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Final Project

Introducing the Victim

     Another important character is Lorena who is the one who gets killed by her own son. Lorena will play the role of a mom because, in reality, she is one. One of the problems that we might encounter with her is that she does not understand english and can not speak it well. In order to fix this, we are going to make a voice-over.

Physical Appearance:
For this film we decided that Lorena should use glasses to make her look more like a mom. Her clothing will have a look of typical mom that works in the house and takes care of her children. Her shoes will be platforms because she is very short.

Introducing the main Character

As I mentioned before the main character is going to be the killer. The real name of the "killer" is Nicholas. Nicholas is good at following directions which makes it easier for us to shoot the scenes and get clever ideas that will actually work. In his free time Nicholas loves to act which means that he is actually enjoying the shooting instead of being bored. Thanks to these qualities we are very motivated and glad to be shooting with him.

Physical Appearance:
Even though Nicholas is seventeen he looks young and that benefit us in a way that he can act as a younger teen so that the film is still creepy. The Mise en scene that Nicholas is going to have  is a black shirt, dark gray pants, black shoes, and to make him look a little younger a red hat.

A Little Twist

Daniela and I decided to use a seventeen year old as the person who kills because we found an actress, Lorena that is old enough to look like a mom. Ezio, the little kid that we had is going to have the role of the little brother in the family even though he won't appear on the scene. The seventeen year old is going to have the roll of a teenager who is going to kill his mom.

We decided to change the story around because the main character is the killer and since Ezio is a little kid he couldn't understand some parts of the scene making it hard for us to keep rolling.

Looking for another actor

After asking several friends in my school that might want to act in our film I found a possible actor that might be willing to act as the person who gets killed. In the beginning Daniela and I wanted that person to be a woman but since I could not find one I have proposed to Daniela that the person could be a man instead. If Daniela agrees with me then we have the actor for the scene. 
The man has to look around his thirties and the actor's real age is 17 so we are going to have to use make up and clothes to make him look older. Along with this, we will also use filming techniques to make him look taller. 

Perfect Place to Shoot

After visiting several places of where to shoot the film we have decided that it will take place in Fabiana's house. Fabiana's house has a staircase that looks creepy which will be perfect for the opening of the scene. The staircase is a little dark but the viewer can still see everything. Fabiana's house has some props that we can play around with to make the film scary. One of this props is a broken couch.

Tips for Horror Movies

Horror movies are all about style which includes tone, texture, and mood.
Five cinematography tips that one should follow are:
a) Shoot through things
    When filming the actor one should include all the context to create a setting. An example of this         could be a person isolated from everyone, by filming the surroundings of the person it emphasizes       more the fact the she is by herself.

b)Underexpose
    It creates a more mysterious feeling for the film which is perfect for the Horror genre.

c) Haze
Fog can make the scene a lot better, this trick is always used for most of horror movies since it creates a mysterious mood.
This is only possible with a hazer or Fog machine. In the future if Daniella and I want to use this technique, we will have to ask for someone to lend us the machine since we do not have the necessary funds.

d)Colored Gels
Colored gels work really well for horror films specially red gels since it make the viewer feel unnerved and create a stylized look.

e)Unique Angles
   One example for "Unique Angles" is the dutch tilt since it creates an image that looks off balance which creates and unsettling feeling for the viewer. This is perfect since the genre is horror.

Images:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Shoot+through+things&safe=strict&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDyOin9_PLAhUGFR4KHUhjAiUQ_AUICCgC&biw=1366&bih=643#imgrc=-v4LXbfj4D2nfM%3A

https://www.google.com/search?q=Underexpose&safe=strict&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiqtd7b9_PLAhWF2R4KHYUjBCUQ_AUICigE&biw=1366&bih=599#imgrc=BfKy51SYIojABM%3A

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-12/haze-choking-asia-may-get-worse-as-el-nino-delays-seasonal-rain

https://www.google.com/search?q=Colored+Gels&safe=strict&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj3tv_p-PPLAhXIqR4KHcTiBiYQ_AUICCgC&biw=1366&bih=599#safe=strict&tbm=isch&q=Colored+Gels+technique+for+horror+movies&imgrc=thpx2TwGVv6sOM%3A

References:
http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/cinematography-tips-for-horror-filmmakers/

 The Machinist

The "Machinist" is a movie that falls under the genre of psychological thriller, it is centered around the character Trevor, who suffer from numerous psychological problems including insomnia, paranoia, hallucinations, and some few more. Trevor doesn't find comfort in anything but a Stevie, whom is a prostitute and his coworkers don't associate with him due to his emaciated physical appearance. When a workplace incident occurs, Trevor's hallucinations began taking place. He believes that some devious people are using a false employee named Ivan as their front. Soon his hallucinations eventually led him towards the killing of Ivan, and a small kid identical to Nicholas. At the end, Trevor confesses his previous crimes, entering his cell, nevertheless, now being able to sleep. This movie portrays the idea that dramatic events sometimes can alter our lives completely, and even worst if there are other problems as well. This helps my movie acquire more valuable ideas, such as the previously mentioned one.      

References:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/machinist/
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-machinist-2004

American Psycho

"American Psycho" has an transgressive fictional and novelistic genre, and presents a variety of new ideas. The movie is centered around the character of Patrick Bateman, whom is Manhattan businessman, while at the same time being a serial killer with unusual tastes, including complex sequences of rape, torture, mutilation, necrophilia, and cannibalism. Bateman became increasingly unstable, using his apartment as a deadly place where he murders his victims. He soon starts talking about stories regarding serial killers, especially to his coworkers, who obviously never take him seriously. Little time after, deep hallucinations began taking place , eventually Patrick finishes shooting a plethora of people who are just simply walking on the streets. Patrick escapes and hides in his office where he calls Carnes (his attorney), and confesses his crimes to the answering machine. However, Carnes mistakes his message as a hilarious joke, and later saved Patrick from disaster, and possibly permanent jail. This movie emphasizes the view that sometimes people misjudge others, and that sometimes even a serial killer can be an apparently ordinary person. In other words, this helps the development of my movie, with the previously mentioned idea that even the most normal people can be quite dangerous.  

References:
http://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a4954/american-psycho-today/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Psycho            

Fake Blood

In our film we are going to need to make fake blood to dramatize the scenes. This is obviously something we have never done before so here we have picked one option out of fourteen of how to to make fake blood.The option that we have picked stains in clothes but it is easily removed from skin with warm water.

The materials needed are:
-Water
-Corn syrup
-Red, blue and green food coloring
-Flour and chocolate syrup

The first step is to mix one spoon of water with three of corn syrup followed by drops of the red food coloring. You can put as much as red food coloring as you think is the necessary for the mix to look as real blood. To make it seem even more realistic you can add blue and green food coloring as well.
After that you should add the flour and chocolate syrup to make the"blood" look more thick. When you're done mixing if the "blood" is to pink you can add more of the blue food coloring but be careful because it can get purple and then you are going to have to start all over again.
After completing these steps you should leave the mix sit for ten minutes.

We chose this type of "Fake Blood" because our film involves a little kid (main Character) and it is plausible that he is going to have blood on his hands, face etc. This mix will be save for the kid since it does not contain anything that is toxic.

References:
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Fake-Blood

Child of Rage

"Child of Rage" falls under the genre of drama, mystery, and biography. The movie is mainly centered around the character of Catherine, and the disastrous effects that early children abuse (sexual, physically, mentally, etc...) ,  could cause. Rob Tyler and her wife Jill, decide to adopt 2 kids, being Catherine and Erick. Little time after, Catherine's unacceptable behavior begins to show, she commits violent acts for no apparent reason, and displays inappropriate sexual behavior. Examples are numerous, they include attacking Eric while he sleeps, the killing of baby birds, stabbing the family's dog, deviant sexual behavior towards her grandfather, hurting Erick with broken glass, etc... At the end, the parents find out information regarding the kids' past, Erick was found in a detrimental shape, and Catherine, had been sexually abused by her dad. Rob had to lock the door to avoid possible assassination attempts by Catherine, finally, the parents can't handle it anymore, and decide to incorporate her in an attachment therapy, which eventually healed her from the enormous pain experienced as a child.

This particular movie has made me considerate the idea that human monsters rise from a harmful past or neglected environment. In addition it has helped me considerate new thoughts for my film.

   

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_of_Rage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2-Re_Fl_L4

http://www.oddityworld.net/2014/07/what-actually-happened-to-beth-child-of.html

Dexter

Dexter falls under the Genre: Crime drama, Psychological thriller, and Mystery. Dexter, who is the main character, was orphaned when he was three years old because his mom was murdered. After his mom's death, he was adopted by a Miami policeman. The policeman noticed that Dexter had a necessity for killing people so he taught Dexter how to kill only the bad people. Examples of "bad people" would be rapists, child molesters, assassins, serial killers, among others. However, the childhood of a person has a huge influence on how the life of that person is going to turn. Dexter experienced an unpleasant event when he was very young so probably that also summed up for him turning out to be a serial killer. My partner and I have found some cool ideas from this show that we can use for our film. One example of this is the idea that a serial killer doesn't have feelings about committing crimes towards anyone but knows how to "act" or pretend to have feelings.

References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter_(TV_series)

Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jzBtwsE3Gk

Got the Perfect Idea

After brainstorming with my partner about many ideas for our film that fell under the genre drama and suspense, we have decided that our film will be based on a little boy who has no remorse for anything or anyone, not even towards his supposed loved ones. I am not going to go into more details because we are not sure yet how the story is going to turn in.  We do know that the main character will be a little boy of the age around 8-12. After looking for the options of who this person could be, we decided that the perfect actor for this will be Ezio (11 years old). Ezio is perfect for this because he is very accessible for us which is convenient in order for this film to happen.

Little kids are fast learners so it will facilitate our hard-work when filming. Since this film requires him to be very serious we have to teach him a lot of techniques for our film to be realistic as possible. Some of the techniques will include being emotionless.

References
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/are-children-better-learners-than-adults-a-bird-s-eyeview-reading-0

Image:
https://www.google.com/search?q=emotionless+kid&safe=strict&espv=2&biw=1821&bih=857&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfzcrYisjLAhWF9R4KHTYxBeEQ_AUIBigB&dpr=0.75#safe=strict&tbm=isch&q=serial+killer&imgrc=z1RYBnQR_0MdAM%3A

The Right Tools

Me and my partner have decided to use a professional camera instead of an iPhone because of two main reasons: high definition and more stability when filming.
The model of the camera is a N50. Since we do not know how to use well this camera we have decided to research about it.

Picking the right partner

Me and Daniela have been working together since the beginning of this school year.By working together in some projects we discovered that we both had the same opinion about dramatic and suspenseful movies. We both think that is the best genre that a movie can have. Since we already know how each-other works we can focus better in the topics that each of us masters better.
Daniela likes to be creative in every single possible way, specially when editing a film.When editing a film she uses a bunch of different options to make the film look unique and creative. Having Daniela as partner in some projects helped me to better understand her in different areas related to the media. For this project it was very important picking the right partner since we have to work as a group for it to be successful. I believe that if the two of us puts hard work everything will go as planned.

References:
"Aice Media Studies - Google Search." Aice Media Studies - Google Search. Web. 12 Mar. 2016.

Vulnerable Women

Being a teenager is not always easy specially when you are a girl. Girls have to always be careful when going to places that could end in a tragic story. My name is Fabiana and I am a teenager still discovering how cruel the world could be. As a hobby I like to watch movies that take away my naive thinking about people in this world. This type of movies are in the LMN channel; the name of this channel stands for Lifetime Movie Network which is owned by A+E Networks. LMN movies and shows have a target audience of women. If these are your type of movies you may also want to check out Lifetime and Lifetime Real Women.

An example of this type of movies is Stolen from the Womb which falls into the genre of crime, mystery and drama. This is a movie based on true events; a woman who is unable to have a baby of her own tries to get a baby by other means.

References:
Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 11 Mar. 2016.
"Stolen From the Womb." MyLifetime.com. Web. 11 Mar. 2016.