After filming the first part of the trailer, we found out that a few of our characters were not prepared to film the end scenes of the trailer for example the bathroom scene. Another problem we had is that we also could not find a suitable location to film that scene as the location we had selected was being renovated.
We decided to look that the storyline and see if there was anyway we could change the end scene.
We decided that we would film in the forest instead where we could have each of the characters all together, then slowing dissappearing. We decided we would have this as an ending because the forest was avaliable and because it was autumn, the weather made the scene look scary. We characters were also happy with this ending.
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Character Profile
The attacker (main actor) - Daniel De Franca & Claudio De Franca
stereotypical ''geek''
Fighter 1 - Jake Robinson
stereotypical materialistic popular boy
Fighter 2 - Jordan Stock
stereotypical materialistic popular boy
Fighter 3 - Claudio De Franca
stereotypical materialistic popular boy
The Victims are the same characters as the fighters as the main character (actor) seeks revenge on the 'victims' as they were the people who attacked him.
The actor (main character) is the stereotypical 'nerd' who does everything he is told, while the fighters/victims are the stereotypical popular 'bad boys' who rebel and do as they wish.
stereotypical ''geek''
Fighter 1 - Jake Robinson
stereotypical materialistic popular boy
Fighter 2 - Jordan Stock
stereotypical materialistic popular boy
Fighter 3 - Claudio De Franca
stereotypical materialistic popular boy
The Victims are the same characters as the fighters as the main character (actor) seeks revenge on the 'victims' as they were the people who attacked him.
The actor (main character) is the stereotypical 'nerd' who does everything he is told, while the fighters/victims are the stereotypical popular 'bad boys' who rebel and do as they wish.
Costumes for actors
The attacker (main actor) - Daniel De Franca & Claudio De Franca
This character would need to dress in dark clothing so their face and features are not seen. The when filming they would wear a black hoodie and dark/ black coloured trousers.
Fighter 1 - Jake Robinson
This character would need to dress in dark clothing too, however they need to be able to be seen, for example if they were dark trousers they would need to wear a grey hoodie or coat. This would be done so that the audience would be able to see the difference between the attacker and the fighter.
Fighter 2 - Jordan Stock
This character would also dress in dark clothing as they too would be the fighter. They wear a dark coloured hoodie - most probably dark grey, or brown. This would be done in order to differenciate between the attacker and fighter.
Fighter 3 - Claudio De Franca
This character would also dress in dark clothing as they too would be the fighter. They would wear grey or brown hoodie or jacket just like the rest of the fighters. This actor would also carry a 'baseball bat' in order to look intimidating and scary and in order to show that they are about to cause trouble.
Victim 1 - Joy Kamau
This victim would be wearing normal clothing. She will wear a white top and a black cardigan. She would would be doing her make up in the bathroom getting ready to meet her friends.
Victim 2 - Daniel Thomas
This character would be wear a grey jacket and some plain trousers in order for it to look like its a normal day for them. They would also be carrying a bag pack in order for it to look that they are on their way going somewhere.
Victim 3 - Kojo Appia
This character would also be wearing normal clothing for the same reason. They would wear dark trousers and a jacket.
Victim 4 - Silva
This character would wear dark trousers with a jacket and a scarf. This would make the scene look they were going on about their day to day issues.
Victim 5 - Claudio De Franca
This character would wear normal clothing too. They would wear dark trousers and a jacket.
This character would need to dress in dark clothing so their face and features are not seen. The when filming they would wear a black hoodie and dark/ black coloured trousers.
Fighter 1 - Jake Robinson
This character would need to dress in dark clothing too, however they need to be able to be seen, for example if they were dark trousers they would need to wear a grey hoodie or coat. This would be done so that the audience would be able to see the difference between the attacker and the fighter.
Fighter 2 - Jordan Stock
This character would also dress in dark clothing as they too would be the fighter. They wear a dark coloured hoodie - most probably dark grey, or brown. This would be done in order to differenciate between the attacker and fighter.
Fighter 3 - Claudio De Franca
This character would also dress in dark clothing as they too would be the fighter. They would wear grey or brown hoodie or jacket just like the rest of the fighters. This actor would also carry a 'baseball bat' in order to look intimidating and scary and in order to show that they are about to cause trouble.
Victim 1 - Joy Kamau
This victim would be wearing normal clothing. She will wear a white top and a black cardigan. She would would be doing her make up in the bathroom getting ready to meet her friends.
Victim 2 - Daniel Thomas
This character would be wear a grey jacket and some plain trousers in order for it to look like its a normal day for them. They would also be carrying a bag pack in order for it to look that they are on their way going somewhere.
Victim 3 - Kojo Appia
This character would also be wearing normal clothing for the same reason. They would wear dark trousers and a jacket.
Victim 4 - Silva
This character would wear dark trousers with a jacket and a scarf. This would make the scene look they were going on about their day to day issues.
Victim 5 - Claudio De Franca
This character would wear normal clothing too. They would wear dark trousers and a jacket.
Main Storyline
We decided go to with the horror genre and we decided to use 'BlackBerry' as our main focus for the trailer. We thought this would make it more effective, as 'BlackBerry' is a common phone for our target audience.
The 'BlackBerry' story is about a boy who used to get bullied for most of his life. He was isolated, had no way of getting help and was left with no choice but to fight back through a 'killing' broadcast.
One day as he walked home in the dark, he was confronted with a group of boys who had always bullied him. After they attacked him, he thought that it would be the right time to attack back.
He knew they all had a BlackBerry, he would use that as a way of revenge. He got himself a Blackberry and made each attacker pay for the pain they caused him.
The 'BlackBerry' story is about a boy who used to get bullied for most of his life. He was isolated, had no way of getting help and was left with no choice but to fight back through a 'killing' broadcast.
One day as he walked home in the dark, he was confronted with a group of boys who had always bullied him. After they attacked him, he thought that it would be the right time to attack back.
He knew they all had a BlackBerry, he would use that as a way of revenge. He got himself a Blackberry and made each attacker pay for the pain they caused him.
Storyboarding
Below is the storyboard that we created. They are quite simple but have all the information on the angles, shots and the order for it to be put together when editing.
Schedule
These were our Filming days
23rd November 2010 - First scene (fighting scene) - characters needed: Attacker and all the fighters
26th November 2010 - Victim in the bathroom - characters needed: acttacker and one victim (Joy) - Attacker typing on the Blackberry - characters needed: acttacker
28th November 2010 - Victims walking into the forest - characters needed: all the victims
1st December 2010 - Victims in the forest - characters needed: all the victims and the attacker
4th December 2010 - Victims in the forest - characters needed: all the victims and the attacker Editing days
6th December 2010 - load everything that was filmed and put it in order according to the storyboard
8th December 2010 - delete clips that are not needed to make it easier to edit the ones needed
10th December 2010 - edit the needed clips and add sound/music
13th December 2010 - finalise the trailer
23rd November 2010 - First scene (fighting scene) - characters needed: Attacker and all the fighters
26th November 2010 - Victim in the bathroom - characters needed: acttacker and one victim (Joy) - Attacker typing on the Blackberry - characters needed: acttacker
28th November 2010 - Victims walking into the forest - characters needed: all the victims
1st December 2010 - Victims in the forest - characters needed: all the victims and the attacker
4th December 2010 - Victims in the forest - characters needed: all the victims and the attacker Editing days
6th December 2010 - load everything that was filmed and put it in order according to the storyboard
8th December 2010 - delete clips that are not needed to make it easier to edit the ones needed
10th December 2010 - edit the needed clips and add sound/music
13th December 2010 - finalise the trailer
Monday, 14 February 2011
Walk around school
For this media task, we had to create an un-edited short film of a tour at St.Marks. Our aim was to incorporate the information of the facilities and subjects to new students through our ideas and skill of camera shots. We got into groups and were asked to produce a film of this topic that was no longer than 10 minutes. In our group of 3, including me, we exchanged our ideas and decided on our roles for this production. It consisted of a camera-man and a interviewee/guide. This way each of us participated in a certain way and contributed for the film. We aimed our short tour at new students that we hoped they would be persuaded in approaching St.Marks as their choice. We decided to create a simple and informal film, this way we were ensured that we could get that persuasion and positive feeling for this school as those new students would feel relaxed and not pressured as other tours can make them feel. We used many camera shots such as; wide shot, dolly shot, swish pam shot, over the shoulder shot and more. This helped show our skills using a camera and to improve our professionalism we used a tripod in some scenes to get rid of any shakiness. We weren't allowed to do any editing or changes to the film but it still looked good and understandable. I'm looking forward to do some more filming and hopefully use some editing software. This will definitely improve and help us create a better video than this one.
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