Lighting and Film Technique

Costume Analysis/movie comparison

The thriller movie called, It Follows shares many similarities in the costume design and location of our movie. however there are still some key differences that separate the two movies. However the effect given from It Follows is quite close to the effect given from Manor Way (our thriller movie). 

Throughout this clip form It Follows you can see a character wearing a white pyjama top and

shorts. This costume design was worn so that the audience will believe the character is innocent and also seen as vulnerable. In It Follows the character is seen wearing heels also. This would show a stereotype of her being feminine and with that weak.

As seen in my First attempt post there is some similarities in the way that they are dressed. Out protagonist is seen wearing a white pyjama top with pink pyjama bottoms. We dressed our character in pink because pink is seen to be girly and associated with being weak or feminine. We did this so that she would seem to be a 'Girly-girl' and to later eradicate the stereotype that 'girly-girls' are weak or that the colour pink should indicate anything.

The character in It Follows is also wearing heals, this would make the audience feel uncomfortable and make them wonder why she is dressed in the way she is, and doing what she is doing in the way she is dressed. In our opening the costume picked would also create a unsettling feeling because a young girl is covered in blood, and this image is unnatural because this isn't normally seen.

The location that It Follows is set is outside on a main street with houses surrounding the road. Our opening is set as seen in my post, thriller opening location, has the the same surroundings however we plan to film at night when it is dark, whereas It Follows has some natural lighting. 

First attempt

We had many complications while trying to set up for our opening however we still managed to have fun. We also had some complications while filming, such as: trying to make the camera work and trying to make the flash on our phones to come on. But this is a little clip from behind the scenes:

Group decisions

Actions to be agreed on:

- I think that it s necessary to have more meetings based around shooting in order to give all group members a clearer understanding of what we are doing. On Friday the 4th filming shoot take place at Kent house station. Meeting at about 4:00so that its slightly dark.

- We also need to decide on the music used within the short clip, as well as any added sound affects, all group members should begin to research pieces of music and affects that could be used in order to have a clearer understanding of what is already available.

Motions taken or rejected:

- As a group we have decided that each of the shots should be very slightly longer, to both create tension as well as enable our short clip to meet the required length of two minutes. We have agreed to film the opening scene on Friday the 6th of January at Kent house station at 4:00.

Next steps:

- Steps should be followed as shown on the shooting schedule, all filming should be complete by Friday the 6th in order to enable us to be ready to edit the following week. Camera person will be Lara and Ellie. The director to the short clip will be Lara, Ellie will be doing makeup and special affects on Rediola, who is acting within the short clip.