Production diary

I am collecting a camera on the 29/11/12 and then filming from that day until 2/12/12 as I have to hand the camera back in on the 3/12/12.

29/11/12 - Today I am picking up the camera in order to film over the weekend, I can't film tonight though as I am at work.

30/11/12 - I am going to start filming when I get home from college which will be about 16:30, on this day I am hoping to film the scenes that will only have myself in them or the ones that have nobody in them due to the other actors having other commitments.

1/12/12 - On this day I am hoping to get the majority of the day time filming done as that will need to be done whilst it is light and at this time of the year day light is very limited and therefore I have to give my self as much time as possible to get these shots done, with this in mind I will be filming from around 9:00 till 15:00 because I am at work in the evening therefore will need to stop filming in order to get ready

2/12/12 - This will be my last day of filming for this weekend, this will be the day that the shots of all the friends on the night time will be taken, I will be shooting from  around 15:00 - the time it takes to get all of my shots done correctly, due to all of us having no other commitments it makes it easier to shoot all day.

3/12/12 - This is the day that I will be handing the camera back, it is also the day that I will upload all of my footage onto the editing suite and start my editing.

14/12/12 - I was able to take a camera away for this weekend and film my trailer. Unfortunately I could not film on the night however because I had fallen ill and therefore went to bed early which meant I couldn't film this night.

15/12/12 - Unfortunately I was still very ill on this day and again was unable to film due to me being in bed all day, this meant that I had already restricted my filming time down massively.

16/12/12 - I did start to feel a little better today but I was still not well enough to film which means that this weekend which I was planning to film on has been wasted as I have to hand the camera in tomorrow.

17/12/12 - My Mum said not to come into college today because I still don't feel/look great, however I have decided to come in as I can't afford to miss lessons at this point and I also had to hand the camera back in. I am planning to talk to my teacher during my lesson at 2:50 and I also plan to borrow the camera on Tueday and Wednesday as I finish college early on both of these days and I am therefore going to use this opportunity to catch up on the time I missed out on due to illness over the weekend.

19/12/12 - Due to there being no cameras available for tuesday night I was unable to film, I am taking a camera out tonight so that I can get the majority of my filming done.

20/12/12 - I filmed last night and got a lot of footage, I managed to film most of the opening sequence, and I also got a lot of the shots of Slender outside whilst the lighting wasn't to dark. I also got a few more shots that were able to be taken during last night.

Soundtracks for my Trailer

This may be included within the trailer because it has that eerie and creepy type of sound within it, and that is one of the conventions within horrors and therefore if I am to create a good portrayal of a horror within my trailer I must stick to the conventions.




I am also looking for a fast paced loud sound so that when my film trailer goes into the action sequence it can then get the fast tempo in order to create the right scene.
 

There are some points within this sound that could act as the drop into the action as it starts slow and then it goes very high pitched and then drops which would be a great lead into the action parts.

 

This music would go well for when the action starts and we start to get more shots faster and shorter, I believe it would fit in nicely to my trailer.

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.