Friday, 24 May 2013
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
FINISHED FILMING! :)
We have Done our Thriller Opening!
(Sorry that this Blog post is a few days late)
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Question 1
Q1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Question 4
Q4. Who would be the audience for your media product?
This would be an ideal candidate for a member of our target audience. Particularly young, female as the main character is female herself which in cases younger people can relate to.
Never the less our thriller opening is opened to a wider audience.
Question 6
Q6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
Friday, 15 March 2013
Evaluation Question 1
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
As you can see we decided to follow the Conventional Film Opening.
Evaluation Question 2
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
For this Question we worked together as a group to complete.
For this Question we worked together as a group to complete.
Evaluation Question 4
Who would be the audience for your media product?
http://www.facebook.com/HayleyWilliamsLovesParamore
Our specific audience for our our film based on our USP is people of a young age due to the fact that the actors used in our Thriller Sub-Genre film are young which is different from other Thriller Sub-Genres as usually the actors are in their early Twenty's rather than Teenagers.
http://www.facebook.com/HayleyWilliamsLovesParamore
Our specific audience for our our film based on our USP is people of a young age due to the fact that the actors used in our Thriller Sub-Genre film are young which is different from other Thriller Sub-Genres as usually the actors are in their early Twenty's rather than Teenagers.
Evaluation Question 6
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
Evaluation Question 7
Looking back at your Preliminary task, What do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Looking Back at our Preliminary Task we have learnt so much since then. The Pre-Production of our Prelim Clip was well organised. We thought about Soap Operas and what storyline's they where based on. We then agreed to base our Prelim Clip on a Soap like Storyline. We researched the 180 Degree Rule and applied this information to our Prelim Clip, therefore we made sure that we filmed left to right to portray the relationship between the two characters. We also did a Storyboard where we based our Prelim Clip camera shots on. We also organised the Props and locations to fit with our Storyline. We wanted a location that had a cosy feel to it to grab the sincere emotions being portrayed by the characters.
We filmed our Prelim Clip to the best of our Ability at the time with the knowledge that we knew of the Camera and Filming. I was confident enough to film but struggled performing the different types of camera shots. We enjoyed filming our Prelim Clip but realised that its not as easy as it looks! We were organised as we didn't require many props as they where not needed to portray what we were trying to get across.
The editing of our Prelim Clip was quite difficult as it was our first time using Final Cut Pro for a real Clip that we had filmed. We chose sound from Soundtrack Pro where we later imported into Final Cut Pro which played over our Prelim Clip. We added in text using Final Cut Pro. We chose a font that fitted with the Genre of our Prelim Clip which was Drama. The Match Cuts where quite hard to establish whilst we where editing our Prelim Clip in Final Cut Pro because there was a vast amount of unwanted Jump Cuts that occurred in our Prelim Clip.
The lighting was quite dark as the natural lighting that shone through the windows was not enough and the camera wasn't positioned in the correct place to make the natural light beneficial. Our Mise en Scene was not as successful as we'd hoped due to our lack of preparation time. We where not able to get accurate props or an accurate environment in the time we were given. The Match Cut where not accurate due to the Jump Cuts. Adding in titles were successful but they were not placed in the exact right order, so to an extent we did follow a traditional film opening as our director appeared last on the screen. The sound that we used was very appropriate as it fits with the emotions that we were trying to portray to our audience.
In our Prelim Clip we kept the Camera in one place and there wasn't a variety of shots. We also just kept the camera at the Filmer's height. The Match Cuts where very inadequate. Whereas in our Final Film we used a variety of shots and camera angles to portray the thoughts and feelings of the characters that we where trying to get across to the audience. We focused on a high quality of framing whilst filming so that we avoided having any wasted space in a shot. This shows that we are more advanced in our Camera shots and have the knowledge to use the camera more clearly.
The Lighting that is used in our Prelim Clip is natural light therefore the clip came out very dim. In our Final Film the lighting is quite bright as the camera is positioned differently and we made sure that any natural light that was being used is reflecting on the camera rather than behind it. We are now aware if the lighting and how much of an affect that it has on a piece of Film. We avoid any darkness being shown on the characters.
The use of Sound in our Prelim clip is only a track that has been added from Soundtrack Pro. In our Final Film we used a voice over that was Pre-Recorded by me using the Camera. We used a Sound from Soundtrack Pro to play over our Final Film that conveyed the sincere feelings that we wanted to express to our audience. The use of quick sound effects in our Final Film added in our use of Sub-Genre (Horror/Thriller) as these sound affects add in the horror side to our Opening. This shows that we can now use Soundtrack Pro in a more advanced way. We are also able to record voice overs and edit them using Soundtrack Pro which is much more Complex compared to the one Track that we used in our Prelim Clip. We have become more creative when adding in Sound.
Titles that we used in our Prelim Clip where unconventional as they didn't go in the correct order once appearing on the screen. Whereas in our Final Film we followed the Conventional title sequence. We where also reminded by Mary on various occasions to "remember to follow the conventional title sequence". This shows our understanding of film title sequences and how important they are to the making of a film.
The Mise en Scene that is used in our Prelim Clip is not accurate as there was not enough time to prepare. We used Props that suited the Mise en Scene and our Body Language suited the Storyline. This portrayed a clear enough picture for the audience to understand what had happened. In our Final Film we made SURE that the Mise en Scene was completely accurate. We made our Costumes have an Aslyum feel and we made the environment look very hospitalised. The Body Language conveyed the frustration that our characters where going through. We used a Prop which was a Teddy Bear that conveyed Childhood and innocence for the main character. This shows our increased understanding of Mise en Scene as it is vital to get it accurate in order to create an atmospheric environment.
In our Prelim Clip there was lots of unintentional Jump Cuts which therefore made editing our Prelim Clip quite difficult. We didn't use any transitions as we didn't have the knowledge of these effects to be able to apply them to our Clip. In our Final Film we did accurate Match Cuts and edited out any Jump cuts that we did not want to occur in our Opening. We also used fade in and fade out transitions to convey Flashbacks that our main character was having of her childhood and when she was placed in the Aslyum. This helped to express clearly to our audience the main characters state of mind. We are now able to use Final Cut Pro effectively to edit our Final Film due to our advanced knowledge of how it works. This also makes it much clearer to the audience the Storyline of our Final Film and what we are trying to portray with use of the effects.
I've learnt by doing both productions that it is vital to make everything accurate so that the film (when being played back) flows very smoothly. I've also learnt that Filming is not as easy as it looks, it requires time and enthusiasm to make a film come out precise and accurate.
The lighting was quite dark as the natural lighting that shone through the windows was not enough and the camera wasn't positioned in the correct place to make the natural light beneficial. Our Mise en Scene was not as successful as we'd hoped due to our lack of preparation time. We where not able to get accurate props or an accurate environment in the time we were given. The Match Cut where not accurate due to the Jump Cuts. Adding in titles were successful but they were not placed in the exact right order, so to an extent we did follow a traditional film opening as our director appeared last on the screen. The sound that we used was very appropriate as it fits with the emotions that we were trying to portray to our audience.
In our Prelim Clip we kept the Camera in one place and there wasn't a variety of shots. We also just kept the camera at the Filmer's height. The Match Cuts where very inadequate. Whereas in our Final Film we used a variety of shots and camera angles to portray the thoughts and feelings of the characters that we where trying to get across to the audience. We focused on a high quality of framing whilst filming so that we avoided having any wasted space in a shot. This shows that we are more advanced in our Camera shots and have the knowledge to use the camera more clearly.
The Lighting that is used in our Prelim Clip is natural light therefore the clip came out very dim. In our Final Film the lighting is quite bright as the camera is positioned differently and we made sure that any natural light that was being used is reflecting on the camera rather than behind it. We are now aware if the lighting and how much of an affect that it has on a piece of Film. We avoid any darkness being shown on the characters.
The use of Sound in our Prelim clip is only a track that has been added from Soundtrack Pro. In our Final Film we used a voice over that was Pre-Recorded by me using the Camera. We used a Sound from Soundtrack Pro to play over our Final Film that conveyed the sincere feelings that we wanted to express to our audience. The use of quick sound effects in our Final Film added in our use of Sub-Genre (Horror/Thriller) as these sound affects add in the horror side to our Opening. This shows that we can now use Soundtrack Pro in a more advanced way. We are also able to record voice overs and edit them using Soundtrack Pro which is much more Complex compared to the one Track that we used in our Prelim Clip. We have become more creative when adding in Sound.
Titles that we used in our Prelim Clip where unconventional as they didn't go in the correct order once appearing on the screen. Whereas in our Final Film we followed the Conventional title sequence. We where also reminded by Mary on various occasions to "remember to follow the conventional title sequence". This shows our understanding of film title sequences and how important they are to the making of a film.
The Mise en Scene that is used in our Prelim Clip is not accurate as there was not enough time to prepare. We used Props that suited the Mise en Scene and our Body Language suited the Storyline. This portrayed a clear enough picture for the audience to understand what had happened. In our Final Film we made SURE that the Mise en Scene was completely accurate. We made our Costumes have an Aslyum feel and we made the environment look very hospitalised. The Body Language conveyed the frustration that our characters where going through. We used a Prop which was a Teddy Bear that conveyed Childhood and innocence for the main character. This shows our increased understanding of Mise en Scene as it is vital to get it accurate in order to create an atmospheric environment.
In our Prelim Clip there was lots of unintentional Jump Cuts which therefore made editing our Prelim Clip quite difficult. We didn't use any transitions as we didn't have the knowledge of these effects to be able to apply them to our Clip. In our Final Film we did accurate Match Cuts and edited out any Jump cuts that we did not want to occur in our Opening. We also used fade in and fade out transitions to convey Flashbacks that our main character was having of her childhood and when she was placed in the Aslyum. This helped to express clearly to our audience the main characters state of mind. We are now able to use Final Cut Pro effectively to edit our Final Film due to our advanced knowledge of how it works. This also makes it much clearer to the audience the Storyline of our Final Film and what we are trying to portray with use of the effects.
I've learnt by doing both productions that it is vital to make everything accurate so that the film (when being played back) flows very smoothly. I've also learnt that Filming is not as easy as it looks, it requires time and enthusiasm to make a film come out precise and accurate.
Friday, 8 March 2013
Screen Shots of Our Editing
We added in a fade in and fade out to our sound so that it flows well with our Opening.
We used Motion to add in the Distribution Icon and Production Icon.
Inspiration
INSPIRATION !!
I have come across a trailer called the ward that inspired our thriller opening .
Foley Sound
FOLEY SOUND
Why is it called Foley?
Foley originated from Jack Foley , who established the basic modern techniques still used today.
What is Foley Sound?
Foley sound is sound effects added to the film during post production , these sounds include footsteps, clothes rustling , crockery , doors slamming and opening , there are many more foley sounds that are created based around everyday life.
Why bother with Foley Sound?
Without Foley sound a film sounds hollow and empty . It has shown that old historical films seems lifeless when screened without sound therefore Foley sounds helps bring dead images to life but also adds a element of realism.
How is Foley done?
Foley is normally done by Foley artists. Ideally they stand on a stage with a variety of props and surfaces in a studio .
What happens when using Foley sound!
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
Screen Shots of Our Editing for Our Thriller Film Opening
We added in effects to our Opening to make it more realistic and easier for the audience to understand the storyline. We also added in sound effects to emphasise parts of our thriller opening to make horror like.
Saturday, 2 March 2013
Analysis of Film Advertisement
I noticed this advertisement in the Metro Newspaper and it
was really intriguing and different to any film advertisements I’ve seen
before. I figured that I might as well post a Blog about the film Advertisement
and what it connotes to the viewers just by that one glance.
The main colour of this advertisement is a Sun Bleached
Orange. This is the same colour as the Tiger used in this advertisement. By
having an animal in this, it shows to the viewer that the film is focused on
nature and animals. It also makes them assume that the films main location of
filming is in some type of Wild Life in a hot country. They also have the young
boy opposite the Tiger and the proxemics is quite close. This shows that there
may be some type of relationship between the boy and the Tiger or the boy may
be looking after the Tiger. The colours used in this are mainly bright and
soft. The colour white that is used as the font colour of the film title
connotes innocence from both the young boy and the animal. It also shows that
the film is positive in some kind of way, whether it has a positive outcome or
a positive start.
Friday, 1 March 2013
Words that spring to mind!
WORDS THAT SPRING TO MIND DURING THE PROCESS OF MAKING OUR THRILLER OPENING!
Rough Cut of Thriller Film Opening
This is our Rough Cut for our Thriller Film Opening. We have added in Sound Effects to create more of a Horror/Thriller Feel to our Opening. We have more sound effects to add for out Final piece and to also play tension filled sound throughout. We like the Voiceover used at the end because we feel that it fits well with our opening due to the Storyline its based on. We hope to re-film two scenes in this opening as they weren't in focus on the Camera whilst filming. Overall, We are happy with our Rough-Cut.
Photos of Filming 'Bloody Tears'
These our photo's of our filming process for our Thriller Opening. We filmed in College on the Ground Floor as we wanted to get a Education Environment to show the changes in character for the Young Girl. This is also a contrast in scenery.
Thursday, 28 February 2013
Updates on Ideas For Our Thriller Opening
As we are coming to the end of our Filming, as a group we sat down and discussed how we all feel about the Thriller Opening so far. We all agreed that its not going exactly to Plan and that we need to re-think some of our ideas. We developed the ideas that we came up with and have decided to change our Thriller Film opening Storyline Slightly;
Rather than the young girl waking up in the Asylum that she has been put it, She is walking on a normal day as an adult where she has Flash Backs of her past childhood which is being in the Asylum and searching two doors (rather than three) to find her meaning of herself. We have changed the beginning because we felt that its boring and very long. The Flash Backs of her past will also make the opening more exciteful and this will allow us to use more of a variety of Camera Shots. The Girl who she sees in the second door that she opening will walk past her in the park and then she will have a Flashback of when she opens the door and sees her in it. We Feel that by editing the Storyline it will stop a lot of the Jump Cuts that we don't want in our opening scene and it will also make it more like a Thriller Film.
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Voiceovers for our Thriller Film Opening
This is our least perferred one as their isn't much emotion being portrayed in the voice. We would like the audience to feel a sense of sympathy when this voice over is being done.
This is the one we are not sure about as we feel like the voice speaks the content to fast therefore we miss the emotion being shown and it also defuses the object of the voice over.
This is our favourite one as it carries the most emotion being portrayed through the voice than all the others.
Photos of our First Filming
We first started Filming in the Corridor on the third floor of the College. This is a Wide Shot of us filming.
We then filmed in a room where we shot this Close up of Kavita to show her performing mental actions.
We then filmed my reaction to Kavitas mental actions that shows contrast of the two characters. When we started filming in this room, this is when we discovered that the Mise en Scene is incorrect and doesn't fit in with our piece.
First Filming of Bloody Tears
This is our First Filming of our Thriller Opening. We felt that there was a lot of Jump cuts in this filming and we tried to avoid them but it didn't go to plan. We also felt that the Mise en Scene didn't fit in with the whole Aslyum scene as it was quite opposite to a Aslyum. This was the main issue of this first filming as it didn't fit in with our Story line that we want our Thriller Film Opening to go by. The Jump Cuts where also another large issue of this filming as it wasn't smooth enough when we watched it back. It made our filming look quite ammature and unrealistic. When we film in the future the Mise en Scene will be more Aslyum looking and the Jump Cuts will only occur if we want them to.
Friday, 8 February 2013
Analysis of Film Advertisement
Today i picked up a Newspaper and as i read it, i noticed various Film Advertisements. This one particular stood out for me as its very eye grabbing. Once i finished reading the paper i figured that i might as well post a blog about it! :)
The main colour of this advertisement is a deep red. This connotes both Danger and Love. As a viewer i straight away assume that the Genre of this film is a Horror/Romance. As the man in this film is wearing a Red Hoody, i assume that he may be a danger to the girl behind him in the white top. By having the contrast of the two characters in different clothing shows that the girl is innocent whereas the man is dangerous. The Proxemics of the both characters make me believe that the Genre has an element of Romantic in it as they are close and they are of different sexes. The fact that the man is slouching conveys that he may be unaware that he is a danger to the girl with her back straight looking over her shoulder behind the man. The man looks very intriguing as he has a grey complexion which shows that he may be suffering from an illness or have some type of disease or be some type of Supernatural Being. This creates to horror side to the Genre as he looks quite scary and menacing.
Sunday, 3 February 2013
Pitch Powerpoint Feedback
The Feedback that we got from our Pitch was very useful.
Mary liked the idea that we want a Voice Over played throughout the opening scene.
Mary liked the idea that we want a Voice Over played throughout the opening scene.
She suggested the idea that we should have Signs/Posters of Broadmoor Hospital and the NHS around where we are filming to create more Mise en Scene. We like this idea and will be using it for our Thriller Film Opening.
Mary also suggested that we should have beddings in the rooms we are filming in to create more of a Aslyum feel to our Mise en Scene. It will be a struggle for us to get beds in and out of the college so we have decided to push chairs together and get white sheets to throw over them to create the Beds. This will hoepfully have the same affect on the audience than what the beds would.
Overall, Mary liked our ideas for our Thriller Film opening and we will be going ahead with everything we have decided. We are looking forward to start filming our opening to our best ability.
Friday, 1 February 2013
Our Filming Schedule
SCHEDULE
Wednesday 6th Feb- Dans Lesson- we are aiming to organise ourselves , as we will start actually filming on Friday, therefore in Dans lesson we will be gathering up our props , investigating whether the setting of the rooms are what we want , establish how we do make-up and how this could be seen as realistic.
Tuesday 12th Feb- No Lesson- We hope to begin filming most of our opening.
Wednesday 13th Feb- Dans Lesson- Continuing filming
Friday 15th Feb - Mary's Lesson- Filming, At this point we hope to get the counselling room for our opening but this still has to be decided as Mary has to ask permission.
Wednesday 6th Feb- Dans Lesson- we are aiming to organise ourselves , as we will start actually filming on Friday, therefore in Dans lesson we will be gathering up our props , investigating whether the setting of the rooms are what we want , establish how we do make-up and how this could be seen as realistic.
Tuesday 12th Feb- No Lesson- We hope to begin filming most of our opening.
Wednesday 13th Feb- Dans Lesson- Continuing filming
Friday 15th Feb - Mary's Lesson- Filming, At this point we hope to get the counselling room for our opening but this still has to be decided as Mary has to ask permission.
Pictures of Our Pitch Presentation
This is us explaing to Mary, What the title of our Thriller Film opening will be and Why. Also, Why does that certain film title relate to our Thriller Film Opening.
This is part of our Presentation presented on the Big Screen. This is when we expalined to Mary about our Mise en Scene and the type of Props we will use in our Opening. We then presented our Story Board next to show her the full style of our opening and what type of shots will be used.
This is us further explaining our Story Board and why we have chosen these type of shots shown in our Story Board to use in our Thriller Opening and what the affect will be on the audience.
Thursday, 31 January 2013
Title Sequences that have Influenced our Film Opening
The Stepfather has influenced our Structure of our Thriller Film Opening as the Mental Girl walks silently around the Asylum before anything is said or done. We got this idea from The Stepfather as he slowly walks around the house before exiting and we see dead bodies therefore we assume that he has done it. This also brings the 'Thriller Factor' to our opening scene as the audience will be wanting to know, How did she get there ? What Happened Previously ? just like we did whilst watching the Stepfather. We are hoping by doing this it will engage the audience whilst they are watching our Thriller Film Opening.
Asylum has had an influence on our Thriller Film Opening as we have chosen to do a Sub-Genre which is Thriler/Horror. The film Asylum will bring the 'Horror Factor' to our Film Opening. We have decided to base our Film Opening on this film as its about a girl who was in a Asylum therefore we want to portray that in our Film Opening. We decided to use this content as its a great mixture of Horror and Thriller which we always wanted to do as our Film Opening.
Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Story Board of Our Thriller Opening
This is our Story Board for our Thriller Film Opening.
All the shots that are taken here are the shots that we want to use when we start filming to get the full affect of the Thriller/Horror Sub-Genre.
We hope to get all the shots accurate and correct.
Sunday, 27 January 2013
Prelim Analysis
Analysising Prelim Clip
In the process of making the prelim clip , we were not aware of the accuracy and precision of fliming but after looking at the clip , there were improvements to be made.
Our Camera Shots we sucessfully done to standard and the task was fully completed to our ablity.
We needed to improve on our clip to flow nicely with ever scene therefore our clip had many jumps.
We failed to use a reverse shot in the process of making our prelim clip.
Also our clip wasnt focused enough therefore the outcome of clip was blurry
Another problem that effected our clip was the interfering sound ,which didnt quite go with the clip.This problem could be solved with soundpro , this would allow us to dub over the interefing sound.
Another problem that effected our clip was the interfering sound ,which didnt quite go with the clip.This problem could be solved with soundpro , this would allow us to dub over the interefing sound.
BUT
We have learned from our mistakes and will make sure our final project meets high standards and hopefully would come across as professional , well lets just see I suppose...!!
Advertisement Analysis of the Film: I Give It A Year
Today I was reading the Metro and I crossed past an
advertisement for this film “I give it a year”. I could tell what the Genre of
the film is by just looking at the advertisement so I figured, Why not Blog
about it?
The Genre of the film looks like a Romantic Comedy. The big
bright red font used illustrates this as it connotes love. The position of the
actors and the red sofa (Mise en Scene) that is used brings out the Love Factor
as both the man and woman sitting down have very close body language towards
each other therefore it shows that they may be in some type of relationship
together. The background is also clear white.
This brings out the bright red even more and allows it to stand out from
the Newspaper.
This advertisement allows people to guess what type of story
line this film is going to be based upon. I can sense jealously from the
characters behind the man and the woman on the sofa as there body language is
very distant from them and they are also looking down on them therefore they
might think of themselves as slightly superior to them. By putting the two characters on the red Sofa
in the middle of the advertisement also shows that they are the main characters
in the film and the film revolves around them and their relationship.
This advertisement made it clear to me that as audience
members we automatically can see the genre of the film by just viewing the
advertisement shown.
Saturday, 26 January 2013
Costumes and Props for Our Thriller Film Opening
A Teddy Bear
will be used to symbolise the young girl and her Childhood.
A Long White
Gown will be used as the girl wears it during the opening scene.
Posters will be put up around our Location to add more Mise en Scene of a Hospital Feel.
Friday, 25 January 2013
Our Target Audience
As our Film will be a Horror/Thriller we would set the age rating as a 15 therefore the film will be aimed at people who are aged 15 and over.
We will also target both Men and Women as our audience. We feel that both can relate to the film as it is based around a young girl but it's a thriller and as shown through research, Men prefer Thriller films over women.
We will also target both Men and Women as our audience. We feel that both can relate to the film as it is based around a young girl but it's a thriller and as shown through research, Men prefer Thriller films over women.
Our Ideas for our Thriller Film Opening.
1. We want it to be based in a type of Mental Asylum where a girl lives with other Mental People. This will be Sub - Genre as it will be a mixture of Thriller and Horror (a Horror Thriller).
Plot:
- She wakes up and finds herself in a mental Asylum with her Teddy Bear.
- She then opens the different doors trying to find her purpose, there she discovers other Mental People.
- She then opens the last door and drops her Teddy Bear.
- She then Cries Blood.
Roles:
Bradley - Filming.
Reanne - Acting as the main girl with her Teddy Bear.
Kavita - Another mental person in the institution.
2. We would like to use intertextuality where we take some scenes from the Stepfather (2009) and make it our own.
Plot: 
- He is leaving the house and decides to make himself a cup of coffee.
- Whilst doing this he turns on the Radio like any other day.
- We then discover two dead women in the house.
- He then picks up his bag to leave.
- He has a quick Flash-Back about the killing.
- Then he finally leaves the house.
Reanne - Filming/Dead Girl.
Bradley - Acting as the 'Stepfather'.
Kavita - Filming/Dead Girl.
Potential Location for Our Thriller Opening
This is various images from the same location that we would like to film in.
Analysis of prelim clip
I have learnt a lot from our prelim clip. Overall i dont think that our clip was to good we made a few basic mistakes, but me and the group have learnt from those mistakes.
First mistake i noticed was right at the beginning of our clip, the shot was blurry we needed to adjust the camera to clearer shot. Our match cut of the hand was pretty good it went in well with the clip. After we had a change in camera shot from behind to front, the mistake we made there was that kavita was in the shot from behind at the door but she wasnt there in the shot from the front. The noise in the background was of students in our college since we filmed it in their, we couldnt edit that out without editing the dialogue of the characters.
When kavita and i sat down, the next shot was kavita standing up pouring a cup of drink. The two shots didnt go together, the shots were to jumpy. We also placed the chairs near the window wear there was too much light and the characters looked like shadows. The next match cut of the dropped cup didnt really fit in with the clip it wasnt timed to well. Also with the conversation between me and kav we could have got a reverse shot of the conversation and that also would have helped with the lighting situation. Finally there was another jump cut of kavita sitting down and then laying on the floor again didnt go to well in the clip.
Me and the group however learn lot from this.
Thursday, 24 January 2013
Analysis of a Student Thriller Opening
Analysis of a Student Thriller Opening - MORTIFER
CAMERA : There was a point in the video where there was a big close up on the watch this makes the audience aware that the watch is something significant but also shows how the watch may mean the character has an eye on the time as he/she may need to be with someone or do something at a particular time.When the killer came to kill the victim , a low angle shot was used to show the killer to be more powerful.
EDITING: At the beginning of the thriller opening a cross cut is used , at the start there was a guy in sitting on a bench in a opened spaced park when it moved on to a guy roaming around in a children's park .This suggests there is a connection between the two situations but it also creates suspense as the audience will question what the link could be between the two situations.
A reverse shot is used when the two characters were talking on the phone , this shows the emotions and facial expressions of both characters but also carries on as a normal day , it builds the suspense for the audience.
MISE EN SCENE: Throughout the opening the seems to be natural lighting hence the fact the location is outdoors , to be particular the locations are mainly in parks but there are contrasts in the park as one is an empty , open spaced park this illustrates the maturity in the character , however on the other hand the scenery is a children's park therefore shows the character uses this place to relax and meet up wit friends as every teenager does but it also suggests this may not be a usual place to be surrounded by danger until....
The costume of the first character consists of a long black coat and scarf suggests something mysterious about the character as if he has something to hide. The other two characters are casually dressed therefore means they believe its a normal day ahead
The prop used is the gun which is the main element and also relates to danger as this prop was used to kill.
SOUND: At the point where the girl answers her phone, diegetic sound is used this could be to create an element of reality and it also gives the audience the urge to tell the character something terrible is about to happen.
Towards the end sound effects were used this is when the gun shoots the bullet and a type of explosion sound is then used.
CAMERA : There was a point in the video where there was a big close up on the watch this makes the audience aware that the watch is something significant but also shows how the watch may mean the character has an eye on the time as he/she may need to be with someone or do something at a particular time.When the killer came to kill the victim , a low angle shot was used to show the killer to be more powerful.
A reverse shot is used when the two characters were talking on the phone , this shows the emotions and facial expressions of both characters but also carries on as a normal day , it builds the suspense for the audience.
MISE EN SCENE: Throughout the opening the seems to be natural lighting hence the fact the location is outdoors , to be particular the locations are mainly in parks but there are contrasts in the park as one is an empty , open spaced park this illustrates the maturity in the character , however on the other hand the scenery is a children's park therefore shows the character uses this place to relax and meet up wit friends as every teenager does but it also suggests this may not be a usual place to be surrounded by danger until....
The costume of the first character consists of a long black coat and scarf suggests something mysterious about the character as if he has something to hide. The other two characters are casually dressed therefore means they believe its a normal day ahead
The prop used is the gun which is the main element and also relates to danger as this prop was used to kill.
SOUND: At the point where the girl answers her phone, diegetic sound is used this could be to create an element of reality and it also gives the audience the urge to tell the character something terrible is about to happen.
Towards the end sound effects were used this is when the gun shoots the bullet and a type of explosion sound is then used.
The 180 Degree Rule
The 180 Degree Rule
The Rule
- The rule states that the camera should remain the same side of an imaginary line
- The line is drawn perpendicular to the camera's viewpoint in the establishing shot of the scene
- The rule enforces continuity of the film
An example - the car chase scene! This may get confusing but just imagine as this will help you understand it better! If the car is travelling from right to left, the next shot must be also shot from the same side , meaning the car has enter the frame from right to left. Got that....!
My Analysis of Our Prelim Clip
We where
successfully able to do all the Camera Angles (Match Cuts, Low
Angle Shots, Medium Shots, Close Ups) that we needed to so we could establish
the content correctly and do the task correctly.
We need to work
on getting the shots which we filmed to run smoothly so that no Jumps occur
within our filming whereas in our Prelim Clip a few Jumps occur therefore the
film comes across as quite inadequately done. We also didn't manage to use Reverse Shots. In the first 20 Seconds of our
Prelim Clip the focus on the camera isn't clear therefore the film looks quite
blurry and its not as clear as the other parts of the Prelim Clip. In the future
we will always make sure that the camera is on a clear focus before we start
filming so all the film comes out looking the same and in place. When our actors
are speaking, it is interfired with background noise therefore its a struggle to
hear them speak. When we where filming, there was other groups filming in the
same area as us which made the noise that they where making interfire with our
Prelim Clip. When we start to film our Thriller opening we will make sure that
no background noise occurs in our piece.
By making our
Prelim Clip i've learned errors that are very easy to make for example, Not
focusing the Camera before filming, Therefore the small errors that we have made
now make me weary for when we start filming our Thriller opening. These small
errors will not be made. I've also learned how Sound can create a different feel
to our Prelim Clip and also convey different emotions for the audience to feel.
I've learned that when we are filming, we need to make the Clips more precise so
that they fit well with each other to avoid any jumps. I didn't realise that the
Jumps can make a Film look very ammature until we watched our Prelim Clip
through fully on Final Cut Pro.
When we next
film we will choose a better area to film to avoid any unneccassary background
noise which interfiers with our piece. We will also make sure that all the cuts
in our piece run smoothly to avoid any messy jump cuts. We will use more props
to make our filming look more realistic. We will film in a better location so
that the audience get more of a feel about the Mise en Scene and can relate it
to the content of the film and what we are trying to portray.
Overall i really
enjoyed filming our Prelim Clip and will definantly want to film again. I am
proud to be able to be a part of it.
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Screen Shots of How We Produced Our Prelim Clip
We added text to our Prelim Clip to show the audience who took part. This also fits in to a traditional film opening where the Director is shown last on the screen so its who the audience remember last in the opening credits.
We exported our clip to Soundtrack Pro when we finished adding Text. This allowed us to add sound to our Prelim clip which makes it more effective for the audience and fits in with our clip. This conveys more emotion that the audience will feel towards the character.
Foley Sound
Foley sound is the reproduction of everyday sound effects which are added in a film to make the sound much better and link in well with the film. Footsteps are one of the well known foley sounds used. Jack Donavon Foley was the creator of foley sound in 1927. Foley sounds help create realism and audiences never realise that the sound effect was added they think it is all natural, without foley sounds films can be less entertaining and the noises would feel un natural.
180 degree roll
Monday, 21 January 2013
Foley Sound
I learnt that Foley
Sound effects are sound effects that synchronize on screen and require the
expertise of a Foley Artist to record properly. Footsteps, the movement of hand
props (e.g. a paper and pen, a cup of coffee) and the rustling of cloth are common
in Foley Units. Foley is another method of adding sound effects. Foley is more
of a technique for creating sound effects than a type of sound effect. It is
often used for creating the real world sounds that are very specific to what is
going on onscreen. With this technique the action onscreen is essentially
recreated to try to match it as closely as possible. If it is done correctly,
it is very hard for audiences to tell what sounds were added and what sounds
were originally recorded. In the early days of film and radio, Foley artists
would add sounds in realtime or pre-recorded sound effects would be played back
from analogue discs in realtime. Today, with effects held in digital format, it
is easy to create any required sequence to be played in any timeline.
Saturday, 19 January 2013
The 180 Degree Rule
The 180 degree rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that
two characters (or other elements) in the same scene should always have the
same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the
imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line. The new shot is called the reverse angle.
When I filmed my Preliminary Exercise I included the 180 degree rule. I
included a wide range of camera shots and movements which showed the relationship
between two characters.
Friday, 18 January 2013
My Final Project
Title Sequence Editing Clip With Sound.
This is my Final Project. I added Sound to it using Sound Track Pro. It's a lovely Sound of a light piano being played which creates a sympathetic atmosphere throughout the opening scene. This allowed the full effect of the film opening to take place for the audience to view.
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