Equipment List

Propp's Character Theory

Live Evil carries two of the seven characters types identified by the Propp, the first is The Hero who in this case is Rebbeca who the story revolves around, and is the character which we as an audience know most about. She is also the only survivor who manages gets into direct conflict with the antagonist (The Villain) and at the end fulfill's her quest which in this case was to save her own life. The antagonist is always wearing darker colours and his face always remains hidden behind a mask.
However he fails to include marginal characters, which in my films case is the mother. In Live Evil the mother is almost a character however she still makes a significant contribution to the film's storyline, since she allows the story to continue when she accidently sits on top of the remote control making the film continue to play.

SPECIAL EFFECTS: Trying Out Method 2

After deciding as a team, on using the second method,I tried to look for monster hands in halloween costume stores. Unfortunately I couldn't find any that looked convincing or that matched the image we already had in mind of what it should look like.
So I decided to buy gloves just to see whether the method would work or not.



This was the end result. Overall the second method would have worked just fine if we had the right gloves since the wires inside allowed the glove to remain in the needed shape.

Creating Special Effects

Live Evil is a low budget film, which means that we don't have access to the same professional special effects equipment as major film companies have such as Warner Brothers .This makes it inevitable that we are required to work with what we have and improvise. Especially since one of the scenes in our movie requires some kind of effect in order for it to look realistic since it contains aspects of the supernatural. This scene involves the main character's foot (Rebecca Lucky) being grabbed by a dissolved/creepy looking hand, which emerges from underground.

These are the two possible methods I have come up with, that could make this scene work:
Method Number 1:

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Method number 1

-The first method involves making a box made out of see-through acrylic. The box would include a hole at the bottom where the character playing the supernatural being would put their hand through. The box would not have a lid, instead it would be filled with soil from the location. Once the creature's hand can be clearly seen from the top of the box, the camera would then shoot the scene from the same level as the box allowing only the top to be seen, not it's side.

 Method Number 2:

Method number 2

-The second method involves buying an already made monster glove (which would be very easy to find during Halloween season). I would then create a structure out of wire or wire mesh that resembles the human hand.This would then be placed inside the glove. Once this wire structure is already inside the glove, I would then place the glove and shape it around the ankle of the Rebecca character, making it look as if there is a hand inside the glove grabbing her ankle. The bottom of the glove would then be buried into the ground to give the impression that the hand is emerging from underground.

Both methods can be easily done, since as an Art and Product Design student I have access to the materials and equipment needed. However despite the making process not being too difficult the first method is still quite hard to put into process since various issues may arise during filming, such as the edges of the box being seen as well as the fact that we will need to pay extra detail to the camera angle and shot  in order to ensure that the hand still looks as if it is still at ground level. Overall we have decided that the second method would be more efficient since it is more practical and convenient.

Warner Brothers Studio Tour in London

Today me and the rest of my Media class were fortunate to visit the Warner Brothers Studio Tour in London and have and insight into the making of Harry Potter. There we were able to interact and take pictures with various props from the film such as the flying vehicles and even try the fictional drink "Butterbeer".We also had the chance to enter the famous assemly hall from the film where various crops were displayed as well as the clothing worn by the actors in the film, here we were told that the flooring actually used the same stone floors used in castles rather than other materials because it was long lasting, since the that particular set needed to last 8 films and endure the large amount of people walking on it during those years.

 One of the most exciting aspects of the visit, was the fact that we had a chance to dress up like the characters in the film, get on a broom and have professional looking photo of us taken using green screens which placed us in various different locations in the film by changing the background.

 However the department that caught my attention the most was the art department. It was an amazing experience to see how much detail they placed on every architectual model for every different building and location for the film in order for it to enhance the realism of the story especially the large scale model of Hogwarts. Not only models of the buildings but also the different character models created, each with its own characteristic which portrayed each characters own personality making these fictional creatures look realistic and come to life.

Making of the Storyboard

Anika drawing the shots.

Me writing the type of sound and 
camera angle used in the shot.

Since making a storyboard requires a lot of time as it involves drawing each individual shot and identifying the sounds and camera techniques used, we have decided to split the scenes between us. I volunteered to do scene 1,2 and 5 and my partner Anika held the responsibility of creating  the story boards for scenes 3 and 4.

This is one of the pages I drew for our film, before writing the sounds and camera shots within each frame.

The Hand-Held Technique

Pros:
- Has a greater impact of realism on audience since it places the audience in the shoes of the characters making them feel more involved and consequently insecure and helpless especially during the scenes that are not filmed clearly because they are blurred or shaky. This causes the audience be able to relate better with the characters feeling in the movie and share a mutual fear of the unknown.
- Captures the attention of the audience because this technique of cinematography offers a new and more creative way of presenting and telling a story to the audience which is different to how films were before 'The Blair Witch Project' and 'Cloverfield'.
- Helped increase the audience of the horror film genre. Films such as Rec allowed the genre to be less predictable and turned aspects of everyday life into an exciting horror experience. Similarly the simplicity of films such as 'Paranormal activity' allowed the experience of cinema goers to reach a level where they questioned whether what happened in the film was true or not.
Cons:
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LOCATION CONTRACT: Customized

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ACTORS CONTRACT: Customized

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LOCATION CONTRACT: Draft

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ACTORS CONTRACT: Draft

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