Sound edits

In todays lesson we were on Adobe Sound Booth with voice overs and we were trying out different effects on 

Here is the screen grab of Adobe Sound booth before I started to work on my voice over.

Narrative Theory

I have looked at 11 trailers to see if they use narrative theory. I agree with Vladmir Propp's theory as you can see the different types of characters as you watch trailers, there might be different variations of the character but they have the same basics of the:

• Hero The person who sets out to restore the equilibrium. Victim Hero the hero who is the centre of the villain's attention. Seeker Hero who aids others who are the villain's victims.
• Villan the character who creates the narrative disruption.
• Helper aids the hero in the task of restoring the equilibrium. 
• Donor gives the hero something it may be an object, information or advise to help the hero.
• Princess/ Victim usually the character most threatened by the villain and has been saved, at the climax, by the hero. The father's (who in fairy tales was often the king) role has usually to give the princess away to the hero at the narrative's conclusion. 
• Dispatcher sends the hero on her or his task. (typically can be the princess father)
• False Hero appears to be good but is revealed, at the narrative's end to have been bad.

Here is what I found:

Smiley

Killer- known by everyone as ‘Smiley’ scaring all the character and going after one girl in particular- masked so no one knows his real identity.

Victim- Smiley is going after her and keeps almost getting her but not quiet, she keeps just getting away.

Shane Dawson- the donor- he tells her a bit about the killer.

Police man- donor/ helper, telling her about ‘Smiley’ and trying to help her out.

Annoyed friend- getting annoyed that she is bringing ‘Smiley’ to them and putting tem all in danger.

The collection

Stars off with the popular girls going to a club

Killer- masked so no one can see his identity- gets the pretty girls to use them. See him putting on his mask, shows he has a lot of weapons and new ways to kill people- he uses sharp rakes that stretch the perimeter of the club to get people.

Hero- trying to save them but he get’s caught up with the killer as well.

House at the end of the street

Victim- trying to get away from the killer but he finds her- trapped by killer

Killer always gets her back every time she gets away.

Mum- trying to find her daughter and get her back

Killer and killers helper- working together to get the victim.

Mystery of the house- daughter killed her family which is why its so cheap for the new family to get it.

Sinister

Victim is the father- he finds out about the killer and the killer wants to get rid of him.- watching movies the old

Man online- donor- tells him about the symbol he has found.- tells him about how the pictures are gateways for the gules 

Killer- seen from a distance- living in the pictures- videos- when they are watched she is brought out.

Daughter- victim- children are more likely to be taken by the killer- she gets possessed by the killer.

Tall man

Children go missing in the area the family now live- infers her young son will be taken

‘The Tall Man’- the killer- no one knows who he is, they just know he takes children

hero- trying to find and save her son.

Trapped in Abyss

Donor- news woman talking about mysterious disappearances.

Victims are stuck in the shop- druggies- trying to get away but are trapped.

They slowly get killer odd- killer not seen but we see him getting to each person.

V/H/S

Victims are people going into house trying to steal a VHS tape.

Killer- masked and living in house they are going to.

Helper- on Skype with victim as she tells him about how her house is haunted

See a ghost running out her door

Killer puts knife to girls stomach as she sleeps.

In their skin

Killer finds people and shoots them

First victim is man running with killer following him in their car.

Crazy family let in by the new family

Killer slowly killing people off between the two families

Hero- takes in family and then tries to help them- false hero as it turns out he’s the killer.

The Possession

Young girl is the victim- her body is taken over by the ghost

Mum and dad are victims as they are attacked by daughter when she is possessed

Older man who looks at boxes an tells them about it- donor- telling them about the box ‘once the box is opened people die’

Helper- man praying over her to try and get the spirit out of her.

Rec 3

Bride and groom are victims of killer

One by one guess become killers as they become zombies.

Bride is hero as she gets a chainsaw and kills the zombies.

Texas Chainsaw 3D

Victims set up going to a house in the middle of nowhere together- they beome his latest victims

Killer- masked to hid identity- shows the ‘birth’ of the killer.

Police officer- hero? Trying to save people and see what’s happening.

Now that I have looked at the Narrative Theory I will use it in my Trailer to have the different characters people expect so that it sticks to conventions. In most Horror trailers however they do not use all of the conventional characters, they mainly stick to the Hero/ False Hero, Princess's, Donors and Helpers.

Make-up for Christine Blundell's make-up school

• slit throat
• old scars
• cut heart
• strangle marks
• injection
• cuts/ scabs
• coughing up blood
• blood spurting out of slit throat wound
• person looking high

List of things for horror film

Here is a list of all the different things we need for our film so we can keep a check list and work out what we have and what we still need:

Check list:

• characters
• script
• fb event
• synopsis
• props- list of props
• makeup
• costumes
• photo’s of each person
• photo of whole group to show how many people there are in the group of friends
• photo’s of Eleanor and Hunter- together and happy
• tic tacs as pills
• risk assessments- IMPORTANT
• how to do different make-up

Props list:

• sugar pills
• fake needle
• sharpened, blacken spoon
• rope
• fake blood- food colouring, golden syrup, chocolate sauce
• thin plastic tubing
• picture frames/ pictures of group/ pictures of Eleanor and Hunter
• razor
• empty alcohol bottles
• fake cigarettes?
• latex
• liquid latex

Playing with Camera focus- Binary Opposition

We spent part of the lesson trying out different focuses and how to use Binary Oppositions by having one person blurry and the other in focus and trying out different ways to pull focus. We used a DSLR camera EOS 550D.

We also learnt about how changing the F stop changes the distance of focus. If the F stop number is small there is a deeper focus and if the F stop if big its a shallow focus. To do a pull focus you have to have a small F stop and use the focus ring around the outside of the camera to change what is in focus.

Other ways of showing binary opposition is through clothes, lighting, facial expressions and body language.

Binary Opposition 1 from Ellie on Vimeo.

Binary oppostition 2 from Ellie on Vimeo.

Binary Opposition 3 from Ellie on Vimeo.

Screenplay- Take 3

We looked at the script again and decided to take out the final girl going into the Void and just have the killer going into the void shaking from nerves and the fact he is high. We decided that if we showed the final girl going into the void it would show too much of the story:

1. EXT. UNDER THE BRIDGE NEAR ACLAND BURGHLEY - DAY

LONG SHOT

Eleanor and Hunter walking around until they reach the tunnel. Eleanor pushes Hunter against the wall of the tunnel. 

CUTS TO:

CLOSE UP

She puts her hand on his face. He puts his hand around her waist.She looks up to him and he looks back. She smiles then bites her lips.

CUTS TO:

MEDIUM LONG SHOT

They kiss.

SCENE FADES TO BLACK

INT. SUB-ENTRANCE OF THE VOID LOW ANGLE, LONG SHOT 

Opens the door. All you see is the antagonist's feet. Running towards the another door. Opens that door and slams it shut 

CUTS TO: 

CLOSE UP of the sign on the door - 'Please Keep Out, Under Further Notice'

2. INT. ELEANOR'S ROOM

CAMERA PANS THE ROOM - 360 TURN

The room is filled with memories that establishes their relationship together. Hunter is sitting on the floor with Eleanor as the two are drinking, empty bottles and cans everywhere. Hunter pulls out a pill and is about to swallow it but is interrupted Eleanor seeing him. They start arguing.

LONG SHOT

ELEANOR

(SHOCKED)

The hell are doing?

CAMERA TRACKS HUNTER STANDING UP. WHEN THE CONVERSATION STARTS THE CAMERA MOVES BACK AND FORTH TO WHOEVER IS TALKING.

HUNTER

It's not what you think

ELEANOR

(Angrily)

I'm not that stupid you know?!!! I though you stopped doing this kind of stuff!

HUNTER

(Shouting with an angry tone)

Do you know how hard it is to stop this kind of stuff?!!! It's been hard for me to resist.

ELEANOR

(Calms down and talks in a reasonable way)

Talk to me and tell why you're still doing this?

WHILST ELEANOR IS TALKING THE CAMERA'S FOCUS IS ON HUNTER. A NON-DIETETIC HEART BEATING SOUND IS IN PLAYING TO SHOW HOW TENSE HE FEELS. 

Hunter doesn't reply. He gets frustrated  He pushes her against the wall. He slams his fist into the wall instead of at her. Eleanor cowers away from him.

HUNTER

(Forcefully)

Just be quiet ok? I don't care!

ELEANOR

(Quivers in fear)

Then just leave... the door is wide open for you.

Hunter lets go of her and walks out of the room and slams the door on his way out.

CUT TO:

 INT. BEDROOM TO LIVING ROOM- NIGHT

Eleanor dressed in a white towel. Looks in the mirror. Wipes her tears whilst smudging her eye make-up.

CUTS TO:

Slowly walks through the living room with memories of her deceased friends. Hanging photos of her friends all happy, focus one with them all on night of the murders- before the deaths. 

Walk of shame.

Enters the bathroom.

CUTS TO:

 INT. BATHROOM- NIGHT

Holds the handle. As she twists her wrist you see a carved in heart with a 'H' in the middle of it. Closes the door.

CUTS TO:

Turns on tap. Bath is ready. Close up of her feet. Drops the towel.

CUTS TO:

LONG SHOT

Blurry, steamed up bathroom to censor her getting into the warm bath.

CUTS TO:

Side view the bath. Eleanor sits in a upright fetal position. Then lays down.

CUTS TO:

Close up of her face. Pulls her hair back. She sighs. Looks agitated. Empty alcohol bottles around her. A sharp and used razor beside the bath with a small amount of blood on it, bloody marks along the side of the bath.

ELEANOR

(stutters and shivers)

I'm sorry. I should have warned you all about him. But I didn't... I'm sorry... I'm so sorry.

CUTS TO:

Eleanor takes a pill. Closes her eyes for a few moments. But passes out due to drug. Her head falls in the bath. 

CUTS TO:

 3. EXT. ALLEY WAY- NIGHT

The killer is in the background with CHARLIE in the front looking scared and worried. Charlie has cuts and and bruises on her from the fighting with the killer.

CHARLIE

(begging)

Who are you?

There is no reply from the killer. The killer takes a few big strides and is stood behind CHARLIE with a syringe of heroine. He puts the needle in her and makes her OD, killing her instantly.

CUT TO:

The killer slightly closer than with Charlie. AMY is in the foreground with the killer behind her. 

AMY

(scared)

What do you want with me?

The killer still doesn't reply. He stays a little way from her.The killer moves over to her with a ROPE (thing druggies use) and quickly gags her before he strangles her. Her body falls to the floor dead.

CUT TO:

The Killer is right behind DANIEL. He holds him and puts a knife to his throat.

DANIEL

(scared)

No!

The killer laughs and slit's his throat with a blackened spoon that has been sharpened. Daniel coughs and chocks coughing up blood and collapses to the ground, shaking and coughing as blood oozes from the wound in his neck. The killer disappears.

4. EXT. OUTSIDE THE VOID - DAY

FROM ACTOR'S PERSPECTIVE OR HEADCAM

Breathing heavily. The antagonist is running towards the entrance to the void. Struggles. to get the keys out and opening the door. 

CUTS TO:

CLOSE UP

Unable to open the door because they uses the wrong key. Tries different keys. Drops keys before picking them up. Eventually opens the door. 

CUTS TO:

INT. SUB-ENTRANCE OF THE VOID

LOW ANGLE, LONG SHOT

Opens the door. All you see is the antagonist's feet. Running towards the another door. Opens that door and slams it shut

CUTS TO:

CLOSE UP of the sign on the door - 'Please Keep Out, Under Further Notice'

INT. THE VOID

MEDIUM LONG SHOT 

Running down the stairs and falls on the last step. 

CUTS TO:

FROM ACTOR'S PERSPECTIVE OR HEADCAM

Breathing intensely. Tilts head up then to left to right to check no one is here. Starts running further in the void

CUTS TO:

LONG SHOT

Antagonist running towards the camera. 

CUTS TO:

CLOSE UP

Stumbles on the way. Jumps to avoid getting glass on his feet. Screenshots of the location. Reaches main location

CUTS TO:

Hunter sits down. Gets some cannabis out of pocket. Rolls it up and inhales it. He sighs and tilts his head back. He starts hallucinating. 

CUTS TO:

Feels paranoid and starts walking back and forth. He sees picture of him and Eleanor on the wall and goes crazy and rips them down and throws it in the ditch. 

CUTS TO:

CLOSE UP OF HIS EYES TO SHOW HOW HIGH HE IS - BLOODSHOT.

HE WALKS OUT OF SCENE:

6. INT. BATHROOM- NIGHT

Close up of her face. Air bubbles develops when she opens her mouth. Eyes wide open. Lifts her head out of the bath. Breathes heavily in and out. She realizes she almost drowned herself unintentionally. Sits up and pulls her hair back.

CUTS TO:

CLOSE UP OF HER FOREARM TO EXTREME CLOSE UP OF HER WRIST

She finds fresh cuts on her arm and her wrist. The heart on her wrist turns into a broken heart. 

CUTS TO:

The blood drips in the bath. She begins to panic. Discovers beside her that the razor has fresh blood on it.

CUTS TO:

Pulls the bath plugs. Watches the blood and water flow away. 

Grabs the towel on the floor. Wraps it around her torso. Gets up and out the bath. 

CUTS TO:

Walks to the sink. Turns the tap on and washes the blood away, furiously. Smacks the edges of the sink. Breathes intensely.  

CUTS TO:

Slowly lifts up her head and looks at the steamed mirror. Discovers something dark next to her blurred reflection. Wipes the steamed mirror. 

CLOSE UP OF HER WIPING THE MIRROR, WHEN SHE REACHES THE DARK SHADOW. 

She discovers who it is. She turns and looks at the killer. 

CUTS TO:

(CLOSE UP OF HER FACE shivering and quivering )

Fear in her eyes. She turns around. Turns back to the mirror. 

CUTS TO:

CLOSE UP OF HER EYES AND She hears a dissonant voice. HER EYES ARE WIDE OPEN.

HUNTER/ KILLER

(Low, deep, artificial voice)

You're next

FADES TO BLACK:

Camera work

We have been trying to find a way to shoot through a mirror for one of our scenes. We then found this which we will try out and see if it works: