Badria El-Alami's Foundation Portfolio

Foundation Portfolio - Infatuation Evaluation

2010-12-15T13:50:00.000-08:00

Media as evaluation

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Editing

2010-12-13T11:41:00.000-08:00

I have made a few more small changes to my horror film and now it is ready to be put onto DVD.

Evaluation

2010-12-12T17:39:00.000-08:00

My evaluation is now finished and ready to be presented.

Evaluation

2010-12-11T12:37:00.000-08:00

I have started my evaluation on my horror film opening.

Editing

2010-12-05T16:35:00.000-08:00

The sound has now been added to my main task and my film opening is now complete.

Editing

2010-12-03T17:34:00.000-08:00

The editing of my film is now complete including the titles; I just need to add the sound to my horror film opening.

Livetype

2010-12-01T16:33:00.000-08:00

I have made all of the titles I planned to make using livetype and I am now ready to edit it in my film.

Livetype planning

2010-11-26T11:28:00.000-08:00

Infatuation - main title, to be placed at the end of the opening, background in red.

Cast and crew - to appear at random sections.

Editing

2010-11-25T09:26:00.000-08:00

I have uploaded my footage to the iMacs and I am now ready to start editing my film altogether.

Editing

2010-11-23T13:27:00.001-08:00

The editing of my film is now finished, I just need to add sounds and titles to my horror opening.

Filming

2010-11-23T13:25:00.001-08:00

I have filmed the last of my footage and it is now ready to be put onto the macs.

Infatuation drawings

2010-11-07T10:23:00.000-08:00

I've finished the drawing of the picture I am going to use in my main task. Now I need to arrange a day with Kyle Jeacocks to film this.

Infatuation drawings

2010-11-06T15:20:00.000-07:00

I decided to change the part of my film; from a whole wall full of drawings to just one drawing on the wall. This is because I want the audience to focus on only one picture.

Infatuation drawings

2010-11-06T14:18:00.000-07:00

I have now started drawing the pictures for the last part of my filming. These are the pictures of 'Mia's Mum'.

Free Sound

2010-09-16T17:11:00.000-07:00

I have downloaded some more sounds from freesound.com and I will use these to experiment with my film.

Editing

2010-09-16T13:08:00.000-07:00

I have added some music from free sound to my film opening to see if it would fit in well which it has so I have decided not to add the music that I made from Garage band. This is also because I wouldn't have been able to fit the music from Garage band in perfect timing with the filming.

Editing

2010-07-07T17:06:00.000-07:00

The first part of my film has now been edited together. Once I have filmed the second part, I may have to make changes to the first part. Also, I would like to do some flashbacks so the two will need to overlap a bit.

Livetype

2010-06-11T17:04:00.000-07:00

I have been experimenting with Livetype. This is to make my titles with. I am now very confident with how to use it and have started thinking about all the titles that are going to be in my main task.

Free Sound

2010-06-04T16:47:00.000-07:00

I have been experimenting with free sound and have been searching for certain scary sounds that I think could possibly fit in with my particular horror film.

Garage Band

2010-06-04T12:48:00.000-07:00

I have produced some horror music on garage band that i could change and experiment more with once I have finished editing on my main task.

Casting - new Pen Portrait

2010-06-02T16:44:00.000-07:00

Mia's mum: Badria El-Alami

Kind hearted but a bit feisty in arguments

Aged 21

Damien: Kyle Jeacocks

Gentle but with a short temper which shows his aggressive side

Aged 22

I have made myself one of the actors in my film as I know I would be confident and be able to take it seriously. Also, I chose Kyle Jeacocks as the other actor because he is naturally a serious person with a lot of confidence too.

Casting Changes

2010-05-27T16:36:00.000-07:00

Due to friendship issues between the two actors I had chosen, I have now got to find two new actors. This means I need to redo the filming I have already done as well.

Editing

2010-05-26T18:45:00.000-07:00

I have now edited the first part of my main task successfully.

Editing

2010-05-26T16:39:00.000-07:00

I have now imported my clips from the camera onto iMovies, then onto Final Express. I am now ready to start editing.

Infatuation

2010-05-22T16:30:00.000-07:00

I have decided to take out the street scene as the camera I am using doesn't work very well in low light conditions.

Filming

2010-05-15T16:27:00.000-07:00

I have started the first part of my filming for my main task. This is now ready to upload to the imacs and start editing the first part of my horror opening.

Location Planning

2010-05-01T04:02:00.000-07:00

Interior: Mia's mum's stairway/bedroom

Lighting - This will be very good because the scene inside will be recorded in daylight, and also if the lighting is to dim then I could use lights inside as well.
Space - There wont be a lot of space in the stairway and bedroom but there will be enough to fit the actors and tripod with the camera in it.
Sound - I am thinking of adding some sound in this scene, possibly some sound effects such as throwing of chairs etc.

Exterior: an empty street

Lighting - I am planning on filming a scene in a street. This scene will involve Mia's mum and Damien arguing. I think this is a good idea as it will show the emotions they are going through as it will be quite dark. On the other hand, the camera may not be able to show anyone or anything clearly as it will be dark and the picture will be a bit grainy.
Space - There will be a lot of space for this to be filmed but I'm worried about the camera being quite shaky whilst I am filming as I would like to use some panning shots outside to follow the actors with.
Sound - I think the sound will be fine with this scene as I don't want any diagetic sound in opening.

Interior: a basement

Lighting - I am a bit worried about this scene as I want light in this scene but only around the actor. This might not give a very clear picture though.
Space - I think the space will be okay in this scene as the basement will be quite big and roomy so there will be enough space for the tripod and camera.
Sound - I want to add sound into this scene, for example, when Damien is sharpening his pencil with his knife, I would like to add some sound effects to that.

Casting - pen portrait

2010-05-01T03:53:00.000-07:00

Mia's mum: Andreia Dias

Kind hearted but a bit feisty in arguments
Aged 21

Damien: Brad Mayhew

Gentle but with a short temper which shows his aggressive side
Aged 22

I chose Andreia and Brad because they seem very confident around me so I think they would be very good actors when I use them in the filming.

Garage Band

2010-04-21T06:26:00.001-07:00

I have been experimenting with garage band for the music I will be adding to my production. This is so I know what to do with the program. I will be making my music once I have filmed and edited my horror movie.

Updates

2010-04-21T06:22:00.000-07:00

Susannah Bellamy, who is the other member of my group, has now left school and so from now on I will be working on my own.

Good Golly Preliminary Task

2010-03-09T21:14:00.000-08:00

Preliminary Task

2010-03-09T19:35:00.000-08:00

We have successfully got our footage onto the Macs and edited together very easily thanks to the demonstration we were shown.

Preliminary Task

2010-03-09T16:57:00.000-08:00

We have been given a quick demonstration on how to edit videos using Final Cut Express and also how to import videos from iMovies to Final Cut Express. This will now help us to edit our Preliminary Task.

Preliminary Task

2010-03-08T17:43:00.000-08:00

We have now recorded the footage and are now ready to upload this onto the iMacs.

Preliminary Task - Filming

2010-03-08T16:50:00.000-08:00

Me and Susannah have planned what to film for our preliminary task and are now going to carry it out.

'Infatuation' storyboard

2010-03-05T03:35:00.001-08:00

Composition

2010-03-05T03:17:00.000-08:00

We took this picture using the rule of thirds. This is a 9 squared grid and it can be applied by lining up the subjects within the guidelines.

When the picture was being taken, we considered nose room and head room. Because I was looking to the right, we left more room infront of where I was looking. We changed the settings on our camera to show us the rule of thirds. This is how we managed to show more nose room and head room. We used the top line of the intersection to show us where we should place the eyes.

Initial Shooting Script

2010-03-05T01:27:00.000-08:00

We have chosen Idea #1

1. Ext. Street - night
Tracking side shot follows Mia's mum and Damien (the Janitor) as they walk along the street - Mia's mum infront of Damien - arguing. They stop walking as Mia's mum turns around (still arguing). Arc shot is used here. Mia's mum walks away. Damien is stood still - over the shoulder camera shot watching Mia's mum.

2. Int. house - basement - day
Close up shot of a person's hand holding a pencil drawing a picture (with great force).

3. Int. house - basement - night
Mid shot of person hanging the picture on the wall. Then an over the shoulder shot of the picture he hung on the wall which then zooms out to a long shot of the person. He then turns around and we see who he is.

4. Ext. school - day
Close up of bell and then an extreme long shot of school. Goes to a long shot of the school doors where students come out.

Scene 1 - exterior - street - night - action
Mia's mum and Damien are arguing in the streets
Scene 1 - exterior - street - night - sound
Diagetic sound = Mia's mum and Damien shouting
Non-diagetic sound = Music
Scene 2 - interior - house - basement - day - action
Someone drawing a picture - only see pencil and paper
Scene 2 - interior - house - basement - day - sound
Diagetic sound = scratching of pencil to paper. Gets louder and louder
Non-diagetic sound = Music
Scene 3 - interior - house - basement - night - action
Person hangs the drawing up on the wall
Scene 3 - interior - house - basement - night - sound
Diagetic sound = all goes quiet. Person is panting
Non-diagetic sound = Music cuts at the same time as picture being hung on the wall (with a bang)
Scene 4 - exterior - school - day - action
Still image of school bell. Then we see students coming out of rooms
Scene 4 - exterior - school - day - sound
Diagetic sound = school bell rings. Students talking

The Opening of 'Infatuation' - Initial Ideas

2009-11-12T12:47:00.000-08:00

Idea #1
Flashback – opening credits (last approx. 1 minute)
Guy + girl (janitor + Mia’s mum) are together and in a relationship
Having an argument outside...split up…
End up hitting and shouting…
Present times – when film starts
Guy is looking out the window and turns around (camera can’t see his face because it is a dark room) and puts up a picture on a wall - of many images of the girl – that he drew of her. He turns around – street lamp shines on guy from outside – we finally see his face!
School bell rings…

Idea #2
Starts with Mia Stewart
Sitting at school with her boyfriend and friends – having a laugh…
Goes to the guy who is looking at a newspaper cutting – Mia’s mum’s murder!

Pitching Our Idea

2009-11-12T11:56:00.000-08:00

This movie is called Infatuation
In Louisiana 2009, a high school cheerleading captain called Mia Stewart lives the perfect life with the perfect guy and ultimate popularity, but there’s one thing missing; her mum, who was murdered when Mia was just 5 years of age. The school janitor, who once dated Mia’s mum 2 years before Mia was born, never got over this but when he saw Mia at the age of 17, it brought all the memories of his depressing childhood back to him. He wasn’t going to let what he desired get away from him again. Mia finds herself the subject of infatuation and must fight to escape this terrifying and sadistic discovery.

Pre/Post-Production

2009-11-12T11:30:00.000-08:00

Pre-Production

Source material/idea pitched
Obtain rights and permission for story
Commission a professional screenwriter to convert book into a working script
essential personnel must be hired (including director, casting director, cinematographer, assisstant producers, editor and musical director etc.)who hire their own personnel and crew
Casting director creates a short list of appropriate actors for characters and auditions are taken place
Contracts signed
Location is decided and is found or built

Post-Production

Footage edited
Musical score created( copyright or original)
Special affects(SFX) added.
Dialogue re-recorded(if necessary)
Sound affects added
Film Promoted and released

Conventions of Horror Films Found in 'Jeepers Creepers'

2009-10-14T18:30:00.000-07:00

02:05 Darry drove past a stop sign in Trish’s car (warning goes unheeded)

04:44 Van’s horn beeps loudly (fake scare)

07:38 Camera shows characters urinating (unfulfilled promise of nudity)

09:42 Van driver is caught throwing a dead body down a pipe (death in the first 5 minutes)

10:38 Cell phone has no battery (phone lines are cut)

11:05 Audience can see the car chase with the camera as the van (camera is the killer)

13:42 Character wants to go back to investigate what was thrown down the pipe (characters forget about a threat)

17:40 Sound comes from bottom of pipe (someone investigates a strange noise)

18:06 Convention is mentioned by Trish who is warning her brother about what happens in scary movies (characters forget about a threat)

19:00 Rats scare characters (fake scare)

19:10 After seeing the rats, Darry falls into pipe where the killer hides his victims (victim running from killer inexplicably falls)

21:55 “Dead” body grabs Darry’s ankle (fake scare)

22:40 No blood shown at all (poor death effect)

23:20 Person dies just as he was trying to tell Darry something (poor death effect)

25:11 Discovers the place he fell at, very old and not been entered for a while [this is proven by the spider webs attached to the beakers and bottles full of liquids] (secluded location)

26:50 Dead bodies have no clothes on (unfulfilled promise of nudity)

26:50 Dead bodies are stuck to the ceiling and walls (stupid discovery of corpse)

26:50 Dead bodies have no blood on them, bodies are straight and not flimsy (poor death scene)

27:39 Crow makes a noise (fake scare)

28:39 Dead bodies are stitched together (stupid discovery of corpse)

28:53 One dead body has stitches around neck which represents to the audience that she had her head chopped off (beheaded)

29:40 Van appears so Trish runs to car to go to Darry to let him know that the killer was there but the car wouldn’t start (car stalls or won’t start)

30:00 Trish finds out it’s not the van she is supposed to be hiding from (fake scare)

30:13 Darry comes back from the pipe and runs to the side of the car that Trish was sitting at just as she was starting to relax from the fake scare she got from the van she thought was the killers (fake scare)

34:11 Phone rings (fake scare)

35:15 Anonymous lady rings the Diner for Darry and Trish to answer the phone as she has seen something to do with them but they do not believe her (no one believes only witness)

35:50 Anonymous lady speaks about the license plate on the van, ‘BEATNGU’ and says to Darry “think about it”. This gets the audience confused as they don’t know what to think about (unresolved subplots)

37:20 Darry says “everything I said I saw, I saw” but Trish looks at him with disbelief (no one believes only witness)

38:01 Audience is told about 2 of the dead bodies that were saw last by Darry, they went missing around 20 years ago; this gets the audience confused as they don’t know how they could still have skin on them (unresolved subplots)

41:17 No non-diagetic sound, everything is quiet and then all of a sudden a car zooms past where the diagetic sound of the car is emphasized (fake scare)

42:41 Jeepers Creepers theme tune turns on the radio whenever the killer is near. This makes the title of the film seem very cheesy (bad title/bad premise)

42:41 ‘Wind Chill’ is a later film but has the same type of storyline as ‘Jeepers Creepers’, whenever the killer was close a Christmas song would come on. ‘Jeepers Creepers is the earlier film when these two films are concerned (rips off earlier film)

42:41 Song comes on but Trish won’t listen to Darry when he warns her (warning goes unheeded)

43:11 Bang on the top of the police vehicle whilst they’re on their way to the church to see what Darry had witnessed (characters forget about a threat)

43:40 Policeman is pulled through the roof of his car and gets his head decapitated (beheaded)

45:43 Darry and Trish have a chance to get away from the killer but decide to sit and watch him instead (characters forget about a threat)

47:01 Car doesn’t want to start when they want to drive away from the killer (car stalls or won’t start)

52:52 The killer breaks into the old woman’s house with all of her cats in there with him but he doesn’t harm any of the cats (pet miraculously survives)

54:12 Audience sees the killers face for the first time, used his hat as a ‘mask’ (killer wears a mask)

54:39 Car won’t start again after Trish and Darry reverse out of the old woman’s garden (car stalls or won’t start)

55:30 Trish tries to hit the killer with her car but he starts to run up and down the car and tries to do flips off it! (bad premise)

56:41 – 57:49 Trish runs the killer over several times to make sure he’s dead. They sit in the car and watch for a few seconds to see that the killer starts to move (killer doesn’t stay dead)

58:34 Car won’t start again. Trish says, “I don’t know how much farther this car can go” (car stalls or won’t start)

01:01:32 The anonymous lady turns up at the police station and tells Trish and Darry that she saw everything that had happened to them with the killer in her dream (dream sequence)

01:04:18 All the power in the police station goes out (power is cut)

01:04:46 Police officers mentions about the building going on a lock down, the killer is inside the building at this point (victim locks self in with killer)

01:07:10 Policeman reports to another officer about the killer to have been feeding on one of the prisoners, all of the police officers head upstairs to check it out (someone runs up stairs instead of going out front door)

01:09:17 Police officer is bitten by the killer and blood sprays from him, the killer bites his heart out (blood fountain)

01:09:57 Police officers hear the sound of the killer swallowing something (someone investigates a strange noise)

01:13:31 Trish and Darry are in the same room as the killer, there is just one mirror that is separating them (victim locks self in with killer)

01:15:40 Trish shouts at the killer to take her as it is her that the killer wants, not Darry (characters forget about a threat)

The History of Horror Films

2009-09-30T16:56:00.001-07:00

Horror is an ancient art form. The long-lasting appeal of horror movies is often traced to the fact that people try to confront their fears within the safe confines of a cinema or their own home. The successful horror film works not only because the audience can attempt to face their fears but it also works by confirming our belief in the need for authority to suppress desires bubbling to the surface and tossing society into a state of chaos.

The first ever horror film was made in 1896 which was a film called ‘The House of the Devil’ made by Georges Méliès. Around this period of time was when horror films were only about monsters like Frankenstein, vampires and werewolves.

The most influential horror films through the 1920s came from Germany's Expressionist movement, with films like ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’ and ‘Nosferatu’ influencing the next generation of American cinema.

One actor singlehandedly set the stage for the Universal dominance of the ‘30s. This was Lon Chaney, who performed in the films ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’, ‘The phantom of the Opera’ and ‘The Monster’.

The 1940s had seen the birth of horror comedy films and consisted of more sequels, spin-offs and remakes than originals. Also the matching of various horror monsters against each other, e.g. ‘House of Frankenstein’. Most of these films were presented in a very humorous manner before the genre finally turned into a farce as several horror characters went on to star in various Abbot and Costello movies

It was the 1950s that saw the start of science fiction horror films. Science fiction was demanded by film viewers and so a minor amount of science fiction horror films were made. For example, ‘the War of the Worlds’ and ‘the Day the Earth Stood Still’.

!970s-1980s brought out the more gory scenes to the horror genre with sexual overtones. The popular success of ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ directed by Roman Polanski and had Mia Farrow starring, led to the release of more films with occult themes in the 70s, such as ‘The Exorcist’ and other horror films representing the Devil and supernatural evil often by possessing children.

Now, there are also horror films about more realistic events such as man-eating and mass murders. This makes films scarier as the audience knows that something like that could happen to them.

There are also more supernatural terrors made in the twenty first century that make the audience wonder if something like this could really happen. Films such as ‘The Grudge’ and ‘The Ring’.

Eyes without a Face

2009-09-30T03:23:00.000-07:00

Eyes without a Face (1960)

Who was the director?
Georges Franju

Who were the stars?
Pierre Brasseur
Alida Valli
Juliette Maynier

What was the plot?
‘Eyes without a Face’ is about a Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Génessier, and his assistant, Louise, attempting to perfect a number of surgical procedures; one of which is grafting skin from one animal to another. He experiments with dogs and keeps many mongrels penned up on his estate that he uses as subjects. It turns out they are doing this because the Surgeon’s daughter lost her face in a car accident that he was responsible for and now she keeps herself hidden and hides her face in a mask. This Surgeon kidnaps young women to remove their faces and graft them onto the head of his beloved daughter Christiane. All the victims die but the Surgeon never gives up.

The body of a dead woman was found (of which Louise had dropped in a river) and detectives asked the Surgeon to identify the dead woman; he tells them that it is the body of his lost daughter. Meanwhile Louise drives around the French city looking for young women to spark up a friendship with to then lure them into danger.