EVALUATION QUESTION 1

genre
narrative (character-events.)
film language

TWO PERSON SHOT
One of the more valuable aspects of the scene is that we observe the detective who is played by (Ollie Macnaughton) slouching over his desk whilst the wife enters the room in a abrupt manner. The two person shot suggests the juxtaposition of the characteristics between the two characters, the idea that the two characters contain two different personalities with contrasting effect, which also signifies to the audience the idea of seriousness as opposed to a more lacklustre approach to a serious matter. We also visualise the dominant actions of the wife which creates a powerful aura which startles the detective. To me, this suggests the unbalance of authority.

MISE-EN-SCENE
In a political thriller, authenticity of mise-en-scene is key in creating verisimilitude. Our set containing the typewriter is very authentic because it suits the disposition perfectly of a typical 1950's genre. its appearance alone would inevitably draw the viewer's eye and stands out from the other props.

OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT
Key elements in the flashback sequence, the camerawork and Mise-en-scene signals the importance for each shot taken and the narrative through visuals. We are introduced by the husband portrayed by (Tom Gladstone) and I play the government boss who viciously provokes the husband. the over the shoulder shot illustrates an inevitable occurrence that is going to take place. the angle of the shot portrays suspense and judging by the body language of the husband, this illustrates that something is lurking afoot. We then sink our teeth into the violent sequence where the government boss uses dominant force to startle the husband by which the husband is physically dominated. the close up shot and tracking shot of the husband's feet being dragged across the pathway connotes suspense as the audience is met with a opaque background and questions the audience as to what will happen next. this shot without using speech of sound effects develops the theme of suspense and tension.

FRAMING SHOT
The next scene is a framing shot of Tom being confined to a chair in an abandoned warehouse. This is also a fixed shot and focuses all the attention on Tom who is positioned in the centre of the frame.

LIGHTS OUT! :MUSIC SUGGESTIONS

JAZZ MUSIC 

For our film we needed to consider what music would be best appropriate. As a group we decided together and we agreed almost instantly with the suggestion that we came up with. One suggestion that I came up with was that I really liked the music from the video game BIOSHOCK. Primarily because that the game is set in the 1960's and is a horror/thriller. I also found that when playing the game the music striked fear in me and I thought that this is perfect for our film. However, I didn't want to completely take a piece of music from the game because we wanted to avoid copyright problems at all costs. As a group we came up with a song that we thought would fit perfectly with our film. One of the songs we chose was I don't want to set the world on fire by The Ink Spots. All of our group love this song and also suited perfectly with our film genre. We decided to choose this for our film opening as it has a general happy tone and it also has a old and eerie effect due to the year of production (1960's)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l6vqPUM_FE

There was one suggestion that I made, (Sam Cooke), a change is gonna come. This was also another good suggestion, but as a group, we were drawn to the ink spots. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbO2_077ixs

The final suggestion that we made was Wonderful Wonderful by Johnny Mathis. This is the main theme for our film. The intro of this song has eerie whistling at the beginning of the song. We were going to use the song after the final scene once the fire is blown out. the whistling after this is used to create a scary atmosphere and increase that fear factor that we are looking for. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH0_XfxnXWI

As a group, I think that we have made some excellent song choices and I am looking forward for the end result of our film. This song along with I don't want to set the world on fire has a sense of irony to it with its upbeat nature. 

LIGHTS OUT!: FILMING THE OFFICE SCENE

This scene in our film 'Lights out' was the most valuable scene in our film, but at the same time was the most difficult scene to produce due to the fact that we had to set up the props which was time consuming. We had to also position everything accordingly to make the scene realistic and to also make the film look authentic. Whilst the scene was being filmed, I decided to take some photos and I did some filming to give a different perspective. Here are some photos of the office scene:

The following photos were taken on mobile as opposed to using the camera. We are very greattful for the technology given to us as I find the camera to be crystal clear whereas when using the mobile phone. the end results were plagued with faults due to grainy imagery.

The bonus aspect of our film is that our school looks very grand and old which fits perfectly with our film concept. I also found that when filming outside of the mansion, there were birds coying which to me elevated the fear factor within the film which is what we were trying to accomplish at the time and with this element added into the film, adds an extra element originally

Another very important thing for filming this scene was finding the right time and appropriate time to film. We liaised with our actress to find out when the most appropriate time to film, which was a bit of a stretch. However, we managed to find a suitable time for everybody. So a good schedule was required.

Another problem that we had to consider was the fact that we needed to remove certain objects in the room because they were too modern and we also had to position the camera away from the tennis court to avoid obstruction, the tennis court was in clear view, therefore it was vital that we postponed the camera where the tennis court was obscured from view.

After the amount of effort that we as a whole put into the film I learned a number of things. One of the main learning curves was to ensure the most suitable place to film and how to carefully move the camera in order to allow the audience to be drawn to the screen. Moreover, there were some challenges along the way, but we managed to tackle them and as a result our skills developed and gave us experience for future projects.

RESEARCH: CHARACTERS SYNOPSIS.

CHARACTERS:  
For our movie, the group decided who was best suited for each character. We decided that (Ollie Macnaughton) would play the main protagonist, I am playing the detective's boss and we have (Tom Gladstone) who is playing the missing husband. And Vicky Banham is playing the wife of Tom Gladstone's character. Here is a photo of me and Ollie Macnaughton posing.

We also discussed the attires that each person was going to wear. I thought that I should wear a long black trench coat because It gives the character a dominating presence. I also associate the colour black with darkness in terms of character qualities. The colour black of the trench coat symbolises his personal demeanour and the fact that i am also quite a solid build, would suit this disposition. My size also elicited this aurora of power and dominance.

With Ollie's character, as a group we thought that a simple suit would be efficient enough. We went for a simple dark blue suit with a tie and we also went for a hat. I think that with the hat as well as the suit and tie it gives Ollie that sharp detective look. 

As for Tom Gladstone, we also went for a simple suit and tie primarily because it was an easy option yet it looked effective and makes Tom look sharp and efficient. Also, The suits that Tom usually wears fit perfectly into the 1950's genre so it was not a problem. 

RESEARCH: ACTIVATING MY MOVIE TWITTER PROFILE.

I was set the task to create a Twitter page for my movie and I was also asked to upload a variety of different outtakes that we did and upload photographs of the various different props that our group will be using. or any excess photos what we may consider for the film. The link below will enable you to access our Twitter movie account.

https://twitter.com

I think it would also be useful if I portray the progress of my Twitter profile through several print screens.

I also made a personal Twitter account for my media studies film. I will put the link below of this text and on this account there is a lot more content than my movie account. I will need to quickly adjust this as I am trying to gear the audiences towards the movie blog than my personal blog as the movie blog is the main source of attraction for targeting audiences and promoting our film as impeccable as possible. Here is the link to my personal movie account.

https://twitter.com/Bigdaddymilkyy

I will also post the screenshots of my progress on this page in due course. On my personal Twitter account I have made very steady progress. At the moment I have been having technical difficulties loading up vital information and videos and photos on my personal Twitter account, but I will act swiftly to render the situation. On this account, I have uploaded a variety of pictures that I took of the props that we have this for the film and I also decided to tweet about the uniforms that we will be wearing for the movie. I was also staggered to find out that Filmmaker IFF managed to favourite one of my posts about the film. I was ecstatic when i found out about this.