Title of our Film

P R E Y   F  O R   H E R 

As a group, we were raking our brains to decide on a suitable title for our film... our ideas ranged from a variety of things - from symbolic dates/times in relation to our initial thoughts of Annika's father phoning her and ordering 'same time, same place'. Another idea was tied in with the religious/spiritual theme, perhaps, including something to do with Satan or a Devil worshipper. 


We eventually decided to go ahead with the religious concept  - many of us really liked the idea of something involving a Prayer. We experimented by incorporating both numbers and letters into the title: 'Pr3yer' -- the 3 illustrating the Trinity (similar to the title of se7en), however, it was simply a case of trial and error and we decided against this. We finally set our minds on the idea of 'Prey For Her' - can be thought of in two separate meanings - as it sounds like PRAY, yet is PREY. Again, allowing the religious idea of praying (for justice/freedom?) to seek through as well as her being her father's prey...

Forty Hall - possible location?

May be slightly more accessable filming somewhere such as Forty Hall instead of the Priory.


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Linear Sequence

- Begins with flickering close up - out of focus - of Annika along either a credit, production company or name of the film

- A low angle shot of the sky with the clouds moving sped up or perhaps, even a shot of the sunset instead


- First question of the interview is asked with English subtitles.

- Fast flashbacks of Annika smoking on the balcony, walking in the snow and still camera shots are used. Reversed sound is heard throughout although it fades out at the silence before Annika finally comes into focus and answers.

- Interview continues, as further questions are asked yet Annika remains silent and thoughtful refusing to answer. During these moments, various flashbacks are shown.

- Small clips of her sister, Lila are also shown.

- Shots of Annika walking through the long pathway of the Priory also need to be filmed

A possible shot we have come up with of Annika abandoned at the Priory - possible long shot whilst camera is located at the back of the car whilst driving away. The idea of isolation and loneliness could really be portrayed in this shot.

Our Pitch

Here we presented our proposal using Prezi, using few 
words and pictures we have created a general overview
on what we would like our film opening to be based on.

Media Pitch on Prezi

Questions for Presentation

1. Is your idea PRACTICALLY possible to film? (no speeding trains, sea battles etc)



Yes, we are set on Jade Hyde's house for our location and our plot is able to do.


2. Will it show off the strengths of EVERY member of your group?


Yes, our film will show off Millie's acting skills, my editing skills, Mollie's all round greatness and Heather's knowledge of photography angles, focus and framing.

3. Can it be storyboarded okay?


Yes, we have already thought of each shot and how it will impact the story. There will be lots of close ups so it will be easy to storyboard.


4. Is it something you can reasonably shoot and edit in the time available?


Yes, we can shoot the whole thing in one day as it's only in one location and we want to keep the continuity of the film.


5. Can you get access/permission to shoot in the chosen location at the chosen times?


Yes, Jade is one of our friends and her house is easy for us to access for shooting our film.


6. Would lighting/sound be an issue on location?


No, we will be using mostly natural light from her balcony and so we will shoot early in the morning to keep the melancholy style of the film.


7. Are you going to include dialogue? If so, can you do it on location or will you need to add it later?


Yes, our main character will get a phonecall in Swedish in which we will add in during the editing process. We will also include subtitles.


8. Who will be cast as your characters on screen? Are they reliable? Will continuity be an issue?


Millie will be our main character as she's part of the group she is very unlikely to let us down. We are also using her little sister for one scene and one of our friends (still undecided who) will play the father role.


9. Have you thought about style of credits and soundtrack?


Yes, we were looking into an artist I found on youtube to use as our soundtrack and seeing if the piece of music is copyrighted or not. Our credits will be in the pan shot of the house.

Genre

Todays lesson (Monday 27th September) consisted on discussing the different variations of genres we could make our two-minute openings. These are some we came up with:

Comedies - paradies/spoofs
e.g. Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, Superbad
Alternative/Indie
e.g. Juno, 500 days of Summer
Horror/Thriller -
e.g. Devil, The Unvited, The Hole
Chick Flick -
e.g. Clueless, Sex & the City, White Chicks
British Films -
Kidulthood, Adulthood, Shank
Action -
Matrix, Born Identity, Spy Kids, James Bond
Bromance -
The Hangover, Best Friends, I love you, Man
Hand-held (shaky camera) -
Harry Brown, Paranormal Activity, Blair Witch Project

My initial thoughts on what genre I would like to do is a comedy, or perhaps an alternative genre. This would give me and my group(Millie, Heather and Mollie)the freedom to make it light-hearted and witty, with the additional bonus of perhaps, including aspects of our natural selves when thinking up ideas.