The Woods - Final film.

Storyboard animation.

We have put our final storyboard into an animation version to allow us to get a good idea of what our final film will look like. We have added tension bulding music to allow the genre 'horror' come through well and help us decide on what music we want to use for our final film. The animation is good becasie it helps us get a good perspective on wahtour film will look like and will help us decide whether we wanted to add any more differnt shot to add to the variety we have already or chnage the music type. The music we have addwed in has helped us decide whether we want to make our own music or use non-copyright. We decided to use some music from MIC production but have also used some piano music that we have made ourselves on some parts of the film. This alows us to express the right emotion that we want (being frightened).

Font video diary

Music video diary

 

This is another of our video diaries, which involves us in the music studios composing sections of our music for our opening two minutes of 'The Woods'. These video diaries shows the amount of planning and effort we had to have to produce our film to the highest standard we can. This gives an insight of what music we are preparing to use and how we came to our final decision. Keep tuned for more sneak peeks!

Final Antagonist costume.

This is our final antagonist costume. We have used parts of our initla ideas however changed it in a couple of different ways like; we still have the brown mask/bag coveringt he face however we have changed it from being a bag to a brown towel with masking tape around the neck to create the shape of the antagonists head. We also changed the way we did the mouth as; we decided to draw the mouth on with a a black marker pen and make it look like it had been stiched although our initial idea was to just cut the mouth out. I think this creates more of an enigma towards the audience because they end up seeing less of the face as they were in our inital idea making the antagonists identity to be hidden even more. We decided to have the mise-en-scene of the character to be wearing a rustic look however look like he is quite well off. He is wearinga brown jumper with a darker green/brown jacket over the the top, he is also wearing reddish cord trousers. Overall he stereotypically looks like he has come from a rural area which links into the film because at the beggining all the shots are set in Bookham woods.This creates a link and makes the audience think that he has come from somehwere around where the film has been set - which will make them feel self consious and worried through the rest of the film as they will be wondering who the person is and wont ever be sure becasue we have hidden his identity throutgh mise-en-scene.

Updated Storyboard

 

Creating our final story boards took a lot longer than we first thought but it has shown us the amount of work it requires just for the first two minutes because you have to include every shot you are planning on doing and note down the description of the clip, sounds and dialogues

 

About our storyboards- This is our storyboards which gives us a step by step visual plan of what we hope to produce for our production. The pictures gives a visual perception of what we want to capture for the audience, which would help has during the filming and lighting stages. We also wrote description to aid us when we are on the set so it would help us picture what we want to portray. The shot types for each shot is also written down as well so it would give us a basic idea of what shot to use unless it makes the film less fluent, which means we would have to alter what shot we use. During filming stages we would film various shot types and lighting effects (brightness, contrasting lighting etc), so it would ensure us to gain a fluent and high quality opening two minutes as we would have many shot types to choose from and edit from.Analysis of our storyboard- As you can see this is our storyboards for our film, 'The Woods', where we have discussed and drawn out our opening two minutes down on paper. However, we have to prepare if things go wrong while we are filming such as the shot type we use of the lighting, for exampleFirstly, one of my favourite shots would be the first one, because if it works it would be very effective as the shot begins blurred and as she walks onward the camera focuses, meaning the girl becomes the focus pull of the shot. This would be perfect for the beginning as it introduces the film simple and subtly. This shot would also allow the audience to see the scenery and location of the where the film is set to begin with.The forth shot may cause a slight difficulty as we need to ensure that the camera focuses on the protagonists and not the tree trunk as the camera would be constantly moving from behind the tree and back and vice versa, to suggest that something is looking at her. If the camera continuously blurs and does not focus onthe girl we will have to change the shot into a different one. An alternative could be a high angled shot of the girl walking through the woods, which would allow the audience to see the location a lot moreShot six is another shot I like as it would make the audience feel as if they are part of the film as it would seem as if it was through their eyes. If the shot work this would be very effective due to the point of view effect. This shot would also emphasis the panic and anxiety the protagonist is having as you would be able to hear her deep breaths and the camera would be moving frantically. We need to ensure we place a transition of some kind between shot 8 and 9 to show that there is a change in time, so we avoid confusion due to the change in lighting and location. The transition could be a dip to black from scene 8 which would then link the shots together and would create an enigma for the audience as they would want to know why she is running or whatshe running from...

Another shot I would like if the filming goes correctly would be the use of match on action with shot 17, 18 and 19. This would be one of my favourites as it would show that we can achieve a high standard of technique of using a camera,and would make our opening two minutes look very professional if we pull it off.

One of my most favourite shots of the film would be the use of an underwater camera, meaning if this works we would have shots from under the water. This would be perfect as it would show the clear water gradually changing into a scarlet red colour from the girls bloody cut hand. However if the camera does not work or does not produce a clear image we could use an over the shoulder shot or a point of view shot so it would reflect how the protagonist is feeling due to the cut on her hand. Jumping to the final shot, as the other shots should be simple to do; this would be the most important shot of the film as this would be the last shot the audience sees of our film, meaning it should be the most memorable to make our opening two minutes stand out from the rest. This shot may need to be taken a few times so we can have various takes of the same shot, meaning we can get the perfect one! We should also make sure the background music sets the tension, for example when she opens the door the music goes silent and then a loud sound ends the scene. This would create another and final enigma of what she is looking at and most importantly who is standing behind her...Overall our storyboard gives a clear perception and plan of what we need to do to produce a high standard and professional opening two minutes.

If our filming succeeds 'The Woods' may be coming to theatres near you...

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Our personal favourite shots are mainly close up to something, such as clip number 18 which is of the hand reaching for the door handle to open the door. We like it because of the ambient lighting which creates a haunting effect which adds a reaction in the audience. Another famourite shot number 9 as we made it long enough to build up tension making it feel like a horror movie.

Overall creating a story board for our movie has helped us stay organise while making our opening two minutes and gave us an insite on what it is really like to produce a horror film.

Last day of filming.

First day of filming diary.

 

This is our first video diary of our film diary, which shows what we had to do to get various shots, effects and lighting techniques. These diaries gives insights of our thoughts and creates an image of what our final production would look like. Keep updated more to come!