Shooting Diaries 3

Felixstowe-

We went back to Felixstowe for our third day of filming to get the rest of the footage filmed. We had also reviewed what footage we had at sixth form and decided that we needed to re-film a few shots such as our back tracking. We were more organized on our previous day of filming and so close to the end we were determined to get it all finished. Filming ran smoothly we got everything else we needed including all the car scenes, the mugging scene and the drive by visions of the clown.

Shooting Diaries 2

Felixstowe-

On our second day of filming we went to Felixstowe. We aimed to get it all finished but it was an unrealistic target. We got the majority of the footage with the clown finished and the starting scenes of the four days. However it became dark fairly quickly so we couldn’t film anymore as the shots would go from daylight to darkness and wouldn’t transition properly. Also the camera doesn’t pick up footage that well in the dark.

Shooting Diaries 1

Paiges house-

On our first day of filming we decided to shoot the last scene which was in Paige’s house. We got the footage of the male getting in the house going upstairs and eventually hiding from the clown. We got all the footage filmed; it took quite a long while as we were unorganized. We now knew that we needed to really get on with filming when it came round to going to Felixstowe.

Planning Schedule

We planned to film on two separate days to get the house scenes done in one day and the scenes in Felixstowe on another day. I made sure we got some extra days we were all free as I believe we always need back-up days so we can go out if anything needs re-filming.

Target Audience

Knowing our target audience for the film is for older teenagers and young adults helped greatly in casting decisions and the narrative. We picked a tall young man in his twenties four our lead male. Clowns are supposed to make children happy but we put a twist on it and made the clown sinister. We also created a scene where the character is mugged which fits in with the stereotype of teenagers being bad and unruly. For the setting we picked amusements which are an attractive location for teenagers which in turn addresses our target audience. As this is a showcase film we are aware film producers may view the content so we will show a variety of camera shots and movements, music addition, editing and mise en scene to present our talent.

Storyboard

Music ideas

We all decided we needed eerie music to add depth to the imagery. I spent a lot of time looking on Youtube to find the most suitable music. We all like the idea of carnival music but a creepy version to create the tension. I found many different examples such as creepy carnival music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuisPf8M40U , music box: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hio1fHy_3HM&feature=related, circus music:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi_KAT8X6l8, distorted music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FuNdgQkOkk. I also looked around to find a clowns laugh as we thought it would have a good effect however I never found anything of good sound quality or serious enough to use.