Marketing and Exhibition

After considering which type of institute would distribute our film, I decided to consider how we would market and then exhibit our film. 

In order to get our film out to as many people as possible, posters and trailers would be the best option for our film as there would be limited merchandise we could sell. Drama films do not often sell things such as t-shirt and toys to the audience and instead relies heavily on where the posters are placed and when the trailer is shown. I designed a poster for our film, keeping a slight mystery about the film. It consists of the two main actors standing by the sea with the title above their heads. This keeps any spoilers away and does not hint at any events within the film but the simplicity will spark an audiences interest and  provoke them to ask questions about the film and then to go and watch it. 

Exhibition would be the sale of DVD's. As our company is an independent company the use of blue-ray would be too expensive. I also designed a DVD cover that hints more at what the film is about, with the surviving character Amy looking sad and upset with her best friend Katie looking away into the distance. The same picture from the poster is also used on the front of the DVD to make sure people know it is the same film. The use of white and light colours highlights the dark clothing of our actors which will connote to the audience something bad happens which is the only hint as to what might occur in the film.

Posted by Hayley

Diary of Filming

17/03/13

We started filming at 9.30am. The first shot we filmed was a mid shot of the two actors walking towards the sea, we had to set up the tri-pod to the correct height so the two actors looked right in the frame. We filmed this shot twice to ensure that we had enough footage when it comes to editing. The second shot we filmed was when the two girls walked past the camera at a mid shot, we had to film this shot a few times as when we first filmed it the camera was not at the right angle and was too high up.

The next shot we filmed was when the two actors came into the frame from either side of the camera and walked away from the away the camera, this started off as a mid shot and ended up as a long shot.

We wanted an extreme long shot of the two actors walking along the beach. Originally we intended to film this shot from the pier but when we arrived on location a shot from the pier would have been too far away and the two actors would have been completely unrecognisable. Instead we filmed it from the top of a wall, which created the shot we had in mind.

An idea we had on set after studying the shot list we decided to add in a pan shot as this would help scenes flow together better and create a more professional look. To start off with we had to loosen the tri-pod so the camera could panned smoothly, however we did encounter a problem as sometimes the movement was not very smooth and jolted the camera, so this meant we had to film this shot multiple times.

After filming the pan shot and all the other shots on the shot list we decided to film some extra scenes such as a mid shot of the two actors talking whilst sitting on the beach steps. We did this to make sure we had enough footage when it comes to editing.

We filmed all of the scenes that involved the two actors first so they could leave earlier and not be waiting around. After we had completed all of the shots with the two actors in we filmed the extra shots that involve the scenery and wildlife. We had to film a close up shot of the waves. At one point we had to take the camera off of the tri-pod, as the tri-pod did not go down low enough, in order to get a lower perspective shot. Originally we planned to get a close-up shot of seagulls but we couldn't get close enough to them so as a compromise we used a mid-shot instead. Our final shot of our opening is a shot of a seagull in flight, this proved to be quite difficult to achieve, but in the end we managed to achieve the long shot of a seagull flying.

Posted by Abby P and Hayley

Film Schedule

This film schedule enables the actors to know what they are doing and what scene is being filmed at what point. It also keeps the group and the actors organised as they will know when each scene is going to be shot, who is needs to be in that shot and what equipment will be needed. It will also help us get everything shot as quickly and as smoothly as possible.


Film Schedule by AbbyPotts

Posted by Abby P

Health and Safety Precautions Whilst Filming

We will need to consider several safety precautions whilst filming to ensure the safety of our actors.

-Actors nor crew can go into the sea.
-As actors are under 16, they should stay with a member of the crew at all times.
-Actors will be provided with approprite clothing for the weather, ie an umbrella should it rain, when not on screen to prevent as best as possible any illness that it could potentially cause.
-Crew should take care and precautions when filming on uneven surfaces such as stones.
-We will need to ask permission of anyone who is in the shot by accident and has therefore not given consent.
-We must take care of the enviroment we are filming in, meaning we should not leave any litter after we have finished filming and left the location.
-We will try to not to get in the way of the general public and will keep noise levels to a minimum and if we are asked to move away, we will.
-If questioned of our intentions we will make sure we have evidence to provide that we are genuinley making a film opening for our Media coursework.

Posted by Abby P and Hayley

Animated Storyboard

Posted by Abbey N

Final Decisions on Props and Costume

Our final decision with regards to props is a clean looking shell that looks aesthetically pleasing on camera and contains no blemishes such as cracks or holes. This makes it look its best on screen.

The final costume decision came after conversing with the actors and what they felt most comfortable in and if they agreed with the style for their character after discussing their traits with the writer. We gave them a few extra options or variations of the original costumes and they agreed with our decision. The clothes were then provided for the actors and to be worn once they arrived at the film location. For the character Katie, actor Hannah Gurling, we made the final decision of a navy blue military style coat, black hoodie, blue jeans and black converse. Amy, actor Millie Hawes, the final decision was made on a green parka, dark blue jeans and black converse. We felt these reflect the character well and the lack of colour with Katie has the connotations of death which is a key factor in the plot-line of the film that may be picked up on by our active audience 

The final sound decision came after we could not find an appropriate soundtrack on the web. Instead, we explained to a musician (Sam Pridige) exactly what we required - a slow paced track that hints at sadness - and asked him to produce the music. He did so, and we were left with the track we wanted instead of settling for something we found on the internet. We also decided not to use the natural sound of the waves and the wind on set and remove this during editing. A voice over will also be recorded after filming and placed over the top of the soundtrack for dramatic effect. 

Posted by Hayley

Final Script

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This is our final script. We have chosen to cut away a lot of the dialogue, as from the feedback we got from the second rough cut of our film opening we found out that it was too wordy and that too much was being said for the first two minutes of the film.

Script by Hayley