Final Piece- First Edit

Prelim Task Video

Filming

On the 22nd of December we finally got round to re-filming parts of our prelim task and filming our main video. We found it a lot easier this time as we were more organised and had less distractions.
We went round Megan's in the afternoon as it got dark and started to film re-film parts of our prelim. This was considerably easier than filming our main task as we had previously filmed it but decided we didn't like it, therefore we knew what we were doing.
Filming the main task was a lot harder and took quite a long time. Some problems we came across were:

• Shadows of the person holding the camera whilst outside
• Lack of costumes - we couldn't find a mask or a black cape
• The lighting outside was limited and although it added to the scariness it also made what was on screen hard to see
• Lack of props - we couldn't hang the crib we had from a tree as it was too heavy

We tried to deal with these problems as well as we could. The person who was filming (mainly Hannah) moved around and found a position where her shadow couldn't be seen onscreen even if it meant using a different shot to the one we had drawn up on our storyboard. Costume-wise we found a black coat and I wore that over my head instead of a shawl, I also turned my back to the camera so that my face wasn't visible as we wanted the killer's identity to be kept secret during the opening sequence. 

The lighting we couldn't really do much about, we had Megan's garden lights and kept those on throughout shooting. We also tried to use torches for extra light however they didn't make a huge amount of difference. Because we couldn't hand the crib from the tree, in the end we just tied the baby around a rope swing. I think it looked slightly unrealistic however in the limited amount of time we had this was our best idea.

Once we finished filming I took the camera home and I am now editing the shots into our final pieces of iMovie. 

Horror History

The purpose of horror films is to gain a negative emotional reaction from the audience by playing on their fears. They often include scenes where the viewer is startled through the means of macabre or supernatural, meaning that the horror genre often overlaps with the fantasy and science fiction genre. Horrors also frequently overlap with the thriller genre.
The term “horror movie” first appeared when critics and film industry commentators were writing about Universal's Dracula and Frankenstein (1931) but has since been applied in retrospect to similar films from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 

Prelim filming

On the 28th of October myself, Hannah and Megan went to Megan's to film the prelim task and the opening cradle shot of our movie. However it didn't work out too well.
Whilst we were filming we encountered a few problems. These included; our friends who we had asked to act in the film being disruptive and we also found Megan's brother was too. In the background of a lot of the shots you can either hear or see them. Therefore when we next film we have decided to act in it ourselves to eliminate any distractions.
We managed to film these two shots quicker than anticipated so we then decided to move on to the next shot, however it was raining outside and this is where we needed to shoot so we decided against it.
When we got back to school and watched the footage through, we realised that the fact we had not used a tripod was obvious. The filming was shaky and did not look professional. We have taken this on board and next time we will use a tripod.

Shooting Schedule