1 2011 ~ Prototype productions

The Group

We are an A2 Media group of students consisting of Jason, Berry, Becky and Hoalie.

Friday, 23 December 2011

Meeting 7 - REBECCA

As it was the christmas holiday everyone was starting to relax so we had to make sure we still kept up to date and did not slack off.  So we had a discussion via facebook about tasks that should be completed as soon as possible when we return to college. Audience research was the main topic we needed to cpmplete....

Wednesday, 14 December 2011

Make up tests - JASON

Here on this table is the make up and equipment that we will be using.This consists of: Make up brushesEye shadow palletteCotton budsBaby wipesf/x color wheels - Ck-1Bruises, CK-9 Severe exposureFresh scabLatex Here is the first colour being applied to the wrist the best wheel to use is the ‘severe exposure’ as it is colours that resemble cuts and new wounds better....

Friday, 2 December 2011

Research into Lighting - HOALIE

Lighting Types Lighting is a very important aspect for shaping meaning in films. The lighting technicians in a film crew have the task of creating lighting to suit the mood and atmosphere of each scene in a film. The type of lighting can greatly affect the atmosphere that is trying to be created. There are several kinds of lighting situations. You could have diffuse, non-directional...

Thursday, 1 December 2011

Tester trailer - JASON

Klown tester trailer This is a video that Jason created with his friends out of college. This was what the final trailer is intended look like but of course to a much more professional standard as this was just a practice shot.Doing this practice shot enabled us to see if our idea really worked as we only talked about it in theory. This allows us to think what is the best angles to work with and what is needed to make our trailer perfect...

Youtube page - JASON

Here is our youtube page to post any videos we do including our main teaser. Youtube is a very revolutionary website that has helped people post videos to the world. www.youtube.com/user/prototypeproduction4?feature=m...

Wednesday, 30 November 2011

Mood Boards - HOALIE

WEAPONS This is the mood board I have created for the possible weapons for the clown could use in the trailer. Every killer in a horror movie will have a notorious weapon which is memorable to the audience and will be associated with him. Here are the possible weapons we could use for the trailer, it involves a grungy and rusty metal tool that is very frightening....

Tuesday, 29 November 2011

Film Title Response - HOALIE

I have asked a sample of people to read the film treatment and look at the 14 different fonts I have chosen then choose the font that they thought would suit the film title the best. Above are screenshots of the conversation i had with 4 people. 1 had chosen number 3, 1 had chosen number 11 and 2 had chosen number 13. The people who chose number 13 thought that it fitted...

Film Title - HOALIE

I have done some research into different fonts already used for horror films and it gave me inspiration for designing our own film title. I went on a font website (www.dafont.com) and found various possible fonts we could use.  01. 28 Days Later02. Aracnoide03. Arvigo04. Dark Flame 05. The Dark Ages06. Dark Theater 07. Gogozombie08. Necropsy 09. Frankie 10. A Lolita Scorned11....

Audience Research Questionnaire - BERRY

We as a team are determined to make the best possible horror teaser trailer, poster and magazine cover, so too ensure we meet our target audiences we have decided to give out questionnaires. As a result we hope to get useful information that we can use to meet the needs and wants of our target audience. Audience research questionnaire- teaser trailer.  How old are you? 16-18     19-24     25 and above What gender? Male     ...

Costume & Props - REBECCA

Costume, make-up and props. Victim Doing some research in conventions of horror films the victim are usually dressed in every day ordinary clothes. Our victim will be lost in the woods so she will most likely to be following this convention. The victim will also be dragged around a lot in the woods so the clothing...

Finalised Story Board - JASON

This is the finalised story board for the trailer. Consisting of pictures taken with shots description underneath...

Tuesday, 22 November 2011

Logo - HOALIE

This is the logo we have created for our production team. Since we are doing a horror genre we have decided to chosen to base it around the theme of horror. I have chosen to have a dark grungy background for the logo, with the "Prototype" in gray and "Productions" in blood red. There is also a knife slashing through the middle 'O' in prototype with blood dripping down from...

Saturday, 12 November 2011

Influences - JASON

JOKERAnother influence is the iconic character from the hit film the dark knight; 'The Joker'. He wears make up like a clown and pretty much made clowns cool. One reason why I went for the clown idea is because if you ask people what they are scared of along with spiders and ghosts, clowns would be a popular choice. TWISTED METAL One of our influences was a playstation...

Thursday, 10 November 2011

Treatment - BERRY

Treatment Working title: KLOWNS Production team name: PROTO-TYPE PRODUCTIONS Format: Digital Video Genre: Horror/Slasher Length: 52 Seconds Synopsis: The protagonist is a male ‘klown’ who is stalking young people and killing them. The ‘klown’ is similar to the famous joker, conniving and evil. He chases a young female with the intentions of killing her, she is caught and he drags her through the wilderness/woods. Intended Audience: Our intended audience is likely to be between the ages of 15-24. The age cannot be any lower because...

Wednesday, 9 November 2011

Story Board - JASON, BERRY, HOALIE AND REBECCA

This is the intial story board which we made by taking pictures to show how we see the trailer happening in still images, but without and props setting and costume. Is a outline to work off. ...