January 11/24 Moving to a new house can be challenging. Especially when it's in the middle of nowhere, and most likely cursed. A movie based on a true story about a haunted house, a demon possession, and an exorcism. What conventions of the Genre that you choose to base your final task on does this movie have? Dark settings with history : The house used to provide the background, to explain the reason for the curse, is located in the Woodlands, which is a popular place for a house to be located to add a mystery vibe. Jump scare : With many sudden appearances and jumps at the main protagonists, it startles the audience every time. Mixed in the slow coming of eerie music and off sounds which then lead into a bit of quietness and then the scare. Psychological horror : As in the part where the little girl who is sleeping gets dragged off the bed by something pulling her feet, even though there's nothing there. And then tells her sister who gets up to ...
February 27 / 2024 For the review, I had my friend Kayla review our progress and take notes on it. Here are her following, exact words: "I absolutely loved the title, Housekeeper, I just feel like it gave a suspenseful vibe like The Beekeeper. It was a type of one-word yet not a one-word title, and it made it very interesting. I also liked the slanted title design. However for the designs, instead of three, I wish it was two because I feel like the two bold choices, to use the simple bold with the more slanted one, and not the one all over the place. I liked the plot, it was pretty good. But you know, this is a high school film, and productions are not too perfect. Besides that, it's a really good film. It used a good amount of conventions. Definitely make sure to redo that opening focal point, to make it more clear that this is where the scene is taking place. Make sure that the audience knows what they are watching." The speaker expresses admiration for the title "...
February 23 / 2024 My partner and I have accumulated approximately three days of filming experience at this juncture. However, there have been many interruptions and mess-ups in our scenes. I grew slightly impatient with the continuous adjustments required. Nonetheless, maintaining this consistency is integral to enhancing the quality of our content. My partner and I compiled a list of necessary adjustments, including refining non-verbal character development. In my recent blog post, I emphasized the importance of our actors delving deeper into character traits and immersing themselves in the background of our thesis. This aligns with our focus on effectively conveying points and advancing the plot, which revolves around creating a sense of fear and intrigue, deliberately blurring the lines between protagonist and antagonist. Exploring concepts such as blocking and staging, which are novel to us in film, has proven beneficial. Fortunately, the nature of filming allows us the flexi...
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