Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Monday, 24 January 2011
Task 4: My target audience
The target audience for my film would be 15-24 and a secondary 25+ years old. I feel that a younger audience of girls would feel shocked as the girl gets taken and it would allow them to think more carefully when they are out and who’s car they get into, I think that the audience would all enjoy the thrill of the film and enjoy watching her find her way out of the large house full of women. My target audiences would mainly be in education either college or university or even in employment. The typical interests of that age group would probably be Sport, performing arts, films, relationships, shopping/fashion and using technology (facebook, twitter, youtube). I would use facebook, twitter and youtube to advertise my film as most 15-24 year olds use these on a day to day basis.
My secondary audience would be the ages 25+ of people who enjoy action thrillers, I feel that couples could enjoy this film together as there is a strong female character and the males would enjoy the thrill and action. I feel men would like my film as we have used a young attractive female character and female’s would like our film as there would be several male characters that would be muscular and middle aged. I feel that the film would attract a greater male audience as it is full of action but I feel some females would enjoy it too.
My secondary audience would be the ages 25+ of people who enjoy action thrillers, I feel that couples could enjoy this film together as there is a strong female character and the males would enjoy the thrill and action. I feel men would like my film as we have used a young attractive female character and female’s would like our film as there would be several male characters that would be muscular and middle aged. I feel that the film would attract a greater male audience as it is full of action but I feel some females would enjoy it too.
Sunday, 23 January 2011
Task 3: What institution would make my film?
The institution that I think would make my film would be vertigo because they produce and distribute low budget films. They want to produce and distribute commercially driven independently made films that enable them to make a profit.
Their aim is to compete with the mini majors such as fox searchlight, who distributed the film Taken, in the U.S.A. so they would try and produce and fund an equally as successful film as Taken. Similar films that are made are London to brighten and the Hitcher as they are both about people running away from someone which is what is going to happen in our film as her boyfriend is going to come and chase the men down which is going to make the film full of action.
Vertigos film budgets range between about half a million to about three million so as a first time director this would fit as I feel that my film would cost around this much. Vertigo have made a series of horror/thrillers such as the Children, The Cove and Outcast which shows that they have a niche audience from the ages of 15-24 that would watch my film. My film would mainly be viewed by a male audience so we have a female protagonist to attract female viewers. Vertigo sell the films abroad sometimes before the film is made so that they can put money into the film whilst making it which enables them to fully fund it and make the most out of the film.
Their aim is to compete with the mini majors such as fox searchlight, who distributed the film Taken, in the U.S.A. so they would try and produce and fund an equally as successful film as Taken. Similar films that are made are London to brighten and the Hitcher as they are both about people running away from someone which is what is going to happen in our film as her boyfriend is going to come and chase the men down which is going to make the film full of action.
Vertigos film budgets range between about half a million to about three million so as a first time director this would fit as I feel that my film would cost around this much. Vertigo have made a series of horror/thrillers such as the Children, The Cove and Outcast which shows that they have a niche audience from the ages of 15-24 that would watch my film. My film would mainly be viewed by a male audience so we have a female protagonist to attract female viewers. Vertigo sell the films abroad sometimes before the film is made so that they can put money into the film whilst making it which enables them to fully fund it and make the most out of the film.
Saturday, 22 January 2011
Task 2: How does your product represent particular social groups?
I was looking into the death of Miss Yeates, 25, who was found Christmas Day, eight days after going missing from her home in the Clifton area of Bristol, which gave me the idea of doing a thriller with a woman being taken. We looked into to doing different starts, we thought through her splitting up with her boyfriend and being shook up when she got in the taxi but then we thought a better idea would to be her coming out of a club. I wanted to influence woman to fight back rather than let it happen and I wanted to persuade people not give up hope and make them try hard to fight and plan a way out. I thought the club was a better idea for these morals as it is teaching girls to be aware that at night there are people out there that would take them, so they need to make sure they don’t get too drunk and do something stupid. I think it will be a great learning block for young girls who are just starting to go out and get taxis late, no matter how nice someone may seem check there license.
Police charge Vincent Tabak with Jo Yeates murder
Jo Yeates's body was found on Christmas Day A man has been charged with murdering landscape architect Jo Yeates.
Avon and Somerset Police said Dutch national Vincent Tabak, 32, who was arrested on Thursday, will appear at Bristol Magistrates' Court on Monday.
Miss Yeates, 25, was found dead on Christmas Day, eight days after going missing from her home in the Clifton area of Bristol.
Her body was found next to a country road in Failand, three miles from where she lived.
A post-mortem examination revealed she had been strangled.
Miss Yeates, who was originally from Ampfield in Hampshire, was reported missing by her 27-year-old boyfriend Greg Reardon on 19 December when he returned to their home after a weekend away visiting family in Sheffield.
She disappeared on 17 December after going for Christmas drinks with colleagues at her architectural firm.
Mr Tabak, an engineer, lived next door to Miss Yeates on Canynge Road.
Earlier this week a reconstruction for the BBC's Crimewatch programme was filmed, tracing Miss Yeates's last steps.
There have also been a number of public appeals from her family.
I also looked at the film ‘taxi driver’ which influenced me to make the driver something to do with war and maybe be mentally unstable which is why he was wearing an army jacket showing his obsession with the army. He is a working class soldier who has come back from fighting in Afghan and Iraq and may have watch a lot of friends dying and has come back with post traumatic stress disorder which has lead to mental health issues. He doesn’t have a job so is working in his own car to try and give people lifts and now has an obsession with young red headed girls and can’t bring himself to drop them home but has to take them back to his to for fill his needs.
Police charge Vincent Tabak with Jo Yeates murder
Jo Yeates's body was found on Christmas Day A man has been charged with murdering landscape architect Jo Yeates.
Avon and Somerset Police said Dutch national Vincent Tabak, 32, who was arrested on Thursday, will appear at Bristol Magistrates' Court on Monday.
Miss Yeates, 25, was found dead on Christmas Day, eight days after going missing from her home in the Clifton area of Bristol.
Her body was found next to a country road in Failand, three miles from where she lived.
A post-mortem examination revealed she had been strangled.
Miss Yeates, who was originally from Ampfield in Hampshire, was reported missing by her 27-year-old boyfriend Greg Reardon on 19 December when he returned to their home after a weekend away visiting family in Sheffield.
She disappeared on 17 December after going for Christmas drinks with colleagues at her architectural firm.
Mr Tabak, an engineer, lived next door to Miss Yeates on Canynge Road.
Earlier this week a reconstruction for the BBC's Crimewatch programme was filmed, tracing Miss Yeates's last steps.
There have also been a number of public appeals from her family.
I also looked at the film ‘taxi driver’ which influenced me to make the driver something to do with war and maybe be mentally unstable which is why he was wearing an army jacket showing his obsession with the army. He is a working class soldier who has come back from fighting in Afghan and Iraq and may have watch a lot of friends dying and has come back with post traumatic stress disorder which has lead to mental health issues. He doesn’t have a job so is working in his own car to try and give people lifts and now has an obsession with young red headed girls and can’t bring himself to drop them home but has to take them back to his to for fill his needs.
Friday, 21 January 2011
Task 1: In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Lottie is coming out of a club by herself which makes our audience feel unsure as they know that at night you should never walk alone. Lottie looks fairly innocent which sets the scene for the thrill of the film as she is a lonely girl who doesn’t look like she can defend herself very easily.
Seeing the taxi pull away from her makes the audience worry as she is a young girl and is on her own at night in the streets. This makes the audience begin to wonder how she is going to get home.
Seeing this car pull up and Lottie getting in without a Taxi plate on it will worry the audience as it shows that she is getting in to an unlicensed car which is illegal and makes the audience sense that something bad is going to happen next.
Seeing a wide shot of the two of them talking allows the audience to see both of there reactions to the conversation and makes them begin to realize what is happening to Lottie.
Simons eyes In the mirror begin to worry the audience as Lottie has fallen sleep which is shown in a montage. This begins to make the audience wonder about what he is going do to her.
Seeing her point of view of Simon handing her the ID makes the audience feel how she is feeling. It puts the audience in Lotties shoes to scare them and make them engage in the film more.
Having her looking around and wondering where they are going begins to alert the audience as to why she hasn’t been this way before. The audience realize with lottie that she is being taken somewhere very strange and that she is in trouble.
Thursday, 20 January 2011
Shoot Day
Shoot One
The Shoot in Guildford went really well, we did a shot of the club sign tilting down showing Lottie Putting her jacket on coming out of the club and looking for a cab.
We did a shot of a cab driving away from her and the unlicensed cab pulling up and her getting in. We then did a shot from another angle when Lottie is walking towards the camera and we see the black cab and unlicensed cab pulling up again.
After that we did a shot through the window of the unlicensed cab as Lottie gets in it. These shots went really well for us but it was difficult as there were a lot of people walking past. It was also hard as we didn’t have a lot of time so we were rushed. This was my first time using a camera out in a town filming and there were a few inconveniences that I didn’t really think about before shooting i.e. the sound of the road, the traffic outside the club and getting the taxi to pull up on time. We could have used a better form of communication i.e. walky-talky’s to get everything coming at the correct time and making sure that people were not getting in the way of the camera.
Shoot two
On the second shoot day we filmed outside, it was raining which was great for our film as that was what was planned as we needed to make it look like the car was moving, it also adds to the scary effect of a thriller. We set up the lights with a red film over them and each took it in turns to move them so it gave the effect of cars driving past. We set up the white balance and focus after placing the camera on the tripod and than began shooting. We started by doing a close up of Lottie’s face showing her reactions and showing how she feels when she finds out what really is going on. I was on the camera, we had Nat and Patch moving the lights and holding the microphone in position for the shot.
We did the first shot twice trying to get the correct shadow and effect of cars driving past. The second shot was through the windscreen of the car showing Simon looking back at Lottie and showing the darkness of the car to create the eerie emotion of our film. We had the shot from the front seeing both Simon and Lottie's faces as they are driving along with the windscreen wipers going this time patch was on camera and I was holding the door shut so it didn't open when Lottie tried to get out of the car.
I chose Lottie as she looked innocent and attractive which I feel is the type of woman that a stalker would go for. I wanted the behind story to be that Simon stalks red headed girls so she was the perfect choice. We had her phone, ID and Bracelet to add to the story and to show that he has been following her for a while to continue with the strange atmosphere. We chose Simon as he could drive and plays the stalker very well. Lottie was wearing a black Jump Suite with black tights and heals as she was just coming out of a club and looks more street wise when she is looking for a taxi. She is carrying a black bag and is wearing natural makeup. She is looking like this to make her look attractive as that is why Simon is following her.
We also did a shot of lotties point of view when she is seeing Simon handing over her ID, we did this shot because we wanted the audience to feel how she would in this position, we decided that placing the audience in Lottie's shoes would allow them to begin to attach themselves to her.
We had lights with a red film over them to create the effect of other cars driving past, we moved them from side to side to create movement and the sense that they were traveling from a town to the country, as well as the lights reflecting off the rain on the windows. We filmed in the dark to create the typical sense of a thriller which helped the story build up to its final effect. I think that our lighting really worked as the viewer wouldn’t be able to tell that the car wasn’t moving and it successfully created the effect of the car passing other cars and street lights.
We all had a go at everything, Camera work, Directing, Moving the Lights and sorting the sound. I feel that we equally shared out the jobs and all managed to shoot something and all played a descent part in making the film sequence. I enjoyed being on the camera and directing shots as I felt I progressed strongly in those departments and feel that I have learned a lot more about using the camera and general skills about directing and bringing the team together as a group.
We have the diegetic, synchronous sound of rain hitting the car down which I feel gives a sense on loneliness and creates the atmosphere for what is going to happen next, also there is the synchronous sound of the street traffic . There is the diegetic sounds of them talking, which is the ambient sounds on the shoot day. There is also the sound of the doors slamming which is non diegetic.
So what happens next?
After Lottie's being taken away into the woods she is taken to a place far away from the city that was full of girls locked away. Driving through some large gates down a long winded road surrounded by trees and open fields they reach an old building with two security guards outside the main entrance. They drag her out of the car with her kicking and screaming and lock her in a large room full of red headed girls. They girls have cuts and bruises on there bodies and there is two dead bodies lying in the room with the other girls. Lottie tries lots of ways to escape out of this house but fails. We will follow Lottie who is close to death try and get out of the house and after her parents call the police, the police surround as many clubs in the area as possible and follow one man home when a red headed girl gets into his car thinking that it is Lottie. There is a car chase as the the driver realizes someone is following him in an unmarked car and the police search the area for the reported girls.
Saturday, 15 January 2011
Friday, 14 January 2011
Why Did We Use These Props?
Car- To use as an unlicensed taxi
Hose Pipe- To create the effect of rain and make the false impression of a moving taxi more realistic.
Bag- To carry her belongings and for her to drop it on the floor in order for the taxi driver to help pick up the contents and steal her purse.
Student ID- To show that she is at university which will suggest her age and also allow the taxi driver pretend that he goes to the same university.
Taxi Radio- So that the interior of the car looks more like a taxi and also for the taxi driver to communicate with the guy he's working with.
final idea
Interior Taxi- Girl misses a black cab and another car pulls up asking if she wants a lift. She gets in and they drive off
Taxi driver talks to her, asking if she’s okay and as she falls asleep looks through the rear view mirror and angles it at her.
Driving out of the city she wakes to find them going a different way which the driver claims to be a short cut.
After having dramatic shots like the drivers eyes in the mirrors and him adjusting it to see other parts of the girls body better.
They talk for a while and we see that they are now out of the city centre and on country lanes.
He then reveals her ID card and bracelet that he had taken three weeks ago the girls begins to worry.
There is then a blackout and the title 'The Driver' is put up.
Taxi driver talks to her, asking if she’s okay and as she falls asleep looks through the rear view mirror and angles it at her.
Driving out of the city she wakes to find them going a different way which the driver claims to be a short cut.
After having dramatic shots like the drivers eyes in the mirrors and him adjusting it to see other parts of the girls body better.
They talk for a while and we see that they are now out of the city centre and on country lanes.
He then reveals her ID card and bracelet that he had taken three weeks ago the girls begins to worry.
There is then a blackout and the title 'The Driver' is put up.
shooting script
• Abby is really upset having just broken up with her boyfriend, she is standing in the rain waiting for a cab
• Tomasz: you alright love, want a cab?
• Abby : Thanks , How much will it be to get to 54 Cavendish road
• Tomasz: Oh I think about £20 will cover it
• Abby: Ok
• Abby: struggles to pick up her suitcase
• Tomasz: Want a hand?
• Abby: Yeah, thanks
• Tomasz goes to put Abby’s suitcase in the boot. Whilst doing so Abby is looking for her phone in her handbag and accidentally drops her bag on the floor-the contents falling out.
• Abby: Shit
• Tomasz: don’t worry ill get that get in the car (Picking up the contents of her bag from the road he hands the bag to her).
• Abby: Okay let me see how much I have got… (Pause)… Oh no I’ve lost my purse fuck sake today is not my day.
• Tomasz: How much you got?
• Abby: I have a tenner in my pocket (She shows him the £10 note)
• Tomasz: (looking through her purse at her ID cards) Don’t worry, you go to Warwick don’t you? You can pay me back there ill give you my card.
• Abby: Oh I didn’t know you went to Warwick? Thanks that’s great
• Tomasz: yeah on my third year now.
• Abby: oh what are you studying?
• Tomasz: Psychology.
• Abby: oh really? I’ve never seen you around.
• (all goes silent. After a few seconds another voice is heard through the taxi radio)
• Other Man(Russian): Mate after the job your on I’ve got another one for you
• Tomasz (Russian): I don’t think this one will be going home, she’s a looker.
• Abby: Excuse me, sorry, my flats that way. (points right)
• Tomasz: nahhhh I know a better route.
• (she falls asleep on the back seat)
• Tomasz (Russian): I’m Almost here get ready.
• Other Man (Russian): Ok great see you soon.
• (BLACK OUT)
• (Sounds of doors Slamming and a loud scream from the men who are shouting in Russian. )
• Tomasz: you alright love, want a cab?
• Abby : Thanks , How much will it be to get to 54 Cavendish road
• Tomasz: Oh I think about £20 will cover it
• Abby: Ok
• Abby: struggles to pick up her suitcase
• Tomasz: Want a hand?
• Abby: Yeah, thanks
• Tomasz goes to put Abby’s suitcase in the boot. Whilst doing so Abby is looking for her phone in her handbag and accidentally drops her bag on the floor-the contents falling out.
• Abby: Shit
• Tomasz: don’t worry ill get that get in the car (Picking up the contents of her bag from the road he hands the bag to her).
• Abby: Okay let me see how much I have got… (Pause)… Oh no I’ve lost my purse fuck sake today is not my day.
• Tomasz: How much you got?
• Abby: I have a tenner in my pocket (She shows him the £10 note)
• Tomasz: (looking through her purse at her ID cards) Don’t worry, you go to Warwick don’t you? You can pay me back there ill give you my card.
• Abby: Oh I didn’t know you went to Warwick? Thanks that’s great
• Tomasz: yeah on my third year now.
• Abby: oh what are you studying?
• Tomasz: Psychology.
• Abby: oh really? I’ve never seen you around.
• (all goes silent. After a few seconds another voice is heard through the taxi radio)
• Other Man(Russian): Mate after the job your on I’ve got another one for you
• Tomasz (Russian): I don’t think this one will be going home, she’s a looker.
• Abby: Excuse me, sorry, my flats that way. (points right)
• Tomasz: nahhhh I know a better route.
• (she falls asleep on the back seat)
• Tomasz (Russian): I’m Almost here get ready.
• Other Man (Russian): Ok great see you soon.
• (BLACK OUT)
• (Sounds of doors Slamming and a loud scream from the men who are shouting in Russian. )
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Monday, 29 November 2010
Friday, 19 November 2010
Denotation & connotation
The ring
Denotation- young girl, long black hair in an empty white room with a wire across the floor, she’s wearing a long white dress and young school girl shoes.
Connotation- the girl is unhappy, looking worried and looks troubled, she also looks unwashed. It could suggest she is not mentally stable.
The omen
Denotation- Young boy at grave yard & smartly dressed.
Connotation- looks like he could be possessed, he looks mysterious as he should be at a grave yard on his own.
The grudge
Denotation- Young girl pale face open mouthed with her head through the bars on the stairs
Connotation- She looks possessed, she looks like she wants to kill someone and she looks like she needs help and looks like she wants revenge.
Codes and conventions of the horror/thriller
In a horror/ thriller many situations/ objects will occur:-
Death, Torture, Blood, Ghosts, Knives, grave Yards, Big scary houses, Bats, Darkness, Footsteps, Owl sounds (outside at night), Car crashes, vampires, mutations, Fog Frost, trees In wind, Masks, China Dolls, Puppets, Clowns, Doors slamming, Cat eyes in lights, sudden movements, jumpy moments, body parts, chains, rape, wolves, foxes, snakes, spiders, bugs, skin head men, murder, pain, fear, villain, twisted plots, creepy children, paranormal, false sense of security, storms, screaming, chasing.
These objects are all stereotypically made to scare an audience. They create an uneasy back ground to build up to a situation that may make you jump or give the audience a thrill.
Camera shots & editing that may be used in a horror/ thriller:-
Establishing shots to show the audience the location. Close ups that can focus on the main act of the crime or on the face of the villain/killer to scare the audience. Low angle or high angle shots to differentiate the villain/killer from the victim. They will also use shot reverse shot in the editing to quickly show the reaction of the victim to seeing the villain or seeing someone dead on the floor for example.
Tuesday, 9 November 2010
Editing Our Preliminary Task
I found editing interesting and satisfactory, we all had an equal role in the editing process we all got to help each other and add pointers when each person was editing so it was a joint effort. I found editing really interesting as I was new to it and found that the outcome was really successful and enjoyable as we were starting from scratch making our own piece of work. I have never used final cut pro on a Mac before therefore I had never used the time line or any of the editing equipment. I enjoyed editing my film into a coherent narrative because it was making sense of the images and finding and order for the story. I learnt to use in and out brackets (which is i&o on the keyboard) learning to drag and drop putting the right thing on the key board and also learnt how to use sound by manipulating it to match the image when the door was shutting.
Premliminary Task Evaluation
We filmed in the editing suite this worked because we wanted to create a classroom effect to reenact a columbine massacre situation. We all took an equal role of filming, I filmed the close up shot and the shot of the gun which we cut and edited later on in the editing suite. The lighting was hard and fairly bright this was important as we just wanted to create a classroom light so that the scene didn’t look suspicious at all, this was effective as it was verisimilitude.
We had learnt from out mistakes in our practice run through where we broke the 180 degree rule and filmed half of the scene hand held so when we came to do our final preliminary task we didn’t make many technical mistakes. We checked the tripod was level by bubbling it to make sure the shot was straight and checked that the shot was in the frame correctly as these were also things that were not quite right on our run through. We tried to do as many shots and different angles as possible such as low angle shot, wide shot, pan and till shots and close up shots. We were following a script which was slightly different from the storyboard as we changed it to fit our scene slightly better; we thought that we should change it to be slightly more direct to make it more exciting and to build tension. We conformed to the 180 degree rule as we had learnt from previous mistakes in a practice run. We used the appropriate terminology to make sure that everyone was aware of what was going on.
I have learnt a lot by doing this task such as: how to bubble a tripod, how to use the camera, discovered more shots, how to white balance and how to zoom.
We had learnt from out mistakes in our practice run through where we broke the 180 degree rule and filmed half of the scene hand held so when we came to do our final preliminary task we didn’t make many technical mistakes. We checked the tripod was level by bubbling it to make sure the shot was straight and checked that the shot was in the frame correctly as these were also things that were not quite right on our run through. We tried to do as many shots and different angles as possible such as low angle shot, wide shot, pan and till shots and close up shots. We were following a script which was slightly different from the storyboard as we changed it to fit our scene slightly better; we thought that we should change it to be slightly more direct to make it more exciting and to build tension. We conformed to the 180 degree rule as we had learnt from previous mistakes in a practice run. We used the appropriate terminology to make sure that everyone was aware of what was going on.
I have learnt a lot by doing this task such as: how to bubble a tripod, how to use the camera, discovered more shots, how to white balance and how to zoom.
Friday, 15 October 2010
What is a Thriller?
A thriller is a genre of film used to create suspense and tension. It is usually faced pace to keep the tension creating momentum. There main characteristics are crime, conflict, murder and violence. Thrillers are usually dangerous and generally work around cliff hangers and twist in the story. They are designed to give the viewer a thrill and by having suspense keeps viewers interested.
Monday, 11 October 2010
Camera Shots
Camera operation and functions- We used zoom by turning the middle dial and we turned it slowly to get a smooth effect. We have learnt how to white balance the cameras by zooming into a white object and flicking the white balance switch to A so that is a set white balance for that room, if you wanted to go outside or into a lighter or darker room you would set the white balance on B before filming and simply flick it from A to B as you walk out. We also learnt that we have to focus the camera by zooming close on an object and turning the large focus dial and then zooming out and filming at that focus. By using the tripod we got a smooth film without any movements or jults, this enables you to do certain specific camera movements when you need them every time you film rather than guessing with a hand held camera setting up the tripod we had to get it out and try and make it different heights for different shots, we had to try and make it equal by undoing the nuts and moving it up and down to get certain shots. Fade and Dissolve are to be done in editing not on the built-in features on the camera as you can cut or edit them out if they look wrong but you can add them in when you are editing. By Bubbling the camera you get a straight images to that its not tilted to the side you do this by undoing the nut underneath the camera and moving it until the bubble is in the middle of the black lines.
Using the camera- We learnt how to do some basic camera shots, such as close up shots which are usually from the shoulder upwards, over the shoulder shots which show someone’s shoulder and the back of there head and then the person that they are talking to face, a point of view shot which is showing what the actors is looking at effectively the camera becomes the persons eyes, we also learnt long shots or establishing shots which tends to show the location around, they are often used to set a scene showing a new place that the actors are in, also a wide shot this is to show somebody usually from head to tow with not that much background around them.
We also learnt about the rule of thirds- which is about putting your main focus in the middle of the shot. the shot is broken down into nine smaller box's and the central box should have the main focus in it, what you want the audience to look at first.
The 180 degree rule- it helps to maintain continuity by making sure everything in the film take place in front of an imaginary line, if the line is crossed it can be confusing for the audience.
The 30 degree rule- when a film is cut the camera shouldn't move more that 30 degrees either way otherwise it creates a jump cut (an awkward movement).
continuity editing- this is the most common form of editing using the 180 degree rule, the establishing shot and also the shot reverse shot. This is important to keep the perspective of the film.
Spatial Awareness -is being aware of space around you, how far things are away from you and how much spaces there is between people or objects that you are filming. This is important so that you film all that you want and don’t hit things that you think are further away from you than they actually are.
Timecode-tells you how long you have been recording for, it is on the LCD of your camera. It is placed in the top right hand corner of the viewfinder and it is the numbers that which change when you begin recording.
Expossure-It is used to control the amount of lighting that is allowd into the camera, the expossure ring is placed on the lense of the camera, it is the smallest ring with is the third one in.
We made a few mistakes by doing hand held shots when we needed the tripod. We also broke the 180 degree rule when we were doing the over the shoulder shots. But these things we will be able to keep in mind for when doing our final Videos and we can learn from our mistakes. I have learnt not to look back on what you have filmed and if you are unsure do the shot again, i have also learn to try and film in many different ways if you have time focusing on different things in that section so that you have more to work with when you are editing and for an audience it more interesting not just one long shot. We also learn to zoom slower as zooming fast doesn’t look good and ends up looking jerky.
Director
Camera man
We learnt to use these when we were filming, which was really good for the organisation and making sure everyone was ready at the same time.
I really enjoyed using the video camera and the still cameras. I enjoyed moving on the video cameras more as it was a new challenge and they have more to them than the still camera's. I really like the fact that we now how a small section filmed by us it’s a really nice achievement.
Using the camera- We learnt how to do some basic camera shots, such as close up shots which are usually from the shoulder upwards, over the shoulder shots which show someone’s shoulder and the back of there head and then the person that they are talking to face, a point of view shot which is showing what the actors is looking at effectively the camera becomes the persons eyes, we also learnt long shots or establishing shots which tends to show the location around, they are often used to set a scene showing a new place that the actors are in, also a wide shot this is to show somebody usually from head to tow with not that much background around them.
We also learnt about the rule of thirds- which is about putting your main focus in the middle of the shot. the shot is broken down into nine smaller box's and the central box should have the main focus in it, what you want the audience to look at first.
The 180 degree rule- it helps to maintain continuity by making sure everything in the film take place in front of an imaginary line, if the line is crossed it can be confusing for the audience.
The 30 degree rule- when a film is cut the camera shouldn't move more that 30 degrees either way otherwise it creates a jump cut (an awkward movement).
continuity editing- this is the most common form of editing using the 180 degree rule, the establishing shot and also the shot reverse shot. This is important to keep the perspective of the film.
Spatial Awareness -is being aware of space around you, how far things are away from you and how much spaces there is between people or objects that you are filming. This is important so that you film all that you want and don’t hit things that you think are further away from you than they actually are.
Timecode-tells you how long you have been recording for, it is on the LCD of your camera. It is placed in the top right hand corner of the viewfinder and it is the numbers that which change when you begin recording.
Expossure-It is used to control the amount of lighting that is allowd into the camera, the expossure ring is placed on the lense of the camera, it is the smallest ring with is the third one in.
We made a few mistakes by doing hand held shots when we needed the tripod. We also broke the 180 degree rule when we were doing the over the shoulder shots. But these things we will be able to keep in mind for when doing our final Videos and we can learn from our mistakes. I have learnt not to look back on what you have filmed and if you are unsure do the shot again, i have also learn to try and film in many different ways if you have time focusing on different things in that section so that you have more to work with when you are editing and for an audience it more interesting not just one long shot. We also learn to zoom slower as zooming fast doesn’t look good and ends up looking jerky.
STAND BY / STANDING BY - readies everyone into position for the take. The AD calls STAND BY and the response tells them that everyone is prepped
TURN OVER / TURNING OVER (Roll film/Rolling etc) the director tells the camera operator to start filming - a few seconds of film is then run as the camera gets up to speed - this is often referred to as LEAD IN. Once done the Camera operator will respond TURNING OVER or ROLLING (etc) to indicate being up to speed
ACTION! - Cue for the actors to perform the take, and the crew to do their jobs. It is good practice for the Director to let the film run on a further few seconds after the take is completed before cutting - this is referred to as LEAD OUT
CUT! - Cue for the camera to stop running film. Industry practice expects that the camera operator does not CUT before being told
Director
Camera man
We learnt to use these when we were filming, which was really good for the organisation and making sure everyone was ready at the same time.
I really enjoyed using the video camera and the still cameras. I enjoyed moving on the video cameras more as it was a new challenge and they have more to them than the still camera's. I really like the fact that we now how a small section filmed by us it’s a really nice achievement.
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Photography Composition:
In Photo shop we learnt how to create new posters by cutting out images and putting them together creating reflections and changing colours to make them look as if they were meant to be there. We are now able to create posters for films and are able to remove spots and cuts of peoples faces.
Photography brings a visual language that is universal in understanding. We must then understand its vocabulary which consists of shapes, textures, patterns, lines, colours, shade of light to dark and sharp to blurry images. Just as we must learn to arrange words in a coherent order in order to make sense when we write or speak, so too must we put visual elements together in an organized manner if our photographs are to convey their meaning clearly and vividly.
Composition means arrangement: the orderly putting together of parts to make a unified whole; composition through a personal, intuitive act. However, there are basic principles that govern the way visual elements behave and interact when you combine them inside the four borders of a photograph. Once we have sharpened our vision and grasped these basic ideas of principles, then we will have the potential for making our photographs more exciting and effective than ever before.
About Myself
My name is Hannah Patey i live in worcester in a place called hallow which takes me about 2 and a half hours from here, I used to go to The Kings school Worcester and am now here studying media. I really enjoy media as it is a broad subject and can lead you into many jobs later on in life. I really like romcoms or chickfilcks and sometimes i enjoy to watch a scary film or a thriller, i love 'the holiday', 'love actually', 'Dear john' and 'No vacancy'.
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