Construction - Reflection 3

Today was the second day of filming. We re-shot the extreme long shot for the beginning of the film, and this time the shot was not shaky and was very well taken. Due to the illness of one of the cast, filming was planned for a later date.

Construction - Reflection 2

Editing:
Eric woke up and instantly went to his computer and edited for most of the day. He sent us a sample of the film which Ben and Rimoldeen liked, however we soon realised that the extreme long shot was very shaky, and would need improving on the second day we filmed. Also there were many situations were we could have incorporated different camera angles and shots.

Construction - Reflection 1

First day of Filming :
On our day first day of filming we went to Romford with our cast to begin filming the beginning scene. We had a very good start and managed to film a lot of the clips that were needed. The extreme long shot was also taken.

This is the first scene that we shot.

Construction - Making use of Theory

In our film, we have followed Torodov's theory of narrative.

1. At the beginning of the film, everything is calm and normal, a couple walking down the street is seen as a normal thing and there is still an equilibrium.

2. "An event occurs that disrupts the equilibrium", Walter advances on L-R against her will and rape and violence is attempted, breaking the equilibrium.

Since our film was only two minutes, the other stages of Torodov's theory could not play out, however if it had, this is what would have happened.

3. L-R and the mysterious "geezer" discover that they are similar and have a side of them that is a monster.

4. The both of them try to restore equilibrium by keeping their monster side away from the outside world, they both attempt to learn how to control it.

5. L-R and the mysterious geezer eventually fully command their monster side and swear to each other never to unleash it, the two end up becoming a couple, and the start of the film returns with the geezer instead walking with L-R instead of Walter.

Construction - Torodov Theory of Narrative

Todorov is a Bulgarian linguist publishing work on narrative since the 1960s. He suggested that there are five stages in a narrative film.

1.The narrative theory of Todorov is that at the beginning of the film, there is an equilibrium and everything is balanced and defined in some cases as 'normal'.

2. An event occurs that breaks the equilibrium, or a problem arises.

3. The event becomes known to the main characters or Protagonist.

4. The disruption is attempted to be repaired and restore equilibrium.

5. The equilibrium is restored and there is a happy ending.

Planning - Target Audience Research - Interview

We interviewed three random people in our school that suit the demographic, two being female, one being a male. We asked them about their current interests in their preferred thriller films. We collected their answers and reflected with what we discovered on our secondary research.

We asked the following questions:

How often do you got to the cinema?

Do you like watching horror films?

What do you like about horror films?

What kind of music are you currently listening to?

What would you say is the most aspirational tech company?

Planning - Draft Work

PLOT

The film is about an epic tale featuring a girl named L-R who tries to come to terms with who she really is.  On the outside she looks like an socially awkward teenager with background issues, who's looking to live a normal life, but on the inside she has a ruthless alter-ego who takes pleasure in slaughtering anyone who opposes/threatens her. As the movie goes on, the amount of corpses pile up. L-R then embarks on a journey south to find herself and to finally but an end to the phantom menace that lies within her soul. Throughout her journey she meets many people and makes many friends and of course enemies.

With nothing but a shirt on her back, iron will and fire in her belly; she meets a stranger who accompanies her throughout her journey. Despite never meeting before they get on like a house on fire and even sparks of romance seem to fly when there within close proximity. She soon realises this mans true identity and intentions, now all the cards are thrown in the balance.

On her quest she discovers that she is part of the notorious Sanguis Bestia and that the blood line runs strong within her veins. She also finds out that her and the mans fate are somehow intertwined. With this new information she now knows that she is a natural born killer. Which side would she choose; continue living her life as a caricature or will she embrace her heritage and become one with the beast.