PITCH

Horror Wordle

Video Reveiws

http://www.youtube.com/user/bilboroumediastudie1#p/c/F3EFB5896581EF29/1/cyG5rp20aTA the walking dead
What has happened? 
there has been some sort of virus outbreak that is turning people into "zombies" which has spread rapidly and the main character is a policeman trying to survive and find his family
What do you think will happen next?'
the main character will encounter some sort of obstacle in his way and will probally be side tracked either by zombies or something else like meeting another survivor or having to escape a certain area
how has fear been created?
fear is created by the deserted setting . we see many deserted vehicles and buildings. there is also a lot of blood everywhere to show that something is not right and at the start a little girl is walking in bloodied clothes but is not walking as a normal human would and adds tension which creates a sense of fear as she is going slowly but we cannot see her face
Where is it set how has it been lit?
It is set in a small town that seemed as if has been deserted , but only very recently, the lighting throughout is not that dark but this is because it is daytime during this scene , however there are some dark parts such as the start where the girls face is shadowed out for a little bit
do we see the threat/victim
yes we see both the threat and the victim at the start, the victim is the main character and he encounters the threat which is a child zombie that slowly moves towards him before he shoots it. this clearly identifys the threat that he faces to he audience so we know what he is afraid of

Narrative Ideas For Our Film

Characters:
Groups, varying ages mostly around 16-20, mixed genders.

Narrative:
A group of survivors are attemping to survive a zombie virus epidemic while they wait for help to arrive.

Costume:
Zombies-Ragged, dirty, blood stained
Humans-Casual, unproffesional

Lighting and setting:
Outdoors urban setting, deserted 'open' environment.
Low lighting, late afternoon.                                                      

Harrison, Ryan and Sarah Title Research

In the opening titles for Dawn of the Dead we are told straight away the institution producing the film (Universal pictures) as the title sequence continues we are gradually also given the names of the directors producers and cast.

The credits are shown in-between short clips showing the lead up to the films main story, the credits are in red bold capitals then smudge like blood on  the screen.

The clips show mostly crowds of people being attacked and news bulletins up to epidemic, this show the build up of the crisis and adds emphasis to the scale of the epidemic. There are are also shots of conventions specific to the genre like blood, wide spread panic, attacks on people etc.

This title sequence has helped to give us a sense of the pacing for our own title sequence the the conventions to portray, like the lead up to epidemic, news bulletins etc. Watching this sequence has also given us ideas about how we could begin our title sequence e.g. in Dawn of the Dead the title sequence starts with a press conference with people asking question about the outbreak.

Art of the title post

Harrison Lee; Media Assessment Self-Evaluation

Media Assessment Self-Evaluation

1.       Use of a camera

For our finished film we have made sure all shots were steady without disturbances when necessary, we also used a variety of shot from different angles and distances. All our shots were framed appropriately with only the necessary actors and objects within the mise-en-scene.

2.       Use of editing

After watching our finished work I am satisfied that the continuity is correct and well done but I also feel we could have used some different forms of transitions between shots to make it more interesting.

3.       Selection of content

Our ‘victim’ character was male like in the original film but his costume was different. I feel the costume used for our ‘victim’ character was a little too conspicuous (he was wearing a bright green hoodie) but I also feel it fitted the role as it was quite casual clothing so that the audience could relate with him easily as a normal person.

I feel our setting was well chosen as it stays true to the original film, though we were unable to find the exact place where it was originally shot, I still feel it fits well for our film.

4.       Self-Assessment

When filming my main role was directing most of the shots, I would physically show the others how I wanted the shot to look before we filmed them and would check the camera angles before shots too. I also had a main role in story boarding our film re-make as I wrote all the scene directions then showed how I wanted them interpreted when it came to actually filming.

I feel for our finished film the editing could have been smoother and we could have tried using some different transitions, I also feel we could have added more shots but were running out of daylight when filming (something I will prioritise on in future) but over all I am quite pleased with our final work.

When it comes to filming our final course work film I am going to prioritise more on making sure we have actors for the day we are filming (this was sometime a problem for us) and making sure we film we plenty of time to do our shots without fear of the lighting, if outdoors, changing.

Zombie movie clips

Day of the Dead Opening Sequence,
Opening sequence builds suspense; you don't see the zombies straight away
Zombies; loads of them, outnumber the humans
Arguing amongst the humans
http://www.youtube.com/bilboroumediastudie1#p/c/F3EFB5896581EF29/2/lgHm6jL7j4k

Final coursework group

Our group for our final piece is; Harrison Lee, Ryan Hayes and Sarah Langton.

We are making a zombie film :)

The sub-genre for our film is zombie horror