Old Group (With Louise):
1: Introduction: what did you make, who did you work with and where did the original idea come from?
We were tasked with creating the opening 2 minutes of a horror film, my group’s is about two hikers/campers who get lost and find an old abandoned house, inhabited by a horde of animalistic vampires.
We carried out research into horror films through websites such as IMDB and BBFC, and through watching as many various horror films in our chosen subgenre (Vampire) to better understand how to target our film (audience-wise) and to create a believable film, following codes and conventions of Horror.
Our initial idea was inspired by films such as 30 Days of Night and Daybreakers, also classic horror films, such as The Shining, that focus on the idea of isolation and madness, which, if the film were longer, would be a key theme. We wanted to create a film that not only scared, but had a deeper message about community, and not being alone.
The production has been difficult, due to complications in my partners life meaning she had to leave college.
I changed groups to work with a group I knew and was on good terms with, I got along with them great, however production has been troublesome due to actors dropping out, and locations being unavailable. In the end, we finally finished filming and have edited and composed a soundtrack.
The premise of their film is different to my own, but their sub genre is the same. Their main inspirations for their film is Dawn of the Dead, which also partly inspired my own.
Here is the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdPWrAMXGGo
3: Who would be the audience for your media product?
We researched what age groups watch horror films the most and found that the male, mid-to-late teens/early twenties demographic was the highest. We decided to aim our film at this demographic, giving our film a 15 rating.
This meant we could showcase some blood and gore, along with some explicit language, but not as much as an 18 certificate would grant. So I wrote the script in such a way to do this.
New Group (With Amber, Abby and casey):
6: What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
Some notable british production companies could be possible producers for our film, such as Hammer (if we went a less serious, more camp-route), DNA Films or the British Film Council, who both produced 28 Days Later, a similar film to ours.
The British/UK Film Council says it’s aim is ‘To stimulate a competitive, successful and vibrant UK film industry and culture, and to promote the widest possible enjoyment and understanding of cinema throughout the nations and regions of the UK. The UKFC has a mandate that spans cultural, social and economic priorities’. They often fund short, indie films, in their aim to create more UK-made films of various genres, which would make them perfect for our film.
In conventional film creation and cinema, our film production has not been typical, made at a much, much smaller cost, for example. We have not had any distribution or exhibition planned for our film, but a company like the UK Film Council could provide that, showcasing our film at film festivals and in Cinemas across the UK and, with the help of another distribution company, overseas.
9: Final Question (Answered by all group members) - What was your contribution to the process during the planning, production and post production stages? (give specific examples of what you did)
I was late to join this group, only joining during the filming stage, but since joining I have tried to contribute as much as possible. I have helped re-draft the script to a higher standard, I have suggested ideas about filming locations, in the end a location I chose was used. I took part in both filming sessions since joining, framing many shots and filming. I, along with the other group members present, directed the actors and offered suggestions.
We are still currently in the editing stage, due to various complications, such as myself being ill and unable to bring in the camera and tape to import footage for several days, because of this we have had to apply for extensions, which have at the time of writing been given to two members of our group, myself and Amber are still waiting on a decision.
In my previous groups, which only got as far as the filming stage, I wrote the script itself, and drew the majority of the storyboard. I was mainly in charge of writing the soundtrack as well. My partner focussed on the technical side while I did the creative, as the film’s idea/premise was mainly my creative vision.
I drew up the titles and my house was used as a location when we did film, before changing groups.
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