iMovie Tutorial

I've decided to edit on my mac using iMovie as I prefer this to Premier Pro. Personally, I think Premier Pro is incredibly annoying to use. This lead me into seeking alternatives, I looked into iMovie as its always been on my mac and have used it before to great effect. Therefore I decided to do some research into iMovie and this is what I found

Characters In My Film

My film consists of only three characters: The woman: Donna, her husband: John, and The Villain.
I have decided to keep my cast small because this prevents errors whilst filming as less people will be likely to drop out. I have also used my parents as the cast, this is because they both have very few to no after-work commitments so they have no excuse to drop out of filming. This will also save money and make production a lot easier as I wont have to arrange for other people to meet at certain locations. My parents are available as and when I need then. Keeping my cast small also allows me to enhance on character development throughout the narrative as in short films you have very little time to tell characters tales. Telling an in depth story about two people is a lot better than just skimming over the stories of lots of people.

Donna: Donna is a 38 year old middle class Estate Agent who lives with her husband and enjoys a 'quiet life'. She is relatively superstitious and easily spooked. This will be shown at the beginning of the film where she thinks the noise at the window is someone knocking rather than just the wind blowing something into it or a bird. She also screams and shouts for her husband which shows her to be reliant on her husband and your 'stereotypical woman'.

John: John is your stereotypical 40 year old man who, like his wife, enjoys a 'quiet life'. He isn't superstitious and is the 'problem solver' in the house. This is shown by when Donna tells him someone is in the garden, he goes for the more realistic 'it was probably just the wind'. However, he is very caring towards his wife which is shown when he goes and 'takes a look for someone'. He also suggests she 'has an early night' which shows he is worried about her health and highlights the fact he doesn't believe anyone is out there.

Narrative Change

I have had to change the narrative of my short horror due to actors dropping out; subsequently rendering my screenplay impossible to produce. I had originally intended to make the film about a teenage girl who is stalked, followed home, then finally killed by a masked villain. The actress playing my victim dropped out due to the workload placed on her.

BedFellows

BedFellow's is a two and a half minute short horror film.

The film begins with a woman in bed laid next to her boyfriend, the camera then pans around the bedroom showing the audience, pictures of the woman and her boyfriend together through various close ups, emphasising the idea that it is him she is in bed with. The phone then rings and it turns out it is her boyfriend who is calling, this tells the audience that it isn't him she's in bed with; asking the haunting question of: Who's laying next to her? The camera then jumps to a mid shot of the bed, revealing that the person in bed with her is a creature of some kind. The woman reaches her arm over to pull the covers back, this creates a build up of tension for the audience. Once her arm comes into contact with the covers, there is a jump scare through a close up of the creatures face.


I really enjoyed BedFellows, so much so that it has inspired me to end my film in a similar way. This is because I like the cliffhanger the film ends on and how the film plays on peoples ultimate fears of waking up and finding someone in bed next to them when they are suppose to be alone. It also takes away the sense of security that we have whilst in bed and will therefore hopefully have a lasting impression on the audience after watching the film.


I could quite easily recreate and improve upon BedFellows as I have the appropriate: Props, equipment, location, mise-en-scene, and software etc available to me.

New Screen Play

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ytvJeNl-Wc9t9qioqy2ck8SfWijqJlTaZYb5pmQfkKk/edit?
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This is my new screen play that I had to make due to actors falling out of my original. However, this did actually allow me to develop and build up this screenplay to a better narrative.

Risk Assessment

I carried out a risk assessment of all the potential dangers that could happen throughout the duration of filming. I found that the dangers were moderate to reasonably low. All my actors will have backgrounds in the tasks they are suppose to be carrying out such as coming into contact with hot water. I will be providing safety equipment in the form of rubber gloves to prevent my actors from getting burnt.

Video Editing Software

I've been contemplating what video editing software to use, personally I find Premier Pro difficult and annoying therefore I am seeking alternatives.



I got the idea off the iphone 6s advert where Apple claims 'Student films aren't student films anymore'. This lead me into looking into video editing software on the appstore as I have an iphone 6+. I found hundreds of incredibly easy to use and professional apps that would be available for me to access. iMovie being the main software; I have experience with iMovie before having produced numerous films and also being a mac owner for several years. This would also make post production easier as I could edit at home, rather than needing access to schools computers. My iphone has great sound recording and can shoot 1080p which is equal to the DSLR I would be using. It would also make booking out and using equipment easier as I have unlimited and constant access to my phone. I don't have to take any other group members into consideration as I'm working on my own.

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/imovie/id377298193?mt=8