Account Of Shoot Day

Start Filming Day at 13:30

13:30 - Leave School with equipment and drive to the setting of the film.

13:50 - Arrive at the location and set up camera, lighting, props and tripod.

14:30 -  Put on Costumes, and have the correct camera and lighting positioning for first scene.

14:45 - Film first scene in bedroom, shooting each aspect in a different angle so we have options to see when editing.

15:25 - Film second scene down the stairs and in the hall way, changing the position of the camera and editing the lighting to fit with our dark theme. Also filming several shots to have options when editing as well as trying out different lighting to see what fits our theme the most appropriately.

16:00 - Film third scene in Living room, Applying all the relevant changes to a move in location such as transferring the camera and lighting equipment from upstairs to downstairs. Again filming different angles so editing becomes easier and we are not limited to shots.

16:35 - Lay out props for the fourth and final scene in the Kitchen. Also applying fake blood on the floor. Move equipment from living room.

16:50 - Film final scene in Kitchen in different shots.

17:30 - Clean up all props and makeup

17:45 - Watch over all clips to see if any more filming is needed

18:15 - Disassemble all equipment safely and put them back into boxes.

Finished Filming Day at 18:30

Real life stories similar to our film

Enfield Poltergeist:


In August 1977, a series of disturbances that were soon characterized as a case of poltergeist phenomena or even demonic possession began in Enfield, a northern suburb of London. The events began on August 30 in the Enfield home of Margaret Hodgson. The divorced Hodgson lived there with her four children—Peggy, thirteen; Janet, eleven; Johnny, ten; and Billy, seven—whose names, in early accounts, were fictionalized. Two of the children, Janet and Johnny, attempted to convince their mother that their beds were unaccountably shaking. The next night brought mysterious knocking sounds and the sliding of a chest of drawers in the girls’ room.
A female police constable witnessed a chair wobble and slide but could not determine the cause of the movement. By the next morning, marbles and Lego toy pieces began to “zoom out of thin air and bounce off the walls.” By 1979, the Enfield “poltergeist” had left the Hodgson home “inexplicably,"except for an occasional isolated incident.




This is similar to our film as our film is filmed in a bedroom and strange things start to happen around the house. This has influeneced our characters as we are having family be in our film and a girl as the main character. This can be seen as stereotypical.

Why young people like horror films

According to Glenn Sparks, Ph.D, a professor and associate head of the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University, one reason for young people liking horror films is because of the way they feel after the film. This is called the excitation transfer process. Sparks’s research found that when people watch frightening films, their heart rate, blood pressure and respiration increases.
After the film is over, this physiological arousal lingers, which means that any positive emotions you may experience – like having fun with friends – are intensified. Instead of focusing on the fright you felt during the film, you recall having a great time. And you’ll want to come back for more, he said.


Young people are simply wired to enjoy high levels of physiological arousal. According to the literature, about 10 percent of the population enjoys the adrenaline rush. Not surprisingly, these individuals also love rollercoasters (mostly young people). Some people turn to scary movies because they’re novel. All of us are wired to pay attention to anomalies in our environment, Sparks said. Since danger disrupts routine, curiosity about change is important for survival. Sparks equated the pull of frightening films to stopping at the scene of a gory accident: “You don’t see that every day,” he said. This is why young people may enjoy horror films.

Mood Board

Creating the mood board has helped us visualise the idea as we have put down everything we visualise our film to be through images. All the main emotions and events happening because of the plot have made us visualise what we want our film to consist of. We believe that from this mood board, it is simple to see what the plot is and this has helped us to realise the colour, lighting and sound will be like on the filming day.

Shot List

1. Extreme close up of man waking up, confused and scared (about his dream). Looks to the side at alarm clock.
2. Eye-line match on alarm clock (03:17)
3. Close up of man 'sighing'
4. Wide shot of man going back to sleep... *Noise heard*
5. Close up of man shooting up out of bed, wide eyed/scared
6. Extreme close up to emphasise facial expression
7. Wide shot of man putting slippers on
8. Medium close up of man reaching the hammer
9. Extreme close up of hand grabbing hammer and torch
10. Tracking shot behind man walking in hallway pans towards the front of him, as he shouts 'Ben'
11. Close up of man looking to side
12. Eye-line match of Ben's door shut
13. Close up of mans face to show apprehensiveness
14. Over the shoulder shot as man reaches stairs
15. Tracking shot of man walking down stairs
16. Side on tracking shot of man walking in hallway, reaches for a door
17. Extreme close up of hand opening door (slowly)
18. Close up of extreme anxiousness
19. Over the shoulder shot of man searching room.
20. Wide shot (from inside room) of man leaving the room.
21. *Glass smashes* Medium close up of shock and change of movement, looks towards location of sound
22. Tracking shot of man walking into room where sound came from
23. Close up of hand opening door slowly.
24. Eye-line match of dark room with diegetic sound of man panting
25. Side tracking shot of man cautiously looking around
26. Medium close up of man walking towards separate room inside kitchen. As he leaves the shot, it focuses on the knives on the table in the background.
27. Tracking shot of man opening the door to sub room, steps inside
28. Close up of slippers stepping on glass, whilst ball hits his foot
29. Tilt panning up body until you see the man's face being shocked. In the background of this, we see the scary man holding a knife. Continuing this shot, the scary man lifts up his knife.
30. Birds eye view of house whilst hearing diegetic screaming.

Risk Assessment

Stepping on glass - High risk as this can be dangerous due to glass being sharp and cuts your foot. We will be careful as the actor will have slippers on and we will insure they remain on the entire time so no harm is caused during the filming of the sequence.

Wires from camera - May trip over the whilst filming and injure yourself. We will make sure this doesn't happen by constantly reminding each other throughout filming that the wires are there so no damage is done whilst filming. Low Risk

Danger from knives/hammer - Very sharp so might scratch yourself. We will make sure no damage is done by constantly holding the knife downwards in between filming scenes so no accidental accidents occur. This is very high risk and one we will constantly monitor throughout.

Falling downstairs with camera - Camera is heavy so risk of losing control of feet and falling. We will make sure this is not done by walking carefully with the camera tightly gripped to our hands. Maintaining the quality of the camera is vital as we don't want to pay for any damages. Medium Risk

Putting up tripod - Can cut yourself or hurt yourself when putting it up. We will construct the tripod slowly and carefully to ensure this doesn't happen. Low Risk.

Props

Red Hammer on windowsill – represents that the man is a carpenter and represents that there may be violence. Red represents danger.

Ben’s room sign – represents he’s a young child as drawing is by a child

Knives on table – represent danger and violence

Alarm clock - Shows the time, and puts emphasis on the time as it's in the middle of the night and an irregular occurrence.

Fake blood - Represents danger and death

Torch - walking round with it whilst going downstairs. Used to see as room will be dark. Also adds to the suspense.

These are the main props needed in this sequence. We already have these items apart from the fake blood, which we will buy from amazon.