Evaluation

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Still Image shots of our film 

Actors
Both actors staring in our opening sequence take A-level drama so the thought it would be best and most beneficial for them to act in the film as they will be confident in front of the camera  and have good acting skills. They both also fit the brief of what we imagined the characters to be.

Costumes for 'Amanda'
In the first few shots it shows the real Amanda, wearing earthy colours, and a floral skirt to show her innocent and unchanged side. However in order to contrast this and make it clear that her alter-ego, figment of her imagination 'twin' is a different person we had her wear different clothes, in dark and more sincere colours.
In the flashback she is wearing normal clothes, of what you would expect of an average teenager in order to show that she is just a normal school girl.

Alterations when filming
we had to make some changes when filming, in regards to some of the shots we initially intended to use, for example, we set out to end the opening sequence with a 360 degree shot of the woods with only the one character standing there, however during filming we found this to be very challenging as the terrain of the woods was not smooth and therefore gave the effect of 'shakey' camera work. 
Another major change in our opening sequence was adding in a flash back, this was partly because our footage was not quite long enough and lacked in a range of shots, but also to try and give the audience a clearer understanding of what's going on, as a back story.

Story board - Some shots which we planned to incorporate in our film

1st Shot
 Type of shot: side profile shot, focus pull from out of focus to in focus
Duration: 7 seconds
Sound: no talking, only music from our garage band piece
(non diagetic sound)

Shot 14

Type of shot: initially was a head shot panning however we altered this to a one shot of our actor hiding something with the leaves
Duration: 6 seconds
Sound: diagetic sound of the leaves as well as out soundtrack on top




Shot 17
type of shot: long shot of full body
Duration: 14 seconds
Sound: talking from script with soundtrack lightly in the background

Location of filming

We are filming in our local woods 'Monken Hadley Common' which is local and easy to use. its also appropriate for our film in parts of the opening sequence.

Final Shot List 

1. Out of focus, side profile shot
2. Long shot
3.high angle shot
4. Mid shot
5. Close up
6. Two shot
7. Over the shoulder shot
8. Close up
9.Extreme close up
10. Over the shoulder shot
11.High angle shot
12.High angle shot
13. Mid shot
14.Over Shoulder shot
15. Long shot
16. Extreme close up
17. Close up

While there are numerous variations most opening credits use some variation of the basic order which we have used as a guidline from studying various other films:

• NAME OF THE STUDIO - 'A momentum film presents'

• NAME OF THE PRODUCTION COMPANY - ' a hammer film production'

• (PRODUCER NAME) PRODUCTION - 

• STARRING - the two people who starred in our film 'asher guierrer Halil' and 'Dena Babanari

• FILM'S TITLE - 'Crystalline'

• MUSIC or MUSIC COMPOSED BY - 'music by Simona Violino and Rosie Wishart'

• EDITOR or EDITED BY - 'Alex Chandon'

• DIRECTOR or DIRECTED BY - 'Simona Violino and Rosie Wishart'

Full Script 

Friend: Amanda, I'm concerned about you, you have not been yourself recently. (fiddling with mug)
Amanda 1: What do you mean?
Friend: You have been acting weird and different, are you sure your ok?
Amanda 1: WE are fine.
Friend- Who's we?
Amanda 1: I SAID ME! (throws pillow, shouting)  

----- cut from flashback to outside scene -----

Amanda 1: What have you done? how are we supposed to fix this its you not me! (when kneeling next to body, covering with leaves)
Amanda 2 : It was always you, never me, revenge is sweet isnt it, you started this and now your going to finish it. (standing up)

Risk Assessment 

Conducting a risk assessment is necessary so we are aware of any problems we may encounter and how to overcome them as well as avoiding and preventing them.

Some precautions we may need to take when filming include - 

Filming in a public area :  - ensuring we do not intervene with the general public as well as making sure people to not enter our shots by accident

- Being careful not to obstruct a public footpath or disturb any people such as dog walkers

Props : use of props such as weapons or knifes can be dangerous if not transported properly, we also must be careful where we leave them on set

Daylight: filming in the day so we have enough hours of day light/ doesnt suddenly darken mid way through the extract.

Choosing a Production Company

We have decided it would be best to use a production company that specialise in the genre of film we have chosen (thriller) and therefore chosen Hammer Films, who have frequently worked with Momentum pictures who will be our distribution company. Hammer films have made around 150 films, including some classics such as Dracula and the Mummy, before its rejuvenation as a company in 2000 where it has gone onto produce box office hits such as 'Let me in', 'Woman in Black' and 'The Resident'

Equipment

Hi Girls, Have got some cameras back. When did you want to use one.
Let me know.
Mrs Excell

Equipment

Hi Girls,
You can borrow a SD camera tomorrow IF I have them returned!
Mrs Excell

Preparing for our own title sequence

AUDIENCE- our target audience would most likley to appeal to teenagers and young adults. however because some themes throughout the films e.g.. drug taking/rape would not be suitable for younger viewers, and would probably have a 15 age restriction.

SET- we have decided to set our film in a woods in our local area, which is quite stereotypical for a thriller, helping to enhance the genre clearly which is one of our main aims.

WHEN/WHERE- Filming in the night would be too dark without the use of lighting, therefor were choosing to film at dusk adding to the eery feel of a thriller as well as incorporating the light within the sequence. there are also less people out at this time so our filming is less like to interfere with the public.

SCRIPT- In the opening sequence there is little talking and more acting, partly so the audience concentrates but also because we don't want it to drown out the music 

Amanda 1: what have you done!

Amanda 2: you mean what have we done 

Amanda 1: your a monster, look what you've done, you've killed him

Amanda 1:you did this, you started it, you finish it, not me, you 

QUOTE- We have decided after looking at other films such as Kill Bill, to put a quote at the start of our opening sequence

"Have I gone mad? Im afraid so. You're entirely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are" - Mad Hatter. 

I chose this quote because of its relevance to the storyline of the film and to give a quirky touch to it

MUSIC- we have decided to use garage band to create backing music which we hope will fit with the theme of the film and sequence on screen

Synopsis
The film is based around a teenage girl, who unknowingly to the viewer has a split personality and therefor sees herself as two different people this is due to being caught in the wrong crowd of drug abusers and kids who live off the street. Despite being offered help, she goes missing and ends up murdering her drug dealer, blaming him for what she has now become, seeking revenge but which side of her is to blame.