Our film will show blood and scenes of inflicted pain by torture so this fits better into a 15 than a 12 or 12a. The whole film has a dark feeling and has a very upsetting theme to it all as there is no hope shown in the opening.
Tuesday, 2 December 2014
Planning: Classification
For the classification of this film me and Laura have decided it will be classified as a 15 as it some scenes which shows pain inflicted on an angel which shows blood and cuts. I researched into the classification of a 15 on the British board of film classification and found a list of things a 15 includes and this best fits our films atmosphere.
Our film will show blood and scenes of inflicted pain by torture so this fits better into a 15 than a 12 or 12a. The whole film has a dark feeling and has a very upsetting theme to it all as there is no hope shown in the opening.
Our film will show blood and scenes of inflicted pain by torture so this fits better into a 15 than a 12 or 12a. The whole film has a dark feeling and has a very upsetting theme to it all as there is no hope shown in the opening.
Monday, 17 November 2014
Planning: Location scouting
For our location I went to Newbottle woods and took some pictures for reference and now I have a better understanding of where I can take what type of shots I want. The location is perfect for what we need as it is isolated from main roads and has enough clear space for dialogue and enough small arcs and logs to jump and duck through for an exciting chase scene. Here are some images that I took demonstrating places of interest.
Planning: Props
The props we will be using will be things such as old rope to tie up the angel against an abandoned house. Also instead of just buying fake blood i will be making my own fake blood so that I can get the right consistency which needs to be made for our film. We will be using feathers to emphasise the fact that this character is an angel that has fallen from heaven. We are also considering other props and these will be implemented during storyboarding.
Planning: Lighting
To light our scene we will be using natural light as we are filming outside yet some DIY reflectors will probably be made to help light the characters and help light the scene exactly how we want as we will be using high key lighting and we want to eliminate the shadows on peoples faces so reflectors will help hugely with bouncing light to prevent the shadows forming on the characters face. We will be trying to get as much light as possible as this opening needs to be set in heaven and to emphasise this we will be intensifying light using after effects and by hopefully using as much practical effects as we can.
Planning: Costumes
The costumes for our characters is very specific as we need the two demons to wear black or dark clothing to represent a modern take on a demon and show their evil within their costume. We also need to have a very bright clothed angel with either white or very bright colours on them to show that they are an angel.
This picture shows one version of a possible angel costume but if we were to take a much cheaper option we would go for something more like the one on the right which will be most likely.
We may possibly use this type of costume for the demon on the left but for a much cheaper version of this outfit would be something like we have on the right.
This picture shows one version of a possible angel costume but if we were to take a much cheaper option we would go for something more like the one on the right which will be most likely.
We may possibly use this type of costume for the demon on the left but for a much cheaper version of this outfit would be something like we have on the right.
Planning: Casting
For casting we thought long and hard to decide on people we knew well enough and people capable enough of pulling off such a serious performance. We knew we couldn't just pick our friends so we thought of people we knew either distant or close to us that would fit the characters perfectly.
Me and Laura decided that our friend Joe James would be a great actor to play our demon Cylus as he has long dark hair to give an extra aesthetic look which would also be easy to work with for the demon make-up and also he is able to be very serious and act very well for a very sinister but sleek demon.
We are currently in the process of asking our friend Ton Wentink to be our angel as we know he takes drama and can act seriously for our performance. Also he has the features to be a great good guy in our opening and perfect for making a convincing angel. We are discussing these things with him and showing him the requirements asked of him and he does seem very up for it and says he is available we just now need to confirm his place in the role and we will be set for actors.
In our opening we will be using two demons but the other demon will be for a much shorter role as Laura will be exchanging some small dialogue with the angel. We felt like this role didn't need to be cast as we already have a good understanding of what needs to be said and Laura is capable of taking on this very minor role in the film.
Me and Laura decided that our friend Joe James would be a great actor to play our demon Cylus as he has long dark hair to give an extra aesthetic look which would also be easy to work with for the demon make-up and also he is able to be very serious and act very well for a very sinister but sleek demon.
We are currently in the process of asking our friend Ton Wentink to be our angel as we know he takes drama and can act seriously for our performance. Also he has the features to be a great good guy in our opening and perfect for making a convincing angel. We are discussing these things with him and showing him the requirements asked of him and he does seem very up for it and says he is available we just now need to confirm his place in the role and we will be set for actors.
In our opening we will be using two demons but the other demon will be for a much shorter role as Laura will be exchanging some small dialogue with the angel. We felt like this role didn't need to be cast as we already have a good understanding of what needs to be said and Laura is capable of taking on this very minor role in the film.
Planning: The treatment
The action
The opening is based around a chase between a demon and an angel in heaven due to the demons breaking into heaven and hunting down the angels to cause them to fall from heaven like they did thousands of years ago. The action cuts from an interrogation to the chase and back again.
Themes
The themes of this opening is meant to be quite dark and chilling but also adrenaline packed to excite the audience and put them on edge throughout the opening hooking them in more and more. The opening will also explore old mythology of angels and demons giving the audience some knowledge in that area.
Narrative
The narrative shows an interrogation scene but then flashbacks into how the angel is captured. The scenes will be taking place in different time zones and there will be diegetic sound and non diegetic sound for emphasise of sound effects.
Character
There will be a demon called Cylus which will be wearing all black to represent the fact that he is a demon but in a modern way, He will act very sinister and will be very sleek and professional showing that he isn't this creepy deformed creature but he is a very formal sinister maniac. There will also be an unnamed demon which pushes the angel for a small scene and they will use dialogue to explain more to the audience and they will wear all black.
Setting
The location will be set in Newbottle woods as we wanted the location where we film to be isolated and enough space to have a small chase scene. We will be also using another location very close to Chipping warden to film the interrogation scene where it will be filmed in an abandoned house.
Mise en scene
The whole film will be brightly filtered and will have a heavenly feel throughout to emphasise the fact they are in heaven apart from the interrogation scene. When the interrogation scene cuts in the scene will be made to look as gritty as possible. The dress code will be for demons to wear black and angels white or bright colours.
Camera
We hope to use the camera in a very dynamic way to make the characters seem unnatural and ultimately supernatural. We hope to achieve this by showing them at different angles and in the chase scene we will show how much power they have as a supernatural creature. So the aim to show the audience the characters aren't normal through camera work and a few other slight hints to really emphasise this.
Editing
We hope to use the same thing with editing as we will with camera as we want to show these characters aren't normal and have extraordinary powers. In the chase scenes we will use short snappy fast paced extreme close ups and long shots to empathises their power and speed. Also we will use some special effects so we can make the demon show his supernatural powers such as extreme speed by using after effects to implement this effect. We will be editing the scene with a lot of lens flares and light intensifiers to make this scene really look like heaven. We will also show panning and tracking shots following a story. We will do this by showing the audience something which causes intrigue and then track across this and show how it happened. We are planning to show this by tracking across a puddle of blood leading up to the tied up angel.
The opening is based around a chase between a demon and an angel in heaven due to the demons breaking into heaven and hunting down the angels to cause them to fall from heaven like they did thousands of years ago. The action cuts from an interrogation to the chase and back again.
Themes
The themes of this opening is meant to be quite dark and chilling but also adrenaline packed to excite the audience and put them on edge throughout the opening hooking them in more and more. The opening will also explore old mythology of angels and demons giving the audience some knowledge in that area.
Narrative
The narrative shows an interrogation scene but then flashbacks into how the angel is captured. The scenes will be taking place in different time zones and there will be diegetic sound and non diegetic sound for emphasise of sound effects.
Character
There will be a demon called Cylus which will be wearing all black to represent the fact that he is a demon but in a modern way, He will act very sinister and will be very sleek and professional showing that he isn't this creepy deformed creature but he is a very formal sinister maniac. There will also be an unnamed demon which pushes the angel for a small scene and they will use dialogue to explain more to the audience and they will wear all black.
Setting
The location will be set in Newbottle woods as we wanted the location where we film to be isolated and enough space to have a small chase scene. We will be also using another location very close to Chipping warden to film the interrogation scene where it will be filmed in an abandoned house.
Mise en scene
The whole film will be brightly filtered and will have a heavenly feel throughout to emphasise the fact they are in heaven apart from the interrogation scene. When the interrogation scene cuts in the scene will be made to look as gritty as possible. The dress code will be for demons to wear black and angels white or bright colours.
Camera
We hope to use the camera in a very dynamic way to make the characters seem unnatural and ultimately supernatural. We hope to achieve this by showing them at different angles and in the chase scene we will show how much power they have as a supernatural creature. So the aim to show the audience the characters aren't normal through camera work and a few other slight hints to really emphasise this.
Editing
We hope to use the same thing with editing as we will with camera as we want to show these characters aren't normal and have extraordinary powers. In the chase scenes we will use short snappy fast paced extreme close ups and long shots to empathises their power and speed. Also we will use some special effects so we can make the demon show his supernatural powers such as extreme speed by using after effects to implement this effect. We will be editing the scene with a lot of lens flares and light intensifiers to make this scene really look like heaven. We will also show panning and tracking shots following a story. We will do this by showing the audience something which causes intrigue and then track across this and show how it happened. We are planning to show this by tracking across a puddle of blood leading up to the tied up angel.
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