Practice Makeup

Also whilst planning, and i had worked out my costumes i wanted to have a practice makeup session to work out how i would show the variation in looks between the two personalities and the two different looks, for the normal personality and her as a murder. 

This first look would be the look for when the girl is herself in her normal day to day look.

And this look is for when she is the ghostly killer, still as the same character but showing the two personalities.

Film Classification

I also am going to give my film the rating of 15. This is because my thriller is more of a pyschological thriller than a thriller full or gore and blood. Pyschological thrillers such as 'What Lies Beneath" and the sixth Sense have ratings simular to the one i have chosen.I also wanted to do some initial research into film clasification and how films are giving their ratings in the real film industry, so i looked ont the Britisih Board of Film classification website.

All classification decisions are based on the BBFC’s published and regularly updated Guidelines. The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is an independent, non-governmental body funded through the fees it charges to those who submit films and video works for classification. The BBFC classifies films on behalf of the local authorities who license cinemas under the Licensing Act 2003. The BBFC will not classify material which it believes to be in breach of the criminal law. 

As i have decided to rate my film 15, i wanted to also see how they break down the rating of a 15. This is what i found out;

15 – 

Suitable only for 15 years 

and over 

No one younger than 15 may 

see a ‘15’ film in a cinema. 

No one younger than 15 may 

rent or buy a ‘15’ rated 

video work. 

The BBFC also split how they rate a film into a number of different catergories, and for a 15 they have narrowed it down to these catergories and what they can show within each one;Discrimination, Drugs,Horror, language,  Nudity,  Sex,  Theme and Violence.

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/download/guidelines/BBFC%20Classification%20Guidelines%202009.pdf

Filming thoughts

As i am collecting together my final thoughts for my teaser trailer, and i am working out the composition of my shots, i am also looking at things that could potentially go wrong and how i could prevent it.

• When filming and setting up the composition of the shots, i need to make sure that everything in the shot stays the same as i am going to use spit screen editing techniques to have my main female character in the shot at the sam time, so i need to ensure that nothing changed or moves within the shots,not any leafs or anything. To try and prevent this i am going to make makings on the floor with tape f where my tripod will be, and if i have to move then it will be in exactly the same place. Also its a particualy windy day and there is leaves on the floor than i may sweep them away to stop them blowing when i filming.
• Also i may have problems when filming because i am filming in public. This means that anything unpredictable could happen, so i need to be prepared to stop filming and points. For example anyone could walk up the lane where i am filming, or a car could also drive up. Again marking out on the floor with tape where my tripod and camera is going to be positioned will help to put the camera back in the correct place.
• I will also have to think about certain props that i need to use in my trailer. For example, i wanted my character to be holding a kitchen knife with fake blood on it, however i have to re think this as its breaking the law to have a knife in public, so i am going to have to re think a effective way of showing murder.
• The weather will also effect my filming, as if its raining or really windy i will have to postpone my filming.
• Because i am using the same character the whole way through, but in two different perspectives, personalities and looks, i am going to have carefully plan how i film, and film on look of the character first, then the second look after and then place it all in order when i edit it.

Analysing FIlm Posters - The Road

Analysing Film Posters - Buried

This is a teaser poster for the film Buried, released in september 2010. 

Film poster conventions

Film posters are a vital part of the marketing campaign for many films. They will attract huge volume of people wanting to see the film. They have many conventions that are the same thorughout all posters. They attract an audience as they are a major form of visual communication and are of interest to many people of all ages. The main forms and conventions of film posters include:

• A large title which attracts the eye, bold colours which stand out from the background
•  intriguing picture which would attract viewers to the film
•  persuasive language which might persuade the viewers to go and see the film, using the main character's name for promotion
• the certification will either to ensure that the right type of people are watching the film.
• Attract the auidnce into watching the whole film
• Sets the genre
• Suggestion of the storyline
• Comming soon or release date
• Director and production company usually displayed

Planning

I hope to Film my teaser trailer over the weekend starting Friday the 5th of Novemeber. As alot of my filming is going to be done outside i want to film very early morning, where the sun light is just right and the air is misty. I have also had a thought about what props and costumes that i am going to need in order for my teaser trailer to be sucesesfull, these are;

Newspaper cuttings of Murder Articles
Plain white long tshirt x 2
Fake red blood
Fake Knife
Black tights x2
Black eye make up
Chair
Desk
Lamp

For filming, i am going to need Camera, Flip Camera, Tripod and SD memory Card.

Costumes

The costumes will be simplistic but also effective, because this will show the difference between the two personalities that the female character has. I want to use a white plain t-shirt for the normal perosnality, and the white thsirt covered in fake blood for her as the killer. However the main emphaisis is not on the costumes to portray the difference in the character, but will be how i composition the shot,actingm fliming,lighting and edditing techniques also. I dont want the costumes to be to busy or have to much detail as the location of where i film is also hugley important and i would like that to stand out in the scene also.

Storyboard