Shooting Schedule

We are planing to film our short film in two parts. The first being the beginning and end scenes, then a few days later we will film the middle. This is as we have two different settings so it is easier this way. We will begin filming on the 10th November and finish on the 12th November. We are aware this is after the filming deadline but due to some unforeseen issues in our group we had to postpone it to week later than originally planned. 

Sound and Script

We are making a real effort regarding sound in this project. This is because last year we really messed it up. We forgot to record the dialogue and Foley effects separately and when it came to editing we really struggled to make it sound good and realistic, because of this we made an attempt at re-recording the sound after and editing it in but it didn't have the right effect and we were very annoyed.

We are recording the dialogue through a microphone connected to the camera, this will enable us to have all the scripted stuff sounding realistic and clear for the audience. We are also going to record the Foley's separately although we don't have that many.  

Audience

Our target audience is 15-19 year olds both genders. We decided on this for 3 different reasons.

1. We like the film, both Ed and I are really enthusiastic about the plot itself, we are biased but we had researched similar films and both really liked them and it inspired us to make a similar film. 
2. We wanted to make a film which would appeal to this age group as it is easier for us to get audience feedback as we are always around this age group.
3. Thirdly, we think our film would be shown on platforms such as YouTube and Vimeo. These websites main audience is this age group so they would be the type of people to watch it if they came across our short film.

 

Location

Setting 1: Cafe/Shop-
We are filming the beginning and end in Eds workplace, the Toll House Cafe in Lindfield. All the scenes when the main character buys and returns the mirror we are using this location. The setting suits our needs and as Ed works there we got permission easily.

 

Setting 2: Mickys House-
For the scenes when we are filming all the mirror bits we are using a bedroom which is big enough for us to use a variety of shots. We are using a friends house as both mine and Ed's bedroom are not suitable.

Title - First Draft

 

• Our title is very simple with just a plain font with capital letters just with one "R" reflected, this matches with what the title is and with the plot of the short film. 
• We like that their is a contrast between the black and white. This represents the mirror as in our plot it has the good side as well as the bad. The bad side of the mirror leaves a bigger impact on the character who experienced it so the fact that it is bigger represents that.

Our Title Ideas

When both Ed and I researched Short Films we both found a lot of them had a black background with white writing. Originally that is what we were going to use. Also we wanted to reflect an "R" We found the font we were going to do and reflected the R. Then we added and effect of a dirty mirror and reflected it to get our first draft of what we want our titles to look like. 

The Mirror Effect

Regarding the mirror scenes we are planning to add an effect on it to make it look older. We are either going to do this by physically making the mirror look old or by adding a filter during the editing process. This clip from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone shows an antique mirror with the same effect we want ours to have. They also have possible filming techniques we want to use to make our mirror scenes look realistic and believable.