Weekly Updates- Week of 10th October 2011 (week 4)

Now a month into the production, we had to make crucial decisions about actors, costume, equipment and verify and get permission from our shooting location. In our weekly meeting I delegated duties to my team members, and progressed with the production. As Ahmed made an early start on the shooting script, he was putting his final touches on it, and Sahir began analysing the title sequence of a film. He also later on in the week, researched health and safety. My role this week was to get everything organised, meaning the actor release forms, location release forms and the call sheet. I made arrangements this week with the school and teachers to film on the 19th of October, and went shopping for the costumes, makeup and additional props. I made a list of what we would need, being: the tricycle, makeup (e.g. white powder, red lipstick and lip liner, black eyeshadow and black eyeliner, foundation) and the costume, being pyjamas. Preferably pink or purple.
The inspiration for the makeup came from 'The Joker' from batman, as I wanted to create a more familiar image for the audience, as they have probably seen batman before.

I also took a lot of inspiration from SAW, as the character on the left usually appears in the beginning of the film, and also rides a tricycle, is small in height (like our character Jordan) and has similar makeup. I wanted to create a cross between the two, with a twist. Both characters to the left are male, and I wanted to go against the stereotype and use a little girl, adding a scarier twist. Both characters have 'painted on' smiles, which I wanted my actor Jordan to also have. This week crucial decisions were made for the production, as next week we will be filming.

Script

Script Media As

British Board of Classification

British Board of Classification

Our film will be rated 12 and over because some scenes may cause some distress for someone who’s 12 or younger. That’s why no one younger than 12 must watch or rent the film.

Horror:
Intense scenes of psychological horror, there will be constant build up of tension however it will be mild.

Language:
Conservative use of strong language for example (Fuck off) and must also be limited.

Discrimination:
The film will not include any use of discrimination or any reference indicating discrimination.

Drugs:
There will be no misuse of any drug in our film.

Imitable behaviour:
Dangerous behaviour will not be used in any sort of detail, for example, self-harming or suicide. No appearance of pain or harm free and no weapons will be shown in captivating scenes.

Nudity:
Throughout the film no nudity will be shown.

Sex:
There will be no sex scenes and no use of any sort of sex reference

Theme:
The theme is suitable for younger teenagers as there’s no extreme use of scary scenes.

Violence:
There are no violent scenes and no emphasis on injuries or blood. No use of gory scenes or sexual violence.

90 Minute Synopsis - Three Wheels of Horror

Ahmed, a 16 year old pupil at Oaks Park high school is known to many of his teachers as being a troublemaker. One afternoon he is kept behind after school one day for misbehaving, as he usually does. Ahmed has had many earlier run-ins with Mr Cole, and this was not the first time. There were multiple times before when Ahmed would have been punished by Mr Cole. Mr Cole, along with a lot of other teachers, wonder how Ahmed is still studying at Oaks Park High School, and how he has not been kicked out yet.
After staying behind for his set time, he is dismissed by his teacher, Mr. Cole. Agitated and annoyed, he gets up, heads for the door and leaves. When out of the door he starts to walk down one of the many corridors in the school. Whilst walking down the first corridor, he notices a small girl sitting down on the floor, making somewhat of a weeping sound. Ahmed cannot see the girls' face, but he decides to go over to the girl and see if everythings alright. When he gets to the girl, she turns her head towards Ahmed and smiles. Ahmed, in shock, takes a step back, only to  watch the girl jump up and run around the corner of the corridor and out of sight. He immideately follows her, but when he gets to the end of the corridor, the girl is nowhere to be seen. Ahmed continues down that same corridor, but before he is able to get to the end, he hears something behind him. He turns his head to see what it is, and catches a glimpse of that same small girl, vanishing round the corner on something which looks like a trycicle. Ahmed immediately runs after the girl, however when he gets to the corner, he notices the girl has cycled all the way to the corridor. Ahmed sprints to the end of the corridor, hoping to catch the girl, however things do not go according to his plan. The girl turns right, around the next corner just before Ahmed reaches her. When Ahmed does reach the corner, the girl is nowhere to be seen, but this time however, he notices the tricycle thrown on its side. He is in a total sense of dissaray and stands there shocked for a while, not moving. He senses something to his right, and slowly turns his head to the right to take a glimpse. Suddenly, the girl appears from behind Ahmed, grabs his face, and thrusts him to the floor.

Location Notes

The location we will be using for our horror will be Oaks Park High School. We will be using the corridors situated near the media department. We chose this location because it fits in perfectly with our plot, and makes filming out Horror much more easier. The corridor is set out in a continuous rectangular structure, therefore it would be appropriate for us to use the corridors in order to show the little girl disappearing from the multiple ends of the separate corridors. We will also use a classroom where our film will start off.

Weekly Updates- Week of 3rd October

This week I made decisions about doing the uses and gratification theory instead of Ahmed, as he was initially assigned to do it, however instead I took on the responsibility as I had some good ideas for it, and felt more able to do it, and Ahmed is doing the Narrative Theory.

Weekly Updates- week of 3rd October

Quick update: I have been contributing into maintaining the blog to a good standard, uploading work to meet the dates on the production schedule.