Behind the Scene Photo's First Scene

Here are some images that were taken behind the scenes of filming the first scene within our trailer of the couple in their house.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daily Call Sheet - First Scene

Call Sheet 2

Update Week 4

This week I have created a 'Cast & Crew List', an 'Equipment Checklist', whilst I have also made a blog showing the completed Risk Assessments and a blog showing the steps it had taken to make the fake blood we need for our trailer. Also this week, Molly created a music permission email and we have created a blog to show this, and also we have edited the script to match the new characters. 
By the end of this week, we have also started the story boards and shots list for our trailer. However we only focused on the scene that we are hoping to soon film. This way, we can focus more on the detail for our first scene as this would hopefully help set out a plan for out filming.

Images of the storyboard so far:

Hyperlinks:


Cast and Crew List Blog Page
Music Permission Blog Page
Equipment Checklist Blog Page
Scipt Blog Page
Risk Assessment Blog Page
Fake Blood Procedure Blog Page

The Procedure of Making Fake Blood

Step-By-Step of Making Fake Blood:

In the trailer, there is a particular scene that we would like to shoot showing fake blood spill out from a low angle. For this we decided that we would make the fake blood.

 

The first step was adding water to the Golden Syrup and mixing it until they both had came together to form a thick liquid that didn't stick.

 

This was what it looked like after I had mixed the water and Golden Syrup together.

 

The next step was to add a few drops of red dye into the mixture to help make the blood colour.

 

This was the result to adding the dye. As you can see, the colour is much like a blood colour, however the mixture was too weak and watery to be blood, so the next step was to thicken the mixture.

 

In order to thicken the mixture, the first step was to add sieved flour. The reason the flour had to be sieved was so it didn't leave lumps in the mixture. 

 

 

After adding the sieved flour, I added in come chocolate sauce / syrup into the mixture again help thicken up the mixture and to also add a bit of dark colouring into the red dye to help make a realistic blood colour.

 

 

Finally, the last step was adding a few more couple of drops of red dye into the mixture and stirring it all together. This was the final result.

 

Risk Assessments

Here we have written up some risk assessments for all three locations we intend to film at.
The first risk assessment we filled in was for outside Oxclose Academy, for the chief of police scene. We thought this would be a good place to film because the outside of the school looks very professional, and we thought it would look good as a police station.

 

 

The second location we intend to film at is at one of the crew's houses. The idea of filming at this particular house is so we have large space to work in with all the time we need to film in, as the rest of the crew's houses are either too small or don't have a lot of free house time.

 

 

The last location we have chosen to film our trailer will be shot in a local park, where it is only used by dog walkers and locals. We thought this would be a good place to film as it is surrounded by trees, giving it the isolation/ forest feel which we would like to capture in our horror.

 

 

 

 

Script

 

Here we have created a rough script that we will use for when we next film. In our script we have added certain locations and movements that we think are important as a rough guideline. We have added the details of 'EXT' and 'INT' to indicate whether the scene will be exterior (outside), or interior (inside). We do not intend for the actors to go completely off this script, as we have left room for their own improvisation.

 

 

Equipment Checklist

To Film With:

--Video Camera
--Tripod
--Microphone / Boom
--Photography Camera

Props:
--Podium
--Background Camera's (use as flash photography)
--Red Balloon
--Fake Blood
--Fake Axe
--House Hold Props



We will be using this checklist when filming our trailer so we will know what we will need in our scenes.

Music Permisson

Here is an email that we have sent to the producer of The Dark Ride to ask permission to use his song. This email is to avoid breaching copyright regulations.

Cast & Crew List

The Cast:

Antagonist, Killer Clown        -- Thomas Peacock
Protagonist,Girlfriend            -- Stephany Jakeway
Boyfriend                               -- Andrew Simpson
Chief of Police                       -- Kristopher Taylor

The Crew:
 
Camera man/Runner            -- Jack Henderson
Background Photographer    -- Leanne Seddon
Sound personnel                   -- Molly Cruddas

Understudy:

Tom's understudy will be Richard Winter
Stephany's understudy will be Bethany Ivison
Andrew's understudy will be Daniel Clements
Chief of Police's understudy will be Jeffrey Cruddas

Update Week 3

This week we have completed the location recce and me and Molly have also filled in the risk assessment sheets. I have also created a blog containing our costumes and props that will be in our trailer.

Also this week, we have edited the script we had made for the trailer, as we have changed the actors for our characters due to complications with dedication and spare time.



Location Recce Blog Page

Costume and Props Blog Page

Costume and Props

The costume we have chosen for the antagonist which will be the killer clown, will be a blue boiler suit tied around his waist, with a plain white t-shirt underneath, possible ripped in places, smudged in dirt and splattered with blood for effects. We thought this would be better then a clown outfit because we couldn't find a clown outfit that fitted the sinister theme we were looking for, and could only find childish themed costumes.
The costume for the protagonist and her boyfriend will be casual clothing for the first half of the trailer, and then a change of clothing of either other casual clothing or sleepwear to indicate a different timing or day.
The costume for our chief will be a plain suit to indicate his professionalism. The make-up for the characters will be natural for the chief and boyfriend, simple make-up for the protagonist, and yellow face paint around the clowns eyes and a white neck to blend in with the clown's mask.

The weapon we will use will be a fake axe that he will carry as it is a large and often has violent connotations. The clothes/makeup will have hints of red to link to the circus theme in a subtle way. be stood behind a podium.
All of our props will be regular household objects as it's filmed in a regular house setting however there will be cameras used as props.

Location Recce

 

1. Are there any potential hazards that could pose a health and safety risk where your filming will take place (trailing cables/traffic/other objects)?
One of our filming locations is in a park that is surrounded by woodland so one of the bigger risks will be tripping over the tree roots/ branches in the area. Some areas of that same location are not flat ground so when walking or running through that area there is a chance of falling. The other location we have planned to use is in a house, there’s no carpet in the house so there is a risk of slipping on the wood flooring or tripping over loose wires and hitting ourselves on the surrounding furniture.

2. What will you do to ensure these risks are minimised?
To ensure we don’t trip in the house we will wear shoes indoors so it’s less likely to slip and tape the wires to the walls so they won’t be loose. In the park we will find an area that is surrounded by trees but also have some flat ground nearby so it still looks like they’re running through the woods but will be safer.

3. Will the time of day/weather affect the outcome of the photos? Have you allowed for this?
The time of the day will not be a factor that will affect our video as there is an option on the camera that allows the footage to look as though it’s night during the day. However the weather could produce hazards when we’re outdoors as we’ll be filming in the woods and the rain/snow could make it slippy which is an issue at this time of the year (autumn approaching winter).

4. Have you considered the background to your photos, particularly if taken outside? How will you ensure you will get the background you want?
The background for the images will be in the woods so we’ll be able to easily achieve the ideal background by taking the pictures in front of the trees in the dark with the light under the mask to make it look more sinister. If that does not work for whatever reason we can take a picture of the mask and photoshop it onto a pre-existing image of the woods.

5. Have you considered lighting? What about the ‘problems’ of natural lighting, either outside, or streaming through a window? Will you need to use a flash? Have you considered reflective objects that might spoil the effect?
We have found a way around making the mask visible by using a phone light just under the chin of the mask as a bigger light would be too much as kill the creepy effect, so the phone light is just enough. We will need some form of artificial lighting to place around in the woods but not too much so it still looks natural. We will not need another form of lighting in the house as the house lights there will be enough and also look natural.

6. Do you need permission to take photos in the place/venue you have in mind?
No, the place we want to film/take pictures in is a public area and the filming that will be done in the house belongs to someone helping with the filming so we already have permission.

7. Do you need to book time in a room (eg the photography studio)?
No.

8. Are other people/crowds likely to be an issue for you? What have you done to ensure that it will not spoil the effect?
The park we’ll be filming in is a public area so other people could be around but we’ll probably be filming deeper into the woods so there will not be people interfering with our footage.

9. Are you reliant on lifts/props/friends’equipment/models? How have you planned that these things will come together at the appointed time? Plan B?
We are relying on friends to do the acting for our trailer but if they cannot make it we do have backup actors to take their parts. We have bought some of the props ourselves however we are relying on a friend for the clown costume but we are confident that he can provide it. We have created a schedule of the different actors we need at which time so we are working around their college commitments to get as much filming time with them as possible.

10. Finally, have you thought of every eventuality…?
We have taken the different risks and stunts we will need to have performed and thoroughly researched methods of making the stunts look realistic but completely safe.

Update Week 2

This week me and Molly went to one of our locations which we would like to film and practiced filming. We also filled out a Daily Call Sheet for filming with. Bethany found a circus theme that we would like to include in on our trailer. We have also produced a YouTube video of our practice footage, and also uploaded some pictures that were taken during the process of filming. We have also started the Location Recce.

By next week, we would like to finish the Location Recce, and edit some of the practice footage and experiment with the lighting.



Test Footage Blog Page

Daily Call Sheet

Trailer Music Blog Page

Behind Scene Photos Blog Page

Photo's Behind the Scene of Filming

These are some of the photo's that we took when we practised filming.

 

 

The next few photo's are images of the location we will be filming the exterior part of our trailer.

 

This was a possible filming location due to its creepy vibe, however we don't think it would be a good idea to film near water in case of any accidents with the electrical equipment.