Pre-production Planning - Test Footage

Test footage 

To make sure we are going to get the lighting we want to show up on the camera during filming, I went up to the location and took brief test footage. This means that we can be prepared for what to expect when we make the actual opening. From the test footage I took, we are going to get the lighting we are after. I made sure that the time I took the footage is the same time in the day as to what we will be filming in, giving us an accurate representation on what to expect.

Pre Production Planning : Storyboard

We got together after we decided upon the main storyline of the opening for our movie, and decided to create a storyboard. This would allow us to see exactly what shots we are going to be taking, and how long the opening is going to last. As an efficient way of getting the storyboard done, we decided to split it into three and each creates a part. I created the beginning, Georgia the middle, and Sophie created the end. Communication was key at this point as we needed to be sure the storyboards were going to flow nicely due to the fact were doing them all individually; but in the end it all came together nicely and the storyboard was completed fast.

Pre-production Planning - Location, Health and safety

Hazard	Hazard Rating (low, med/high)	How to minimize the risk
Cars- Being run down	Medium	By taking care to be full aware of our surroundings, taking note of any oncoming vehicle, alerting the rest of the group when one comes along
Muddy floor – Slipping	High	By being fully aware of the conditions of the re, and being sure everyone wears suitable shoes to minimize lack of grip
Icy surfaces – Slipping	Medium	Similar to the muddy conditions, make sure all members on set are wearing appropriate footwear to give more grip

Pre-production Planning - Communication

Communication

As we are working in a group, communication is a very important factor to contribute to having a successful outcome for our film. The main way in which we have decided to communicate in is by group chat on imessage. We believe that this would be the most successful method of communicating, as when a message is sent, it immediately comes up on the receivers phone just like a text message. This is very important as if there is some type of problem when it comes to filming, such as one actor being stuck in traffic, we can all be notified immediately, instead of not knowing what is going on. Also this means that unlike communicating on Facebook, we don’t have to worry bout logging in or out or getting Internet connection, we can simply group text.

here is a screen shot of how we are communicating

Pre-production Planning - special effects

Special effects

In our film opening, we are going to be using two main special effects to help give the film a general mise en scene that will help to create the mood/ feel that we are intending. The two special effects we are going to be using will be adding a low-key filter on to the footage at the end (as explained in the lighting section). And the other main effect we will be using will be fake blood. We are going to use the fake blood to put onto the male character (antagonist) as this will help the characters representation, due to the fact that blood is usually associated with the icon of danger, pain, and sometimes even death. This helps to give the character a more threatening feel, which will also mean the audience can easily establish between the antagonist and protagonist, and establish the dynamics in the relationship between the two.

We are going to be using the blood in a small amount on the male character. The blood can vary on places on the male, varying from a splatter on the hand, and a splatter on the clothing. This means it isn’t over the top and make our genre fall over into the slasher genre, but it means there’s is enough for us to represent the feel of danger with the character.

The way we are going to create the special effect would be by following a step-by-step tutorial off YouTube, similar to the following: