Positives
Good shot variety.
Original/Creative Credits.
Excellent camerawork.
Negatives
Crackling in the soundtrack is a little distracting.
Some animation on the production logo would be good.
Monday 21 March 2011
Thursday 17 March 2011
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Analyse two past student videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGTnrDfgW2k&feature=player_embedded
The video had a wide variety of framing of shots including a trunk shot.
The video also had varied shot transitions and flashbacks, The holding of the shots were appropriate to the storyline, for example the shots were handheld when there was a flashback.
However, the choice of music was slightly monotonous and there could have been a better choice of soundtrack.
We have agreed to give this video a level 4 - 48 marks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x00V4tu32e4&feature=player_embedded
This video used excellent techniques to emphasize the confusion of the situation in the clip.
The framing of the shots in this video are used to include key elements of the Mise-en-scene, the video also used a great location, the soundtrack used in the clip fitted well with the story line as it added to the rush of things.
The video had a wide variety of framing of shots including a trunk shot.
The video also had varied shot transitions and flashbacks, The holding of the shots were appropriate to the storyline, for example the shots were handheld when there was a flashback.
However, the choice of music was slightly monotonous and there could have been a better choice of soundtrack.
We have agreed to give this video a level 4 - 48 marks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x00V4tu32e4&feature=player_embedded
This video used excellent techniques to emphasize the confusion of the situation in the clip.
The framing of the shots in this video are used to include key elements of the Mise-en-scene, the video also used a great location, the soundtrack used in the clip fitted well with the story line as it added to the rush of things.
Final day of editing
On our final day of editing we checked through everything, and picked out what we could improve. We decided to sort out the soundtrack at the end, and used a fade out technique so it didn't stop so suddenly.
We also edited some of the titles by readjusting them.
We showed Andrea the film and she was very complimentary of the film, however she suggested we change the colour of the last few shots, to adjust the mood of the film. we used colour correction to do this, and the finishing project looks good.
We are happy with our thriller film.
As we had finished the film, we decided to edit our blog and finish any outstanding bits of work. This included our sonic mood board.
Towards the end of the lesson, we exported our film and posted it on our blog.
We also edited some of the titles by readjusting them.
We showed Andrea the film and she was very complimentary of the film, however she suggested we change the colour of the last few shots, to adjust the mood of the film. we used colour correction to do this, and the finishing project looks good.
We are happy with our thriller film.
As we had finished the film, we decided to edit our blog and finish any outstanding bits of work. This included our sonic mood board.
Towards the end of the lesson, we exported our film and posted it on our blog.
Monday 14 March 2011
Location Research
We decided to film our thriller project at Cameron's house and at a near by grave yard. we chose Cameron's house as it was close to interesting locations such as the church and grave yard and we had easy access to other interesting sites as we were in the centre of town. Cameron's house was also in a practical location for every member of the group to get to.
The grave yard we chose to film in worked well with the mystery of the film and made for more interesting mise en scene.
The grave yard we chose to film in worked well with the mystery of the film and made for more interesting mise en scene.
Plan of action
1. Complete soundtrack - At first, we used a soundtrack from a signed artist. However, we were not allowed to use this for a film for copyright reasons, so this means we need to constructs something in garage band.
This is all the feedback we got, and were complemented on the rest of the film.
This is all the feedback we got, and were complemented on the rest of the film.
Editing day 5
In this lesson we continued to edit our opening. We finished the titles and added sound to our production logo. Towards the end of the lesson, we showed our film to one of the media staff. Unfortunately he seemed to dislike our film. He told us what we had to change to receive a decent grade, and those things were:
- Delete the rewind scene
- Create our own soundtrack, not just use one from a CD
- Add better titles (Emphasising on the directors credit)
- Change the story line slightly, to make it easier to understand
We started straight away and deleted the rewind scene. We were very put off by these comments as we had before received positive feedback from Andrea about the rewind scene in particular. We got working on the sound track straight away, but unfortunately we ran out of time that lesson.
Thursday 10 March 2011
Rough Cut
During filming and editing so far we have learnt and improved various skills. Our skills using programmes such as Final Cut and photoshop have improved. We learnt how to create more interesting titles in photoshop and how to add movement in Final Cut.
When receiving feedback on our Rough Cut we expect classmates to comment on our lack of a soundtrack which we are still making.
Class Feedback for the Rough Cut
EDITING
"Good use of match on action and transitions. Quick paced editing towards the end, well placed and continuous"
SOUND
"A lot of diagetic sound at the beginning, maybe some music as he's getting ready and biking to show emotion and characters feelings at the time..."
We had a soundtrack but we couldn't use it, so a new soundtrack is being made now, and will defiantly be included in the final video.
"...Production sound is appropriate to logo"
CAMERAWORK
"Camerawork was good! lots of cool shots, seemed to have experimented with them a lot. Good use of low angle shots and detailed shots."
MISE-EN-SCENE
"Lighting was appropriate because it was naturalistic. Props = bike + lock + alarm clock = Standard every day use. Costumes were daily wear, makes it more interesting? not suspecting anything"
TITLES
"Inventive titles on parts of the house, this was very effective. Plain titles with black background interrupted some parts."
THRILLER CONVENTIONS
- Protagonist and Antagonist becomes clear straight away.
- A lot of questions asked but not many answers
- Storyline is clear.
- The narrative is carried by ordinary situations where extra ordinary things happen.
"Good use of match on action and transitions. Quick paced editing towards the end, well placed and continuous"
SOUND
"A lot of diagetic sound at the beginning, maybe some music as he's getting ready and biking to show emotion and characters feelings at the time..."
We had a soundtrack but we couldn't use it, so a new soundtrack is being made now, and will defiantly be included in the final video.
"...Production sound is appropriate to logo"
CAMERAWORK
"Camerawork was good! lots of cool shots, seemed to have experimented with them a lot. Good use of low angle shots and detailed shots."
MISE-EN-SCENE
"Lighting was appropriate because it was naturalistic. Props = bike + lock + alarm clock = Standard every day use. Costumes were daily wear, makes it more interesting? not suspecting anything"
TITLES
"Inventive titles on parts of the house, this was very effective. Plain titles with black background interrupted some parts."
THRILLER CONVENTIONS
- Protagonist and Antagonist becomes clear straight away.
- A lot of questions asked but not many answers
- Storyline is clear.
- The narrative is carried by ordinary situations where extra ordinary things happen.
Thursday 3 March 2011
Editing Day 4
We mainly worked on the titles and sound track today. Fergus editing the credits and titles, using photo shop and by importing the font from dafont.com. However, he did not manage to finish all the credits and titles in one lesson.
Cameron and I worked on the soundtrack. We collected a bunch of CD's containing thriller soundtracks and sound effects and listened to each of them finding the best one for our film. We were able to find one to match our footage, but were unable to attach it to our film in the lesson. However, we are ready to attach it next lesson.
We also chose a sound effect for our logo.
During the lesson, we asked Andrea to watch our clip. She commented saying it was very good. However, she mentioned how we should cut a few seconds of the end of the last clip. The clip shows Fergus in the graveyard, and the stalker (the filmer) walking towards him. Andrea thought the clip was confusing as when the stalker walked passed Fergus, Fergus had no reaction. We as a group agreed with Andrea, and decided to cut down the clip.
Cameron and I worked on the soundtrack. We collected a bunch of CD's containing thriller soundtracks and sound effects and listened to each of them finding the best one for our film. We were able to find one to match our footage, but were unable to attach it to our film in the lesson. However, we are ready to attach it next lesson.
We also chose a sound effect for our logo.
During the lesson, we asked Andrea to watch our clip. She commented saying it was very good. However, she mentioned how we should cut a few seconds of the end of the last clip. The clip shows Fergus in the graveyard, and the stalker (the filmer) walking towards him. Andrea thought the clip was confusing as when the stalker walked passed Fergus, Fergus had no reaction. We as a group agreed with Andrea, and decided to cut down the clip.
Wednesday 2 March 2011
Editing Day 3
During our third day of editing, we managed to complete a lot of the tasks we wanted to. We continued to work on the titles and credits, comparing different fonts. We decided to use Courier as our font through out our opening sequence. It's simple but makes a big impact, and works well with the thriller theme.
We also worked on our ending shots, by adding a blink effect to add suspense. We had some difficulties due to the blink effect being too fast, but we managed to work it out in the end, and the effect works well.
Another thing we managed to do at the start of the lesson was upload some pictures that were taken during the filming days. The pictures are shots of Fergus, from someone else's point of view. We thought we would add these into our film to add to the idea that he is being stalked.
We also worked on our ending shots, by adding a blink effect to add suspense. We had some difficulties due to the blink effect being too fast, but we managed to work it out in the end, and the effect works well.
Another thing we managed to do at the start of the lesson was upload some pictures that were taken during the filming days. The pictures are shots of Fergus, from someone else's point of view. We thought we would add these into our film to add to the idea that he is being stalked.
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