Sunday, March 31, 2019
Blog Post #16
Filmed all day yesterday and almost got everything I need. I found a website that has copy right free music that I will be picking the background music from, the website is premiumbeat.com. For the outside abduction scene I used car headlights to make sure the scene would be visible.
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Blog Post #15
Sunday, March 17, 2019
Blog Post #14
I have changed my genre a bit by adding comedy to the horror, therefore I have to make a change to the background music. I want funny, light hearted background music that lightens the mood of the kidnapping to bring a comedic effect.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=951ZpDOP9VY
This link is a youtube video with funny comedy background music that is perfect for what I am going for.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=951ZpDOP9VY
This link is a youtube video with funny comedy background music that is perfect for what I am going for.
Blog Post #13
I have decided to bring comedy into my horror film. I want the girl that is kidnapped to be a "dumb blonde" and my friend that I am using as my actress would portray this roll very well. If you have ever seen scary movie, that is my inspiration for my film however my film is about kidnapping so jokes will be thrown into the mix to create a comedy element.
Here are some characters that are similar to how I want my character
Anna Farris
She played the role of the Dumb blonde like never before done in the ‘Scary movie’ series. Her role as Cindy Campbell was well appreciated and she was nominated for MTV Movie award for Breakthrough Female Performance. What followed with the series were movies like ‘The Hot chick’ and ‘What’s your number?’ She did not try to move away from the dumb blonde characters but her acts have been fun, sensuous and yes, blondish too.
Amanda Seyfried
Well, typically most of her characters have not been about Dumb blondes but Amanda Seyfried began her career with the 2004 movie ‘Mean girls’ playing the dumbest of a typical High school girls gang. She did the same character in other movies like ‘Nine lives’ and ‘Alpha dog’ too. Hence, she is one of the few who have played the Dumb blonde character to perfection.
Here are some characters that are similar to how I want my character
She played the role of the Dumb blonde like never before done in the ‘Scary movie’ series. Her role as Cindy Campbell was well appreciated and she was nominated for MTV Movie award for Breakthrough Female Performance. What followed with the series were movies like ‘The Hot chick’ and ‘What’s your number?’ She did not try to move away from the dumb blonde characters but her acts have been fun, sensuous and yes, blondish too.
Amanda Seyfried
Well, typically most of her characters have not been about Dumb blondes but Amanda Seyfried began her career with the 2004 movie ‘Mean girls’ playing the dumbest of a typical High school girls gang. She did the same character in other movies like ‘Nine lives’ and ‘Alpha dog’ too. Hence, she is one of the few who have played the Dumb blonde character to perfection.
Blog Post #12
I did research on kidnapping movies to get more inspiration for my film. I know I am behind but I do not love my idea I had and I do not want to create something I do not love because I won't be interested.
Taken (2008)
Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson), a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace). Then his worst fears become real when sex slavers abduct Kim and her friend shortly after they arrive in Paris for vacation. With just four days until Kim will be auctioned off, Bryan must call on every skill he learned in black ops to rescue her.
For many years, Nathan Harper (Taylor Lautner) has had the uneasy feeling that life with his family isn't quite what it seems. His fears come true when he finds a picture of himself as a youngster on a missing-persons website, proof that the people he's called mom and dad his whole life are not his real parents. As he draws close to uncovering his true identity, Nathan becomes the target of assassins, forcing him to flee with his neighbor, Karen (Lily Collins), the only person he can now trust.
Taken (2008)
Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson), a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace). Then his worst fears become real when sex slavers abduct Kim and her friend shortly after they arrive in Paris for vacation. With just four days until Kim will be auctioned off, Bryan must call on every skill he learned in black ops to rescue her.
Room (2015)
Held captive for years in an enclosed space, a woman (Brie Larson) and her young son (Jacob Tremblay) finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.
Abduction (2011)
Blog Post #11
Group meeting!!
In class we met up with different people to share our ideas and what we have come up with so far to each other. We do these group meetings to get new ideas from each other and learn from each other. After I shared my ideas and plot with my group they all decided that I had too much happening and I would not be able to fit everything I needed to in those 2 minutes. They also said how it seemed like the 2 minutes I had planned out gave away the whole movie. After this meeting I have come to the conclusion that I am going to have to change some things up. They suggested that I should cut certain parts out or only focus on one scene. I have not decided what I want to do yet or if I want to switch the whole plot but still keep within the horror genre.
In class we met up with different people to share our ideas and what we have come up with so far to each other. We do these group meetings to get new ideas from each other and learn from each other. After I shared my ideas and plot with my group they all decided that I had too much happening and I would not be able to fit everything I needed to in those 2 minutes. They also said how it seemed like the 2 minutes I had planned out gave away the whole movie. After this meeting I have come to the conclusion that I am going to have to change some things up. They suggested that I should cut certain parts out or only focus on one scene. I have not decided what I want to do yet or if I want to switch the whole plot but still keep within the horror genre.
Sunday, March 10, 2019
Update- Blog Post #10
My main actress is my best friend Alessandra Pizzi and it works out perfectly because she has a background with acting and singing so I am so excited to start working with her on this film opening!!
I met up with her during this weekend and talked to her about my ideas and how I am going to bring them to life and she is very excited to get started.
We set up dates to start the filming process.
For the opening scene I wanted flashing lights to be on while the girls are drinking to bring the situation more to life. Therefore I decided to go out and buy the light and it is perfect, it changes colors and everything.
Editing Ideas- Blog Post #9
Here are some techniques I am going to try out in my film opening
Cross-Cutting- an editing technique most often used in films to establish action occurring at the same time, and usually in the same place. In a cross-cut, the camera will cut away from one action to another action, which can suggest the simultaneity of these two actions but this is not always the case.
I plan to use this while the boyfriend is on the phone and when the girlfriend is getting kidnapped. I have never edited anything like this so I am excited to give it a try.
I also want to add a filter to the film opening to make the film seem more from the year I am shooting for however I am going to have to look up how to do that because the only thing I know how to edit are pictures.
Cross-Cutting- an editing technique most often used in films to establish action occurring at the same time, and usually in the same place. In a cross-cut, the camera will cut away from one action to another action, which can suggest the simultaneity of these two actions but this is not always the case.
I plan to use this while the boyfriend is on the phone and when the girlfriend is getting kidnapped. I have never edited anything like this so I am excited to give it a try.
I also want to add a filter to the film opening to make the film seem more from the year I am shooting for however I am going to have to look up how to do that because the only thing I know how to edit are pictures.
I am thinking a filter like this one. I would not do it as heavy because I do not want the film to be too edited and hard to watch but I love how the colors look with this filter. Hopefully I am able to find a filter similar to this one for videos.
Story Board Basics- Blog Post #8
I am having a hard time deciding what to do to make sure my film opening does not look like a trailer/montage. Here is what I have come up for the storyboard so far...
1) 2 girls gossiping in a room with lights and music playing in the back. They are also drinking
2) They talk about one of their boyfriends and she finds out he has been cheating on her
3) Later on in the night the crazy girl kidnaps the other girl
4) The boyfriend starts calling her freaking out
That is the basics of the story line, I have been having a hard time thinking of new ideas lately but soon I will be back on my roll and figure everything out.
3) Later on in the night the crazy girl kidnaps the other girl
4) The boyfriend starts calling her freaking out
That is the basics of the story line, I have been having a hard time thinking of new ideas lately but soon I will be back on my roll and figure everything out.
Music- Blog Post #7
Music
Soundtrack: Relentless- Baraka May, Danny Jay & The Pimpampums
Gumbo Mambo – Adrian Foulkes, Santiago Rapallo & David Herrington
Come, Jambaboo With Me! – Adrian Foulkes, Alex Foulkes, Santi Ibarretxe, Santiago Rapallo & David Herrington
Purple Butterflies – Metronome MP
For the music in my film opening I am thinking about only having music during the first opening scene and the credits because I do not want the film opening to feel like a trailer. Since my story line is about kidnapping I have decided to use a creepy song to go with it. I did some research on kidnapping movies and looked up the soundtrack used for each film and here is what I found.
Kidnap (2017)
Gumbo Mambo – Adrian Foulkes, Santiago Rapallo & David Herrington
Come, Jambaboo With Me! – Adrian Foulkes, Alex Foulkes, Santi Ibarretxe, Santiago Rapallo & David Herrington
Purple Butterflies – Metronome MP
Out of those songs I would like to pick a song for my film opening similar to Relentless because it gives me creepy vibes.
Sunday, March 3, 2019
Research- Blog Post #6
Research
I conducted some research on horror films and even referenced back to my last blog post on horror movies to find out what techniques to use for the production of a horror film. Here are some links to the websites that helped me. I cannot wait to use these techniques and ideas in my own film opening and bring my ideas to life!
Costume Design- Blog Post #5
Costume Design
I have decided to make my film opening inspired by the 90's and to make this clear I will portray the time era within the costumes. In the 90's there was a lot of plaid, belts, and denim on denim so for the girl actresses I will be sure to incorporate that. This time in fashion has been coming back these past years and I actually own outfits that look just like the ones below.
For the guy actress I have done some research and found some inspiration for his outfit.
I have decided to make my film opening inspired by the 90's and to make this clear I will portray the time era within the costumes. In the 90's there was a lot of plaid, belts, and denim on denim so for the girl actresses I will be sure to incorporate that. This time in fashion has been coming back these past years and I actually own outfits that look just like the ones below.
For the guy actress I have done some research and found some inspiration for his outfit.
Group Meeting- Blog Post #4
Group Meeting!!
In class we met up with other people to bounce our ideas off of and to get new ideas. I told them about how I was going to do comedy then decided to switch to horror and they thought that's a good idea because you can do more with horror. I told them how I was not sure what kind of horror I wanted the film opening to be, either a kidnapping or a torture so we found a way to mix both together. The film opening is going to start out with a black screen and a phone call then a split screen of the abduction and the boyfriend looking for her. The plot is that the guys ex girlfriend is jealous of his new one so she abducts her.
In class we met up with other people to bounce our ideas off of and to get new ideas. I told them about how I was going to do comedy then decided to switch to horror and they thought that's a good idea because you can do more with horror. I told them how I was not sure what kind of horror I wanted the film opening to be, either a kidnapping or a torture so we found a way to mix both together. The film opening is going to start out with a black screen and a phone call then a split screen of the abduction and the boyfriend looking for her. The plot is that the guys ex girlfriend is jealous of his new one so she abducts her.
Friday, March 1, 2019
Genre Dilemma- Blog Post #3
Genre Dilemma
I have reached a dilemma, comedy was my first pick but I thought about the factors that go into a comedy film and the factors that go into a horror film and I have come to the conclusion that I should do a horror film opening. This is very exciting because originally I was going to choose this genre however I went with comedy but I came back to my senses. I am starting to think of ideas for my story board. I don’t know if I want this film opening to take place in a house or in the woods, a house would be more practical and easier for shooting. Although, the woods would be more exciting and it does go along with the common setting of a horror movie. Maybe I could incorporate both...
I have reached a dilemma, comedy was my first pick but I thought about the factors that go into a comedy film and the factors that go into a horror film and I have come to the conclusion that I should do a horror film opening. This is very exciting because originally I was going to choose this genre however I went with comedy but I came back to my senses. I am starting to think of ideas for my story board. I don’t know if I want this film opening to take place in a house or in the woods, a house would be more practical and easier for shooting. Although, the woods would be more exciting and it does go along with the common setting of a horror movie. Maybe I could incorporate both...
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