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Evaluation: Our preliminary task sequence was successful because the editing was continuous and invisible. We also had good lighting which we set up to achieve. We filmed the sequence on a bright corridor and in a middle of a room so the lighting would be at it's best and not be affected by the light outside (natural lighting). We have also added a soundtrack to create suspense but also managed to keep the voice volume at it's best.

The continuous editing did affect some of the clip, when the first character enters the room in the match on action shot, the character's hand is on one side of the door handle, on the second part of the match on action shot, it's on the other side of the door handle.

We would re-film the match on action shot to improve the film.

We have learnt to use match on action shot and also how to continuously edit and to find a good location to film is difficult plus did the best with the cameras and technology we were given i.e. using the tripods for the camera and also using imovie for editing.

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This is our final edited prelim task.

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We have filmed our preliminary task and have edited it. We used the program imovie to get rid of unnecessary clips and make it a continuous and invisible editing. We also used a soundtrack from the film "the matrix" to set the scene and also cut out unneeded sound and background noise.

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BBFC have the task of choosing the age ratings for films. Most horror films are given eighteen age ratings due to excessive gore and violence. Our film will probably come under the same age rating. 

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The Socio Economic group our film will be aimed at is the C2 and D categories as we feel they are the most likely groups to enjoy horror films. Also Psychographically speaking our target audience are most likely to be mainstream viewers who apreciate the codes and conventions ofered to them by the horror genre.

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We have completed the foundation portfolio preliminary task. A storyboard has been drawn of a character walking down a corridor, opening a door, walking through the door and across the room to sit opposite of a second character. The two characters exchange two lines, then the second character runs off. 

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As the conventions of horror have been mentioned a few times during the blog I thought I would list a couple of the key ones so that it is clear as to what I am refering.

# Dark looks and style - low key lighting
# Isolated settings and desolate landscapes
# Excessive gore
# Sinister undertone and atmosphere of doom
# Good vs Evil (although boundaries sometimes blurred on purpose)

There are more conventions and most will vary with sub genre, (e.g. a vampire horror has it's own set of conventions) but all good horror film play out real life threats on screen embodied by monsters and then close down these fears for the audience.

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The chase scene from the opening of "28 Weeks Later" would be very acheivable for Danny's idea with the stranded car. It displays alot of interesting camera shots and good horror conventions. It is a mesmorising sequence, and with some extras and some well planned camera work is a manageable sort of sequence to be used in our opening. The clip can be seen HERE although the original audio has been replaced the clip does not lose it's feel due to the inivative use of cinematography.

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The previous clips are good openings for a horror movie because they display good conventions of the drama and set up of enigmas which makes the audience want to carry on watching.

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The first two and a half minutes of this clip is a perfect example of a horror movie opening (Dog Soldiers).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2X5RL-U8ec

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Here is an example research piece.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD4ooFNC5yQ

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Research Task: Questionnaire for 18 - 25 year olds.
1. Are you a horror fan? Yes or No.
2. Do you watch horror films regularly? Yes or No.
3. Out of these four, what type of sub - genre do you like to see in a film?
THRILLER, ACTION, SLASHER, ZOMBIE.
4. Do you like the main character (good guy or protagonist) to win and defeat the monster at the end of the film? Yes or No.
5. Out of these three films, which one would you prefer to watch?
THE WICKER MAN, SAW, 28 WEEKS LATER.

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Film (production) idea:
Two Rock Band memebers are going to a gig or concert that's in a rural open plain in the countryside. They get to to the location of the concert but are told that it has been put back because of bad weather. Unfortunally for them their car will not start (which is parked on a outskirts of a forest or wood) and there is no travel in or a place to stay for miles. They have to bare out the night in the forest but strange things begin to happen and they might not survive the night.
The first part of the production will be in quick shots (no longer than 20 seconds). This way more will be able to be put into the film and also it will move time quicker.

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Our film is going to be a horror. Our target audience is 18 to 25 year olds. We will research various film openings using DVD's and the internet. We will use multiple camera to get interesting shots and style of work. Our product will be similar to teen slasher films. We will better them by creating a level of realism to our film.

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25\02\09

We have decided on our groups. We have decided to pick the genre horror. Because we are both film students we feel it would be best to go for the filming production and the genre we have picked.