Today we began to start filming for a test filming session. we used a member of our group as we will change this character with the actress when we are properly filming. we filmed some of the areas that we thought the lighting in that location might be strange, but when we did it in the test it was alright and worked well so we can use this location in the actual filming.
After doing location research, i felt it was important to take photogrpahs of the location for the rape scene. After taking photographs of the location i then worked on costume and took photographs of this aswell.
I think the lesson was successful as we are now ready for filming it on the up coming saturday. We have uploaded the shots we have done and edited them together as a preview before we film the proper thing.
Thursday, 25 March 2010
Questionnaire
Another part of our planning would be the questionnaire. Sarah asked 10 individual college students what they though would make a great thriller, and here are the answers:
1. Do you prefer fast pace or slow for a thriller?
Fast – 4
Slow –6
2. Would you prefer lots of dialogue or less
Lots of dialogue - 3
Not so much - 7
3. Would you prefer a loud soundtrack behind the film?
Yes – 6
No - 4
4. Male or Female lead?
Male – 2
Female – 8
5. Would you prefer a large or small cast?
Large –3
Small –7
6. Would you have a mostly dark or light environment?
Dark –9
Light – 1
7. Which font do you prefer for opening credits?
Century Gothic - 1
Monotype Corsiva - 8
Papyrus -
Segoe Script - 1
Trebuchet MS -
8. Do you prefer opening titles to be?
Bold - 2
Underlined - 1
Italic - 5
Mix - 2
9. Where would you prefer it to be set?
Forest - 2
House -
Town – 1
Field - 3
Abandoned places – 4
10. How long would you prefer each credit to be on?
3 Seconds - 6
5 Seconds - 3
5+ Seconds - 1
1. Do you prefer fast pace or slow for a thriller?
Fast – 4
Slow –6
2. Would you prefer lots of dialogue or less
Lots of dialogue - 3
Not so much - 7
3. Would you prefer a loud soundtrack behind the film?
Yes – 6
No - 4
4. Male or Female lead?
Male – 2
Female – 8
5. Would you prefer a large or small cast?
Large –3
Small –7
6. Would you have a mostly dark or light environment?
Dark –9
Light – 1
7. Which font do you prefer for opening credits?
Century Gothic - 1
Monotype Corsiva - 8
Papyrus -
Segoe Script - 1
Trebuchet MS -
8. Do you prefer opening titles to be?
Bold - 2
Underlined - 1
Italic - 5
Mix - 2
9. Where would you prefer it to be set?
Forest - 2
House -
Town – 1
Field - 3
Abandoned places – 4
10. How long would you prefer each credit to be on?
3 Seconds - 6
5 Seconds - 3
5+ Seconds - 1
Storyboard Task
This is the storyboard of the Thriller opening we are making. The storyboard contains shots needed, angles and storylines that will feature in what we are filming. By having the storyboard it will help us know what we need to do in order to grasp the effect we are going for when presenting it to our audience, it will also help us to follow the plan of our filming.
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
Costumes, Actors, Props
This is taken from catherines blog, she has writen up the work we had done. we all contributed to casting and ideas for props and costume.
Main character: Teenage (16/17) girl. Medium height, curvy.
- A short tight body con skirt.
- A tight blank vest top.
- Black fish net tights?
- Coloured high heels?
- White Handbag.
- Blue layered thin jacket.
- Make-up: Pale face with with smudged dark red lipstick, black mascara smudged around eyes and a few streams down the face with a slight hint of coloured eye shadow.
We wanted this costume and make-up to make sure that the young girl looks like she has just been to a party, yet at the same time looks as though she has had a rough night the night before. By having ripped tights it looks as though the young girl has been in some sort of trouble and by matching this with running make-up and a pale face, she will look upset and scared.
Elle Pemberton - 17.
Elle is a part of an acting group named Rama and therefore I thought she would be a good actress for our piece. She has been a friend of mine for a while and I knew I could trust and rely on her. Also, her experience was a great advantage for us.
Rapist: Older guy (19/20). Medium height, slight muscle.
- Dark skinny-ish jeans.
- Green t-shirt.
- Large Nike trainers.
- Longish dark hair.
Jake Frost - 17.
Jake is doing A level Drama at George Spencer College. Because he also has experience and is a good friend of mine, Rob's and Aidan's it was easy for us to be able to rely on him and also to be able to easily ask him to help us out.
Props
We also need just a few props for our film. There aren't very many because it isn't the props that actually explains how the film works out, it's more the answers.
Therefore we will only need:
- Keys: for when Ellie will open her front door to get home and feels a hand on her shoulder.
- Bottle: for when Ellie takes a swig in a flashback to show the audience that she had been drinking and could be quite drunk.
- Bag: for Ellie to search through to find her keys when she gets to her front door and also just generally because teenagers carry handbags.
- Tights: not just costume as it is a prop for one of the scenes in the piece when Ellie takes her tights off just after she has been raped.
Main character: Teenage (16/17) girl. Medium height, curvy.
- A short tight body con skirt.
- A tight blank vest top.
- Black fish net tights?
- Coloured high heels?
- White Handbag.
- Blue layered thin jacket.
- Make-up: Pale face with with smudged dark red lipstick, black mascara smudged around eyes and a few streams down the face with a slight hint of coloured eye shadow.
We wanted this costume and make-up to make sure that the young girl looks like she has just been to a party, yet at the same time looks as though she has had a rough night the night before. By having ripped tights it looks as though the young girl has been in some sort of trouble and by matching this with running make-up and a pale face, she will look upset and scared.
Elle Pemberton - 17.
Elle is a part of an acting group named Rama and therefore I thought she would be a good actress for our piece. She has been a friend of mine for a while and I knew I could trust and rely on her. Also, her experience was a great advantage for us.
Rapist: Older guy (19/20). Medium height, slight muscle.
- Dark skinny-ish jeans.
- Green t-shirt.
- Large Nike trainers.
- Longish dark hair.
Jake Frost - 17.
Jake is doing A level Drama at George Spencer College. Because he also has experience and is a good friend of mine, Rob's and Aidan's it was easy for us to be able to rely on him and also to be able to easily ask him to help us out.
Props
We also need just a few props for our film. There aren't very many because it isn't the props that actually explains how the film works out, it's more the answers.
Therefore we will only need:
- Keys: for when Ellie will open her front door to get home and feels a hand on her shoulder.
- Bottle: for when Ellie takes a swig in a flashback to show the audience that she had been drinking and could be quite drunk.
- Bag: for Ellie to search through to find her keys when she gets to her front door and also just generally because teenagers carry handbags.
- Tights: not just costume as it is a prop for one of the scenes in the piece when Ellie takes her tights off just after she has been raped.
Storyboard/Shots
this is a plan that Sarah created to ensure that our group remembers the shots we need to shoot on saturday
Field Shots
1. Across the bridge, long shot of girl walking towards bridge.
2. Close up of girls legs walking across the bridge.
3. Long low angle shot of girl walking (down path)
4. Side close up of girl crying, still walking down path, near gap leading to next field.
5. Close up on ripped tights straight on, girl walking to camera.
6. Low angle long side shot panning as girl walks, showing street.
7. Girl walks past camera to front door, camera pans.
8. Mid shot of girl at her door, side mid-shot.
9. Close up of girl fumbling in her bag.
10. Hand held camera walking up behind girl.
11. Close up of girls head and shoulder, hand comes up behind her.
12. Close up of her turning around.
13. Pan, eye level, empty street.
Flashback Shots
1. Girl with bottle, drinking. Mid-shot side.
2. Girl feet to right of frame, guys feet come in from left side.
3. Girl being pushed onto bed, Mid-shot from side.
4. Girl lying down, guys crawls up and heads out of shot, Mid-shot of bodies.
5. Close up of her leg, guy rips tights. Hand slides in from top of frame.
6. Long shot eyeline match of door closing.
Field Shots
1. Across the bridge, long shot of girl walking towards bridge.
2. Close up of girls legs walking across the bridge.
3. Long low angle shot of girl walking (down path)
4. Side close up of girl crying, still walking down path, near gap leading to next field.
5. Close up on ripped tights straight on, girl walking to camera.
6. Low angle long side shot panning as girl walks, showing street.
7. Girl walks past camera to front door, camera pans.
8. Mid shot of girl at her door, side mid-shot.
9. Close up of girl fumbling in her bag.
10. Hand held camera walking up behind girl.
11. Close up of girls head and shoulder, hand comes up behind her.
12. Close up of her turning around.
13. Pan, eye level, empty street.
Flashback Shots
1. Girl with bottle, drinking. Mid-shot side.
2. Girl feet to right of frame, guys feet come in from left side.
3. Girl being pushed onto bed, Mid-shot from side.
4. Girl lying down, guys crawls up and heads out of shot, Mid-shot of bodies.
5. Close up of her leg, guy rips tights. Hand slides in from top of frame.
6. Long shot eyeline match of door closing.
Bedroom Pictures
These are the photographs that i have taken of the location for one of the scenes in the thriller. There are also photos of the costume the victim in our video will be wearing.
These are the photographs that i have taken of the location for one of the scenes in the thriller. There are also photos of the costume the victim in our video will be wearing.
These are the photographs that i have taken of the location for one of the scenes in the thriller. There are also photos of the costume the victim in our video will be wearing.
Sunday, 21 February 2010
Friday, 12 February 2010
Analysis of Opening Sequences of Two Thrillers
We have been set a task to analyse two opening sequences to two thrillers,
My second opening sequence is The Dark Knight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OYBEquZ_j0&feature=related
Mise En Scene - the background at the start of this is in the city, you can see one man holding a mask in one of his hands, the costume he has on is a dark suit and holding a briefcase in one hand and a mask in the other. This might show he is a business man and is looking for a place to rob because of the mask to cover his face. The background is in the city and it is daylight, the city has cars going past, which means it’s a busy city. this adds to the genre because if the city is busy and the man has got a mask in his hand, this might be rather suspicious of what he is going to do, this adds to the genre as the viewers will become tense and want to know what happens next and whether they get caught. Later on in the opening sequence you get to see the characters with masks on actually running into the bank with people outside on their phones, this will be suspicious as they are going to do a robbery. The mise en scene inside the bank was very light and plain because it was a bank, there were rather a lot of people in the bank and there were workers and customers. The Mise En Scene can add to the genre by making things become tenser especially if its day light and people are watching in a busy city, this might then make the viewer wonder whether they are going to get caught because of the people in the city phoning the police.
Camera - The camera in this opening scene is used well to add suspense and getting the audience to wonder what is going to happen next. Some of the camera shots like the one where you can see the man in the suit standing there waiting for the car to arrive with a mask in his hand, is a low angle shot and might make him dominant as the camera is lower than his head, this means that he might be taller and stronger than others. this adds to the genre as the audience will be wondering what will happen as he has a mask in his hand and looks like he is going to cause trouble. The fast running shot when they are entering the bank allows the viewer to see what it’s like being one of them and following them into the bank, this adds to the genre as it is scary and you want to know what is going to happen in the bank. This shot also allows you to view all of the bank. The long shot of the guy in the mask pulling the male bank worker over the desk allows the audience to view the whole bank and who else is in the bank. This adds to the genre as you are wondering what is going to happen to all the other people that are in the bank. the two shot where one of the characters in the mask are stopping the alarm, allows you to see what is happening behind him and what the other character in the mask is going to do to him, this adds to the genre as you are left wondering why he had killed him.
Editing - The fast straight cuts between each of the characters and what they are doing either inside the bank, on top of the bank or trying to open the safe. The fast cuts are used so it seems faster and there is much more tension going on and you left want to watch what is happening in each of the other parts of the bank. This adds to the genre as you are tense as your are watching these characters steal a bank while killing each other so they can gain more of the money and not share it.
Sound - the sound in the background builds suspense while they are taking over the bank, this adds to the genre as they are committing a crime. The dialogue between each of the characters is usually aimed around the money and the joker, this is because the joker is the leader and all of the characters want a share of the money so they decide to kill each other so they can gain a larger amount of the money. This adds to the genre as you know it will be a thriller because of the murders and the amount of tension there is in each scene/shot.
My second opening sequence is The Dark Knight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OYBEquZ_j0&feature=related
Mise En Scene - the background at the start of this is in the city, you can see one man holding a mask in one of his hands, the costume he has on is a dark suit and holding a briefcase in one hand and a mask in the other. This might show he is a business man and is looking for a place to rob because of the mask to cover his face. The background is in the city and it is daylight, the city has cars going past, which means it’s a busy city. this adds to the genre because if the city is busy and the man has got a mask in his hand, this might be rather suspicious of what he is going to do, this adds to the genre as the viewers will become tense and want to know what happens next and whether they get caught. Later on in the opening sequence you get to see the characters with masks on actually running into the bank with people outside on their phones, this will be suspicious as they are going to do a robbery. The mise en scene inside the bank was very light and plain because it was a bank, there were rather a lot of people in the bank and there were workers and customers. The Mise En Scene can add to the genre by making things become tenser especially if its day light and people are watching in a busy city, this might then make the viewer wonder whether they are going to get caught because of the people in the city phoning the police.
Camera - The camera in this opening scene is used well to add suspense and getting the audience to wonder what is going to happen next. Some of the camera shots like the one where you can see the man in the suit standing there waiting for the car to arrive with a mask in his hand, is a low angle shot and might make him dominant as the camera is lower than his head, this means that he might be taller and stronger than others. this adds to the genre as the audience will be wondering what will happen as he has a mask in his hand and looks like he is going to cause trouble. The fast running shot when they are entering the bank allows the viewer to see what it’s like being one of them and following them into the bank, this adds to the genre as it is scary and you want to know what is going to happen in the bank. This shot also allows you to view all of the bank. The long shot of the guy in the mask pulling the male bank worker over the desk allows the audience to view the whole bank and who else is in the bank. This adds to the genre as you are wondering what is going to happen to all the other people that are in the bank. the two shot where one of the characters in the mask are stopping the alarm, allows you to see what is happening behind him and what the other character in the mask is going to do to him, this adds to the genre as you are left wondering why he had killed him.
Editing - The fast straight cuts between each of the characters and what they are doing either inside the bank, on top of the bank or trying to open the safe. The fast cuts are used so it seems faster and there is much more tension going on and you left want to watch what is happening in each of the other parts of the bank. This adds to the genre as you are tense as your are watching these characters steal a bank while killing each other so they can gain more of the money and not share it.
Sound - the sound in the background builds suspense while they are taking over the bank, this adds to the genre as they are committing a crime. The dialogue between each of the characters is usually aimed around the money and the joker, this is because the joker is the leader and all of the characters want a share of the money so they decide to kill each other so they can gain a larger amount of the money. This adds to the genre as you know it will be a thriller because of the murders and the amount of tension there is in each scene/shot.
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Analysis of Opening Sequences of Two Thrillers
we have been set a task to analyse two opening sequences to two thrillers,
My first opening sequence is going to be Pulp Fiction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwusCDRiDwE
Camera –
The Two shot of the conversation in this clip allows the viewer to see the clothes they are wearing, what the cafe is like and kind of where it is located. You can also see the movement of the characters while they are talking to each other. This point allows the viewer to wonder whether it is going to be a thriller or not, because it’s a road side cafe, and it’s the day-time, they also don't look like they would make a robbery as they are dressed in normal clothes, they also aren't talking secretively as they are speaking loudly and relaxing. this makes the viewer wonder what is going to happen because it is rather suspicious as if they were going to commit a robbery they don't have any masks or anything to hind their identity or DNA, this might make the viewer tensed and wondering what will happen next.
The medium long shot of the two characters sitting down allows the viewer to see their body posture and movement, it also allows the viewer to see the clothes they are wearing. this camera shot helps the genre to be a thriller as the viewer will be wondering what is going to happen next as they don't look suspicious and they are wearing normal clothes, so if they did do a robbery there would be a larger chance of them getting caught as they aren't hidden in anyway.
The close up of the innocent worker shows the innocence in her face because she asks them a question and smiles, this might make the viewer wondering what they are going to do next and whether they could harm or shock a person like that. This will add to the thriller genre as the viewer will notice she is innocent and might make the viewer thinking why they are going to commit a robbery on an innocent cafe.
The shot/reverse shot of the woman and the man’s conversation shows you that the women might not agree on everything the man is saying as you can see her face expressions and the silence. But, he is the dominant one and she follows his orders. After the shot of the woman it flicks back to a longer take of the man talking and then switches back to the woman asking a question. This might mean that she wants to know what is going to happen as she wants a better understanding of it so it might be less risky. This adds to the genre as they are agreeing on committing a robbery and she has been forced/convinced to commit the robbery with the male.
Mise En Scene –
The costumes the main two characters are wearing are normal and plain, this makes the viewer thinks that they are two normal people just eating and having a drink. This adds to the thriller genre as the viewer might be wondering why they are going to do something when dressed like that and thinking about whether they are going to get caught later on because they haven't covered up their faces.
The background is just normal streets, as you can see cars going past. this makes the viewer think that they are just going to have a drink and talk about something, but this adds to the genre because they are in daylight and in a public place where other people are around which makes it more noticeable and more likely that they are going to get caught after the robbery.
The shop is a cafe and there are other people in there, the time of day is daylight and you can see clearly. This will add to the genre because you will be thinking whether they will get caught because it’s easy and clear to see their faces, so there is a higher possibility of getting caught and this makes the viewer become tense and wanting to know what happens later on in the film.
Editing –
Most of the editing are straight cuts as this won't add any suspense or tension to the film. This adds to the genre because it’s not a horror and isn't trying to be scary, it just wants the viewers to be tense and to wonder what is going to happen next.
There is a jump cut when the woman interrupts and asks if they want more coffee, this interrupts their conversation they were having so they start on a new topic or jump to the most important part of the conversation. This adds to the genre as it could mean she was listening in on the conversation and knew what they were planning to do.
Sound –
The dialogue between them involves talking about different types of robberies and how they did them. The way they are talking is loud because they might not care about other people hearing even thought it should be secretive as its illegal. This adds to the genre as the viewer might be thinking about whether other people can hear what they are saying, this could possibly have them sent to jail if someone listened to their conversation.
When the male character slams the gun on the table, the sound is very loud and other people in the cafe might be suspicious. this adds to the genre because the viewer might be wondering whether other people in the cafe could hear that and whether they were going to get caught because there was a gun lying on the table.
When both of the characters are talking about robbing the cafe, they both move in closer and talk quieter so other people cannot hear what they are discussing. This adds to the genre as you know they are going to do something bad otherwise they wouldn't have started whispering to each other.
My first opening sequence is going to be Pulp Fiction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwusCDRiDwE
Camera –
The Two shot of the conversation in this clip allows the viewer to see the clothes they are wearing, what the cafe is like and kind of where it is located. You can also see the movement of the characters while they are talking to each other. This point allows the viewer to wonder whether it is going to be a thriller or not, because it’s a road side cafe, and it’s the day-time, they also don't look like they would make a robbery as they are dressed in normal clothes, they also aren't talking secretively as they are speaking loudly and relaxing. this makes the viewer wonder what is going to happen because it is rather suspicious as if they were going to commit a robbery they don't have any masks or anything to hind their identity or DNA, this might make the viewer tensed and wondering what will happen next.
The medium long shot of the two characters sitting down allows the viewer to see their body posture and movement, it also allows the viewer to see the clothes they are wearing. this camera shot helps the genre to be a thriller as the viewer will be wondering what is going to happen next as they don't look suspicious and they are wearing normal clothes, so if they did do a robbery there would be a larger chance of them getting caught as they aren't hidden in anyway.
The close up of the innocent worker shows the innocence in her face because she asks them a question and smiles, this might make the viewer wondering what they are going to do next and whether they could harm or shock a person like that. This will add to the thriller genre as the viewer will notice she is innocent and might make the viewer thinking why they are going to commit a robbery on an innocent cafe.
The shot/reverse shot of the woman and the man’s conversation shows you that the women might not agree on everything the man is saying as you can see her face expressions and the silence. But, he is the dominant one and she follows his orders. After the shot of the woman it flicks back to a longer take of the man talking and then switches back to the woman asking a question. This might mean that she wants to know what is going to happen as she wants a better understanding of it so it might be less risky. This adds to the genre as they are agreeing on committing a robbery and she has been forced/convinced to commit the robbery with the male.
Mise En Scene –
The costumes the main two characters are wearing are normal and plain, this makes the viewer thinks that they are two normal people just eating and having a drink. This adds to the thriller genre as the viewer might be wondering why they are going to do something when dressed like that and thinking about whether they are going to get caught later on because they haven't covered up their faces.
The background is just normal streets, as you can see cars going past. this makes the viewer think that they are just going to have a drink and talk about something, but this adds to the genre because they are in daylight and in a public place where other people are around which makes it more noticeable and more likely that they are going to get caught after the robbery.
The shop is a cafe and there are other people in there, the time of day is daylight and you can see clearly. This will add to the genre because you will be thinking whether they will get caught because it’s easy and clear to see their faces, so there is a higher possibility of getting caught and this makes the viewer become tense and wanting to know what happens later on in the film.
Editing –
Most of the editing are straight cuts as this won't add any suspense or tension to the film. This adds to the genre because it’s not a horror and isn't trying to be scary, it just wants the viewers to be tense and to wonder what is going to happen next.
There is a jump cut when the woman interrupts and asks if they want more coffee, this interrupts their conversation they were having so they start on a new topic or jump to the most important part of the conversation. This adds to the genre as it could mean she was listening in on the conversation and knew what they were planning to do.
Sound –
The dialogue between them involves talking about different types of robberies and how they did them. The way they are talking is loud because they might not care about other people hearing even thought it should be secretive as its illegal. This adds to the genre as the viewer might be thinking about whether other people can hear what they are saying, this could possibly have them sent to jail if someone listened to their conversation.
When the male character slams the gun on the table, the sound is very loud and other people in the cafe might be suspicious. this adds to the genre because the viewer might be wondering whether other people in the cafe could hear that and whether they were going to get caught because there was a gun lying on the table.
When both of the characters are talking about robbing the cafe, they both move in closer and talk quieter so other people cannot hear what they are discussing. This adds to the genre as you know they are going to do something bad otherwise they wouldn't have started whispering to each other.
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Finishing Preliminary Task
Lesson 5, 2/2/2010
My group and I started off this lesson by opening our video and watching and listening to it, this helped us have an understanding of the improvements we need to make. We agreed on deleting one of the edits because we had added to many into the video, we then decided to record some footsteps, so we could add the audio into apart of our video. after we had filmed some footsteps, we then added the audio only into our video and slowed them down. After we had completed the edit of our task we then had to export the file in an AVI format, this is because we need to send a copy off to the examiner and to put it on youtube, putting the clip into AVI allows the viewers or the teacher to add it onto a DVD, put it onto youtube and to just watch it at a computer.
My group and I started off this lesson by opening our video and watching and listening to it, this helped us have an understanding of the improvements we need to make. We agreed on deleting one of the edits because we had added to many into the video, we then decided to record some footsteps, so we could add the audio into apart of our video. after we had filmed some footsteps, we then added the audio only into our video and slowed them down. After we had completed the edit of our task we then had to export the file in an AVI format, this is because we need to send a copy off to the examiner and to put it on youtube, putting the clip into AVI allows the viewers or the teacher to add it onto a DVD, put it onto youtube and to just watch it at a computer.
Thursday, 28 January 2010
Editing
Lesson 4, 28/1/10
In this lesson my group and I started to do our editing task with Adobe Premier Pro CS4, we firstly opened our task and renamed all of our takes so that we can easily find the shots in order. After naming all of takes, we then added them all together and watched through the whole thing. We then decided as a group where to cut the takes and made sure that all of my group and I were happy with the takes and had cut enough off so that the whole video ran and looked good. We then added a few edits to the video and listened to it. After doing that we then decided on what other edits we wanted to add in, the sound we wanted to record and add on and also whether we need to re shoot the last section of the video. As a group we then found out how to make the take look darker and how to add lighting effects to the take, we found this difficult to make it look professional and identical, but we had a go at it and made it look similar to our capabilities. after having a go at trying to sort the lighting out we then decided as a group the other edits and the title screen we wanted to add into the video.
In this lesson my group and I started to do our editing task with Adobe Premier Pro CS4, we firstly opened our task and renamed all of our takes so that we can easily find the shots in order. After naming all of takes, we then added them all together and watched through the whole thing. We then decided as a group where to cut the takes and made sure that all of my group and I were happy with the takes and had cut enough off so that the whole video ran and looked good. We then added a few edits to the video and listened to it. After doing that we then decided on what other edits we wanted to add in, the sound we wanted to record and add on and also whether we need to re shoot the last section of the video. As a group we then found out how to make the take look darker and how to add lighting effects to the take, we found this difficult to make it look professional and identical, but we had a go at it and made it look similar to our capabilities. after having a go at trying to sort the lighting out we then decided as a group the other edits and the title screen we wanted to add into the video.
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Filming Stage
Lesson 3, 26/1/10
In this lesson we had finish our planning and were ready to film, we had our tape, camera and tripod ready and sorted out. we then briefly look through the storyboard. firstly we set up the white balance, after a few attempts of learning how to pan properly and getting the camera set up we started to film. The filming lasted around 1 hour and a half, after this we were happy with our shots and were confident that we had done this well, after previewing all the takes we had done. we were than taught how to use Adobe Premier Pro and had saved our captured video and it had been put onto our college T drives. My group and I then started on watching some of the takes on the computers and decided to start renaming all of the scenes so that we could find them easily and get them in order.
In this lesson we had finish our planning and were ready to film, we had our tape, camera and tripod ready and sorted out. we then briefly look through the storyboard. firstly we set up the white balance, after a few attempts of learning how to pan properly and getting the camera set up we started to film. The filming lasted around 1 hour and a half, after this we were happy with our shots and were confident that we had done this well, after previewing all the takes we had done. we were than taught how to use Adobe Premier Pro and had saved our captured video and it had been put onto our college T drives. My group and I then started on watching some of the takes on the computers and decided to start renaming all of the scenes so that we could find them easily and get them in order.
Planning Task
Lesson 2, 21/1/10
My group and I started of this lesson with completing our planning and starting our storyboard. We had been told that we have this lesson and next lesson to finish filming and then we have to edit. Firstly we started off by finishing our planning and knowing what we were going to do in this task. We then got onto the storyboard, we decided what we were going to do and the shots we had in mind.
This picture is the first sheet of the storyboard my group and I made, this involves five different shots and the explanation of what we want the shots to be, for example a pan around the corner. we included this information so we could look back at the storyboard so we could follow that as clearly as possible
This is the second and final picture of our completed storyboard, as I said above this also includes the information about each shot and what we want them to look like.
After we had completed our Storyboard my group and I decided that we were going to film next lesson as we didn't have to rush it and had a whole 2 hours to film, in the time we had left of this lesson we decided to negotiate the actors and finish writing our blogs.
My group and I started of this lesson with completing our planning and starting our storyboard. We had been told that we have this lesson and next lesson to finish filming and then we have to edit. Firstly we started off by finishing our planning and knowing what we were going to do in this task. We then got onto the storyboard, we decided what we were going to do and the shots we had in mind.
This picture is the first sheet of the storyboard my group and I made, this involves five different shots and the explanation of what we want the shots to be, for example a pan around the corner. we included this information so we could look back at the storyboard so we could follow that as clearly as possible
This is the second and final picture of our completed storyboard, as I said above this also includes the information about each shot and what we want them to look like.
After we had completed our Storyboard my group and I decided that we were going to film next lesson as we didn't have to rush it and had a whole 2 hours to film, in the time we had left of this lesson we decided to negotiate the actors and finish writing our blogs.
Thursday, 21 January 2010
The Preliminary Task
Lesson 1, 19/1/2010
In the first lesson we started it off by making our own accounts on this website, so we can create blogs as we go by every lesson and record our data that we made on this. We were then introduced to the coursework which we found out counted to 50% of our AS grade, and got put into groups to make our preliminary task. I got put into a group with Sam Willis and Henna Mistry, we firstly started to produce the spider diagram of the planning for the preliminary task. we have been taught all of the rules about the preliminary task with the 180 degree rule, we have also been shown how to work the camera's especially using the white balance, to make our task best quality.
This picture shows the task we got set to do in the lesson, this shows our brief thoughts as we are showing the location, actors, camera shots, dialogue, props and the costumes. We included all of this so we can have a preview of this before we are filming to look back and remember what we wanted to have in the film, this helps my group to keep ideas.
In the first lesson we started it off by making our own accounts on this website, so we can create blogs as we go by every lesson and record our data that we made on this. We were then introduced to the coursework which we found out counted to 50% of our AS grade, and got put into groups to make our preliminary task. I got put into a group with Sam Willis and Henna Mistry, we firstly started to produce the spider diagram of the planning for the preliminary task. we have been taught all of the rules about the preliminary task with the 180 degree rule, we have also been shown how to work the camera's especially using the white balance, to make our task best quality.
This picture shows the task we got set to do in the lesson, this shows our brief thoughts as we are showing the location, actors, camera shots, dialogue, props and the costumes. We included all of this so we can have a preview of this before we are filming to look back and remember what we wanted to have in the film, this helps my group to keep ideas.
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