Wednesday 31 March 2010
Tuesday 30 March 2010
Made Myspace Music
To upload our soundtrack to the film, we decided to make a myspace music site. We felt this would be suitable because from our research, we based our film on teenagers and young adults which is the same target audience for myspace users. From here we can advertise our film to similar artists and get our film and soundtrack known.
http://www.myspace.com/mademovie
http://www.myspace.com/mademovie
Storyboards
Here are the storyboards that we produced at the beginning of our project. In each square we have a scene of what we want to happen, with information related to size and mise-en-scene.
Looking back on these boards after we finished our project, we can see the similarities and changes that have been made, such as the introduction to our opening. However, as the storyboards were a key part to our research and planning, we are glad to see that we have mostly followed through with our ideas and improved our shots.
Looking back on these boards after we finished our project, we can see the similarities and changes that have been made, such as the introduction to our opening. However, as the storyboards were a key part to our research and planning, we are glad to see that we have mostly followed through with our ideas and improved our shots.
Friday 26 March 2010
Anthony Stop Motion Experiment
One of the first times we visited the alley way, after Ivaylos house we took a series of shots to experiment with the idea of stop motion. Now that our film is completed we have had the extra time to made a video sequence of these shots. Alex imported all the clips into iMovie and made them each a quarter of a second. We feel this was a useful experiement as we have experimented with various techniques. Please watch in the 480 HD option.
Wednesday 24 March 2010
Adulthood Presentation
As part of our research, we looked at adulthood as a key source for our target audience. We made a powerpoint presentation to show to our class, which enabled us to get an idea of peoples opinions and allowed us to anaylse the opening sequence in more detail.
Friday 19 March 2010
Finishing Off
19/3/2010
Bethany and Alex had three hours to finish off all the editing for the film and make sure it was perfect for uploading onto the media archive. Alex continued to work on the poster and CD covers and also made a video montage of photos we had taken throughout the entire filming process and put them to a track we have on our soundtrack. We thought this was a nice touch to add into our blog as it shows all the hard work we have done over the past month.
Bethany uploaded the re voice over of Anthony to the footage and decided to add in another track underneath Youssefs radio DJ section. She did this because normally on the radio it isn't just a person speaking there are normally other people talking as well or some music in the background, we felt to make it seem more realistic another track would help. Bethany chose one of Ivaylo's other tracks and added it under the oringal audio of Youssef speaking. She made sure the track was quiet enough to still hear Youssef clearly and she then made the track fade into our main track for the rest of the film. It has improved that scene a great deal and made the transition to the main track a lot smoother. Bethany then compressed the film into a quicktime file and put it onto the media archive. Finally finished.
Bethany and Alex had three hours to finish off all the editing for the film and make sure it was perfect for uploading onto the media archive. Alex continued to work on the poster and CD covers and also made a video montage of photos we had taken throughout the entire filming process and put them to a track we have on our soundtrack. We thought this was a nice touch to add into our blog as it shows all the hard work we have done over the past month.
Bethany uploaded the re voice over of Anthony to the footage and decided to add in another track underneath Youssefs radio DJ section. She did this because normally on the radio it isn't just a person speaking there are normally other people talking as well or some music in the background, we felt to make it seem more realistic another track would help. Bethany chose one of Ivaylo's other tracks and added it under the oringal audio of Youssef speaking. She made sure the track was quiet enough to still hear Youssef clearly and she then made the track fade into our main track for the rest of the film. It has improved that scene a great deal and made the transition to the main track a lot smoother. Bethany then compressed the film into a quicktime file and put it onto the media archive. Finally finished.
Edgy Edits
18/03/10
We viewed the finished opening as a group to see if there were any problems with the takes, edits sound etc. We came to the conclusion that we could inhance the editing style of the opening by taking an "edgy" approach. This is because the music used did not quite match the editing style on the opening, and we felt that it was too safe and too neutral. So Bethany and Youssef played around with differnt editing techniques such as rewinding and jump-cuts and just experimented with some more risky ideas to see if we could push the opening to its limits. After the editing we felt that it improved our opening massively and made it stand out further from the rest and proves we can think outside the box.
We viewed the finished opening as a group to see if there were any problems with the takes, edits sound etc. We came to the conclusion that we could inhance the editing style of the opening by taking an "edgy" approach. This is because the music used did not quite match the editing style on the opening, and we felt that it was too safe and too neutral. So Bethany and Youssef played around with differnt editing techniques such as rewinding and jump-cuts and just experimented with some more risky ideas to see if we could push the opening to its limits. After the editing we felt that it improved our opening massively and made it stand out further from the rest and proves we can think outside the box.
Soundtrack cover
17/3/2010
Alex started creating designs for the CD cover and a film poster. We wanted to do this because it shows we have put a great deal of time and effort into our project and we want it presented in the best possible way. Alex made a number of designs using photos we had taken on our many trips out filming. These included many of Anthony in different environments and several locations we had filmed at such as the cambridge estate, the alley and the garage. All the photos we selected suited the theme as they were all urban and all show things that are actually in our film. We chose a design that we felt gave the best impact and message about our movie. The CD cover is black and grey, which is an on going theme throughout our work on this project as it is urban, simplistic but blunt. It has our title 'MADE' in the bottom left corner with a photo of anthony walking and a shot of the cambridge estate in the background which is also the shot we used for our sunset scene.
Alex tried to print out the final version on the 19/3/2010 however there were complications with photoshop and it printed it the wrong size so we will try again on Monday.
Over the past few days our group have had to deal with a number of difficulties including the re-recording voice over because the first one was of poor quality, the problems with sending the MP3s to our soundtrack because of the format of the MP3 itself and the CD cover not printing. This caused a lot of stress for our group but we manged to overcome these issues by discussing the problems as a group and trying to help each other.
Alex started creating designs for the CD cover and a film poster. We wanted to do this because it shows we have put a great deal of time and effort into our project and we want it presented in the best possible way. Alex made a number of designs using photos we had taken on our many trips out filming. These included many of Anthony in different environments and several locations we had filmed at such as the cambridge estate, the alley and the garage. All the photos we selected suited the theme as they were all urban and all show things that are actually in our film. We chose a design that we felt gave the best impact and message about our movie. The CD cover is black and grey, which is an on going theme throughout our work on this project as it is urban, simplistic but blunt. It has our title 'MADE' in the bottom left corner with a photo of anthony walking and a shot of the cambridge estate in the background which is also the shot we used for our sunset scene.
Alex tried to print out the final version on the 19/3/2010 however there were complications with photoshop and it printed it the wrong size so we will try again on Monday.
Over the past few days our group have had to deal with a number of difficulties including the re-recording voice over because the first one was of poor quality, the problems with sending the MP3s to our soundtrack because of the format of the MP3 itself and the CD cover not printing. This caused a lot of stress for our group but we manged to overcome these issues by discussing the problems as a group and trying to help each other.
Re-Voice Over
19/03/10
We decided to re do Anthony's voiceover because we felt that the quality of the first voiceover was poor as it sounded grainy and we needed it to be really clear. We felt that it was important that the main dialogue in our film was clear and of high quality so that the message being said by Anthony had the effect we wanted on the audience. It is the first piece of sound in the film so it had to be perfect. We recorded it again and it worked a lot better.
We decided to re do Anthony's voiceover because we felt that the quality of the first voiceover was poor as it sounded grainy and we needed it to be really clear. We felt that it was important that the main dialogue in our film was clear and of high quality so that the message being said by Anthony had the effect we wanted on the audience. It is the first piece of sound in the film so it had to be perfect. We recorded it again and it worked a lot better.
Anthonys Voiceover
17/03/10
We recorded a voiceover with Anthony today to use as the audio for the scene where he is being followed and then stabbed. We did this because we felt that the audience should gain more of an understanding about the storyline and be properly introduced to the main protagonist. It made the scene a lot clearer and showed how we wanted to go against typical conventions in film by putting the end of our film at the beginning. It also allowed the audience to generate some questions on their own about Anthony, so that there will be a greater interest in the character and story as a whole. This idea was inspired by the opening of American beauty, where we also see the main protagonist giving some background information about himself and then what is to come later in the film.
We recorded a voiceover with Anthony today to use as the audio for the scene where he is being followed and then stabbed. We did this because we felt that the audience should gain more of an understanding about the storyline and be properly introduced to the main protagonist. It made the scene a lot clearer and showed how we wanted to go against typical conventions in film by putting the end of our film at the beginning. It also allowed the audience to generate some questions on their own about Anthony, so that there will be a greater interest in the character and story as a whole. This idea was inspired by the opening of American beauty, where we also see the main protagonist giving some background information about himself and then what is to come later in the film.
Tuesday 16 March 2010
Title and Radio voice over
16/3/2010
Today Bethany uploaded and fully edited in the radio voice over of Youssef for the fade into the alarm clock sequence, it worked really well and adds to the scene nicely. Bethany also added in a title for our film 'MADE', we decided to use this title as it means to live a made life with money, or to have a family with a crime background. The term generally links into crime and money which are two main themes in our film, it is a short snappy title which sticks in your mind. Bethany added the title into the fade from the stab scene to the alarm clock, it is in white font with black background as it looks urban and blunt which is like our genre.
Today Bethany uploaded and fully edited in the radio voice over of Youssef for the fade into the alarm clock sequence, it worked really well and adds to the scene nicely. Bethany also added in a title for our film 'MADE', we decided to use this title as it means to live a made life with money, or to have a family with a crime background. The term generally links into crime and money which are two main themes in our film, it is a short snappy title which sticks in your mind. Bethany added the title into the fade from the stab scene to the alarm clock, it is in white font with black background as it looks urban and blunt which is like our genre.
Radio voiceover
15/3/2010
Youssef, Bethany and Alex quickly wrote up a quick script for Youssef to read for the scene after Anthony is stabbed and we are then faced with an alarm clock, we felt that insted of an ordinary beeping, we should make it a radio alarm so we have an introduction to the date and time of the day the film is fully based around. It also would allow us to fade in our main soundtrack as if it were on the radio. This made the scene more intersting and lively. We used Youssef to be the radio DJ because we felt he could do a good dj voice for the station and we knew we could do lots of takes with him if necessary as he is part of the group.
Youssef, Bethany and Alex quickly wrote up a quick script for Youssef to read for the scene after Anthony is stabbed and we are then faced with an alarm clock, we felt that insted of an ordinary beeping, we should make it a radio alarm so we have an introduction to the date and time of the day the film is fully based around. It also would allow us to fade in our main soundtrack as if it were on the radio. This made the scene more intersting and lively. We used Youssef to be the radio DJ because we felt he could do a good dj voice for the station and we knew we could do lots of takes with him if necessary as he is part of the group.
Tuesday 9 March 2010
The Alley re-shoot
8/3/2010
Bethany, Alex, Youssef and Anthony went to the alley to re-shoot the scene and make it longer, overall it was very successful. We tested some different angles by getting alex on the wall of one side of the alley way and film from above the stabbing scene. We also shot the walk down several more times and it looks a lot better than the first time we did this. We'll upload the footage next lesson and get on with the editing, voiceover and then the music.
Bethany, Alex, Youssef and Anthony went to the alley to re-shoot the scene and make it longer, overall it was very successful. We tested some different angles by getting alex on the wall of one side of the alley way and film from above the stabbing scene. We also shot the walk down several more times and it looks a lot better than the first time we did this. We'll upload the footage next lesson and get on with the editing, voiceover and then the music.
Monday 8 March 2010
Hard Times
07/03/10
The plan for the day was to re-shoot the alley scene so that it was longer, which would enable us to put in a voiceover and to sort out the music for our movie with Ivaylo. However last minute Ivaylo had plans and we were not able to pick the music for the movie. Also Anthony did not have the right clothing to re-shoot and therefore we could not do anything over the weekend. On monday we have made plans to re-shoot the alley way scene.
The plan for the day was to re-shoot the alley scene so that it was longer, which would enable us to put in a voiceover and to sort out the music for our movie with Ivaylo. However last minute Ivaylo had plans and we were not able to pick the music for the movie. Also Anthony did not have the right clothing to re-shoot and therefore we could not do anything over the weekend. On monday we have made plans to re-shoot the alley way scene.
Monday 1 March 2010
Uploading the re-shoots
25/02/10
Youssef & Alex uploaded the re-takes of Omars house footage, and edited it into the final film. Some of the footage we uploaded was not useable due to the fact it simply did not match the previous footage. Also in some of the footage we "crossed the line" when Anthony pulls the sheets over his head and then crosses to him getting out of bed so we decided to cut the pan of him in bed out in order to prevent this.
Youssef & Alex uploaded the re-takes of Omars house footage, and edited it into the final film. Some of the footage we uploaded was not useable due to the fact it simply did not match the previous footage. Also in some of the footage we "crossed the line" when Anthony pulls the sheets over his head and then crosses to him getting out of bed so we decided to cut the pan of him in bed out in order to prevent this.
Wednesday 24 February 2010
Editing and Omar reshoot
24/2/10
Today we uploaded the blackness footage Youssef filmed and the establishing shots of the graffiti and buildings. Bethany made these into a sequence of fades for the introduction of the film. Alex and Youssef finished the questionnaire and handed it out to 5 people to complete, they aimed for a mixed group of people to get a wider range of answers.
We had a half day so we went to Omars to reshoot two scenes that we didn't like from the previous time we filmed there. It all worked out fine and we will upload that footage tomorrow.
Today we uploaded the blackness footage Youssef filmed and the establishing shots of the graffiti and buildings. Bethany made these into a sequence of fades for the introduction of the film. Alex and Youssef finished the questionnaire and handed it out to 5 people to complete, they aimed for a mixed group of people to get a wider range of answers.
We had a half day so we went to Omars to reshoot two scenes that we didn't like from the previous time we filmed there. It all worked out fine and we will upload that footage tomorrow.
Editing
23/2/10
Today Bethany worked on editing in the lesson and Alex and Youssef worked on the blog and the questionnaire. The editing is going well, we made some of the footage black and white and added a flash effect like a camera, Bethany added a camera shutter sound effect using garage band to the footage and it has all worked nicely. Youssef filmed some footage with the lens cap on the camera so its just darkness which we will use for some of the fading shots.
Today Bethany worked on editing in the lesson and Alex and Youssef worked on the blog and the questionnaire. The editing is going well, we made some of the footage black and white and added a flash effect like a camera, Bethany added a camera shutter sound effect using garage band to the footage and it has all worked nicely. Youssef filmed some footage with the lens cap on the camera so its just darkness which we will use for some of the fading shots.
Monday 22 February 2010
Sunset take 2 footage
Bethany uploaded the sunset footage onto the computer and sped the hour long take to shorten it down to six seconds. We are really happy with the way the shot turned out the transition from light to dark works better than we could have hoped and the lights coming on in peoples houses made it quite magical. This shot will be prefect for the opening shot to our movie as it sets the time for the stabbing in the next scene and shows the audience its the end of our protagonists day, it also creates anticipation for what is coming next.
Alex and Bethany then uploaded the rest of our footage shot over half term and began editing, so far it is going well however there are some scenes at Omar's house we need to reshoot this week.
Alex and Bethany then uploaded the rest of our footage shot over half term and began editing, so far it is going well however there are some scenes at Omar's house we need to reshoot this week.
Sunset Take 2
21/2/2010
As said before, we feel the sunset shots we previously did were not as successful as we would have liked them to be, and therefore decided to re-shoot. Alex and Youssef went to the Cambridge estate again and set up in a similar location, however this time facing the other way to avoid the glare from the sunlight which may have been a problem previously. However, as it was cloudy and sometimes raining, we are unsure how successful the footage has been. The tape had run out towards the end of the filming and therefore we may still have to film the establishing shot once again.
As said before, we feel the sunset shots we previously did were not as successful as we would have liked them to be, and therefore decided to re-shoot. Alex and Youssef went to the Cambridge estate again and set up in a similar location, however this time facing the other way to avoid the glare from the sunlight which may have been a problem previously. However, as it was cloudy and sometimes raining, we are unsure how successful the footage has been. The tape had run out towards the end of the filming and therefore we may still have to film the establishing shot once again.
Thursday 18 February 2010
These two videos are the beginning of Sam Mendes' American Beauty. This film influenced the opening to our film with the disequilibrium where the middle of the film comes at the beginning. We also have been influenced by their framing and camera work, and how the audience are in a position of privilege over the main protagonist because we know what is going to happen to them before they do.
Garage/Carpark
08/2/2010
We continued to reshoot previous footage on the HD camera and went back to the garage/carpark we went to on the 10th to reshoot some shots of the graffiti walls and the point of view spiral staircase shot. We filmed Anthony through a gap in the wall from above to continue on with the travelling sequence after the stab scene.
We continued to reshoot previous footage on the HD camera and went back to the garage/carpark we went to on the 10th to reshoot some shots of the graffiti walls and the point of view spiral staircase shot. We filmed Anthony through a gap in the wall from above to continue on with the travelling sequence after the stab scene.
Sunset
17/2/2010
Bethany and Youssef went to the Cambridge estate again with the idea of filming a scene going continuously from day to night. They set up the Camera in a location we have used previously and filmed for 40 minutes solidly the sun setting. They set up the framing using the rule of thirds, a concrete playground tunnel to the left of the frame, the sunset in the centre of the frame and buildings on the right side of the frame. The shooting was successful however we feel like we want to do it again when so we have two attempts to choose from.
Bethany and Youssef went to the Cambridge estate again with the idea of filming a scene going continuously from day to night. They set up the Camera in a location we have used previously and filmed for 40 minutes solidly the sun setting. They set up the framing using the rule of thirds, a concrete playground tunnel to the left of the frame, the sunset in the centre of the frame and buildings on the right side of the frame. The shooting was successful however we feel like we want to do it again when so we have two attempts to choose from.
Cambridge Estate
15/2/2010
We decided to reshoot all our previous footage that we did on the old camera with the new HD camera to add to the quality. We went to the cambridge estate to shoot some establishing shots of the buildings and did a CCTV styled shot from up on a balcony. We went to a friends house on the Cambridge estate and took a shot of Anthony walking out her front door and down the balcony walkway. Due to previously shooting similar footage we feel that doing it again has improved the quality and we have corrected the framing.
We decided to reshoot all our previous footage that we did on the old camera with the new HD camera to add to the quality. We went to the cambridge estate to shoot some establishing shots of the buildings and did a CCTV styled shot from up on a balcony. We went to a friends house on the Cambridge estate and took a shot of Anthony walking out her front door and down the balcony walkway. Due to previously shooting similar footage we feel that doing it again has improved the quality and we have corrected the framing.
Omar's House
14/2/2010
We went to a friends house to reshoot the bedroom scene. We felt Omar's room would work better for our film because it was messier and more cluttered and run down. The bed was a matress and there were plug sockets hanging from the walls so the mise-en-scene worked a lot better.
We bought a toothbrush before we got there so we could film the bathroom scenes in a mirror and we brought Bethany's alarm clock as well as extra props such as cigarettes, beer cans etc to add to the mise-en-scene. Overall the visit was very successful.
We went to a friends house to reshoot the bedroom scene. We felt Omar's room would work better for our film because it was messier and more cluttered and run down. The bed was a matress and there were plug sockets hanging from the walls so the mise-en-scene worked a lot better.
We bought a toothbrush before we got there so we could film the bathroom scenes in a mirror and we brought Bethany's alarm clock as well as extra props such as cigarettes, beer cans etc to add to the mise-en-scene. Overall the visit was very successful.
Tuesday 16 February 2010
The Stabbing
10/02/10
We went to Surbiton to a location Anthony suggested, a narrow dark alleyway lit by street lamps, which we believed fit the atmosphere for Anthony's stabbing really well. During the filming process we used the new expensive camera for the first time which caused some difficulties. We got the camera out at first and it started snowing so we packed up and waited for an hour, then we unpacked it again and it started to snow again so we had to cover the camera and wait, eventually the snow went away and we could start. We tried to close off both ends of the alleyway so no one would get in the shot, and so that Anthony and his killers were alone making the atmosphere more tense. We believe that this would add to the fear of the scene. Also we tried to create a build up to the stabbing, getting closer and closer to anthony to try and create excitement for the audience.
We used another actor to play Anthony's murder, he was a black teenager, we used him because we found through researching other films such as AdULTHOOD and the news we felt that knife crime in London involved black people more then white people. We also used Youssef as the murderer to see who looked best. We tried to do a point of view shot of the murderer stabbing Anthony, but we found it difficult to do this and hold the camera steady.
We then tried to do an over the shoulder shot of another person as the murder with his hood up so that the audiance does not know who the murderer is, trying to keep the audience in suspense through out the rest of the film.
We went to Surbiton to a location Anthony suggested, a narrow dark alleyway lit by street lamps, which we believed fit the atmosphere for Anthony's stabbing really well. During the filming process we used the new expensive camera for the first time which caused some difficulties. We got the camera out at first and it started snowing so we packed up and waited for an hour, then we unpacked it again and it started to snow again so we had to cover the camera and wait, eventually the snow went away and we could start. We tried to close off both ends of the alleyway so no one would get in the shot, and so that Anthony and his killers were alone making the atmosphere more tense. We believe that this would add to the fear of the scene. Also we tried to create a build up to the stabbing, getting closer and closer to anthony to try and create excitement for the audience.
We used another actor to play Anthony's murder, he was a black teenager, we used him because we found through researching other films such as AdULTHOOD and the news we felt that knife crime in London involved black people more then white people. We also used Youssef as the murderer to see who looked best. We tried to do a point of view shot of the murderer stabbing Anthony, but we found it difficult to do this and hold the camera steady.
We then tried to do an over the shoulder shot of another person as the murder with his hood up so that the audiance does not know who the murderer is, trying to keep the audience in suspense through out the rest of the film.
The Garage/Car park
08/02/10
We went to a car park in Raynes park, and took shots of graffiti walls as it all fits in with our genre and the mise-en-scene worked really well. We also experimented with shots of Anthony walking past the graffiti and down stairs in the car park and travelling around for the scenes are the stabbing.
We tested with different kinds of shots, as he was walking down the stairs we tried to follow his foot steps but it was too shaky. We then tried to get it from Anthony's point of view and felt it worked better, because it makes the audience feel like they are traveling with the main protagonist.
We went to a car park in Raynes park, and took shots of graffiti walls as it all fits in with our genre and the mise-en-scene worked really well. We also experimented with shots of Anthony walking past the graffiti and down stairs in the car park and travelling around for the scenes are the stabbing.
We tested with different kinds of shots, as he was walking down the stairs we tried to follow his foot steps but it was too shaky. We then tried to get it from Anthony's point of view and felt it worked better, because it makes the audience feel like they are traveling with the main protagonist.
Sunday 7 February 2010
Photo shoot for our profile
We went to the photography dark room to take some photos for our blog profile pictures which show relevance to our movie theme, one still needs the final edit but this is what we have so far.
Monday 1 February 2010
Feed the fish edits
3/2/2010
Today we finished editing the "Feed The Fish" sequence, and uploaded it onto youtube. It was a good learning process for us, as we learnt how to use diffrent shots in practice rather than in lesson discussion. We also learnt how to edit clips and add effects. However, we noticed some flaws with our preliminary task, which we see as a learning experience as we now know not to make the same mistakes in our final opening sequence.
The mistakes we made were only minor they were things such as almost crossing the line in youssefs (henchman) entry into the office, we would have made the shot more accurate and gone further to the right. We also jump cut from the close up of the feed the fish door sign to the over the shoulder shot of youssef walking through the door. We decided if we were to do this task again we would discard the tracking shot of youssef walking to his chair and replace it with an elipsis shot of him sitting straight into the chair.
For the first three opening shots we decided to use an elipsis shot from youssef (henchman) walking into the building straight to him walking up the stairs as it took up less dead time and the audience would easily understand this sequence.
We added special effects on imovie to youssef looking back scene to show effectively that we are looking into a past event.
Today we finished editing the "Feed The Fish" sequence, and uploaded it onto youtube. It was a good learning process for us, as we learnt how to use diffrent shots in practice rather than in lesson discussion. We also learnt how to edit clips and add effects. However, we noticed some flaws with our preliminary task, which we see as a learning experience as we now know not to make the same mistakes in our final opening sequence.
The mistakes we made were only minor they were things such as almost crossing the line in youssefs (henchman) entry into the office, we would have made the shot more accurate and gone further to the right. We also jump cut from the close up of the feed the fish door sign to the over the shoulder shot of youssef walking through the door. We decided if we were to do this task again we would discard the tracking shot of youssef walking to his chair and replace it with an elipsis shot of him sitting straight into the chair.
For the first three opening shots we decided to use an elipsis shot from youssef (henchman) walking into the building straight to him walking up the stairs as it took up less dead time and the audience would easily understand this sequence.
We added special effects on imovie to youssef looking back scene to show effectively that we are looking into a past event.
Have You Fed The Fish filming
27/01/10
We had a double lesson today so we spent the two hours filming our preliminary task 'Have You Fed The Fish?' in a free classroom we booked yesterday. Youssef played the henchman, Bethany played the business man and Alex played the victim. We plan to edit all the shots together later in the week.
We had a double lesson today so we spent the two hours filming our preliminary task 'Have You Fed The Fish?' in a free classroom we booked yesterday. Youssef played the henchman, Bethany played the business man and Alex played the victim. We plan to edit all the shots together later in the week.
Bedroom filming
30/01/10
We went to a friends house and filmed the anthony scenes of him indoors and the sequence for after the murder section. We also spoke to the guy whose house we were at about music for our opening as he makes tracks with no copyright which fit our film genre. We found the alley way and experimented with the walking shots from behind for the stabbing scene using stop motion.
We went to a friends house and filmed the anthony scenes of him indoors and the sequence for after the murder section. We also spoke to the guy whose house we were at about music for our opening as he makes tracks with no copyright which fit our film genre. We found the alley way and experimented with the walking shots from behind for the stabbing scene using stop motion.
The Adventure Begins
24/01/10
After the brief planning we did over the last two days, we went to look for locations suitable for our opening. We were looking for plenty of concrete buildings and a rough looking area, and decided to go to Kingsnypton and Cambridge Estate. We took alot of photos to work with later, and in the Cambridge Estate we started to film some location shots for the beginning of our piece. Afterwards, we went to the garages behind a deserted street where we found empty garages and graffiti on the walls, and once again took pictures and filmed.
Here are some examples of what we took.
After the brief planning we did over the last two days, we went to look for locations suitable for our opening. We were looking for plenty of concrete buildings and a rough looking area, and decided to go to Kingsnypton and Cambridge Estate. We took alot of photos to work with later, and in the Cambridge Estate we started to film some location shots for the beginning of our piece. Afterwards, we went to the garages behind a deserted street where we found empty garages and graffiti on the walls, and once again took pictures and filmed.
Here are some examples of what we took.
Friday 29 January 2010
The Beginning
21/01/10
Today was the first day we came together as a group. We started brainstorming ideas for our title sequence, and instantly electricity struck, and we got our idea for our opening.
We decided on the same day to start planning and we came up with ideas about locations, cast, shots and special effects. We had planned to meet up on the following Saturday to look for locations, therefore that day and the day after we started storyboarding shots that we thought may look effective.
Today was the first day we came together as a group. We started brainstorming ideas for our title sequence, and instantly electricity struck, and we got our idea for our opening.
We decided on the same day to start planning and we came up with ideas about locations, cast, shots and special effects. We had planned to meet up on the following Saturday to look for locations, therefore that day and the day after we started storyboarding shots that we thought may look effective.
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