OUR VISION

For part of our research, we have created

1. A colour palette
2. A sound palette 
3. 9 key shots frame

Our colour palette that we created:

Our chosen colour palette creates a vision that allows us to stick with the look and feel of our opening title sequence. These colours suggest a dark and mysterious theme, as that is what we want our viewers to experience when watching. Our genre is a psychological thriller and we felt that these colours best fit this genre.

Our first two colours on the palette are red and blue as we will have police car sirens in our sequence. The next colour is to show the darkness in the barn where the girl is abducted. Next, the grey and brown show the colours of the long axe that the girl will be dragging along the floor and breaking the door down with.

The two shades of brown shows the wood in the barn. The next colour shows the dirt and marks that will be on the girl, and also the colour of the bucket that we will use to show credits on. The green colour illustrates the trees in the forest that will be outside when the girl escapes from the barn. The dark grey shows more darkness that will occur throughout in the barn and outside.

The white and yellow colours show the bright light that the girl will see when she finally breaks the barn door and escapes. The skin colour shows the pale, washed out colour of the girls face. The black shows the darkness in the location that she is abducted and is a contrast to the white and yellow. Finally, the pale pink colour illustrates certain cuts and bruises on the girl and her lips.

this video presents our 9 key frames, we decided these were the most memorable shots and gave the best impression of our title sequence.

MY MOOD BOARD

I have created a mood board with pictures and ideas to express my thoughts and ideas that i could potentially develop and then incorporate within my final film opening idea. i have explored four genres that interest me and noted some information that inspires a vision for each different genre.

Preliminary Task Eloise, Grace, Max and Ruby

We found that our preliminary task worked effectively and follows the storyboard closely, however after completing the video we noticed a continuity error where the position of a pencil changes between the shot reverse shot, aside from this mistake we are pleased with the outcome and feel that we have covered all aspects required for this continuity task.

STORYBOARD FOR OUR PRELIMINARY TASK

For this task we had to create a fluid and continuous piece of filming including successful use of camera work, editing, and storyboarding. Before filming our preliminary task we had to plan the storyline, work out the timings of each piece of filming, decide on speech throughout, and work out our camera angles to fit with the 180 degree rule. We also had to ensure that our short film contained all of the necessary techniques such as a 'shot reverse shot', a 'long shot', a 'continuous shot', a 'close up shot' and to obey the 180 degree rule, we did this whilst still consciously trying to create a fluid piece of filming with smooth cuts between shots. After completing the storyboard we then filmed each section as planned, however we found that it was difficult to stick to the timings we had given each shot because when editing we had to cut a lot more than anticipated to keep the film looking continuous. We also changed the scrip slightly so that the speech sounded more natural and conversational so it was challenging to stick directly to the script. We stuck to all camera angels and shot arrangements as planned in our storyboard and this worked successfully in our final outcome. In each individual box we have drawn out what the action will look like on the camera so we can refer closely to this when filming, we have also written whether it will be an interior or exterior piece of filming, all of our film takes place inside a building so they are all interior. underneath each box we have also labelled what action will be taking place, this is so we can remind ourselves and the actor when it comes to filming, we have also indicated which transition we will be using between each shot and through the piece we have only used cuts to ensure the film remains as fluid and contains as natural action as possible. throughout the pice we have used an array of shot types such as 'long shots', 'medium shots', 'close up shots', 'continuous shots' and a 'shot reverse shot' when speech takes place at the end of the film.

MEDIA STUDIES THEORY

uses and gratifications in media

In this short video we have explored and identified the different aspects of media and how they are used within every day life throughout society.