Sunday, 28 December 2008
Wednesday, 10 December 2008
Shot List For Thriller Opening
Shot 1, 2 and 3
A variety of shots of the station and the surrounding area to establish the location. In these shots, the titles will run.
Shot 4
The final mid shot establishing the location of the run down derelict house.
Shot 5
The camera then cuts to inside the house to a man sitting by a window which faces the platform.
Shot 6
We then cut an over the shoulder shot of the man writing the letter although the words are unclear on the page.
Shot 7
From this over the shoulder shot, we cut to a frame of his hand turning off the radio- where the music is coming from. When the man clicks the radio off, it becomes silent.
Shot 8
From here, the camera then cuts to a view of the train tracks outside. This mid shot is static as we show a train approaching the station.
Shot 9
From this, it cuuts back into the house, focusing in on a blank wall, with a clock hanging on it.
Shot 10
We then cut back to a shot of the concrete floor of the platform. Onto this arrives the 2nd man in our opening. He is wearing distinctive boots, which is the first thing we see of him.
Shot 11
Medium shot of the train pulling away from the station, with the man following it as he walks down the platform.
Shot 12
The camera then cuts to a side-on shot looking across at the platform following his footsteps as he. The camera then stops, as he does.
Shot 13
The camera then goes to a close up shot of his side where he reveals a weapon concealed under his jacket.
Shot 14
The camera cuts back a medium shot from inside the house, looking out to the 2nd man walking towards the house
Shot 15
We then cut to a close up high angle shot of the 1st man writing the letter.
Shot 16
The camera will then cut to a medium shot of the 2nd Man’s side, from his shoulder to his waist as he knocks on the door.
Shot 18
CU shot through the window of the man watiing at the door
Shot 19
We will then cut back to the high angle close up shot of the 1st Man as he stops writing and puts his pen down to get up and answer the door.
Shot 20
The camera then stays focuses, as ink runs down the page.
Shot 21
The camera will then cut back outside for the final shot sequence which is an over the shoulder frame, in which the 2nd man is waiting at the door.
Shot 22
As the man opens the door, we are going to see the reaction on the 1st mans face as he quickly goes to shut the door again.
Shot 23
The camera then cuts to the 2nd man pushes the knife forward, into his side.
Shot 24
We then cut a CU shot of the 2nd man picking up the letter. We then watch him set fire to it.
A variety of shots of the station and the surrounding area to establish the location. In these shots, the titles will run.
Shot 4
The final mid shot establishing the location of the run down derelict house.
Shot 5
The camera then cuts to inside the house to a man sitting by a window which faces the platform.
Shot 6
We then cut an over the shoulder shot of the man writing the letter although the words are unclear on the page.
Shot 7
From this over the shoulder shot, we cut to a frame of his hand turning off the radio- where the music is coming from. When the man clicks the radio off, it becomes silent.
Shot 8
From here, the camera then cuts to a view of the train tracks outside. This mid shot is static as we show a train approaching the station.
Shot 9
From this, it cuuts back into the house, focusing in on a blank wall, with a clock hanging on it.
Shot 10
We then cut back to a shot of the concrete floor of the platform. Onto this arrives the 2nd man in our opening. He is wearing distinctive boots, which is the first thing we see of him.
Shot 11
Medium shot of the train pulling away from the station, with the man following it as he walks down the platform.
Shot 12
The camera then cuts to a side-on shot looking across at the platform following his footsteps as he. The camera then stops, as he does.
Shot 13
The camera then goes to a close up shot of his side where he reveals a weapon concealed under his jacket.
Shot 14
The camera cuts back a medium shot from inside the house, looking out to the 2nd man walking towards the house
Shot 15
We then cut to a close up high angle shot of the 1st man writing the letter.
Shot 16
The camera will then cut to a medium shot of the 2nd Man’s side, from his shoulder to his waist as he knocks on the door.
Shot 18
CU shot through the window of the man watiing at the door
Shot 19
We will then cut back to the high angle close up shot of the 1st Man as he stops writing and puts his pen down to get up and answer the door.
Shot 20
The camera then stays focuses, as ink runs down the page.
Shot 21
The camera will then cut back outside for the final shot sequence which is an over the shoulder frame, in which the 2nd man is waiting at the door.
Shot 22
As the man opens the door, we are going to see the reaction on the 1st mans face as he quickly goes to shut the door again.
Shot 23
The camera then cuts to the 2nd man pushes the knife forward, into his side.
Shot 24
We then cut a CU shot of the 2nd man picking up the letter. We then watch him set fire to it.
Friday, 5 December 2008
Thriller Opening Sound Tracks
*to be decided in the editing process
we have chosen the songs listed below to create tension and suspense. They all start off calmly and slowly build up in tempo and volume.
Biko by Bloc Party
Televators by The Mars Volta
Golden by Fall Out Boy
The King by Hard-Fi
Ghouls by We are Scientists
Girls & Boys by The Subways
ID by Kasabian
Running Battle by Kasabian
After we came up with these choices, we found out that the music soundtrack could not be copyrighted. This meant that we couldn't use any of the above. We thought about creating our own soundtrack using Ian's music skills, until we came across a website that provided with a very atsmospheric, non-copyrighted soundtrack using stringed instruments, that builds up for tension and holds notes for suspense in the desired way we had planned.
The soundtrack that we will use is called Subhonmr b2 34 string from www.freesound.org.
The soundtrack from the film 'The Chamber' inspired us to make this decision, as it expresses their soundtrack in the same way that we will express ours.
Another idea of a soundtrack we debated using was Grey Snow by Josh Woodword (from www.joshwoodward.com)
we have chosen the songs listed below to create tension and suspense. They all start off calmly and slowly build up in tempo and volume.
Biko by Bloc Party
Televators by The Mars Volta
Golden by Fall Out Boy
The King by Hard-Fi
Ghouls by We are Scientists
Girls & Boys by The Subways
ID by Kasabian
Running Battle by Kasabian
After we came up with these choices, we found out that the music soundtrack could not be copyrighted. This meant that we couldn't use any of the above. We thought about creating our own soundtrack using Ian's music skills, until we came across a website that provided with a very atsmospheric, non-copyrighted soundtrack using stringed instruments, that builds up for tension and holds notes for suspense in the desired way we had planned.
The soundtrack that we will use is called Subhonmr b2 34 string from www.freesound.org.
The soundtrack from the film 'The Chamber' inspired us to make this decision, as it expresses their soundtrack in the same way that we will express ours.
Another idea of a soundtrack we debated using was Grey Snow by Josh Woodword (from www.joshwoodward.com)
Wednesday, 3 December 2008
Preliminary Filming Project Evaluation
1. Editing and camera techniques
For our preliminary opening, we used the following techniques:
• We used titles to display the criteria needed for exam board. This included the title of the task, iur school name and its centre number, the name of our film and our own individual names and our candidate numbers.
• We overlaid our names on the final shot of our opening using the title designer in Adobe Premier Elements.
• We used the time stretch tool to prolong the shot. Also, we used the razor tool to cut the shots to right time. This was also in Adobe Premier Elements.
• We used the 180 degree rule, shot/reverse shot and match on action shots while filming. Also, we used a panning, birds eye, ECU’s, Over the shoulder and a high angle shots. These choices of camera angles and techniques help our audience to understand the action as they indicate where in the shot each character is, even if they are not visible in that shit. This can be explained for when the two characters are typing at their computers. The character 'Robert' faces from left to right of the camera shot, where as character 'Steve' faces from right to left of the damera shot. Therefore proving the shot/ reverse shot to be effective. Also match on action shot is used to assist the audience as a close up shot is inserted after each character have typed their dialogue, so the reader understands the dialogue that is being exchanged between each character and what the character is experiencing from their own individual perspective. The high angle shot of both characters typing at their computers is effective and each action that the characters are performing can be viewed simultaneously for increased audience awareness of each character.
2. New techniques that we used in the production of our opening
In the creation of our film in this task, we used many new programs in the creation of our production. These included Youtube to post the final cut, Adobe Premiere Elements to edit and compose this final cut, the digital video camera to shoot the scenes needed and the social networking site Blogger to evaluate and display our final production and post any planning we have done.
When using the camera, it was difficult to keep it steady when creating tracking shots, therefore we found it useful to use a tripod. When shooting the over the shoulder shots, the dialogue wasn't very clear so an extra close up shot had to be added in to clarify this dialogue. It would have been effective to have all this action in one shot rather than disect it. Also, the quality of the camera could have been better to create a more professional look. When working with Adobe Premiere Elements, we found it difficult to change the sound levels to create the right suspense and blending the sounds to make it sound natural rather than having loud voices for one shot and dead silence for another. Finally, we went to book a camera for the date we set to film, we often found that the cameras were all booked up, or had low battery. This created a problem as we had to wait an extra two weeks before we started filming and when we were filming, we had to be considerate towards the length of time we took when filming individual shots and shooting time overall. So increased skill of camera work and efficiency to comlete the task was of higher demand at times when filming. Also due to the camera being on low battery, we had to have the camera on a charger that was attatched to the wall. This limited camera movement and creativity and experiment of our shooting.
One of the many strengths of our production is the many shot types used in the sequence. Also, we worked well as a group by sharing ideas and the production roles in the shooting of the film and that we were actively communicating with each other about the planning, about how to create the look we were after for our film.
3. How successful was the final product against the brief set?
The brief that was set for our production consisted of the following the following:
• The inclusion of a shot of a hand opening a door and two or more people having a conversation. Once this has happened, one of the characters must leave the room.
• To include three different types of shots within the film. These must be the 180 degree rule, match on action and the shot/reverse shot.
We believe that our production matched all the criteria needed from the exam board. We decided to apply the dialogue in a unique way. We did this by using MSN Messenger to produce the dialogue between the two male characters, using the following shooting techniques to support this method:
We used the 180 rule throughout the films by keeping to one side of the room when filming. Also, the match on action when using the over the shoulder shots by having the two characters in the same frame, one typing the dialogue (vieved from over his shoulder)and the other who was recieving the dialogue using his computer and facing in the direction of the camera, ready to recieve this dialogue and return further dialogue over the next couple of shots in the sequence. Finally, we used the shot/reverse shot when the two characters were receiving the messages from each other. We showed this shows both actors in the shot, using the same principle that we used for the match on action technique.
For our preliminary opening, we used the following techniques:
• We used titles to display the criteria needed for exam board. This included the title of the task, iur school name and its centre number, the name of our film and our own individual names and our candidate numbers.
• We overlaid our names on the final shot of our opening using the title designer in Adobe Premier Elements.
• We used the time stretch tool to prolong the shot. Also, we used the razor tool to cut the shots to right time. This was also in Adobe Premier Elements.
• We used the 180 degree rule, shot/reverse shot and match on action shots while filming. Also, we used a panning, birds eye, ECU’s, Over the shoulder and a high angle shots. These choices of camera angles and techniques help our audience to understand the action as they indicate where in the shot each character is, even if they are not visible in that shit. This can be explained for when the two characters are typing at their computers. The character 'Robert' faces from left to right of the camera shot, where as character 'Steve' faces from right to left of the damera shot. Therefore proving the shot/ reverse shot to be effective. Also match on action shot is used to assist the audience as a close up shot is inserted after each character have typed their dialogue, so the reader understands the dialogue that is being exchanged between each character and what the character is experiencing from their own individual perspective. The high angle shot of both characters typing at their computers is effective and each action that the characters are performing can be viewed simultaneously for increased audience awareness of each character.
2. New techniques that we used in the production of our opening
In the creation of our film in this task, we used many new programs in the creation of our production. These included Youtube to post the final cut, Adobe Premiere Elements to edit and compose this final cut, the digital video camera to shoot the scenes needed and the social networking site Blogger to evaluate and display our final production and post any planning we have done.
When using the camera, it was difficult to keep it steady when creating tracking shots, therefore we found it useful to use a tripod. When shooting the over the shoulder shots, the dialogue wasn't very clear so an extra close up shot had to be added in to clarify this dialogue. It would have been effective to have all this action in one shot rather than disect it. Also, the quality of the camera could have been better to create a more professional look. When working with Adobe Premiere Elements, we found it difficult to change the sound levels to create the right suspense and blending the sounds to make it sound natural rather than having loud voices for one shot and dead silence for another. Finally, we went to book a camera for the date we set to film, we often found that the cameras were all booked up, or had low battery. This created a problem as we had to wait an extra two weeks before we started filming and when we were filming, we had to be considerate towards the length of time we took when filming individual shots and shooting time overall. So increased skill of camera work and efficiency to comlete the task was of higher demand at times when filming. Also due to the camera being on low battery, we had to have the camera on a charger that was attatched to the wall. This limited camera movement and creativity and experiment of our shooting.
One of the many strengths of our production is the many shot types used in the sequence. Also, we worked well as a group by sharing ideas and the production roles in the shooting of the film and that we were actively communicating with each other about the planning, about how to create the look we were after for our film.
3. How successful was the final product against the brief set?
The brief that was set for our production consisted of the following the following:
• The inclusion of a shot of a hand opening a door and two or more people having a conversation. Once this has happened, one of the characters must leave the room.
• To include three different types of shots within the film. These must be the 180 degree rule, match on action and the shot/reverse shot.
We believe that our production matched all the criteria needed from the exam board. We decided to apply the dialogue in a unique way. We did this by using MSN Messenger to produce the dialogue between the two male characters, using the following shooting techniques to support this method:
We used the 180 rule throughout the films by keeping to one side of the room when filming. Also, the match on action when using the over the shoulder shots by having the two characters in the same frame, one typing the dialogue (vieved from over his shoulder)and the other who was recieving the dialogue using his computer and facing in the direction of the camera, ready to recieve this dialogue and return further dialogue over the next couple of shots in the sequence. Finally, we used the shot/reverse shot when the two characters were receiving the messages from each other. We showed this shows both actors in the shot, using the same principle that we used for the match on action technique.
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