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.