So in order to help my group create a good opening sequence that will appeal to the target audience and fit in with the specified conventions of the comedy genre, I've created an analysis of some examples of films from my chosen genre.
Opening Sequence Analysis MEDIA 2
Wednesday 30 November 2011
Tuesday 29 November 2011
Audience Profile research
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So today as a group we've created a questionnaire that we intend to use in order to help make our opening sequence seem more appealing to our intended audience. We also intend to use the data in order to accurately profile our audience members and again help ensure that our sequence will appeal to the correct people.
So today as a group we've created a questionnaire that we intend to use in order to help make our opening sequence seem more appealing to our intended audience. We also intend to use the data in order to accurately profile our audience members and again help ensure that our sequence will appeal to the correct people.
Friday 25 November 2011
Treatment (with adjustments)
Below is a copy of our original treatment pitch sections written in red have been adjusted in accordance to criticism received upon presenting our pitch for the first time. The new information will be highlighted in pink.
Title: (Working title will be changed) Dude where's my hangover?!
An original screenplay from Jamie Payne, Ryan Kent, Alisha Ward and Kayleigh Morris
Company name: (as of yet undecided)
Date: 21st November 2011
We present a comedy film about Barry and Louis two teenagers with an imagination that far exceeds normality. A third friend attempts to play the voice of reason as the two friends discuss the insanity of the night previous, but really with friends like those two it's not hard to imagine that he's not really paid attention to.
As the story unfolds we discover that on their night out turned out to be far more than was expected by anyone. They encountered superheroes, dancing aliens, emotional turmoil, a bromance and even llama's? Throughout their discussion of last night several fights and arguments break out.
The opening sequence of this film would involve the third more rational person entering the room in which both Louis and Barry have collapsed, giving the both of them a cup of tea in order to sober the two up somewhat. From here a long discussion begins revolving around the unclear events of the previous night.
We'd have the camera showing at first only extreme close ups of the three main characters as they wake up and start moving about. the camera would then reveal that the three are in a completely surreal and unusual place such as a park, for example.We'd then have the characters make exclamations regarding the area that they're in and wondering why they're where they are.
Think, Dude where's my car meets the hangover.
Our Production Company intends to make use of fairly strange mise-en-scene, for example the characters would be dressed very messily in the same clothes as they had worn the previous night, the props would be objects such as empty drink cans, cups of tea etc. The lighting would be vibrant and bright at most/all times. We would use a fair amount of effects on the scenes, as well as a wide variety of sound and music that fit the situations. In terms of camera we would use a lot of close-ups and reaction shots. We would include all of this in order to create a sense of humour for the audience to react to. Our target audience would be around the general age ranges of 15-21.
Title: (Working title will be changed) Dude where's my hangover?!
An original screenplay from Jamie Payne, Ryan Kent, Alisha Ward and Kayleigh Morris
Company name: (as of yet undecided)
Date: 21st November 2011
We present a comedy film about Barry and Louis two teenagers with an imagination that far exceeds normality. A third friend attempts to play the voice of reason as the two friends discuss the insanity of the night previous, but really with friends like those two it's not hard to imagine that he's not really paid attention to.
As the story unfolds we discover that on their night out turned out to be far more than was expected by anyone. They encountered superheroes, dancing aliens, emotional turmoil, a bromance and even llama's? Throughout their discussion of last night several fights and arguments break out.
The opening sequence of this film would involve the third more rational person entering the room in which both Louis and Barry have collapsed, giving the both of them a cup of tea in order to sober the two up somewhat. From here a long discussion begins revolving around the unclear events of the previous night.
We'd have the camera showing at first only extreme close ups of the three main characters as they wake up and start moving about. the camera would then reveal that the three are in a completely surreal and unusual place such as a park, for example.We'd then have the characters make exclamations regarding the area that they're in and wondering why they're where they are.
Think, Dude where's my car meets the hangover.
Our Production Company intends to make use of fairly strange mise-en-scene, for example the characters would be dressed very messily in the same clothes as they had worn the previous night, the props would be objects such as empty drink cans, cups of tea etc. The lighting would be vibrant and bright at most/all times. We would use a fair amount of effects on the scenes, as well as a wide variety of sound and music that fit the situations. In terms of camera we would use a lot of close-ups and reaction shots. We would include all of this in order to create a sense of humour for the audience to react to. Our target audience would be around the general age ranges of 15-21.
Thursday 24 November 2011
Treatment SWOT analysis
Last lesson the 22nd of November my group presented our treatment to the class and our teachers,from this we are going to improve our idea and complete a SWOT analysis.
Strengths
We as a group were told that the main strengths of our treatment was that we conducted good and detailed research into our genre. We were told that the research we conducted was clear and as a result it seemed that we had a clear understanding of our genre and the conventions that we needed to include in order for our opening sequence to be successful and suitable. We were told that the work we did was both detailed and well considered.
Weaknesses
As a group we were also informed of the actions we needed to take in order for our opening sequence to work more effectively. It was suggested that we need to include some form of gimmick in order to appeal and draw the audience in as well as establish the genre from the very beginning. Also we were told that it might help us if we included a strange setting in order to add more comedic value and to ensure that the project established more clearly the genre. It was suggested that we include these as if we left our treatment as it was and didn't make any changes to our opening sequence then the entire sequence would be reliant on the script.
Opportunities
We will have the opportunity of filming in a rather strange location, as we were advised to. We will also have the opportunity to sit down as a group and create a detailed, and strong script. After filming our project we will have the chance to use a variety of editing techniques in order to keep our project in accordance to the specified conventions and key features within the genre.
Threats
Possible threats for our production would be that we may not have permission to film in certain more unusual settings. Also our script may not be as good/tight as we need it to be this would be a problem as we need a good script in order for our sequence to actually work.
Tuesday 22 November 2011
Treatment pitch feedback
Today we presented to the class and our teachers the treatment for our film plot, for this we were given a variety of feedback and advice that would aid us to improve our opening sequence.
We were given advice regarding the setting of our film opening in order to improve the comedic feel, for example it was suggested that we have the opening sequence set in a strange place e.g. a park, ikea, a random street somewhere etc.
It was also suggested to us that we include a gimmick or joke of some form in the opening sequence in order to further demonstrate that the opening sequence is for a comedy film. This is also so that we don't rely entirely on the dialogue/script of our sequence to make it funny, as such taking some of the pressure off.
We were also told what we did in our treatment that was good, this included things such as the research that we conducted into the genre and the films that we used to base our idea on. Our research was very detailed and well considered. We were also told that our understanding and use of convention was quite good and very relevant to the genre as a whole.
Based on this advice we will now develop our opening sequence and include a gimmick as well as change the setting. We will also ensure that our script is at the highest possible standard we can make it.
We were given advice regarding the setting of our film opening in order to improve the comedic feel, for example it was suggested that we have the opening sequence set in a strange place e.g. a park, ikea, a random street somewhere etc.
It was also suggested to us that we include a gimmick or joke of some form in the opening sequence in order to further demonstrate that the opening sequence is for a comedy film. This is also so that we don't rely entirely on the dialogue/script of our sequence to make it funny, as such taking some of the pressure off.
We were also told what we did in our treatment that was good, this included things such as the research that we conducted into the genre and the films that we used to base our idea on. Our research was very detailed and well considered. We were also told that our understanding and use of convention was quite good and very relevant to the genre as a whole.
Based on this advice we will now develop our opening sequence and include a gimmick as well as change the setting. We will also ensure that our script is at the highest possible standard we can make it.
Monday 21 November 2011
Treatment
Title: (Working title will be changed) Dude where's my hangover?!
An original screenplay from Jamie Payne, Ryan Kent, Alisha Ward and Kayleigh Morris
Company name: (as of yet undecided)
Date: 21st November 2011
We present a comedy film about Barry and Louis two teenagers with an imagination that far exceeds normality. A third friend attempts to play the voice of reason as the two friends discuss the insanity of the night previous, but really with friends like those two it's not hard to imagine that he's not really paid attention to.
As the story unfolds we discover that on their night out turned out to be far more than was expected by anyone. They encountered superheroes, dancing aliens, emotional turmoil, a bromance and even llama's? Throughout their discussion of last night several fights and arguments break out.
The opening sequence of this film would involve the third more rational person entering the room in which both Louis and Barry have collapsed, giving the both of them a cup of tea in order to sober the two up somewhat. From here a long discussion begins revolving around the unclear events of the previous night.
Think, Dude where's my car meets the hangover.
Our Production Company intends to make use of fairly strange mise-en-scene, for example the characters would be dressed very messily in the same clothes as they had worn the previous night, the props would be objects such as empty drink cans, cups of tea etc. The lighting would be vibrant and bright at most/all times. We would use a fair amount of effects on the scenes, as well as a wide variety of sound and music that fit the situations. In terms of camera we would use a lot of close-ups and reaction shots. We would include all of this in order to create a sense of humour for the audience to react to. Our target audience would be around the general age ranges of 15-21.
An original screenplay from Jamie Payne, Ryan Kent, Alisha Ward and Kayleigh Morris
Company name: (as of yet undecided)
Date: 21st November 2011
We present a comedy film about Barry and Louis two teenagers with an imagination that far exceeds normality. A third friend attempts to play the voice of reason as the two friends discuss the insanity of the night previous, but really with friends like those two it's not hard to imagine that he's not really paid attention to.
As the story unfolds we discover that on their night out turned out to be far more than was expected by anyone. They encountered superheroes, dancing aliens, emotional turmoil, a bromance and even llama's? Throughout their discussion of last night several fights and arguments break out.
The opening sequence of this film would involve the third more rational person entering the room in which both Louis and Barry have collapsed, giving the both of them a cup of tea in order to sober the two up somewhat. From here a long discussion begins revolving around the unclear events of the previous night.
Think, Dude where's my car meets the hangover.
Our Production Company intends to make use of fairly strange mise-en-scene, for example the characters would be dressed very messily in the same clothes as they had worn the previous night, the props would be objects such as empty drink cans, cups of tea etc. The lighting would be vibrant and bright at most/all times. We would use a fair amount of effects on the scenes, as well as a wide variety of sound and music that fit the situations. In terms of camera we would use a lot of close-ups and reaction shots. We would include all of this in order to create a sense of humour for the audience to react to. Our target audience would be around the general age ranges of 15-21.
Saturday 19 November 2011
Comedy Film ideas
For our coursework we need to create a two minute opening sequence for a film genre of our choosing and my group has decided on.... Comedy!
So we're all going to create our own ideas for a plot for our film so that we have several options to choose from and it's easier to map out our opening before we actually begin to film.
My idea for a comedy film is:
The plot of my film is as follows:
It would start with the man suffering though a multitude of problems e.g. car doesn't start/misses his train, turns up late to an important meeting/appointment etc. His day gradually gets worse until it reaches the very worse it can possibly get and he has lost his job and such, he returns home dejectedly. Only to discover a mysterious device on the way, being naturally curious he picks it up and intends to work it out when he gets home. he messes around with it when he gets home until it starts to speak to him, not a recorded message but directly to him. Foolishly he decides to keep it with him not seeing what harm it could cause and speaks to it about his day. He wakes up the next day going about his business and follows the advice of the device as he has nothing else he can do and no other choices about how to get his job back. He does as suggested by the device and gets his job back, overjoyed he decides to follow any and all advice given to him by the device. He goes about the next few days doing as the device suggests and all goes well but gradually things begin to go down hill and the device seems to giving advice that causes more harm than good. He pays this little attention though until the device suggests something that goes really wrong . Now he tries to stop using the device to find that without any outside input(the device's help) his luck is even worse than it was originally as such he begins to use it again only for the same cycle to repeat. Soon his friend steps in and tells him he doesn't need it and that he's fine the way he is, accident prone clumsy and unlucky. Confidence restored he gets rid of the device and continues with his life, still one of the most unlucky people in the world.
So we're all going to create our own ideas for a plot for our film so that we have several options to choose from and it's easier to map out our opening before we actually begin to film.
My idea for a comedy film is:
- A man goes through the worst day imaginable.
- I thought that to a degree this would be inspired by the old mickey mouse cartoons I watched in which Goofy had a problem that the narrator helped him with, only for things to not go exactly to plan.
- As the man goes about his day a voice from a recently discovered and strange device offers him advice about how to overcome various problems.
- The advice given by this device tends to not be the most helpful however and many a time causes the problem to become worse.
- Regardless of this fact the man continues to take the advice given to him being the eternal optimist and thinking that things can't possibly get worse... but they do.
The plot of my film is as follows:
It would start with the man suffering though a multitude of problems e.g. car doesn't start/misses his train, turns up late to an important meeting/appointment etc. His day gradually gets worse until it reaches the very worse it can possibly get and he has lost his job and such, he returns home dejectedly. Only to discover a mysterious device on the way, being naturally curious he picks it up and intends to work it out when he gets home. he messes around with it when he gets home until it starts to speak to him, not a recorded message but directly to him. Foolishly he decides to keep it with him not seeing what harm it could cause and speaks to it about his day. He wakes up the next day going about his business and follows the advice of the device as he has nothing else he can do and no other choices about how to get his job back. He does as suggested by the device and gets his job back, overjoyed he decides to follow any and all advice given to him by the device. He goes about the next few days doing as the device suggests and all goes well but gradually things begin to go down hill and the device seems to giving advice that causes more harm than good. He pays this little attention though until the device suggests something that goes really wrong . Now he tries to stop using the device to find that without any outside input(the device's help) his luck is even worse than it was originally as such he begins to use it again only for the same cycle to repeat. Soon his friend steps in and tells him he doesn't need it and that he's fine the way he is, accident prone clumsy and unlucky. Confidence restored he gets rid of the device and continues with his life, still one of the most unlucky people in the world.
Tuesday 15 November 2011
Monday 14 November 2011
Genre Convention Research: Peer Assessment Feedback
In order to aid us in completing the main task of our coursework in which we would do some genre convention research and plan our own two minute opening sequences, we have completed our own ideas and research based around the genre of Gangster films. We completed our own ideas for a gangster film plot and opening sequences, which can be found below:
Film Plot Summary
The story follows the life of America's top criminal Italian American Silvano. He introduces himself and begins to tell his tale, about the rise and fall of his empire starting with his roots and how he was drawn into the life that he was. He tells us of the various problems that he faced as a child that eventually lead him down the route of crime where he was noticed and mentored by one of the, then, leading crime bosses. Eventually they went their separate ways due to several severe disagreements that could have cost them their freedom. After separating from his mentor he began to build up his own empire and quickly surpassed all other rival gangs. This continued for years before it all fell apart when his old mentor came into conflict with him.
I intend to stick to the following conventions with my ideas for Gangster films:
One of my ideas for a two minute opening sequence was:
[We see a dark room with hardly any lighting, the main light source would be the overhanging light. The camera slowly does a reverse creep to show a close up of a (Very shadowed) young man]
Silvano: *Sighs* "It was never supposed to be like this..."
[Camera cuts to show a close up of his hand as he picks up a glass contemplating as he stares into it, glass would be out of focus with the face still shadowed but of sharper quality]
Silvano: "How could everything change so quickly?... One moment you're at the very top and the next...*Sighs*"
[Reverse creep to midshot, we can now see that he is sitting at a desk. He moves to hold his head in his hands]
Silvano: "I was at the top. I'd surpassed everyone, but it all fell apart..."
[Raises his head and looks at his open hands]
Silvano: "Like sand, it slipped through my fingers... piece by piece until nothing remained."
[Screen fades to black and stark red writing appears with the name of the film 'Quicksilver' this writing fades as more appears 'new york 1978']
As part of our peer assessment we each received criticism from people in our group, for this task I was with Jamie Payne, Alisha Ward and Andrew Bryan. Upon reading my first idea to them it was suggested that my "opening sequence introduces the character very well but doesn't really introduce the film as a whole."
A second two minute opening sequence would be:
[Black screen fades into colour and we see a brief but fast montage of several different scenes, all of Fairly dull colour. Examples of the type of scene shown would be a man meeting with three others, meeting with someone else, exchanging unclear obscure objects, sorting through money that had just been handed over]
Silvano: "What a life, eh?"
[Abruptly cuts from the montage to show a man sitting at a bar, midshot showing him in profile, cuts to a close up(still profile) as he says his next line]
Silvano: "I had everything..."
[Spends a moment thinking, we see another montage in which we are shown the luxuries that he possessed. Mixed in with this we see also some of his desires, the few things he didn't and couldn't have, his family back for example. The camera now pans so that we no longer see him in profile as he leans over his drink]
Silvano: "...Well I had a lot... No man can have everything, and those who think they do?..."
[Looks up at the camera]
Silvano: "Well It certainly won't last... Trust me."
[He sighs looking down once more as the screen fades to black, stark red writing appearing with the title of the film 'Quicksilver' before the screen flashes white, black writing appearing stating the date and place (New York 1978)]
Upon hearing this idea my group offered me the criticisms of:
"Sounds good for a second scene. The first scene needs to be focused more on establishing the genre of the film."
and, (about both of the above)
"Opening scenes all put emphasis on his fall and give some insight into the character."
My final two minute opening sequence was as follows:
[See a table full of old newspaper clippings and photographs, the headlines all about various unexplained, unsolved crimes]
Silvano: "Mine. All of them, they were mine."
[Cuts to show a montage of clips of newsreaders explaining about the crimes mentioned in the newspaper cuttings and the panic they caused. Cuts back to the news clippings as we see someones hands set down on the table over some of the clippings and the back of the mans head moves into the view of the camera.]
Silvano: "I'd never been caught. I was the best of the best."
[Camera cuts from the high angle shot showing his head to a low angle showing his shadowed face as he picks up one clipping and grips it tightly]
Silvano: (Slightly strained voice) "But of course, the best things don't last.Especially not for someone like me..."
Silvano: "This. This was my downfall. I became overconfident. I expected too much. I only just managed to escape with my freedom, but my reputation..."
[He tears the clipping in half, slamming both parts down again and turning to exit the room. The camera pans slightly so that the cutting can be read properly]
Silvano: "... Was left in tatters"
[See a close up of the clipping about a failed crime, the screen fades to black and slowly bleeds away to become red as stark white writing appears with the film title and soon after the date and place appears on screen (New York 1978)]
My Group favoured this idea over the others, stating that it's "Very detailed and uses the plot of a downfall well, using other conventions and such well also." and that "It shows the genre much more clearly than the other ideas did as well as still giving a good representation of the character.
Film Plot Summary
The story follows the life of America's top criminal Italian American Silvano. He introduces himself and begins to tell his tale, about the rise and fall of his empire starting with his roots and how he was drawn into the life that he was. He tells us of the various problems that he faced as a child that eventually lead him down the route of crime where he was noticed and mentored by one of the, then, leading crime bosses. Eventually they went their separate ways due to several severe disagreements that could have cost them their freedom. After separating from his mentor he began to build up his own empire and quickly surpassed all other rival gangs. This continued for years before it all fell apart when his old mentor came into conflict with him.
I intend to stick to the following conventions with my ideas for Gangster films:
- Smartly dressed
- Violent, use of weapons
- Use of dark lighting
- Fairly slow ASD
One of my ideas for a two minute opening sequence was:
[We see a dark room with hardly any lighting, the main light source would be the overhanging light. The camera slowly does a reverse creep to show a close up of a (Very shadowed) young man]
Silvano: *Sighs* "It was never supposed to be like this..."
[Camera cuts to show a close up of his hand as he picks up a glass contemplating as he stares into it, glass would be out of focus with the face still shadowed but of sharper quality]
Silvano: "How could everything change so quickly?... One moment you're at the very top and the next...*Sighs*"
[Reverse creep to midshot, we can now see that he is sitting at a desk. He moves to hold his head in his hands]
Silvano: "I was at the top. I'd surpassed everyone, but it all fell apart..."
[Raises his head and looks at his open hands]
Silvano: "Like sand, it slipped through my fingers... piece by piece until nothing remained."
[Screen fades to black and stark red writing appears with the name of the film 'Quicksilver' this writing fades as more appears 'new york 1978']
As part of our peer assessment we each received criticism from people in our group, for this task I was with Jamie Payne, Alisha Ward and Andrew Bryan. Upon reading my first idea to them it was suggested that my "opening sequence introduces the character very well but doesn't really introduce the film as a whole."
A second two minute opening sequence would be:
[Black screen fades into colour and we see a brief but fast montage of several different scenes, all of Fairly dull colour. Examples of the type of scene shown would be a man meeting with three others, meeting with someone else, exchanging unclear obscure objects, sorting through money that had just been handed over]
Silvano: "What a life, eh?"
[Abruptly cuts from the montage to show a man sitting at a bar, midshot showing him in profile, cuts to a close up(still profile) as he says his next line]
Silvano: "I had everything..."
[Spends a moment thinking, we see another montage in which we are shown the luxuries that he possessed. Mixed in with this we see also some of his desires, the few things he didn't and couldn't have, his family back for example. The camera now pans so that we no longer see him in profile as he leans over his drink]
Silvano: "...Well I had a lot... No man can have everything, and those who think they do?..."
[Looks up at the camera]
Silvano: "Well It certainly won't last... Trust me."
[He sighs looking down once more as the screen fades to black, stark red writing appearing with the title of the film 'Quicksilver' before the screen flashes white, black writing appearing stating the date and place (New York 1978)]
Upon hearing this idea my group offered me the criticisms of:
"Sounds good for a second scene. The first scene needs to be focused more on establishing the genre of the film."
and, (about both of the above)
"Opening scenes all put emphasis on his fall and give some insight into the character."
My final two minute opening sequence was as follows:
[See a table full of old newspaper clippings and photographs, the headlines all about various unexplained, unsolved crimes]
Silvano: "Mine. All of them, they were mine."
[Cuts to show a montage of clips of newsreaders explaining about the crimes mentioned in the newspaper cuttings and the panic they caused. Cuts back to the news clippings as we see someones hands set down on the table over some of the clippings and the back of the mans head moves into the view of the camera.]
Silvano: "I'd never been caught. I was the best of the best."
[Camera cuts from the high angle shot showing his head to a low angle showing his shadowed face as he picks up one clipping and grips it tightly]
Silvano: (Slightly strained voice) "But of course, the best things don't last.Especially not for someone like me..."
Silvano: "This. This was my downfall. I became overconfident. I expected too much. I only just managed to escape with my freedom, but my reputation..."
[He tears the clipping in half, slamming both parts down again and turning to exit the room. The camera pans slightly so that the cutting can be read properly]
Silvano: "... Was left in tatters"
[See a close up of the clipping about a failed crime, the screen fades to black and slowly bleeds away to become red as stark white writing appears with the film title and soon after the date and place appears on screen (New York 1978)]
My Group favoured this idea over the others, stating that it's "Very detailed and uses the plot of a downfall well, using other conventions and such well also." and that "It shows the genre much more clearly than the other ideas did as well as still giving a good representation of the character.
Thursday 10 November 2011
Evaluation of preliminary task
For our preliminary (prelim) task we needed to plan film and edit a conversation that lasted 30 seconds and involved examples of match-on action, shot-reverse shot, and the 180 degree rule. We had to ensure that each member of our group had a turn at filming and editing, I feel that we managed this fairly well considering that our filming was completed as a group of four but during the last stages of editing we gained a member.
On Tuesday the 1st of November we began the initial planning stages of our task and by the end of that lesson were ready to film. (A copy of our script, storyboards and original costume designs can be found on the blogpost for the 1st of November) On the following lesson we began to film our material. Each group member took an active role in the filming process even if the section that they filmed wasn't included in the final edit. For example Connor filmed parts of the dialogue, Becky filmed the match on action, Kirstie filmed the final shot that sadly we were unable to use and I filmed the rest of the dialogue and the crossing of the room/dropping of the necklace. With the editing certain members did do more than others mainly due to a lack of confidence on the part of certain members. However we did all work out the shots that we would be using as a group and we made sure that everyone was happy when we chose which cuts to make, which transitions to use, which effects would fit best, which clip to slow-how much by and which clips to mute.
We as a group did meet the brief to the best of our ability though we did for get to have the characters sit down to exchange the lines of dialogue and our footage lasted slightly longer than was expected and that the brief said it should. In order to prevent this in the future we will ensure that we double check with the brief more often than we actually did. But we did include examples of match-on action. For example;
We also ensured that we used examples of shot reverse shot and the 180 degree rule, these elements fit together very well and we used them together. For example;
From the Prelim task I've learnt quite a lot. For example I know not to film directly opposite a window as it makes the shot a lot darker and makes it difficult to see what is actually happening in that part of the scene. The worst example of this we've not included in our final edit as it looked very out of place and didn't really help the footage to flow effectively even after we had put effects over the scene. Upon re-watching our footage I've decided that we should have also filmed the scene using a wider variety of angles and distances, low-angle long shot for example. We really needed to film for longer than we did and complete more takes of each scene.
On Tuesday the 1st of November we began the initial planning stages of our task and by the end of that lesson were ready to film. (A copy of our script, storyboards and original costume designs can be found on the blogpost for the 1st of November) On the following lesson we began to film our material. Each group member took an active role in the filming process even if the section that they filmed wasn't included in the final edit. For example Connor filmed parts of the dialogue, Becky filmed the match on action, Kirstie filmed the final shot that sadly we were unable to use and I filmed the rest of the dialogue and the crossing of the room/dropping of the necklace. With the editing certain members did do more than others mainly due to a lack of confidence on the part of certain members. However we did all work out the shots that we would be using as a group and we made sure that everyone was happy when we chose which cuts to make, which transitions to use, which effects would fit best, which clip to slow-how much by and which clips to mute.
We as a group did meet the brief to the best of our ability though we did for get to have the characters sit down to exchange the lines of dialogue and our footage lasted slightly longer than was expected and that the brief said it should. In order to prevent this in the future we will ensure that we double check with the brief more often than we actually did. But we did include examples of match-on action. For example;
We also ensured that we used examples of shot reverse shot and the 180 degree rule, these elements fit together very well and we used them together. For example;
From the Prelim task I've learnt quite a lot. For example I know not to film directly opposite a window as it makes the shot a lot darker and makes it difficult to see what is actually happening in that part of the scene. The worst example of this we've not included in our final edit as it looked very out of place and didn't really help the footage to flow effectively even after we had put effects over the scene. Upon re-watching our footage I've decided that we should have also filmed the scene using a wider variety of angles and distances, low-angle long shot for example. We really needed to film for longer than we did and complete more takes of each scene.
Monday 7 November 2011
Prelim Task~Filming and Editing.
As mentioned previously we, as part of our Preliminary task, needed to plan, film and edit a scene in which we included examples of match on action, 180 degree rule and shot reverse shot.
So last Thursday my group did the filming of our Preliminary task and began to edit the work which we finished today, above you have the final result of our work. We, during the editing process, noticed that we've made mistakes which we will expand on in our evaluation and take into account when filming our main task.
Our Preliminary work was difficult in theory as we were going to film identical twins without actually using identical twins. As such we thought it best to have two girls with similar hair colours and physiques. This meant that we would be able to use one as the face of the twins and one as the body double, so long as we changed their costumes around as was necessary. We managed to do this quite well in my opinion and now have quite a successful piece of preliminary work that we have learnt from and will be able to use as a reference when completing our main task.
Tuesday 1 November 2011
Preliminary task- Storyboard and costume design
Showing the match on action
Showing the first part of the storyboard (it is backwards for some reason)
Showing the last part of the storyboard
Showing the first twins costume
and giving details of the second twins costume*EDITED 9/11/11*
*RE-EDIT 14/11/11*
My group did on the day use different costuming for our preliminary task as such the above costume plans are out of date.
Preliminary task
So today we started working on our preliminary task, our brief was to plan and film a face to face conversation between two characters. It involves filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing the room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a few lines of dialogue.
My group then wrote this script for the task.
Twin1: [Walks through door and crosses the room hitting the other persons should as she passes]
Twin2: [Drops a locket] "Hey! Watch where you're going!"
Twin1: [Sarcastic] "Oh, sorry..."
Twin2: [Picks up locket and dusts it off]
Twin1: "Uh, what's that?"
Twin2: "This? It's my locket, why?"
Twin1: [Silently takes off her own locket showing it to the other]
Twin2: [Looks up] "It's the same?"
Twin1: "So what does that mean?"
Twin2: [Thinks] "So you know you said your birthday is the 13th of January?..."
Twin1: "No! no, no, no! I know where you're going with this! We're not..."
Twin2: "Twins!!"
My group then wrote this script for the task.
Twin1: [Walks through door and crosses the room hitting the other persons should as she passes]
Twin2: [Drops a locket] "Hey! Watch where you're going!"
Twin1: [Sarcastic] "Oh, sorry..."
Twin2: [Picks up locket and dusts it off]
Twin1: "Uh, what's that?"
Twin2: "This? It's my locket, why?"
Twin1: [Silently takes off her own locket showing it to the other]
Twin2: [Looks up] "It's the same?"
Twin1: "So what does that mean?"
Twin2: [Thinks] "So you know you said your birthday is the 13th of January?..."
Twin1: "No! no, no, no! I know where you're going with this! We're not..."
Twin2: "Twins!!"
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