Production Post #1

 Production Post

Due to availability issues, we will not be able to film this weekend, so we will plan smaller things, such as props, which is what I will be discussing in this blog. 

As a part of her personality, Claire is a phone user, and she utilizes her phone a lot. But in this instance, she is camping in the woods, so she is not able to communicate through her device. This is established by the numerous messages that will be sent when she regains service. It will also be evident that her style is adventurous, sweet, and nice through the wallpaper that the audience will see.

The background idea is of Selena, her younger self, and her friend from when she was in middle school.

Company Logo

 Production of the logo

The production of our logo took me a hefty time because there a various platform that I would be able to use to create the logo.

First, I would need to create the production logo itself and make a transition, so it looks smooth.

AB11 Display

Next, I would need to be able to create a transparency effect, so I used a background element in Canva that allowed me to create the background transparent.

Next, I would add a snowy dark background to introduce the nighttime setting that will be taken place.

Finally, I would make the background completely dark so nothing is shown as white and so it wouldn't make the opening video look weird. 

Planning Post #2

 Planning for Production

Production Company Name

The name for our production company will be AB11. The idea behind this production name is a derivative from A24 but instead we used the initials of our last names and the numbers we both wear in our respective sports and used it as the number. We chose A24 as inspiration because A24 is unanimously and undeniably the best horror production company to ever face the earth. They are also good at creating other movies not just horror. 

Casting

For our casting, we plan to use Selena, my partner, as the Claire, who is the main character. For the park ranger we plan on asking a real park ranger on helping us out in order to achieve that realistic feeling. The figure will be me, and we will be using a tripod to record those shots or handheld whatever suits the moment the best when we get to filming. 

Audio

 Audio

In this blog I will be including my initial thoughts on what me and my partner Selena have for audio.

The introduction music will most likely be something instrumental and melodic maybe to build that suspense because the instrumental music won't be sunshine and rainbows, but it will be to create suspense. Later when the first shot is established with the mysterious figure it will be instrumental a music once again and it will be to establish suspense and have the audience question what's going to happen. The music will not be fast paced like other horror films it will be slow keeping the audience engaged in the opening sequence. We may perhaps need to use foley for walking out of the forest maybe but if we decide to use foley it will be discussed in a later blog.

Suspenseful Music

Mis-en-scene Elements #2

 Mis-en-scene Elements #2

In this blog I will be talking about me and my partner Selena's ideas for props and lighting. 

For the props in our opening, we will be using props such as flashlights, phones, water, hiking equipment, and more. The flashlight in this instance will be showing how late at night it is and any dark setting in any horror film always leads to bad things which builds suspense. The phone particularly is going to be the most important prob of the opening because on her phone she will regain service and she will receive numerous text messages saying that there is a mysterious figure killing people late at night, establishing the suspense too. The water and hiking equipment will most likely only be used to show that she was on a trail or hiking late at night in the woods and she is just now returning to her car although it setting feels unsettling. 

For lighting me and my partner Selena plan on using backlit for most of the opening. The rest of the film the characters will be fully lit, and you'll be able to visibly see our characters to establish what's going on.

Mis-en-scene elements #1

 Mis-en-scene Elements #1

In this blog I will be discussing the costume and set decisions. 

For our set we are planning on using a dark forest area that is open and public late at night, but we plan to use some forest and some of the parking lot. The set will take place in Davie and there will possible location changes but most likely not. The set choice was decided as this because it creates a questionable area and makes the viewer try to understand why she is there in the first place. That is for the beginning of the opening but further it will be identified that she was on a trail when discussing with the park ranger. The parking lot is for backlit scenes that will provide a figure that is unidentifiable to create suspense and a tense feeling.

The costume we will be using for our main character, Claire, will be a beanie and covering clothes to establish that she was on a trail or maybe camping. She will have a camping bag with possibly a tent and lots of food and water. The park ranger will have a vest on and a nametag on to establish he works there.

This is basically the costume and set that will be established and the purposes for them.

Character Development

 Character Development

In this blog, me and my partner will be introducing our main character Claire to our film opening. Claire in our film opening, is the protagonist of the full film without knowing other circumstances further in the movie. She will be the heart and soul to our film opening and Mrs. Claire is bound to make it happen one way or another. 

Me and my partner Selena decided on Claire because its basic but unique. You don't hear the name very often but to the ear it sounds like you hear it every day. 

Our main goal to develop our character is to introduce her as a very nice and sweet girl whose outgoing based on the adventure, she's taken during the film opening. She'll be presented as a girl who is very gentle and will hear people out and talk to them nicely. It feels right to have an outgoing and nice because it makes her approachable by anyone and anything. Me and my partner are going to achieve this with the park ranger and even shouting out to the shadow. We are still debating on a script and dialogue.