Sweded film trailer(Ouija Board)

This is the trailer me and my group are going to swede and recreate.

Sweded film script

OUIJA Sweded film script

(FRONT PORCH)

Heather
what’s going on? 

Lydia
I just don’t wanna go out tonight

Heather
Are you sure you don’t wanna come? 

Lydia
I'm good. 

Go, go have fun (voice over)

(TABLE)

Heather
Never feel like even after someone you love has died there’s still a way you can talk to them

Matt
you want to talk to Debbie?

Heather
Yeah

(FRONT PORCH)

This is where Debbie died

(DINING ROOM)

Matt
I don’t think this is a good idea

Heather
As friends we've gathered hearts are true, spirits near we call to you

If you can hear us, Debbie I miss you

Jakey
Calm down it’s an old house

Josh
this is a joke

Matt
Come on you guys who’s doing that?

Heather
Sarah cut it out

Josh
I'm not pushing

Ish
It just spelt "hi friend"

Matt
Okay this is freaking me out, I’m done with this

(BEDROOM)

Lydia
I found something. I found something. I want to get this on camera... 

(Camera) I found something in my house,

 Weird things started happening as soon as I found the board (voice over)

(LOCKERS)

Heather
Debbie found the board in her house, she woke something up

(TUNNEL)

Jakey
is somebody there? 

(LOCKERS)

Jakey
this thing, it’s haunting us 

(INDOORS)

Heather
Hello? 

(Scream)

(TOILET)

Jakey
it’s coming for all of us (voice over)

So who's next? 

Matt
Mmmm

(OUTSIDE)

Josh
how do we stop this?

(LIVING ROOM)

Cam
you have to break the connection or it will keep coming for you

(INDOORS)

Heather
we have to play the game again, one last time (voice over)

Everyone
as friends we've gathered hearts are true, spirits near we call to you (voice over)

(DINING ROOM)

Heather
Can you show us a sign? 

(Scream) did you kill Debbie?! We’re done. We’re not playing anymore

Josh
it’s not even real ok? Cheers to them

Everyone
(scream)

This was created by Ish

Sweded film props

For our sweded film we needed a few props. This was the process and making one of the props in our film.

Media and Me

My top ten movies

Created using an ipad

I was set a task to present my top ten movies of all time and I decided to create a YouTube video, I experimented and learnt how to do this by looking at other videos similar to the one I made.

What is foley?

Using YouTube I found a video which explained what foley was and how it is done in films. The link to the video is here(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOOusLtr6NQ&feature=youtu.be)

From my research I learnt that foley is used a lot as it can be more effective than sound effects as the noises can be made in time with the image, where as using normal sound effects can be more time consuming by having to insert small clips and noises where they happen on screen.

Understanding the media job roles

http://creativeskillset.org/search/59/p10?amp;q=&tags%5B%5D=&tags%5B%5D=
This is a link to a website I used for research and information on different media job roles

Film Noir

The film noir genre was created by America which was introduced soon after world war two. the genre consisted of dark, stylistic detective films. The darkness of these films were surprisingly accepted as people were affected by the war and were used to violence. The films use a black and white visual style and the use of shadows portray the characters in the film. The name 'Noir' is a actually French for black or dark which shows that these films are not the usual happy and joyful film.

There a common characters in  a film noir and these consist of:

• The Everyman(Anti-hero)
• The Femme-Fatal
• The Villain
• The Henchman/Henchmen
• The girl next door(Female Anti hero)

The Everyman or the Anti hero usually has a bad background but does come out the better man. Usually the anti hero tends to fall in love with the femme-fatal which encourages him to commit crimes to their benifit. The femme-fatal is usually shown as a "sexy" young women wearing high heels and red lipstick which lures the everyman in to their secret plots. this usually results in the man getting caught and the femme-fatal getting killed. The villain and the henchmen are obviously shown as dangerous people who try to hurt people and attempt to kill the anti hero. The girl next door is the innocent girl which is the opposite to the femme-fatal and what the anti hero really wants but does not realise it.

The Generic Conventions of a Film noir

Generic Conventions

Camera and Composition

Within a Film Noir there are a lot of different camera angles and use of composition makes them more interesting to watch. A common camera angle used in a film noir is low angle shots as they make the object or the character appear more powerful, this is commonly used for the femme-fatal and the anti hero as it shows there level of power they have as the film progresses. Dutch angle shots are also used a lot to give a sense of unease for the characters,they are shots which are slightly tilted instead of being vertical or horizontal. Another common camera angle is framing.

Editing
The most common convention of noir films, is that it starts at the end and uses flashbacks to tell the story. Most scenes a shot during day but use dark filters as it is cheaper. In films like 'Black Dalia' which have been made recently they are shown in colour but use dull filters to create as sense of fear and make the audience feel uneasy. There is not much editing in film noir as they did not have the money or technology at the time, so most of the editing is done using filters.

Sound
the music in noir films is mostly used to create a sense of uneasiness or create tension. The common type of music used is jazz as it is quite downbeat and at the time people were scared of jazz and the people that played it which were black. Most if not all noir films use silence to create supsense. Usually during flashbacks there is a voice over of the everyman. The music is usually made by instruments as they did not have the technology in the 1940's.

Mise-en-scene
The common setting of a film noir is an urban location and dark alleys. The use of urban locations shows that it is more realistic as the setting is just a everyday location. The lighting is one of the most important parts of a film noir as for the visual style they use low key lighting. A common convention is the use of venetian blinds, as the light shines through and crates a shadow on a characters face giving a mysterious atmosphere. Another common prop using is cigerrettes and smoke to show danger and mainly as the dangers of smoking was not know then.

Characters
In a film noir the common characters are:

• The everyman(Anti-hero)
• The femme-fatal
• The girl next door
• the henchman/henchmen 
• Villan 

there are variety of other characters and there are few which are used a lot such as:

• Detectives
• Gangsters
• Police/corrupted
• beautiful women
• assassins

The everyman is usually a white american in his late 30's, so the audience can relate to him and imagine they are in the action as well, this is because the audience is most likely to be white americans in there late 30's. The everyman is always tricked or seduced in some way by the femme-fatal so she can get the everyman to commit crimes to benefit them.

Narrative 

The plot of film noire mostly start at then end with the everyman, and he has flashbacks to tell his story of how he ended up in some sort of bad situation. Some common narratives consist of:

• Murder
• drugs
• gangsters
• sexual obsession

Examples of Noir

Here are some examples of noir films i have seen and researched into.

Noir Task

We were set a task to arrange the plot of a Noir story using the sheet below. when we ordered the story which we thought made sense we then took still image photos for each scene.

Neo Noir

Here is a few neo noir films i have researched into.

Analyzing Skyfall

SkyFall Syonpsis

A MI6 agent by the name of James Bond, hunts to find a stolen hard drive which he later finds out the one with this information is from his bosses past who has it in for her. while trying to track down the villan, 'm' (Bonds boss) life is in danger which Bond has to protect.  I personally feel that this is a great film and has you sitting on the edge of your seat waiting for the next heroic action Bond does next, it is also filled with action and has numerous fight scenes.

Within this frozen image you can see an injured man sitting down which appears to be near death, and the other is shown  to be helping the injured man. Both of the men are wearing suits which shows that they have an important jobs and as one of them is presumably shot it is likely they are some sort of agent. The character sitting down is shown as having a low status as he is low down and injured which could mean he is perhaps "expendable". Within this image it is clear the injured man might not live as rays of light is shining on him which represents him being taken up to heaven of some sort. The location is set in a dark room with old furniture, which could resemble mystery as the audience will want to stay and find out what happened and what is going to happen. I think the camera is positioned like this to show the that the man sitting down is injured but if I was to change the camera angle I would change so you can see the others characters face and emotions.


Camera
The first shot is a long shot, we see a dark corridor and a dark figure at the end. as the figure moves forward he comes into focus. this gives the audience a sense of mystery and instantly makes them want to find out who the figure is and where he is. this first shot is used to engage the audience and show that the character is sneaking around in a dark and dangerous place. we find out that the person is the protagonist 'James Bond' when we can see part of his face due to the lighting and an extreme close up. This technique was used to slowly reveal the character to create tension. The camera the pans around so we can see what he is looking at and follow him into the room, there is also use of a handheld camera which makes the audience feel like they are there in the intense moment as well. Then the camera focuses on the dead bodies  which shows we are being dropped right into the action. Later on there is use of an eye line match as we see the character looking at the table and then we see there is a broken laptop which again is used to reveal important things to the audience. After a few close ups we then follow behind the main character out of the room.
Colour
The majority of the colours at the beginning are dark, black and brown colors to show a dangerous and mysterious place to create tension. I think aesthetics of this scene were used to create a dangerous atmosphere and used to create a lot of suspense and tension
Character
Altogether there about 5 characters, the main character is James Bond which is a white British, 40 year old which is because the film is aimed at a males around there 40's so they can picture themselves as the main character and can possibly relate or look up to even though the character is not really realistic. Another character Is the person talking to him over a phone or ear piece which is likely to be his boss and is a woman, not much is revealed about this character but fans of James Bond films would be able to recognize the voice. The rest of the characters shown do not have any dialogue as they are severely hurt or dead.
Story/Narrative
By looking at the clip, the story is about an agent of some sort looking for a device which appears to be stolen. the main character searches for it but it appears he was too late. Not much is revealed straight away so the audience will carry on watching to find out what has been stolen and who stole it. We see the protagonist attempt to help someone but is unsuccessful which is likely to motivate him to hunt down the thief or villain.The person in his ear appears to be his boss as he is following her orders which to not appear to be the right ones as he was told to leave someone which was shot, this could show that his boss is not particularly caring or makes the wrong calls
Sound
The very first sound we hear is used to show a figure enter a corridor which is an original piece of music which is used for all James Bond films as it is transitional and resembles its brad identity. the non digetics have been amplified like the footsteps and gun noises to create tension. a lot of silence is also used to build up tension.Someone appears to be taking to the main character over an earpiece which is adjusted to sound slightly electronic.
Settings
The sequence is set in a dark building to create tension to build up to the action. The building and furniture looks quite old and by looking at the style it looks like it is set in a foreign country. at the end of the opening scene we see daylight and what appears to be a festival of some sort which again creates tension as it means that there are civilians to look out for.
Audience
The film is mostly aimed at males as they prefer the action and fighting films, also they can picture themselves as James Bond, however it can also appeal to females as they could be attracted to the actor that plays James Bond. Fans of the James Bond films will be most likely to watch it as well as action adventure fans. This is also quite a well know film and is very popular so any film fan will be likely to watch it as well.
Tittles
At the very beginning, traditionally they include the actor of James Bond to walk across the screen through a barrel of a gun and then shoot the screen, this keeps the brand identity of the James Bond films. Traditionally after the first scene  there are opening credits which show the main creators and actors are shown, this scene includes a song specifically written about the films story using a well know singer at the time, for example for Skyfall they had Adele. During the opening title sequence they also have an animated and edited clips consisting partially naked women which shows again why it is mos likely aimed at men.

Hansel and Gretel still images