Our Soundtrack Hopes

This is the type of effect we want for our film, it gets the adrenaline going and the heart racing in anticipation for what's coming next. It has an atmosphere of desperation, also the sort of thing we need. We are hoping to use this as inspiration for our own composition. We plan to use guitars and piano as well as Garage Band for any other effects and additional sounds that are necessary.

Opening Sequence for Resident Evil: Afterlife - Timed Opening

The Opening sequence for Resident Evil: Afterlife is one of my favourite film openings. I love the tension and sinister soundtrack as it moves well with the film and it's themes of horror. The slow motion effects and slow panning of the girl builds a slight tense atmosphere which gradually increases with the aid of the soundtrack, it makes us wonder what's about to happen next. For those who have already seen the previous films, it is pretty clear what's about to happen and that the girl is about to turn, as it follows the pattern of the other films. It only takes 6 seconds for the opening credits to start, which is pretty fast compared to most films. I would like to be able to do a similar opening scene, which involves establishing shots, cutting to Kayleigh lying on the floor unconscious with an ominous soundtrack to accompany it, finally ending with A close-up shot of Kayleigh's eyes opening, looking straight at the camera.

Rough Title Drafts

A few rough ideas of what we think we want for our film's title to be like.

Finished Storyboard

   

Finished and updated version of our film's storyboard.

Title Analysis - Harry Potter

 

In this version of the Harry Potter title, the colours used and the sound used behind it, are far more sinister in comparison to the first movie. The colours here are dark, wispy and smoky. They reflect the mood and atmosphere of the film it's representing, as well as the severity of the problems faced by Harry, Ron and Hermione. With each film, the title gradually gets darker and more sinister, along with the story and plot it's labelling. In the first instalment, the colours used are innocent and childlike, just like the characters, but as the story goes on, the characters mature, and so the title and posters must also reflect this. The colours may change with each film but the one thing that remains the same is the font. The font is in the form of lightning bolts, referencing Harry's iconic scar on his forehead. In the 5th instalment, 'Order of the Phoenix', Hagrid notices the storm coming and says "It's changing out there Harry.. Just like last time". This is also reflected in the title as the last 3 film titles are shadowed by threatening thunder storms, like the one Hagrid noticed.

Completed More Filming 21st December

On the 21st of December, Kayleigh and I shot more scenes for our film. We got establishing shots for the very beginning of the film and managed to create the scene which involves Daisy waking from her sleep state. We filmed in Eastry Woods as planned, but due to poor weather conditions, we were limited as to the amount of footage we could collect. We had to improvise the 'wake up' scene as the ground was to wet to lay on, so we shot Kayleigh's face at an extreme close up to attempt to hide the fact that she was actually sitting in an upright position. We gained our establishing shots by shooting high angle shots of the trees and trekking out to the hills for the shot of the landscape. If anything, the poor weather conditions aided the filming because it gave us the eerie, gritty quality we were originally after. It was eerily quiet up in the woods so it gave us the perfect setting for a post-apocalyptic setting and met our hopes of having a gloomy, creepy landscape to film in.

Moodboard for Themes of 'When We Wake'

A collage of different movie scenes relating to a post-apocalyptic setting. This is how we pictured the world to be like in the era our film is set, when Daisy wakes up to a world torn apart by a war and the world is in chaos as the small group of survivors try to stay alive. The green forest representing the woods in which we first see Daisy, and where the other survivors are hiding. The various images of ruined cities, nuclear explosions and cities on fire are the image of what the world is like now (in our film) after the attack, which is what the survivors are escaping from. The top left and right pictures represent the mood of the survivors as their hope wavers and they start to give up. The centre left image is a representation of their dream of freedom, escaping the attacks and finding a new peaceful life for themselves. Finally, the centre image, it represents the survivor's need to stay together and protect each other, their closeness and unity.