The age rating which our production is best suited is 15. '15' is suitable only for audiences 15 years and over, therefore no-one younger than 15 may see a ‘15’ film in a cinema. No-one younger than 15 may rent or buy a ‘15’ rated video or DVD. The boundaries for a 15 film are:
Language - There may be frequent use of strong language (such as 'fuck'). But the strongest terms (for example 'cunt') will be acceptable only where justified by the context. Continued aggressive use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable and would be pushed up to the 18 boundary.
Violence - Violence may be strong but may not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. This occurs frequently during our opening as the kill moments are short and move quickly on to the next part of the film.
These are the two aspects of a 15 rating which affect our opening and may suggest what the rest of the film would be like.
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
Thursday, 9 April 2009
The Strangers inspiration
The Strangers film was a big inspiration , it helped provide the mask ideas and the use of the weapon being a knife. Compared to our initial ideas of using a gun or other such weapons were changed, as the knife was alot more threatening and as shown in the film made the killing alot more personal. In our actual project the mask we used changed twice but we prefered the mask that looked less similer to the one on the middle. Racheal also added different effects to the mask, like blood splaters that, as conventional with a thriller showed that something bad has happened to the victims but dont actually get to see the killing. We also liked the forest setting and it was isolated. But our project was designed more as a thriller then a horror so its more about the chase in our forest location. There are also alot of old buildings and walls which can be made to look like very scary surroundings. We also had similer target audiences which would be older teenagers and adults. This kind of scary film would appeal to this age group, we chose it because its our age group and we would have a good idea what we like. 
Ella and Jamie
Ella, one our victims and a big help! This was day 1 filming in the dark so we had to use nightmode. Jamie our killer is in the background. 
About to film
Ella, Gina, Charlotte and Jamie figuring out the safest way for Ella to fall on the floor. Also Charlotte is about to film Ella running and tripping.
Charlotte and Gina Filming
This was part of day 3 filming, about to shoot:)/film Ella on the floor. What is Gina doing?
Our Gantt Chart
The original Gannt chart that we did was alot more structured but this second version is more based on what we did and when. 
Wednesday, 8 April 2009
Day 4 filming
Day 4 filming: We manly finished off the filming during this day, this included te final scences of the opening sequence. We also filmed victim 1 falling into a ditch useing thec camera and tri - pod. Plus we adapted the narrative to include the opening sequence as part of a dream.
We used the same equipment we had used in previous days. The setting changed however to another part of the forest to accomidate the scene. The dream part was filmed in a completly different location at a house, in the main charcters supposed bedroom.
We used the same equipment we had used in previous days. The setting changed however to another part of the forest to accomidate the scene. The dream part was filmed in a completly different location at a house, in the main charcters supposed bedroom.
Day 3 filming
Day 3 filming: We filmed the killer walking through long grass and bushes. We also filmed victim 2 falling over in the chosen woody location.
We used both the cameras and this time included a tri - pod that actually worked. This made it easier to film the shots such as the victims running past as we could keep the camera steady. One way to film the foot tripping over the branch was to lay on the floor, this ingenious idea allowed us to get a clear close up that we couldn't have otherwise have filmed if we were standing. Props included the three different branches which we changed each time until we found the right size, this made the tripping of the victim more realistic. We also used everything we used the other days, mask etc.
We did encounter some problems with the branch as it was hard for the actor to trip and not fall.
We used both the cameras and this time included a tri - pod that actually worked. This made it easier to film the shots such as the victims running past as we could keep the camera steady. One way to film the foot tripping over the branch was to lay on the floor, this ingenious idea allowed us to get a clear close up that we couldn't have otherwise have filmed if we were standing. Props included the three different branches which we changed each time until we found the right size, this made the tripping of the victim more realistic. We also used everything we used the other days, mask etc.
We did encounter some problems with the branch as it was hard for the actor to trip and not fall.
Friday, 3 April 2009
Day 2 Filming
Day 2:
On day two we filmed the three main characters running, this is a predominante part of our thriller opening.
We also added to the video diary by filming the backstage, preparing actors and setting
We included bascally everything we used from day one in day two. This was the two video cameras, props etc.
We did however face some techniqual difficulties which involved the tri - pod. A part of it was missing but we overcame this by doing differant shots we needed to finish, such as the rest of handheld shots. We also had some group problems with some of us disagreeing minor issues but they were sorted out quite quickly.
Day 1 Filming
Day 1 Filming:
We did mostly night shots of the killer as once we got to our location it was too dark to film anything else.
We also started the video diary and video evaluation , this was filmed by Charlotte but also mainly by Ella as the rest of us were organising characters, setting up props, setting the scenes for filming and actual filming.
What we used:
We used 2 cameras, one for filming and one for the video diary.
We didn't use a tri-pod as we wanted to have a hand-held effect for the night mode shots.
The props included we: The mask for the psycho, the knife (also used by the psycho and was supplied by Rachael), we asked the psycho to where either all black or really dark clothing and the other characters to make sure that they wore the same costume throughout the filming.
Problems that occurred on day 1:
Lighting - this was a big issue as we had originally intended to film some of the other scenes on day 1, but once we had arrived at the location it was too dark. To overcome this we decided that we would film some shots in night mode as another effect to accentuate the atmosphere and tension in the film.
We did mostly night shots of the killer as once we got to our location it was too dark to film anything else.
We also started the video diary and video evaluation , this was filmed by Charlotte but also mainly by Ella as the rest of us were organising characters, setting up props, setting the scenes for filming and actual filming.
What we used:
We used 2 cameras, one for filming and one for the video diary.
We didn't use a tri-pod as we wanted to have a hand-held effect for the night mode shots.
The props included we: The mask for the psycho, the knife (also used by the psycho and was supplied by Rachael), we asked the psycho to where either all black or really dark clothing and the other characters to make sure that they wore the same costume throughout the filming.
Problems that occurred on day 1:
Lighting - this was a big issue as we had originally intended to film some of the other scenes on day 1, but once we had arrived at the location it was too dark. To overcome this we decided that we would film some shots in night mode as another effect to accentuate the atmosphere and tension in the film.
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