Location :

This is a picture taken from Google of where we have filmed part of our trailers; The entrance and Car Park to Capstone Wild life park. There was a few other cars in the car park the time we was filming, We thought this could potentially be an issue, but the only thing I could do was to avoid getting any other cars in the shots, which I tried my best today, I also took into account the fact that it wouldn't be a major deal as we would only be using snippets of the footage, and editing it.  

This is another Location chosen; River side country park. It again is very similar to Capstone Wildlife park, not very busy and a lot of nature and is made up by a mixture of vehicles and pedestrians. We liked the idea of both these locations as although they are not very busy, they are not deserted, we didn't want other members of the public in our trailer but we want it to appear that there is a possibility of help arriving to this visibly accessible location. 

On the day we filmed at both of these locations it was rather gloomy, which we was pleased with as we didn't want it to bright and sunny, but rather dark, dull and gloomy, but still with the right lighting for us to film in. It took us many attempts to get the right lighting and weather to film in but we persisted and got the filming that we wanted and needed.  

Changes to production schedule :

 Eva and I have planned and arranged to film on multiple occasions, but every time are unable due to this unpredictable unpleasant weather.
 We had planned to film the afternoon of 24th january, as Eva and I both have free periods but then was unable to due to the awful weather, and also the Saturday of afternoon of the 1st of Feb but we have been unable to film in the rain because not only do our actors not want to stand out in the freezing cold and rain but also that would not look good on camera having wet actors, and this wouldn't fit in with the costumes we have picked and written about, or what we wanted in our trailer, also we need to take into consideration that we are responsible for the camera, therefore if anything was to happen to it we would have to replace it, meaning we would be responsible for water damage.
 We had originally had planned to film in upchurch as there is a red telephone box but was unable to as one of the the roads got blocked of as a tree has been blown over. The weather has had a major effect on our filming, meaning that we have had to rethink the whole process of what we want to do.
 After a lot of discussion Eva and I decided to re plan our whole idea. We decided to film from inside the car, meaning that the weather wasn't a major problem when filming. We eventually filmed on Friday 7th Feb, where we decided to film driving along country roads, pulling into and out of the country parks. We've also got shots of Dylan in the car park, looking around acting confused and looking fearful.
 The weather was still rather gloomy and dull in our shots, but not so much that it was an issue.
 We are pleased that we finally have some footage we can edit and begin to use. We still intend to do some more filming during the half term, just so we have plenty of footage to chose from and spend time creating more ideas.

Production schedule :

 Eva and I have now created a production schedule; We plan to film with our actors on the afternoon of 24th January 2014, we have chosen this pacific date as We both have free periods and it is also convenient for our actors. 

Lighting :

 As Eva and I are usually at school Monday - Friday from 8:30-15:00 we know the time we have to film is very limited, we are both slightly worried as we intend to film outside, by the time we finish school is it usually dark, and this does effect our filming, obviously we are also limited on the weekends due to work and our actors not being available, so we intend to use our frees and media lessons wisely.
 Due to the weather we have been having it has been very gloomy and dull in general, we see this as a good thing as this is how we have pictured the lighting in our trailer to be, but yet again its also a bad thing as we don't want it to loo like we've just filmed in this weather with this lighting as we have no other choice, and we don't want the lighting to be so poor it effects the rest of what we are filming or it takes away the attention from what we are trying to focus on.
 We know the location we want to film in; Country parks. Meaning we know where ever we choose to film we are going to be slightly sheltered by trees and bushes, meaning we know our lighting is going to be slightly darker no matter what, we also know we need to take into consideration that if we are filming in different areas of the park at different times on different days the lighting may be significantly different.  

Mise-en-scene:

 Eva and I have thought very carefully about mise-en-scene, as we want our trailer to clearly show that our film is filmed/ produced during the 80's we have taken into account that we are going to have to find a very specific place to film. 
Props: We are very lucky as we have a friend who drives a classic mini copper which benefits us majorly, although we have this we need to think about filming in a public place, because having a classic car which fits our genre perfectly is worthless if we have brand new modern cars in our shots. The mini Classic we are using is clearly old, it is a gold/brown colour, with a black convertable roof, a tad beat up, with a loud engine. 
 Costume: We have told both Brittany and Dylan what we wanted them to wear, we want to create a 'rock' kind of look. For the look we are trying to create we have been inspired by series/films such as this is england. 
 We want Brittany to look natural with minimal make up, natural hair, we want this as back in the 80's we know girls didn't look like todays young girls; full face of make up and big, long hair and dressed in bright colours. We want Brittany in a leather jacket as this fits the 'rock' look we want to create and this is convenient as we know she has one herself, meaning that if we need to for some reason randomly go out and capture some last minuet shoots we do not need to worry about where to find a leather jacket that we can use. We know that dark colours will be key when creating this image as it fits the stereotype, along with patterns such as tartan and chequered.
 Dylan has a big Khaki coloured parker coat we have asked him to wear, it is a dark shade of green and also big and fluffy, this is the film is well suited as we want to emphasis how cold it is when him and his friends are stranded in an un known location, showing how cold it is will help to create this gloomy, dark, negative atmosphere, which may not be vital in the trailer but to create this trailer we need to fully take into account what would happen if this film was to be created.

 In our trailer we want to have a few quick cuts of our 'creatures' to create tensions, doing this people are going to want to know what are the creatures? What do they do? What effect will they have on the characters? How do they effect/come into the story line? Meaning that people will therefore want to come and see the film in cinema, which of course is the ultimate goal and the focus for a trailer.
 For this pacific trailer, our main focus is location and clothing, apart from the car we haven't focused majorly on any other props.
 For our 'creatures' we want these to look very human like, just with the faces of farm animals. Currently Eva and I have both been looking for suitable, realistic animal masks to use, we was looking at having a minimum of 3 different animals shown in our trailer, but we are still struggling to find what we want. If we do not find what we want we are going to have to consider and alternative idea.

Actors:

 Eva and I are fortunate enough to have a friend; Dylan, who owns a classic mini copper, and has agreed to let us use his car and also film him. This is perfect for what we need as we are trying to create a film that looks like it has been filmed and produced in the 80's.
 We have also asked our friend Brittany to be in our trailer also. We have chosen to ask these two people as we know they are both reliable and often together meaning we can film them both together.
 Dylan also has long hair, and a scruffy look to him which met the character we wanted to create, we didn't want the stereotypical look of a teen boy today. He has a deep voice and looks older.
 We chose Brittany as she's reliable, confident, and simple looking. She is very pretty, but not caked in make up, she's very natural and mature looking, which is the character we wanted.
 Both are confident characters so we know them being filmed would not be an issue, and they have both said they are more then happy to act/say what we tell them to do.

Sound:

 Although Eva and I have yet not created any music we have both spoken in depth and agreed in what we are aiming to achieve when making our sound track. We both have decided to use garage band to create our soundtrack, as we know that then we are able to create exactly what we want, as we are able to make the whole thing ourself and we know garage band has a very large selection of sounds to use, we also both already know how to use it, meaning we are both in the position to work on the sound. We both want our sound track to differ when meeting the conventions of a stereotypical sound track to a psychological thriller.
At the beginning of our shots we would like some dialog of a conversation between Stan and his mother. We want the dialog to be brief and unclear, but loud.
 The when our characters set out on the country roads we want to have a few short shots of them in the car, with digetic music playing; that they themselves our playing in the car, singing along to.
 We want something to resemble a nursery rhyme, which sounds happy and calming, but when paired with what we are presenting visually, our setting along with the facial expressions of our characters and the quick cuts it could be interpreted as creepy and unsettling. We are doing this to create tension, but make this tension even more unsettling as nothing is clear; no body knows whats going to happen, or who is going to turn up.

I  gave him   reason   to    open    up   to   me     just  like    that    I   know      his    heart , and  like  that   his    heart   had    broke   right  in    front  of   me  and  I   must   now     pick up  the    pieces     that   are  his   heart ; I   hath    fallen     in  love  with   all   his     honesty   and   honour      true    with  the   heart   to   hold  on   to   all    the  people   whom   he   held   dear in  all   the   world. His   mournful   cry   leaves   my   heart   breaking   like   a   wine   glass   in  an   earthquake ,  even   if   he's     grieving   over   someone   close   to   him I   shall  not   leave  and    abandon   him   to    fates   foolish  luck ;  but   thats    just  fine    because   my   love   for   him   is   strengthened   by   tears  such  as     his   and    I   will  not    be   pushed  away     from   him     by   his    fierce    tears  of   grief.

• We liked the idea of having a voice over in our trailer as they are often used in thrillers to set the mood of the film.

Location:

In our trailer we have chosen multiple locations. As in the beginning of our film we want Stan to have a dispute with his parents and is given the ultimatum of either pull himself together and get a job/further education or leave their house. We want this to be shown very briefly in our trailer, a short clip of stan in his room, we want to see a stereotypical lazy slobbish dirty room, clearly belonging to a teen boy.
 We have taken into account that most young boys rooms today are made up with a collection of computers such as TV's, Xbox's, PS3s, ipads or laptops. Meaning that we are aware these will have to be removed or hidden to not be visible in the shot if we want to create a film to look as if it was created in the 80's.
 We then want to go on to create most other shots to be out in the country side, in a unclear location, yet what appears to be nothing out of the ordinary. We want to keep all these shots very basic, and then throughout the trailer establish that clearly something is not right and this is then when we want the location to become a little deeper into the forest and a little darker, and a little more gloomy.
 Our main character Stan is being played by a friend of mine; Dylan. We have shot him in his own room. We have chosen to shoot in the car driving along country road and we have also filmed in the car park of capstone riverside park, and also Riverside country park, as these are both close to where we live and also accessible for all of us at most times, meaning we can go back on any given date and we also know what the set out of this location is, meaning we can prepare what we want to film and where.
 Both of these country parks have been near to deserted when we have been there due to the weather, which is a bonus for us as we would like our location to look as deserted as possible. Both due to weather are very wet, and gloomy creating the image we want to create.