Changes to the storyline

Due to the difficulty of getting everyone together at the same time to film for my trailer, I have decided to tweak the storyline so that instead of the protagonist inviting his friends round and thats how he finds out about the game 'Slender', the way he finds out about the game is through a skype call with his friend, the friend will reccomend the game and that is how he will decide to play the game.

1st time filming, shots that went wrong

This shot will need reshooting as I didn't have a tripod and therefore the shot isn't still so in order for the shot to be successful I will have to shoot it with a tripod.
 

This shot has been shot as a mid shot when it would look a lot better as a close up and therefore i'm going to reshoot it so that the shot is better.

Locations for Filming (pictures to be uploaded soon)

My house - Inside my house is where they majority of the filming will be shot, there are many locations within my house that I am going to be filming in.

My bedroom - This is where the shots of the protagonist playing computer games will take place.

Office - This is where the skype call between the protagonist and his friend will take place.

Cellar - This is where the shot in Night mode will take place.

Alley way - This is where the end shots will be taken.

Equipment I am using

When filming my trailer I will be using this camera which I have borrowed from college. As they will have to be dialogue wthin the trailer it is good that this camera has a large microphone on it as then it will be able to pick up more sound. Other good features on this camera is the night mode feature which will be used for when I shoot in the cellar as that will make the shot look as though it has been shot in complete darkness. There is also the feature which allows you to focus in and out yourself as well, this may come in handy with some of the long shots which slender is in as this way it could make it look like the protagonist is really trying to focus there eyes to see what it is.

 

 

 

Target Audience

The target audience of my film trailer will be aged 16-24, which is an age were people are becoming adults and therefore are becoming more mature. With this age being my target age then I will be aiming my production at the S.E.G group 'E' as this age group will be either still in education or only just starting out in their job therefore won't have a lot of disposable income.

I posted polls on my blog to find out who my target audience will be, and the results I got are as follows; The majority of answers for gender were Male with 66% and female received 33%, on the poll for age 16-24 received 66% of the vote with the other 33% going to 35+ which means I am going to have to incorporate a theme which will be suited for both age groups however aim it at the majority vote of 16-24. Media and Journalism was the most studied subject from the subjects studied poll, which therefore shows that I will be able to put media techniques within the trailer which will be appreciated by others, as this was a multiple choice poll other subjects chosen included Drama and performing arts with 33% and Sports and science with 16%. When I asked which choice of genre was favoured the most picked genre was Comedy with 50% of the vote which therefore means the audience will want elements of comedy within the film trailer, other genres picked include Thriller at 33% and Romance with 16%. When I asked about how these people watched films I got results showing that both Cinema and At home with DVD's and Blu-rays received 83% and in a close second was on TV such as Sky, BBC and ITV which had 66% of the vote and via download had 16% of the vote, this poll was again a multiple choice one, hence the percentages going over 100%, this poll however shows that people will see my trailer advertised in the cinema and on TV so I could therefore focus my marketing there. When I asked what aspect of a film they enjoyed most 50% responded with the narrative/storyline which means that whilst people like elements of comedy within the film they also want a good narrative which can be hard to find a good mix of them so I will have to try and produce something that allows the mix to be good enough so that people want to see the film. 33% of the respondents favourited the characters the most within the film, so I shall therefore have to produce a character that is easily taken to, so the audience can get emotionally attached. My final question was about social class and 50% of respondents said they were in the 'E' category which means they are either students or don't have a lot of disposable income. 33% said they were in the 'B' category and 16% said they were in the 'C1' category, this shows that some of my audience will be able to spend money and not worry about it E.G. they will be able to go see it at the cinema and buy the DVD.

Costume for Slender

To create my slender man costume I am using a white morphsuit so that it gives the effect of the pale white face that Slender man has. I am also using a black tie as he wears a black tie within the video game and I would like to get as close to an exact recreation as I can.

Slender man is seen wearing a suit and in this case I am using a suit as part of the costume when I film, the suit Slender man wears is also black which is therefore why I am using a black suit jacket

As I said before Slender man wears a suit and no suit is complete without trousers, therefore I am using a black pair of trousers in order to correctly portray Slender man.

This is what the whole costume looks like together however because it is just layed down rather than being worn, it looks a bit flimsy and a bit rubbish however when its on it will look different.

 This picture shows that even from a close up you can see no facial features and therefore is a correct portrayal of Slender man, It also shows what the costume looks like being worn in the top half of the body

 

This picture shows how it all looks being worn, It shows how the face matches the pale white and also no facial features, it also shows the pale hands which aren't life like and it also shows what the suit and tie looks like when it is all on, I believe that this is a good recreation of Slender man.

Cast Members

Cast Members:

Name: Adam Harrison

Age: 17/18

Role: Adam Harrison (Protagonist)

Extras:

Name: Sam Shaw
Age: 17/18
Role: Sam Shaw (Adams friend who reccomends the game)

Name: Philip Harrison

Age: 47

Role: Dad

Name: Michaela Harrison

Age: 44
Role: Mum

Name: Ben Harrison

Age: 18
Role: Pizza delivery man