HALLOWEEN!

John Carpenter 1978

What i have realised from the storyboard exercises is, how many shots, it would take to build up just one scene. How many different viewpoints, and what props should be in the shot to make the narrative make sense. Also how to correctly line up the shot so the continuity is good.

The narrative in the opening two minutes is, we do not know who the killer is, but we know he is planning an attack. He circles the house, spying on, who we later learn is his sister and her boyfriend. He finally decides to enter the house through the backdoor, he then picks up a knife, and waits at the door frame and watches as the boyfriend leaves the house. He slowly approaches his sisters room, on his way he picks up a clown mask, as to remain unknown.
He enters his sisters room and continuously stabs her until her death. He then leaves the house, but his parents pull up, and you learn from their shouting his name is Micheal. He is then shown on camera, from a crane view, he is a little boy.

The use of titles is very plain, just a black background which compliments the spooky atmosphere. Also the pumpkin is a huge hint towards to the Halloween theme and also relates to the title. The colours of the titling are yellow and orange, this reflects danger, and the light yellow and dark orange signifies the pumpkin flickering.

The location of the filming, is in a quiet town

Peliminary task

I worked with Eddie and Marina. It was easy to work with them because our timetables fitted in really well, and were able to work out how to use different techincal equiptment, how to edit and how to direct the camera.

There were a few challenges along the way such as trying to finish the editing in time, as to meet the deadline. We also had a few issues with location, to fit the mood of the narrative. Also we had problems with the camera, getting the right viewpoints, and placing the camera.

We used photoshop and sony movie editor, both of which we found simple and easy to use, due to previous experience, and we each had a stronger knowledge of the two softwares than we used to.

We worked well in teams, working out time schedules, and arranging locations, and meeting up to edit pieces of film together.

We found the cameras really easy to use, due to the few lessons we had learning how to use them, and how to fix them to the tripods. We also learnt how to use effects within the camera. We learnt how to close and open the tripod safely, we also easily used different heights on the tripod.

We did not make any technical desicions.

Magazine Cover - Peliminary task

The software I used to make this magazine cover was Photoshop. I found this software very difficult to use to begin with, because of the large amount of controls. There were also certain techniques to grasp to edit the magazine, which i struggled to learn, due to my unfamiliarity with Photoshop.

After a few tries I managed to learn the basics, and eventually after a few sessions working on the magazine cover I was able to create an edit a magazine cover.

I worked with Marina and Eddie. I found it easy to work in a group because there was a lot of tasks to do, and we managed to break them down and work on different pieces individually which gained us a lot more time to spend editing.

However we did have a few problems with organisation and arranging times to meet to edit the magazine cover. But we managed to resolve these issues in time to finish the magazine over.

We aimed our magazine at our audience which was young adults and teenagers. We managed this audience by the use of font, which would appeal to the chosen audience. We used bright colours, which would appeal to a younger generation, and draw them in. We also used a picture which showed friendship and bonding, which would reflect the atmosphere at Parkwood.

We managed to represent the college through a clear modern use of font and layout. Also we used bright colours to reflect the atmosphere at the college. We also used a bright and friendly picture which portrayed the people at Parkwood.

Control Fact File

Director: Anton Corbijn



Writers: Matt Greenhalgh (screenplay)
             Deborah Curtis (novel)


Genre: Biography, Drama,  Music.


Rated: R


Runtime: 122 minutes


Release Date: 5 October 2007


Stars: ****



Production Management: Anton Corbijn
                                                  Todd Eckert
                                                  Orian Williams
                                                   Iain Canning
                                                  Peter Heslop
                                      Tony Wilson                 
                                                  Deborah Curtis


Distributors: Momentum Pictures
                          The Weinstein Company


Box office: £8,159,508


Plot: A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23.

Submarine Fact File

Director: Richard Ayoade


Presented by: Ben Stiller


Writers: Richard Ayodae (screenplay)
             Joe Dunthorne (novel)


Genre: Comedy, Drama


Rated: R


Runtime: 1 HR 37 MINS


Release Date: 3rd June 2010


Stars: ****


Production Design: Gary Williamson


Production Management: Gisela Evert


Distributors: Optimum Releasing (UK)
                    The Wienstien Company (USA)


Box office: £2.18,119,755


Plot: 15-year-old Oliver Tate has two objectives: To lose his virginity before his next birthday, and to extinguish the flame between his mother and an ex-lover who has resurfaced in her life.

Love Actually Notes

• Studio Canal
• Working Title                                         (All with no captital letters, white plain simple font,
• In association with DNA films                  no capital letters reflects light atmosphere)
• Light colours used [reflects happy atmosphere]
• Monolouge, learn more about the plot and genre through detailed dialouge
• Slow motion
• Slow music (contrasts with slow motion)
• Title same font and colour used for the above, "love actually is all around" red used to emphasize dialouge
• Lots of different shots, to give the effect of movement