Planning- Sound Effects

We have decided to use 2 sound effects to compliment our soundtrack and heighten the suspense and thrill of our trailer. This is because we felt there was an element missing on certain sections of the the trailer. On the shot of the ghost disappearing and at the end of our trailer when the title comes on screen. We decided we wanted to use a swoosh on the shot on the ghost disappearing as it is a typical sound associated with the supernatural. Further to this we wanted to use a "crashing metal sound" for the end as it will create a emphatic effect. Also having the sound effect when the soundtrack ends will shock the viewer and further create a sense of danger, a typical horror atmosphere to end on. An element we saw on the end of the Oujia trailer. 

Production- Our First Day Filming!

Today we started our filming the first shots in our shot list as these were shots that were within the school grounds which meant that we could film these within our free periods opposed to many of our other shots which require us to travel to locations we have found. 

We started by heading to the position to take our first shot of Sean. The shot was a bird eyes view of him walking along to firstly establish the scene but also make him look small and vulnerable as he is a victim in our film. However we planned on taking the shot from on top of the roof of our sixth form building yet once we got up there we found that the door had been bolted shut. Because of this we had to compromise whilst still getting the same connotations from the shot. To avoid losing this we tried filming from a window from the top floor and we were able to capture the same shot from this different position. The rest of the filming involved ground level shots and it went well with little errors. Therefore overall we were pleased with are first days filming!

Planning- Communicating with Actresses

Due to our actresses and our two actors from our group having jobs it made finding a time where we were all available difficult. We held a meeting in school where we knew we were all together and decided on a date where we were all free. This date fell in a half term which meant it was difficult to communicate prior to the day. To get around this we used an "Imessage" group chat which had all of our numbers in and meant we could communicate using this the day before. As you can see below this was a great multimedia tool to confirm that everyone was still ok to film and also to confirm our actresses costumes. 

 

Planning-Shot List

After creating our storyboard for our trailer we decided it would be useful to write down our different shots on post it notes. This way we can look at our different shots and place them in an order that would make them easiest to record dependant on different factors such as correct costumes and locations. As you can we below this is the process of writing down the different shots so we can then place them into an order to film the shots in.

This post it note method was extremely effective for us and being able to change the order that we film different clips in meant that it was easy to manage our time well and not forget to film certain shots in specific locations. In previous years we have not used such an effective method for shot lists and reflecting on how successful this worked I believe it is the best way to create a small shots list from a time management point of view.