Movie Name

We have been thinking of a name for our production, we have came up with a few but havent decided on a definate one yet, these are the ideas that we have so far;
- Fun House
- The Fun House
- Clown House
- House of Clowns
- Night of the Clowns
- Clown Ressurection
- Revenge of the Clowns
- The Clowns Terror
- Clowns Massacre
- Killer Clowns
- Cannibal Clowns
- Return of The Clowns
- Bloody Clowns
- Curse of the Clowns
- Attack of the Clowns
- Clown Street
-Night of the Fake Smiles
We will try and decide soon, and post the final name of our movie on our blogs

Sounds.

We currently need to find a soundtrack or sound clip that has a eerie feel to it, we are looking and different sound effects websites and also on the media server, to find a correct sound that we can play over the opening title sequence. We are looking for a fast paced beat or a fast classical soundtrack. Once we have found the perfect clip we will upload it to our blogs.

Editing.

We are now starting our editing, we have imported all of our clips that we are using into Adobe Premier Pro. Upon importing this and watching back as a ruff cut preview, we have found that the clips added together are not going to meet the criteria, as it is only about a minute long. To solve this problem we will be shooting and establishing shot tomorrow, we will be filming from the cross roads, walking up the street and then standing outside of the house this setting the scene. The camera will be in the perspective of the killer clown, as he gets to the bottom of the drive he will then walk up the drive and get to the door it then will fade out. We are doing this so the auidence will know where the house is and giving a mor eerie feeling and look about the house as it will be filmed in the dark, adding suspence and fear. This links into our genre as our final piece is teen horror. After filming this, it will hopefully make our final footage add up to the required two minutes.

What clips we are going to use?

Yesterday we sat and watched through the footage we shoot on monday night we can noted down each clips name whats wrong with it or what is right with it, here are our notes;
FILE0040- for this clip it could be used for editing but it was just to test our lighting and sounds.
FILE0041- actors where laughing and got distracted.
FILE0042- testing sound again and going through the script as the talking was not loud enough.
FILE0043- the actors where laughing.
FILE0044- the actors where laughing again.
FILE0045- parts of this clip could be used for editing.
FILE0046- there was talking in the background.
FILE0047- there was problems with the camera as the picture went fussy.
FILE0048- this file was good and we are using it for our final production
FILE0049- you could hear the other people in the house.
FILE0050- the talking in this was really loud.
FILE0051-the actors where laughing.
FILE0052- certain parts of this clip could be used for the editing.
FILE0053-the actors where laughing.
FILE0054-chloe looks like a dinosaur but good we will use.
FILE0055- there is talking in the background.
FILE0056- there was a continuity problem.
FILE0057- the actors where laughing.
FILE0058-  there was talking in the background.
FILE0059- this clip was good and we will be using it in our final production.
FILE0060- there was swearing in and was talking.
FILE0061-not using as there was problems in the clip it just didnt look right.
FILE0062- actor trips over and falls.
FILE0063- could be a possibility to use on our final production.
FILE0064- could be a possibility to use on our final production.
FILE0065-the clown ends up cutting himself at the end of the clip.
FILE0066- we will be using this for a still shot to use in our final production.
FILE0067- continuity problems.
FILE0068- actors were laughing.
FILE0069- the actors were talking.
FILE0070- we are using this clip in our final production.
FILE0071-we are using this clip in our final production.
FILE0072- the clown was talking in the background.
FILE0073- we are using this clip in our final production.
FILE0074- outtakes just incase we needing them for editing.
FILE0075-outtakes just incase we needing them for editing.
FILE0076 the actors were laughing.

So over all the clips that we can use for our final production are;
FILE0045
FILE0048
FILE0052
FILE0054
FILE0059
FILE0063
FILE0064
FILE0066
FILE0070
FILE0071
FILE0073.

Shooting

We have finished shooting our final piece, we did it last night, we feel that it went okay and we are going to begin looking at the clips and seeing which ones can be used. Some actors were unable to come and because of this we were unable to shoot the start of the piece in Durham so we decided to change the plot slightly so it fit around the actors that we had. Chloe and Kayleigh are babysitting whilst waiting for their friend to come but they realise that she is late and decide to ring her, when they ring they hear the ringtone and seem confused, then they look out of the window and see her strapped to a chair the struggle to find the key and turn around to see a huge clown that goes towards them with a knife, at this point our piece will end as it is just an opening scene. We experienced a few techinical difficulties which meant that the shooting took longer than expected; the camera wasnt charged which meant that we had to wait while it charged. We are now going to look at the clips and decide which ones we can use.

Storyboard.

The storyboard for our final film is on Chloe Carr's blog http://chloecarr.blogspot.com/

Location of our final piece.

This is the house that we will be filming our final piece at. It is a perfect setting for a teen horror as it just looks like a every day kind of house this giving the audience something to realate with, making them feel the horror within the film. We will be using this setting alot as this is where most of the opening scene will be filmed, along with the location in the shopping area within Durham City Centre.

Distribution Logo

This is the distribution logo we have created we have decided to use a silhouette of a knife as our genre is teen horror we though that the blade was linked in well with the genre. The knife representing the horror part of the genre connoting fear, horror which is what the girls will be feeling within our final piece.The silhouette of the knife is also relevant as it is not a clear picture which represents how we never see the killers face.

UPDATE!

UNFORTUNATELY, HOLLY HAS DECIDED TO QUIT AS LEVEL MEDIA, THIS LEAVING US WITH JUST TWO MEMBERS OF OUR GROUP, MYSELF AND CHLOE. BUT WE WILL STRUGGLE THROUGH THIS TOUGH TIME AND FILM AND EDIT OUR FINAL PIECE TOGETHER, WITH HOLLY LEAVING THIS HAS HAD A HUGE IMPACT ON THE GROUP DYNAMICS, AS HOLLY WAS THE PERSON WHO CHECKED FOR CONTINUITY ERRORS, ORGANISED MYSELF AND CHLOE, AND JUST GENERALY WAS A HUGE HELP AND HAD A GOOD IMPUT TO OUR GROUP, RIP HOLLY WE WILL MISS YOU!

Location for our final piece

This is a location in Durham which is what we called in the description of our piece as 'the dark alley'. Obviously it's not dark on the picture, as I took it during the day, however we would preferably like to film when it is dark, in order to match the description of the 'dark alley', and also to provoke fear among the audience, and create a sense of fear and horror.

Progress Update

Within tomorrows lesson, me and my group will be talking about what planning is still left to do, and we will also be arranging a date for shooting our piece, as holly will be booking and collection the camera and the tripod on Friday, and therefore we would like to begin shooting shortly after then in order to provide use with enough time to take mulitiple shots, as this will ensure we have exactly what we are hoping for, this will also give us more time to edit, we are hoping to upload the story from a previous task and also the storyboard from this final project however to do that we will need to find a way to scan them onto the blog so today we are getting together as a group and deciding what preliminary tasks need to be completed in order to prepare for physically shooting our opening sequence.