Lessons four and five

Over the last couple of lessons the group have completed all the work to go onto the blog such as risk assessment, props, storyboard animatic, filming schedule and our set location. This work was done fast and to a very high standard, the group has put 100% effort in and we are well now as a group. Also the start of filming has been made, the set desgin was set up in the filming location and the end few slides of the storyboard were filmed. The filming has been done from the end of the film to the start because we cannot get access to the barn whenever we want so we have to film as and when we can.

Storyboard Animatic

Filming schedule

Possible actors we may use when we film

Jordan Richards, Jordan stands out really well with the long ginger hair and he looks older than other people in our year, this makes him a prime candidate for a sinister role in our film.













Scott Green, Scott is a very confident and loud person these are good qualities in an actor, again with his hair being curly and quite long he will stand out well.








Oliver youle, we thought that Oliver was a sensible and intelligent person and would perform well in our film, also he has ginger hair and that makes him stand out which will be useful for the main character.

Film set location pictures

This is a picture with the barn lights off and somebody in the doorway, this creates mystery surrounding the figure in the doorway and me and my group thought this looked really good.



This picture shows the door of the barn closed with the lgihts off again, this effect looks really good and the light coming through the door helps create the sense of darkness inside the barn.



This picture shows the barn door again but with the lights on, we thought this shot was good because the wall at the side is a contrast to the woodern door so it creates a msytery sense as to where this place is, it also looks a very lonley place.



The picture again from a slightly different angle.



This is a shot of the whole barn with the light off, this picture helped with the risk assessment and it shows us how much light we have to work with when the lights in the barn are switched off.



This picture shows the part of the barn we plan to film in the most, my group and I felt that the little side part of the barn was a good and that we would be able to use it affectively.



Another shot of the corner of the barn with the lights on, we took this shot to show how bright the set it with the lgihts on.



The barn with the lights on, this picture was taken to show the whole set we are going to be filming on.

The main task lesson 3

Today me and my group set off about completing the risk assessment, location pictures, props and getting everything on the blog. I think that we worked well as a group today we got all the work done we aimed to get done, although not everything has been put onto the blog it will uploaded within the next two days. This should put my group in a filming position for next lesson.

Props and costumes

Balaclava: The balaclava represents the mystery of the killer, it hides the face of the killer from the eye of the audience, it also fits in with the stereotypical props of a thriller as it creates a sense of crime and deviance.

Candle Tea Lights: The tea light will be on the shrine which will create a silhouette of the killer. They will emphasise the feel of a shrine and a thriller.

Photos: The photos represent the targets of the killer, they are to hang on the wall as part of the shrine. They will show the audience what the killer is like and the obsession that he carries for killing, it is clear to the audience that the killer does not randomly kill victims, but instead plans out his attacks by following them and taking pictures of them.

The Shrine: The shrine is used to show the obsession and devotion the killer has to its targets. The shrine creates an enigma to the audience which allows them to think, who? why? where? how? and what it is?

Risk assessment for the film set.

Our group has decided to film using the Barn and the car park at college. The risks of filming here can be divided into two categories, people hazards and physical hazards.

People Hazards of filming the Barn:

With the equipment available in barn for P.E use the actors or camera crew may use the basket ball hoops when a film set is being set up, this is a hazard as somebody can be hit by the equipment used in the games they play. This is not of a high risk but still carries some concern for the actors safety, this hazard can be avoided by making sure each and every member of the acting or filming crew is alert and focused on filming at all times.

General care needs to be taking while moving around the film set, if people are messing about slipping on the floor or hitting camera equipment can cause harm. This is not a high risk but still needs to be avoided, avoided by everybody being mature.
Communication is another hazard, if an actor is not sure what they are suppose to be doing something could go wrong, for example an actor moving the wrong way and hitting somebody or something. Clear scripts and instructions can be used to make sure this does not happen.

Physical Hazards of filming in the Barn:

The camera equipment is a physical hazard, the equipment must be set up and regularly checked to make sure it is working correctly. If a light blows it could harm somebody eyes or if it smashes glass could go into somebody. This is a medium risk as it can cause some serious harm, if equipment is set up carefully and checked regularly this can be avoided.

The floor in the barn is astro turf and very rough, this is a physical hazard. If a person fell onto this surface it could do some harm, it is not a high risk hazard but still a hazard none of the less. Actors and camera crew must take care while on the astro turf and if any jumps are in the film, mats should be used at all times.
The barn can be quite cold so actors and camera crew should wear coats at all times, (actors only when not acting obviously).

People Hazards in the car park:

The hazards in the car park are similar to the Barn where as in the car park there are vehicles that people can bang into too. Care needs to be taking to avoid this.

Physical Hazards in the car park:

Very much the same as the barn, but one physical hazard in the car park is moving vehicles. As it is a public car park there will vehicles moving around so care needs to be taken while filming in the car park.

Locations for our Opening Sequence

Location 1: The Barn
We have chosen to use the barn for the main part of our opening sequence, we have chosen to do this because the barn can provide little light and good light which allows us to be flexible with the lighting we want to create the atmosphere which is necessary for our thriller film. The barn is a eerie room which provides a sense of thrill and suspense which is perfect for the filming of our opening sequence. We needed a brick wall in a dark location to film against because we thought it would be effect for our opening sequence therefore the barn is perfect for our sequence as it meets all the requirements or sequence needs.

Location 2: Car park
A car park has to be used for our opening sequence as we need to capture a man taking photos of someone getting out of a car; this is to show the obsession he has with the victim. We thought it was most necessary to use the car park for this scene which shows multiple cars which is right for our sequence as it shows that the victim is in a busy place and therefore would not see the photographer. Where as if filmed a single car the effect would not be as effective as it doesn’t look like the victim is in a busy place instead it will show him as if he is on his own.