My Real Thing - Choosing Music

Dear Readers,

So music these days are all under the copyright laws... ugh! So i needed to find some music from websites that have their music freed from the copyright laws... not illegals ones, But some such as:

http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/
http://www.noisetrade.com/gracefulclosure/rv
http://freemusicarchive.org

and so on... There are many!

A few songs I picked off http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/ were:

Scoring: Horror Themes by Kevin MacLeod
 - Awkward meeting
 - Classic horror 3
 - Fire prelude

Royalty free by Kevin MacLeod
 - Bent and Broken

Also I recorded by own jack in the box music, foxes, breathing and drumming.

I may not use all these songs but they are varied so I can adapt my music easily to my film opening.

Until next time friends...bye!

My Real Thing - Risk Assessment

Dear Readers,

Filming is getting closer and my location and actors are set to go but before I can accomplish any of that I need to Risk Assess everything.

So here to start with is the general overview Risk Assessment:

Hazard	Persons /place who may be harmed	Risk controls already in place	Risk Assessment LOW, MODERATE, HIGH, EXTREME	Further action required to control risk
Cold weather	Actors and crew	All actors and crew to wear boots/ coats/ hats/ scarf’s  when out filming	HIGH	When not involved in the shoot, actors and crew to have the inside in which to stand
Up on the roof	Film crew	Ladders and safety requirements in place.	HIGH	Awareness to other actors and crew of film crews situation
Falling down stairs	Actors and crew Location	Enough light available to see stairs and wash them but been left to dry.	HIGH	Local ambulance on-call ready
Knife	Actors and crew	Warnings of danger and safety precautions in place such as having lots of crew in place to act with correct first aid skills.	VERY HIGH	Local ambulance on call ready.

Is there mobile ‘phone reception in the area? - Yes

How will you keep up to date with changes in the weather? - Yes

How will you be informed in changes of weather (snow)? - Yes

How easy is it for members of the emergency services to reach you? – Easily (bit of difficulty on my road)

Here is my actor specific Risk Assessment:

Artist Name:  Lily Marshall (Child Actress)
Production Title:    ‘When Jack Comes Calling’	Production Date(s)  29/12/15
Date of Risk Assessment     17/11/15

Hazard	Persons who may be harmed	Risk controls already in place	Risk Assessment LOW, MODERATE, HIGH, EXTREME (see table)
Missing school hours	Lily Marshall	Holiday hours and After school/ Weekends	MODERATE
Actors knocking into objects when walking	Lily Marshall	Ensure space is made around studio so actors don’t bump into things Briefing which warns actors and crew of the danger	MODERATE
Falling down stairs	Lily Marshall	Enough light available to see stairs and wash them but been left to dry. Local ambulance on call ready	HIGH

Artist Name:  Lori Freeborn (U18Actress)
Production Title:    ‘When Jack Comes Calling’	Production Date(s)  29/12/15
Date of Risk Assessment     17/11/15

Hazard	Persons who may be harmed	Risk controls already in place	Risk Assessment LOW, MODERATE, HIGH, EXTREME (see table)
Weather outside	Lori Freeborn	Limited time outside and wearing clothes	MODERATE
Actors knocking into objects when walking	Lori Freeborn	Ensure space is made around studio so actors don’t bump into things Briefing which warns actors and crew of the danger	MODERATE
Falling down stairs	Lily Marshall	Enough light available to see stairs and wash them but been left to dry. Local ambulance on call ready	HIGH

Artist Name:  Paul Marshall (Adult Actor)
Production Title:    ‘When Jack Comes Calling’	Production Date(s)  29/12/15
Date of Risk Assessment     17/11/15

Hazard	Persons who may be harmed	Risk controls already in place	Risk Assessment LOW, MODERATE, HIGH, EXTREME (see table)
Avoid Suffocation	Paul Marshall	Limited time in mask	HIGH
Actors knocking into objects when walking	Paul Marshall	Ensure space is made around studio so actors don’t bump into things Briefing which warns actors and crew of the danger	MODERATE
Aware when holding the Knife	Paul Marshall	Limited use of knife and on side first aiders Briefing which warns actors and crew of the danger	HIGH

Finally here is my contacts sheet:

Essential Contact Numbers

Emergency Services

Fire Brigade	999
Ambulance	999
Police	Thames Valley 01856841148 / 999
Our of hours veterinary surgeon	-

Persons / property	Contact name & Relationship (if applicable)	Business Hours	Mobile	Out of hours
Child actors Lily Marshall	Fran Marshall – Mother Paul Marshall – Father	-	07831447801 07775666891	-
U18 Lori Freeborn
Adult Actor Paul Marshall			07831447801
Animals Watson (Dog) Jake (Dog)	Fran Marshall – dog owner	-	07775666891	-
Locations House		-	01753880193	-

  Until Next time...bye!

My Movie planning - In house scenes

Dear Readers,

Companies thats choose to film in a house usually go for ones thats have ample off-street parking and offer large rooms with plenty of natural light.

Well my own film location will be my house and the main room does have plenty of natural light, however, because of the numerous number of windows - i have to be careful i don't accidentally shoot a scene where you can see my reflection!

Although i do have one problem, my movie will be set in the night/evening which will cause problems to my natural light. So i will have to use artificial lighting - however, i do have over 36 lights in my kitchen all of which dim and create different settings hopefully reducing reflections. 

"Don't be afraid to dress your set - make it look as good as it possibly can."  – Sara Gundlash

until next time reader...bye!

#TheMediaofaNewGeneration

My Movie planning - Actors

Dear Readers,

The three roles are:
- Babysitter
- Child
- Killer


Auditioning



After auditioning an extensive amount of people, I statically chose people I knew would fit the parts well and carry of the natural look!


Auditioning was held in Chalfont St. peter Parish Hall @ 7:00 till 3:00:
7:00 - 9:30 = Babysitter
9:45 - 12 = Child
12:15 - 3:00 = Killer


Adverts were put in shop windows and up on local town boards. Also - word of mouth spread around the school so the turn out of actors was big.


Choosing

After sitting through 8 hours of auditions I finally made my decision:
- Babysitter - Lori Freeborn, aged 18, Chalfont Community College
- Child - Lily Marshall, aged 8, St Marys School
- Killer - Paul Marshall, aged 48, Adult


I chose these because Lori Freeborn is studying A-level drama plus having done GCSE drama she will be able to fit the part perfectly whilst also taking part in shows and drama classes outside of school.
Lily Marshall is always being chosen for main parts in school productions plus attending acting school she's perfect for the part.
Paul Marshall is not an actor but he can pull off the creepy older man vibe, His height and build is the perfect physic for a killer.

My Movie planning - Props

Dear Readers,

Props for my movie that are needed are:

• Newspaper
• Jack in the Box
• Knife
• Mask
• Pencil Case (back prop)

1. The Newspaper is just a normal newspaper but on of the pages with be different (edited) with my own newspaper headings and pictures such as here i have written an article that foreshadows the killing to come:

2. Jack in the Box is already got for as this is a clever little present from our killer that foreshadows his Jack killings - here the same Jack in the box as the one i have acquired:

3.  The knife will come from the inspiration from 'Pretty little liars' with the typical carving knife as its big and scary - typical shape for a horror. (I've chosen to use knife 4)

4.  The mask is a stereotypical item in a good thriller as it add the sense of mystery and the big unveiling etc... typical one include such like:

    The SAW Mask                      The Anonymous Mask                    The Scream Mask

However due to copyright laws and the pure fact you cannot take an iconic mask and use it in you own movie i will using my own mask which is simple white one yet is very scary in the fact it is unknown.

until next time... bye!