Okay, so in a previous post I spoke about basing our mini-movie on the film, "When a Stranger Calls." We have carried on with this idea and building our ideas day by day.
In class the other day, we drew out the storyboard, so that should be up here soon, so for now I will explain as much as I can.
- We decided to film at Vickie's house. (a fellow group member) She has a gravel drive, so we will walk up the gravel drive with the camera, towards the house. The camera will then focus on the girl sitting in the sitting room, through the window.
- There will be an underpinning of sound, a phone ringing, while focusing on the girl.
- There is a scene in Desperate Housewives I once saw, where the camera moved towards the front door of a house, and then the picture of the front door faded into white, then a picture of the inside of the house appeared from the white, I thought maybe we could incorporate this into our piece to add effect. I have just explored youtube for 30 minutes and couldnt find an example of it, sorry!
- The phone, meanwhile, is still ringing, and the camera is still at the door, but inside the house, the girl crosses the camera and walks into another room to pick up the phone.
- She then passes the camera again, but the phone is silent, so she hangs up.
- The camera then follows her upstairs, where she checks the children.
- The phone then rings again, and this time there is a heavy breathing coming from the other end of the line. At this point, there will be "music" played over the top of the phone conversation. The group looked on Myspace to find scary sounds and noises, and this is what we found:
(LINK TO MYSPACE)
- There is another example of good cinematography that suddenly sprang to mind at this part in our film, earlier in the term, with Mrs Francis, we watched the christmas Dr Who trailer, quite near the beginning, there is a 360 degree establishing shot, but from a low angle then turning into a high angle shot. It is, therefore, a close up shot of the character, an establishing shot, as you get a sense of place as the camera turns, and at one point in the turn a point of view shot from the character. This is the video from youtube:
- We will use this camera shot on our main character to enforce the fear.
- We are not quite sure about the ending just yet, but as I said, the storyboard will be up here shortly!
Tuesday, 20 January 2009
Friday, 16 January 2009
My last post was about my preliminary storyboard..
Well this is the actual thing! Posted on YouTube...
Overall, I am quite pleased with the outcome of my 30 second video.
The editing of the video was definitely the hardest part, as it was a whole new programme, on a whole new computer, (I don't have an Apple Mac), however, the software was easy to adapt to.
So here it is!...
Hope you enjoyed :)
Well this is the actual thing! Posted on YouTube...
Overall, I am quite pleased with the outcome of my 30 second video.
The editing of the video was definitely the hardest part, as it was a whole new programme, on a whole new computer, (I don't have an Apple Mac), however, the software was easy to adapt to.
So here it is!...
Hope you enjoyed :)
My Storyboard...
So for our preliminary task we had to shoot a 30 second clip of someone walking into a room, having a short conversation and walking out again.
Before we could start this we needed to do a storyboard, to show the camera angles and the story itself.
We had to sketch the "freeze-frame", meaning the camera angle of the next shot, and then describe what is happening in that particular shot.
This is my storyboard:
And the back...
I enjoyed doing this preliminary task as I got to grips with how to use the camera and edit the videos once loaded onto the computers.
My group did have a few troubles, as we filmed our videos on a HD camera, which did not transfer onto the computers, so we had to film it again, but it did not take very long and we were able to catch up with the rest of the group.
However, I did learn a lot from the experience :)
I have to say though, once learning how to edit a video, watching films and programmes on TV is much harder in a way, as I always notice small mistakes that I wouln't have noticed before. I guess that's a good sign!
Before we could start this we needed to do a storyboard, to show the camera angles and the story itself.
We had to sketch the "freeze-frame", meaning the camera angle of the next shot, and then describe what is happening in that particular shot.
This is my storyboard:
And the back...
I enjoyed doing this preliminary task as I got to grips with how to use the camera and edit the videos once loaded onto the computers.
My group did have a few troubles, as we filmed our videos on a HD camera, which did not transfer onto the computers, so we had to film it again, but it did not take very long and we were able to catch up with the rest of the group.
However, I did learn a lot from the experience :)
I have to say though, once learning how to edit a video, watching films and programmes on TV is much harder in a way, as I always notice small mistakes that I wouln't have noticed before. I guess that's a good sign!
Sunday, 7 December 2008
2 Minute Film - Courseworkk
Okay, so for our coursework we have to make a 2 minute clip, being the beginning of a film.
My group decided quite quickly about the genre of our film, it is not horror, but suspense, we realised that horror would be quite difficult to film. So it is suspense instead :)
Firstly, we decided to do our film in the middle of the local woods, and use a sibling or parent to drive a car out there, so we could shoot us with the car. There were problems with this plot, however, as we cannot actually drive, and we would have to film very quickly, as it would get very dark and using our own lighting would look so artificial on video. Filming quickly, we would not have enough time to re-shoot certain bits and get it exactly how we wanted it, so we brainstormed again...
Leah, who is in our group, suggested we watch a clip on youtube of "When A Stranger Calls" The whole group thought this would be a good area to target, and use this clip to help us along the way...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=f5DaPc5Yi6s
We decided to use a similar storyline, using one of our houses and brothers for props!
So once we had decided the genre of the film and the plot, we were asked to do a synopsis of our 2 minute clip. This is not finished yet, but it will be up here when it is :)
My group decided quite quickly about the genre of our film, it is not horror, but suspense, we realised that horror would be quite difficult to film. So it is suspense instead :)
Firstly, we decided to do our film in the middle of the local woods, and use a sibling or parent to drive a car out there, so we could shoot us with the car. There were problems with this plot, however, as we cannot actually drive, and we would have to film very quickly, as it would get very dark and using our own lighting would look so artificial on video. Filming quickly, we would not have enough time to re-shoot certain bits and get it exactly how we wanted it, so we brainstormed again...
Leah, who is in our group, suggested we watch a clip on youtube of "When A Stranger Calls" The whole group thought this would be a good area to target, and use this clip to help us along the way...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=f5DaPc5Yi6s
We decided to use a similar storyline, using one of our houses and brothers for props!
So once we had decided the genre of the film and the plot, we were asked to do a synopsis of our 2 minute clip. This is not finished yet, but it will be up here when it is :)
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Internet - Good For The Brain?
Having my internet homepage set to BBC News is sometimes quite useful, because it gave me an idea for this blog.
"Internet Access Is Good For The Brain" caught my eye. I was shocked, scientists and doctors are always saying that internet is bad for the brain, and too much of it can affect teenagers and children in certain ways. So why have they suddenly changed their minds?!
I agree that the internet can be useful, for the odd fact off Wikipedia, or typing up one of those long essays, but can you benefit from it in the long run?
I admit, I am on the computer a lot, and while im doing homework, I am constantly logged into Facebook and listening to music, but I don't think this is helping me with anything.
From reading the article on BBC News, it says that being on the internet helps to counteract the age-related physiological changes that cause the brain to slow down.
So from being on the internet, we're keeping our brains young, so keep at it!
Stay on Facebook for hours on end, cause at the end of the day, its keeping our brains young :)
This has been a satisfying finding, as I don't feel bad about myself for being on the internet all night long...
"Internet Access Is Good For The Brain" caught my eye. I was shocked, scientists and doctors are always saying that internet is bad for the brain, and too much of it can affect teenagers and children in certain ways. So why have they suddenly changed their minds?!
I agree that the internet can be useful, for the odd fact off Wikipedia, or typing up one of those long essays, but can you benefit from it in the long run?
I admit, I am on the computer a lot, and while im doing homework, I am constantly logged into Facebook and listening to music, but I don't think this is helping me with anything.
From reading the article on BBC News, it says that being on the internet helps to counteract the age-related physiological changes that cause the brain to slow down.
So from being on the internet, we're keeping our brains young, so keep at it!
Stay on Facebook for hours on end, cause at the end of the day, its keeping our brains young :)
This has been a satisfying finding, as I don't feel bad about myself for being on the internet all night long...
Doctor Who - Cinematography Task.
Okay, so the other day, Mrs Francis showed us an episode of Doctor Who. We were split into four groups, and in these groups we had to discuss one area of media production...
1. Mise en Scene
2. Cinematography
3. Editing
4. Sound
My group was set the challenge of Cinematography, and here is what we came up with:
How does cinematography create a representation of belonging or identity in Dr.Who?
The scene starts with an establishing shot, which is also a wide shot, enabling the viewer to create a sense of place. All the people are wearing the same army clothes, suggesting they are soldiers' belonging to this space and this regiment.
Later on in the scene, the Doctor, Donna, Martha and Jenny are locked away in a prison cell. There is a group shot of them all standing as if they are the four points of a square. The camera looks into the cell from outside of the bars, so the cell bars are in shot, this gives the sense of exclusion that has been set upon these four strangers. Being in the cell itself gives a sense of exclusion, from the hath, a completely different species. These humans do not belong here.
At the climax of the scene, the humans and hath go to war, and fight. The camera pans around with the hath marching towards the humans, which also gives an establishing shot, giving a sense of belonging and identity, as it shows the viewer where these creatures are from and what they have been living in.
A new character appears in this episode, Jenny, she is the Doctor's biological daughter. The Doctor has two hearts, there is a poignant moment, when The Doctor realises that Jenny does belong with him, Donna holds a stethoscope onto Jenny's hearts, the Doctor listens. There is a close up on one heart, then a close up on the Doctor's reaction to this finding, then back to the other heart, then again back to his expression, so the viewer can see how he shows his emotion to finding out that this girl who was made in a machine is his biological daughter and belongs with him. This is a key point in the scene to show belonging and identity.
Martha, who used to travel with the Doctor, is stuck on the other side of the block in this place. This could show that she does not belong with the Doctor anymore, that she is supposed to be in a different place to the Doctor, Donna and Jenny. Martha and the Doctor then have a phone conversation, the camera flicks quickly from the two places with the two characters, with very different settings, showing two different people, and two different identities.
Susie, Hannah, Bobbi and Vickie.
1. Mise en Scene
2. Cinematography
3. Editing
4. Sound
My group was set the challenge of Cinematography, and here is what we came up with:
How does cinematography create a representation of belonging or identity in Dr.Who?
The scene starts with an establishing shot, which is also a wide shot, enabling the viewer to create a sense of place. All the people are wearing the same army clothes, suggesting they are soldiers' belonging to this space and this regiment.
Later on in the scene, the Doctor, Donna, Martha and Jenny are locked away in a prison cell. There is a group shot of them all standing as if they are the four points of a square. The camera looks into the cell from outside of the bars, so the cell bars are in shot, this gives the sense of exclusion that has been set upon these four strangers. Being in the cell itself gives a sense of exclusion, from the hath, a completely different species. These humans do not belong here.
At the climax of the scene, the humans and hath go to war, and fight. The camera pans around with the hath marching towards the humans, which also gives an establishing shot, giving a sense of belonging and identity, as it shows the viewer where these creatures are from and what they have been living in.
A new character appears in this episode, Jenny, she is the Doctor's biological daughter. The Doctor has two hearts, there is a poignant moment, when The Doctor realises that Jenny does belong with him, Donna holds a stethoscope onto Jenny's hearts, the Doctor listens. There is a close up on one heart, then a close up on the Doctor's reaction to this finding, then back to the other heart, then again back to his expression, so the viewer can see how he shows his emotion to finding out that this girl who was made in a machine is his biological daughter and belongs with him. This is a key point in the scene to show belonging and identity.
Martha, who used to travel with the Doctor, is stuck on the other side of the block in this place. This could show that she does not belong with the Doctor anymore, that she is supposed to be in a different place to the Doctor, Donna and Jenny. Martha and the Doctor then have a phone conversation, the camera flicks quickly from the two places with the two characters, with very different settings, showing two different people, and two different identities.
Susie, Hannah, Bobbi and Vickie.
Friday, 17 October 2008
Magazines <3
Me + Magazines = Heaven!
I love magazines, I can read them all day and all night! I'm one of those people who just has them stacked under my bed in a little wheeley drawer! :)
Sounds kind of sad... but I love to know whats happening in the celebrity world! Bad habit...
Yesterday morning, as always, I was listening to the Chris Moyles Show, and I started thinking about my next blog. Magazines are so much fun to read... but they are so misleading! I admit, I have been fooled many times by reading the front cover and the headline, buying it, reading the pages of that story and finding out its a completely different situation.
FOR EXAMPLE:
On the way to somewhere, can't remember now last year sometime, and I saw a picture of Jennifer Aniston on the front cover of OK! and she was pregnant... I got really excited, and bought the magazine. I then flicked straight to those pages that explained about her "pregnancy", and i soon found out that that picture was from her new film. Not good!
Plus, some of the stories that are printed in magazines aren't even true. I don't know why I still bother to buy all these magazines, but I do anyway, because I love the gossip! That's the thing that annoys me about magazines, the rest is GREAT!
They aren't just about gossip, they have fashion too! I love looking at the "What's Hot and What's Not!" pages.
However, every other page in a magazine is an advert, which is so frustrating, this is furthermore advertising more, sometimes the adverts are about phones, or T.V's, or T.V programmes, which is about the media aswell.
Basically:
OK!
OR
heat
Hope you liked :)
I love magazines, I can read them all day and all night! I'm one of those people who just has them stacked under my bed in a little wheeley drawer! :)
Sounds kind of sad... but I love to know whats happening in the celebrity world! Bad habit...
Yesterday morning, as always, I was listening to the Chris Moyles Show, and I started thinking about my next blog. Magazines are so much fun to read... but they are so misleading! I admit, I have been fooled many times by reading the front cover and the headline, buying it, reading the pages of that story and finding out its a completely different situation.
FOR EXAMPLE:
On the way to somewhere, can't remember now last year sometime, and I saw a picture of Jennifer Aniston on the front cover of OK! and she was pregnant... I got really excited, and bought the magazine. I then flicked straight to those pages that explained about her "pregnancy", and i soon found out that that picture was from her new film. Not good!
Plus, some of the stories that are printed in magazines aren't even true. I don't know why I still bother to buy all these magazines, but I do anyway, because I love the gossip! That's the thing that annoys me about magazines, the rest is GREAT!
They aren't just about gossip, they have fashion too! I love looking at the "What's Hot and What's Not!" pages.
However, every other page in a magazine is an advert, which is so frustrating, this is furthermore advertising more, sometimes the adverts are about phones, or T.V's, or T.V programmes, which is about the media aswell.
Basically:
THE MEDIA ADVERTISES THE MEDIA.
I still love magazines... and I will still buy them :D
MY FAVES ARE PROBABLY:
OK!
OR
heat
Hope you liked :)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
