Monday, 26 September 2011

RESEARCH

I didn't do any research. I just had ideas from movies that a saw a while back and thought it would be fun to slightly follow their humour. (yes, toilet humour)

I mainly got the idea from "scary movie" some of the best movies ever produced really. So funny. But mainly me and the guys just put our heads together and came up with some of our own loved humour. And this is really what we came up with!

Most of the time we just went with the flow with what we wanted to have in the film. So really, I didnt do much research, at all. 

Sunday, 25 September 2011

REVIEW and EVALUATION


Positive aspects of the process- I think that considering I slacked off, lost most my actors, then gained new actors, then changed my theme/genre/ the whole movie, I believe it went a lot better than I expected it to go. I'm quite happy with how it all turned out to be honest.

Steps in the process that could have been done better- Wish I had been on task and gotten everything done a heck of a lot sooner. Would have saved me a lot of stress. I also wish I had thought out who exactly I wanted to be in my film instead of thinking "yeah they'd be good at it!" then seeing they lost interest in the end. Would have been good if I got the main idea out of the way first.

Strategies suggested to achieve this- if I had gotten my ass into gear.. (excuse my language..) If I wasn't so careless and had myself thinking that it was a simple task so it wont matter if I don't start it straight away.. I was careless and I wished I wasn't. If there's ever a next time.. I'll start the film and planning straight away.

Some evaluation of how these changes to the production process may have affected the media product If I had begun to plan etc from the very beginning, I would have had a much better outcome. It wouldnt have been as rushed, and the idea in the movie and of the movie would have a lot more depth in it. I would have added music either at the beginning or end of the film. All in all If I gave myself more time to do this film (which we had a long time to do) I would have produced a MUCH better film in my opinion. But With the time I had left, I think I did okay. And at the very least..I got it done! Thank God. Now it's all up to you markers. 

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

Yes Ms Kazimi, we both know I left everything to the last minute. and I have to say.. you were right. I'M STRESSING OUT TO GET EVERYTHING DONE BY TOMORROW. there you go.

I originally had another idea with a different group of people. But a couple bailed on me a few days before I was going to start filming. But Tk, Alex, and Augusto saved my life by saying that they'll help me out. Thank God for them!

So there was nothing left to do but plan to do all the filming on Saturday. (which actually turned out quite well!...well...more so than I thought) But at least I had a slightly vivid idea of what I was going to film and how I would go about doing it.

Never again will I leave such a huge task til the last minute. Soooorrrryyyyyyyyy ;D

PROPS & COSTUMES

Our costumes basically consisted of our school uniforms to show we're school kids.
The other two, Augusto and Alex wore a couple of different props when they were the other two characters who live in the home. such as...

Alex- wore his school uniform as the school kids. But when he was the Hill Billy, he had a straw hat on, his school shirt, and track pants.

Augusto- School uniform as the school kid. Then had a zipped up hoody when he played the man in the attic, just so you could tell he wasnt playing a school kid.

Tk and I had consistent costumes the whole way through, just school uniforms.

LOCATIONS

The majority of the film was filmed in my own home. Yes I got permission from my mother! the first two scenes were filmed outside, down the street from my home. And outside a Christian school. (it wasn't on the property therefore we didn't need their permission) 

Filmed scenes in my home- Bathroom, Lounge, Hallway, second Lounge, Attic, and show closet/ room where we keep the ironing board, coats, and vacuum cleaners etc. But made sure we cleared it out so that we can all fit into such a small space. All in all, I believe it turned out quite well. Happy with the end product.

CREW LIST

This film required 4 characters who played themselves. (four school kids)

Augusto Bernardi- Played Augusto. One who was quite strong and brave until he heard a fart in the haunted home. Also played creepy man in attic.

Tk Wilkinson- Played Tk. Also brave, until he saw the house of cards and claimed that wizards made it, which too lead him to run away yelling.

Alex Salajanu- Played Alex. Came across as brave, but secretly frightened. Gets scared at everything that happens, but attempts to hide his fear. e.g, when he ran away yelling after he saw the house of cards, and after seeing Augusto on the bathroom flood supposedly 'dead'. Alex also played the Hill Billy sitting on the toilet reading his news paper.

Sara Mikdame- Played Sara. Brave at first until they all got up to the house about to climb through the window, refuses to go inside until convinced again. Get's scared at everything. Cries and screams when encountered with scary happenings. Also the main filmer/camera holder. Director and producer (with a little help from the other guys)   :D

CONCEPT

"Spoofy Spoof 2" is a comedy horror which is very much similar to the "Scary Movies". They take a serious and scary scene from a typical horror movie, and of course, change it up to make it funny. It's all fun and games really! For this movie, first of all, you will need a creative imaginary and pretend that this is a sequel to another movie. This movie is a first person point of view about four school kids who hear about a supposed haunted home, as teenagers, they are very nosey and rebellious so they decide to all go see what all the fuss is about and to see if it's truly haunted. Once they break into the home, they encounter many strange happenings which made them wish they had never entered the home. Throughout the whole movie, they use a handheld camera to stress that it is really happening and only done by school kids.

TREATMENT

Spoofy Spoof 2 is about 4 school kids who hear about a haunted home, or well people claim it's haunted. So they decide to check it out and record all the evidence to try prove everyone wrong. They sneak into the home through an open window (as you do). Its dark inside so they only have the light of the camera to find their way around. when they enter the home, they find that people actually live there. They continue walking and searching, until one of the school kids hears a fart, freaks out and runs away with his own camera recording. He runs into the bathroom hoping to be able to sneak out the window that they came into, but notices a hill billy man on the toilet reading his newspaper, both the school kid and hill billy are shocked, but only the school kid faints. Meanwhile the camera cuts back to the other 3 school kids who are convinced that the other kid just got scared and ran out of the house, not knowing what he stumbled across. So they keep exploring the house and find in one of the rooms a house made of cards and a single light shining on it. They become puzzled and zoom in to inspect it. One kid says "the only people who know how to make house of cards are...wizards" they panic and scream and run back to where they entered through, notice the other kid lying on the bathroom floor and they think he's dead. They panic, yet again, but find a dark room which they lock themselves into. they turn their camera light back on to see where they are and notice they are in some sort of closet. They look up to find an open man hole to the attic, one of the school kids decides to inspect it with the camera trying to get all evidence. as he scopes the attic, at the last minute he comes face to face with a man living up there with supposed 'blood' on his face. "uga booga!" he screeches. The kids freak out and scream. Then it blacks out to the opening title.