Production Update

Today involved tweaking any editing in order to make our production as successful as possible. We animated our ‘Take Two Productions’ logo which we had previously made in Photoshop, our logo now included sound effects and transactions making it appear to be more like a production logo.  We also added our Film 4 opening into our scene as well as writing down the set brief and our candidate numbers. When editing our production we were unable to find a ‘home camera video’ overlay this meant we had to make our own one out of shapes and texts. This took longer than expected and meant we were still editing this section last minute. We also added the final section to our practical production which involved Alfie in a new surrounding drawing an image when a mysterious hand appears and snatches the pen away from him. Once we were happy this was all done to the best standard we exported our production ready to present to our teacher and peers. Our completion date was again extended due to the positioning of the classes overall progress. We did not film today as all the footage we needed had been filmed, therefore we continued to edit. 

Production Update

Today we had initially planned to edit any remaining footage adding transitions, voiceovers and sound effects. However we made the decision to film the final section of our sequence due to the fact everyone was available and equipment was obtainable. The purpose of this section is to show the viewer that Alfie is in a mysterious unknown surrounding however, is still alive. This scene includes Alfie drawing an image of Liam and he on a whiteboard surrounded by a happy setting e.g. sun and house we then see a slight shadow appear and Alfie looking up towards the camera indicating someone is present. Finally we see the image Alfie was previously drawing has been adapted so Liam was crossed out. We filmed this scene in both high key and low key lighting and we made the judgment that it looked better in low key lighting. The use of low key lighting indicates that the setting is enclosed and hidden, by the actor’s performance and facial expressions of Alfie we learn he is not in a place he wants to be. There is no diegetic sound in this scene which creates a sinister unknown effect.

Today we also made the decision that we would add another non-diegetic soundtrack overlapping the other one which we previously added. We felt we did this to create diversity as we have the same soundtrack playing though out. We felt by adding another soundtrack would create higher levels of uncertainty and further develop suspense. This added soundtrack will be positioned when Liam’s flashbacks are shown, this will also help the audience to differentiate between the past and present footage. We also recorded David Deadman today who done the voiceover of Policeman Waters; this will be played over the flashbacks. We initially planned that this would be played over the home videos however we thought would fit in better with this imagery to create a contrast. We made the decision to cut the script as we believed it was too long. The character Policeman Waters now reads only the arrest of Liam.

“Liam Hurley I am arresting you on suspicion of child abduction. You do not have to say anything. But it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court. Anything you do say may be given in evidence.”

Below are the two additional non-diegetic sounds we will be using. 

Production Update

Today we concentrated on completing the scene which featured Liam’s flashbacks including riding a bike, playing football and a game of hide and seek. We had to make sure this flashback sequence appeared as effective due to the fact this contained the essential clip where Alfie disappeared during the game of hide and seek. Once we completed this we adapted the opening film countdown, we believed it appeared as too clean and need to come across as slightly muted so it would interlink with our past videos, creating a continuous theme. Once we were happy we completed this to the best of our ability. We started to experiment with the titles which we had previously chosen; finding an appropriate positioning for each one, meaning it was easily readable.