Thursday 13 May 2010
Wednesday 5 May 2010
Prezi Presentation on 2 minute piece
Prezi Presentation: Evaluation on 2 minute piece
http://prezi.com/hfzjvq0lm_jl
This shows the problems we had whilst filming and the location choices we were going to use.
This shows the overall evaluation. There are some questions i answered too that were relevent to our filming.
On the webpage you can see more clearly of the information and text above. Also access to the locations and problem information.
Evaluation
In our two minute task we wanted to try and create a piece that gave off tension and suspense. Making our 2 minute film we wanted to use the camera to show movement so we thought about moving it along with the characters to give off the feeling on nervousness and watch them like someone was there. When we first thought about our film piece each person I our group came up with ideas on how to set the task we all came up with the idea of it being dark and have tension, trying to mix all of our idea into one. We thought for our target audience would be young adults and people who like thrillers and suspense; I think we fulfilled our set task in creating this.
Whilst trying to find the best location we wanted it to be quite dark and mysterious so we filmed in a field in Catton as it was a fairly open space but had some dark areas also a small park for shot of a swing. We originally thought about having a merry go round moving and a shot of someone moving in the background but when filming we couldn’t have had the merry go round in one location and the swing in another as it wouldn’t look right plus we only have a certain amount of timing with the lighting as we wanted it to be fairly dark but still able to see, at the beginning of the film it is very light and clear throughout the film it gets very dark and quite difficult to see so we had to edit the lighting to get a better look at what was going on. At the beginning of the film we start with a full 360degree turn of the park, then close up of the swing moving but with nobody there and closes up to follow, we also did a lot of ground shots so you see the characters legs as they walk pass, this gives off the feeling of movement. Through the rest of the film we used theses techniques and at the end of the film we had the idea of letting the camera fall to give a sense of mystery of what happen next as you can hear screaming.
With our group we had difficulties in meeting up and people turning up. So when filming needs to be done it had to be done without them.
Two minute piece Images.
This shows the landscape view of the field and the park. We do a full 360 to show the whole field, as it is an establishing shot. I like the idea of having the camera also looking like its from a persons point of view.
The park is shown to make you look at a point on the screen instead of a plain field. We then zoomed into the swing showing it moving to add supsence and mystery as there is knowbody there. Also we tried to keep it as dark as possible even though it was very light when we started filming.
This shot focus's on the people walking, trying to keep it dark and keep the tension we thought about having the dark colours on the characters. When watching the shot we wanted to keep it like the camera was following these people and they do not no so they carry on.
This shot shows that the camera is facing downwards towards the feet. We thought that when you watch this low angle shot you get the feeling like someone is watching you movements. Before this printscreen is shows that the people walk inline with the level so it looks like there walking out of the camera.
This shot was suppose to be a shoulder level shot keeping in pace with the people walking. when you watching i think the effect we tried to create with this shot works well as the fast pace of the shot goes quite quickly but keeps in the tension. Also throughout the short piece the scenes get darker and darker which also adds to the effect of mystery.
The car going past i think acts like a seperator between the quiteness and supsence, but still has that sense of mystery in the shot. The clip works well in the place we put it however there is a time in this clip that the camera moves a little off the angle is is suppose to be at.
This shot shows that the characters are running away from something behind. I like the way you never see what it is they are being chased from. However the shot is quite dark and is a little difficult to see what is happening.
This shot is a little dark, but it shows the characters walking into the camera. While editing this video i tried to lighten the clip as it was very dark and hard to capture what was going on. But i think the darkness adds to the main aim of the 2 minute piece.
At the end of the filming, we decided to make it so the camera falls down and ends like something has happened. We tried to keep the shots relevent to the type of film we wanted to portray and i think it worked well.
Research: 3 Video Clips
Looking at different films to help base our film on, or to get a certain feel in our 2 minute piece like in the trailers on the ones below.
Batman- The Dark Knight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UBP2nXtRRo
Watching the trailer you can see throughout you get the dark and sudden loud noise after the important moments in the trailer. Also You have the voice in the background. When listening to the voice in the background you find it more dominent than the actual video. This could be a possiblity to add to our 2 minute piece.
The Bourne Identity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD-uQreIwEk
Again there is a voice in the background, you listen to the voice more than the video. However this film to start with is not dark, it draws you in by showing you the main character in a lighter form of lighting than the Dark Knight. There is fast shots of different situations to sum up the event. When watching the trailer you can see it is an action film by the clips they have chosen. With this film trailer we could use the idea of a fast pace and make it lighter.
Panic Room: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A4zsmFYlss
The trailer is quite dark and fast paced. the voice in the background is quite powerful and dominating. Throughout the trailer it slows down as you find out more of the film and the characters in it. There is quite dramatic music in the background too. I think out of these trailers i would choose the idea of having a dominant and dramatic music playing to make more suspence.
Idea's for the first two minute opening of a film
For the idea of filming the opening of a film we wanted to keep with comedy as we thought it was a lot easier to create. But we also thought about doing a thriller genre as we wanted to try something new. It took a while to think of what we could do for or two-minute piece as we wanted to keep it
Thriller: With the thriller genre we thought about it starting in the dark, with a light flickering or swinging. This would build up the tension and then it could make a loud bang noise and go to the beginning credits with the title, names etc.
Comedy: With trying to base our two minutes on a comedy film it was difficult to come up with something original but different to what we ahd done before. So i thought about looking at a variety of comedy movie clips for example Austin Powers- Goldmember, and Rat race etc.
Also we thought about the style of skins the E4 teen drama. For example on the opening of the programme it shows various characters moving and switching over quite quickly, with rough outlines of them cut out layering on top of each other. Usually it is very upbeat and fast. Plus in the trailer they have the characters doing anything for example smoking, walking around and kissing etc. We could create a similar two minute piece with credits.