DATE - What We Will Be Doing
12th Feb: Begin Planning (Brainstorming ideas)
17th Feb: Continue Planning (include a Storyboard)
24th Feb: Completed a detailed storyboard
26th Feb: Complete all Planning (including props, costume ect)
3rd Mar: Went to visted locations
5th Mar: Anamatic Storyboard
10th Mar: Start Filiming
12th Mar: Research Audio Sounds
16th Mar: More Filming
17th Mar: Final Filming
18th Mar: Editing
19th Mar: Editing (hand in first draft)
24th Mar: Get feedback and update blog
Thursday, 26 March 2009
Thursday, 19 March 2009
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Production Diary 18/3/09
Seeing as I had some free time, I took it upon myself to come and work on the editting. I worked on some of the timings and made the filming fit in the with music which I believe gives the piece a proffesional feel. Aswel as this, i rendered it which allowed me to view the filming in it's best state so far.
Production Diary 17/3/09
With the return of Jade to the group we decided to use her younger brother, Jamie to film as our victim in the piece. Using the story board again as a rough guide, we incorporated many different shots of Jamie and I together, ready put into the piece.
We used numerous shots of Jamie, some of them from a high angle to represent his vunerabilty and low angle or mid angle shots to represent my charachter's power and dominance.
After a productive and effective filming session we headed back to college to capture the filming we had done earlier. We began to edit the shots and add the colour effects onto the clips to maintain the "eerie" effect throughout.
As we had finished filming we began to work on an order to the shots which gave the storyline more of an order and helped to create more tension in the piece, thanks to the order we placed the clips in.
We used numerous shots of Jamie, some of them from a high angle to represent his vunerabilty and low angle or mid angle shots to represent my charachter's power and dominance.
After a productive and effective filming session we headed back to college to capture the filming we had done earlier. We began to edit the shots and add the colour effects onto the clips to maintain the "eerie" effect throughout.
As we had finished filming we began to work on an order to the shots which gave the storyline more of an order and helped to create more tension in the piece, thanks to the order we placed the clips in.
Production Diary 16/3/09
On the Friday, the team and I decided that some of our previous filming could be done better. So as a group we decided to go filming on the Sunday. Unfortuantly Carl and I were not able to make contact with Jade, and seeing as she had the camera and other filming equipment, we had to prospone it.
It was then decided that we would go ahead with filming today. Unfortunatly Jade was again not able to attend, due to reasons unknown to us. So Carl and I decided that we couldn't waste more time waiting for Jade, and went off to go and film our shots.
The filming went very well. We used our storyboard to aid us in our organisation of shots. But when we arrived at the location Carl and I had many more ideas for the piece. These came in the form of a different opening, and the occasional shot: like the one used in the van mirror.
When we came back from filming we captured our filming onto the editting programme and began to play around with different effects to gain the right feel. We decided that changing the colour balance would give the piece a more creepy and eerie feel that we desired.
It was then decided that we would go ahead with filming today. Unfortunatly Jade was again not able to attend, due to reasons unknown to us. So Carl and I decided that we couldn't waste more time waiting for Jade, and went off to go and film our shots.
The filming went very well. We used our storyboard to aid us in our organisation of shots. But when we arrived at the location Carl and I had many more ideas for the piece. These came in the form of a different opening, and the occasional shot: like the one used in the van mirror.
When we came back from filming we captured our filming onto the editting programme and began to play around with different effects to gain the right feel. We decided that changing the colour balance would give the piece a more creepy and eerie feel that we desired.
Friday, 13 March 2009
My Production Diary 13/3/09
Today I came in to complete the title sequence from yesterday. I added in a few more transitions and editted some of the timings to help it fit in with the music. Over all it was a success and I feel this will be a good addition to our filming.
Production Diary 12/3/09
Today was particuarly difficult for me, as Jade and Carl were both abcent in an exam. I decided that i could use this lesson to the group's advantage and went about making a title sequence for our piece. I also picked the music to compliement the film and to go along side the title sequence, im glad to say that it worked well. I nearly completed the title sequence but promised myself that I would come in the next day to complete it. I believe the title sequence gives it the harsh and thrilling atmosphere it craves.
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
Shot Evaluation For Animatic
Jade Ashmore- Candidate Number- 3006
Carl Squires- Candidate Number 3188
Alex Papadopoulos- Candidate Number 3150
Shot One*
This is our opening camera shot, we are using a Point of View shot to reflect what our main character can see . It portrays our opening scene and creates narrative enigma. It makes theaudience question who is looking at the children and why they are doing this.The shot in its self appears to be normal although the choice of music will inform the audience that there is something more sinister about this apparent innocent shot.
Shot Two*
This shot introduces the antagonist (played by Alex), this shot reveals what the main character looks like, however we are not going to reveal his face. This adds to the sense of mystery and confusion surrounding the antagonist. We believe that it is important throughout our thriller (Reprisal), to maintain a sense of creative enigma.
Shot Three*
This shot shows the children leaving the school gate.This shot portrays the vulnerability of the children as they leave the safety of the school premisis and move closer to the ever watchful eye of the voyeur.We are going to edit together both long shots and close ups of the children to represent that they are having a good time... However this about to change!
Shot Four*
This shot reflects the character moving towards the school, it creates suspense as the audience are unaware of what is happening. The main character is following the school children, this shot creates continuity in the sequence. It reminds the audience that danger is not too far away.
Shot Five*
This shot follows the story, it shows the children living their everyday life unaware that danger is lurking behind them. This makes the audience feel on edge as they sympathise for the children but they too, are waiting for something terrible to occur.
Shot Six*
This over the shoulder shot puts the two shots previously shown together to link up our idea of the man following the children. The over the shoulder shot portrays the sense of voyuerism. It reflects that the children are being followed and suggests that the chidlren are being threatened. It also creates enigma as the audience are unsure of who the mysterious man is.
Shot Seven & Shot Eight
This shot creates danger within the story line as the children split up leaving one child alone. This gives the man oppurtunity to attack but the audience do not know this however they fear this is going to take place. The man is constantly following the children and waiting for them where the children can not see. When the children stop so does the man. This creates a tense atmosphere.
Shot Nine*
This shot reflects the vulnerability of the child. He is alone and the audience are scared for the child as it has become obvious that something bad is about to take place.
Shot Ten*
This shot is going to be blurred, the effect of this is to leave the grabbing of the boy a mystery and leave it to the audience's imagination. If we had better quality cameras this could look really clever and effective but due to college equipment this is not possible. Furthermore, we will not focus in on the boy and man and it will be a very quick process.
Shot Eleven*
This scene creates confusion, as we do not know where the boy is and what the man wants from the boy. The collage of pictures on the wall creates an uneasy sense of mystery. This scene will have very dark lighting and only lit candles will provide light to make the scene feel eerie.
Shot Twelve*
This is the title sequence, we are going to use spooky font to create a thriller sense opening. Music will be played over the top to create a sense of mystery and timing will be significant to ensure that everything runs smoothly.
Carl Squires- Candidate Number 3188
Alex Papadopoulos- Candidate Number 3150
Shot One*
This is our opening camera shot, we are using a Point of View shot to reflect what our main character can see . It portrays our opening scene and creates narrative enigma. It makes theaudience question who is looking at the children and why they are doing this.The shot in its self appears to be normal although the choice of music will inform the audience that there is something more sinister about this apparent innocent shot.
Shot Two*
This shot introduces the antagonist (played by Alex), this shot reveals what the main character looks like, however we are not going to reveal his face. This adds to the sense of mystery and confusion surrounding the antagonist. We believe that it is important throughout our thriller (Reprisal), to maintain a sense of creative enigma.
Shot Three*
This shot shows the children leaving the school gate.This shot portrays the vulnerability of the children as they leave the safety of the school premisis and move closer to the ever watchful eye of the voyeur.We are going to edit together both long shots and close ups of the children to represent that they are having a good time... However this about to change!
Shot Four*
This shot reflects the character moving towards the school, it creates suspense as the audience are unaware of what is happening. The main character is following the school children, this shot creates continuity in the sequence. It reminds the audience that danger is not too far away.
Shot Five*
This shot follows the story, it shows the children living their everyday life unaware that danger is lurking behind them. This makes the audience feel on edge as they sympathise for the children but they too, are waiting for something terrible to occur.
Shot Six*
This over the shoulder shot puts the two shots previously shown together to link up our idea of the man following the children. The over the shoulder shot portrays the sense of voyuerism. It reflects that the children are being followed and suggests that the chidlren are being threatened. It also creates enigma as the audience are unsure of who the mysterious man is.
Shot Seven & Shot Eight
This shot creates danger within the story line as the children split up leaving one child alone. This gives the man oppurtunity to attack but the audience do not know this however they fear this is going to take place. The man is constantly following the children and waiting for them where the children can not see. When the children stop so does the man. This creates a tense atmosphere.
Shot Nine*
This shot reflects the vulnerability of the child. He is alone and the audience are scared for the child as it has become obvious that something bad is about to take place.
Shot Ten*
This shot is going to be blurred, the effect of this is to leave the grabbing of the boy a mystery and leave it to the audience's imagination. If we had better quality cameras this could look really clever and effective but due to college equipment this is not possible. Furthermore, we will not focus in on the boy and man and it will be a very quick process.
Shot Eleven*
This scene creates confusion, as we do not know where the boy is and what the man wants from the boy. The collage of pictures on the wall creates an uneasy sense of mystery. This scene will have very dark lighting and only lit candles will provide light to make the scene feel eerie.
Shot Twelve*
This is the title sequence, we are going to use spooky font to create a thriller sense opening. Music will be played over the top to create a sense of mystery and timing will be significant to ensure that everything runs smoothly.
Production Diary 5/3/09
After completing the storyboard, creating an animatic seemed an ideal idea. It would show our shots in a digital and easy format, as well as allowing the group to explain our choices for certain shots and angles, but also the effect we wished to establish.
Production Diary 3/3/09
Today we went to the locations and took photos. I hadn’t seen any of the locations before, but Carl and Jade assured me that it was fine. After visiting them I felt a lot more confident that these locations, coupled with the filming shots, would give our desired effect of a “creepy, backstreet stalker”.
Production Diary 26/2/09
Today we jotted down a rough filming and editing schedule. This was used to keep us organised and put ourselves under pressure to conform to the schedule and keep us on track. Further group planning was also done and the question of actors was raised, at present there isn’t a set second actor although we have a possible two that we could use.
Production Diary 17/2/09
Today we concluded our planning for our final piece. The story board was completed and annotations were completed on a separate sheet to aid us during filming. We believed it would focus us to keep the shots as close to the story board as possible and leave more time for us to edit rather than spend time focussing on our shots.
Production Diary 12/2/09
In our first meeting as a group we decided that storyboarding our piece would be a sensible decision to get our production onto a good start. As a group we assigned Jade to do the drawing of the story board because of her background in graphics, and we felt that with her drawing skills, we could portray exactly what we wanted to through our storyboard. We came to the conclusion that we would plan certain shots and when it came to the editing stage, we would then decide the order they would go it. As well as doing this, we tried to come up with a name for our piece, and through extensive mind mapping we concluded that the name "Reprisal" gave the image that we felt the film needed. We felt the word reprisal summed up the general feel and storyline of our piece (themes of revenge and voyeurism). Throughout this meeting I felt I contributed well and vocalised many of my creative ideas to better the group and keep it moving in the right direction.
Thursday, 5 March 2009
Story Board Animation
Here are some sketches used to show our planning of our shots and to what effect we believe they will give. As a group we decided upon the shots and dictated them to Jade to draw.
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