Costume

For the main characters we used an ironic twist to their clothing. Meg wears a pink floaty dress that gives a 'cute' impression, it is quite light hearted and pretty. Anna wears a black strappy dress that is quite plain suggesting she may be the bad person, but it is the opposite way around and at the party after Meg takes the necklace she is then also in a black dress showing her true colours. - she would change her outfit because of what  had happened, to remove any evidence. Jo wears casual white top and coat, this is just so she is portrayed as an average teenage girl out and about, we could have made it more effective by dressing her in vulnerable clothing but it would then appear obvious and we wanted to include some mystery to our footage.

Equiptment Used to Film and Edit

To film we used a tripod and also we used free hand,

-the camera we used to film is the sony handycam DCR-SR58E

-to edit our final piece we used iMovie on the white apple macbook.



Filming on Day 2

This was the second section for out final piece. Here we filmed in the daylight at around 1pm, this was the day we filmed how meg was feeling and reacting to what had happened when anna took the necklace and flushed it away. This section had less relevance and was mainly a follow on from what had happened previously. The advantage of being inside/outisde and upstairs/downstairs meant we could get a huge variety of effective shots and angles. We finished filming and began to import our footage onto the Mac so we could then edit the clips.

Filming on Day 1

First day of filming we filmed the first section of our final piece. We started filming at about 5:30pm when it was beginning to get dark. In this section we used the car to film in and we also filmed outside of the car too. At this time we were filming at St. Georges golf club, down the windy roads and in the car park. We did many out takes and experimented with different camera angles per clip so we had the option of what ones to use when it comes to editing everything together. It was dark outside but you can still see the action well, we were woried that it would be too dark to film but it adds to the effect we wanted to give across anyway. Once we had finished filming here we drove to the party and filmed Myself and Meg walking to the door and entering, we then took a short clip of the night inside whith every body dancing and a relevant part of the story was someone saying to meg 'i like your necklace'. This was all we filmed on the first day.

Construction of Title

Once we got a story together we felt it would be a good idea to think of a title to go with it. We wanted it to be short and snappy but also relevant and quite effective. A number of suggestions were made such as:
- The necklace
- Guilt
- Visions
Those are just a few of the suggestions that we definitely were not happy with.
In the end we came up with the title: KARMA


We all agreed and really liked this title, it matched what we wanted and made a lot of sense, it also was going to help us build atmosphere when we were filming/acting/editing.


Ignoring the religious side of karma, we thought this would be relevant because meg hits jo and doesn't want to come clean, she also steals the necklace and because she had done wrong - she is then followed by bad luck and bad things start happening to her - this is a perfect example of karma.


'If you do A, B will happen' http://www.new-age-spirituality.com/selfhelp/karma.html

StoryLine, Mise en Scene, Camera angles & Sound.

Scene1. Car driving through the estate .

C-Meg and Anna wearing party clothes - off to a party, Anna in black, Meg in pale pink (we created ironic costuming so audience wont guess Meg is bad and Anna is good).

L-There are street lights outside of the car and the headlights shine on the road, there is also the gadgets inside the car that light up, apart from these it is late at night and dark lighting is set - this is creating atmosphere.

A-The girls act happy and excitable for the party, everything is going really well, they are acting like best friends would messing around.

M-Both girls are wearing make up suitable for a house party, not too much but just the right amount, both have their hair down.

P-There are no props in this scene.

S-Down a road/estate called St.Georges Hill by the golf club/car park.

Camera angles: 2 shot, wide angle shot, long shot and close up.

Sound: diegetic music from inside the car stereo, the music is ambient to build an atmosphere of excitement and the synchronous sound of the car. We also will use sound effects to create tension and atmosphere when we edit.

Scene2. Inside the car the girls are singing and acting oblivious.

C- Same costumes as before.

L- The lighting is also the same.

A- The acting starts to become more excitable the girls act dumb and immature in the car. 

M- This stays the same too.

P- There are no props here.

S- The girls are still in the same area however they have moved quite a distance since the last scene.

Camera angles: 2 shot, close up, point of view shots.

Sound: Diegetic sound with a continuous sound effect on top of this.

Scene3. Meg receives a call from Jo saying she is at the entrance of the carpark, they cannot see her?

C-Still the same.

L- The light from the phone becomes apparent, surrounded by darkness giving it all attention.

A-The girls look at the phone and Anna picks up, she acts confused and slightly annoyed, Meg also gets confused and tells Anna what to do.

M-This is still the same for both of the girls.

P- The phone is a prop here, it is significant to what is going to happen next.

S-In the golf club car park.

Camera angles: point of view shot, long shot.

Sound: Diegetic music and voices.

Scene4. They are shouting down the phone and still cannot see her, Meg speeds up and hits something-Blackout.

Scene5. The girls get out of the car to see what they have hit?

C- You can see the girls are wearing heels, and in the same dresses. Jo is on the floor in a coat and a plain white top-neutral.

L- The street lights make everything visible but still dull and spooky.

A-Anna acts very dramatic shocked and upset where as Meg slowly walks over and isn't as bothered, she stays quiet and is in shock.

M-Jo has fake blood all over her face, Meg and Anna still look the same.

P- There are no props here.

S-On the ground of the car park next to the car.

Camera angles: close up, long shot and another close up of the bottom of the car.

Sound: sound effect of the car hitting something (Jo) sound effect drone cuts out here.

Scene6. They discover it is Jo and she is dead, they argue about what to do.

C- All costume is the same.

L- The lighting is still low, you can see Anna and Meg's faces.

A- The girls act disagreeable and Anna tries to take control, Meg wont give up due to the risk of her driving license and possible prison sentence so Anna gets angry.

M-Still the same as before.

P-There are no props here again.

S- Still on the floor of the car park next to the car.

Camera angles: high angle shot, 2 shot, long shot, close up.

Sound: diegetic, the girls arguing and sound effect drone kicks in again.

Scene7. Anna wants to call the police but Meg disagrees.

C- Doesn't Change

L- Doesn't Change

A- Anna gets angrier, Meg gets More deffensive.

M- Doesn't Change

P- None here.

S- Still the same.

Camera angles: 2 shot and shot reverse shot keeping to the 180* rule.

Sound: all diegetic for this scene.

Scene8. They decide not to call the police, Anna gets into the car and Meg takes the necklace off of Jo's neck.

C-Still is the same.

L- Street light yet still dark.

A-Anna acts furious and gets back into the car. Meg waits till Anna cannot see and she takes the necklace off of Jo's neck and mumbles, 'well it was my exes' meaning her ex gave Jo the necklace, this is an extremely evil action to take and this is where things get bad.

M- Stays the same, Jo still covered in fake blood.

P- The necklace is the prop here, it is the most significant prop of all because the film is based on this necklace.

S- Same setting.

Camera angles: close up and zoom.

Sound: diegetic Meg talking to herself.

Scene9. The girls arrive at the party.

C- Anna has the same dress on, Meg has changed... this is because she got blood on her pail dress and this would be an obvious thing to others.

L- There is still street lights but also a light from the house is on, you can see a shadow in the window.

A- The girls act a bit happier linking arm in arm meaning they have made up on their way to the party. They enter the party in an excitable manner and others around them are dancing and having a good time.

M-They have added make up since the accident, this has freshened them both up and they can forget about what has happened for the night.

P-If you consider the door bell as a prop here then that is all that is used.

S-This is set outside/inside a house.

Camera angles: long shot, 2 shot, close up, point of view shot.

Sound: synchronous door bell and diegetic music from inside the party.

Scene10. Inside the party someone says to Meg 'I like your necklace'.

C- Girls and boys around them are wearing party clothes.

L- The porch light is on but the indoor party light is dark.

A-Everyone is acting like they are having a good time, shouting and dancing, when Meg gets told 'I like your necklace' she looks down and has a flashback.

M-Girls at the party are dolled up boys, no make up.

P-The necklace again is a main prop.

S-Inside the house, in the living room.

Camera angles:point of view shot and a reaction shot.

Sound:diegetic.

Scene11. 13 days later Meg turns up at Anna's house crying.

C- Anna wakes up in her clothes, she's been having a nap in the day time, Meg turns up at the door wearing casual clothes too.

L- It is very bright light and all of it is natural light coming in through the windows of the house.

A-Meg acts confused, upset and very down, Anna is worried and comforts her.

M-Meg has been crying so her make up is smudged, Anna has been sleeping so her make up is minimal.

P- The necklace is still an existing prop.

S- At the front door and inside of Anna's house.

Camera angles: shot reverse shot, point of view shot, 2 shot and crane shot.

Sound: synchronous / selective sound door bell. diegetic voices.

Scene12. Meg tells Anna that she has been seeing things, Anna tells her it is the necklace.

C- Girls are still in the casual clothes.

L- The light is coming through the window, daylight.

A- Meg acts upset and Anna acts sympathetic but still lets Meg know she isn't happy with her by using a tone of voice.

M- This is still the same.

P- Again the necklace is the prop used here.

S- In Anna's bed room, on her bed.

Camera angles: long shot, 2 shot.

Sound: all diegetic.

Scene13. Anna takes the necklace off for Meg and flushes it down the toilet.

C- Clothing is still the same.

L- The lighting is bright still, but is even brighter in the bathroom.

A-Anna acts casually about flushing the necklace away and then waits for it to flush.

M-Stays the same.

P- The necklace and the toilet roll, and if you consider the toilet as a prop then that too.

S- In Anna's bathroom next to her bedroom.

Camera angles: close up.

Sound: synchronous / selective sound - flush.

Making Fake Blood

In our group we got together to make some fake blood.
Ingredients included:
- Golden Syrup
- Red Food Colouring
- Green Food Colouring
- Hot water
- Flour
we found that the golden syrup made the consistency of the mixture too thick and sticky for blood so we added hot water, instead of using just red food colouring we used some green to dull the colour down otherwise it would have looked slightly pink. we got a perfect mix and were proud of the outcome meaning it was ready to use for our final piece so we bottled it up and took it with us when we filmed. We filmed the process of what we did and edited it and here is the product:

Location Shots

St.Georges Hill
- a good place for us to film because of the environment and practicality for us to drive around again and again.
- quite an isolated area and appropriate street lighting at night sets a spooky atmosphere.
My House
- we have the party here.
Meg's House
- where we film the 13 days later where meg is seeing things (anna lives there, meg comes to visit).

Beginning to Plan For Final

 We thought it would be a good idea to explore possible hybrids for our thriller, we did this because it meant it would be easier to narrow down a short storyline and not get too confused with that the theme was. Action thriller was our preferred hybrid so we wrote about how we narrowed it down and why we liked it and agreed that we would start thinking about further ideas and finally a storyline.

We mapped out the different sections that we needed to plan including: Main storyline, our inspiration, the use of the car and then the ideas of setting acting, shots, angles and editing. Our inspirational thriller films included - Phonebooth, Kill Bill, Silence of the Lambs, Collateral, The Firm and the Bourne Series. We listed down the shots we needed to include throughout to show our filming abilities and knowledge, we want to include: Establishing shot, Master shot, Close up, Long shot, Extreme long shot, Low angle shot, High angle shot, Crane angle shot, Wide angle shot, Panning shot, Tracking shot, Framing shot, Point of view shot and Two-shot/Three-shot. The setting we want to use is St. Georges Hill - there are a lot of windy roads and it will be dark and quite isolated at night. Myself, Meg and Jo are going to be acting and taking it in turns with the camera along with Amelia who will film the Three Shots and other shots too. We thought using the car would be quite a different thing to do, however we then discovered a following group were using a car too. This doesnt matter though, the car allows us to experiment inside and outside lots of different shots, we can then see what will work and what wont when it comes to editing this.

In this image is a very basic story board we created after brainstorming ideas. We will extend on this using more ideas and accurate planning to make sure it will fulfil everything within the 3 minute restriction for an opening of a film. The basic idea for a story is:

- In the car driving down a road at night singing and dancing and being silly.

- Someone drops a CD (this is used as the distraction) and the car hits something.

- The two people get out of the car to see what has happened.

- They then discuss what they can do (argue and worry)

- The last box we left blank, this meant we had room for thought and improvement.