If i was to create my own film..

What funding opportunities are available for me?

• Film London recognizes the importance of supporting emerging talent, as well as actively encouraging film-making in local communities. I would be able to ask Film London for support and they will be happy to help. They recently offered various London boroughs residents up to £4,000 towards the production of a short film.
• Local councils will often put money towards a short film making initiative, especially if it deals with social exclusion or aids the local community in some way.
• A number of charities fund short films, depending on whether or not it is going to benefit them.
• I could also go to the BFI for them to fund my film, because they want to support emerging film making talent and provide them with the opportunities to demonstrate their potential to be feature film makers with the ability to entertain and engage UK audiences. 
• Grants are provided by Government schemes designed to encourage creativity and develop new talent.
• Tax shelters in the uk allow those who invest in UK films to pay less tax, provided the film is shot in Britain and employs a fair amount of British actors and crew.

• http://vimeo.com/channels/245562 <---Click on this link to view various films that have been funded and supported by someone else. 

How far would i go about funding and distribution for my film?

A film distributor is a company or individual responsible for releasing films to the public either theatrically or for home viewing.  It is the responsibility of the distributor to arrange the transportation of the film to the cinema, as part of its wider coordination of print use across the UK.  A film festival is probably the best place to get a distributor to randomly view your film. Different film festivals attract different distributors.

In an ideal world who would i want to distribute my film?

Paramount Pictures Corporation is a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, with robust and multi-faceted divisions across all areas including digital, home entertainment, network and cable television distribution, studio operations, and consumer products and recreation.  Paramount Home Entertainment is responsible for the worldwide sales, marketing and distribution of DVDs and Blu-ray discs for films and television shows distributed by Paramount Pictures Corporation, as well as many of Viacom’s leading brands including Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and BET. I would choose Paramount to distribute my film as they have previously distributed successful horror films  , such as Paranormal Activity. Paranormal Activity cost $15,000 to produce, with little spent thus far on traditional media, so Paramount stands to recoup any overhead costs thousands of times over if the film catches on with a national audience.

http://www.paramount.com/

The key points that Paramount followed:

1. Let consumers dictate distribution
2. Don't waste money on large-scale TV campaigns when you can talk directly to your fans
3. Don't create false hype
4. When there are low financial barriers, have fun

For extra information:

http://www.independentfilmadvice.com/IndependentFilmAdvice.com/Distribution.

http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/funding

Espiridion

http://prezi.com/nnjex2ed4nb0/my-horror-movie/

The link above is a presentation about a horror movie I and partner created. The presentation illustrates a range of elements about the film; which include the plot, setting, sound effects and shot types. After presenting the pitch for my horror film to my target audience, I gained efficient information that could help me improve my film. My audience mentioned that the main character should be older than a teenager, because the ghostly child would have been too old to have a teenaged mother. I then went back and made changes to my Prezi and made the women much older. Also my audience made me aware that I may not be able to make the young child look scary. I decided that I would blur the camera to make her look more like a ghost. My partner and I created two separate presentations that were slightly different. We decided on a suitable film name which was Espiridion. The name Espiridion is the Spanish form of Greek Spiridion, meaning "little spirit". I feel this name best suits my film because it is unusual and eye catching and based on a ghostly girl.

 I have decided that the front of my film cover would look something like this. With the title Espiridion written in white letters, symbolizing peace. The fact that white symbolizes peace and innocence makes the film more scary and effective. The dead girl is going to be wearing white and the title will be white. This suggests that the little girl is going to be the definite hitch.

 

If this somehow did not go too well, I decided to create the cover of my horror movie as a pregnancy scan. This relates to the plot of the film, that the women aborted her baby. It allows the audience to have a rough idea of what the film will be about; however it doesn’t give too much information away!  This particular picture could be eye catching to my target audience, because you do not often see scans in horror films. I and partner had problems with the actors and who would play which role. We decided that we will get suitable actors: one adult and child, and that we will act as extras at the beginning of the film. I made changes to the settings and props. The horror film will be set in an old church. We are going to film outside a old fashion church with a grave yard, but when we enter it will be the inside of a complete different church. We will be using the outside of a suitable church and the inside of another because it is more convenient. Overall, I got some good and bad feedback from my audience, and I have used them all to develop my horror film.

The things i expect to see in a horror film

The shot types:

• Point of view shot allows the audience to feel as though they are in the characters shoes, which would make the horror film more scary.

• Establishing shot makes the audience aware of where the film is set, before the actual story begins.

• High angle shot which would illustrate the murder attacking the victim. It makes the film more scary as though the camera is looking down.

• Over the shoulder shot creates tension between characters and makes them seem closer than they really are.

• A low angled shot allows the audience to feel intimidated and unsteady. 

• Extreme close ups allow the audience to view the characters in detail. When the camera is zoomed into the persons face it creates a terrifying effect.

Characters:

• Unusual faces
• People with hidden identity
• Young children
• Females with long dark hair
• Strong muscular men

Sound:

• Rain
• Children talking
• Children playing
• Babies crying
• Screaming
• Silence
• Sudden break of silence
• Floor boards
• Footsteps

Extras:

• White clothing
• Black dark clothing
• Big eyes
• Pale skin
• Set in the night time
• Dark room
• Ghost
• Blood
• Death

This link below is similar to the expectations of my horror film.
IF YOU WISH TO SCARE YOURSELF CLICK THE LINK BELOW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=Xw70E71G8Z8

The prelim task was based on editing my own PG film that myself and group created. This task allowed me to work well in a group and make equal contributions to improve the film. I learnt how to include titles at the start of my film, which made my film more apparent to the audience. The title at the beginning and end of my film was like a mini introduction to the actual message of the film; which was the proposal that stealing is bad. Throughout my film I included various camera shots, special effects and transitions. These effects made the film more exciting. In a particular scene I used match on action, which presented me walking out of a door on one side and coming out on another. I feel as though I developed my cutting skills in this scene because I had to cut various parts to make it shorter and look as real as possible. I wanted this scene to be a bit more clear and smooth. The prelim task helped me better my time management. Using the freeplay music I created different effects according to the mood of that particular scene. Overall I enjoyed being able to edit my own film and making it fun and exciting for children and families to watch. I believe I made it suitable for my target audience. I made sure I did not include bad language, rude humour, nudity, imitable behaviour and various other things that would disturb young children.

During the lesson we were taught how to Green Screen. I found this experience quite enjoyable as it was my first time. To begin with i had a few difficulties; however i ovcame these with the help of the teacher. I was taught the different stages of Green Screening; which was to firstly shoot the video and chose the pictures. My group and i decided to create a typical music video, which had various pictures as the background according the lyrics of the song. After i put the pictures into order i went to the effects chroming and replaced my original background with the one of my choice. This experience allowed everyone to interact with eachother.