/// PRODUCTION1 Film Shoot 1

OVERVIEW

• We arrived at the location (Emma's house)
• Took 1 hour to set up and do makeup
• This included setting up mise-en-scene and removing any unnecessary set in the room 
• Started filming in the bathroom first
• This scene was a combat scene therefore took slightly longer
• After this, we completed the bedroom scene (quick short scene where 'Donnie' is picking up clothes and choosing an outfit)
• After a lunch break, we completed the living room wake up scene.
• This took us 5 hours overall.
• Myself and Scope Productions were directing and filming this shoot, as one of our group members was unable to turn up. This made it more challenging as setting up took longer and we had to improvise with some of the props as we didn't have access to all the props.
• We had a friend filming behind the scenes

Things that went well:

• Good cooperation - We worked well together and filmed and directed a similar amount of scenes
• We did it in an appropriate order which made our lives easier
• We got a large variety of shot types and styles
• The zombie makeup looked good
• We got everything done that we were aiming to do
• We used shots to achieve comedy elements
• We got a lot of the filming of the scenes caught for a behind the scenes video

Things that didn't go well:

• It was hard for Tristan to film any shots as his character was in almost every shot
• We couldn't find out how to work the game console, however we worked around it and had a shot of the tv with a green screen (but this might not give us the overall look we wanted)
• We took longer to set up

Things we will do better in our next film shoot:

• Get Tristan and James to direct more shots
• Look for more areas to add comedy
• Be more efficient when transitioning between shooting scenes
• Be more efficient when setting up
• Be more efficient when doing makeup

/// CREATIVE1 Planning

Spill you guts or fill your guts

This is a game played on 'The late late show by James Corden'



James Corden and a celebrity will sit on a table with several different food or drinks forfeits (to eat or drink if a question is not answered)

I am planning to do this to present my knowledge on audiences and distribution (Q2)

If myself or the other contestant gets a question wrong, we will explain why and give a detailed description/explanation of the correct answer (to show we understand)

When: during a free period in school

Where: any free room

Cast: Scope Productions, Spikey Films

Planned forfeits:

• Shot of lemon juice
• Shot of hot sauce
• Bite of raw onion
• Sour sweet
• Spoon of marmite
• Spoon of cinnamon

/// PRE-PRODUCTION16 Zombie FINAL LOOK

ZOMBIE FINAL LOOK 

Grey zip up hoodie

left open to show white shirt with blood stain

Baggy blue jeans

Shaun of the Dead zombies look as if they are fitted normally as if they are normal humans

Black socks

We didn't want any false representations with white or coloured socks

White hands

Had to match with the colour of the rest of the body

White connotes a dead look

White base layer of face + lips

White connotes a dead look

Red directly under eyes

Zombie looks tired (matching with the way he walks and the way he moans)

Lighter/dusty hair

We put flour (as an emergency replacement of falcon powder) in the zombie's hair

Possible hint that he has 'risen from the ground'

Scar through eye and on neck

Fake cuts add to the dead and beaten up look

Contact lens in one eye

makes the cut look like it did damage

/// PRE-PRODUCTION15 Filming equipment

Here is a list of the equipment we will use to record our film opening:

Small Tripod - convenient for worms eye view shots


iPhone 11 - the highest quality out of all iPhone cameras. Has a very wide angle lens (improving the issue of recording in small rooms). Similar quality to proper camera

LED camera light - this means we can film in rooms that have slightly less light.

Large Tripod - gives the shots stability and gives us the opportunity to adjust heights if need be

iPhone tripod adaptor - meaning we can attach the iPhone to the tripod


Gimbal - if we chose to use any tracking shots, it gives a very stabilised and professional look to the footage

/// PRE-PRODUCTION14 Blog schedule?

These are the blog posts we want to have completed by 02/02/20

Makeup video and blog - Emma

Mia Jones outfit (yet to find black leather jacket) - Emma

Zombie outfit - Louis

Animatic - James

Eddie Pegg outfit - Tristan

Donnie Romero outfit - Tristan

Behind the scenes from film opening - Emma

Idents - Louis combining them together

Screenplay - Tristan

Equipment used - Louis 

Casting characters - James

/// PRE-PRODUCTION13 Update + Zombie makeup practise 2

UPDATE

26/01/2020 was set to be our first filming day, however unfortunately a cast member fell ill just before filming, therefore we couldn't film. We have now arranged to meet on 02/02/2020 to have our first filming.

ZOMBIE LOOK

Despite not filming on this date, myself and Scope Productions met up to practice the zombie makeup once more. It worked relatively well, as the zombie look is a lot more complete than the last time we practised it. Here is a comparison between the two zombie looks we have done so far.

One the left, we have a look that we went or a few weeks ago. It is a lot more simpler and significantly less convincing. On the right, we have the look we practised this Sunday. Here are things we preferred about the more recent one:

• The scar is more convincing (and it looks good going through the eye - will work very well with contact lense)
• Bruising around the scar
• The makeup goes down to the neck
• lip looks swollen because of the blood

Here are some things we want to improve on for our final zombie look:

• The blood around the mouth is too bright
• There are white areas around the scarring
• The general colour needs to be more pale (too red/purple)

We still need to practise:

• Fitting the makeup with the hair
• Dressing the zombie with the makeup
• practising with liquid latex

Here is a video of us completing the face of makeup on the 26/01/2020....

INSERT VIDEO HERE

/// PRE-PRODUCTION12 Weather predictions

This is the predicted weather on 24/01/2020

(2 days before we are due to have our first)

/// PRE-PRODUCTION11 Make-up purchasing

(THIS POST WAS ORIGINALLY MADE BY SCOPE PRODUCTIONS)

I've bought some more makeup to help with the zombie makeup because I think it needs some improvement.  

Blue Face Paint

Gray Face Paint

White Face Paint

Green Face Paint

Fake Blood

Red Lipstick (Could be for blood)

Eyeshadow Palette with a better blue

/// PRE-PRODUCTION10 Online research - zombie

ZOMBIE RESEARCH

These are 3 videos show different looks found in YouTube. Although we will use bits form these videos, we are not looking to achieve the exact same look as any of these. These are the areas we liked and will use in our film opening:

• pale face (dead look)
• fake scarring through the eye
• white contact lenses
• bruises around the eyes
• blue, red and purple discolouring
• pale lips (but with blood pouring from them)
• red directly under the eyes

/// PRE-PRODUCTION9 Location scouting 5

(THIS WAS LOCATION SCOUTING DONE BY BRIGHT FILMS)