Film Blog Update 13/12/10

Currently I am finishing my storyboard and script. Once finished I shall upload them.

Digital Mood Board

Here I have uploaded a picture of a digital mood board I created to illustrate my ideas and influences for the films final narrative.

1) My first influence came from the analysis of the film 'The Blair Witch Project' I saw this as a main item I could take influence and ideas from for example the use of mise-en-scene and the use of cinematogrpahy.

2) The second image shows, the idea of a conventional element of the horror genre, the use of a disguised protagonist. Typically a hood/cloaked figure.

3) Thirdly the location which I would set my film is a main element, therefore I have a image of the countryside at night. I chose this location due to the use of the motif of the typical isolation associated with particular areas, especially at night. Which again is a typical convention of horror films the setting of night.

4) The fourth image on the mood board, represents the importance and the use of the handheld camera within the diegsis of the film. Although it is the main item used to film the sequecne it also acts as a prop within the film as it is that characters main piece to document the events happening.

5) The use of the static symbolises the use of the editing within the film, as it is handheld filming and shows events post of them happening there will be a use of jump cuts in the digesis to symbolise the footage being fast forwarded/played back to different events within the tape. This creates a sense of realism for the audience giving a sense of a real nature to the film. (The influence of the jump cuts is taken from the car scene in Breathless 1960 Jean-Luc Goddard).

6) In the bottom left corner I have featured the image of the inside of a car, this is a visual example of the main setting of mise-en-scene within my film. The characters will be driving to their holiday destination (the sequence will end as they hit the cloaked figure).

7) Finally another influecne I have used is from the film Clovrfield, the use of the handheld camera is seen as a predominate element within the film. Therefore I will study the typical use of shots from the film and the Blair Witch to gain a stronger sense of how to create a found footage film.