P: WhatsApp Convo

P: Costume Fitting

 My partner and I went online to search for clothing that would fit the 50's era for our actress to wear while she playing Sofia Williams. These are images of our actress trying on the costumes we bought for her.

P: All signed contracts

P: Certification and classification of The Living Past

Certification of The living Past

The British Board of Film Classifications is a body that is responsible for certifying particular age rating to a media text. We have used the regulations given on the BBFC website and have come to the conclusion that our film can be certified as a 12.

Reasons:

Discrimination: Discriminative behavior is only referenced through a facial expression in exactly one small scene in the entire film and this is when Jane Angelo looks at Sofia Williams, who is of black ethnicity with despise, but overall our film does not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour.

Drugs: Drugs use and abuse is completely absent in our film

Imitable behavior: There is nil promotion of dangerous behavior that may be imitated by children, no anti-social behavior is promoted and there is no evidence of realistic and easily accessible weapons, such as knives.

Language: There is absence of strong language.

Nudity: Nudity is absent in our film.

Sex: Any form of sexual activity is absent in our film

Threat: Due the fact that our film is within the horror genre, there is minimal to moderate psychological threat, no physical threat. Some scenes are disturbing and these are the horror scenes, but the horror sequence in our film is very short and occurs around 3 times throughout the film.

Violence: Violence is minimal to moderate, we do show blood, but there is little emphasis on blood and blood is only seen around 3 short times throughout the film. Blood is found in a gory moment in the horror sequence that is justified by the context, as the individual with blood on their self (Sofia Williams) is a ghost.  There is absence of sexual violence in our film.

P: Script reading with Shani (Playing Sophia Williams)

P: Group meeting 2: Publicity stunt?

P: Final Poster drawing audience Feedback

The Red writing represents improvements and the Black writing represents positives.

P: Final Poster Drawing

We were unsatisfied with our other poster drawing as we did not feel the horror factor was represented well, thus we decided to draw another horror poster and obtain audience feedback on this drawing,

P: Poster drawings audience feedback

These are pictures of the audience feedback we received from out two possible horror film poster. Both posters received extra drawings in how we could improve our posters, in terms of the positioning of the film title and production credit. Moreover, we made the mistake of including a bar code on a horror movie poster and this was asked to be removed, because posters do not have bar codes generally. This audience feedback was very useful and a final draft of our horror movie poster will be created in consideration of the audience feedback.

Our audience gave further verbal feedback, that our poster is very ambiguous in terms of the genre, as it lack iconography associated with the horror genre, such as blood.

P: Final radio script

This radio script is the revisions that we made after Neeraj gave his opinions and improvements to our radio script.

P: Improving our radio trailer script with Niraj Chag

This is an audio of SFS Studios improving our radio trailer script with sound designer Niraj Chag, who has worked with many companies such as the BBC to produce the music score for documentaries and films.

BFI reflection

BFI Reflection:

At the BFI we looked at representation of social groups in media, in particular films and moving images.

The first social group we looked at and analysed representations was of ethnic minorities, specially the black community. We first looked at Beyoncé’s music video for formation, in which there where many references to the civil rights movement and the recent Black Lives matter movement, in which these movements were praised. Secondly, we looked at another documentary interview, whereby a young black girl was being interviewed in her journey of attending University of Oxford. Both videos, empowered the black community through representing black people as significant in history and as intelligent.

P: Radio script (Draft 1)

​Radio Trailer - Script

(Format - audio)

(Fade in)

MUSIC: Sharp French horn, one long note

Ghost of Sofia williams

Help...help...help...

Demonic Voice

But if you see your self...RUN!

MUSIC: The French horn comes to an abrupt halt and echoed

SOUND: Silence

 GHOST OF SOFIA WILLIAMS

Can you do me a favour?

SOUND: Favour is echoed 3 times but is interrupted by a scream

GHOST OF SOFIA WILLIAMS 

Ahhhhhhhhhh!

SOUND: Static door knob rustling and fades out

SOUND: Flash forward

Mr Jackson (On phone)

I'll need a good story soon

SOUND: Stretched subtle Echoes

Carlos Alejandro

I'll get right to it

SOUND: Typing, click scrolling sound and echoes

MUSIC: Sharp French horn fades in and gradually increases in volume

SOUND: Echoes

CARLOS ALEJANDRO

There were no traces of the couple found

MUSIC: French horn comes to an abrupt halt

VOICE over:

"The living past" in cinemas October 31st

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P: Lighting Plan (more notes)

Lighting plan (more notes)

I am writing the lighting plan for the modern section of our film, while my partner Shakeina will be writing the historical 1950's part of my film. However, before writing each part we came together to discuss the lighting plans for each section of our film.

Modern section:

In the first part of the modern section of our film, the lighting will be artificial lighting in a modern office, to connote that it is the modern times and that there has been a travel in time from the past to the present and this will continue until the protagonist of the modern section of the film (Carlos Alejandro) travels outside and in this part natural midday lighting  will be used, this particular lighting will be used in order to symbolize that the character has traveled from one place to another. The use of natural lighting during the midday is conventional of both the horror and mystery film genres, because the grayness of the lighting connotes that it will soon be dark and also may help to give our film a dingy texture. However, once Carlos Alejandro enters the old building of the 1950's office, low key lighting will be used in order to foreshadow that horror will follow in this building. Moreover, the use of low key lighting during horror scenes is a convention of horror movies and is used to create suspense for the audience.


1950's section:
In the first couple scenes of the film where the main character moves in to the office and a visit from his colleague we intend to use natural lighting through the office window as this could represent a "ordinary day" setting. The natural lighting will provide us with subtle use of light but not high key lighting as we are portraying a historical period and we do not want the audience to misinterpret the era perhaps thinking it is within the modern era.As the film progresses and time passes by as the audience enters the evening whereby the tension begins in which low key lighting will be used. The use of low key lighting is very conventional when it comes to horror films. Moreover the use of low key lighting almost creates a sense of mystery as not everything within the frame is shown leading the audience on the edge of their seats. We will be using wall lights which is considered as artificial lighting however this would give the effect of low key lighting.

P: Lighting plan (Google Hangouts)

P: Risk assessment

P: Recee

SFS Studios Recee from Shakeina on Vimeo.

P: storyboard feedback

P: storyboard Modern section (part 2)

P: Storyboard Modern section Part 1

P: Storyboard Historical section (part 2)

P: Storyboard Historical section (part 1)

P: Script (Final)

As according to our audience feedback, the directors notes have been reduced, more stage directions have been added and contact details on the title page have been added,

P: Costumes list historical part

Name of prop	Why we need this	Urgency of prop (1-5:   1 being not necessary 5 being very necessary)
Pendant	Clue item	5
Fedora/Pear boy hat	Classical accessory worn commonly by employed men in the 50s	4
Plaid/striped Blazer	Formal work attire worn by men in the 50s	4
White shirt	Same as above	4
Cream/grey pants	Same as above	4
Briefcase	Classical accessory commonly used by employed men in the 50s	2
Handkerchief	Same as above	2
Tie	Same as above	4
Cream/white blouse	Formal work attire worn by women in the 50s	4
High wasted black Skirt/pants	Same as above	4
Platform shoes X2	Same as above	4
Loafer/Monk	Same as above except   for male	4
Blazer for women	Formal attire worn by women in the 50s who work	3
Long bag X2	Common accessory commonly worn by women in the 1950s	5
Pearl necklace	Same as above	3
Long female coat	Outwear for women in the 50s	4
50’s female up-do wig	Common hairstyle for   women in the 50s	3
Red lipstick x2	Common make up used in the 50s	4
Powdered foundation x3	One shade for dark skin colour, light skin colour and pale shaded for possessed look	4
Pink Blush x2	Common make up used in the 50s	4
Studded earrings x2	Common accessory worn in the 50s	2

Key:	Implies:
	Jewellery, makeup & wigs
	Clothes
	Very necessary
	Moderately necessary
	Fairly necessary
	Not at all necessary

How these items will be obtained:

• Pendant - Buy from amazon, or obtain it from our jewellery collection
• Fedora or Pear Boy Hat - Fahmida will get it from home
• Plaid/Striped Blazer - Actor, Adam will get this from home
• White Shirt - Actor, Adam will get this from home
• Black pants - Actor, Adam will get this from home
• Briefcase - Obtain from drama prop's department
• Tie - Actor, Adam will get this from home
• Grey Dress - Actress, Naima will get from home
• Grey Blazer - Fahmida will get this from home
• Platform shoes - Actresses, Naima and Shani will get these from home
• Loader/Monk - Actor, Adam will get this from home
• Black Handbag - Actress will get this
• Pearl Necklace - I will get this from home
• Red Blazer - Will purchase from Amazon
• 50's female up-do wig - will get from props department
• Red lipstick - Actresses, Naima and Shani will get these from home
• Powdered foundation - Fahmida and Shani will get this from home
• Pink Blush - Fahmida and shank will get this
• Studded earrings - Will purchase this from amazon

P: Costumes list Modern part

This is our costumes list for the modern part of our film, we have been realistic in how we will obtain these costumes and our contingency plan if we are unable to obtain these costumes.

Key:	Implies:
	Very necessary
	Moderately necessary
	Fairly necessary
	Not at all necessary

Costume	For which Character	How will it be obtained	Contingency Plan
White Shirt	Alan Smith and Richard Williams	Our actor Adam King will get these costumes from his home	Buy from the charity shop in Roman Road
1950’s men’s blazer	Richard Williams	Our actor Adam King will get these costumes from his home	Buy from the charity shop in Roman Road
Formal trousers	Alan Smith and Richard Williams	Our actor Adam King will get these costumes from his home	Buy from the charity shop in Roman Road
1950's hat	Richard Williams	Fahmida will get this hat from home	Buy from the charity shop in Roman Road
Formal shoes	Alan Smith and Richard Williams	Our actor Adam King will get these costumes from his home	Buy from the charity shop in Roman Road
1950’s shirt	Sofia Williams	This will be purchased from Amazon or Ebay	Borrow from the drama department in school
1950's Pencil skirt	Sofia Williams	This will be purchased from Amazon or Ebay	Borrow from the drama department in school
1950's heels	Sofia Williams	Our actress Shani will be getting this from home	Borrow from the drama department in school
1950's blazer	Sofia Williams	This will be purchased from Amazon or Ebay	Borrow from the drama department in school
1950's hoop earrings, pearl necklace and bracelets	Sofia Williams	Shakeina will be getting all jewellery from home	Borrow from the drama department in school
1950's head band	Sofia Williams	Our actress Shani will be getting this from home	Borrow from the drama department in school
Face foundation	Sofia Williams	Fahmida will be getting this from home	Borrow from the drama department in school
Fake blood	Sofia Williams	We will borrow this from Ms Richards	We will make some using red food coloring
Black eye shadow	Sofia Williams and Richard Williams	Fahmida will be getting this from home	We will purchase this from Superdrugs