Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Monday, 20 February 2012
Fonts Considered for Opening Sequence
I am considering these font to be my opening sequence font because they suggest mystery and danger which reflects the overall theme of my project.
Progress Update
There are 60 marks available for construction and 20 marks for Research and Planning and 20 marks for evaluation - 100 marks in total
To achieve a grade:
A I need to get 80 marks
B I need to get 70 marks
C I need to get 60 marks
To be in level 4 (grade A/B) my work must demonstrate excellence throughout.
By Monday 5th March I should have a rough cut of my products
By Monday 19th March my products should be completed
From Monday 19th - Friday 30th March I will be working on my 7 evaluation questions.
My completed portfolio should be submitted for formal marking on Monday 16th April. I should use the Easter break to make any minor amendments to my work.
In order to meet these deadlines I will:
- Allocate specific periods of my own time to film my project
- Dedicate media lessons to completing my project
To achieve a grade:
A I need to get 80 marks
B I need to get 70 marks
C I need to get 60 marks
To be in level 4 (grade A/B) my work must demonstrate excellence throughout.
By Monday 5th March I should have a rough cut of my products
By Monday 19th March my products should be completed
From Monday 19th - Friday 30th March I will be working on my 7 evaluation questions.
My completed portfolio should be submitted for formal marking on Monday 16th April. I should use the Easter break to make any minor amendments to my work.
In order to meet these deadlines I will:
- Allocate specific periods of my own time to film my project
- Dedicate media lessons to completing my project
Friday, 10 February 2012
Production Company
I believe the film company known as 'Syncopy' (owned by Christopher Nolan) would be an appropriate production company for my movie as they have dealt with many of the recent movies with a particular emphasis on the crime and thriller genre, movies such as:
Shooting Schedule
Date | Shot Number/ Description | Time In | Time Out | Location | Cast and Crew | Equipment | Props, Costume, Make-up etc. | Editing Decision |
Title Sequence | ||||||||
Title Sequence | ||||||||
Title Sequence | ||||||||
1 – establishing shot | Street | Connor Bunce –Assassin/delivery man | Camera, Tripod | Delivery man – red shirt, red baseball cap, shorts, belt, parcel, clipboard | Straight cut in, Straight cut out | |||
2 – tracking | Victims house exterior | Connor Bunce –Assassin/delivery man | Camera, Tripod | Delivery man – red shirt, shorts, belt, parcel | Straight cut in, Straight cut out | |||
3 – tracking | Victims house exterior | Connor Bunce –Assassin/delivery man | Camera, Tripod | Delivery man – red shirt, red baseball cap, shorts, belt, parcel, clipboard, | Straight cut in, Straight cut out | |||
4 – extreme close-up | Victims house exterior | Connor Bunce - Assassin/delivery man | Camera, Tripod | Straight cut in, Straight cut out | ||||
5 – over the shoulder | Victims house exterior | Connor Bunce –Assassin/delivery man Kyle Davies – Victim | Camera, Tripod | Delivery man – red shirt, red baseball cap Victim – suit | Straight cut in, Straight cut out | |||
6 – over the shoulder | Victims house exterior | Connor Bunce –Assassin/delivery man Kyle Davies – Victim | Camera, Tripod | Delivery man – red shirt, red baseball cap, parcel, clipboard Victim – suit | Straight cut in, Straight cut out | |||
7 – close-up | Victims house exterior | Connor Bunce –Assassin/delivery man Kyle Davies – Victim | Camera, Tripod | Delivery man – red shirt, parcel, Victim – suit | Straight cut in, Straight cut out | |||
8 – P.O.V. shot, upwards tilt, shallow focus | Victims house interior | Connor Bunce – Assassin/delivery man Kyle Davies – The Victim | Camera, Tripod | Delivery man – red shirt, red baseball cap, shorts, belt, parcel, clipboard, gun Victim - suit | Straight cut in, Cut to black | |||
Date | Shot Number/ Description | Time In | Time Out | Location | Cast and Crew | Equipment | Props, Costume, Make-up etc. | Editing Decision |
9 – Close-up | Assassin’s house interior | Connor Bunce – Assassin | Camera, Tripod | Assassin - red shirt, red baseball cap, shorts, belt, gun | Straight cut in, Straight cut out | |||
10 – Close-up, Shallow Focus | Assassin’s house interior | Connor Bunce – Assassin | Camera, Tripod | Assassin - red baseball cap | Straight cut in, Straight cut out | |||
11 – Tracking | Assassin’s house interior | Connor Bunce – Assassin | Camera, Tripod | Assassin - red shirt, red baseball cap, shorts, belt, gun, photo | Tracking from black screen in, tracking to black screen out | |||
12 – Over the Shoulder | Assassin’s house interior | Connor Bunce – Assassin | Camera, Tripod | Assassin - red shirt, red baseball cap, shorts, belt, gun, photo | Straight cut in, cut to black out | |||
Title Sequence |
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Image analysis and Composition
Her stern facial expression gives the character a malevolent and potent persona despite the fact that the composition of her eye line is considerably lower than the average regarding the rule of thirds. As well as that, it is positioned as a high angle shot to show vulnerability.
Within this close up of the character, her emotions are highlighted because this is what the audience are intended to focus on.
The character only takes up a small portion of the shot and is contained within closed framing, again reflecting her vulnerable state. The image of the broken glass is very symbolic of her in saying its hard to recognize her true side of the many that appear when we look into a broken mirror.
The white costume reflects her innocence and benevolence against the dark and malevolent, dimly lit background. However, it could also show insanity. The black eye make-up shows the darkness slowly settling into her as a person.
While this shot has no characters, it can still represent the mood of the scene and feelings of the characters.
The distant and empty background could reflect the characters/mood as being lonely, insignificant, lost etc.
The abandoned tree is singled out as the only source of life trapped within its desolate surroundings, however, it is languidly joining the rest of the environment shown by the withering of its leaves.
The sky also represents the slow creeping of evil and despair signaled by its blackening.
Within this close up of the character, her emotions are highlighted because this is what the audience are intended to focus on.
The character only takes up a small portion of the shot and is contained within closed framing, again reflecting her vulnerable state. The image of the broken glass is very symbolic of her in saying its hard to recognize her true side of the many that appear when we look into a broken mirror.
The white costume reflects her innocence and benevolence against the dark and malevolent, dimly lit background. However, it could also show insanity. The black eye make-up shows the darkness slowly settling into her as a person.
While this shot has no characters, it can still represent the mood of the scene and feelings of the characters.
The distant and empty background could reflect the characters/mood as being lonely, insignificant, lost etc.
The abandoned tree is singled out as the only source of life trapped within its desolate surroundings, however, it is languidly joining the rest of the environment shown by the withering of its leaves.
The sky also represents the slow creeping of evil and despair signaled by its blackening.
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Feedback to My Storyboard and My Response
Judging from the mixed comments it appears that the majority of feedback received was positive, the main being that the concept and story-line was effective. Comments were also given regarding my cinematography and editing, saying that there was a good variation of techniques that delivered a better product. However, it was stated that certain techniques could become repetitive e.g. constant straight cutting; but the use of fading mixed it up well. It was also noted that the main use of sound (voice-over) was good but they would like to hear a range of other sounds e.g. music.
Another constructive comment was that i lacked any title sequences. This is the main comment i will respond to as this gives the whole sequence the effect that it is an opening.
Overall i was pleased as well as grateful for my feedback which i believe will definitely help to improve my production.
Another constructive comment was that i lacked any title sequences. This is the main comment i will respond to as this gives the whole sequence the effect that it is an opening.
Overall i was pleased as well as grateful for my feedback which i believe will definitely help to improve my production.
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