Horror story recipe

Ingredients

Method

Protagonist: -       10yo innocent little girl -       Teacher -       Best Friend -       Creepy Old Butler -       Random Stoner -       Little boy -       Teenage girl -       Grandparents -       Dad -       Mothers -       Tourists -       Helpless People -       Angel -       Hunters -       Young Beautiful Women -       Cheerleader -       Brave person -       Brother -       Policeman -       Security -       Old Person -       Loser -       Soldier -       Bad Ass Women -       Under Achiever Antagonist: -       Old man -       Pedophile -       Ex-murderer -       Escaped Prisoner -       Tourists -       Teacher -       Creepy Person -       Nerd -       Coach -       Cop -       House Keeper -       Baby Sitter -       Gardener -       Doll -       Supernatural Creature -       Church Person -       Priest -       A long lost sibling -       A long lost friend -       Demon -       Evil Sibling -       Zombie -       A possessed person -       Cannibal -       Foster Parents -       An exorcist -       Revenge Seeker -       Crazy Animals Sub-characters: -       Mum -       Dad -       The Token Black man -       Maid -       Grandparents -       Friends -       The best friend -       Party goers -       Police -       CSI -       Animals -       School Students -       Neighborhood person walking dog -       The hot jock -       People shopping at mall -       BACKGROUND PEOPLE -       Hospital Patients -       Doctor -       Nurses -       The group of friends -       The mailmen -       News Reporters Location/Setting: (Isolated Place) -       Abandoned building -       Party -       Cabin -       Mansion -       Ghost Town -       Bedroom -       Chernobyl -       An old psychiatric place -       An old hospital -       An empty ship -       School -       Fair -       Cemetery -       An office -       A strip-club -       House in the woods -       An apartment -       House at the end of the street -       Warehouse -       Forestry Supernatural Elements: -       Ghost -       Vampire -       Zombies -       Possessed Child/people -       Devils -       Superheroes Extra Elements: -       Lightening -       Sound -       Shadow

Take one 10 year old innocent girl, make her go to her usually weekly ballet class and have her male teacher ask her to come to two more private lessons a week.  While he is asking her have the rest of the class dancing in the background and her mum waiting to pick her up. Two days later have her maid drop her off at a cabin in the ghetto and leave straight away. Have the girl walk into the dodgy cabin to see her coach sitting there waiting, mean while, while the little girl is stretching the coach locks the door. Have her ask him why, have him not reply, have her ask him again and then run into the bathroom and locks the door. Have the coach banging on the door and trying to get in, have the girl climb out a small window and run into the forestry behind the cabin. Then have the coach chase after her and have her hide behind a tree, have this cat and mouse game happen a couple of times until a homeless black guy hear what’s going on and run into the woods. Have the token black guy come across the coach trying to tie the girl up and save her. Have the token black guy take the girl to hospital and have the police go to the cabin to find that the coach has hung himself. Have the little girl survive and have her mum give the homeless token black guy some money to find somewhere to live. Have them all live happily ever after with a great life.

Editing Decision Activity

Scene description = Editing Speed Slow/Fast = Justification

People are caught in the crossfire between police and bank robbers = Very quick edits = Quick editing can be used to create confusion and terror caused by violence.

An innocent character is stalked by a werewolf = increasing quick sharp edits = build of suspense as the werewolf approaches

A character confesses their horrific crime to someone = quick fast flashbacks of the crimes that took place = to ____ peoples mind on what had previously happened.

two teams compete in the finals of a street dance competition = fast quick edits = quick editing can be used to display the type of dance. street dance being a fast moving dance.

a high speed car chase ends in tragedy = decreasing edits = the quick car chase shows the _____ of the chase then when tragedy strikes the edits slow down to show the shock and intensity.

Images

IMAGE 1
This shot is a close up/ extreme close up shot. At first look your eyes are drawn to the large blue stamp in the center of the image 'Department of Records'. The boarder of the stamp works as leading lines to show the rest of the image. this shot contains negative space on the right hand side were it is just black. it is also not directly in the middle. The name 'Buttle' is also drawn to your attention.

IMAGE 2
This shot is a long shot. It is a boring shot and at first look your eyes could be drawn to anything in the image. Leading lines are used in the image to draw your eyes to the top left third. The top left third of this image contains a crowd of people and the man that is standing on one of the leading lines above the rest of the crowd. this shows that this man is of higher power.

IMAGE 3
This shot is a close up shot. The eyes are drawn to the left third of the image where the mans face is. This man seems to be the same man in the second image who is of higher power. Light is coming from behind him.

Factory Essay

FACTORY FILM

Miwa Matreyek is an incredible animator.  She is the creator of the animations Digitopia and also Circus. One of her animations though that I find the most interesting is her animation Factory. Factory was created in 2004, portraying two messages, 1; that technology is taking over the used of human labour and 2; the revolution of technology.

The use of black and white for the colour scheme has an effect of making the audience feel dull and sad. It is displaying a message of work being a miserable environment. At the beginning of the animation workers are shown walking into the factory and checking their watches. This is producing a message of people being workaholics. These workers also help to show the factories that have been placed in the image introduction. The factories have been made in dark shades, using sharp and edgy lines. The use of these lines helps the audience to see the factories in a way that displays them as an unhappy place to be. The sharpness shows that the factories are a hard place to be. 

To me the most striking element in the animation is the machines, gadgets and robots used in the factories. These are in motion while the workers are watching them and one person is controlling them. This is portraying the revolution of technology in todays working environments. Technology has improved significantly over a short period of time and the revolution in factories is defiantly shown in the animation of factory. The use of a human hand being interpreted into the technology of the factory is showing that although humans work, technology is taking the jobs of many workers now days.  

The uses of sounds that are played through out the film display the importance of the message. Through out the duration of the film there is no human noise what so ever. Mechanical and robotic noises are the only sounds heard through out the film. This is helping to prove the message of technology revolution in factories.  Although the sounds help to provide evidence to the message being displayed, it is also creating a bored and sad mood to the film. This mood makes the audience think of factories as a depressing miserable place and somewhere they would rather not be.

The techniques used by the animator are smooth and complex. There is a excessive use of Photoshop as well as I-stock. It is evident through out the film that there is much use of Photoshop. An example of her excessive use of Photoshop is from the introduction where she has produced an image of factories, clouds, smoke and workers.

It is obvious that most of the elements used in the film are adding to the message by either the use of colour, sound of people. Personally I think that the repetition of the same objects could have been improved to make the film more enjoyable to watch as well as an addition to the message instead of just the use of people working in a factory that has been technologically improved. Though the statement and message that the artist Miwa Matreyek is trying to display is still very evident in the film.

E-PUB SCENE COMMANTARY

Introduction:

This is the introduction to Lauren and I’s film “Never Give Up”. This introduction style was chosen as we thought it was a creative and would be able to grab the audience’s attention. We chose the colours for the introduction book because they all compliment each other and is the appropriate colours for our target audience of both boys and girls. The shading of the letters was chosen as we thought it was a better than having just normal letters, also incorporating more creativity. There was a minor problem with the book, as when it was opened it would not stay open. This problem was overcome by gluing the pages together.

Scene 1:

This is scene 1 of our animation. This was the first scene of animation were the clay man was used. As this was our first scene it was the worst scene out of all of them as we were forming the mans steps and actions. This scene was challenging, as we had never used the clay man before. Our main problem in this scene was moving the clay man (Benji); although this problem was quickly overcome by learning to move Benji in a human like manner. This scene was filmed at a medium camera shot, as we did not want to complicate the first scene. Our scenery for the duration of the movie “Never Give Up” is plain and simple only consisting of a blue sky, two trees and a brown floor. This scene also consisted of a balloon stall as well. The scenery was plain, as we did not want the audience to focus on the scenery but on the characters and the story line. As this scene was our very first scene filmed it was very exciting for both Lauren and I as creators and directors.

Scene 2:

Scene 2 was the beginning of the movie plot. This was a complicated scene, as we had to trip the boy using a dog and also have the boy fall over. This proved to be a difficulty as it was a challenge to make the boy fall over. This problem was over come by using string to hold the man up right as he was falling to the ground. The scene, just like the first scene, was filmed using a medium camera angle. As before we did not want to get to technical with the camera so the audience would stay focused on the movie. The dog was chosen to be the cause of the boy losing his balloon because it was suited to our target audience (children). Having an animal would help attract the audience to our film as children are interested in animals more so than humans.

Scenes 3

This scene was a scene that had been forgotten to put into the movie. This had to be filmed last minute, as the movie did not make sense. The scene displays the boy sitting up from when the dog tripped him over and letting go of his balloon.  This scene was filmed similar to the scenes both before and after. It was easy to film as the only complication was the balloon floating away. Like the scene 2 we overcame this problem by using fishing string. It was difficult to steady the balloon as it hung from the string but as we progressed with the scene it became much easier and the end result was pleasant.

Scene 4

Scene 4 was the beginning of the more complex scenes. In this scene we floated the balloon through the sky. This was done by using fishing line, to hold it up. This was a difficult scene as the balloon could only be moved a fraction for each shot as well as trying to keep the balloon still while it was held up. This scene was taken two times; the first attempt at this scene was a very poor attempt, we took it as more of a learning scene and a time to figure out the basics then a usable scene. The second make of this scene was much better and much more fitting for the movie. The scene was much smoother and better quality then the first take.

Scene 5:

This scene is the boy finding the balloon while he is walking through the park. It was a simple scene as it was the smallest scene using the characters. This scene was also the first only scene with the addition of Photoshop. This scene, just like the others is filmed using a medium camera angle. Photoshop was used in this film when the boy looks up into the tree and thinks of an idea to get it down. Lauren and I wanted to use a question mark to make it more clear to the audience that he has thought of an idea before he walks off the set.

Scene 6:

Scene 6 is the scene of Benji’s first attempt getting his balloon back. He does this by using a red ball and throwing it at the tree where the balloon is placed. This scene proved to be a very complex scene. Problems that we faced were; the ball not staying in Benji’s hands and string falling off the ball. These problems were overcome by using a toothpick between the ball and Benji’s hands. This held the ball in place as we adjusted and moved Benji. The fishing line was then wrapped around the ball various times so that it would not slip off during the middle of shooting the scene and so that it was supported sufficiently. We then had to use the technique of the ball flying across the air. This technique was used when Benji missed the balloon and the ball bounce off the tree and falls to the ground and off the scene. This section of the scene was the more simple section as both Lauren and I had practiced it in scene 4.

Scene 7:

This scene is the second and final attempt of Benji throwing the ball at the balloon stuck up in the tree. This attempt also fails with the ball rebounding again and bouncing off the scene.  This scene is a short scene and is quite similar to the scene before it, scene 6. The same technique of the use of fishing line was used, like the scenes prior. As per the other scenes a medium camera shot was used to focus the attention on the story and character.

Scene 8 only a short mid camera shot, displaying Benji giving up on getting his balloon. This Scene of the movie shows the beginning reason to the title “Never Give Up”.  The sadness that Benji is feeling is evident in the scene from his body posture and not just him turning away from his balloon. His head is hung low as he sits between the two trees (one containing his balloon) on the ground, folds his arms and cries into his lap.  This scene then moves onto scene 9, of Benji crying.

Scene 9:

Scene 9 is continuing on from scene 8 and is the last scene using the characters and set. In this scene we use the same set, still showing the simplicity of it so that the audiences attention is on the characters and the story-taking place. A medium camera shot is used still for this scene, as we did not want to move the camera angle too much so that we did not lose the audience’s focus. It is a scene displaying Benji crying to the audience about the loss of his balloon and the hurt and sadness he is feeling from it. This shows his feeling of failure and not getting the balloon. A Benji sits on the ground with tears running down his face; we took this as the opportunity to have the float down from the tree by the wind and land beside him. Though we use the fishing line technique to do this. A matter of second’s later Benji’s head turns towards the balloon in astonishment.  The challenging part of this scene though comes when we have to stand Benji back up. This was challenging as his arm were very small and it was hard to find a standing method that didn’t seem awkward during the film. This scene then ends by blacking out and returning to the book were the credits are shown.

Credits:

The final scene for our movie is the credits scene. In this scene the booking is closing up representing the ending of the story and then, Lauren and I, the characters, and mr Andrews are all displayed in the rolling credits. The credits scene was made to showing the ending of the film. This scene meant the most to Lauren and I as it was our final scene for our movie after the producing of a 2-term movie assignment. For this final scene we stayed with the same colours as the Introduction scene. We decided to have our credits sliding down the back of the book, and then being placed on the page once the credits had finished. Although the one problem we had with this scene was the speed of the credits rolling. The credits rolled down the page much to fast for our liking. There was no time to reshoot the scene so Lauren and I decided to then place the credits back onto the page so the audience was able read them more clearly. Once this scene was done Lauren and I were relieved to only have to add the soundtrack and then have the final product.

MOVIE POSTER

Final Evaluation

PART 1

I am happy with my final e-pub result. All the items that were required I had put into the e-pub plus a background image for each of the slides and an extra chapter containing the song used in the introduction, through out the movie and the conclusion. The time length needed for the e-pub was defiantly more than I had planned. Although I finished the e-pub, I would have liked to add better voice recordings into the e-pub. The voice recordings that I used were hard to hear and background noises were evident when listening to them. Images would have also been good to put into the e-pub to show parts of the movie. Although my time length was very restricted so I was not able re record the voice recordings as well as add in extra images to the chapters.  If I got the chance to start over with the project I would defiantly use my time more wisely, therefore being able to have satisfactory voice recordings and the addition of images.

PART 2

I think that my poster and my e-pub turned out close to what I had wanted them to. My poster was exactly how I imagined it, and my e-pub was very close to what I had imagined it to first look like. The poster for my movie is able to portray the animation style as it displays the characters in clay as well as the target audience of kids by the colour scheme used. The e-pub is able to show the style of the animation by also the use of colours. In the e-pub the use of cool colours was used to show the target audience of children. During the making of the commentaries there was very little problems. The only problems that occurred during this time were the exporting of files. All my files had to be exported into a different format so that they could be used in garage band.  I had all the necessary materials needed for the poster as well as the e-pub. The steps that I used for the making and development of my poster and e-pub was to plan what I thought was required in the e-pub and poster and then add them in a way that the audience could see what they portrayed.  Although this became an issue as it waste a lot of my time in the making and developing of the movie e-pub and poster. I did not complete many reflections during the time of this project as my time was focused on the making of the e-pub and poster.