Friday 23 March 2012
Evaluation preparation
It has been decided that me and Megan will do our evaluation together due to her being in my group, which if we were to do an evaluation with the whole group then there wouldn't be an equal amount of answering and there wouldn't be much order. With just the two of us we can ask each other the questions and have varied answers whilst maintaining sophistication by adding simple but effective editing by inserting clips evenly.
Thursday 22 March 2012
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Certificate change from 12 to 15
This vlog explains why we have changed the certificate from 12 to 15.
TV and Disability
After talking about disability and the way it is portrayed in the media, this programme was on last night highlighting the sterotypes of disability and the effect it has caused.
Splitting screen on imovie
This is really helpful as when we do our evaluations we can show clips of our opening whilst talking about specific features.
This is an example of someone who used the idea of splitting the screen for their evaluation.
This is an example of someone who used the idea of splitting the screen for their evaluation.
Monday 19 March 2012
Sunday 18 March 2012
Evaluation questions
1. In what ways does your film opening use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
2. How does your film opening represent particular social groups?
3. What kind of media institution might distribute your film opening and why?
4. Who would be the audience for your film opening?
5. How did you attract/address your audience?
6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this film opening?
7. Looking back at your prelim task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the final film opening?
First thoughts on completing the evaluation is obviously through a vlog, which I will be able to then insert clips from our film opening using iMovie or final cut pro. Looking on Miss Fosters blog, it states a max of two people per evaluation, I feel it will be good to have another person to discuss the questions with, giving varied answers.
2. How does your film opening represent particular social groups?
3. What kind of media institution might distribute your film opening and why?
4. Who would be the audience for your film opening?
5. How did you attract/address your audience?
6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this film opening?
7. Looking back at your prelim task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the final film opening?
First thoughts on completing the evaluation is obviously through a vlog, which I will be able to then insert clips from our film opening using iMovie or final cut pro. Looking on Miss Fosters blog, it states a max of two people per evaluation, I feel it will be good to have another person to discuss the questions with, giving varied answers.
Its a Wonderful Life
Haven't been waiting to watch this film for what seems like forever, I finally sat down and watched it. Having been produced in 1946, I was hardly expecting much technologically, as the opening consisted of credits that had been printed onto paper and someone simply flicking though them. So yes, the camera shots and movements were very basic, yet the acting stood out as the genre was very much about realism (apart from the part when and angel is sent down to earn his wings). I would defiantly recommend this film to everyone and anyone, as it strips back the fancy camera angles, animations, green screen and effects, leaving us with an original story, to which I thought was amazing.
Saturday 17 March 2012
The Devil Inside
After a restless sleep due to the devil inside last night, I felt myself drawn to Christianity. Due to the film being about exorcism, and the structure being a mocumentary everything felt very real. The constant handheld camera shots reiterated that fact, and the poor quality movement of shots (purposefully) sustained the verisimilitude.
There were many parts at which I and the whole cinema screamed and jumped and hide behind the person next to them even if they didn't know them. So it was scary indeed, yet the acting of some of the characters let the film down, maybe it's hard to act reality but some parts just reiterated the fact it wasn't real.
Also the one thing that made me nearly run out of the cinema was that at the start of the film it mentioned the Vatican and how they don't want anyone to watch it... Well thats just great, because I did.
There were many parts at which I and the whole cinema screamed and jumped and hide behind the person next to them even if they didn't know them. So it was scary indeed, yet the acting of some of the characters let the film down, maybe it's hard to act reality but some parts just reiterated the fact it wasn't real.
Also the one thing that made me nearly run out of the cinema was that at the start of the film it mentioned the Vatican and how they don't want anyone to watch it... Well thats just great, because I did.
Thursday 15 March 2012
Wednesday 14 March 2012
Tuesday 13 March 2012
BBFC - Discussing our certificate for our film
But due to our undecided 'ending' (narrative development) we will be discussing further on the subject, possibly raising it to a 15.
Monday 12 March 2012
Sunday 11 March 2012
Filming today for the last time... Hopefully
Today we went filming for the last day, well we hope so. We duplicated the shots we did last Sunday and the weather couldn't be more opposite. Today the sun was shining and the shots we obtained were much better! We also did a lot of close up shots of different things my character could say from swearing to happiness to just plain stupid so there is no need for another filming session. We also made the shot focus in when I start talking to make the opening more versatile with the shots and more sophisticated.
Wednesday 7 March 2012
Untraceable
I finally watched for the first time, Untraceable. Directed by Gregory Hoblit and with no major stars, first impression was hardly excitement, yet by positive word of mouth by various people I finally took the plunge into watching it.
The whole plot of live killings on the internet only when a certain number of people would log into the certain website, was quite thrilling in the sense that with this day and age, many are on the internet without any hassle, accessible from phones, laptops, even the iPad I'm typing on now (the same function of the distribution of films). This then flipped the genre from being fictional, to being very surreal. So the plot was indeed very interesting and positive on the whole, yet I felt the whole use of camera failed it for me.
There were no interesting shots (like a cantered angle or a close up with the back ground being out of focus or indeed a focus pull) which would have made the killer much more mysterious and creepy. Also sound, especially non-diegetic wasn't used to its advantage, it created suspense, but didn't put me in any mood/atmosphere which could have easily made the killer much more creepy if the right sort of music was applied.
Maybe I'm bias, as I love editing from shows such as 'Sherlock' and 'Whitechapel' even if they had used improvisational skills like in 'This is England' the camera would have been better used, yet the film was American, and I am used to English programmes and films.
The whole plot of live killings on the internet only when a certain number of people would log into the certain website, was quite thrilling in the sense that with this day and age, many are on the internet without any hassle, accessible from phones, laptops, even the iPad I'm typing on now (the same function of the distribution of films). This then flipped the genre from being fictional, to being very surreal. So the plot was indeed very interesting and positive on the whole, yet I felt the whole use of camera failed it for me.
There were no interesting shots (like a cantered angle or a close up with the back ground being out of focus or indeed a focus pull) which would have made the killer much more mysterious and creepy. Also sound, especially non-diegetic wasn't used to its advantage, it created suspense, but didn't put me in any mood/atmosphere which could have easily made the killer much more creepy if the right sort of music was applied.
Maybe I'm bias, as I love editing from shows such as 'Sherlock' and 'Whitechapel' even if they had used improvisational skills like in 'This is England' the camera would have been better used, yet the film was American, and I am used to English programmes and films.
Tuesday 6 March 2012
Trip to Richmix
Today I went to the TV Drama Study day, in which I was talked to by Pete Fraser the chief examiner for OCR Media Studies and Charlie Phillips who is the lead editor of numerous programmes like 'Sherlock' (which I was extremely excited about) and Psychoville (which I am again another big fan of).
There were two parts of the conference, one of which talked about the exam part A, giving tips on note taking, ways in which to write your essay/answer, and time management of both parts.
The second part of the conference consisted of a viewing of one of the programmes in series two of 'Sherlock', in fact it was 'Scandal in Belgravia'. Even though I have seen this episode many a time, the whole cinematic atmosphere made me realise the extent of the editing and how in fact the sound also compromised vastly on the effect of the programme as sudden noises/ crescendos would appear in which you haven't heard of before, due to the cinematic feature of the big screen and vast viewing room. Charlie then talked about his experience with editing and his career, how he got into editing for programmes like 'Sherlock'. This was very interesting for me in particular considering editing is a career I am seriously thinking of pursuing, yet the harsh reality of working as a runner and make your way up the ladder very slowly, maybe even not making it to be a lead editor, is rather daunting. Yet I found out a lot about editing that I wasn't even aware of:
1) There is online editing and offline editing. Offline editing consists of editing raw footage in post-production. Offline editing is when the programme has been fully edited and is then assembled this second part of post production.
2) Rushes are the unedited clips that have just been filmed.
3) Editors are on set too which I thought they were only assigned to post production.
There were two parts of the conference, one of which talked about the exam part A, giving tips on note taking, ways in which to write your essay/answer, and time management of both parts.
The second part of the conference consisted of a viewing of one of the programmes in series two of 'Sherlock', in fact it was 'Scandal in Belgravia'. Even though I have seen this episode many a time, the whole cinematic atmosphere made me realise the extent of the editing and how in fact the sound also compromised vastly on the effect of the programme as sudden noises/ crescendos would appear in which you haven't heard of before, due to the cinematic feature of the big screen and vast viewing room. Charlie then talked about his experience with editing and his career, how he got into editing for programmes like 'Sherlock'. This was very interesting for me in particular considering editing is a career I am seriously thinking of pursuing, yet the harsh reality of working as a runner and make your way up the ladder very slowly, maybe even not making it to be a lead editor, is rather daunting. Yet I found out a lot about editing that I wasn't even aware of:
1) There is online editing and offline editing. Offline editing consists of editing raw footage in post-production. Offline editing is when the programme has been fully edited and is then assembled this second part of post production.
2) Rushes are the unedited clips that have just been filmed.
3) Editors are on set too which I thought they were only assigned to post production.
Monday 5 March 2012
4th draft - decisions decisions
Here is our fourth draft, again you can see that we have changed the 'ending' or our 'development of the narrative' by eliminating any close up shots of the face leaving the audience with the feet skidding and no music, eliminating any possible views that it could be a music video.
Sunday 4 March 2012
Filming
Today we again went filming and I am for definite that it will be the last time. After numerous discussions, it was said that the ending of the other character and the existing character conversing wasn't such a good idea after all and the sigh of relief that filming was truly over an done with, was in fact a lie as we found ourselves yet again the same old park riding the same old bike through the same old route, yet this time it was pouring down with rain.
Our idea was for our existing character to skid the bike and the have a close-up of the face with her saying either 'fiddlesticks' or 'shit!'. I successfully spoke yet skidding the bike on the other hand was seeming rather tricky when the brakes on the bike seem to be non existent.
We produced some very good shots of a cantered angle, high angle, close up and a long shot, yet whether we are going to use them depends on the editing.
It was a long day and even though the rain was extremely annoying as I was soaked and so was the rest of my group, it did allow us to have all four seasons/ weather conditions in our film opening which was our main target, and can't wait to edit it in and see the final piece.
Our idea was for our existing character to skid the bike and the have a close-up of the face with her saying either 'fiddlesticks' or 'shit!'. I successfully spoke yet skidding the bike on the other hand was seeming rather tricky when the brakes on the bike seem to be non existent.
We produced some very good shots of a cantered angle, high angle, close up and a long shot, yet whether we are going to use them depends on the editing.
It was a long day and even though the rain was extremely annoying as I was soaked and so was the rest of my group, it did allow us to have all four seasons/ weather conditions in our film opening which was our main target, and can't wait to edit it in and see the final piece.
Saturday 3 March 2012
Vlog
Wednesday filming consisted of my chance to film Megans feet running (even though we scrapped the idea of another character running after me).
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