With the highly anticipated release of the "Shattered," film opening release over with, I am now going to share with everyone a reflection back on the work that I have just created. This is my Creative Critical Reflection and I've took my time to explain the entire process, including brainstorming, scriptwriting, casting, scene set up, filming, editing, and distribution! I hope you guys enjoy and here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqjAkwgW-CA&feature=youtu.be

Here it is! The moment you have all been waiting for! I am very happy to say that after a lot of hard work, the film opening is finally finished! I would like to thank you guys for taking this journey along with me while I created something that I am immensely proud of! So, here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZSZjumZD1w

Day 2!

The second day of filming proved itself to be a bit easier, the set from the asylum was still set up in the playroom and all we needed to do was fix some issues with shots we had from the last film day and shoot some flashback shots from outside and it would be a wrap!

With the filming process done, the editing was underway! In my next two blog posts, the entire film opening will be posted along with a creative critical reflection going through everything that happened within my production process! I can't wait to share the finished product!

Filming Day One... Let's Go!

With the scene set up, and the mise-en-scene in full effect, all that was left to do now is film. Our actor and actress had been pre-selected based on prior knowledge of acting skills. All the scenes in our main set were hopefully to be filmed today. After putting makeup on Shanna (our actress) and teasing her hair, we sat her down and began to film. We, as De-Ranged productions, tried to use different than normal camera angles...ones that would create an uncomfortable feel, for the main character Abigail herself, is quite uncomfortable. Here is a sneak peak of the beginning editing of the first seconds of our film opening!

In my next blog post,  I will talk about the second day of filming!

Following the decision of where to film our main scenes, we had to decide where to film the flashback scenes. These scenes needed to be filmed in a place that was more out in the open and my back-yard seemed like just the right place to do it. The idea of a white fence with really green grass enticed us, and therefore swayed the decision of where to film the flashback scenes.

Here is a picture showing the area that we chose to film in:

Provided is also a picture of one of the flashback scenes being filmed:

During the next two upcoming blog posts, I will delve into the actual filming process and how the two filming days all went down! Stay tuned!!

After many debates over where to film our opening, we decided to go a simple route and film in a room in my house. We created a set in a room that never would have been thought to have worked; a playroom. A room in my house that was originally designated for playing board games with friends has now been turned into an interrogation room in an insane asylum.















Within creating the set, we used black bed sheets and hung them up on the walls to create black scenery, one black desk chair, a folding chair and table, and one flood light used for block parties in my neighborhood. What we got was a transformation on camera into what looked to be an interrogation room.

We used each of the props to create a mise-en-scene that properly depicts that of an interrogation room. Plain and dark with just the proper amount of lighting. 

   
As I said, within this blog post I will be giving a sneak preview of the script written by my partner and I with De-Ranged Pictures. Before I share that with you, I wanted to show some of the research that I have done prior to creating the script. This research has to do with writing a script that is meant to be suspenseful.
   The article states the suspense is an element of any good film. In a film such as the one we are creating, "Shattered," suspense is a great deal of what makes the opening interesting. Suspense makes an audience want to view the film to see what all the suspense is leading up to. By opening the film with a great amount of suspense, the viewer will be likely to stay watching the entire film.






So here it is, a look into the script that is the film opening of "Shattered."

http://www.scriptsecrets.net/tips/tip270.htm
Martell, W. (n.d.). Screenwriting Tip Of The Day by William C. Martell - Suspense. Retrieved March 20, 2015, from
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