Thursday, 15 December 2011

Production schedule

Date
Action
Done
Week 1
Given Brief – brainstorm ideas, begin research into horror films, analyse two horror films, produce a front cover.

Week 2
Secondary research

Week 3
Case study on an existing horror film

Week 4
Write a comparative analysis of two horror films, annotate two existing posters.

Week 5
Analyse a trailer, teaser trailer and existing film magazine

Week 6
Form groups and have first group meeting, brainstorm our ideas, and decide group roles.

Week 7
Produce production schedule, group project proposal and research and questionnaire.

Week 8
Summarise audience research findings and discuss locations for film trailer.

Week 9
Produce a draft of storyboard and organise the props actors and equipment.

Week 10
Produce a detailed draft of film poster and magazine film covers. Refine and finalise the story.

Week 11
Begin video shooting, review footage and the photo shoot for poster and magazine cover.

Week 12
Second video shoot

Week 13
Third video shoot, start the editing

Week 14
Edit video and final film posters

Week 15
Edit video and final magazine cover draft.

Week 16
Refine the video editing

Week 17
Begin our evaluation

Week 18
Evaluation

Week 19
Evaluation

Week 20
Complete the evaluation




Thursday, 1 December 2011

Questionnaire Results

Questionnaire

How old are you?
12-15      16-19      20-23     23+
Gender
Male      Female
What is your favourite Genre?
Romance     Drama     Horror        Comedy        Action
What is your favourite Horror genre?
Supernatural      Gory      Thriller      True     Sci-fi
Where do you watch films and How often do you watch films?
At home     Cinema     Both      Daily     Weekly     Monthly     Rarely
What was the last film you saw and where did you see it advertised?
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Poster     Trailer     Television     Magazine     Other
Do you then go out and buy it on DVD?
Yes      No
What is your favourite horror film?
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Did it scare you? If so, why? If not, why?
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What makes a horror film good?
Acting      Costumes       Props      Special Effects