The Pre-Production

Our film was filmed on Saturday 7th November, taking up about half a day to get all the shots we needed to but together our 2 minute introduction. We filmed it on the same day and didn't come back in order to make everything look the same.

Filming Schedule:

11.30am - Arrive at filming destination and make sure all props were present.
12:00pm - Scout around for inspiring shots and destinations to fufill the story.
1:00pm - Start filming.
2:30pm - Break.
2:45pm - Finish filming.
3:15pm - Pack up props, replace Church equipment and go home.

Below is our Questionnaire which we tested on 30 boys and girls between the ages of 15-19, which helped us understand our audience and create a piece designed just for them:

1. Do you like Murder Mystery Films?
2. Do you prefer a movie of the horror genre or something more light-hearted?
3. Have you ever watched;

• Sin City
• Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde
• Psycho
• The Shining
• Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles

4. If so, did you enjoy them?
5. What murder weapon do you find the scariest?

• A Knife (Seen in Psycho)
• An Axe (Seen in The Shining)
• Sharped Claws (Seen in A Nightmare On Elm Street)
• A Machete (Seen in Friday the 13th)

6. What location would you find more intense and eerie; A forrest or a Church?

The public opinion was as follows:

1. 85% of people responded with a stong "Yes".
2. 67% of people responded saying they prefered an intense horror.
3. The most popular films were: Sin City, The Shining & Psycho.
4. The people who had seen them thought they were "Very Good" films.
5. 76% of people thought an Axe was the scariest horror weapon.
6. 58% of people thought a Church would be eerier due to it's religious feel.

From the results we decided to make an intense horror film and we worked off all four of our options: Sin City, Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde, Psycho, The Shining & Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles. From Sin City we took the idea of shooting our film in black and white. From Dr. Jeckyll and Psycho we took the idea of Schizophrenia, from The Shining we took the infamous murder weapon; The Axe as well as terrifing close-ups and from Sherlock Holmes we took the idea that nature controls the characters, adding to the feel of helplessness in the film.


Here are some clip ideas we drew up in order to use when planning and filming:



This is also a video with us talking about the possible ideas for the film: