The Client Brief states that; the film can be a maximum of 10 minutes long, must conform to a recognisable genre, we can work in a maximum group of 3 and we must all have specific roles in the production, and finally, all content must be original and produced by you.
Pineclones is in the guide lines of the client brief as it meets all of the requirements we were given by the client as it is below the maximum 10 minute run time, the film itself has a running time of 00:06:03, it also easily identifies as a horror film as it meets the codes and conventions of a horror film and we also worked in a group of three and assigned each member of the group a specific role.
Ben: Camera Operator/ Editor
Aalyan: Director/ Sound
Joe: Consumes/Props/ Equipment Manager
I believe that Pineclones easily identifies as a horror film for many reasons. The music we used is that of a horror film (slow build up with an intense beat to build tension in the film) we got this music from a royalty free website as we didn't want any legal issues with copyright etc. we also took advantage of post production and made the shots look a lot darker to give the illusion that we filmed at night and we included subtle tints of red, a colour commonly attached to a film in the horror genre.
The common codes and conventions of a horror film are as follows; a title sequence at the start, ambient dietetic sounds, low lighting, tense music, close ups, POV, blood, violence, hand held camera work, no phone signal, early death, shot scene cuts and isolated locations.
I believe that Pineclones easily identifies as a horror film for many reasons. The music we will be using will be that of a horror film (slow build up with an intense beat to build tension in the film). we will also be taking advantage of post production and make the shots look a lot darker to give the allusion that we filmed at night and we will interpret subtle tints of red, a colour commonly attached to a film in the horror genre.
The setting for pineclones is an isolated place which is often used in horror films to give the impression the the victims are all alone with the killer. POV shots in pineclones allow the audience to see the world from the man in the masks eyes as he chases after the boys. Disturbing sounds are used throughout pineclones, most of the sounds we use are Ambient Dietetic sounds like footsteps, diegetic sounds build tension as the audience can hear the noise but they can't see the source of it. And finally we plan to use long periods of slow editing to foreshadow something bad that is about to happen this is done because it helps to build up tension in the film
To further relate to the client brief, Pineclones meets all the audience pleasures these being: Diversion and Relationships.
Diversion
In our film there are many entertainment factors that relate to diversion. There is many comedic factors within the film that are based off the characters not being the smartest. The comedic factors is more used as comedic relief as the film is relatively action packed and serious as it is within the genre. Thus leading to another entertaining factor with that being the action within the film, we have small confrontation/fight scene which then leads to a fact paced foot chase in a POV shot.
Relationships
Relationships is a major part of the film as within the short film we see the great friendship bond between 3 close friends. In the film we reinforced this by showing how they were willing there own lives to save a each other. In the film when Joe is found dead, the boys are initially reluctant to leave until they are certain of what has happened to him and if there is a way of saving him, But they soon realise that by staying they are only putting themselves at risk. Another example of the great bond between the friends is shown in the last scene when Aalyan shows lots of emotion when he sees Ben being killed by the ' Masked Man', in this scene Aalyan tries to save his life but is too slow. Thus leading to an emotional final scene in which Aalyan realises that he has lost his two good friends in.
Finally to also meet the client brief we exported the film as an MP4 file format with a codec of H.264 at 1080p the reasoning for this was is because it makes it is high def and HD meaning it can be played back at a film festival which is required for the brief, the codec makes it suitable for uploading to the internet which allows us to publish and distribute online.
