Kidnapper's Victims and Future Victims

In order to create the right scene in the cellar we needed to make sure we had all of the props we needed to create the right atmosphere, which is that of a scared atmosphere. 

In the cellar scene we needed only one prop, and that was a small cork board with the pictures of the kidnapper's previous and forthcoming victims. 

We found all of these photos on google, through the photos we tried to show that the Kidnapper has a 'type' and that is teenage, confident and innocent looking girls with browny-blondy hair. Through previous research we realised that people who abduct the victims generally have a specific type of victim which they think is weak and would not be able to fight them back and is at a disadvantage to them.             

Other Company Production Logo Ideas

When going through our editing, we are open to new ideas and ways in which we can improve our opening. As we were watching our company production logo we thought we should try and come up with another idea for a logo as the ASK G  icons we came up with initially were to similar.
When trying to translate a new idea on to the computer we had to think of another suggestion for a company name. To try and get some inspiration on a brand new idea we went onto google and typed in 'company production logos' we found that most of the icons were play on phrases of filming terminology. Our next step was picking a word associated with filming. We chose 'Cameo role'. We did not plan what fonts we wanted as we thought we would just see what font works best once we have everything else in place.
Finally, this is the logo which we came up with -

Also, here are the images of the same logo, however, with slight alterations...

Universal Pictures logo and Ask G

From the research - watching countless film openings with the thriller/crime genre, it became evident that there was not one specific Movie Production Logo they use in the film industry. The main two production companies seemed to be 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures. Therefore, we randomly picked one of those - Universal Pictures.

As for the logo that follows the production company normally in the opening of a film, my group and I had to come up with a name for the title working, we thought of ASK G productions as it combines all of our initials. The next thing we had to was to create the logo and think of the colour of the font, size and if it was going to have any images on the logo.

Filiming Session #1

When it was time to start filming, during our first filming session we thought it best to practice using the camera just by filming random things. We started filming the footage we needed after about half an hour.
We needed to get shots of Daisy in the cellar going in and out of a daze (which is where we got our original idea for a title for our film). This took us approximately around two hours as we had slight problems with the equipment and we were inexperienced.
One of the shots we needed at the time was to have a pan shot of Daisy tied to the chair, we tried to use the tripod for this as it did not require to much of a steady hand. Whilst we were practicing getting to grips with the cameras, we also experimented with the tripod and found it easy to maneuver  as we were moving the camera up and down at a fast pace and when played back the footage, it was not jilty. However, when we were in the cellar filming the pan shot, we realized we needed a slow pan shot, we attempted this a few times and we each tried. It was only a few filming sessions later in which we realized that you can adjust the tripod and how tightly the lever is screwed in so you can make slower moving shots smooth. This was one of the problems we faced in our first attempts.
During the time spent in the cellar, we looked back at the footage we had just captured and we did not think that the lighting would have to be brighter. It had became evident that even though the lighting on the camera is bright enough, when you upload onto Final Cut Express, the lighting changes and appears dimly lit.
To conclude, our first experience using the cameras was not the best, however it prepared us for the next time and served a purpose of being more like a practice session.

Evaluation of the Usefulness of the Animatic Storyboard

Creating an animatic storyboard was both useful anhd helpful, before our idea kept changing. The aim of the animatic storyboard was to give us a rough outline of how long our opening would last. In this sense, it made it very helpful. However, there were disadvantages to our storyboard as we underestimated the duration of each of our shots, therefore, the usefulness of the animatic changed in my opinion. In addition to the effectiveness, we created the animatic at the beginning of the project , this meant, we had not yet practiced with Final Cut Express and could not include transitions, aswell as visual and aural filters so, our animatic was very basic. If the transitions had been included, I feel that we would have benefited me and it would have made the storyboard more effective as me and my group would have been more prepared with Overall, I think if my group had followed through with our original idea, then our storyboard would have been very useful. If I were to do this whole process again, then I would have produced an animatic storyboard and either stuck with the original idea or if I changed something in the whole idea then I would either add or edit the animatic storyboard.

Animatic Storyboard

Filming Schedule for December

As before, it was necessary to have permission in the form of a letter saying we are responsible for the video cameras, and in the form of risk assessments, the places in which we filmed were of no hazards.   

Filming Schedule for November

This is the filming schedule for November my group had to put together so we could see what dates we were all available on. Before we started filming we had to ask permission from our parents to keep the cameras at our house if we need to, also we planned it so we were going to do some filming in one of our houses, therefore we had to get permission to film in the cellar on the nights we needed to.