What we've done today: We have written a synopsis for our horror film, which will now allow us to plan for our horror trailer. We split up our plot up into Todorov's Narrative Theory and also discussed what character types, from Propp's Theory, which we will include in the film. We have researched potential locations for the shoot and discussed props, costume, and special effects for specific shots.
What was agreed: We MUST acquire permission for any of our shooting locations.
What we will do next lesson: Write and document character profiles, the 5 key plot points of our narrative, and email the owners of our desired shooting locations.
What we've done today: We have made a power point on the setting and characters in our narrative, which will allow as to chose a cast. We have also researched names to fit the 1980's era which our film is set in.
What was a agreed: We have agreed on the names of Ray, Chris, Megan, Glen and Patrick found on on '80's name generator' website.
What will we do next lesson: Next lesson we will finish out synopsis and key scene blog post and hopefully get onto the shot list.
What we've done today: Finished the 'research impact on production' post and the character profiles on the 'original idea' post. We also scanned in our first draft of our shot list along with the side notes.
What was agreed: We have final character names and information on their role in the narrative of our film.
What we will do next lesson: We will get everything uploaded on our blogs, and we'll begin to make progress on our audience research questionnaire.
What we’ve done today: Today, we have learnt how to correctly create a story board and practiced the new techniques learnt such as how to show pans, tilts and zooms in the story board. We have also carried on with creating an audience research questionnaire and carried on with our trailer analysis.
What was agreed: We have agreed on all the audience research questions for the questionnaire and posted them on survey monkey.
What we will do next lesson: By next lesson we have our questionnaire responses which will be analysed and turned into pie/bar charts.
02/12/2016
What we've done today: Today we reviewed and analysed our Questionnaire results for our horror film idea. We made graphs and talked through the results of each question. We have also continued to work on our trailer analyses and finally got round to posting our shot list.
What we agreed: We agreed that we should allow more time to gain more responses for our questionnaire next time around. We also agreed that every member of the group should be working on something throughout the entirety of the lesson.
What we will do next lesson: Next lesson we will continue to work on our designated tasks and ensure that all our shared work is on each group members blog.
06/12/2016 What we've done today: We learnt about and began filling in release forms. We put in a call to the Thorpe St Andrew borough council to get in touch with the owner of the land. We continued with the trailer analysis and looked at trailers for inspiration for our opening shots. We also discussed potential music for the trailer
What we agreed: Opening shots for the trailer, sound effects.
What we will do next lesson: Continue the work on the storyboard, discussing more ideas for shots.
What we've done today: We have fully established synopsis ready to write up and blog. We have also made a start on the risk assessments and continued the communicate with the owners of a filming location. We also uploaded the initial ideas which were hand written and scanned into the computer.
What was agreed: We agreed a final synopsis of the film and found the exact location for shooting.
What will we do next lesson: We will finalize the shooting location with the owners and continue to complete risk assessments.
What we've done today: today we have completed our full synopsis allowing us to now move swiftly on our storyboard. We have also been working on uncompleted trailer analyses
What did we agree: we agreed to focus our combined efforts on both the story board and shot list
What will we do next lesson: we hope to get a considerable amount of the storyboard and shot list complete ready for production after the Christmas holidays.
What we've done today: we have complete 7 shots so far of our storyboard and completed the majority of the risk assessments for the shorting locations. We have also dealt out some of our talent releases to potential actors.
What was agreed: We will work on the storyboard in our spare time. We will also get the rest of the talent releases given out to the other potential actors that we discussed today. We are yet to confirm our permission to film at St. Andrews, but hope to confirm it this week.
What we will do next lesson: continue to work on the storyboard and risk assessments. We also plan to get as all recently complete work uploaded to our blogs.
What we've done today: Made a start on the 'document' props ready for the shoot this Sunday, and we got the shot of the barbed wire being cut
What was agreed: Shooting times, costumes, and props have all been agreed on with both the crew and actors. What we will do next lesson: Make sure all props and costumes are prepared for this Sunday's shoot.
What we've done today: As prep for the shoot at the weekend we have sewn a 'Tempus' logo on the back of a workers overall as an our fit for our films killer, Horas. We have also created a map of the forest to use as another prop for the shoot.
What we will do next lesson: Next lesson we will view all the footage from the shoot and edit it.
What was agreed: we agreed on a typewriter styled font to use the document we're using for a prop. We also finalized the times and locations that we're going to shoot at the weekend.
What we've done today: We saved our footage on to the mac and watched through them, coming up with other ideas as we went along,
What we agreed: That we will film this Sunday at Fritton Woods
What we will do next lesson: Finalise plans for Sunday and begin the edit
17/01/2017
What we've done today - Today, we viewed all our footage from the Fritton woods shoot from the weekend. One group member continued to edit the trailer whiles the others started to create a poster for the film and create a behind the scenes blog post of the two shoots.
What we will do next lesson - Next lesson, a different group member will continue editing the trailer and the others will work on the poster and magazine cover. We also aim to complete the behind the scenes blog post.
What was agreed - Today, we agreed that we'd alternate the editing each lesson.
19/01/2017
What we've done today: continued with the rough cut of the trailer edit and working on our magazine covers.
What was agreed: we need two more shots.
What we will do next lesson: carry on with the rough and get missing two shots.
20/01/2017
What we've done today: Identified issues with our edit and worked out a solution. Continued work on our magazine covers.
What was agreed: That the missing shots will now be filmed next lesson due to group absences.
What we will do next lesson: Fix the edit and film the missing shots.
24/01/2017
What we've done today: Today, one group member continued to edit the trailer (a different group member from the previous lesson) while the others continued to create their magazine covers and posters.
What was agreed: We have agreed to edit from the SD card to make it easier. This will means the SD card will need to be brought in each lesson so we will make sure we know who has it and where it is at all times.
What we will do next lesson: Next lesson a different group member will edit the trailer while the others will continue creating their magazine covers and posters.
26/01/17
What we've done today: Today we worked on our individual magazine covers while Jake carried on work with the edit
What was agreed: that our rough cut is almost complete
What we will do next lesson: next lesson we will continue to create our magazine covers and complete our rough cut.
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