Filming Blog: Continuing the Film

On the 25th, my group and I continued filming. I had to film some of the scenes because the original cameraman was not able to make it. Me and the other actors took turns filming some scenes, but not all scenes were filmed. The scenes that still need to be filmed are the "killer" scenes which is also the cameraman. Due to this, filming will pick up again on the upcoming Sunday, on the 1st of March.  I was in charge of the makeup design for these scenes. The makeup is meant to look gory and bloody because of the killer. These scenes will be filmed by one of the actors then switched by me to "view" their dead bodies. This caused a bit of an inconvenience but it was manageable. I also had to re-shoot the action match due to two things. One, I need to remove the camera bag from the background. Another thing is I need to replace the cups. The Styrofoam cups did not look appealing or give off a "party" vibe. Therefore, red solo cups would help give the audience the feel of a party. I also had to find a glass to use for the shatter scene. The glass will be contained in one area so no one gets hurts and it will be cleaned up as part of a scene. It will be a "break-away" glass so that it's not harmful to anyone. Filming took place for about 2 hours. The time of day and weather may change the lighting in some scenes but I could fix that within the editing software. More filming will continue and hopefully all scenes will be completed by this Sunday and more editing will happen. 

Editing Film Blog: Beginning of Editing

I started the editing process on the film. Only some scenes were edited because not all footage was shot. Before editing, I dumped all footage into the media studies folder on my desktop. I used the SD card reader to upload the footage onto the laptop. Then I imported the footage into Pinnacle Studios and waited for all footage to download. Once that was completed, I reviewed each clip separately. Some clips were deleted as they served no purpose for the film. These scenes were extras and mistakes. A couple scenes were shot several times as well. During editing, I set up certain scenes, such as the beginning scenes. However, since not all scenes were filmed, the scenes did not correlate. This means that there are some gaps between each scene. Another thing done while editing was cropping a certain scene. During one of the scenes, there was an indent of the directors finger so I had to go into effect editor and crop it out. To do so, I resized the scene after cropping the bottom half. Once this was completed, the scene was better. The scene was also stretched vertically so no weird black line was shown on the bottom. Some scenes had to have the sound cut out as music will be placed on top of it. The editing will continue for another couple days after filming resumes in the next following days. Overall, editing is not yet completed and more scenes will be filmed and edited.

Filming Blog: Nagual's House

On Tuesday, the 18th I started filming with my group. One of the group members was not there so some scenes were filmed before others. As the director, I brought all the costumes, makeup and props for the filming. I had to change into my running clothes for the beginning scenes. I made sure to direct the specific scenes and the angles that went along with it. The street was a little busy with passing cars so I made sure to get myself and my group out of the road. I picked up filming and making sure to re-shoot certain scenes as we went along. The next scene I directed the tilt of me entering the home. I set up the props inside the home as well. I placed the cups on the table and chose the knife that would be used. The knife was dulled before hand so it would not harm any actors during filming. The white cup scene needs to be re-filmed as there was unintended props in the background like the camera bag. I did not use the tripod during most of the scenes. I set up the placement of where the actors should be along with what they should be saying. Some areas needed to be cleaned and some areas were left messy. I made sure the areas that were being filmed were set up properly also. The entire process took a little over 2 hours for the filming but there still is a lot to get done. More filming with me and the rest of actors need to take place. I need to secure the premises for any other dangers so no one gets harm by tripping. I also direct the expressions so that needs more practice for myself.

Planning Blog: Storyboard

This google slide includes each scene of the storyboard for the film. There is a total of 10 storyboard papers, each with 6 boxes filled. The boxes include the props and angles used for each scene. The boxes represent about 6 seconds of filming. Therefore in total, there should be 2 minutes of the opening sequence to a film. In this case, this film is a horror. Even more so, each scene includes the important production names. They include the production studio name and the film type, and the title in its own scene. That title scene will dissolve in the background and then the scenes will begin again. The storyboard is completed in detail so it it is clear what to follow once filming begins.

Planning Blog: Title Design

This google slide contains all the details for the fonts in the film. Some of the fonts will be different colors, up to two. These two will contain a black and green font for the actors/producers and so on. The title of the font has also been determined. This font came from an online font generator. It provides a gruesome and horrific design that goes well for a horror film. Even more so, we added examples as a visual aid. There was no real tracking or spacing because the fonts were easy to read. The tone is set to be horrific an dis nicely developed through the fonts. Overall, the design layout will be easy for the audience and they can understand what they're watching.

Planning Blog: Location, Participants, Health and Schedule

This google slide contains all the important details for filming. It includes the health, schedule, location and participants for this film. There are a total of 7 slides that go in depth on this. The participants are listed and how safety will be a subject in our film to ensure all actors are safe. The location is yet to be determined. Safety precautions like present parents will be at the filming location. This is to make sure no one is hurt during the filming process. Props like the knife and glass will be fake as well to be safe. The schedule is very detailed but is subject to change. Filming will begin shortly after location and props have been acquired.

Planning Blog: Sound/Dialogue Script

This is a google slide on the dialogue and sound of the script. There's a total of 10 scenes, each detailed with the sound and actions of the actors. This google slide also presents some of the script with more details. There are a range of shots and angles included as well with each scene. They include over-the-shoulder, high angles, low angles and so on. Each scene has one to two shots/angles. Some scenes may have no dialogue but there will be a song playing throughout the film. The sound will increase towards the end of the film. The dialogue is few but shows the key conversations made. The killer only has a few lines but creates a more mysterious feeling.

Planning Blog: Shooting Script

This google slide is the shooting script for the film. It includes all the camera angles and movements in the film. It also includes some details for the lighting as well. There are a total of 10 scenes for this product. The google slides breaks down the scenes without any dialogue, just actions. The names of the actors are shown as the "victims". The "killer" appears a few times with few actions. The lighting throughout will be dim. The slides also include more specific actions that will be in the film. So, overall, this google slide will show what each scene will be broken into and what will be included in the film, with no dialogue or sound included.