Filming!

I will be filming the external shots for the opening sequence of my imagined film 'Murder Creek' on Tuesday 1st February and having completed this sequence I will then be able to begin editing.

I Know What You Did Last Summer.

In this sequence from I Know What You Did Last Summer, we see the Police officer get a hook through his stomach and subsequently blood starts to poor from his mouth. This is useful to me as it demonstrates the level of violence you see in teen slasher films, where you see the attack, however you do not see the actual stabbing/wounding of the victim. This is compensated for by the heightened ammount of blood which you see, I will be using this type of murder in my film in order to create meaning in the sequence. Also this clip shows Sarah Michelle Gellar behind bars in the back of a car, this symbolises being trapped or shut off in a cage and as such she is unable to help the Police officer who is being murdered as well as being unable to run away from the murderer herself, this is also seen in the styill from Halloween which I have also used for inspiration. The sound used in this sequence is also useful to me, as I am focusing on sound. The sound used in this sequence is used to create tension in the audience in the build up to the murder as well as after the first murder as Sarah Michelle Gellar's character is being chased. I will be using similar stylistics for my film to create the same type of effect on the audience and give the sequence meaning.

Slasher Genre Music.

This is the type of music I will be using for the murder sequence in my film. It is music from the famous slasher film Psycho and as such is recognised as it has been used in many different things, including parodies of the famous shower scene in from Psycho, therefore it is associated with murders and the slasher genre, as such it is perfect for my film. I will be using the same or similar music for my film to create a feeling of tension in the run up to the murder scene in my film. The harsh violin sounds in the music are similar to exaggerated slashing sounds of a knife, which will be useful for my film as I am using a knife as the weapon for my murderer. This music will also be useful as the violin slashing sounds will be there in place of the viewer actually seeing the stabbing, which leaves the murder to the spectator's imagination.

Started Filming

Today I have started filming footage for my imagined filme 'Murder Creek', I have filmed the opening to my opening sequence which should cover all of the internal shots I need. I may need to return to this part of the sequence again, however my main focus is now on filming the external shots, which take up the majority of the sequence.

Visual Animatic

This is the visual animatic for the storyboard of my imagined film 'Murder Creek'. In this animatic I have demonstrated the type of shots I will be using to create meaning in the opening sequence of my film. My animatic also demonstrates the times of the shots, as well as the props which I will be using. As I am focusing on cinematography in my film , this is important to ensure that I get the correct shots to create the desired  meaning in the audience.

Filming Notice

My filming will commence Tuesday 17th January at 11:30, I will be filming the first section of my opening sequence for my film in the Oak building at Wyke College.

New Script

Murder Creek script

INT. OPENING SEQUENCE. VALERIE IS WALKING ALONG THE MAIN CONCOURSE OF THE OAK BUILING AT WYKE COLLEGE, WHEN SHE SEES HER BOYFRIEND CHICO GATHERING HIS BELONGINGS FROM A LOCKER ALONG THE CONCOURSE.

Valerie:

HEY Chico!

                                                              Chico:

 HEY! Valerie, what are you up to later?

Valerie:

Nothing, why?

Chico:

                            Well I just wondered if you fancied coming out to MAKEOUT CREEK with me, I’ll pick you up at 7?

Valerie:

It’s a date.

EXT. ‘MAKEOUT CREEK’, A POPULAR HANGOUT FOR LOCAL TEENS. CHICO AND VALERIE ARE IN CHICO’S CAR. CHICO’S CAR IS THE ONLY ONE THERE, THE PLACE IS DESERTED.

CHICO

(in a creepy tone)

It’s so deserted, pretty creepy.

VALERIE

Stop it, you’re scaring me,

(sits bolt upright)

what was that?

CHICO

What was what?

VALERIE

There was a face in the window

CHICO

Calm down, it’s just your mind playing tricks on you.

VALERIE

No there was definitely a face in the window.

EXT. VALERIE GETTING OUT OF THE CAR AND BEGINNING TO RUN AS SHE REALISES THE KILLER IS LURKING BEHIND THE CAR.

VALERIE

[screams as she runs away from the crazed killer and ends up falling and being stabbed by the killer]

CHICO

[Flees the car after witnessing the murder of Valerie, to be chased by the killer, falling to the ground after being struck on the back by his knife]