Production Diary - Week 11

This week I have spent my lessons in Media doing my Camera Test - this is to be my preliminary task, as well as to help me for my main task. For the Camera Test, I used similar shots and angles, as I would be using and have plan to use in my main production. In the following weeks, over the Christmas Holidays, I will be carry out the majority of my filming for my main production. The camera test was useful for me to fully understand how to use the Camcorder and cary out the angles I want, such as zoom. I will be using these shots to put together a camera test, which will demonstrate the use of the camera and my preliminary task.

Production Diary - Week 10

This week I got back to my coursework after sitting the Mock Exam. In the past week, I have started to look at the Video Camera I am going to be using for my Production - I have chosen a JVC HD 3 CCD Pro Camcorder.

I have been learning how to use the Camcorder and the functions of the camcorder to prepare me for my filming.  I decided on this Camcorder, as it produces great footage, from the use of the HD, as well as allows me to keep with my sequences from my story board, by the using of the cuts. The memory storage on the camera is good, as it uses memory cards, and with two memory card slots, means that I don't have to worry about running out of space or tape. In addition, it is a lot easier to transport the film clips onto the computer, ready for editing, as you will just remove the memory cards and place them into the computer.

Production Diary - Week 9

This week, I focused on the ideas for the soundtracks that I wanted to include in my short film. I spent some time, using Youtube, looking up 'Intense Music' and 'Scary Music', to get a range of ideas that I could potentially look at using for my short film. I found a producer on Youtube, called Bruno Correia - Youtube: Brunuhville music - He is a soundtrack producer that makes a variety of different music soundtracks, with no lyrics. I started having a look through his Youtube page, finding a variety of different soundtracks -  this was perfect, as this was exactly what I was looking for. The one soundtrack that stood out to me was 'The Eternal Forest'; after listening to it a few times, I decided on this soundtrack, it fitted with the type of music I needed and wanted for my film. I then went on to contacting him, in order to gain the permission to use his music. The screenshot shows the email conversation between us, with the only term of having to credit him as the composer of the music.

As well as this, I created and published the Actors who I will be casting in my film. In the following week, there I will have a break from publishing posts, as our A2 Media Class has a Mock Exam.

Chosen Soundtrack

'The Eternal Forest' by music composer BrunuhVille







All copyright goes to © BrunuhVille


When listening to the soundtrack, the music creates an eerie yet loving sound across to the audience. I feel as though the music within the soundtrack revolves around a love story that has been broken, or has a disturbance within it; this is suitable for my short film, as the disturbance is the girl, Alice, who causes the relationship between Zack and Isabelle to be shaken and broken. The feeling the soundtrack gives to the audience, it the feeling that I want my audience to gain from the film, as I want them to feel the love between each relationship, including the couple and the friendship, however, as it is a psychological thriller, the music meets with the conventions as the music is eerie too. The music being eerie, tells the audience that not all is what it seems and they know that the story will not have a happy ending - yet the point of having no happy ending, is the type of film my chosen target audience want to see, as a psychological thriller isn't like a romance where the people in love eventually get together, by instead about the thriller side of it and creating the chilling feeling amongst the audience. I feel as though this soundtrack would be perfect for my film, as it is not a direct feeling the audience gain from the music, but a mix of feelings, which is the aim I wanted for my film. 

My Actors....

For my film, I needed to cast 3 actors, 1 male and 2 females, to fit with the film I am producing. I have finally cast my actors and here they are below:

• Playing the Male role of Zack - Habib Salim
• Playing the Female role of Isabel - Ellie Laws
• Playing the Female role of Alice - Jade Townsend

Production Diary - Week 8

This week I felt I have been very productive to get to the stage I am at! I have finalised my script after editing my first draft - you can see the changes from looking at my first draft and second draft script posts. I have also focused on the name on my film, which you can tell after reading my posts, I have called my film DISTORT! I am very happy with the idea of my film, after having complications a few weeks ago, with having difficulties coming up with the whole storyline. I also produced a narrative structure, which shows how the idea of my film works, as well as creating storyboards and call sheets to the process I will go through completing my film.

Distort script - Second Draft

Distort Script by EllieLaws

Narrative Structure

Narrative Structure

Distort Script - First draft

Distort by EllieLaws

The name of my film is....

Definition of Distort:
To alter or misrepresent (facts, motive, etc)

This is a good name for my film as it is similar to the plot of the film, with facts being alters, making them untrue to create the manipulation.