Changes

At the start of my blogs, I had mentioned that my friend and I were going to shoot some scenes in the bathroom. Because of the fact that the bathroom foreshadows as a "safe place", however, because of the difficulty of our plot we realized it would be extremely difficult to film in a bathroom. There are many difficulties that come with this, for example, the lighting. We want to get filming as soon as possible, and by the time that the light bulbs get ordered and delivered to my house, it'll waste too much time. Not only that, but none of us have a bathtub that stands alone, normally bathtubs usually have a wall on the back. We would need something like this: 

However, we researched on Best Buy and Amazon to see how much it would cost to buy a bathtub, and it's pretty expensive. Prices range from like the cheapest $200 to the most expensive about $2000. The bathtub is definitely not that important, so we had to think of something different. We decided to brainstorm and we came to the conclusion that hiding under a blanket would be a good idea. We think its a good idea because it creates more connection between the character and the viewer. It allows a more vivid scene. 

Sounds

       Sound is extremely vital in films. Mainly because it gives dimension to the scene, adds emotional impact to the scene, complements visuals, and  allows visuals to be more realistic.  Throughout the course of Aice Media Studies, we were taught a plethora of different types of sounds used in films. These sounds include: synchronous sound, asynchronous,diegetic, nondiegetic, sound motif/leitmotif, sound perspective, sound bridge, voice over, addressing audience, and expository voice, sound effects, score, music, sting, and foleyartist.  

We are thinking about making some of our own sounds and editing them on the scene. We want to use sound effects to  build the viewer's adrenaline. Normally, when the sound begins to increase, something is going to pop up. We would also use sound bridge which i s a transition from sound to sound. 

Of course depending on the different type of sounds we make, we'll place it in a category. 

See you soon!

Character Development

           I am not sure if you guys remember how my friend and I were indecisive about our gender for the film. I mentioned how I really wanted a girl, however, we are going to chose a boy.  I was kinda upset I'm not even going to lie, but I think it's the best choice we have.
          My friend's sister has these two boys whom she babysits. One of them is really interested in the film industry, so we decided that this would be a great opportunity for him to learn. We plan on giving him a little lesson about all the fancy camera shots and angles, so he can find out the behind the scenes process of a film.  Later on in his life, if he still dreams to purse being an actor  he could use this experience as an extra bonus for his resume.

Symbolisim

         I'm not sure if I have explained to you the plot of the film. Basically,  our character is going to be anxious and scared of what's going on around him/her. He /her knows something is wrong, but  they don't know what it is.  They're just scared. So as the film begins to progress, the character starts to pack things up in his backpack. He grabs the things that a re most sentimental to him.

These include: a frame of his parents, notebook, pens, map, and a candle. We want to add more to the backpack, but  we are still thinking about it.A frame of his parents just in case it is the last memory of his parents. A note book to send clues  if they can't find him. A map to navigate his way throughout the city while he's on the run. Last but not least... the candle. You guys are going to have to keep up with me to find out ....


To be continued... 

Production Location

Hey guys, I just  got off t he phone with my partner, and we discussed some few things.

First of all, since this is a psychological thriller we are researching our location to film. We had the idea of the film being taken place in a room that connects to a bathroom.  You might be asking , why a bathroom? The bathroom is supposed to foreshadow the importance of safety  because it represents a safe place for the character. However, the problem with that is the lighting situation. Usually in thriller films, lowkey lighting is used almost throughout the entirety of the movie. So, I  was looking on Amazon  to see if they sell dim light bulbs.   I  was brought to this page which showed me hundreds of different types of light bulbs. The first one that pops up is one of my top favorites because it has the settings to change the type of lighting I want. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=dim+light+bulb&crid=2S6USRDKQHIJH&sprefix=dim+light+bulb%2Caps%2C158&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_10  

We're still indecisive about the light bulb situation, so I'll keep you updated !

XOXOXO, Hanna 

Characters

Since our genre is a psychological thriller, most of the time it includes just one main character. So that iswhat we plan ondoing, however, our onlydilema ischoosing acharacter. We are not sure if we want to make the character a boy or a girl, or young or older. Personally, I think girl characters that act in a scary movie give off more of that creepy vibe than boys.

Additionally, my friend and I are on the lookout to find children who would be interested in participating in our film. My mom has a friend who has daughters that I normally babysit every weekend, so I am going to ask for her permission. While, my friend’s sister babysits two boys who seem to be very enthusiastic. We’ll have to see which of the participants make the cut.

I’ll keep you guys updated!!

Storyboard

                             We're getting started on our storyboard.This storyboard is extremely helpful     because it allows us to coordinate our ideas together. In the past, we were given an assignment that  required us to make a storyboard; believe it or not it actually came in handy. For those of you who don't know what astoryboard is, basically  it is pictures of the scenes that one plans to film. To give you a visual example of what it looks like, think of a comic book and how all the pictures are placed together as if it was a picture book.

                       Story boards are extremely efficient  to the production of the film. Storyboards give the directors and producers of the film an idea of how the film is going to turn out.  Here is an example of our storyboard so far: