The Butterfly Effect

I watched the intro to this film today to give me ideas on how to start the film by showing the ending first. At first it shows a quote from chaos theory about how a butterfly can flap its wings and has the possibility to cause a typhoon half way around the world. The writing is in a white serif font on a black background, to make it look trustworthy. The quote fades out, then the opening scene fades in. music for the opening scene is composed using strings, The shot is in slow motion and the main character is shot through glass, the have blinds which distorts the man. As he bursts through the door it is synced with the music and it goes into realtime, the music kicks into a fast paced beat to go with it skipping back to real time.

While the main character is hiding under the desk and writing a note to himself, he sounds out of breath to show how he has been running from people. It zooms in on the page and as he is writing it out as quick as he can, he is mumbling the words to himself.

The colour correction for this intro is very dark to create the mood, lots of black grey and dark blues.

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Locations

I looked around my local area to find suitable spots that i could use to film, while on a walk i found a swamp like area with loads of dead trees that have all deformed all fallen over, this could be the perfect location to shoot a scene where someone is trying to run away from soneone else, although there is no chase in my current story i could change it around to include one because i think it could be a very good clip.
Another new location i found was some corn fieldsin my village, this location looks very creepy and with the right music and actors, it could be used to make a really good clip to include in my intro.
My favourite of the new locations i found is an abandoned house on and old dirt track, i'm not sure if it is safe to go inside or not but it could be used as a great shot if i have someone walking along the dirt track and seeing the house, this shot could work out very well if the right music is played in the background.
For an 'eerie' feel, i considered using a big amusement park in my area (wicksteed park) although i would need to get permission to use the park when its dark. The reason i want to film it in the dark and when its empty is because abandoned parks can give a very creepy film to the audience, especially if i have a single person walking through with a longshot.

My Proposal

For my course i will be doing the intro to a film, the genre i have chosen to do is horror/psycho. The reason i picked this genre is because i find it the most interesting and the intros are usually very creative and looked like fun to make.

Before i start with my coursework i will be watching a variety of different horror films to see what the conventions are for the intros, this will be things like camera angles, music, colour correction, mood and character building.

I need to plan what will actually be happening in the shots, i have a few ideas for some stories and how they could develop into a full film. i also need to find 2-3 people who want to be in the intro so i might have to ask around and see if anyone i'm good friends with is a good actor/actress. After i have chosen the cast, i need to find a location, i live by a railway surrounded by fields with a very old bridge crossing the track, this can look very creepy at night so this could be the perfect place for an intro. I also need to think about post production, i will most likely use sony vegas 8.0 to edit the clips and add some colour correction to the clips to get the right effect.

For a cast the only person i have in mind is my friend ellie, the reason for this is because in my film i want one of the girls in the white dresses because they always add some creepy film to any shot, and because she is really skinny as well she would be perfect for the role.

production schedule(will edit in later)

My contingency plan will be, in case of any bad weather i will not be able to shoot, the only weather tat is suitable for my shots is at night time when it is just getting dark and possibly a bit of rain to add effect, but if it is any different the shooting will have to be re-scheduled.

The locations i will most likely be the train track by my house with the bridge and possible other areas around where i live, i shall have a look around this weekend (29th january) for other possible locations for good shots.

For my technology i will be using the schools camcorders to film all of my shots, unless i can find a HD one to borrow off of a friend of family member. To edit the video after the shots have been taken i will be using sony vegas pro 8.0, the reason for this is because i have used this program a lot so i feel comfortable using it and all its features.