My chosen Genre was Horror and therefore there were certain things I had to think about in order to make it fit within the Horror genre. Mainly there was a storyline to think about, because without a decent storyline it wasn’t going to turn out very good. Being a horror it had to be scary, frightening, and spooky, and that was what I wanted to make, as one of my favourite genres is horror. I decided on a story involving the Grim Reaper. Every horror film I have watched had a death, if not lots of deaths in it, so I had to include one really, in order for it to fit with other horrors. As the Grim Reaper only apparently appears after a death it seemed to fit well with somebody being killed, and it would then add in the horror part to the story.
I did a quite a lot of adapting to my plans in order to get a final idea for a story line for my clip. At first my original plans were to go along the lines of a Scream type story. I got my inspiration from the scream story but I didn’t want to copy it. Firstly I envisioned a guy alone in a large empty house in the middle of nowhere with his dog. He hears noises in the garden, he goes round the back flashing his torch on to the garden. As he does so he notices something in the far corner, so he shines the torch up to the corner `and hanging from the tree is a body. He turns to his right and from the bushes runs a dark figure holding a weapon.
This had to be changed because, firstly, I couldn’t make it look like someone was hanging in a tree. Secondly, I realized how hard it would be to make a dog sit still, especially during filming. I realized that there was a swimming pool at the place I was filming and so decided to do a murder in the pool. I kept the hooded figure outside and had the swimmer in the pool and also had the killer in the house in a different room. When I filmed I didn’t have blood in the pool as it was not my pool and it was impossible for me to contaminate their pool.
My audience thought that my particular role was undertaken quite well I didn’t actually get any really negative feedback about the editing. Some said that my clips I cut could have been faster to add more suspense.I agree some of my clips could have been a bit faster as some were quite long, and I suppose they were right as it would of added more suspense to the clip.
My own views on my role that I chose are varied, I thought I performed the role quite well, but I don’t think I got as much out of it as I would have liked. I think, if my filming had have been slightly better and possibly more thought out, about shots and so on, there would have been an opportunity for a better editing job. With what I had, I think I did ok. I tried to get as many cuts in it as possible, and tried to get some different shot types through zooming in on clips in final cut and so on. There were bits that were tricky to do anything with such as, when the camera tracks up to the grim reaper standing above the pool. I didn’t keep the camera rolling long enough and didn't zoom in enough as I would have liked to. So I wasn't really happy with this clip. I also noticed a small flicker in the middle of the clip and I could not get rid of it. Eventually I completely took out this clip because I didnt like it.
One of the clips that were way too long, was when the camera moves around to see the pool after the actor has entered the changing room. I didn't want to cut it down because it was a needed shot. However I did feel unhappy with the fact that I forgot about the speed changer of the clip. I could have sped the clip up and so I would not have to worry about cutting it down.
This clip, I was actually pleased with the editing. I liked the way I cut from him about to turn the light on, to him turning the lights on. Also I liked the way the actor walks in the door and then I cut it to him walking on from the door.
Needed to - use a gunshot sound to show someone being shot. Use blood to show person was shot, although that was not possible because it wasnt my pool so could'nt contaminate water. Could of built up suspense with quicker editing
I am fairly pleased with the footage I recorded and therefore had something that I could work with quite well. I uploaded the footage onto the computer and put it into Final Cut the editing software. I did all of the editing roughly so I could get an idea of what it would be like. Then I moved onto a soundtrack. I tried to use the correct sounds and music to match the genre of the film. I used dark, eary, sudden sounds such as piano and violine as I am trying to make it scaryish. Once this was done I put the soundtrack onto final cut and listened to it together. This created my rough cut.
Although for this project I am working alone, I have decided to undertake the role of the editor on which to be marked. I feel that I would enjoy the tasks that the editor has to take on. In order for me to do a good job, since I am working alone, I need to get some decent footage on the camera. If I do not then there will not be enough to work on and therefore there will not be quality editing that I would hope for.
A horror film set on the outskirts of Cambridgeshire. A story of murder. About a series of people who's lives are soon to come to an end and they Know nothing about it. At every scene of a death, something is seen lurking in the darkness, however it is unknown what it is. Only those who suffer have seen it. Is it the unknown lurker that causes their unjustly end?
The sequence I am going to create will be set one evening in a big house, quite isolated and in the dark. Steve the man who lives there wants to go for a swim. He enters the room, gets ready, and gets in the pool. He takes a swim the length of the pool and as he comes back down the pool something unclear is standing outside the big windows at the side of the room. He takes a breath and swims back down the pool however if there was anything there it is not there now. He takes a final length of the pool and seen clearly out of the window a hooded figure beckoning him with his hand. As he continues to swim not noticing this the side door opens, and from it comes a gun. The trigger is pulled and Steve is shot.
I have chosen this sequence as it is an action scene, it also has suspense and is a sequence that shows the characters involved. Also this clip shows a lot about the plot of the whole film. Because it is a murder it would be a good clip to create as it is a big moment in the film and would be one of the most interesting parts of the film.
