visual effects

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-nbvAnq65I&feature=related


we're going to add this to the vodeo as the camera drops downs!

Script for Captive

CAPTIVE

INT. BROMLEY PARK LAKE– NIGHT

On this evening in Bromley park , the CAMERAMAN along with the reporter make their way to the location in order to deliver the report on a supposed ghost sighting of a woman which vanished a few years previous.

Cuts to the report being given as the surroundings remain silent and the flow of the lake is heard in the background.

(REPORTER) JESSICA TENNANT

(gentle yet sharp tone of voice through the silence)

This is JESSICA TENNANT reporting for Channel 4 news live from Bromley Park. Now, you may remember a few years ago a woman in her mid 30's vanished as she walked past this lake. A sighting of a mysterious figure has been supposidly seen in this very lake. We're not quite sure what we are looking for. Family members have been made aware of this..

CAMERAMAN

(Shouting and interrupting the report)

Oh my god, what is that?

The camera is knocked to the ground in response the alarm that is caused..

JESSICA is subsequently dragged away by an unknown being which is not visible to the CAMERAMAN nor JESSICA.

CONTINUED:

 CAMERAMAN

(shouting at the top of her lungs, fear in her voice)

Let her go whoever you are!

CONTINUED:

INT. DARK CAVE - NIGHT

JESSICA is discovered in the hands of a being, being dragged by a spirit through the darkness, feet scraping along the floor beyond her control, she has become the next victim of the lurking spirit.

(REPORTER) JESSICA TENNANT

(Screaming in fear)

Somebody help me!

CAMERAMAN examines the scene of the event and soon discovers what appears to be JESSICA, however something is not at all right. As she gazes for just a while longer she is pounced upon by the newly captive reporter and is murdered instantly, with their body never to be discovered.

REPORTER 2
(sadness in their voice, well spoken)

The body of reporter JESSICA TENNANT was last seen near Bromley Park..

Location pictures

Audience reserch

A motion picture rating system is designated to classify films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex, violence, substance abuse, profanity, impudence or other types of mature content. A particular issued rating can be called a certification, classification, certificate or rating

Referring to the statistics of our researches and considering the classification of movies from the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) and the socio-economic groups, the movie “CAPTIVE” should be suitable for over 16. A 16+ certificate movie can’t contain any sexual activity with details or scenes that could promote drugs however few scenes show quite disturbing activities of the reporter being possessed.

The target audience of this Captive would preliminary be young adults and adult to some extent (aged18-25 year old) from C-E socio economic groups. The film is a horror genre with moderate level of suspense more suitable for teens and younger adults therefore the movie would not be a good entertainment for a person over the age of 25.

The movie is mainly aimed at a British audience thus the choice of the location, Essex, but it’s still accessible to anyother English speaking audience. Being a low budget film, Captive . We put a lot of mysterious scenes in our 2 minute opening sequence so we hope to reach people from other economic groups or with higher income.

Preliminary task

the prliminiary task was to shoot a sequence including a character opening the a door, crossing a room and sitting down iin a chair opposite another character with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of a dialogue.
the match on action, shot/revers shot and the 180* rule.

I had to do this taks with another group because my group wasn't there on the day.
Although we did the task we missunderstood the fact that it was meant to be a sequence but we did our video in a kind documentary format.

During the shooting of the sequence i've learned how to use a digital camera, setting up the tripode, putting the film inside and some other stuff like what to do to stop the camera from being wambly.
i've also learned how to used Final Cut Pro for Mac.

Shots list description

                                         

Locations	Scene#	Shot/movement	Camera POV	Action/dialogue
The graveyard	Scene 1	-1- Pan/ establishing shot of the graveyard.	The cameraman’s point of view.	Non-diegetic score music, wind and credits
		-2-zoom in old graves.	The cameraman’s point of view	Non-diegetic score music, wind and credits
		-3- pan over the trees and grass	cameraman’s point of view	Non-diegetic music, wind and credits
	Scene 2	-4- long short of the news reporter	Cameraman’s point of view	The reporter’s monologue
		-5- close up of the news reporter	Cameraman’s point of view	Reporter’s monologue
		-6- mid shot of the journalist showing the background	Cameraman’s point of view	Reporters monologue
		-7-hand held shot	Cameraman’s point of view	Something runs away or weird sound in graveyard
		-8- follow shot of a spirit	Cameraman’s point of view	Something  runs towards them and they panic
		-9-cut		Everything goes blank for a moment
		-low angle shot of the journalist	Audience point of view	The reporter gets dragged away
		-10-blur/ fizzles		silence
	Scene 3	-11- black and white shot	Audience point of view	Background non-diegtic sound
		-12-extreme close up of the journalist tied up.	Audience point of view	The reporter tied around a tree
		-13- mid shot of the reporter	Audience point of view	The reporter still tied around a tree and the title of the movie comes up
		-14- Pan over the graveyard	Audience point of view	News report

Sound

We chose this background music uploaded by Dragunugard on youtube because it creates a kind of creepy atmosphere which is good for the opening sequence in the first 10 seconds or so.
This sound is very effective for a horror genre movie, it creates suspense and it's intriguing as the audience is drawing their attention to what is going to happen next but they still don't know what!

Tuesday, 7 February 2012Brainstorm- non diagetic/diagetic sounds



Considering using this particular piece of music in the beginning of the opening sequence as the credits are introduced just before the news report in the graveyeard. We feel this is suitable for our opening sequence as it creates tension and builds a feeling of suspense amongst the viewer and draws them into the film wondering what is about to happen. The piece is relatively slow paced which adds to its contribution to the opening sequence.


Other sounds which will be included are the use of dialogue from the news reports.

First report in graveyard:

'We're here in Cromley cemetery on this cold night to investigate an apparent sighting of ghosts, we're not quite sure what we are expecting to....'

'look out!'

Cameraman drops camera so woman's feet/legs are in shot
Woman screams as she is dragged away


Final report:

'A news reporter from London Daily has been reported missing after she did not return home early Sunday.....'


Diagetic sounds....

Add screams in background and of woman being dragged away.

Fizzling out as camera is dropped.

I also made sure that i got the copyright from the author of the soundtrack.

Brainstom map

An investigator is going along with the camera man, to examine a supposidly haunted graveyard. Mid investigation noises are heard and she is dragged away by an evil spirit. Cuts to the scene of the woman tied up to a tree - has been possessed by the spirit.

Tells the story: 'gone to investigate a supposidly haunted graveyard after sightings of spirits had been claimed' Opening credits play during report in graveyard
Title of film is shown during the shot where the woman is possessed
Screen fizzles out (like a faulty video tape)
Location is introduced (London, Essex)
News report plays in backround, overlapping location intro 'Woman has gone missing ....etc'
idea from : Rec &  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMQQpmm5u3w

Plot summary/ Treatment

story ideas