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ATTENTION ALL READERS 

THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE OF EVENTS WHICH REQUIRES AN IMMEDIATE READ

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WE HAVE DECIDED TO CHANGE OUR TITLE SEQUENCE.

But don't freak out! It is not as dramatic as it sounds. As previously noted in my blog, our first round of production was conducted on March 2nd, 2019. After a long days work, our editor Ben Issacs successfully put together our rough cut. However, as a group we were able to come to the consensus that we did not like the message it sent to the audience. It wasn't exactly what we wanted to portray to viewers and certainly wasn't what we wanted to submit to Cambridge. Even editing couldn't turn our rough cut into what we really wanted to create. So we will be re-shooting (yes, for real, but it's part of the grind) and we will be changing a few factors from our original rough cut. The reason we are doing this is to create a piece of art that better portrays what we all have in our imagination. We want to create and share something that better evokes eeriness in our audiences bones. By re-shooting, we will be able to film something that gives that extra boost of curiosity and fear that our original just did not create. Is is for those reasons we are choosing to do this. And it will be worth it. 

WHAT ARE WE CHANGING FROM OUR ORIGINAL ROUGH CUT?

1) THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS - In our original rough cut & script, our character Lionel woke up in a normal bed, after which he walked into the bathroom in order to discover where the dripping noise was coming from. In this new version, however, Lionel is to wake up in a hospital bed, immediately see that the dripping is coming from the sink next to him, and then he ventures through out the hospital, never going into a bathroom. 

2) THE COSTUMING - As most likely suspected, since Lionel is no longer waking up in a house/motel setting, he will no longer be in average clothing. Instead, he is now going to be dressed in a hospital gown.

3) IM NO LONGER PHYSICALLY SEEN ON CAMERA - In our original rough cut, I was acting on camera. Essentially, I was the mysterious female figure in the red dress who appeared behind Robert while he was sitting on his bed, and I was also the female laying in bed beside him. Both times, my hair was blocking the view of my face, but my whole body was physically seen on camera. That is no longer happening. Instead, you will see my feet, shadow, etc. But the red dress has been completely eliminated. We found it was unnecessary at this point, and that my shadows would work better.

4) THE SETTING - We did not like the bedroom/bathroom setting we used originally. First and foremost, it was simply inconvenient. The space was small, crammed, hard to get good cinematography out of, and wasn't the atmosphere we felt correctly evoked the eeriness we wanted. 

   

The photo to the left shows me (cinematographer) trying to get a high angle shot from a difficult location, and also shows a glimpse of the setting which we felt was not correct for the mood we were aiming for

However, in better news, our production designer Bianca Raby has already scouted out a new location for us to shoot in. And get this... it's a simulation hospital located in our school! (Insert scared emoji here). You can't tell me a hospital isn't a spooky place for a thriller film to be shot. Due to the the looming sense of death, toxic medications, psychiatric wards, needles, blood... [well, you get the point], a hospital was a WONDERFUL place to re-shoot. Below are some photos of our new setting

WHAT ARE WE KEEPING THE SAME FROM OUR ORIGINAL ROUGH CUT?

1) THE ACTOR - We definitely are not getting rid of our actor Robert (aka the character Lionel). He is great with appearing emotionless, which is an aspect we want to keep the same, Our character is supposed to be burdened by the past and by his secrets, which explain why Lionel appears so stone cold.

2) THE BRAND OF WATER - For our film, one of the brands we had created for ourself was water, because of how innocent and calm yet destructive and unforgiving it can be. It is quite the paradox and goes along with the mysteries a thriller film carries on its back. We are still keeping the mysterious dripping of the water, therefore our brand is remaining the same. 

3) THE PARANORMAL FACTORS/ABNORMALITIES - In the original rough cut, the female figure in the red dress was not actually there. She was a phantom, a paranormal factor, haunting Lionels mind. In our new rough cut, the female figure is gone, technically. However, there are shadows moving behind curtains that don't belong to humans, levitating/hanging feet moving along the tile following Lionel, and more. There is still that eerie abnormal factor which is something I truly wanted to incorporate more than anything.

4) THE GENRE - Obviously, we cannot change the genre at this point.But it is something we are keeping the same. We will still have an eerie mood, specific cinematography that is often used in thrillers (close-ups, low/high angles, etc.) and a spooky setting. The result will still fall exactly where expected. 

5) THE OVER-ALL MESSAGE - The theme is remaining the same. In both versions, Lionel is to wake up in his bed, with the memory of his dead girlfriend looming in the back of his head, as abnormal situations occur all around him. This creates an eerie and unsettling feeling which makes the audience want to watch more, as they are asking "why is this happening?" 

Due to our gracious and extremely amazing AICE Media Studies teacher Mr. Engle, he has already talked to both the health science teacher and the principal and has granted us access to staying after school Tuesday, March 12th and Wednesday, March 13th to film, and he has agreed to be our proctoring adult. We love you Mr. Engle!!! Let the filming begin!!