Had to embed the mark scheme as it wouldn't let me download
Film Mark Scheme
Thursday, 17 February 2011
Feedback for Film Draft
I've recieved my grades and feedback for my first film draft
For my research and planning, i got a level 3 (proficiency level) which actually rather surprised me as normally, my research and planning is not the best part of my work.
And unfortunately i got a level 1 for my film (Minimal Level) which i was very disappointed with as i've had this sort of horror film idea in my mind since i was first told about doing a film for my coursework. However i can see why my grade might be low on a few different things.
Many different parts of my film were changed due to time, location and casting. The only people who i had that could star in my film were often busy with their school work, and quite often one of us was not able to do it on the night planned. In the end i had to try and get film redone during the last 2 media lessons before the deadline. Because of this i had to use the school itself as the setting for my film, so had change quite a bit to make it fit around the school. Unfortunately, because you ca easily tell its a school, it adds a bit of humour to the film that i really do not want as it disrupts the sense of panic and fear. Also i only had 2 people starring in the film, when my original plan starred 3. Also because of the lack of time caused, i never managed to get some music recorded for my film and had to rely on copyrighted music, just to at least show what sort of effect i want the music to cause.
Even with my first attempt of my film draft, many things were wrong. For starters, because it was recorded during school hours as well, the location i wanted to use was being used as a workplace car park, so i had to film in another location. I think that if i had managed to use my original location, it would have turned out better. Plus i didnt realise that i had to actually do the filming of my film, and not star in the film itself (which i was kind of glad about as my original camera man kept using zooming when i didnt want any zooming going on as it just looks really tacky)
Another thing i didn't like about my first draft was that i played around with some dialogue which, to me, just really didnt work.
However my teacher did say that he really likes some of the shot that i've used in my film, such as the attack scenes, and that the music i chose actually went well with film, just a shame that the music was copyrighted.
For my research and planning, i got a level 3 (proficiency level) which actually rather surprised me as normally, my research and planning is not the best part of my work.
And unfortunately i got a level 1 for my film (Minimal Level) which i was very disappointed with as i've had this sort of horror film idea in my mind since i was first told about doing a film for my coursework. However i can see why my grade might be low on a few different things.
Many different parts of my film were changed due to time, location and casting. The only people who i had that could star in my film were often busy with their school work, and quite often one of us was not able to do it on the night planned. In the end i had to try and get film redone during the last 2 media lessons before the deadline. Because of this i had to use the school itself as the setting for my film, so had change quite a bit to make it fit around the school. Unfortunately, because you ca easily tell its a school, it adds a bit of humour to the film that i really do not want as it disrupts the sense of panic and fear. Also i only had 2 people starring in the film, when my original plan starred 3. Also because of the lack of time caused, i never managed to get some music recorded for my film and had to rely on copyrighted music, just to at least show what sort of effect i want the music to cause.
Even with my first attempt of my film draft, many things were wrong. For starters, because it was recorded during school hours as well, the location i wanted to use was being used as a workplace car park, so i had to film in another location. I think that if i had managed to use my original location, it would have turned out better. Plus i didnt realise that i had to actually do the filming of my film, and not star in the film itself (which i was kind of glad about as my original camera man kept using zooming when i didnt want any zooming going on as it just looks really tacky)
Another thing i didn't like about my first draft was that i played around with some dialogue which, to me, just really didnt work.
However my teacher did say that he really likes some of the shot that i've used in my film, such as the attack scenes, and that the music i chose actually went well with film, just a shame that the music was copyrighted.
More inspiration (more from resident evil)
I've included these videos as inspiration as i was thinking of what i could do to improve my film and make it more scary, then i remembered this scene from the first resident evil game.
First Zombie Scene
This is one of the scariest moments in gaming history (if you ask any gamer thats played the game they'll agree) and even though i was only about 3 when i first saw this scene, it literally haunted me for half my life.
First Zombie Scene Remade
When i then went to play the ReMake of Resident Evil, and got to the room just before this cinematic, i honestly could not bring myself to go through the door because i knew this was waiting on the other side.
I think it would be really effective i've i could also create such a scene that scares the audience half to death, and that scene becomes the most remembered part about it.
First Zombie Scene
This is one of the scariest moments in gaming history (if you ask any gamer thats played the game they'll agree) and even though i was only about 3 when i first saw this scene, it literally haunted me for half my life.
First Zombie Scene Remade
When i then went to play the ReMake of Resident Evil, and got to the room just before this cinematic, i honestly could not bring myself to go through the door because i knew this was waiting on the other side.
I think it would be really effective i've i could also create such a scene that scares the audience half to death, and that scene becomes the most remembered part about it.
Thursday, 10 February 2011
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
My Film Draft
This is the first draft of my 2 minute film opening. Unfortunately the quailty of the camera and of the filming are not very good, but this was the only chance i would have to get the filming done as the people starring in the film are often busy with their own school work.
There are some scenes where the camera person zoomed (when i told them not to) causing the scene to look sloppy and unprofessional.
There were also problems with sound as it was extremely windy, often covering the sound of everything going on. I wasn't originally planning on using any dialogue, but when i suggested this point to my actors, they thought it would be better to include some. After recording this though i think i will stick with no, or at least very little, dialogue.
The main problem though was that i had to use a different location. The location i planned to use was currently in use as a car park by the people who work around that area. My plan to avoid this problem was to shoot the film at a later time after work had finished, but at the time, we could not afford to wait til 5 o'clock as my friends would have to go home.
At the moment, i have currently used music that is copyrighted, literally just to try and drown the sound of the wind and create the tension. The music i used were both from the Halo: Combat Evolved album and are called:
- Trace Amounts (track 9 on album)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4uVrq9P9kI&feature=BF&list=PLAA62D4D273C751B6&index=9
- Dust and Echoes (track 25 on album)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8NmynhfeUs&feature=BF&list=PLAA62D4D273C751B6&index=25
I will use my own created music in my next version of this film, which i am already working on finding the time to film and edit.
Monday, 7 February 2011
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