Why we have chosen the male gaze for Megan Black

We decided to include the male gaze, due to the fact that we wanted to attract a wider range of audience. By doing so, we aim have larger market (through promotion) which could make our production much more successful. In the same way, we wanted to reinforce the conventional 'typical blonde' who are often presented to be sexy, for the pleasure of men, where they are also seen as promiscuous and thus are unlikely to survive (slasher genre). 

 We were inspired by 'Cabin In The Woods' (2012), however we will not be going to such an extent of male gaze, as seen in 'Cabin In The Woods', nevertheless we will be using some element e.g. mise-en scene (e.g. clothing). Furthermore we will be using some speed manipulation (slow motion), to further sexualise such character, allowing the male audience to become closer to such character (Megan), while possibly distancing the female audience. This comes down to the fact that, they (female audience), are likely to have more morals and thus may not agree with the way in which this particular female character is presented, hence why they become distant. We plan on using low angles, point of view and close ups to reinforce this sexualised female, however we will subvert some element,by making our character well educated and thus well spoken. Also she will not the the first one to die, but rather survives at the end until she is killed, which is unconventional within horror films. Lastly she will not always sexualise her, as she will be covered in some scenes highlighting the idea of her not being conventional 'typical blonde' character.

Why we have change our actress for the role of Flora

Safia 

This is our new actress, who will be playing the character of Flora. The reason being as to why we had to change actress from Jalisa to Safia, comes down to the fact that unfortunately Jalisa became seriously ill, which meant that she was unable to feature in our production. However due to Safia being her understudy, we were able to replace Jalisa without much damage caused to our production, in terms of delaying our shooting schedules. In the same way, Safia fitted the role of Flora quite well, due to her being likeable without anyone expecting her to be sinister (unexpecting for our audience), which our narrative explores. 

Casting of Flora

Here me and my fellow team mate (Chloe), took turn in both directing and filming this particular casting section. Due to there being only two of us, we had to constantly run back and fourth in terms of organizing who's up next, and how they should read the monologue.We decided to give them directions, due to the fact that many were shy in front of us as well as the camera being present, also they were unaware of how to read or portray the particular emotion required for the character of Flora.We decided to film this process, we a way of  referring back when making a decision, as to who fits the role of Flora this was used when we finally made our decision for the character of Flora.

Why we chose who we chose:

• Originally, we wanted a white blonde girl for the character of Flora, however due to this particular race being a minority, we were unable to find one that fitted the description nor the acting capability. This meant that we ended up casting an ethnic minority (mixed race) girl as the character of Flora. 
• Also this particular girl (Jalisa), was the most organised meaning she will be available for our trailers when we needed her.  

What have I learnt from this?

• For future reference, we should choose our characters (casts) before conducting our story board. This comes down to the fact that, we ended up making some changes to our cast. This can be seen with Megan who was originally supposed to be white, however again due to such race being a minority, we couldn't find one to fit the description we needed in our trailer. Yet we did have a 'white girl', who fitted this role, she nonetheless due to her being in year 12, she should be extremely busy and thus cannot make it when we needed her. 

Characters and cast list

These are our casts that we will be using for our horror trailer 'Insanity', as you can see they range from different ages, from 11-18 years old.

Locations, prop list and shooting schedule

Due to one of our team member not being present (on holiday), me and my fellow team mate (Chloe), have to over look all roles hence why we have occupied all four of the roles. However when she does return, we will split the roles more evenly, ensure we all have part to play. 

Clothing & mise-en scene for cast

Test shots: settings and mise-en scene (part 2)