Makeup testing

This video shows our makeup testing. The white pale makeup makes our character looked washed out. We used different types of makeup to show bruises around the neck and face and it shows the dark bags under the eyes. On the neck, we did hand prints to show the audience that our character was abused. This is also shown through the scratches and blood on their face.

research into filming using a drone

10 tips to using a drone to film

We are planning to include a drone shot within our opening sequence, we will do this by attatching a GoPro camera to a drone that we will hire from a company, as we are inexperienced with using drone technology the company have said they will fly it for us on the conditions we include their company name in our credits.

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  If it’s your first time flying make sure you practice in a field far away from people, cars and houses. It’s all about muscle memory, fly on a daily basis for a few months in different locations before using it on set. Practice, practice, practice.
• Depending on where you’re flying check the rules, do a quick Google. For example you’re not allowed to fly a drone in London unless you have a permit. But you can fly over the parliament buildings in Budapest no problem. As this is a new technology lots of countries are still catching up and don’t have any drone rules. Always use common sense when flying.
• The best results are produced when flying the drone slowly with long nice fluid movements. Get close to an object and slowly rise above it to reveal the amazing vistas in front of you.
• Never fly above crowds, it’s illegal and very dangerous.
• Make sure you don’t fly above 400 feet (122 metres) or near airports, the last thing you want to be doing is crashing into a plane.
• The drone really shines when you can get shots that aren’t possible with a helicopter. For example when I was shooting in Scotland I got a shot of the drone flying through a castle window and it looks amazing. Be creative and try and get shots that nobody has seen before.
• Experiment with the settings on your camera that you’ve attached to the drone and see what results it produces. The more you can understand about this technology the better equipped you’ll be as every shoot is different and may require a different look. For example if you film at 30 frames per second and then slow it down and convert it to 25 or 24 frames per second in post and the footage will have an almost dream like feel to it.
• Plan each shot before you take off. Each battery on a drone lasts about 15 minutes so you want to maximise flight time. Like any shoot the more you plan the better the results will be (keep spare batteries to hand too).
• This is an obvious one but always check the weather conditions before flying the drone. Drones are pretty good in wind but if it’s super windy or raining and you don’t feel comfortable flying the drone wait till the wind has calmed down or the rain has stopped. It can be unsafe to fly in high winds and more than likely the footage will be unusable.
• If you want to produce something amazing it’s got to start with a great idea. Always put the shots and story before the tools. Audiences want to see people, stories and experiences that they connect with on an emotional level. As filmmakers we create content that entertains, moves and inspires people. Drone technology won’t turn you into a great filmmaker but it will enhance your skills as a story teller and if used well will make your work shine.

TITLE IDEAS

After research, we have seen that 4 weeks is 672 hours. This is the amount of time that the character in our opening title sequence would have been locked away for so we feel that this would be an affective title and would keep our audience engaged as it will not give away a lot of information about the film plot.

Shooting script

We created a shooting script to keep us on track and keep us focused on what we need to achieve during our days of filming. We keep organised by having a folder which we will take with us whenever we are shooting.

 

 

Lighting research

For part of our research, we looked into how we could create the best shots using lighting.

 

 

Risk Assessment

Actress profile

Our chosen actress for our opening scene is Ruby Foy, who is part of our media group.

Ruby is perfect for the role because of her image, her age and her ability to perform professionally in front of a camera.

 

In the above images, you can see that Ruby has hair that is suitable for our opening sequence. This is because she has long hair that we can style to create an unwashed, scruffy look to portray the harsh conditions she is being kept in.
Her defined jawline could illustrate the fact that her character has been starved and makes the harsh conditions more believable. Her small figure also demonstrates this.

It is also ideal that she is in our group, as she will be available when we need her for filming, instead of relying on a person who cannot always be available to film. This will speed up the process of filming.

Location recce

For our first location, we decided that Eloise's neighbours barn and surrounding woodland would be an ideal place to film, as the barn is quite run down and untidy. This suits our genre as a psychological thriller needs a location to create suspense and thrill. It is also ideal that this location is by Eloise's house and she knows the owners of this private land, it will be easier to get in contact and use the land when we need to.

Our second location is at Ruby's plot of land as it is away from any other people and has a barn that has potential to fit the brief of our wanted location. An only downfall of this location is that it is used for storage and is next to other buildings so doesn't have a field or surrounding woodland.

animatic of our story board

We have made an animatic of our storyboard as a guide to show the duration of each of our shots and a rough idea of the movements of each shot when filming.

OUR PROPS LIST

Props list: 


* Water dripping from above (make a hole in a bottle of water and let it drip out)
* Chalk – for the markings made on the wall
* Spider web and possibly a spider
* Old, dirty bucket
* Dirty blanket
* Wooden objects for behind the bucket and blanket
* Makeup for bruises, scratches and dirt on the girls face and body
* Clothes for the girl – worn out, dirty t-shirt
* Axe
* Chain and padlock
* Excess wood to smash in half (instead of barn door)
* Red and blue flashing lights
* Drone – to take the aerial shot

timetable for filming

Date	Time of day	Location	Characters	Shots required	Props required	What happens
	Midday	Barn		Medium	Dripping water	Water dripping onto the floor
	Midday	Barn		Medium	Scratched wall	Focused shot of scratching’s on the wall
	Midday	Barn	Ruby	Close up		Girl’s hand twitches
	Midday	Barn		Close up	Spider web	Spider web in corner of the barn
	Midday	Barn		Close up	Bucket, dirty blanket, wood	Bucket, blanket and wood left on the floor
	Midday	Barn	Ruby	Close up		Girl’s heavy breathing with chapped lips
	Midday	Barn	Ruby	Close up		Girl’s heavy breathing chest
	Midday	Barn	Ruby	Close up	Axe	Girl walking, dragging axe
	Midday	Barn	Ruby	Close up	Axe	Girl walking, axe swinging
	Midday	Barn	Ruby	Medium	Axe	Girl with axe on shoulder walking to door
	Midday	Barn	Ruby	Medium	Axe, padlock, chain	Girl swinging axe to break door
	Midday	Barn	Ruby	Medium	Axe, padlock, chain	Girl swinging axe to break door
	Midday	Barn		Medium	Padlock, chain	Door swinging open to release bright light
	Midday	Barn	Ruby	Long	Axe	Police POV of girl standing with axe outside
	Midday	Barn	Police officers	Long		Girls blurred POV of lights and police
	Midday	Barn	Ruby	Long	Axe	Police POV of girl collapsed on ground
	Midday	Barn	Ruby, police officers	Aerial	Axe	Girl on floor and surrounded by police