First part of filming... DONE!

Graham and I (As well as star of the film, "Josh Alport") have just completed our first bit of filming and it could not have gone better. The atmosphere at Audley End was eerily perfect and the weather conditions were perfect for filming. We have been unable to film earlier in the week due to rain. We are now in the process of cutting and editing our sequence. All we need to film now is a swing in a playground.

I am extremely pleased with Josh Alport's performance in the film as he was able to act out perfectly what we wanted him to do. I have had much trouble in the past with actors not taking the project seriously or not being able to act and I am glad with our choice of actors.

The filming took off with a shaky start as dog walkers and children kept running into shot. However, after 5 we no longer had this problem and were the only ones in Audley End; it was spookily quiet which added great effect to our film

Locations we scouted

Story Board

Research

http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/06/30/dawn-of-the-dead/

For research on creating our opening to a film, we looked on www.artofthetitle.com (Above), for inspiration by looking at opening to films that have inspired our ideas. Above is a link to the opening sequence of, Dawn of the Dead, (2004 Snyder) The opening sequence is disturbing and gripping which is exactly what I want from my short film. The jump cuts from image to image of chaos creates tension and along with the diegetic sounds of screaming connote the end of an equilibrium, juxtaposed with the non-diegetic song of Johnny Cash-Man Comes Around, (A song about the apocalypse) Signify the end of days.

The religious connotations of the opening sequence are quite powerful in the sequence as it was made post-9/11 and the use of islamic prayer before the apocalypse is threatening the western state of equilibrium. The portrayal of authority's

Rosemary's Baby 1968

I chose Rosemary's baby as my third example as there is a certain mundane atmosphere which, juxtaposed with the eeriness and constant suspense that something horrible will happen grips the audience.

Nosferatu 1978

I have chosen Nosferatu as my second example as the sheer creepiness of the first 2 minutes already horrify the audience before any dialogue or characters are even introduced.

The Wickerman (1973)

The genre I have chosen for my practical task is that of, "Horror". I have chosen this genre because I feel it is a very interesting genre to create a story for and will be fun to create.
Unfortunately I could not find any sequences from the film that were embeddable so had to use the theatrical trailer.