Filming: Making of the Madness pt.2

     Today we had everyone except for Steven. That meant that we all had to take turns filming. I got a lot done and it was a very productive day. Since we had to refill some scenes we thought of certain was to make it better. We had to make the running scene less shaky and that’s what we did. Safia was on a skateboard holding the camera as I was behind her hold her and running to catch that shot perfectly. We had to take that scene a few times in order to get it close to perfect. First we had to figure out whether we were going to use the bicycle or the skateboard. Then I had to figure how to hold Safia. I also had to figure out how fast to run in order to get the shot.

      Since Safia wasn’t here last film day we didn’t get to film the scenes with her in them. Today we did and it was pretty successful. We also redid more scenes. We redid the scene where I greeted Carla at the door. This time we could continue on to the next part where Safia greets Carla. We also got to film the parts where Carla finds the bodies. We filmed Carlas reaction and how the bodies were placed. Carla did our make-up and made it look as if our faces were scratched and bloody. There was one problem, we didn’t have fake blood. So Carla ended up mixing some ketchup and water for the blood effect. 

Editing blog: Making of the Madness

    We got the into class the day after filming and dumped. Carla is better at editing so we let her handle it. She merged the different clips so the would all come together for this piece. Along the way she showed us how the clips were edited. Since we didn’t get to finish filming she just edited what she could. While Carla edited Safia helped look for music to go along with the film. Even though it was incomplete it was still coming together nicely. Throughout the process of editing she pointed out some flaws in the filming. For some of those clips she could just crop and make them look better. Some of these clips unfortunately have to be done over.

      While the editing was happening I was thinking about how our filming schedule would work out. I was also thinking about how the future clips would be edited. Since there was barely any footage to edit Carla did with what we had. The editing for that moment was complete. My team and I then started to discuss future plans. We discussed when the next filming day was going to be. We have to work around Steven and Carla’s schedules due to the fact that they’re busier. Carla later went to go check out a camera. We had a bit of a problem on who would hold on to the camera over the weekend. I ended up being the person to keep the camera since we’re filming at my house.

Filming blog: Making of the Madness

    Before leaving for school saw Safia an reminded her that we had to film. She was struggling with transportation and later realized she couldn’t come. So, we all decided to work around most of the scenes. That meant that we could only film the parts without Safia. I arrived at my house later and started to somewhat clean and prepare for guests. Shorty after Carla arrived and started to set up for shooting. We had time to charge the camera and go over the game plan before Steven got there. Not too much time passed and Steven gets here. We go over the plan with him. With that begins our filming. 

      We started with the scene where she’s jogging. We went outside to go film it, it took a few tries but we got everything for that scene. For that scene I had to text Carla but she accidentally opened it the first time so I had to text again. After filming all of that we moved it inside because it started raining and the camera was about to die. We put the camera to charge and then move one to the next scene. This took quite a few times to get it right bc we couldn’t really figure out how to do it and we were running out of battery life. Since Safia couldn’t come we couldn’t film most scenes. We got to film the cup/ knife transition. We also got to film part of her running away form the monster which was honestly very fun. Then we decided to wrap it up for the day. 

     

Storyboard

The purpose of the storyboard is to plan out the entirety of the film.  The storyboard is divided into scenes. For each scene we had to put the camera angles used. As the storyboard illustrates, we start with and establishing shot of carla running. Next is a tilt shot of my house, this is to show to setting and mood quickly change. After that Is an action match scene where I am grabbing a cup transcends into the killer grabbing a knife. This immediately cut off by the title and credits of the movie. After this we focus on the glass breaking sound because that’s where the storyline starts to really pick up. For the rest of the storyboard it’s mainly how the wolf gets each of us which consists of a lot of high angle, medium shots, and close up. Lastly, we finish the storyboard with a close up of the killer saying one last thing.

Title Design

In these slides show how the title will be designed. Font, contrast, spacing, tracking, and working title will be looked over in these slides. We’ve picked a font that gives off a horrific appeal and looks like it’s dripping blood. We have also chosen to use a PlayFair display in semi-bold. For the contrast we will be using green and black. The line spacing will stay at 1.15 so it’s easy to read. For tracking there will be no spacing between letters. My groups working title is “MUTANT”. This title will be in a bold dripping style. I would love to see at the end and see how they appeal to the film.

Location, Participants, Health, & Schedule

In these slide it shows the measures my group and I have and are going to take to make sure this project runs as smooth as possible. For the location we’ve decided on an abandoned place or someone’s house. That will later be determined. The participants include the four members of my group, Carla, Steven, Safia, and myself. We will be doing scenes that involve different angles and will be handling props. We will have parental supervision at the side just in case of anything. In order for all of this to work we have invoked a schedule. This schedule includes planning, location conformation, etc.  By following these things I hope filming will run smoothly. I’m very eager to see the outcome.

Shooting Script

This google slide is the shooting script for the film. It includes all the camera angles and movements in the film. It also includes some details for the lighting as well. There are a total of 10 scenes for this product. The google slides breaks down the scenes without any dialogue, just actions. The names of the actors are shown as the "victims". The "killer" appears a few times with few actions. The lighting throughout will be dim. The slides also include more specific actions that will be in the film. So, overall, this google slide will show what each scene will be broken into and what will be included in the film, with no dialogue or sound included.

Dialogue and Sound Script

This is a google slide on the dialogue and sound of the script. There's a total of 10 scenes, each detailed with the sound and actions of the actors. This google slide also presents some of the script with more details. There are a range of shots and angles included as well with each scene. They include over-the-shoulder, high angles, low angles and so on. Each scene has one to two shots/angles. Some scenes may have no dialogue but there will be a song playing throughout the film. The sound will increase towards the end of the film. The dialogue is few but shows the key conversations made. The killer only has a few lines but creates a more mysterious feeling.