Today we started our filming. Having a storyboard for the camera shots, dialogue and camera angles helped because we had made our decisions and it gave us more time to get the filming right.
The shots were brilliant and there were no parts that we got terribly wrong, where we would have to do lots of cutting out. When it comes to editing, the sequence flows really well.
However, we didn't finish the filming altogether in the 20 minutes because the classroom we needed at the end wasn't free and perhaps we could have checked before hand and planned where it could be set.
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
Monday, 5 December 2011
'Abandoned' trailer comments
The trailer starts off with the happy couple together in hospital.
The background music starts off with slowly building up music. The girl says 'you look after him' which tells the viewer something is going to happen to him. The slight pause after she speaks gives the audience a moment to realize this. This shot shows the happy couple in contrast to the lonely girl we see later on.
The stop at the clock shows the passing of time.Which also starts to make the viewer feel the pressure the main character has under the clock.
We can see that the girl is being watched on CCTV with the way that the picture changes. The viewer is put into the position of wondering what could be going on in the film and the character in hiding is intriguing to the viewers.
This is a really good thriller trailer because it keeps the audience guessing and wondering. Like many people in my focus group said, a thriller should have tension and playing tricks with the viewer.
About Match Cuts ...
This is a video i found on you tube that demonstrates use of match cuts. We will be applying some different sorts of match cuts in the preliminary task because of the advantages shown in the bullet points below.Advantages of match cuts are
- Smooth transition.
- Attracts viewer's attention.
- Creates visual metaphors in film since the matched cut can suggest a relation between two disparate objects.
- Should be used when linking two different scenes, but they both need to have "matched" objects that has similar shape, direction of movement, and center of attention in the frame.
In relation to our thriller clip, this could be a useful cut to add to suspense and cause the viewer to preempt whats about to happen.
Saturday, 3 December 2011
Se7en opening credits analysis
Se7en
Straight away in Se7en there is a close up on a book, and the credits appear beside it in a way thats like an old movie, it's very shakey, theres two sets of the same writing aswell that un merge when they're about to disappear.
It then shows the writing back to front and with a blink of an eye, it is the way it should be.
The font of the credits looks like writing on a chalk board and it looks like a young person has wrote it.
It has a close up of someone scraping away their skin with a razor, and a non diagetic sound of a girl screaming, which gives the impression that it was a memory.
They have made the opening credits very tense, and it is quite psychological. One part in the credits that shows its psychological is when they have merged two shots together of someone writing on a bit of paper, it shows him writing one part, and then suddenly it shows the person writing something else at the same time.
There are loads of close ups on all the objects, and hands, and it makes the audience wonder what this man/woman looks like. There are also a loads of matched cuts, just skipping a bit of time, and this again, get inside the audience' head creating a tense atmosphere.
The music in the opening credits is very slow, you can hear a heartbeat, it sounds very machanical, very echoy. then it sudenly picks up its pace and the suspense and tension rises.
Straight away in Se7en there is a close up on a book, and the credits appear beside it in a way thats like an old movie, it's very shakey, theres two sets of the same writing aswell that un merge when they're about to disappear.
It then shows the writing back to front and with a blink of an eye, it is the way it should be.
The font of the credits looks like writing on a chalk board and it looks like a young person has wrote it.
It has a close up of someone scraping away their skin with a razor, and a non diagetic sound of a girl screaming, which gives the impression that it was a memory.
They have made the opening credits very tense, and it is quite psychological. One part in the credits that shows its psychological is when they have merged two shots together of someone writing on a bit of paper, it shows him writing one part, and then suddenly it shows the person writing something else at the same time.
There are loads of close ups on all the objects, and hands, and it makes the audience wonder what this man/woman looks like. There are also a loads of matched cuts, just skipping a bit of time, and this again, get inside the audience' head creating a tense atmosphere.
The music in the opening credits is very slow, you can hear a heartbeat, it sounds very machanical, very echoy. then it sudenly picks up its pace and the suspense and tension rises.
Blade 2 credits analysis
http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/03/31/blade-ii/
Backgrounds fairly dark, with scarlet red bold writing. The shots of the title credits are shiny like blades and theres red hints of blood on them like somebody has been cut.
The whole credit sequence is played more or less in the shadows to create that 'unknown' suspicion that something is going to happen.
The close ups on the silver daggers, shows the audience that you don't want to mess with him. It creates fear in the atmosphere.
The majority of camera angles are low, and it switches from postive to negative, to create an supernatural atmosphere, bringing a myth to reality in a way.
The camera also pans right, following 'Blade' make his weapons out of silver, and shows him growing up, telling his story.
'Blade' is the voice over speaking, telling the audience that this film is real, what is in it, is real.
This gets the audience ready to experience a tense action thriller.
The cameras are onlt showing his shadow and reflection to draw the audience in, to know what he looks like.
The music in the opening credits is very futuristic, gives the impression that this film is 'Supernatural'. But it also has a bit of jazz merged into it.
Backgrounds fairly dark, with scarlet red bold writing. The shots of the title credits are shiny like blades and theres red hints of blood on them like somebody has been cut.
The whole credit sequence is played more or less in the shadows to create that 'unknown' suspicion that something is going to happen.
The close ups on the silver daggers, shows the audience that you don't want to mess with him. It creates fear in the atmosphere.
The majority of camera angles are low, and it switches from postive to negative, to create an supernatural atmosphere, bringing a myth to reality in a way.
The camera also pans right, following 'Blade' make his weapons out of silver, and shows him growing up, telling his story.
'Blade' is the voice over speaking, telling the audience that this film is real, what is in it, is real.
This gets the audience ready to experience a tense action thriller.
The cameras are onlt showing his shadow and reflection to draw the audience in, to know what he looks like.
The music in the opening credits is very futuristic, gives the impression that this film is 'Supernatural'. But it also has a bit of jazz merged into it.
Friday, 2 December 2011
Prelimenary Script.
Oli: I've got it.
Lily: Were you followed?
Oli: No ofcourse not, im the best of what i do.
(couple seconds silence)
(Adam walks in)
Lily: Were you followed?
Oli: No ofcourse not, im the best of what i do.
(couple seconds silence)
(Adam walks in)
Shot List
Shot 1: Pan right shot of Oli running.
Shot 2: Over Shoulder shot of Oli opening doors.
Shot 3: Matched Cut, Oli coming in doors, body shot.
Shot 4: POV shot of Oli running up stairs, looking over the rail, seeing Adam.
Shot 5 : Close up of hand, opening door.
Shot 6: Low angle shot, pacing on bridge, looks behind him once.
Shot 7: Matched Cut, opening doors, walks over to chair, sits down, puts something on the table.
Shot 8: 180 degree rule, swapping between Lily and Oli, with dialogue.
Shot 2: Over Shoulder shot of Oli opening doors.
Shot 3: Matched Cut, Oli coming in doors, body shot.
Shot 4: POV shot of Oli running up stairs, looking over the rail, seeing Adam.
Shot 5 : Close up of hand, opening door.
Shot 6: Low angle shot, pacing on bridge, looks behind him once.
Shot 7: Matched Cut, opening doors, walks over to chair, sits down, puts something on the table.
Shot 8: 180 degree rule, swapping between Lily and Oli, with dialogue.
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