LO2: Footage in the style & conventions of the chosen genre

This footage and editing technique reflects the genre of horror and thriller. The editing creates a gripping feel that will appeal to our target audience.

LO2: Following Production Process

Pre-Production

Firstly, I started to create ideas onto a mind map of horror narratives, after choosing Suicide I started to work with Kayna and Hafsa. I started to draw storyboards to create an intense and horrific narrative. After that I looked at demographically who the film would suit, which lead onto me doing an audience profile. We created a treatment and as a group we created our script. From location scouting we was able to fill in location forms and risk assessment and then call sheets so our actors agreed to our idea and where we would be shooting.

Production
When we found our actors that suited our narrative, we started filming the 1st part to our film, which was in the center of town (Peace gardens), which was organised in the pre-production.
For the second part of our film we shot in Endcliffe park, which is where we had to change the narrative as the risk of creating a suicide scene was too high.

Post-Production

We placed all of our footage in order onto Premiere and created an offline edit. We then started to add the audio and transitions to create the suspense and reflect the horror and thriller genre from our film.

LO2: Following safe working practices

As we filmed in a highly public place in Sheffield, we needed to make sure that kids weren't captured when filming. We also needed to make sure the actors hadn't got an allergies when handling food for our production. 

Endcliffe park had a massive woodland area, which was a risk when filming. We made sure that the actor wasn't close to any branches that could potentially put him at risk. When I filmed this shot Kayna stood near the actor out of frame so that he had extra safety. The fact the actor had a big coat and mask on gave him extra protection. 

When doing our risk assessment at Endcliffe, we spotted shattered glass and sharp rocks. The day we filmed this scene it was heavily raining so the group was slippy. We ensured the Billie didn't run too fast and stayed within reach to us. 

As said previously, there had been heavy rain so the grass was very slippery and damp, so we made sure that the actors wore boots/trainers in order to meet safe working practices, as well as myself and Kayna. The violence in this scene was staged to look realistic, however this was done by dramatic performance and camera work- no harm was done. 

To create the dramatic ending scene we need to make the violence look realistic. However in the production the violence was staged and practiced.

Billie fell to the ground gently and Curt held her slowly so she didn't fall on her head, this wasn't noticeable however when filming as we wanted to create a realistic death.

LO2: Following shooting script/ storyboards

The only time that we didn't follow our storyboard was towards the end of our Narrative. When myself and Kayna was filming the second part of our short film the risk was too high to create the illusion that the character Grace had fallen off a bride/abounded house. In order to follow safety procedures we needed to change the ending of our narrative and storyboards to reflect our horror genre but to keep out actors safe and out of risk.

LO2: Setting up appropriate equitment

Setting up a tripod

Offline Edit

LO3: Prodcution Plan- Filming

Everything on this production plan was completed on the deadline.