more practical on the arm as they did not ware off as easy.

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This is the makeup and brushes that we used to create all of the above. There is a mixture of bronzers, lip products and eye products with variouse size brushes to acommidate all of the effects needs.

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We used video tutorials to help us get realistic final results. The clips below are examples of  what we used, showing how we create our final cuts and bruises.

Props and Costume

 

Details on Props and Costume

Costume

As our character will be shown after a rough event, we want to emphasise that point and make it as obvious to our audience as possible so therefor are going to use costume to show this. For this costume, we have decided to use faded ripped jeans along with a plain white but dirty t-shirt, an oversized hoodie and old, muddy trainers. We want our character to look vulnerable and portray a teenagers stereotypical look and so will be using clothes to represent that.

We will also have an extra who will be wearing casual dog walking clothes which include jogging bottoms, black hoody, a body warmer and trainers.

Props and Makeup

We want our audience to understand that our character has escaped form a hospital of some sort so we are going to use a hospital tag which will be visible to the audience, tied around our actors wrist. This will be clearly shown by our character recognising that it is still on her wrist, so she pulls it off and chucks it to the ground, having a close up on her arm to possibly show some cuts.

This leads to the characters makeup. We will use dark shades of colour to give the illusion that she is bruised and cut. Her hair will be down, showing that she is unable to put it up due to her not having the proper material and so giving the idea that she has come from somewhere that disallowed her or deprived her of this option.

Other props that will be used

• A watch/clock to allow the audience to see what time of day it is
• A knife which the main character will hold for protection in the household
• Plasters to show that she has been tested on in then hospital
• A dog walked by an extra, seen both as a threat by our main character

Main Task Story Board

This is a rough storyboard of the main shots that we will be following to start and to piece together our main task. 

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The first shot will be of the main character waking up on a park bench, she will be looking around scared and uneasy. to show where this is and what it is she is looking at, a long shot will be used.

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An establishing shot, made to be in the characters point of view, will be used to show the scenario she is in, along with showing more information of where she is, providing the audience with the information needed to see she is in a park.

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In this long shot, it will show the character moving around looking in every direction to take in where she is and who is present with her, showing her facial expression and reaction to this.

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Another long shot is used to show that she is stood up, looking at her watch, still looking at the people around her.

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This mid shot is used to show clearer the look on the characters face but also what is happening over her shoulder. Her assuming this character to be suspicious and dangerous, runs away. 

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Another long shot will be used to show the audience her surroundings and a clue as to where she is running to.

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This long shot is of the character falling down, showing in the background the house she will target.

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Here, the shot will show the girl frantically knocking on a door, but also making it clear that no one is around.

   

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We have chosen a mid shot of the slightly opened window to show that it is still the same house but this certain aspect is what is being targeted.

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A close up here shows how the character is struggling to get through the window of the house.

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A variety of shot will be used here to provide information about the residence of the house, and  

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A long shot here shows the whole of the front door from the inside, making sure that the shadow of the owner is visible. We will then zoom or get a close up of the lock so that it is clear it is being unlocked.

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This shot is of a close up on a knife holder showing that when the character panics, she reaches for a knife. 

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A long shot was chosen here so that when she wants to hide, the audience can see her surroundings and that this would be something hard for hr to do due to the space being open.

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There will then be a close up of the knife in her hand to show how lethal it can be. It also causes suspense and  tension for the scene to follow.

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The final shot is of a long shot, zooming into the girls face, showing her reaction to what is happening.