http://www.vidmeup.com/video_manage?vid=8140
 this is a link to the final cut of the video, I couldn't embed because it kept playing up...... Enjoy however

Chapter one - scene one

Jack: When do you think Richard will be back?

Tom: No idea, hopefully before it gets dark.

Jack: What will we do if he doesn’t come back?

Tom: We leave. We can’t wait here forever.

Jack: Ok...

(Richard appears at the window)

Richard (quietly): Shh! We have to leave, now.

(Jack and Tom stand up and make their way to the window)

(Next shot is all three characters walking out from behind the abandoned house, Richard leading, Jack and Tom walking behind)

Tom: Why did we have to leave? That was an awesome hideout we had there.

Jack: Yeah, what’s up?

Richard: They followed me... I couldn’t lose them, they were so fast...

Jack: What!? They followed you!? We could all be dead soon...

Richard: I couldn’t... They wouldn’t stop...

Tom: Pull yourselves together, this has happened before, and we’re still alive,      don’t worry.

Jack: I suppose...

(Characters find path to walk on)

Jack: So, where do we go now?

Tom: Good question...

Tom: There’s not a lot of safe places around here either.

(Characters stop)

Richard: I know a place; it’s a fair walk though, if it hasn’t been overrun.

Tom: Sounds good, where is it?

Jack: I don’t like this; we should have stayed at the house.

Tom: Nah, not if those things followed Rich.

Richard: Guys stop. I heard something.

Tom (Quietly): What is it?

Jack (Quietly): I heard it again.

Tom (Quietly): Where?

Richard: It’s in the trees.

Jack: You think it’s one of them?

Tom: Gotta be. What shall we do?

(Rustling and growling noises from trees)

Jack: There it is again.

Richard: Wait... I can see it.

(Shot of the trees, nothing there)

Tom: Where? I can’t see anything...

(Another shot of trees, zombie is seen)

Richard: There it is.

(Title sequence fades in) 

This is a song originally composed by ourselves to accompany our media film "The Passing"

This is my preliminary video task

Shot list

 
·         Establishing shot of building
·         Two shot of Tom and Jack in building
·         Close up of cigarette
·         Mid shot/close up of Jack
·         Mid shot of Tom
·         Two shot of Jack and Tom
·         Mid shot of Jack exchanging dialogue
·         Mid shot of Tom responding
·         Close up of Tom as he exchanges dialogue
·         Close up of Jack to show expression
·         Long shot of Richard throwing bars through the window
·         Cuts back to two shot of Jack and Tom
·         Long shot of Richard climbing through window
·         Mid shot of Richard jumping from window
·         Long shot of Richard running from the window
·         Two shot of Jack and Tom standing up
·         Shot of Jack grabbing a hockey stick
·         Cuts back to Jack and Tom finishing standing up
·         Mid shot of Richard saying ‘We need to leave’ to Jack and Tom
·         Long shot of all three characters walking out from behind building
·         Mid shot of Tom talking to Richard
·         Mid shot of Jack talking
·         Mid shot of Richard talking, Tom shown over shoulder
·         Mid shot of Jack talking to Richard
·         Close up of Richard talking
·         Long shot of all three characters as Tom talks
·         Establishing shot of path
·         Two shot of Jack and Richard, Jack talking and shown slightly behind and to the right
·         Mid shot of Tom talking
·         As Richard turns to face the other characters, they are all show together with mid shots
·         Shot stays the same as Tom talks
·         Shot stays the same as Jack talks
·         Shot stays the same as Tom talks
·         Close up of Richard talking
·         Mid shot of Tom talking
·         Mid shot of Jack talking
·         Mid shot of Tom talking
·         Close up of Richard talking
·         Mid shot of Jack talking
·         Mid shot of Tom talking
·         Close up of Jack
·         Mid shot of Jack talking
·         Long shot of Richard talking and pointing to trees
·         Establishing shot of trees
·         Mid shot of Tom talking
·         Another shot of trees, but this time there is a zombie barely visible walking out from the trees
·         Close up of Richard talking
·         Title sequence 

(work by Richard Morelli/ Tom Fifoot)

This is the story board I constructed featuring the scene we aim to execute.

This is the final logo I created - it is in GIF format and that is how it will appear on screen. As the chamber rotates per one block one letter at a time turns dark red....... I made this on Macromedia Fireworks.

It would appear from the survey findings that we are dealing with young adults aged 16 to 20 who attend educational studies, so we know money for the cinema on their behalf is strict, our film must appeal to our audience over other horror films out at the same time. I think we isolate a large percentage of our audience if our film has too many controversial elements making it an 18 certificate which is unwise; a 15 is more suitable. We should still include classic entertaining features like thrill and fear techniques to keep engagement at a high levels (the more scared the audience the more people will come) - lots of false blood never hurt either.....

Target Audience Questionnaire

What is your favourite genre of film?
Action	7
Horror	12
Thriller	6
Comedy	5

What is your age?
14-16	11
16-20	17
20-30	0
30-40	0
40+	2

What is your gender?
Male	19
Female	11

What is your occupation?
Full time job	2
Part time job	6
School/College/University	15
Part time job + School	17
None	0

How often do you go to the cinema?
Once a week	9
Couple of times a month	16
Once a month	3
Rarely/Never	2

How often do you watch films?
Daily	5
Every few days	21
Weekly	3
Monthly	0
Rarely/Never	1

(This survey was created by Tom Fifoot – executed by myself)

These are the photos I took on our recce, this seems like an idealistic place to shoot.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdPWrAMXGGo

(the clip would not let me embed so please use this hyperlink instead)

Dawn of the dead intro analysis

The advert starts on the graphic writing of “Dawn of the dead” written in bold red font; the red clearly is meant to resemble blood (a typical trait of any horror film, the spilling of blood). The crescendo sounds of people screaming is also typical of mass pandemic in film (zombies in particular), as panic and vulnerability express fear which ultimately is reflected among the audience members. The title graphics appearing to be swept off screen give the effect of contaminated blood, thus referencing the zombie virus in the film quite effectively. Also the narrative voice of the conference speaker diegetically overlaying the shots of soldiers and other realism footage and graphics focuses our attention on his voice and what he has to say. The news footage creates the illusion of reality for the audience to engage with and apply to themselves as they see world televised media on a regular basis, and this is what makes it ever scarier to watch! Identifying zombies straight away is a convention of almost every zombie film, and “Dawn of the dead” is no exception – it’s done so that the genre is established straight away, as it will be confusing to audiences if they are introduced later when a sub-genre of panic and survival is introduced with no introduction of threat. What is unconventional is the style of handy-cam filming giving the impression that these extracts of footage were taken from the public due to the grainy high contrast resolution and shaky holding technique. It is indeed an effective technique when reflected with other zombie film opening with a more structured plot and character development, as this is an introduction to how the outbreak started as opposed to indentifying who the protagonist/s are. The choice of synchronous music fits nicely with the horror show being conveyed visually. Johnny Cash’s simple structured “when the man comes around” is reflective of the breakdown of society, and his natural portrayal of music somewhat describes how the structuring of man is returned to its primate instincts. Ah zombies...... 

These are the designs of logo for our production company that I created

Richard Cheese - Freak on a leash

Originally Korn's 1998 super hit about suburban listlessness via metal, this swing cover applies itself to the zombie genre quite nicely. Richard Cheese did the swing cover of 'Down with the sickness' for the film 'Dawn of the dead' so we know that this technique of opposite music covers works really well alongside the moving image........

(the band Korn - originally wrote freak on a leash)

Down with the sickness - Disturbed

Very full on metal song about zombies - swing cover was used in Dawn of the dead over the happy scene in the mall...... Has a nice crescendo opening to build suspense and will play nicely with a scene in the film where zombies catch the protagonists by surprise. almost certainly will be used for only parallel use if used at all......

(the band Disturbed - writers of Down with the sickness)

Aerials - System of a down......

Very mellow and has an element of mystery and tranquility to it, it also has a very powerful chorus with distorted guitar and gristle vocals - ideal for a contrapuntal scene if zombies are chasing the protagonists etc. Also it's ideal as parallel for when the protagonists are walking through the woods, or lighting a camp fire etc.

(the band System of a down - writers of Aerials)

Resident Evil intro analysis

The clip opens ups on some minor keyed music playing with a heavy single note bass line creating a suspenseful intro immediately. As soon as the graphic of the umbrella logo enters the screen with a computer generated looking red background we know as an audience we are supposed to be concentrating on a computer. The sound effect of steam being, heavy spiralling and petite electronic squeaks we are introduced to what the film may surround. The narrator’s dialogue plays as the words he says appear as graphics on the screen, he’s describing how the infection started; we know to listen to him as he seems to know the facts and details. There is still a kind of drained warp synth sound layering the background, this gives the illusion that order has been lost; the structuring of the music has been broken, as has Raccoon city. The film title zooms out to the mid-right of the screen with decrescendo bass giving it power and build, giving it more than just a two dimensional feel. The title is introduced quite early which is conforming to the codes and conventions of the modern horror film. For around 10 seconds directly after this we see a blue filmed image zooming in to us very slowly – it’s of a man in a lab moving tubes around with the T virus inside, and the antidote. We identify with this character, and watch as he carefully manoeuvres the dangerous substances from their sockets to his brief case; we are as an audience anticipating disaster (via him dropping one or something) by the use of close ups, slow motion and vast attention to the tubes themselves. As we do not see the character’s face, our assumption is that he is a protagonist working for the Umbrella Corporation – when in fact, he is the main antagonist when we see him smash the T virus and let the fumes go through the ventilation system.

In conclusion, the introductory two minutes is focussing entirely on how the infection started and informing the audience of what Umbrella Corporation is; we can only imagine this company will be the centre of the plot’s drive. This differs from most horror films who want to identify who the supernatural creature or creatures are/is almost immediately, yet still creating suspense and nervousness within the audience. 

Tom holding the finished brew (whilst looking a little like a psychopath)

These are the stages we went through to make fake blood....

We experimented with trying different masks and clothes to see if it would look any more dramatic... It actually looked rather silly and would have broken the illusion of sincerity so we dropped the idea.

It turns out that me and Jack are experienced with starting camp fires (i.e. boys brigade, the scouts) so we thought to add to the realism of the scene we'd have a camp fire. Thus why we started one.....

This is us walking to the location with all the gear, it was heavy....

We took a dramatic photo of the protagonist James Carson (Tom) obeying the rule of thirds to perhaps use in post production....

 This is the second location we will be using to film the extract with the zombie.....