EVALUATION - question 1

OPENING SEQUENCE
SCREENSHOTS










the title of the film - forgot will stalk 
I chose the name forgot will stalk because of story line of my opening sequence. The story is of a boy that liked a girl a lot but she would never notice him or talk to other boys and it started to make him angry. So he started to get her to notice him when he kept calling on unknown and making her wonder and stop to think someone keeps calling. He waited till she was home alone and would then find a way into the house after keep harassing her and kill. 


setting & location 
The setting and the location of the film was important in the film because it had to be set in a house to make sure the effect was there of a stalker coming to the girls home. I wanted to make sure that there was things in there which would of been normal in a house like a tv, sofa, stairs etc to make it looks as the girl was just sitting at home relaxing watching tv. I filmed it during the day but really should of maybe filmed it as it was getting dark so that there was more of an effect because things tend to be scarier when it is darker. I was based my opening sequence on a film that is a similar story line to it "when a stranger calls". I wanted it to be in a normal house so that it looked more real because most horror films are all set in normal places which makes it more tense because it starts become more real and like real life. 






     SHOTS OF THE SETTING 

WHEN A STRANGER CALLS - 2006 REMAKE

costumes & props 

The was not many costumes used because only two people were in the film. The girl that was the main part was dressed in casual clothes as though she had come in from college or a day out with a jumper and trousers on. The stalker at the end part of the opening sequence was dressed in all back so that there was no identity given about the person and all you saw was some dressed in black. 

There was many props used in the sequence and one of the most important one was the mobile phone which is important because it is the key of the whole film. Also i used things like remotes, tv etc.

It was thought about and considered in what everyone should be wearing and what props should be used to make the film make more sense because there was some footage that was lost so i had to play around with it to make it make sense. The use of the props helped with this.



camerawork and editing 
The opening sequence was filmed on a normal camera and not much camerawork was done whilst actually actually filming the film. The camerawork and editing is a very important to making the film stand out and keep the audience interested and obviously without the camera you have no film.  To get the best camera angles and shots I watched different horror films to see what way they filmed there films. In my film i used a lot of Close up shots. Long shots, full shots, medium shots and some continuity shots to get the best angles to make the film look scarier. Having all these shots helped to make more film more effective example when the phone was ringing it had a close up shot with a strobe effect making it more tense. On my video I used cuts and added a voiceover, this was to add an effect and keep the opening sequence flowing this was done on Adobe Premiere Pro.






EDITING SHOTS






title, font & style 
I used a plain and simple font on my opening sequence because I did not want to take the attention of the footage and I feel that some exaggerated fonts make horror films look gimmicky. I also kept it the same font from the beginning to keep it professional so that it looks like it is still the same film. I think it has worked well and has made it more effected. By using a simple font it makes it look more modern and an up to date film rather than using older fonts that can date it.


story and how the opening sets up 
My film was about a boy that wanted to see this girl who he really liked. The girl was never interested and was meeting other boys. He was a confused person and is not really all there and feels when he doesn't get something he wants he can turn nasty. When the girl is home alone and all on her own he decides to go to her house and stalk her. The story is based around the phone because it keeps ringing and is the centre and moral of the film.