Final task

Sound

During our final task we used both diegetic and non diegetic sound. Diegetic sound being when the character can hear the sound, in this case Riley could hear a ghostly whispering, his mother shouting him from downstairs and noises from his toys this was then used throughout our opening scene giving the idea that audience are the forth wall looking into what Riley is seeing/hearing making us feel apart of the film. Non diegetic sound is then the opposite, occurring at the start of our opening scene and to create tension as the audience can hear it but the characters cant. In this case at the start of our opening we used a nursery rhyme as it fits in with the scene as Riley is seen to be playing with his toys. This gives the impression that Riley is a typical, innocent child giving the audience false hope for what is yet to become of him.

Mise-en-scene

Mise-en-scene is a French term meaning ‘the arrangement of scenery and stage properties in a play also the setting or surroundings of an event’. We set our opening scene in a house, the main areas used were the hallway, Riley's bedroom and the stairs this then helped keep our film ‘realistic’ also fitting in with the costume and the props as we decided to keep them simple. For the lighting we used an everyday normal light, however we did edit the lighting making it appear darker giving off a dark and eerie mood on the film. For the facial expressions and body language we told Riley to keep a straight face throughout to help create confusion with the audience as Riley was acting as nothing was bothering him even though he was hearing whispering and doing unusual things. Indicating how Riley is feeling. All these key features of the mise-en-scene help the audience establish the film being set in the present day as the house, clothing and toys are all very modern.

Editing

During the editing stages of our filming process we used many different things to edit such as transitions, fades, titles, after affects and a vignette. We used a transition to edit out the jump between the two clips, this then made the footage blend without looking like it wasn’t meant to be there. We used fades for many parts of the film such as the titles and specific clips, by putting a fade on the titles it made them come across more professional. The titles were added on premier pro through the importing system as we didn’t want to use one of the fonts already added on the computer as we found that they didn’t really suit our film so instead we used ‘Dafont’ finding a specific font. The next edit we used was a vignette throughout the whole opening scene creating a dark effect over the course of the film; I also customised the vignette myself making it darker and softer on the corners. Lastly we used after affects to edit Riley’s eyes; I got the idea from the Cannock chase black eyes child story.

Camera work

For the camera work we had a plan of what angles and movements we wanted to use and why. Firstly we started with a tracking shot this is when the camera moves towards the object in this case it was Riley, by using a tracking shot to open our scene the audience got to see the character and his surroundings also tracking shots and establishing shot are always good to start a film with. We also used many other shots such as over the shoulder shots to create tension when Riley and his mother finally become face to face after the paranormal events. Another shot would be a close up of Riley’s face showing that his pupils have now changed becoming black as he is now ‘possessed’. We used a high angle shot to create the impression that Riley is small, weak and powerless. This shot can also look as if Riley is being watched. We then used a low angle to change the effect as Riley is slowly becoming the more powerful character.