Setting-the setting for our film was in our school, we used a teachers office to show that the main character was a teacher/ someone of importance. also we wanted it to be set at night and we filmed during the day so we had to black out the windows with black sugar paper and turn the lights off in the corridor to get the effect that it was night time
Costumes-The main character "Mrs Edwards" was dressed in a plain black skirt and a white shirt to show that she had been at work all day and that she is an authoritative figure we also gave her glasses to make her look intelligent.
Props- To create a busy school environment we covered the desk in papers and books and cups to make it look like "Mrs Edwards" had been working hard at her desk we also put a lamp on the side to help create the effect it was late at night and give it an eerie feel
Camera work/editing- we used a variety of shots while filming such as long shots of the teacher at her desk, close ups of her writing, low angles of her looking at the clock to show her authority etc. during the editing we didn't really use to many effects because we wanted to focus more on the content of the film and the music rather than the editing so we only put a few effects on the images. for the transitions we only used cuts to keep to the rules of continuity editing
Special effects- we didnt use any special effects when doing to opening sequence to our film as we didnt want it to look to false or over the top and we tried to keep it realistic as possible
Title font and style- we chose a school script so it would relate to the school setting. We also tried to keep the spooky feel by getting by just putting it on a black background with white writing so it would stand out but be simple at the same time so it didn't look to over the top
Story and how the opening sets it up- the opening starts with a panning shot to the left to introduce the setting. it also introduces the character as she is sitting at the desk working hard. The cluttering on the desk shows that the teacher is hardworking and the dark lighting shows a late time of day,
Genre and how the opening suggests it - As it is dark lighting this helps to create a negative atmosphere signifying that it is a horror. Also we can see in the opening that the teacher is alone, an isolated setting helps to see that she could be in danger and that no one can be there to back her up if she is in trouble.
How characters are introduced - The victim in our sequence is the first character introduced, the victim is portrayed as isolated and fragile, however also stressed at the amount of work they have to do. However, the villian is shown in the last shot of our sequence, they are portrayed as someone with hidden identity as they are dressed all in black, they also seem psycho as they are just staring at the victim which we then realise that he has been following her.
Shot 10 - medium close up from a high angle to show her vulnerability of the teacher peering round the door frame to see who is there
Shot 11 - medium close up of the teacher slowly walking down the corridor to explore where the bang came from
Shot 12 - medium close up from a low angle to show that she still has some authority. The lights have just been switched off and the teacher turns around to see who has done it
Shot 13 - a long shot of the villian at the end of the corridor outside the teacher office all dressed in black to show he is not a nice character and the the darkness to hide his identity
By Louise Jarvis and Evie Mullahy
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