Rellik: Losing Fr13nds First Draft

First draft for Rellik: Losing Fr13nds

Final Film - Rellik Losing Fr13nds

this is the final version of our film Rellik: Losing Fr13nds after all changes and improvements were made.

Evaluation Task 7 Looking back at your preliminary task (the continuity editing task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?

Preliminary Task

In my preliminary task we used several camera angles and shots but there were 3 main things that we had to include were the 180 degree rule, match on action and shot reverse shot. We used the 180 degree rule when Jack and Ryan were talking. We also used a shot reverse shot when they were talking to show that they were in a conversation to show the audience that they were talking to each other. In the preliminary task I also learnt how to use a panning shot when Jack was walking through the door towards the table to talk to Ryan. We only used one angle shot during the preliminary task which was eye level.

In the preliminary task we had to check that there was nothing in the frame that wasn't related to our film but we could have also re-positioned the camera because when we watched them back again you could see the camera in the reflection of the door and it didn't look very professional.

The lighting in out preliminary task was natural light because we filmed it in the afternoon, this was also helpful because you could see the characters and their face expressions clearly. We also had to make sure the corridor was well lit so you could see the characters clearly and so it looked more realistic and professional. The clothes that the characters wore during our prliminary task were casual and stereotypical for teenagers that go to sixth form. We also only used 3 props in the preliminary task and they were 2 chairs and a table. This is because we only had to film a short amount of a conversation and we didn't need any other props because the characters didn't move from the table. Another reason is because we wanted it to look more realistic and professional. The setting we chose to use was the corridor with a door that lead outside. We chose this because we wanted the light to be natural as well as trying to make it not look like a school corridor because of the way that we framed the shots.

In our preliminary task we also made sure that the characters spoke clearly and used standard english so that the audience would understand what they were saying.

When we were editing our preliminary task we had to include the 180 degree rule  and match on action as that was what our task was. We didn't include any cross cutting, jump cuts because our task wasn't that long and we didn't need to. We only used one transition in our preliminary task and that was a fade to black at the end.

We also used one title with our name on it, we used a sans serif font because it is simple with a big font. We put the text in a white font colour with a black background to make sure that it stood out and was easy to read. We didn't use any special effects or transitions in the preliminary task as we didn't need to.

Feature Film

In our film we used more camera shots than we did in our preliminary task. We used a panning shot that followed Rhys through the classroom. We used this because it showed that Rhys was annoyed because the others blamed him for everything. We also used a low angle shot looking up at Harry when he was talking to show that he had more power and was more dominant than Rhys then a high angle shot looking down on Rhys to show he was powerless and less dominant than Harry.

We also tried to include all the actors in the frame and take out any bags, coats and chairs that were not supposed to be in the frame to make it look more professional and realistic.

Before we started filming we made sure the room was well lit where we were filming so that the characters and all the props could be seen properly. The costumes that the actors wore were also stereotypical for teenage boys as this is what they would normally where when playing football. We used several props including chairs,tables, football, knife and red food colouring for the blood. We chose to use the food colouring for the blood because it made the film look more professional and it also added to the horror theme for our film. The settings that we used for our film were local and they were easy to get to to start filming.

When we were filming we got Rellik to talk like he was angry and upset while the boys were laughing and joking. This is because they have always bullied him and he is getting fed up and annoyed at it now and so that the audience knew that Rellik was annoyed.

When we were editing our own film we included several things. These included 180 degree rule, match on action, shot reverse shot and juxtaposition. We used these because they are used in real horror films so it made ours look more realistic and professional. We also included transitions in Rellik to included effects. These transitions were fade to black, flashes and fades between different scenes. We also used the "keyer" effect on the Mac to change the colour of the scene and to emphasis the horror and thriller genre. Another effect we used was the "earthquake" effect. We chose to use this because it makes the screen shake and it might put the audience on edge when watching the film because they might be expecting something that might make them jump. 

We also included several titles within the film and these had the actors names on along with the different jobs each of us had within the group. We also had the name of the film in a title during the title sequence. We chose to use a horrory looking font when the name of our film came up. This is to tell the audience that our film was of the horror and thriller genre

Evaluation Task 6 What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

Equipment Photos

This is the mac that we used to edit our own film. The editing programme that we used was called Final Cut Pro. While editing our own film I learnt how add different effects such as the "keyer" effect which makes the shot darker for effects in horror films. I also learnt how to use other transitions which we used to make our final film look more realistic.





This is the tri-pod that we used when filming our own film to keep the shot as still as possible and to have the camera at the right height needed for the shot that we wanted to use. We also used it to help get the framing right so that everything in the shot that we wanted to was in and that we excluded anything we didn't want. This was also used to help make our own film look more professional and realistic compared to a typical horror film.

 We also used Facebook and other websites to contact other members of the group when we needed them for filming or editing certain parts of Rellik. This is important because it means that all the group were at each shot to make sure that everything was being filmed and edited correctly.





 



This is the camera that we used when filming Rellik. While filming we had to make sure that all the angles and the shot types we wanted to use were used correctly and for a good effect. An example of a type of shot that we used for effect was the high and low angle shot that we used when Harry and Rellik were arguing to show that Harry was more dominant and more powerfull that Rellik.

This is the voice recorder that we used to do our director style voice over for Rellik. When recording the voice over we had to talk about what film festival we were going to use to sell the film, our production company along with our marketing techniques we used to get more people to watch our film when it is released.

Evaluation Task 5 - How did you attract/address your audience?

We used YouTube's annotation tool to describe the the viewers how our film appealed to our Target Audience. Above I have included the version with the annotations in it.

Evaluation 4 - Who would be the audience for your media product?

Who would be the audience for your media product?

Demographics

We chose our target audience as male aged between 16 and 24. This is because they would have more free time than others as they would work less and men that mainly enjoy horror and thriller films more than women. The location of our target audience is local and from St. Neots. This is because there are local cinemas that are easily accessible located in Huntingdon and Cambridge but they also have a bigger population than St. Neots therefore attracting more people. Our target audience would also have a low income and they would fall into the category d or e. This is because they would only have been in employment for a short amount of time and they would not have the suitable skills and qualities to become a manager or a lawyer. Most of our target audience would also be single with a few that might be in a relationship. As a result of this they would be able to afford to pay to watch our film as they don't have to spend it on anything else. The educational level will vary within our target audience because the youngest age for our target audience might still be in full time education or university whereas the older people would have full time jobs. The majority of our target audience would be white British as most people that live in St. Neots are of this ethic background.

Psychographics

We chose for the personality of our target audience to be young teenagers. This is because this is the age range that are more likely to watch horrors and to be scared of both horror and thriller genre. We also decided to have that the personalities of our target audience would be outgoing and they like spending time with their friends. This is because they are more likely to go to the cinema with their friends rather than on their own. The behaviour of our target audience would be confident as if people were too scared then they wouldn't go to the cinema to watch the film. We also chose that our target audience lifestyle would be that they go to the cinema regularly as they are likely to have a part time job and therefore are able to spend more money going to the cinema. We also chose to advertise our film on the internet and over social networking sites. This is because the younger ages of our audience will be using things such as Facebook and Twitter and this is where they will find out about our film.

Evaluate your decision

I think there is enough people that fit my criteria because most teenagers are interested in thrillers and horrors. I also think that my target audience will benefit from our media product because teenagers are most likely to watch it and if they feel there is a need for it then they will get their friends and family to go and watch it and therefore spend more money on the film. I also understand that most teenagers will make decisions based on their friends and others opinions and if our film has a good reputation then more people are likely to spend their money to watch it. I think that our target audience would be able to afford our media product because most of them would have a part time job or some sort of monthly income and will be able to go to the cinema regularly if they wanted to. 

Evaluation Task 3 - What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Evaluation Task 2 - How does your media product represent particular social groups?

How does your media product represent social groups?
                                                                               


I chose to compare Rellik (Rhys Williams) with Michael Myers. There are also several similarities and differences between the 2 different characters.







Similarities:

• They are both lonely in their films and they stay single throughout the movie
• They both had a bad upbringing an therefore this resulted in them becoming killers
• They are also both wear dark clothing throughout the film signifying danger and their personality as being quite dark and dull.
• They both commit murders to teenagers within their films
• They both use knives as their murder weapons

Differences:

• Michael is a full grown adult whereas Rellik is a teenager
• Michael dies at the end of his film whereas Rellik doesn't 
• Rellik committed his first murder at the age of 16 whereas Michael's first victim was killed when he was a very young age

Evaluation Task 1 - In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

1. The first picture we chose to use was our production company. We chose this because the logo of it shows that the films we produce are of the horror and thriller genre. They know this because the logo is white on a black background with red writing which connotes blood and death. 

2. The second photo we chose to use was the 5 boys playing football with Rellik looking lonely and like he is not being involved. We chose this because it tells the audience that they are friends but they leave Rellik out and that he is on his own when they socialise

3. The third photo we used was the the group again but Rellik is missing. We chose this photo because it shows that Rellik was getting annoyed at not being involved and therefore he leaves and no one notices because he wasn't being included within the group. 

4. The 4th photo we chose to use was when Harry got up to talk to Rellik when he said he wasn't getting the ball because he didn't kick it over. We chose to use this because it also shows that with the other members of the group all standing behind Harry it shows that they are on his side of the argument and therefore no one is with Rellik. 

5.  The next photo we decided to use was the title of our film. We chose to use this because it will tell the audience the genre of our film because of the transitions that we used. We also included the number 13 to replace the letters i and e. We chose this because 13 is known as an unlucky number and it is also quite significant in most horrors.

6. For our 6th photo we decided to use one of the group sitting down at lunchtime because they don't have a football then when Rellik walks in they all look at him because he doesn't return with the football. We chose to use this shot because it also shows that the group ignore Rellik and leave him out.

7. The next shot we chose to use was the a close up of Rellik's face to show his facial expressions. We chose to use this shot because it shows that Rellik is getting fed up of being left out within the group and that he will get revenge on them leaving him out.

8. The 8th shot we chose to use was the bloody knife that Rellik used to kill the others. We chose to use it because it shows Rellik's revenge and that he finally killed them because they wouldn't involve him and they all kept bullying him because his parents died.

9. The last shot we chose to use was the adoption papers. We chose to use this because it shows that Rellik's parents was killed and the other use this as a reason to bully him and also because they class him as "weird" because he is different from the others.

Script For Rellik: Losing Fr13nds

boys are on the astro playing football*
*The ball gets kicked over by Harry*
Harry: Go get the Ball Rellik I CBA.
Rellik: No whys it always me who has to get it?
Jack: Because your the worse footballer
*All the other boys laugh*
Rellik: Shut Up Jack, it's always me who has to do and get everything.
Harry: Just go get the ball you Dirty little orphan
Rellik: What did you just call me
Harry: Both of your parents are dead aint they? So your a dirty little orphan
Rellik: You will Regret that.
*Runs out of the astro crying*
Alex: That was a bit harsh don't you think?
Jack: Shut up Alex he deserved it.
*Alex goes quiet again*
*A few hours later the boys go home*
*Harry walks the other way*
Harry: See you later lads yeah
The rest of the boys: Yeah see you later mate.
*As Harry is walking down the first alley he hears a noise, he quickly turns around but nothing is there. He keeps on walking before hearing something run past him, he turns around again but again nothing is there. He then starts to run but just as hes about to run down a alley he gets pushed into the trees by Rellik*
Harry: LEAVE ME ALONE PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE!
*With in seconds Harry is dead*

Storyboards

During the planning we also had to create our own storyboards for our own horror films.

                                       

Film Narrative - The Avengers Assemble

                                                         Main Plot:

The film starts with Loki steals a magic box that has the power to destroy the earth. It was called the Tesserac and threatens about Alien invasion on earth. The avengers starts by showing a Sheild base where the tesserac is being tested by special agents and when Loki enters he brainwashes the agent to work for him. After he steals it and escapes the building. Later on in the film the audience learn why he decided to escape and go to hide. Later Nick Fury who is the director for shield who he then forms a plan and this is call the Avengers Initiave and this brings together some of the worlds most extraordinary people to form a team then their aim is to form a team in order to save the earth. The avengers team contains Iron Man, Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye. Towards the end of the film Tesserac forms a portal and it lets the aliens go through this portal to invade the earth. Once the Aliens have invaded the Avengers have to then fight these aliens and after they also have to find a way to close the portal before all the aliens have invaded and its then too late for them.

A plot twist also occurs when the US government think that the only way they can save the world is by destroying it. The battle ends by Iron Man carrying a missile through the portal which leads to space, he risks his life doing this but he is a typical hero because he saves the world.

There are also several side plots within the film that are:

Tony Stark is a billionaire with his own business empire and he also has a mechanical super-suit that he designed himself. In the Iron Man films he is selfish and arrogant but in iron man 2 he finally realises that not everything is about him and in avengers he has to work in a team to kill Loki and the aliens. At the end of the film he also goes through the portal with the missile and this puts his risk at life but he does it for the greater good as he saves everyone else. Captain America and  Iron Man come face to face many times as they have fought against each other many times before the film. He also owns his own hi-tech suit which gives him power. On the other hand Captain America is the complete opposite to Iron Man because he is an old world was 2 veteran who knows nothing about the modern day. Most people also know who Tony Starks is as he is a billionaire and also  everyone knows that Rodgers is dead and he is also in a world which is alien-like to him because he has no family members and friends and this is why he doesn’t know what is happening because he doesn’t have any one to talk to.

Black Widow and Hawkeye also know each other very well because they have been fighting all over the world as a team, they both are very skilled fighters but they do not have any powers.

Independent Horror Film Research

Top 10 US Grossing Horror Films According to IMDB

1) Jaws (1975) - $260 million
2) What Lies Beneath (2000) - $155 million
3) Gremlins (1984) - $148 million
4) The Blair Witch Project (1999) - $141 million
5) The Ring (2002) - $129 million
6) The Grudge (2004) - $110 million
7) Paranormal Activity (2007) - $108 million
8) Interview with the vampire: The vampire Chronicles (1994) - $105 million
9) Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) - $104 million
10) Scream (1996) - $103 million

All these films are all stereotypical horror films because they all involve violence and blood. They also all contain a main scary figure within the film, they also all keep the audience on edge during the film because they know that something is going to happen because there is a lot of tension and suspense used in them films before the violence.

Plot of our film

Our film is about a young teenager who always gets bullied and finally he loses it with the bullies.
The film starts at the astro where the boys are playing football. The football then gets kicked over the fence and the boys can not decide who should go and get it. Harry has always bullied Rellik and he is getting fed up of it. After a long argument about getting the ball Rellik finally walks out of the astro to get the ball. The ball gets kicked back on to the astro but Rellik does not return after that. The other boys then think that he has just gone home because he got bored. Once all the other boys are bored they all go home, Harry has to walk home on his own as his house is not near the others. When he is on hi way home walking down a dark,long alley Harry starts to hear noises behind him, he turns round but there is nothing there. Harry then starts to run before getting to a small hole in the middle of some trees and he gets pushed into there by Rellik then gets killed by him. Once Rellik has killed Harry he finds out that he liked killing and later on in the film he goes on to kill the rest of the group and finally Jack is the last one who finally realises what Rellik has been doing but it is too late to tell anyone about it.

Actors, Characters and Props

We also had to try and make up the characters appearances so that we could try and find some actors that would fit that character.

Character Description:

Rellik - Blonde haired 16 year old,scary looking face, also has look of a killer

Harry - Tall,brown hair, 16 years old, needs leadership qualities as he is the leader of the group

Josh - Small,13 years old, bit chubby

Jack - 16 years old,about the same height as Harry, also best mates with Harry

Alex - medium sized teenager, 16 years old,bit quiet but still good mates with the rest of the boys

Matt - Smaller boy than the others, 16 years old, bit of a loud mouth,likes to bully Rellik

Actors:

Rellik - Rhys Williams

Harry - Harry Shipp

Josh - Lee Smith

Jack - Michael Smith

Alex - Adam Hayward

Matt - Harry Mclachlan

Props Needed:

• Pair of muddy football boots
• Pair of muddy goalie gloves
• Football
• Murder Weapon

Music Selection

We also had to choose some music tracks that we could use within our own film The tracks that we chose were:

- Dark Dimension Vol 7 - Drones
- Dark Dimension Vol 7 - Dark Flow
- Dark Drones Vol 3 - Science Lab
- Dark Dimensions Vol 3 - Un Explained

All music is from freeplay.com

The reason we chose these was because they will go well with horror films because they are dark and gloomy.

Group Roles

Dan Housden - Camerawork
Jack Payne/Ryan Hay - Editor
Harry Mac - Director
Jack Payne - Special Effects
Harry Mac - Music
Ryan Hay - Sound Effects

Filming Location Photos

Once we had completed all of our research we had to decide where we were going to film our title and opening scene. Before we chose the locations we had to make sure that those locations suited the events in our film. When looking for possible locations we also had to make sure that the locations created the atmosphere we wanted them too which was to build tension and make the audience feel uneasy and nervous.

The first location that we chose was the astro-turf. This is because in the opening scene this is where the friends are playing football together and the way that they all become friends is through football so the astro fits in the characters backgrounds before the film.

The next location that we decided on was the alley that Harry starts hearing noises from Rellik and it is also where Rellik starts to follow Harry. We chose to use this alley because this alley looks scary when it is dark and also has the trees overhanging it so it will create a scary atmosphere for the audience as they will feel tension for the characters.

We also found some more examples of some more locations that we could possibly use when Rellik stalked the rest of his victims later in the film because the friends live reasonably close to each other but they all walk home different ways.

We also chose this as the location where Rellik kills Harry later in the film. We chose to use this location because it is surrounded by trees and it is a dark and gloomy place to be at night.

Production Company Name

We also had to make up the production company and design the logo for our new production company. 

We named our production company 4 Man Productions because our group contained 4 people and we are all male. Another reason we chose this is because all our films have male target audiences. The red in the logo connotes that our films are in the thriller/horror genre and the red and black together connotes blood and death. The black and the white also work well together as they both emphasis the red. The 4 in our logo is also contains jagged edges which again connotes the films that we make are in the horror genre.

Film Pitch and Comments

We had a task as a production company to come up with a pitch for the film we will be making and we had to role play our pitch as if we were trying to get money from big production companies.

We got told that the name for our film was good because it makes the audience think and it also gives them a hint as to what may happen within the film. The 13th in the title also connotes bad luck and having it in the title also makes the audience think of what could happen within the film that is significant to the number 13.

We also got told that the astro turf would not be a suitable location for a horror movie because it would not create the atmosphere that is made in other horror films because not   many murders or scary events would happen at the astro. Whereas the alley that we are going to be filming in received better feedback as that is a stereotypical location for a horror films.

We had one main weakness for our film and that was that the plot wasn't very detailed. This is because we wasn't totally sure about how the plot was going to develop towards the end of the film at the time.

Target Audience for our film

The main target audience for our horror film is male 15-24. We chose this because most horror films are targeted at men because men tend to deal better with the genre and they also deal with the uncomfortable moods and the story lines and they also find murders,injuries and crimes more entertaining than females do. Another reason that we chose this for our target audience is because the film features mainly males that like football and have grown up together playing it and within our film football plays quite a significant role mainly at the beginning of the film.

Also our film is targeted at employed people, either part-time,full time or students that are still in full time education but may have a part-time job. This is because they will have more of an income than those who don't work and as a result of this they are more likely to be able to pay to watch the film.  Our target audience are also probably single and this will leave them with more money to pay to watch films whereas if they were in a relationship they will have less money to spend on films.

Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment For Filming

Possible Hazards                                                    
- Falling over while walking and filming outside
- Someone getting hurt while playing football
- Getting hit by the football and getting injured
- Getting injured by knives and weapons 
- Losing media equipment
- Injury caused by vehicle

How to prevent these:
- Watch out for sticks, walk carefully when walking backwards or find another way of getting that shot
- Don't slide and be careful when playing football, don't go lunging in on tackles either
- Don't kick the ball directly at some one too hard and also aim carefully when filming on the astro
- Handle any sharp objects carefully
- Make sure all equipment is looked after and with one member of the group at all times
- Be careful when filming near roads, always look out for oncoming traffic

Falling over whilst walking is a small hazard because it can be easily avoided by being careful and it also will not hurt that much if someone does fall over.

Getting hit by the football is a medium hazard as it can sometime hurt quite a lot.

Getting injured by props such as knives and weapons is a medium/big hazard depending on the prop because if it was something like a knife and an accident happened then someone's life could be at risk

Losing media equipment is also a medium hazard as the equipment is quite expensive so this is why we need to make sure that all equipment is looked after.

Any injuries caused by vehicles are a big hazard because if someone gets hit by  car then this could lead to very serious injuries or even death.

Shot List for individual film

Shot List

Number              Included in Shot                                       Shot Type

1                           Football rolling across the floor                  Close Up

2                           Pair of muddy goalie gloves                       Close Up             

3                           Pair of muddy football boots                       Close Up

4                           Old photo of Rellik’s football team              Long Shot

5                           The alley that Rellik murders Harry in         Mid Shot

6                           Murder weapon that Rellik uses                  Close Up

7                           Jack and brother Josh (Last 2 Victims)     Long Shot

8                           Harry (1^st Victim)                                          Long Shot

9                           Alex                                                                Mid Shot

10                         Matt                                                                Long Shot

11                         Rellik alone on Astro                                    Long Shot

12                         Rellik alone on Astro                                    Mid Shot

13                         Rellik alone on Astro                                    Close Up

14                         Rellik’s angry face                                        Extreme Close Up

15                         Rellik’s eye                                                    Close Up             

16                         Rellik’s Pupil                                                  Extreme Close Up

17                         Title then fades in on Rellik’s Pupil             Extreme Close Up

Film titles and reasons

 The title we had decided to call our horror/thriller film was "Rellik Losing Fr13nds". We chose this name because Rellik spelt backwards is killer. Another reason that we chose this was because it is a unique name and everyone would remember it easily because it is different to any other horror film. Rellik is also one of the names for our characters. 

We also chose to add the 13 into our title to replace the i and e. This is because 13 is usually seen as an unlucky number and this may un-nerve the audience watching the film. Also the audience might think that the 13th is an important date within the film and the audience might want to find out what happens on the 13th.

We also chose to use "Losing Fr13nds" because it gives the audience a hint of what may happen in the film and hopefully this may gain us more of an audience because they might want to know why he loses his friends