Blog 11 - A Change

After feedback from classmates and my teacher i have decided to make a few last minute changes to my film in order to make the plot more clear to the audience. Originally the plot of the film was about an experiment (369) waking up in an unknown location and then getting killed by the scientist who then gets killed by a previous experiment (222).

The location of the film has been changed from the school to my own home/friends home and experiment 222 will be replaced by matt (the original human 369 was based on) and the wife (scientists wife/matts mother). The plot of the film will still be simular in terms of the experiment seeking revenge however unlike my original idea, the experiment actually has a motive for the death of the scientist. The film still focuses on experiment 369 exploring a location and finding clues as to who he is however this idea will revolve around flashbacks he is getting from when matt was abused. Eventually finding out matt was used for a cloning experiment and killed, experiment 369 avenges matt by eventually killing the family.

Blog 10 - Review Research

For my film review research i will be researching the codes and conventions of film reviews from well known film magazines such as the Empire and Sight & Sound.  This research will allow me to identify traits that i can incorporate into my own review to make it as much like a professional review as possible.

The first film review i researched was a film review of "American Pie 2" in the Empire magazine.

Key Points to writing a review

• Knowing the background of the directors/actors etc allows the reviewer to make comparisons with the film their reviewing and previous work that person has done
• keep in mind: What kind of reputation does the director have? Any awards or famous films cast members may have associated with them? Is the movie based on a book/play/an event and what was the influences?
• Need to consider the movies target audience in order to review it fairly

General points to put into a review to make it interesting

• Acting - how good is the acting, does the cast members acting connect with the audience or is it unbelieveable
• Plot - Is the plot of the film original, controversal,  engaging or predictable and dull
• Cinematography - is there a variety of unique camera shots/angles used or is it mediocre
• Sound - Does the music used create the desired atmosphere, how do they use sound effects and how effective/believeable are these
• Atmosphere - Does the movie create the atmosphere it aimed to
• Character Development - Do the actors connect with the audience/do you care about their out-come
• Genre - Will the audience get what they came for? (comedy/romance/horror/action etc)
• Scripting - Does the dialogue used match the Genre intended (variety of witty jokes for a comedy etc)
• Other considerations are how innovative a film is, the editing, the lighting and the costumes. However not every film intends aim to be "high-art" so the film reviewed should be judged according to what they set out to be. Cut out the points unneccesary depending on the film (would not be much point mentioning the cinematography in a childrens animated film etc)

The Title and Intro

•  A interesting film review usually starts with a catchy title that sums up the reviewers thoughts of the film. For example a positive film review about the "Black Swan" may start with a title such as "Black Swan Soars" while a negative review may start with the title "Black Swan Sinks". This allows the reader to see the reviewers  initial thoughts of the film and will be interested to see why.
• Right after the title your first sentence you should use interesting information or facts such as a quote from the film or a comparison with the lead actors/directors previous work.
• After the opening line a short synopsis  should be given so the reader has a reference for the rest of the review however dont write any spoilers.

The Body

• The body is the part of the review where you detail why you like or disliked the film.
• Remember to organise the structure of your thoughts and dont play to a dislike or like too much (praising the film constantly throughout the whole review or harshly slating it throughout the whole film) as this may come across as unprofessional. However make it clear that the review is either positive or negative.
• In order to keep it interesting, use a variety of literature techniques such as metaphors, comparisons, adjectives and humour to prevent it getting boring.
• Keep in mind your target audience and use language to suit them for example using overly long words and comparing to much older films would not be suitable in a review for a childs film.
• Be creative in terms of comparisons and language however dont go off-topic too much as the review will become uninteresting and not what the reader wants to read.
• Give your complete honest opinion about whether you liked/disliked the film just remember to explain why you liked/disliked the film.

Conclusion



• Finish the review  with a strong consise statement that clearly defines what you thought about the film using interesting language or perhaps a pun to sum it all up.

Blog 9 - Poster development

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This is the first draft for the teaser poster of my film. By showing it to the class i managed to get feedback on which i need to improve and change on the next draft, things i need to change are:

• The tagline needs to be changed as karma can come across differently to different people as the people in my class had different perspectives of it.
• My logo on the bottom left hand corner needs to have its colour changed due to its red/black colour theme makes it look like a part of the poster
• My website link needs to be changed from my blogger to a made up site that would match the film ETC http://www.369shortfilm.com/

Blog 8 - Music/Audio

Music/Audio Used



In my short film i will be using a variety of sound effects such as drilling noises and screams, each can be created by making the sound effect myself and using a voice recorder to do so. For my music i am going to use free copyright music from the website http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/index.html?genre=horror , i will be using different parts of different songs to set the atmosphere in the appropriate scenes. Some of the music i will be using is "The House of Leaves" and "The Final Count". I decided to use this kind of music as it is of a horror genre just like my short film and therefore the music will be appropriate in creating a hostile environment.

Blog 7 - Character analysis

Experiment 369

 Experiment 369 is the main character within the film and is seen having flashbacks of the sons past which showed his father abusing him, this is because experiment 369 is an exact clone of the son (now dead) and  the scientists intentions was that the replicas to had the memories the originals had. While searching the house to find more clues about his past and more flashbacks, the Experiment becomes more intent in avenging the once abused son.

The Son (Matt)

 The son named Matt is the son of the scientist and while his mother gave birth to him, she also died therefore Matts father saw Matt as the reason he lost the love of his life and therefore abused Matt and used him as an experiment. Throughout the film the experiments flashbacks show matt being abused by his father and eventually killed.

The Wife

The Wife is the mother to Matt and was once married to the scientist however died giving birth to Matt. Although you only see the wifes dead body during the end of the film it is evident the Scientist was in love with her and wanted her back at any means, in doing so he took the drastic measure to keep his wifes body in the roof and used his son as an  guinepig for a cloning experiment before cloning her and bringing her back to life.

Scientist

The scientist was the dad of a young boy named Matt. The scientist use to be happily married before he had his son however his wife died giving birth and so the scientist blames his son for the death of his wife. This therefore caused the scientist to become abusive towards his son and with the desire to have his wife back, he then begins to use his son as a guniepig for a cloning experiment he plans to use on his wifes body in the loft to bring her back to life. With the desire to have the clones replecate thoughts and memories the original had, this eventually leads to his downfall as the clone of his son seeks revenge for the abuse he suffered.

Blog 6 - Poster Research

Because my short film 369 is a horror film, i have decided to research about horror film posters in order to find common codes and conventions in order to use for my poster.

Evaluation of horror posters

• Horror posters generally tend to have a black background or have a large amount of the colour black incorporated into it. This is because black is often seen as a colour that represents evil and night time, both common traits in most horror films

• Horror posters generally tend to use white font, this is because the white font stands out from the commonly used black background, attracting  the viewers eyes and also making it easy to read

• Horror posters generally tend incorporate the colour red in either the font or the picture, this is because the colour red represents blood and gore, a common sight in horror films and can also represent evil when used in certain ways (such as colouring somebodies eyes red)

• Horror posters tag lines usually contain a personal pronoun such as "you", "you're" and "you've" as it gets the reader involved since horror films focus on scaring the audience by making them almost feel they are in the same situations the charaters are in.

• Horror posters tend to use sillouettes and only reveal certain body parts of a character, this so that the viewer can see that there is a mysterious lifeform within the film which is presumable attempting to kill the main character, however you will have to watch the film to find out the identity of the thing and what it does to the main character.

• Actors/Actresses names and tagline and sometimes the film title uses capitals for every letter and a thick bold font as it makes it stand out and easy to read.

• Although the posters i researched and analysed (The exorcist and Tumbok being final release posters and The Echo and The Crazies being teaser posters) mainly contained simple bold font for the title, Tumbok used a type of font in red which represented the seeping of blood, implying that the film will contain gore and gives a clear definition to the person reading it that its a horror film.

• The two final release posters (The Exorcist and Tumbok) both vaguely show the location where  the character will experience the horrific ordeals. Both of the locations are surrounded by darkness showing evil is contained there.



Conclusion

For my poster i will use:

A black background to show the film is horror

Incorporate the colour red into either the font or main picture to show gore is involved

Use white/bold/capitlised font over the black background so that it catches the viewers eyes and makes it easy to read

Feature my experiment or scientist character however do not show their face, making their identity a mystery to the viewer until they watch the film. My current ideas for the poster picture is the scientist behind a sign saying "experiment taking progress"  with blood splattered across the window the sign as on, taken at night time to create a dark atmosphere. Another idea is to show dangerous equipment such as knifes/hammers on a silver tray with the experiments hands covered in blood and bandages with the tagline or experiment numbers splatted in fake blood (tomatoe sauce) in the centre of the tray. Another idea is to have the scientist apperently dead, laying down in blood as the main picture, then above the picture have two eyes looking down at the picture (maybe also have two eyes under the picture looking up). However the third and final idea i have decided to use is the word "HELP" drawn with blood on tiles with scratc marks made by blood surrounded it with also the numbers "369". I decided to use this because the blood and word "help" will symbolize the horror and gore in my movie, but also doesnt give much away about the characters in the film.

Use a font style that gives the impression of horror such as a dripping font coloured in red, representing blood

Use a tagline which features a personal pronoun either (you/you've/you're), my current ideas for the tagline are "If You Was A Creation Would You Show Dedication?" or "And You Thought Frankenstein Was A Nuisance/Rebel/Pain/Mistake". This is because it gives off a little idea about the plot of my film but doesnt give too much away

Blog 5 - Shot list

Shot List

1) Close up - Scientist writing on board
2) Long Shot/Zoom in/Close Up - Experiment 369 getting up
3) Through Eyesight Shot - Experiment 369 explores location and flees after hearing a scream from an experiment taking place
4) Over The Shoulder Shot/Zoom in/Close up - Scientist monitoring experiment 369 (Scientist laughs)
5) Through Eyesight Shot - Experiment 369 fleeing down stairs and managing to get outside and spots a gate it can escape out of
6) Over The Shoulder Shot/Zoom in/Close Up - Scientist pushes button while monitoring experiment 369 (Scientist: "I dont think so")
7) Through Eyesight Shot - Gate closes infront of Experiment 369 and he tries to unlock it
8) Close up/Zoom out - Scientist ticking a sheet of paper as a reaction to experiment 369 not being able to escape (Scientist: "So far so good")
9) Medium Shot - CCTV watching Experiment 369 explore the location and enter a building
10) Medium Shot/Close Up/Zoom in - CCTV watching character inside building/zooms it showing a sign warning about experiment 222 escaping
11) Through Eyesight Shot - Experiment 369 walks up stairs and tries to open a locked door, when he goes to exit the building, a knock attracts his attention which shows a hand with the letters "222" on it covered in blood which makes him flee
12) Long Shot -  CCTV view showing experiment 369 exploring outside and eventually entering a building
13) Close Up/Through the eyesight Shot/Zoom out - Scientist presses a button which locks a door meaning experiment 222 has to go a different way which leads to a dining hall with experiment 222 dead on the floor, a flashback a scientist killing experiment 222 shows and then experiment 369 walks off and enters a door which is shown by  CCTV
14) Through Eyesight Shot - Experiment 369 finds documents and reads them about experiments able to regenerating
15) Close Up/Zoom in and out - Scientist kills experiment 369 and leaves the computer however it shows experiment 222 twitching and get up, a flashback of the regeneration paragraph shows
16) Medium Shot/Zoom in - Scientist suprised experiment 222 is coming after him and flees
17) Long Shot - CCTV view of Scientist fleeing from his monitoring room and experiment 222 entering it
18) Through Eyesight Shot/Medium Shot - Experiment 222  looks through what the scientist was doing monitoring the experiments and monitors experiment 369 killing the scientist (Scientist: Oh God!)
19) Close Up - Experiment 222 replaces the words on the whiteboard

Blog 4 - Scene Breakdown

Scene by scene breakdown

Scene 1

The first scene will show the scientists hand rubbing off the word "Awaiting" and writing "In Progress" next to the numbers "369".  The camera will be focusing on the "369 In Progress" however around that will be other numbers such as "368 Failed" Although this is unclear at the beginning, later on in the film it will make sense as to what it means. This scene will be shot against a whiteboard in the media studies classroom. The duration of the scene will be around 5-10 seconds. The shot used will be a close up and the music for the scene is undecided at the moment.

Scene 2

The second scene will show a CCTV view of the body of the main character on the floor twitching and  zooming in on his hand to reveal the number "369" imprinted on it and then zooms to reveal him getting up and walking out of the particular CCTV's view range. To achieve the CCTV effect the scene will be filmed normally however when editing the film i will change the colour scale to "grey scale" to achieve a black and grey effect which CCTV have and i will also add an overlapping title saying "CCTV". The scene will be shot in the corridor on the top floor of the music block. The Duration of the clip will be around 10-15 seconds. The shot used will be a long shot and the music for the scene is undecided at the moment.

Scene 3

The third scene will be the through the main characters eyesight who just got up, scaning his location and spotting a door with the sign "Experiment In Progress" on it. He will try to open the door but it is locked, a sound effect of a scream will then be played which startles the main character, causing them to flee away from the door. When he tries to open the door it will show the number 369 on his hand clearly so that its clear to the audience that its his eyesight. The scene will be shot in the same music block corridor and will be through the main characters eyesight. The duration of the clip will be around 15-20 seconds and the music for the scene is undecided at the moment, however a scream sound effect will be used.

Scene 4

The fourth scene will be an over the shoulder shot of the scientist looking at the computer which has CCTV footage of the main character frantically running down a set of stairs. It will zoom into the computer screen so it is clear that he is monitoring the main character. The scene will be shot in the media studies classroom and the duration of the clip will be around 10-15 seconds. The music for the scene is undecided at the moment, however an evil laugh sound effect will be used as the scientist is watching the main character flee down the stairs.The camera shot used will be a medium-close up.

Scene 5

The fifth scene will be through the main characters eyesight as he is running down a corridoor, still in shock from the experiment taking place. The camera will be shaken a bit to show he is running frantically. At the end of the corridor is a door which leads to outside which the main character opens. When outside he looks around and spots an open gate which he could use to escape. The scene will be shot in the bottom corridor of the music block and just outside the music block. The duration of the clip will be around 5-10 seconds and the music for the scene is undecided at the moment however there will be audio of fast paced foot steps to show he was running down the corridor in a hurry.

Scene 6

The sixth scene will be an over the shoulder shot of the scientist looking at the computer which shows a CCTV view of the character approaching the open gate. The camera will zoom in to clearly show that he is monotoring the character walking towards the open gate and then zoom out to show the scientist tap a button on a keyboard while saying "i dont think so". The scene will be shot in the media studies classroom and the duration of the clip will be around 10-15 seconds. The music for the scene is undecided at the moment and the camera shot used is a medium close up.

Scene 7

The seventh scene will be through the main characters eyesight as he is looking at the open gate which suddenly closes and locks itself in reaction to the scientist  pushing the button, he then rushes up the gate and starts trying to open it, shaking it in panic. The scene will be shot by the school gates just outside the music block and the music for the scene is undecided at the moment however the duration of the clip will be around 5-10 seconds and will have sound effects of the gate closing the rattling of the gate to show it has locked itself.

Scene 8

The eighth scene will be a close up of the CCTV view on the computer being watched by the scientist showing the main character panicing trying to open the gate, the camera then zooms out to show the scientist laughing then saying "so far so good" and then ticking something on a piece of paper which is unclear to the audience at the time. The scene will be shot in the media studies classroom and will use a medium-close up The duration of the clip will last around 10-15 second and the music for the scene is undecided at the moment.

Scene 9

The ninth scene will be through a CCTV view watching the main character walk away from the gate and walk up some stairs then walk into a building. The CCTV will zoom in on the main character and follow him as he moves. The scene will be shot outside the music block/history block and will last around 15-20 seconds. The music is undecided at the moment and the camera shot used will be a medium close up.

Scene 10

The tenth scene will be through a CCTV view watching the main character enter the building and begin to walk up a set of stairs, while he is walking up the stairs in the foreground of the scene, the camera will pan to the right and zoom in on a sign that says "WARNING EXPERIMENT 222 HAS ESCAPED DO NOT ENTER THE FACALITYS" with a caution symbol below the text to show the experiment is dangerous. The clip will last around 10-15 seconds and will be shot in the bottom floor of the history block. The music used is undecided at the moment and a close up camera shot will be used.

Scene 11

The eleventh scene will be through the main characters eyesight as he walks up the stairs while looking around, once he reaches the top of the stairs he will try to open a locked door but fail, as he turns around to go back down the stairs he hears a loud and look around to see a hand against some glass with the letters "222" on it, meaning its the experiment the warning sign showed,the hand will then flip over and scrape blood down the glass (will use tomato sauce as blood) which causes the main character to run back out the building. The duration of the clip will be around 15-20 seconds and the music for the scene is undecided at the moment.

Scene 12

The twelfth scene will be through the CCTV view showing the character exploring the outside and eventually entering a building. The scene will be shot just outside the H block and will last around 10-15 seconds using a long shot. The music for the scene is undecided at the moment.

Scene 13

The thirteenth scene will be a close up of the computer screen showing the character walking up some sets of stairs, the camera will then zoom out to show the scientist tick something on the same sheet again, it is unclear what he is ticking for the audience at this moment of time he will then press a button which switches the camera view back to the main character and a door closes infront of him, forcing him to turn around and go up another set of stairs, entering a canteen/dining hall of some sort which has a trail of blood which he follows to find a dead person by which he checks its hand to find the numbers "222". A flashback then occurs in black and white and shows the scene where he saw the "222" imprinted hand on the other side of the glass and then another flashback which shows a scientist killing experiment 222 in the canteen and walking off. The main character then walks off and enters a door which is viewed by the CCTV. The duration of the clip is around 15-20 seconds and the music for the scene is undecided yet. The scene will be shot in the year 7 canteen on the top floor of the U block and in the exiting coridoor and consists of an eyesight shot and medium close-up shot.

Scene 14

The fourteenth scene will be be through the main characters eyesight as he enters a small office which documents scattered around the centre desk, he begins to read one of the documents which is a diary of a scientist about the progress of the experiments, as the diary goes on about the continous faults of the experiments, black and white flashbacks of the main characters mistakes play such as not attempting to climb the gate, showing emotion by being scared of the screaming and fleeing from it, and showing sympathy for experiment 222. The he spots a dead scientists body finto the room chair holding a piece of paper which he takes and reads which states about the experiments past 200 being able to regenerate and can use technology and he is the only one who knows. The scene will be shot in the small office inside reception and will last around 35-40 seconds. The music for the scene is undecided at the moment.

Scene 15

The fifthteenth scene will show a close up of the computer screen showing a CCTV view of the main character looking at the body and then zooms out to see the the scientist say "we cant be letting you escape now can we?" then presses buttons which locks the door and the camera zooms in on the main character trying to open the door, it then zooms out to show the scientist say "and now for your death" and presses a big red button which gases the room, the camera then zooms in on the computer screen to show the main character suffocate and fall on the floor. . It then zooms back out for the scientist to say now 222 is dead, i can have my coffee break and gets off the chair and walks off, however the camera zooms back in to show experiment 222 twitch and get up and walk away, a flashback of the regeneration paragraph shows.The scene will be around 25-30 seconds and will be shot in the media studies classroom, the music is undecided at the moment however there will be an aerosole spray sound effect to show the main character getting gased.

Scene 16

The sixteenth scene will show the scientist sit back down and be shocked that experiment 222 has disappeared from the location, the camera will then zoom in on the computer screen to show experiment 222 walking down a corridor just outside the room his in, he will then get up off his chair and run out of the room. The shot used will be a close up and over the shoulder shot, the duration of the clip will be around 5-10 seconds and the music for the scene is undecided at the moment. The location of the scene will be the media studies classroom.

Scene 17

The seventeenth scene will  be a CCTV view of the scientist fleeing from his room and experiment 222 will then enter the room he came out of. The shot used will be a long shot and the scene will be shot in the L3 block corridors. The music for the scene is undecided and the duration of the scene will be around 5 seconds.

Scene 18

The eighteenth scene will be through experiment 222's eyesight and will show him looking around the location where the scientist was, he will approach the computer which shows CCTV of the scientist still running away, experiment 222 will then look at the desk which the scientist was marking throughout his experiment and flashbacks of experiment 369 struggle will show at each relevant point. Experiment 222 will then look at the computer screen which shows the scientist in the office where experiment 369 is dead. It will then swap to a CCTV view of the scientist picking up the paper about regeneration and going "oh god" as experiment 369 raises from the ground and approaches him, the screen will then go black for several seconds and audio of a man screaming will be played, it will then go back to the CCTV view of the scientist  lying dead next to experiment 369. The scene will be around 1 minute+ long in duration and will be shot in the media studies classroom/reception office, the music for the scene is undecided at the moment and a long shot will be used.

Scene 19

The last scene will be the same whiteboard as before in the first scene and it will show experiment 222's hand wiping off the word "progress/injured" and replace it with "complete/healthy" The scene will last around 5-10 seconds, the music for the scene is undecided at the moment however  it will be shot in the media studies classroom and a close up shot will be used.

Other important factors

• around 270 (4.5 minutes) to 360(6 minutes) in duration not including titles/credits, will have to make sure it doesnt exceed 300 seconds (5 minutes) as it wont be a short film
• important props that need to be created are the "experiment taking progress" sign and "experiment 222 has escaped" sign and the documents about the experiments

Blog 3 - Pitch

Presentation Pitch

Written Pitch

The Film 369 will be about an unidentified male character who wakes up in an abandoned location howecver it infact is not abandoned, and is actually a secret laborotory disguised. It becomes clear through stages of the film that there is also another character, a scientist who is monitoring the main characters action through a use of strangely placed CCTV cameras which appear on a computer screen. The scientist also uses a variety of switches and buttons to activate traps which prevent the main character escaping. Throughout the film the main character will find clues such as documents and bodies to find out why he is there and what the school/laborotory is hiding. All the shots are through the CCTV view and the main characters eyesight.

The genre of the film is Thriller/Horror as human experiments are taking place in the laborotory and that the main character is desperate to escape.

The Audience of the film would be people aged 15+ as the storyline is complex and therefore a younger audience may not understand the plot of the film, also the gore of certain scenes such as the dead body in the apparent canteen makes it inappropriate for a young audience.

Blog 2 - Planning

Plot

The plot of the film focuses around an unidentified male character waking up in an unknown location and the film details his attempt to figure out what the location is and how he can escape. It becomes apparent through stages of the film that there is a character controlling events which occur to try and prevent the main character from escaping through the use of a computer monitoring his actions and switches. The main character finds files and documents throughout the film giving out vague clues to why he is there and what the location is however these clues all become clear at the end when he is re-captured at the end. The main character will find exits throughout the film however the character behind the computer limits his choice of paths throughout the film through the use of locking doors and having strange thugs guard certain areas. He realises throughout the film he is in an abandoned school which is being used as a laboratory for experiments and clues lead him to reveal he is one of their experiments.

• Media Studies classroom – for the scenes where the experimenter is monitoring the main character through the computer, also used for the scene where the main character finds an abandoned room and finds documents on the desk/unclear information on the white board

• L block corridors – for the scenes where it shows the CCTV view of the main character and the main characters eyesight while exploring the location

• H1 block corridors – for the scenes where it shows the CCTV view of the main character and the main characters eyesight while exploring the location



• Music block corridor – for the scenes where it shows the CCTV view of the main character and the main characters eyesight while exploring the location

• Outside the H block/School grounds – Where the character is exploring his location and the CCTV is viewing his actions

• Outside the music block by the school gate/School grounds – Where the character comes out of the music block and tries to escape by opening the gate, but finds out it’s locked



Roles

• Main Character - Ben Fawcett
• Scientist/Person behind computer - Ben Fawcett
• Thugs - Random pupils
• Bodies - Random pupils
• Camera man - Ben Fawcett/pupil

Equipment

Papers/Documents/Posters

Plastic Knives

Tomato sauce (fake blood)

Celotape (to stick posters to the walls)

Technologies/Effects Used

• Windows movie makers video effect ‘Grey Scale’ with an overlaying title saying “CCTV” will be used to show the scenes being filmed by the CCTV camera

• Most shots will be handheld camera shots to show its the main characters eyesight



Blog 1 - Film Research

Influential Films

One of my influential films is 'Phonebooth'. This is one of my influential films because i liked the idea of a character being limited to a location by another character who is controlling them/threatening them. I wanted to apply this idea into my short-film by having a main character trying to escape a unfamiliar location while another character is trying to keep them contained through the use of switches and monitoring their actions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR4vKznkWUQ&feature=related
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Another one of my influential films is 'Saw'. This is one of my influential films because it goes with my idea from phonebooth about the idea of somebody controlling another character and putting them in threatening sitatuations. Another reason i chose Saw is because its a horror film which inspired my film to be about a person being in a laborotory which is using humans as experiments which gives the film a thriller/horror genre to it just like saw.

Another one of my influential films is 'Resident Evil'. This is one of my influential films because i liked the idea of the main character waking up in an unknown location and picking up clues to find out who she is. I decided to incorporate this idea into my short-film by having an unknown character wake up in an unknown location and pick up to clues to find out what the location is and why he is there. Also because Resident Evil is about experiments going wrong it fits in with the plot of my film about experimentation going on in a laborotory. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIeBp9RapcI

Another one of my influences is the 17 episode British television series 'The Prisoner'. This is one of my influences because i liked the idea of the main character being kidnapped and taken to an unknown location and being monitored by people with the motive of finding out why he suddenly quit his job as a spy. I also liked the idea that the people around him refered to him and the other people by labeling them as numbers such as the main character being refered to as "6." To incorporate these ideas into my film i will make it so that the scientists motives of monitoring and containing experiment 369 was to test its intelligence, strength and emotional balance and i also labeled the experiments with numbers such as "369" and "222".

Short Film Research

One of my influencial short films is Zapato and Caldera. This is one of my influencial short films because it has a horror genre which is what im aiming for my film to be, and the plot focuses on two boys who seek revenge on a man who murdered one of their sisters and use him as an experiment for a U.SB they made which plays events in that persons mind. I like this plot because it goes with my idea of a scientist creating experiments and i like the idea of revenge being used in my film also. To incorporate these ideas into my film i will have the scientist creating experiments and have some of the experiments seeking revenge on the scientist for the crime he commited.

Another one of my influencial short films is Alma. This is one of my influencial short films because the plot of the film is a bout a girl who spots a doll that looks exactly like her and becomes engrossed in obtaining the doll, she enters a shop which appears to open and close by itself which i want the scientist to do to the experiment. There are also other posessed dolls shown in the shop one trying to escape on a bicycle, others fixeated on the shop shelfs. To incoporate these ideas into my film i am going to show previous expeirments and have the scientist uses switches to lock the experiment in certain areas.

Audience Feedback

In order to gain audience feedback i presented a pitch about my film to the class. The class gave feedback about my film asking questions and giving ideas to help with the film, the suggestions involve:

• Could use evil voice as the scientist to show how demonic he is
• Make sure you use the correct Mise-En-Scene to show its a laborotory and not the school its being filmed in 
• Use the correct music in each scene to create a mysterious/hostile atmosphere
• Use sound effects such as people screaming to show experiments are going on
• Make sure the clues throughout the film explaining the main characters identity is clear to the audience
• Make it clear that the scientist behind the computer is controlling the main character
• Make sure the hand-held camera shots are shot at the right height to show its the main characters eyesight
• Make sure no un-wanted extras are in the background in any of the scenes as it wont look abandoned
• Make the intentions of the scientist and the main character clear
• Make sure its clear that it is a CCTV viewing the main character not just a video effect