Final Video

 Here it is in all its glory

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17S6MBJXi5KjTD-x8vTLzpqTTEoYV8H5u/view?usp=sharing

The actor

 I found many difficulties finding a good actor. The main problem was that from the people I know none of them were really excited about playing a role in my movie. In order to try and fix this problem, I have finally decided to become an actor myself. This will of course complicate things as most, if not all, of my shots will have to be taken with no movement. For the scene(s) that have both the protagonist and killer in the shot, I will have to get someone to put on the killer's mask. This part should not be as difficult as it would only take a single day and maybe only a few minutes. The problem many people had was adapting to my schedule of 2 or 3 weekends working on filming the scenes with them as the protagonist and revisiting the scenes to get the perfect shot composition. 

Continuing the Audio

The audio from yesterday sounded great and I wanted to try and finish most of the audio sounds I will be using in the film. I decided to do some of the walkings for the protagonist since that was the easiest sound effect to use after the killer walking. for this scene in particular the protagonist will most likely be using normal shoes of any kind. They will not by any obvious indicator as to the shoe being for example a high heel. For the inside of the house scenes, this part will most likely be filmed on a carpet so in order to recreate this I did two different types of audio. One of the audios was from me walking on top of the carpet and the other was from solid concrete. The main problem with carpet is that there is not much sound that comes from it. In order to compensate for that, however, I will most likely add the sound of wood creaking in order to make the house seem a bit old and also add to the feeling that someone is indeed walking. This would also add to the suspension of the scene. For the audio of wood creaking, I thought of either finding a place in my house that creaks or simply finding something online. After a bit of thought, I decided that the best approach would be to create the sound myself. If I can't find good audio for this in my house I may be able to find a place in my school to create this sound. I will edit how long or how loud all of this audio is in my editing software, DaVinci Resolve. 

Audio filming

 I have started to film some of the audio designs for my project. I used boots in order to create the killer's footsteps. I used my father's phone in order to record the audio since my phone did not record the audio quite as clearly as his does. I also recorded the sound of footsteps going up the stairs by simply walking up the stairs at different paces. When I am editing I can pick which I like the most later depending on how realistic and frightening the speed at which he walks sounds. I have only done these two audio queues since I am quite sure that I will be using them in my project and since I ran out of time to record more sounds.

Almost beginning

 The filming process starts next week and I have everything except the mask at my disposal. In order to compensate for this, however, I will be filming all of the POV shots and when I get my actor I will be doing all of those shots first. I want the mask to seem somewhat original and actually intimidating. I am taking my time with the mask selection process due to this and have thus started scavenging through Amazon, Target, and online forums for masks that can either give me inspiration or find the perfect mask. As for finding an actor, I have asked some people whether they would be interested in acting in my film project. The main people I have contacted are people that I know well and whom I find would be suitable for the protagonist. I am mainly focusing on the male gender due to the stereotype of the woman always dying first in these types of horror movies.

The editing

 I have not mentioned much of the editing process needed for this project. I will be using an editing software that my teacher has given us for free. While the editing software is free it is not bad and is something that I have used in past projects. I will also use this to adjust the audio and use some of the video techniques like when I do the slice of the knife. I wanted to mention all of this because the editing process is the last stage. I will be dedicating either the last one or two weeks solely on editing and fixing any other mistakes needed in order to complete this process. I will also be using my phones camera and possibly a tripod in order to do these shots. I do not have a professional camera available to me so I will be using my phone to compensate for this.

Continuing the Audio

 Audio is designed to create a sense of horror and as mentioned in my last blog post the Conjuring did a good jo of this. I have decided that I want to make all my audio from props I have in my house. Some of the sounds I have thought of making are footsteps with the use of boots to make it sound like heavy and intimidating footsteps approaching. I will also have the actor who will play the protagonist do the breathing as it will make it more realistic and look and sound better in the final production. The audio for the stab may be a piece of paper flying quickly through the air since it will be easier to make it sound like a slice or the use of a real knife going through the air. Finally the electricity will most likely be found online since it will be easier to find and I have no idea at the moment how else to make this sound. If any other sound is needed I will of course mention it and describe how this sound will be made.