Initially, our short film was meant to start on a train. However, this proved to be very hard to achieve as we found it virtually impossible to get a single steady shot; in addition TFL requested a large sum of money to film on their trains. We then had to rethink of a method of transport that our short film could begin with. We decided to use a bus. This location was chosen due to elimination of transport method, however it turned to be effective as it was perfect for our filming. We first thought of having a car, however that would have been too hard to film and in fact did not end up fitting in with our storyline.
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| train station we were initially going to use |
Starbucks Coffee in Bexleyheath was originally going to be the restaurant we filmed outside of as it was going to be a key symbol in the short film as there was going to be two scenes filmed in there, however we then changed the script. We are going to film it outside a restaurant instead. We also thought this made the film more realistic.
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| Jane's room |
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| Jane's room |
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| Rezwan's room |
Originally, Kareen's death was going to be filmed in public, however this would have been too hard to achieve. Therefore, our main place of action is in a house. My house is a convenient location as it is isolated; a typical convention of a thriller or horror film as the protagonists appear to be more helpless. As we only had one bedroom to use and two different bedrooms in our script, we had to rearracnge the room, change the bedding and lay a sheet down as carpet in order to achieve the look of a different bedroom to be used at Rezwan's room. We also had to rearrange the living room in order to make the film more realisitc and easier to film. We placed the chair so it was infront of the television and to Rezwan's right was the door leading to the stairs so it would be easier for him to get up and run out of the room, and also from behind the chair was the entrance to the kitchen where Stacey appeared from.
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| living room |
The church is a key location in our short film as although the scene is not until later on in the film it is the beginning of the story. We have had diffculty finding a church that will allow us to film. We eventually found a Church that kindly allowed us an hour slot to film our Church scenes: Bexleyheath Methodist Church. Just after our filming slot the Church service was due to begin and so to our luck a Vicar was there and agreed to be in our film; this improved our film by a great extent.
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| Bexleyheath Methodist Church |
Props
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| Alcohol from after Jane's messy night |
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| Knife Jane uses to commit murders |
Make-up
Firstly, we discussed the look we wanted to achieve for Jane as a bride. The idea of her being in a white dress subverts stereotypes as white conveys innocence and purity which is ironic as Jane is the antagonist. We came up of the idea of using heavy black eyeliner to emphasise around the eye area. The photo below gave us the idea of smudging the eyeliner using water. As well as this, we will use dark colours to emphasise the harsh look. Futhermore, it hightlights the eyes and skull shape. There is a contrast between the whiteness of the eye and the blackness of the eyeliner.
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| use of smudged eyeliner |
After researching several horror films, we decided that the female antagonist have pale skin will be most effective as it furthers the contrast between the black eyes and the pale face to make them stand out more and increase fear factor amongst the audience.
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| pale skin |
In order to achieve a greasy and messy hair look with the female antagonist's hair, we will need to use several products including hairspray and wax. As well as this the back of the hair shall be back-combed to create a messy effect showing the female antagonist has been through a lot that night, somewaht creating a precursor.
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| hairspray |
We had to test out the make-up for the female antagonist to work on the look we desired to achieve. As mentioned above, this includes her having pale skin and dark eyes. Firstly, I applied the lightest shade of foundation we could find (Maybelline New York Dream Matte Mousse - 004 light porcelain and Collection 2000 Pressed Powder - 18 ivory) I then attempted to make Stacey's eyes as dark as possible, enhancing this darkness with the use of black eyeliner. I then smudged the black make-up around Stacey's eyes to give the effect that she had been crying. I then brushed white eyeshadow across her whole face to exaggerate the paleness of her face contrasted with the darkness of her eyes.
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| Me and Anna doing Stacey's make-up |
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| Me doing Stacey's make-up |
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| the final look |
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| the final look |
Costume
Our coursework subverts stereotypes as we usually make assumptions that a character dressed in white is pure and innocent, however it is the antagonist in our film that is wearing white. Horror films such as The Grudge and The Ring follow these kinds of conventions of a female antagonist being dressed in white. The use of a wedding dress was perfect for this as it also fitted in with the storyline. To achieve a more 'horror' effect, the dress was cut at the bottom to make it appear more rugged. Subverting typical stereotypes will make the audience originally assume that the antagonist is the protagonist, which gives our film more of a sense of mystery.
