Our Final Opening Title

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdcukcTwJFU

New shooting Schedule

This is our updated shot list to our new shot list we have given our self enough time to shoot our shots this time period gave us enough time to get lots of shots from different angles which will make it easier  when editing especially with continuity as we will have lots to choose from.

12.00am:		A mid shot of the tree and other shots of the trees so we have a vary of shots to choose from.
12:30am:		A shot of the man behind the tree we will get various shots to use to show he is watching Rosie.
1:00pm:		Shots of Rosie walking alone through the forest wondering through looking vulnerable.
1:30pm:		Shots of boots walking through the forest
2:00pm:		Shots of ring-a-ring-a rosies
3.00pm:		Shots of the man following Rosie
3.10pm:		Shot of ribbon
3.30pm:	Shot of legs walking to ribbon the floor
3.40pm:	Shot of hand holding ribbon

Storyboard

(Ruby Cooper)

Here is scene one of the storyboard.
In this scene, we have a medium shot of the trees with the title 'Rosie' in the middle. The clip then zooms further into the tree branches for a close up.
The location: Outside.
Lighting: Daylight.
Characters on scene : None.
Editing : contrast made darker.

Here is scene two of the storyboard.
We have a medium shot of the male character peering from behind a tree.
The location: Outside.
Lighting: Daylight.
Characters on scene : one character the man.
Editing : contrast made darker.
Costume: dark red jumper

Here is scene three of the storyboard.
Here we can see the young girl character 'Rosie' from a long shot showing her walking through the trees. It then continues into a medium long shot.
The location: Outside.
Lighting: Daylight.
Characters on scene : One the girl 'Rosie'.
Editing : contrast made darker.
costume : white dress.

Here is scene four of the storyboard.
Here we have a point of view hand held, long shot of 'Rosie' walking through the forest as though we are the man watching her.
The location: Outside.
Lighting: Daylight.
Characters on scene : One the girl 'Rosie'.
Editing : contrast made darker.
costume : white dress.

Here is scene 5 of the storyboard.
We can see a tilt up medium close up of a tree with the title 'MMR Productions' at the bottom right corner as our credit.
The location: Outside.
Lighting: Daylight.
Characters on scene : None.
Editing : contrast made darker, credit added which then dissolves out quickly.

Here is scene six of the storyboard.
We have a long shot that then goes into a medium shot
of the three girls dancing. We then want to have a panning shot of them skipping in a circle breaking the 180 degree rule to cause disorientation and a unusual feel for the audience.
The location: Outside.
Lighting: Daylight.
Characters on scene : Three young girls one of which is 'Rosie'.
Editing : contrast made darker.
costume : dressed in young clothing like dresses etc.

Here is scene seven of the storyboard.
We have a medium to close up shot of the man watching the three girls skipping.
The location: Outside.
Lighting: Daylight.
Characters on scene : The man.
Editing : contrast made darker.
costume : dark red jumper.

Here is scene eight of the storyboard.
We have another long shot of the girls skipping.
The location: Outside.
Lighting: Daylight.
Characters on scene : Three young girls one of which is 'Rosie'.
Editing : contrast made darker.
costume : dressed in young clothing like dresses etc.

Here is scene nine of the storyboard.
Here we have a medium close up of the man and the girl 'Rosie' in the distant - long shot. Here we want the man to be watching 'Rosie' as she walks past.
The location: Outside.
Lighting: Daylight.
Characters on scene : The man and the young girl 'Rosie'.
Editing : contrast made darker.
Costumes : Dark clothing for the man, and girl in white dress.

Here is scene ten of the storyboard.
Here we have a over the shoulder camera angle showing the man following 'Rosie' up the path.
The location: Outside.
Lighting: Daylight.
Characters on scene : The man and 'Rosie'.
Editing : contrast made darker.
Costumes : Dark clothing for the man, and girl in white dress.
Here is scene eleven of the storyboard.
In this scene we have a zoom in onto the red ribbon from 'Rosie's' hair the zoom in is a close up.
The location: Outside.
Lighting: Daylight.
Characters on scene :none
Editing : contrast made darker.
Props: Red Ribbon

Here is scene twelve of the storyboard.
We have a medium close up tracking shot as the camera will follow the mans feet as he walks over to the ribbon.
The location: Outside.
Lighting: Daylight.
Characters on scene :Mans feet.
Editing : contrast made darker.
costume: dark trousers and dark shoes.

Here is scene thirteen of the storyboard. Here we have a zoom in onto the mans hand picking up the ribbon, and then remains a close up of the hand holding the ribbon.
 The location: Outside.
Lighting: Daylight.
Characters on scene :none
Editing : contrast made darker.
Props: Red Ribbon 

Change of Credits

(Mollie Knapp, edited by Molly Hetherington)
Whilst putting together our footage we all agreed that the credits didn't flow well, diverting attention away from that main focus of the footage. They were contrasting with the effects making our film look unprofessional. We felt that we needed to change them, keeping them simple, we also felt that the font needed changing also making this simple and use a font that everyone is familiar with suggesting that the story of our film is not un common and can happen to anyone. In order to make sure that we got it right we tried many however we were all satisfied with 'Baskerville' believing that it was a good font to use. Simple and interesting. As well as it being easy to read when shown quickly we also wanted to emphasis the text by using a black outline. We chose a black outline and white font because it shows that the man is always around Rosie and secretly follows her which is why the outline is so thin. We also used white to signify Rosie as being pure, innocent and young and black for the man being dangerous, evil and a threat. We used bold font for 'Rosie' as it is the title of the film and commonly the title is slightly different to the credits which is why we had the font normal.

Change of Sound

My evaluation:
We used a sound called 'Suspense 1' that we found to use as a overall sound playing throughout the opening to creates suspense and highlight that something is going to go wrong. The use of it playing throughout the opening impacts the whole opening as it creates an illusion and is a constant reminder that something is not right and something is going to go wrong. Another sound we used was from our previous research which was a slow version of 'Ring around the roses' this was because our genre was horror and the voice that it is sung by is ghostly and haunted. This creates a eerie atmosphere especially with the harmonising slow motion movement of the children playing. Also a sound we used was a music box this is because it is associated with the horror genre for example in 'Woman in black' the sound is used to create a ghostly feel to the film. Music boxes are also associated with childhood and children showing innocence and youth but with the creepy crying sound of a child it makes the audience feel uncomfortable and they are aware something is coming for Rosie.

Ruby's evaluation:
The soundtrack used in the opening sequence is called 'Suspense 1'. We felt as a group this fitted well with the clip as it built up the suspense and made it clear for the audience to recognize something bad was about to arise. The use of this soundtrack playing at the beginning gives a great impact, creating a strong enigma, and surreal atmosphere, putting the audience at edge as they are able to understand the stereotypical build up to something bad in this horror opening. We also decided to add in another sound that we found from previous research relating to our planning, it was a slowed down version of 'Ring around the roses'. This soundtrack added in helped further push forward our storyline. As it is slowed down it adds more drama, with a ghostly affect harmonising the slowed down camera affect of the three girls skipping in a circle. As the clip continues, shortly after the ring around the roses has been playing we are then playing another soundtrack of a music box, this is normally affiliated with the horror genre, a good example of the music box soundtrack being used is 'Woman In Black'. The music box soundtrack was also a good connection to childhood and children portraying youth, contrasting with the overlapping sinister cry of a child still clues the audience that something bad is coming for Rosie.

Change of Location

  

After completing some of our filming we decided that we wanted to change our location, this is because we felt that it wasn’t working well. We wanted it to be more successful and did not previously create the atmosphere that we were happy with. A new location that we decided upon was a to the woods, it is surround by trees and in the early morning light created shadows that could create suspicion and make the audience feel un easy. We though that the location of the woods worked better because the trees dominated the shots making the character of Rosie appear smaller against the trees adding to her vulnerability and innocence. The trees could represent as the male character and his identity, suggesting that he is always there around her and closing in until he gets her.

The pathway we used during filming, which bends and is surrounding by trees and nature.

Here you fan see how small she becomes when surrounded by the trees.

Another picture of the location.

The pathway we are going to use in filming, because of the bends and cluttered walkway, we thought this would be best as it can imply the mans mind, unclear and cluttered with negative thoughts that are shown by the dark shadows contrasting with the beautiful, bright light, representing Rosie's innocence and purity. 

Surrounding the location are pale purple flowers, this represents Rosie's personality and position in the film, showing she is very small and delicate compared to the dominating, huge, dark trees surrounding her representing the man. 

Here we are going to use this tree for the location for our idea where the children do Ring a Ring a Rosie,  we thought this was a good location because of the shadows made by the huge dominating branches, the tree is a representation of the mans personality.

The branches reaching out to the sky look very creepy and as if that is him trying to reach out to people but no one understands him, therefore he is reaching out to Rosie.

Editing Process

(Molly Hetherington)
After completing all of our filming for our preliminary task we found out how hard it can be making sure we follow the rules of continuity. However, we did learn that it is important to complete all filming in one day as the surrounding of the area can change. This is only if it is possible to control the environment. This highlighted an issue with independent, low budget film making, which we will have to look at and plan for in our opening title. This could affect the audience’s reaction leaving them confused and take away the element of the film. This will make the footage look unprofessional, its also helps when editing by making it a clean, smooth shot of the film. A tripod is very important, it is vital for the framing of shots and instantly makes the footage become much more professional because it stops the camera from jerking around which would happen it filmed hand held. The shot where Sam leaves the room, trying to create a tracking shot this didn’t go as well as we thought leading to the camera falling off the tripod and with the spirit level out. This was due to the set up of the tripod. If we was to do this again we would have to make sure that the tripod is correctly set up as our filming is off centre and slanted due to the poor set up. This made it difficult when we then went to edit the clips together. To cover up this problem, or to make sure that nothing like this happens when we come to filming our opening title will be take more footage, this will give us a variety of different options to choose from when we come to edit. Due to the problems that we faced we found it hard to comply to the continuity rules during the editing process, taking longer than we first expected however it made us think about our work more and how we can improve and add to our knowledge. Also we applied continuity rules during our editing process however this took longer than we thought and we dont think it was a successful as it could of been. 


This highlighted an issue with independent, low budget film making that we will have to plan for in our opening title shoot. Also we recognised that our continuity whilst filming was off so during editing it was difficult to select the clips and piece them together as there was not a continuous flow. This made the editing process longer if this happened to a low budget or a high budget film this would affect the cost as it would take more time to edit causing a decrease of money. If you're producing a film with a low budget like Paranormal Activity, directed by Oren Peli with a low budget of $15,000, time is money and he would have to make sure the rules were applied whilst shooting to decrease the risk of loosing money.