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Editing on Monday the 7th December 2009
By Monday we had selected all the shots we wanted and put them together in Adobe Premier. The next step was to decide on what type of sound we wanted to use. We searched on a series of websites such as www.youtube.com, http://musicbakery.com, www.musicloops.com and www.moviedownloadmatrix.com. One sound track that stood out to us was “summon the demons” which included sounds of an orchestra, church bells and a piano. After looking at a few other soundtracks which related to “summon the demons” we decided to stick to it as we felt that it would fit in well with the scenes in our trailer.
Filming on Saturday 5th December 2009
We began our day by meeting at 10:00am in Norbury. The first location we set off to was Mitcham graveyard. As we drove through the graveyard we searched for an area which looked quite old. When we found the spot we filmed a tombstone which was the shape of a crucifix and was tilted to one side of the ground. Mariam (editor) and I (producer/actor) took a range of different shots including a panning shot, a rotating shot and a zooming shot. We did this as we hadn’t yet decided which would fit well with the other shots in the trailer. Once we felt confident that we got a good variety of shots, we headed for Sufia’s house.
Once we got to Sufia’s house we got the camera ready for the rain scene. In this scene Elizabeth (me) would be screaming out as loud as I could whilst moving my body frantically in order to show her suffering and frustration. We used a hose pipe as the rain and adjusted the nozzle to get finer droplets. The director (Sufia) stood on a high surface and held at an angle so the water goes downwards instead of going sideward’s. I wore the white nigh gown in this scene. We filmed this scene with a range of different angle just in case the original one didn’t look so good on screen. Before the rain scene we noticed a group of pigeons sitting on the roof so we came up with the idea to shoot them flying off into the sky. By scattering bread on the grass they all stood exactly where we wanted them to. As I ran towards them, they flew into the sky into one direction. This movement made it seem as though they were flying away from something bad.
Once we got to Sufia’s house we got the camera ready for the rain scene. In this scene Elizabeth (me) would be screaming out as loud as I could whilst moving my body frantically in order to show her suffering and frustration. We used a hose pipe as the rain and adjusted the nozzle to get finer droplets. The director (Sufia) stood on a high surface and held at an angle so the water goes downwards instead of going sideward’s. I wore the white nigh gown in this scene. We filmed this scene with a range of different angle just in case the original one didn’t look so good on screen. Before the rain scene we noticed a group of pigeons sitting on the roof so we came up with the idea to shoot them flying off into the sky. By scattering bread on the grass they all stood exactly where we wanted them to. As I ran towards them, they flew into the sky into one direction. This movement made it seem as though they were flying away from something bad.
Filming on Thursday 3rd December
Time was of the essence. We needed to film the car scene and also the prayer scene in a short amount of time as we had to go back to college on time. Having all the equipment ready was crucial as we knew we wouldn’t of had time to go back. Doing the car scene was difficult as I had some difficulty trying to imagine following a fast moving person outside the car. The frosty weather had fogged the windows which meant we were unable to film scene 18.
Our storyline is based mostly on exorcism which is why the prayer scene was a vital part of the trailer as it highlights religion which is often associated with spirits and demons. Once we were on location which was Sufia’s, the directors loft room, we began to setup the mis-en-scene needed in the room for the prayer scene. The first thing we did on set was to rearrange the furniture to make the room seem isolated. Earlier Mariam (editor) and I edited a picture of a woman who was to be Elizabeth’s mother who had died. We wanted to make the portrait look fairly old as a lot of horror films have portraits hanging up on walls which look abandoned in some way. To achieve this look we used adobe Photoshop and used a tool which changed the colour saturation and also one which would automatically distort the image. This portrait was then put in a gold frame and placed on the table in the scene. We also placed lots of candle on a white sheet in front of the table where Elizabeth would be sitting in the centre of. In the prayer scene Elizabeth would be praying to her mother in a dim setting with her eyes closed and then whilst the camera zooms into her face she would open her eyes which would glow in the candle light. In order to pan around Elizabeth (me) I managed to get hold of a dolly to attach to the bottom of the tripod. A dolly has wheels which allow you to move the camcorder smoothly on the floor, attaining a more professional finish. Mariam (editor) moved the tripod smoothly round Elizabeth (me) whilst Sufia (director) watched what was happening through the camcorder screen. This shot was harder than we thought as were not very familiar with panning on a dolly which was why we took a number of shots. This would permit us to get the best possible shot.
Our storyline is based mostly on exorcism which is why the prayer scene was a vital part of the trailer as it highlights religion which is often associated with spirits and demons. Once we were on location which was Sufia’s, the directors loft room, we began to setup the mis-en-scene needed in the room for the prayer scene. The first thing we did on set was to rearrange the furniture to make the room seem isolated. Earlier Mariam (editor) and I edited a picture of a woman who was to be Elizabeth’s mother who had died. We wanted to make the portrait look fairly old as a lot of horror films have portraits hanging up on walls which look abandoned in some way. To achieve this look we used adobe Photoshop and used a tool which changed the colour saturation and also one which would automatically distort the image. This portrait was then put in a gold frame and placed on the table in the scene. We also placed lots of candle on a white sheet in front of the table where Elizabeth would be sitting in the centre of. In the prayer scene Elizabeth would be praying to her mother in a dim setting with her eyes closed and then whilst the camera zooms into her face she would open her eyes which would glow in the candle light. In order to pan around Elizabeth (me) I managed to get hold of a dolly to attach to the bottom of the tripod. A dolly has wheels which allow you to move the camcorder smoothly on the floor, attaining a more professional finish. Mariam (editor) moved the tripod smoothly round Elizabeth (me) whilst Sufia (director) watched what was happening through the camcorder screen. This shot was harder than we thought as were not very familiar with panning on a dolly which was why we took a number of shots. This would permit us to get the best possible shot.
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