Evaluation 'Reborn'

Finition! (Finish) Reborn.

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Editing the last time.

Ok, So I've received feedback from the audience on how I can improve my video.
I am taking on what they have said on board and see if I get a better video, however if I feel somethings don't work out I will note it down and make sure it's mentioned when I have done the last edit.

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Working Process.. Feedback necessary (Y)

This is a end product of Reborn I have been working on so far.
All music/sound are original and copyright free as I used all sound effects from GargeBand.
Hope you enjoy the video, PLEASE leave your thoughts and feedback for improvements as I have very very little time....!!!
Many thanks.

Feedback/Vote

As I have only received only 1 vote and no comments on the video. I have emailed my blog address to my friends and family members and on social network sites too as I will get a mix feedback and range of people this will hopefully boost up the number of votes and engage the audience to leave their opinions about the video whether it's positive or negative, I will change and improve it.

Fingers cross this works. :)

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Audience Feedback

HELLO AUDIENCE
I need your feedback so please, please do use the voting poll on the left hand side.
Any changes, dislikes and improvements you wish to see, please let me know and leave your comments :)

THANK YOUUUU!

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Reborn (Working Progress) Uncompleted

Yes! I have stuck with the name 'Reborn' as it still fits in with theme and idea of my film :)
Enjoy, please leave some comments about whether the sections you don't understand or like or how I can improve it :) Thanks..

By the way WATCH OUT FOR THE POLL ON THE LEFT :D
Thank you for your vote and support.




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Soundtrack - Children's rhymes

During my research on Horror, I was watching the trailers of Freddy vs. Jason and A nightmare on elm street.
The highlight I got both the videos which was highly interesting to watch was the section where there is a children's rhyme playing.
I found it scary and so did others around me, because initially we think 'Danger' or 'Possessed' as children are like gems, very precious, innocent and young.
Therefore, I took this idea on board as copyright isn't allowed and I preferred to do my own one, as it is more original.
So then I gathered a group of young children to sing 'Oranges and Lemons'.
I recorded them and worked on GarageBand as I wanted the voice to sound more childish and added effects to the voice clip to make it tense.

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Production of Soundtrack

As I was unable to use copyright soundtracks and so on... I decided to produce my own piece of soundtrack for my film.
I had started from scratch using Garageband, which I found a little confusing as I have never used it before, however I picked up the little things as soon as a was playing around with the instruments and completed my set target today :D
I am pleased with the job. :)

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Editing

So just to clear up any confusion, I just like to say that I am still keeping the clips from the previous video of 'Reborn' as I felt the narrative was not clear enough and made the audience unsure what they were watching.
Therefore this time round, I have chosen to clear the error and gone with the idea to do a flashback edit... which hopefully gives a better understanding of what's happening.
I have also noted I need to have a range of shots, which was a mega problem last year.
Finger cross I've done it right :D

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Oranges and Lemons Lyrics

Nursery Rhyme

Oranges and lemons
Say the bells of St Clements
You owe me five farthings
Say the bells of St Martins
When will you pay me?
Say the bells of Old Bailey
When I grow rich
Say the bells of Shoreditch
When will that be?
Say the bells of Stepney
I'm sure I don't know
Says the great bell at Bow
Here comes a candle to light you to bed.

I removed 2 lines which are

"Here comes a chopper to chop off your head, Chop Chop Chop Chop the last man's head!"

Because I felt it was not necessary to include those 2 lines also found it more interesting with it ending with Here comes a candle to light you in bed... because in my video a lot of candles are being used which makes it link and perfect, hopefully :).

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Uploading Footage

Uploading footage

Today, I began to start uploading the footage's I had done over the weekend.
This time I followed my storyboard which made it a lot simple and easy.
Whilst uploading the footage's I noticed there was a range of shots on the candles and many takes of myself contacting the spirit/dead.

However the only shots of me contacting the dead are long shot and a over the shoulder shot.
Doing this alone has been difficult as I have to record and play as a character in the film, it has been the most difficult task I've done to be honest.
Therefore I did as much as I could, as time was running out VERY FAST :(

Ms Pollard and I reviewed the scene where there are candles and a musical box playing at the background... as I had this idea initially. Ms Pollards feedback was that it was great I had range of shots of candles etc... because in a horror movie they don't straight jump into the film...usually nothing happens in the beginning, she also suggested to get rid of the musical box in the film and get little children/or school children to sing a nursery rhyme and edit it.

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Progress

Friday 11th December the day I chose to film as all the snow had cleared up by now, plus my friend was available to take part in my filming.
First of all the dis-advantage of re-making/editing the film is that I was not able to get the 3 other girls I worked with last year, as they have headed off to University and were unable to do a re-shoot. Therefore I had to get a friend to step in and act.

Brief story
Overall, to understand the narrative, , I had recorded a scene where I (the actress) is contacting the dead spirit (which is my friend) as I was abled to contact the spirit.
(Using the footages from last year) Here, I gather my 3 friends around the table and try contacting the dead. However... there's a shock stored in. As someone dies at the end!
Revenge is sweet.

So, this time around I was able to play around with the settings... etc.
First of all I used tea light candles scattered in circle with photograph's everywhere in a room which is completely empty. The empty room fits in with the generic convention of horror, as majority of the time you find horror movies relating to a particular room or a mystery room.... etc. The advantage of using that specific room was that the room itself was painted red, red connotes death, sacrifice and danger.

However, leaving the recording to 11th December 2010 has left me in jeopardy as I have now less time to do everything. Therefore I have chosen to stay back everyday after school and produce the work to the high standard of my ability.

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Costume/Make up

So, I want to dress a little bizarre and mysterious.
Therefore I have chosen to go with the baggy black dress for the opening of the film. I chose black to connote mysterious, hidden agenda and witchy.

I am using a black burkha for this.

The hairstyle I have gone for is creepy and all over the place look which meets the convention of a witchy horror female. Including make up I have gone for the black, thick eyeliner and red lipstick, the red connotes evil, witchy seductive look and spiteful.

Here's the image of the make up and hair I did :).





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Roles and mise en scene

Tamanna Kamali - Actress (witch), Editor, Director, Camera.
Actress - Halima playing the dead spirit.

Props
* Tealight candles
*Photographs
*Red sheet

Behind camera, I used a heater light as I was unable to access a spotlight.
Plus I didn't want the house lights to be on because it doesn't give the scary atmosphere.
I also used a fan - so it can blow out the candles.

Costume
*Black baggy dress
*Black scarf, Black out fit for the spirit
So reasons why I planned for the costume to be black is because it is found in generic conventions of horror/thriller movies.
The connotation of the colour black is usually power, death, evil, and mystery. Black is a mysterious color associated with fear and the unknown (black holes). It usually has a negative connotation (blacklist, black humor, 'black death').

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Locations

Since I have a very short time to do this, I haven't chosen to do fancy sceneries (not that there is many around in East London.)
However as my genre is Horror, I will meet the convengence of Horror.

Locations:
- Big/empty livingroom

Maybe:
- Bathroom with a mirror
- Home staircase
- Outside the house

The reasons why I have a 'Maybe' category is because I am unsure if I will be able to any filming as I am running out of time. As I have to start thinking about editing the video and the evaluation. Therefore I have chosen to storyboard the 'Livingroom' as it was my initial plan.


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Progress

Tuesday 7th December 2010.

Miss and I spoke about my storyboard and the rough Idea I have come up with recently.
I have also been told that I have now 2 weeks till christmas to film and get the editing done as I need to do my evaluation too!!! It's a risk I'm willing to take and accomplish.
VERY NERV RACKING! However I will be getting some filming down this weekend, definately!
Fingers cross it doesn't snow as it just cleared up :)

Also today, I stayed back after school and organised my laptop. I also did a review on all the clips I had, so I can relate it to my 'future' filming. This has also helped me recognise the errors I made also boosted my confidence to work behind the camera instead of front.

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Storyboards

Livingroom

Outside

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Locations

Here is a bird's eye view of the flats I recorded during the night, however in the actual footage there are less leaves on the tree as we are close to winter, less leaves makes it look more spooky :D.

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Change of plans

Due to the weather change I was unable to go out and do any filming as it is currently snowing in London and will not fit in with what I have pre-planned on my story board, I have checked the weather forecast and shows that the snow will be clearing up by next week, fingers cross.

However on 'Monday 29th November 2010' from my house I placed the camera outside my window seal and got a establishing shot of the next building, this shot included a huge tree in the dark which fits in with my style of filming and is a generic convention of Horror/Thriller.


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