Filming DOLLS (2)

On Sunday, me, Tasnim and Amirah spent the whole day filming and got quite a lot of scenes done however we do still have many more to film as we are not currently satisfied with everything we have filmed so far.

DOLLS (2) Sound Editing

We are currently using the built in audio effects that adobe premier offers to edit the music and sounds in our video.  As mentioned before, we are using Lana Del Rey's song 'Video Games', and have decided to introduce the music as if it were coming through our characters headphones. In order to make this sound realistic, we had to make the music sound tinny at first so that it could have the intended effect, and used highpass to do so. Using highpass, we were able to key point exactly where we wanted the effect to start and stop.

The screen shot below show's us experimenting with the audio effect, still trying to create the perfect balance of sound at the right time.

DOLLS second draft planning

Music

Lana Del Rey- Video Games- headphones- tinny sound to start off with then it becomes louder.
Clips

1.  establishing shot we've already done for the beginning.
2. dark shots-  show girl walking up stairs in red heels and legs THEN show her walking up barefoot with shoe polish on her feet- messed up.
3. show her putting on make up herself in the mirror (we film mirror) THEN show someone putting lipstick on her. 
4. her putting her headphones in then putting the volume up.
5. show her plumping her hair up THEN someone brushing her hair for her. 

• flickering light at the end- then says DOLLS

Camera Angles

• get a range of angles-  experiment with a range of angles.
• use tripods (gorillapod and normal one) to gain two angles of each scene.

Lighting
      

• film everything in good lighting- then edit to dark later. 

Editing

• opening titles on the stairs at the beginning- flickering and shaking.
• darkening clips
• music- starting it off tinny then gradually letting it building it up.

Props

• two cameras (HD)
• two tripods (normal and gorilla)
• heels - red (tasnim's)
• red lipstick
• hair brush
• headphones and phone
• compact mirror
• shoe polish
• black tights
• blindfold
• makeup wipes

Font Analysis For Final Opening Sequence

We have decided to use the same font which we did for our first opening sequence as they are the same genre and also have the same title therefore will have still have the same effect.

Costume Planning For Final Opening Sequence

We have decided for our character to have a 'girly' type of look so that she gives the impression that she takes care of herself and looks quite vulnerable. She will be wearing a dress which will be either pink or red.

She will also be wearing leggings or tights with red heels.

We also want her to look smart to show that she has a bright future ahead of her so we will be dressing her in a black blazer.

Our character will have different accessories like jewellery (silver earrings, bangles, rings etc) but we specifically want our character to have a pink phone and pink headphones to show a really 'girly' side to her.

New Opening Sequence

After looking back at our first opening sequence we have decided to film a new one as we are not fully satisfied with the end result. The reasons are:

- Different camera quality which does not fit in well with each other
- Bad lighting
- Music seems to get annoying easily
- Seems too much like a trailer
- Gives too much away about the whole storyline rather than it just being an opening sequence

Due to this we will be making a new opening sequence however, we will be using a few clips from our previous opening sequence because we are going to be doing the same genre so this will fit in.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Naming Our Opening Sequence - DOLLS

After much thought and discussion with my group and the class, Tasnim and I decided to name the title of our film "Dolls".
Dolls, in general are an extremely creepy prop to use in films such as thrillers, and are effective, which has been shown in the past through other films, such as CHUCKY. Looking at the picture below, I see that there are certain features of mis-en-scene including the dolls make-up and clothing, which helps add to the atmosphere and indicate that the doll is not meant to be a symbol of innocence, which they generally are, as they are associated with children.
I find that the name "Dolls" fits in with our synopsis without giving too much away. The audience will obviously know our film is supposed to include something about dolls but they won't know its role.