2. Research/Brainstorming
We came up with a idea of a genre that we though that we would use.
We started off by looking at things such as the mask and chucky as we
had the idea of a movie that was a horror genre and by watching this
movie we took notes of what they all had in common. After seeing what
the all had in common with each other we decided on two ideas for a
movie and how they blended in with school setting. The first idea was a
monkey that was a cop and that he would find the criminals in the
school and arrest them. The other idea that we had was that a child
was bullied and got revenge on the people that bullied him by putting
on a mask which changed the way that he behaved. We discussed the
options between the movies and how they could be made in this
school. We figured out that the movie with the monkey cop would be
hard to film in a school environment but could be used as a way of
starting using the cameras and iMovie.
3. Research/brainstorming
By not choosing the monkey that was a police officer we was
bale to use that to help us get used to the software that we was
going to use. We chose the child that got bullied as it was easy
to set in the location of a school and meant. Also we chose this
because we are the same age as the people that this was
happening to so it was easy to get into character.we then
brainstormed our ideas and by doing so meant that we was able
to see what to do and film certain things on certain days so we
had a timeline to work with meaning that we was never behind
where we needed to be.
4. Skills Development Practice
We then started to film the idea that we wasn’t going to use as a
way of practicing with the software and cameras that we was
going to use. This helped us with our project as it meant that we
was all able to get used to the camera and by doing this it meant
that our actual project was able to get on with our project quickly
and easily. Also by doing this we was able to edit our work
quickly and easily because we had been practicing with iMovie
and by practicing we was able to add effects to the movie. This
helped su to make the movie more efficiently without being
annoyed by the software that we was using when making our
actual project.
5. Planning
After deciding on what movie we was going to use and
practicing with iMovie we then made our story board and
planned the way that we was going to make our movie. By
making our storyboard we was able to plan everyday of filming
so there was no time wasted. The storyboard meant that we was
able to easily and quickly get on with our work . We then
decided on what script we was going to make but then we
decided on our movie having no dialogue in it and by not having
any dialogue in the movie it meant that we didn’t have to make a
script instead we made a profile of what we was going to do and
at what times so we can find out if we was behind our schedule.
Finally we took pictures of where the shots would be taken and
put the next to the script so we knew where to go and when to
go there
6. Actual filming
We started to film our movie after making our script and our
brainstorming. Then we started filming because at the start it was only
me Lewis and Charlie in the movie and this meant that we all had to do
filming and editing together. Firstly it was me and Lewis filming Charlie
(monster) this meant that we split up the filming between each other.
Then when it was Charlie filming me and Lewis this meant that we was
able to show us getting filmed by him. Then once we had finished
filming the certain parts of the movie Lewis and I started to edit them
we had to crop them which is what I had done. Then Lewis had added
certain special effects on the movie meaning that we was able to make
it the way we wanted the movie to be like for the first part of
filming.after getting a base for our film we then foud problems and parts
where we could extend on the movie.
7. Re-shoot
When reshooting the movie and adding extra parts to it we had myles
and Kieran. Myles helped with all the filming and also me and Charlie
also done some. Then after filming what we needed with the new parts
we done editing with Lewis and me we added in titles and music was
put on after being decided on by the group as a decision. We then
found problems such as there being shots out of focus and the movie
not being long enough so again we went filming with me Lewis and
Myles doing filming of Charlie. We then decided on adding them parts
to the movie. Finally Lewis edited them by cropping the clips and
changing the lighting and the sound with the help of Kieran.
8. editing
We chose the 28 days later theme song. This
was chosen as it creates a lot of tension in the
opening scene also it make the different parts in
the movie link together. The music speeds up
and slows down as does the cuts of the movie.
The track follows the conventions of horror as its
good at building up tension. We was able to
make cuts to our movie along with the music and
by doing so meant that more tension was created
and meaning that the horror genre was meant
more.
