Hardware Used

Video Camera – Sony Handycam

I found that this was a good video camera to use and it is simple to function and easy to record clips. It copies the clips straight onto a SD memory card which makes it highly convenient for me to just copy and paste the clips to where they are needed and them just simply import them into Adobe Premiere Pro CS5. The pull out screen made it easy for me to view the clips that I had taken so I was able to review them and re-shoot if need be. The only downside of using this camera is that when uploaded and put into Adobe Premiere the quality of the clips weren’t up to a high enough standard that I had been expecting.  

I used my Canon SLR EOS digital camera to take all the images used throughout my project. I think that the quality of my movie poster and my movie magazine images are good and well detailed as I used this camera. This impacted on my work as it looks more professional and well put together. The mages where then edited using Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Software Used For Editing

Software Used For Editing

When editing my images that I took for my magazine front cover and my film poster I used Adobe Photoshop CS5. Adobe Photoshop CS5 is a photo manipulation programme which enabled me to edit my pictures to help me achieve the look I wanted for my film poster and magazine front cover. For my final magazine front cover I edited the models eyes so that she had another picture of the younger model within her eye showing how she is ‘possessed’. I changed the image from colour to black and white to go with my theme from the teaser trailer as well. I then added text and edited it to hide behind the models head like you would see in most movie magazines. For my film poster I changed my colour image to black and white and then burned in the eyeliner around her eyes and the dirt under her nails to make her appear more shocking. I then used the text tool add my desired text. I used Adobe Photoshop CS5 as it is a programme I am familiar with and I know I can use with ease to produce good images.

I used Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 for editing my film. I haven’t used this software before but I soon got used to it and was able to produce my teaser trailer. I think this software was good to use and it was simple but created good results. I also edited my film clips within Adobe Premiere Pro as I changed all my clips to black and white and even slowed some of the times down to create more of a horror genre effect. I also added sound in Premiere. I edited one part of my teaser trailer by speeding it all the way up and copy and pasting it so the rocking horse rocked faster and then rocked again.

Drafting For Film Magazine

Draft One

Draft Two



Drafting For Film Poster

Draft One

Draft Two

Draft Three

Storyboard

Final Storyboard

Planning Costumes And Props

Planning Costumes and Props

Props

For my teaser trailer I will only really need to use one prop as my trailer is based more on a physiological horror compared to the gory knife killer type movie.

Rocking horse – I used the rocking horse to create a creepy atmosphere to my trailer. The rocking horse links to the murdered child and her presence in the movie even when she is not there.

For my costumes I am using two simple outfits that will match the roles the characters.

Costume one – possessed teen- simple cream dress with black collar – I used this dress as it is simple and has a good contrast compared to the actresses dark hair.

 

Costume two – ghost of child- grey school dress and white polo – I used this outfit to show the age of the child.

Planning The Location

Planning the Location

Location: My House – stairs, landing, bedroom and shower.

 

Why: I chose to set my location in my house as my storyline is about the house that the family move into that is haunted by the ghost of the murdered child. I also think that the bland colours and white and cream walls will give the trailer an asylum like feel which goes with my story of the teen being possessed.

When: I will be doing most of my filming at night as it fits in with my college day and when my actresses are available.

Other possible locations for trailer:

·         Burnham beeches – open spaces and woods

·         Garden – swings