This week I was identifying all the things that I need to do in order to make a successful short film.Furthermore we also discussed more on what we have to do in order to improve our idea for our short film in which is a presidential campaign in which on of the campaigners is shot with a mysterious character then having done that a news scene is shown with a notification that of the campaigner's execution only to realise that the assassin is the news reader as his gun falls out while doing the news broadcast.
Beginning:
Start with speech 1st campaigner followed by 2nd campaigner
Middle
2nd campaigner is shoot and chaos occurs
End
News broadcast and reveal of the assassin
Thursday, 22 November 2012
Unit 22 task 2
Green-Done
Orange-in progress
Red-Not done
Orange-in progress
Red-Not done
- Identify audience
- Determine what you are trying to tell
- Story needs to be imaginative and creative
- Clear objective
- Proposal-overall idea of what its about (treatment)
- Storyboard (For both the 1 and 5min short film)
- Beginning,middle and end
- Use equilibrium
- Genre/mood e.g comedy (mood-feeling (mysterious)
- How is the character going to be conveyed
- Misc en scene (what props,setting/style,costume etc.)
- Narrative structure (linear or non linear)
- Shortlist (time and shots including camera angles)
- Location list (find other locations besides the school)
- Be imaginative
- Shooting schedule (date,when you are going and where)
- Equipment list (sound and lighting required)
- Tripods,camera,SD card etc
- Risk assessment
- Budget (predict cost)
- Timeline
- DIARY UPDATE EACH WEEK
Thursday, 15 November 2012
Concept
Our Proposal and Treatment
Our shot film is going to be an action short film which will be aimed at an age range of 16 to 40 year olds.This will have a range of shots in order
Our film is going to be based on the presidential campaign in which Obama and Mitt Romney will be participating in through doing their speeches.Therefore we are going to start by creating the first setting of our scene through them saying their speeches followed by one of them getting shot in which a news report will occur only to find out the news reporter is the assassin.
Equipment
Video Camera
Lighting
Microphone
Cast and Crew
Curtis Fletcher
Haris Zulfiqar
Munashe Mukandi
Other characters
Misc En Scene
Within our short film our aim will be to create a image that will go with the sound effects and we would like to ensure that it has a modern look therefore we will use a mixture of dark and colourful colours to convey this.The characters within film will therefore wear modern clothing in which will be formal as this will be a presidential campaign.
We will also use props in helping us to convey the message behind the story and to help us do certain things such as the performance .We will also use effects such as therefore making the overall look of the film professional and adding a good effect to the graphics of the video.
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Camera Angles/Movements/Shots and Sound
Introduction
I am going to make indication of the different forms of shots and how certain things such as sound effects should be used.
Types of shots
Within adverts there are a range of camera shots that are used in order to make the intepretation of the advert have a certain impact and in order show things that are important in a certain way therefore meaning that the audience recognise them.
Long shots
Long shots are highly used within adverts as they show the full image of what is occuring therefore meaning that the audience are informed of the surroundings within the advert.
Mid shot
This shot is effectively used when the camera is within a close range of the product but not too close hence why it is called a mid shot due to the shot's requirement to be in the middle.If applied to a character within a mid shot this will be the indication of their waist upwards.
Close-up
This shot shows a range of detail therefore providing enough imegery for the audience to make analysis of the product.As a close-up shot this is therefore close and when its the character their upper image above the shoulders is shown.
Extreme close-up
This is a very informative shot as it shows a particular part of an object or when refering to the character their nose or eyes.
Views of shots
Level shots
This is a straight shot towards something.Therefore this shot is direct and provides a clear image of the object or other things it may focus upon.
High angle shot
This is a shot that is done at a high level meaning that the image focused on is at a low level.Therefore this is looking down on something.
Low angle shot
This shot is mainly used to make something or someone to be enlarged.Mainly used to make emphasis when differentiating men from women.Therefore within this shot something is looked up to.
Speed of
This is the speed of the different shots in which are used when doing films.Therefore the speed can be high or slow to even slowmotion.Speed of films make emphasis of certain things for example when high speeds are used this shows a exciting and energetic scene. As opposed to a high speed shot a slowmotion shot is used to put audience at ease and for them to get in to the moment and clearly see what the advert wants to empasise.Furthermore when both are use mainly starting with a slow to high speed this shows a rise in something for example excitement.
Transition from one shot to another
Transition from one shot to another is higly used in as the audience can be withdrawn from the a film if it focuses on one scene without change.Transition can be used to show the change in occurance or to simply set a different image.In order for the transition to be proffesional effects of the image disolving or fading is shown.
Shot duration
The shot duration is effectively used in order to ensure that the advert does not lose the audience in terms of their attention span.
Voice overs
This is mainly used when narrating a certain film.The voice can be done by males,females or children depending on the target audience.
Sound effects
Sound effects are used in order to show the impact that something has etc.The sound effects mainly used are songs in which have a relation to the film.If sound effects are not used this may be to show how serious the subject of the film is or to allow non-diegetic (natural sounds) sounds to be heard by audience.
I am going to make indication of the different forms of shots and how certain things such as sound effects should be used.
Types of shots
Within adverts there are a range of camera shots that are used in order to make the intepretation of the advert have a certain impact and in order show things that are important in a certain way therefore meaning that the audience recognise them.
Long shots
Long shots are highly used within adverts as they show the full image of what is occuring therefore meaning that the audience are informed of the surroundings within the advert.
Mid shot
This shot is effectively used when the camera is within a close range of the product but not too close hence why it is called a mid shot due to the shot's requirement to be in the middle.If applied to a character within a mid shot this will be the indication of their waist upwards.
Close-up
This shot shows a range of detail therefore providing enough imegery for the audience to make analysis of the product.As a close-up shot this is therefore close and when its the character their upper image above the shoulders is shown.
Extreme close-up
This is a very informative shot as it shows a particular part of an object or when refering to the character their nose or eyes.
Views of shots
Level shots
This is a straight shot towards something.Therefore this shot is direct and provides a clear image of the object or other things it may focus upon.
High angle shot
This is a shot that is done at a high level meaning that the image focused on is at a low level.Therefore this is looking down on something.
Low angle shot
This shot is mainly used to make something or someone to be enlarged.Mainly used to make emphasis when differentiating men from women.Therefore within this shot something is looked up to.
Speed of
This is the speed of the different shots in which are used when doing films.Therefore the speed can be high or slow to even slowmotion.Speed of films make emphasis of certain things for example when high speeds are used this shows a exciting and energetic scene. As opposed to a high speed shot a slowmotion shot is used to put audience at ease and for them to get in to the moment and clearly see what the advert wants to empasise.Furthermore when both are use mainly starting with a slow to high speed this shows a rise in something for example excitement.
Transition from one shot to another
Transition from one shot to another is higly used in as the audience can be withdrawn from the a film if it focuses on one scene without change.Transition can be used to show the change in occurance or to simply set a different image.In order for the transition to be proffesional effects of the image disolving or fading is shown.
Shot duration
The shot duration is effectively used in order to ensure that the advert does not lose the audience in terms of their attention span.
Voice overs
This is mainly used when narrating a certain film.The voice can be done by males,females or children depending on the target audience.
Sound effects
Sound effects are used in order to show the impact that something has etc.The sound effects mainly used are songs in which have a relation to the film.If sound effects are not used this may be to show how serious the subject of the film is or to allow non-diegetic (natural sounds) sounds to be heard by audience.
Today's Lesson
Within this lesson there we learnt the different types of shots and angles that are used in order to create a successful film that will show the audience aspects of what will be occurring within that certain film.Listing the different shots these include close up,over the shoulder,extreme close up etc.Looking at angles we looked at the different angles in which a character or an object can be filmed from may it be a high angle,low angle shot etc.Therefore looking at both angles and shots this is what determines the view that the audience get in terms of how the film is conveyed.
Moreover looking at other things that can be done to make improvement to the film these include pan,tilt and zooming in which is done when the object is moving therefore ensuring that the camera is steady and still.Lastly this helps in making sure that the film has a continuos angle but still facing the target.
Moreover looking at other things that can be done to make improvement to the film these include pan,tilt and zooming in which is done when the object is moving therefore ensuring that the camera is steady and still.Lastly this helps in making sure that the film has a continuos angle but still facing the target.
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