Our Filming Location

We are going to film at a local pub, which is supposedly haunted. This would be a good location for our filming as we might actually incur a ghost encounter.
The pub is the oldest in Sheffield but it doesn't really sell itself as the oldest pub, it contains lots of different rooms within of different shapes & sizes.
It was built by the Talbot family in 1475 where it would be used for men going there to get refreshments after the day's fishing or hunting had finished. As it was situated on an important road leading to Lady’s Bridge and the castle, it could also potentially have been used as a wash house or laundry for the castle.

Ghost encounters that have being recorded are:
• The ghost of a little old man sitting by the original fireplace holding a jar of ale in each hand -Many cleaners in the past have refused to enter that part of the building alone
• After being left secure at night the bolted doors of the Snug bar have been found open on the following morning
• Lights in the cellar area are switched on and off
• A previous landlady claimed to have often heard the sounds of someone moving around in the downstairs bar after closing time
• The apparition of a child has been witnessed in the bar area and on the stairs
• A cold icy presence is said to walk past people causing them to shiver and feel unnerved
• A dark figure has been spotted in the hall
• A relief manageress who was at the pub in the 1990's maintained that she saw a heavy cupboard move across the cellar floor when she was the only one in the area
• The ghost of man described as wearing a flat cap
• Footsteps have also been heard around pub especially in the cellar.
• Ghost hunters heard an eerie voice say "I am an old man".
However the landlady who has lived there for over 8 years hasn't seen anything supernatural at all.

The location of the pub is;
Old Queen's Head
40 Pond Hill
Sheffield
S1 2BG


This is the inside of the pub. You can see what appear to be orbs in the image, there are quite a lot of them. The room has lots of old fashioned features what give it that 'ghostly' factor.


This is the outside of the pub, it has very old features with some of the parts dating back to the 1400's. The age of the property can easily be seen by its original features of timber frame, low beams and sagging ceilings.

The uprights on the face of the building have various figures carved into them including Spring Heeled Jack. He is a legendary figure thought to live in tunnels below the city, who would jump out to scare people.He was able to jump great distances and reportedly leapt over high walls. Other carvings can be found within the building.
The building became a Public House in 1851 and was aptly named after the decapitated Mary Queen of Scots who was imprisoned in Sheffield from 1570 to 1584.

Results

Overall people voted for idea 2, their reasons being generally that it was the most interesting, and would be different to what most people doing this project are creating (a music video). Idea 3 came close to idea 2, the reason generally being due to the fact that people of our age group prefer comedies. We thought this was a risky option to do after we considered the difficulty of getting an elderly person to act realistically. Idea 1 recieved only 5 votes, when we questioned some people about why they didn't choose this idea, it was due to it being of a specific genre of music, which doesn't appeal to them personally. Idea 4 recieved very little votes (only 2), so we decided deffinately not to go with that idea, as little people would actually want to watch it.

Analysis of Documentary

As well as analysing a music video I also analysed the codes and conventions of a documentary. I looked at 'Most Haunted' which is a British paranormal documentary reality television series.
The layout of the program includes the Most Haunted team members going around different supposedly haunted locations in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Romania, and America investigating paranormal activity for 24 hours at a time in order to have the best opportunity to catch supernatural activities. The documentary has a main presenter, Yvette Fielding but also consists of mediums, investigators and historians to actually give fact to the documentary. They also get special guests in such as other TV presenters e.g. Paul O’Grady.

Story Board

Questionnaire for presentation.

For our presentation we have decided to ask people what the views are on our ideas and which idea they like best. We decided to ask people around college aswell for a wider audience view rather than that of just media students.
We asked a total of 30 people.

Which idea do you like the best?
Why?
Which do you think would be the easiest to create?
Do you think our ideas are realistic?
What is your favourite genre of music?
What is your favourite genre of documentary?
Where do you watch short films, if any? E.g Internet