Actor permission slips

Planning for filming - Jake

We hope to film the initial filming over the weekend of the 4th and 5th of February. We chose this so we can have two days to get the necessary shots and so we can get the shots early so if any mistakes occur, we can reshoot in time. I have gotten a white shirt for the lead actor, who can do the dates, and will make more fake blood closer to the day. I will also have to remember how to replicate the bite, we have decided to take away the hoodie from the costume of the victim, to make the wound/shirt more visible.

Intentions

In our opening titles we intend to use images that combine the ideas of stereotypical vampires with that of everyday life.
To do this we will use lots of images that use blood and other things as well as crucifixes along with everyday activities and objects like breakfast.

Recee for bedroom - Lewis

 This is the bedroom and bathroom that the second portion of our film will be set in. This is a private residence with the owners permission.
 The set has internal lighting with the possibility to add additional lights.
This is a very safe filming location as the environment is easily controlled and it has fast and easy access to emergency supplies and treatment.

Reccee for the alleyway - Jake

Here are some photos I took for the area we will use for the night time shots, it's got quite good lighting but we hope to record in early evening, so hopefully we won't be relying on the light too much, as we don't want it to be too dark to see.

Script - Jake

INT - Alleyway

The camera focuses on the bed, Matt is tossing and turning. Cut to a close up of Matt.

Cut to Matt walking away from camera down alleyway, he looks around, close up of scared face, continues to walk. Continue to walk

Cut back to bed, Matt starting to mutter to self.

Cut to feet moving fast. Turn around again, eyes wide with fear, POV down the alleyway, turn and walk towards the camera. Shot down alleyway again, a shrouded man walks around the corner.

Cut back to bed, Matt begins mumbling loudly to self

Cut to Matt walking towards camera, with vampire behind him. POV of vampire, Matt runs. Close up of Matts feet running past the camera and then the vampires. Medium shot of Matt weaving through barriers. Vampire jumps over barriers behind Matt.

Back to the bed, and Matt is now talking to himself

          Matt: Stop! Get away!

Cut back to see vampire grabbing Matt. Vampire holds Matt, ready to bite. Focus on Vampire teeth.

Scene 1 - Awakening.

Matt wakes up with a scream. He sits their for a few seconds, thinking to self. He then clutches at his arm in pain. He looks at the window, feeling as if the sun is hurting him. He stands and walks over to the curtains. He pulls them open, inquiring as to whats happening and screams in pain. He manages to get them closed in spasms of pain. 

         Matt: What the hell...

Matt catches a glimpse of himself in the mirror and runs over. Feels dried blood and hurries to bathroom to wash it off. He closes the door behind him to reveal blood on the handle. Matt turns off the tap and blood gushes down the drain, He gets his toothbrush and adds toothpaste. He notices in the mirror his teeth and drops his toothbrush. He touches his teeth cautiously and confused. He turns and leaves the bathroom quickly exclaiming

             Matt: I'm so hungry.

Textual analysis: Blade - Lewis

The film blade starts with an opening montage that leads in to the initial action sequence. the montage has two sections the first section is a montage of the city that the film is set in and the second part is a party section where we follow a man trough a rave full of vampires.
we follow a single man through the a crowd that shuns him. blood then starts to pour and we discover that the rave is full of vampires.

The initial camera work is used to set the scene and create a sense of mystery, this is done by using many long shots of a large bustling city. Many drawn out long shots help to set the scene of a typical big city and draw us into its less policed areas. this starts to change when we come to a building, long swooping shots follow an man and woman through a factory with hanging animal corpse, this is very suspicious and leaves the reader with many questions. It is important to note that all the shots up to this point of the character we are following have been high angle looking down no him, to create a sense of vulnerability and he does not belong.we then take the place of the character and are beckoned through the doors into the rave.
The camera work used in the opening sections is used to make the audience curious as to who the characters are and what is happening, this is easily seen in the rave segment. the shots now change to many fast closeups and the occasional slower mid shot to show the whole crowd. the camera work makes the male we follow seem to not fit in and be at odds with the others in the crowd. shots that make him look trapped by walls of strange people create a great sense of intrigue and danger.
throughout all this the opening credits and institutional information is playing.

the lighting between the two segments help to create a sense of juxtaposition of the world of vampires and humans. In the first section it has bright happy normal lighting however when we enter the club the lighting undergoes a drastic change. the rave is dark grimy with only low levels of red light, this adds to the sense of intrigue but also to the claustrophobia and hostile atmosphere.

the sound used in this scene is mostly the club techno that fits into the rave setting and adds to the sense of an overwhelming atmosphere. however there is also an occasional threat or hiss from the crowd directed at the character we are following, this increases the sense of not belonging but also create intrigue as to who they really are.

from here it leads into the initial fight scene between blade and the vampire crowd, this is a strong way of opening a film and setting the protagonist.

Opinions on the pitch - Lewis

Lewis - In my opinion the pitch went very well. i feel that we managed to clearly get across the majority of the information about the film, however we were not as clear on some aspects like the opening credits as we could have been. But overall, I feel we did quite well and people understood what we said.

Opinions on the Pitch - Jake

I think the pitch went quite well. We got across most, if not all, of our ideas for the story and our research and hopeful certificate. We should've planned out who speaks when and added some images onto the presentation to make it a bit more interesting, but overall, it went okay.

Make up testing - Jake

Here, on the left, is Matt, the actor, in his normal clothes. On the right is him in a costume with the blood and paled face.


Making the fake blood using syrup, flour, red food dye and water. It was a good consistency but could have used more red food dye. However, it came out a lot redder than it looks in the bo



                        Below is the bitten neck. I achieved this look by, essentially making another  
                        layer of skin with dough. I then put the fake blood in the wound and let it drip
                        down, I also added some fake blood over the shirt around the collar of the                                     shirt. However the blood in the wound looked too thin so I dripped in some red food dye
and it really enforced the wound.
                                

Film outline - Both

Genre conventions: vampire films - Lewis

Storyboard - Jake

Art of the title screengrab - Bunraku - Jake

This opening sequence is very narrative driven. It has an interesting art style and is very unique. It has the institutional information riddled across the screen in each shots. It's half hand puppets and half animation. It's obviously completely different to the Vampire genre we are doing but they both have their own niches and they fill them well. It tells you what is happening in the world and story and sets up the rest of the film. We also want to set up the feeling of the film in the opening.

Art of the tile -zombieland - Lewis

The title sequence from the film "zombieland" instantly establishes the genre of the film by using stereotypical and instantly recognisable images of zombies. The film overlays its tiles over depictions of zombies attacking many people form many different ways of life, this shows how everyone is affected by the zombies. overt use of blood rotting flesh and crazed almost feral expressions make it very clear that this is a zombie film.

Lewis

IMDb research. - Lewis

bbfc title research. - Lewis

A film with a rating of 15 is able to be set on a number of topics, and as long as it is treated in an appropriate manner for people of 15 then any topic is allowed.

In terms of content the 15 age rating is very open and allows for a lot of freedom as long as the film is approached in a sensible manner. the freedom is most apparent in its treatment of language, as the use of frequent strong language is allowed and only the strongest language had the condition of being used only in context. strong horror and menace is also permitted unless sadistic or sexual.Violence is very open however the strongest gore and sadistic or sexual violence is not permitted. it is also important to note that the film should not dwell on dangerous behavior that is imitable.

Nudity and sex may be shown without strong detail, however strong verbal detail is permitted if in context.

 

 The 18 rating means that the content is free to include any material as long as it follows a few rules : 

The content does not break the law and has not been made through criminal offenses. 

The content does not risk harming individuals or the community (endorse drug use or endorse sexual violence).

Material of explicit and graphic sexual activity better defined by the R18 category.