How the Group Worked Together during the pre-production work

For this we thought it would be a nice idea just to say how we thought it went as a group and what we liked and didn't like about producing the blog and the opening sequence.






At first, when we got told that we were going to be put into groups, I was a bit uneasy as I didn't really talk to many people but when I got told that I was in the group with Michael, Ashley and Marcus, I was pleased. This is because I get on with them and I know that they're all hard workers so I wouldn't really have to worry about any of them not doing the work that they're not supposed to.
With the preliminary task that we had we all agreed that it was a good idea to do a comedy as it shows a strong contrast to what it is we are doing as our main task. I enjoyed doing this because everyone contributed their ideas into what we should do and I think that the outcome of this was quite successful.
Although most things did work out with the group, we found it really hard to stick to one thing for our main task, this is because we all had so many great ideas for it. But finally we came to a final decision which we all managed to stick with. And I'm sure that our opening sequence will come out better than we expect because of how well we all get on as everybody is entitled to their opinion and if they think that a certain part doesn't look good, we can alternate it or take the idea out altogether.

Louise Ashena

I feel that as a group we worked very well together as we listened to each other and participated equally. We all made contributions to it by splitting the work load, I am pleased with the way our group worked and I am happy with the people that I worked with. I think that as a whole we worked well if someone wanted to give input into the group we all listened and we all looked at the decisions and picked which one we agreed upon and thought what would work best for us.

Ashley Groom

When we first got put in our group i was happy with who i would be working with. I knew everyone and had a good feeling about what we could do. The overall experience up till now i have enjoyed and think that as a team we have worked well and come together. Also we have not had any conflict within the group, if somebody had an idea to change something or a suggestion, i think we always listened to each and discussed the situation and come up with an overall decision. I'm glad that we worked together and worked as a good team. I think it has given has all skills we can use in the future and we have all learned different things throughout the process.

Michael Kealy

I think that we worked well as a group as we kept our tasks organised and we helped each other out whenever necessary. I was pleased with my group when we were initially grouped together because I knew that we would all gel and get the work done.
Whilst working in this group none of us slacked or missed deadlines and we have all improved our team working skills.
Overall I am pleased with how our group has worked and will continue to work and I am pleased that I was part of this group.

Marcus Murdoch

Contingency Plan

So much could go wrong when filming. There could be a number of risks and hazards. In our group we have to do our best to prevent these risks from happening.

In our group we have covered a number of points that could go wrong and come up for solutions for them. For example if our main actress has an accident when we are filming or any time before the filming we would have to find another actress. So instead of waiting to the last minute to find another actress we have found two other actresses, who will stand in to perform the role.

Also our location that we have choose to film at, could for some reason be unavailable to use. This could be if people of the public where to be in the lactation. We have come up with another location where the filming can be done. This again is showing that we have thought of ideas in case something was to go wrong.

Cameras our the biggest part of our filming. For the filming we will have many cameras to take different shots at different angles. It is common for the cameras to run out of charge. So for this we will be taking extra cameras to be safe. Alone with this will we have to take enough tripods for the cameras to stand on.

The points given above are the most likely to happen within the group. So making sure that we have thought of ideas in case something goes wrong is vital to ensure that as a group we can succeed and proceed to produce the perfect film opening.

If the worst comes to the worst we will end up using ourselves as actors and actors. This will be our last resort. if we happen to use ourselves it could be an advantage because we having a clerer understanding of what is actually requried.

Written by Michael Kealy

Locations List

Our main location to film our opening scene is in Beddington Park, Carshalton, Surrey. http://http//maps.google.co.uk/

By going to Google Maps and typing in 'Beddington Park' you can veiw the park.

We choose this location as out main location because within the park there is a long stretch of pathway which would be an ideal place to film at night to create a scary scene which would have impact on the audience. This is because it is a very enclosed yet open area, open for families to have nice days out or closed off mainly for dog walkers (forest areas).



Our second locations is Oaks Park in Banstead, Surrey.

http://maps.google.co.uk/

Again by going to Google Maps and typing in 'Oaks Park' you can view the park and see the surrounding. This was our second option because it had areas which could be used to an advantage to create tension within the opening sequence.

We will only film here at Oaks Park something had happened and we were unable to then film in Beddington Park.

Written By Michael Kealy and Louise Ashena

Resource List

Resource list

- Camera
- Lights
- Actors/Actresses
- 13th March - 13th May
- Park lane/woods to film in
- Our group

Written by Ashley Groom

Props List

The props that we need in order to make our film opening sequence more believable are;

A weapon - This will be used by the killer who will drop it down his sleeve in order to create some suspense.

A mobile phone - This will be used by the victim when she is being chased and needs to contact someone.

'Dead Bodies'/Extras - As the victim stumbles into the forest she realises that she is surrounded by bodies.

Victims clothes - Green and white striped dress, ripped tights, heels which she will be carrying all being tattered and dirty, Pink bow, love heart necklace.

Killer - Black trench coat, big boots, dark trousers, hat.

Make-Up - Fake blood, foundation, lipstick, mascara, sudo cream, eyeliner.

Glass - To create a wound in order for her to bleed and create suspense.

Written by Louise Ashena and Michael Kealy

Shooting Schedule

Our shooting schedule is basic, we hope to be able to film our opening sequence between the week of the 13th of March to the 13th of May. We have choose these dates because of all the actors and actresses as we will need to give them notice so they can prepare for their lines, roles etc.
If for some reason that we were unable to film on the week of the 13th of March to the 13th of May we would only wont to run over our scheduled time by 2 weeks to make sure everything would be complete.

We are going to film our opening sequence within around 5-8pm as we feel as though this will be an appropriate time in order to make the setting seem believable; there's a girl wondering through the forest during the night. Even if it still isn't that dark by 8pm, as we are filming in Beddington Park, it is a very forested area, which should help add to the effect that it is night time as there is a lot of trees it would create some shadowing. In order to achieve all of this, we will need everyone in our group which consists of Louise Ashena, Ashley Groom, Michael Kealy and Marcus Murdoch and our actors whom are Jazmine Sines and Michael Kealy.

Written by Michael Kealy and Louise Ashena

Character descriptions

Character #1: The Killer
For this character we are looking for a tall male, probably between the age of 19 and 25. His age is not specific as during the course of the film, he will be dressed in dark colours and often only been seen at glimpses or in shadows. When looking for an actor to play this character we need to take into account (in particular) his athleticism and general build as he will have to look overpowering and will be required to run with speed, as well as be able to carry other characters with a certain amount of ease.

Character #2: Victim

This is the trademark character in most horror films who is introduced at the beginning of the film and who is dead by the time for the opening title to be shown on screen. For this character we are looking for an attractive female aged between 16 and 21. Typical to the traditions of a character like this, she will be model-like attractive and be considered desirable to the killer. This might be because of her looks, what she is wearing, or how vulnerable she acts. We will need to actress to be unafraid of getting their hands dirty as she will be involved in a chase scene through a wooded area which will result in her falling over and scrambling to her feet several times.

Written by Ashley Groom

Screenplay

1 EXT – IN THE FOREST DOWN A PATH IN BEDDINGTON, LATE AT NIGHT.

The deathly silence was broken by the sound of twigs snapping and the yelp of a young woman. Trees cover the area around her, surrounded by thick fog making her vision hazy. A shadow emerges from the thick fog, of a tall, slender woman moving quick pace in order to get away from something. A close up of her face with make up running down her face, dirty; shows her true emotion of fear.

The woman is frightened for her life and you can tell this with a close up of her running and panting of heavy breathing. The camera is following her with a pan on the left side of the woman at a long shot. When the woman looks back it will be a close up again from the front of her as she turns back to see her fate, this is where we see a silhouette begin to emerge. The figure appears to of a man who is wearing a long coat and big bulky boots with a hat on. He seems to be very muscular and he also appears to be very aggressive with the way he walks, with the man being very heavy on his feet.

She’s holding her high heels in one hand, with her mobile phone in the other, the clothes that she's wearing (dress and tights) are dirty; as though she had been having a bad night and getting chased by this mysterious figure for a while. As she had become distracted by the figure, she's not looking where it is that they are going and ends up falling to the floor whispering the word "Shit" trying not to make too much noise. As she had fallen to the floor this causes her to graze her knee and cut her hands on the floor. At that moment she doesn't have the energy to get back up as she had been running for a while and you can tell this because as she is panting uncontrollably trying to catch back her breath. The camera does a ninety degree pan from the left side of her body stopping on her face whilst she is panting. Whilst the camera is focused on the woman, as she turns around, it does a focus pull from the woman to the silhouette of the man in the background as she's watching him, the camera angle then changes to a long shot of the man standing tall, seeming as though he is proud with what he is doing. The camera then switches angles again to a low angle showing a slight scar on his cheek and slowly moves down to a high angle over his left shoulder focusing on the right side of his body and you see him drop something. The camera then changes angles again to a close up of his hand and we see him clutch the object in his hand which we then realise it to be a hammer.

Once the woman notices that the man has clearly come prepared, she finds the energy to crawl over into the trees to the left of her. Once she is in there, she uses her smashed up phone to try and call her friend, the phone is ringing for a while whilst the woman is anticipating an answer.

Friend answers

“Hey whats u...”

Before she could finish the woman quickly say to her friend,

Woman

“I need your help! I though I'd be okay walking home from the party but someone's after me,”

With tears rolling down her face she continues;

“you have got to call the police and tell them tha..”

Friend interrupts

“I’m not falling for this shit, not after the last time I'm busy, I'll call you later.”

she hangs up the phone.

The woman says quietly to herself

Woman

"Oh god, stay calm”

The woman starts to hear movement coming from, the outside of the forest so she decides to move deeper into the woods. She finds a place which she thinks to be safe. She decides to wipe away her tears but rather than having the feeling of mud being rubbed against her face, it's something slimy. With the look on her face you can tell that there's also a bad smell which is coming from her hands. She then pulls out her phone again to get a bit of light, she shines the light onto her hands and notices that it is blood. She shines the phone light and a short distance away she can see what she assumes to be a dead body. With a sudden realisation of what is going to happen to her and how frequent that this person does it; she starts screaming but tries to hold it in by covering her mouth although she finds it sickening knowing someone's blood is on them.

The man hits the woman around the head with his hammer, after all, he can't let her get away after what it is she has seen. She had almost been knocked out cold. But she wakes up still has some of her vision hazey and we can tell this because the camera begins to fade in and fade out from a point of view shot. She feels a sudden rush of pain in her head and as she looks up we notice that she is being dragged away by the man. The woman's hands had been tied up by the man in order to prevent her from trying to fight back but she's still kicking her feet trying to stand up and escape but this is so unrealistic.

As the man is dragging the woman away, she screams as he goes the same way that they came in, it begins with a long shot but as they get further away it fades to a extreme long shot. And her screams slowly fade into the distance.

Written by Louise Ashena & Ashley Groom

Scripts

Woman 1- Running with heavy breathing through the park.

Woman 1- Softly but worried says 'shit' (as she falls over).

Woman 1- She pushes herself up slightly and holds the postion.

Women 1 - 90 degree pan across her face.

Action 1- Camera zooms out of the women and suddenly see the killer in a distance.

Women 1- she looks and she's the killer.

Killer- Drops weapon from his sleeve and grabs the weapon.

Women 1- she starts to crawl in a rush into the trees and mud trying to hide.

Women 1- she wipes away her tears and notices blood on her hands.

Woman 1- As she gets pulled by the hair from the ground, she SCREAMS repeatedly and shouts 'HELP' and holds the 'HELP' to create a dramatic effect.

Written by Michael Kealy