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Filming at Kiplin Hall

Today we filmed at Kiplin Hall, where we arrived at 11am. Once again Frances, Jon and Peter got changed into their costumes. Dawn gave Emily and I another quick tour of the building so that we could decide which rooms we wanted to use for filming, as she needed to open shutters and curtains, as well as leaving lights on. Whilst we were choosing the rooms we would need Lucinda did Frances' hair for her, and then Emily did Frances' makeup when we returned from the tour.

We moved around from room-to-room, starting in the long gallery and ending in the servants corridor. As we filmed we changed some of the shots such as making the make-up scene into one where she was writing her diary, as we felt it corresponded more with what the film is meant to be about. For the 'keyhole' scene we did not film her eye looking through: instead we filmed from behind her, showing that she was peering through, and then her shocked reaction.

At 2pm Emily's sister Annabelle and her French exchange student Melissa arrived with brownies, wraps and hot chocolate. This was really good as it meant we got a break from filming, had something to eat/drink and got the chance to discuss what else we needed to film. After we had our break we cracked on to get the rest of the filming done, and then Emily's mum came to collect us once we were finished. We made sure that we thanked Dawn for allowing us to use Kiplin Hall, and she told us to send her the trailer once we have completed it. Overall the day went really well, and now we only have one shot that needs to be filmed: the one where Peter (the poor man) has to act drunk.

Emails prior to filming at Kiplin Hall

Filming at Aske Hall

Today we filmed at Aske Hall, as I had informed Lord Ronaldshay the day before that we would be going up there. When we arrived we let Mandy Blenkiron (his secretery) know that we were there, and she told us that there was a toliet we could used to get changed in, as well as a kettle if we wanted anything to drink. She also unlocked the chapel so we could use it for filming, and then left us to get on with what we were doing, as we knew where she would be if we needed her.

Jon, Peter and Frances then got changed, as well as having their hair and makeup done. This took about 45 minutes, and we beginning to worry that we may not get enough filming done, but from then on the day went really well. We filmed the outdoor shots first including: the confrontation scene, Frances flirting with each male and the "shame" scene. We also incorporated two new shots: one where Frances ran down the steps leading to the lake in a black dress and another which was an establishing shot of Aske Hall. As we got on so well with our filming today we are only going to do one day of filming instead of two at Kiplin Hall, and get up there sooner in order to get plenty out of the day.

Emails prior to filming at Aske Hall

Research into Victorian hairstyles

As Lucinda will be doing hair when we go to film at Aske Hall and Kiplin Hall, she has done some research prior to this. She used the following websites to carry out her research:

http://kerryg.hubpages.com/hub/A-Simple-Victorian-Hairstyle
http://www.erasofelegance.com/fashion/hairstyles.html
http://www.ehow.com/info_8157131_do-do-victorian-hairstyles.html
http://www.ehow.com/info_8257191_victorian-mens-hairstyles.html



Here is a Prezi I created showing some additional research I did along with what Lucinda did herself:

Risk Assesments

Through assessing the risks at both locations it means that we will take extra care and precaution whilst filming.

Recce Shots of Aske Hall

Aske Hall Recce Shots

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Meeting at Aske Hall

We went to another meeting again yesterday to see Lord Ronaldshay from Aske Hall about filming there. When we arrived he inquired about our idea, and then showed us around. We were looking for a church to film in, and there is an old 19th century chapel there, so it will be perfect for what we need. He said that we were free to use the chapel and grounds for our teaser trailer, I just need to email him with the dates and times we wish to film there.

Recce Shots of Kiplin Hall

Recce Shots

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Footage when looking around Kiplin Hall on Prezi

Meeting at Kiplin Hall

Yesterday Emily and I went to Kiplin Hall as arranged (Lucinda could not be there for personal reasons). Emily's mum took us up there and we tried the Warden's lodge as we were not sure where the door with the intercom was! We were told to wait at the bottom of the stairs, and then Dawn came down to meet us. She was lovely and very enthusiastic, and she gave us a guided tour of all the different rooms. She asked us about our idea, and the different shots we needed to do, giving us lots of useful information on the hall and on each individual room. Afterwards she let us go back round each of the rooms to take Recce Shots, and then Emily bought a guide so we can read the information to find out about the history of the building.

We also went round and got some photos of the outside of the building afterwards, as well as some footage of certain areas such as the gardens and lake. In the end it was a really successful afternoon, and the fact that Dawn was so easy to talk to means that she understood what we were doing, and her knowledge of the hall was helpful, as she had been working at Kiplin Hall for 11 years. Before we left she told me we could film on the Wednesday and Thursday of half term, but not Tuesday as they have a ghost tour taking place, and not Friday as no one is usually there. I am going to email her with times as soon as possible.

Kiplin Hall emails...

Another email...

As we cannot film at 'Newby Hall and Gardens' I decided to email 'Kiplin Hall', as if we could film there it would be really good, and look authentic as a 19th cetury building.

Email to (and reply from) Newby Hall (Ripon)

Update on costumes

Yesterday Emily went to R.A.D.S at 12:30pm, and as Lucinda and I were not here she took Frances (who is going to be an actress) with her. Frances tried some outfits on which fit her, so we have a ball gown, pearl beads, a day dress and shawl for her. We have an outdoor cloak, outdoor scarf, outdoor hat, dinner suit, and waistcoat for the wealthy male (Jon). For the poor man (Peter) we have a footman's tailcoat, bow ties in black and white and a waistcoat. Lucinda is playing the minor part of the maid, so has got a choice of a serving skirt in grey or black, an apron, a blouse and a cap. We had to give a £10 donation, and are allowed to keep the costumes until mid-November, but if we need them any longer than that we need to get in touch to get an extension. So costumes are now sorted!

Continued emails to Aske Hall

I phoned Mandy Blenkiron during my lunch break to tell her we would go to the meeting on Thursday 20th October at 4pm, so she has given us a meeting slot with Lord Ronaldshay. I recieved one more email after I had phoned:

More responses to location requests

I recieved this email as a reponse to the filming request, so sent a reply with further details, including all the relevant information as regards to what they needed to know:

Update on location and costume...

We now have a reply from National Trust regarding "Treasurer's House", and unfortunately we cannot use it for filming. I have emailed the Aske Hall contact to see if we will be able to film there, and I will phone round if I need to. There is also the local church in Masham where I live which we could film in, as I would be able to speak to the vicar. I will wait a couple of days for a reply to my email, and I have made sure that the person recieving it knows how important it is that we film in a building of the correct period.

In terms of costume Emily as finally got through to RADS and they are meeting with her to discuss costumes tomorrow. Sadly Lucinda and I cannot be there, as we are on a school trip, but as we urgently need costumes at this point Emily has agreed to go down there and take any of the actors/actresses who are free with her.

Production company name: market research

We carried out further market research to deicide upon a company production name. We created this on SurveyMonkey.com, and asked people to answer the questions. The survey is shown below:

We now know that the most popular name is 'Spotlight Productions', so we will use the logo that Lucinda created for her AS coursework.

New Storyboard

I have created a new storyboard for our new idea, so we have added shots where there is an elderly lady looking back over her grandmother's life through what she wrote in her diary, and she lived in the 19th Century. This means that we will be setting it in both the modern day, but mostly the 19th century, and focusing on 'scandal' and relationships between people of different classes.

Emails regarding locations

This is a copy of the email which I sent to three National Trust contacts enquiring about Treasurer's House, Beningbrough Hall and Gardens and Nunnington Hall. I sent the same email to each, and changed the name of the location on each email. If we do not recieve any replies after a few days then I will phone up instead, as we urgently need to get the locations sorted.

Analysis of a teaser trailer to coincide with our new idea: Letters to Juliet

This is the trailer for the film 'Letters to Juliet,' and I am analysing it because we are using the concept of the letter and how the events of the past change the life of a character in the present.

Camera Angles/Movement: There is an establishing shot of New York, so we realise that this will be a significant location within the film. Over the shoulder shots are used as she eats the spaghetti. Low angle shot of the plane as it flies overhead. There are further establishing shots which focus on the fact that it has moved to a new location. Low anlg eshot of the male stood on the balcony. Close-up of his face as he speaks to her, then a shot of her laughing. Close-up as she peers into the hole in the wall and when her expression changes. Extreme close-up of her hands holding the letter and the address on the envelope.  Long shot of the people in the streets. An overhead shot is used when Sophie and the male are lying on the grass together. Close-up shot as the man and woman step towards each other (lyrics in the music also fit in well with this moment and add suspense.) Sophie and other male smile at each other- this suggests to the audience that something will also happen between them. Close-ups of people's faces shown emotion- happiness in paricular is shown.

Editing: There are many fades used, and you can see one piece of footage merging into the next. Institutional information is shown at different points in the trailer. There is text shown on screen.

Sound: It opens with light-hearted music and then changes when she peers into the hole in the wall, emphasising that what she finds will have an impact on her life. A voiceover is used to help the viewer understand the storyline. Orchestral music is used to build up tension- we do not know whether they will find the man they are looking for. As the trailer develops a soundtrack is used- "Love Story" by Taylor Swift also has connotations of romance.

Mise-En-Scene: The location of Italy fits in well with the concept of romance, and from the costumes that people are wearing you can tell that it is set in a warm location, as well as the fact that blue skies are seen. The aspect of the letter is brought to light, especially as she finds the envelope with it in inside the wall. Many different settings re used within Italy- we see a church, fields and tables outside restaraunts.

GarageBand Research and Soundtrack

As we are going to be using Garage Band to create our soundtrack I have decided to do some research into it:


The layout of Garage Band-



Through watching this tutorial it has helped me to gain a better understanding of GarageBand. This will be beneficial when it comes to experimenting with music for our own soundtrack, as we will be able to decide what works best.

Soundtrack:For this we have decided we would like something which links to both eras, so we will construct something that includes orchestral instruments such as violins. This will also help to add tension to our trailer, and hopefully will help the viewer to understand the storyline as well as the connection between Frances and Sarah in our trailer.

CHANGES...

At this point we have decided to keep the 19th century era, but make it so it flashes back to this time period from the 21st century as the character looks back over their ancestors' life (perhaps a great or great great grandmother). We feel this will work better, as it will no longer be just a period drama, and will make our idea more original. An issue which was made evident to us was that there are no other period drama films which are not based on a novel, so this would mean that our idea would not be successful as a film. We have also decided to change the title from "Ménage à trois", as we realised that this did not translate to 'love triangle' as we initially thought. We will therefore carry out further research into a new titles we come up with to see which one people think suits our genre of film.

In the meantime as locations manager I am still looking into locations we can use, and once we have spoken as a group I will email/phone the appropriate people to enquire about whether we can film in those buildings or not. I have also been the photographer for the Aske Hall Recce shots, and I will take more photos when we start to film. Emily is in the process of organising costumes, and Lucinda is going to direct once we begin to film, as well as being in charge of the soundtrack. Even though we have changed our idea at this point I do not think that it is going to be a major problem, as we can go back over things such as the storyboard and alter them to fit in with our new idea. We will also analyse new teaser trailers, and carry out further market research. The teaser trailers which we have already analysed will still be helpful, as they are set in the same era, and analysis of sound, editing, mise-en-scene and camera angles in each one will benefit our overall understanding of how to construct a teaser trailer.