Credits

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opening_credits 

When putting credits onto our opening, I used this link in order to know which order the credits went in. As well as think webpage, I have also used the research we did earlier in our research and planning process.

As we have a screening coming up for the first draft of our opening, i had to rush the credits and they are therefore not the font we would like. We would also like them to last for longer in our final opening which we will go back to after modifying and editing our new and final footage.

Health and Safety

Location:

With a new location of the derelict barn, potential precautions needed to be addressed. Any rocks or sharp materials were swept out of the way of filming so no one got injured. There were sheets of metal to one side so these needed to be carefully avoided. The barn also needed to be kept secure once all the filming was complete so after we had finished, we locked up the barn. 

Props:

As a hammer is a key object in our film opening it creates health and safety issues. Our actor was very familiar with using such an object so held it in the correct manner and used it sensibly. It was placed inside the toolbox when not in use, and the toolbox was then zipped up securely out of reach.

Weather:

As we were filming outside it was cold and wet as it was raining during the time. Therefore, our actors and ourselves needed to be equipped with coats, umbrellas and welling-ton boots as it was muddy in the field in which we filmed. Our equipment also needed to be kept dry so we had bags to carry it and keep it out of the rain. 

Foley Sound:

As we are using foley sound in our film opening, this requires us to smash plates in order to get the sound effects we need. We made sure that we were outside when smashing plates and did it on a hard surface as well as being a considerably far distance from the contact zone so we did not get hit by the remains of plates.. Once finished, we swept up all the remains of the plates and put them in the bin so that it would not cause any injury. 

Location Update

On the day of filming one scene for our opening (the grown man and his hostage) we had a change of location. Our location changed to this isolated and derelict barn situated in the middle of a field. The barn was a perfect location because from the outside it looks shabby and run down. From the inside the barn was well lit, so we had no problem with lighting, it also had hay and dirt all around which helped add to the atmosphere and build a more psychopathic look.

 The barn also had an extra cove which was where we filmed our hostage. Inside, the cove was full of hay and dirt which helped make the setting more realistic to the genre, we also managed to light the corner of the cove using a torch, held by the psychopath, which gave us some interesting shots and helped heighten the mood of the film.

We changed our location because on the day of filming, it began to rain therefore we were unable to film outside for many reasons (for example the actors makeup would smudge and the film equipment would be ruined). We overcame this obstacle by finding this barn very close to our original one, this location was easily accessible as it belonged to a family member of the group and overall worked better than our original location would have. 

Preparation

This is the preparation for our film opening initial filming. Here we are applying make up to the actors on their wrists, neck and eyes. We prepared the actors costumes of basic attire. We also applied water to our actresses hair to make it seem wet due to the rain.

Justification

Our film opening included some aggressive language and props, therefore we needed to justify why we included them to make them appropriate. We included aggressive shouting in our opening, which may have been offensive to our youngest actor of age eight. Therefore, we recorded the shouting afterwards and overlaid the sound in editing, so he didn't have to hear it.
We use violent props, such as a hammer, which we used to suit our genre of psychological thriller better. Extra care was taken when we were using these objects, and we have created a separate health and safety post to explain these.
We consulted our teacher before using these features to see if they were allowed on the syllabus and it said that we could use violent language and objects to an extent. The parents of the youngest actor and all other actors gave full consent to this.

Foley Sound

Foley sound is the term used for sound effects added during the post production of a film. Common examples of these are footsteps, crashes, doors slamming of creeping etc... Foley sound gives more control over the quality, volume and timing of the sound effects allowing the movie to sound more realistic and professional.
Foley sound is normally performed by a Foley artist, this person will stand in a post production room with a variety of props and a TV screen in front of them playing the film clip. As the clip runs the Foley artist uses the props in front of them to replicate the sounds associated with the actions on screen.



Films are normally filmed with the sound recorder only picking up the dialogue so that a Foley artist will be able to add in the other sounds afterwards. Almost all films use Foley sound in order to prevent them from sounding hollow and empty.
In our film opening we will be adding Foley sound, some sounds we wish to include are plate smashing, footsteps, door slamming, lighter flicking, shouting etc...

Practising Make Up

  

After researching how to make eyes appear darker using make up, we decided to test it ourselves. I used white eye shadow and powder to make my skin seem more pale, and then used dark coloured eye shadows, such as purple, brown and black. I then used to lighter coloured powder in the corners of my eye as the website did say. 

This is useful to practise before filming starts as the costume and make up are key for our main character. 

I also put the picture in black and white as that is what we aim to be filming in in parts of our opening. It might be the case that more make up will be needed in order for it to be more prominent or the contrast may need to be enhanced. 

In these photos, I have experimented with using different shades of eye shadow in order to create a bruised effect. To do these bruises I have blended grey, black, purple and green to make them look more realistic. I started with the lightest grey to form a base for the bruise then built up colour with different, darker grey's in the middle blending outwards, once the bruise was dark enough, I added subtle hints of greens and purples to the middle to make them look even more realistic. In our opening we might need to apply more eye shadow as we are filming some parts in black and white therefore it will be more noticeable.