http://lifehacker.com/214043/8-ways-to-shoot-video-like-a-pro
I found this website to be extremely useful because it gives you 8 descriptive ways on how to shoot videos and make it look professional. I find this as an amateur film maker to be extremely useful due to the fact that I want my videos to look as professional as they possibly can.
The tip that I found to be the most useful was number 4 - this tip explains how to use lighting to your advantage in order to get clear and crisp shots of your subjects - I found this useful because I am going to be lowering certain lights in order to set a dark scene, therefore I must take lighting into consideration otherwise the subjects within my frame wont be very easy to see and will simply be sunken in with the background.
Wednesday, 29 January 2014
Friday, 24 January 2014
Videography tips
Videography tips:
http://www.videomaker.com/tips-to-get-started
I found that the website above proved to be rather helpful due to the fact that it basically told me all of the do's and don'ts of film making when it comes to using the camera to get good shots, how to achieve crisp and clear audio with no fuss or re-shooting in order to get the audio that I want, how to prepare myself before filming and a checklist of all the equipment I may need for filming so I don't forget anything.
http://www.videomaker.com/tips-to-get-started
I found that the website above proved to be rather helpful due to the fact that it basically told me all of the do's and don'ts of film making when it comes to using the camera to get good shots, how to achieve crisp and clear audio with no fuss or re-shooting in order to get the audio that I want, how to prepare myself before filming and a checklist of all the equipment I may need for filming so I don't forget anything.
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Filming tips for post production
10 tips for videos at post production:
http://www.alastairhumphreys.com/10-tips-video-post-production/
I found the website about extremely useful for me because it gives relay good advice on things that you should think about when filming, but will probably overlook as an amateur film maker (much like myself).
My favourite tips were numbers 2 (keeping your footage short, sweet and to the point), 4 (keeping clips short in order to create a certain mood and only include what is relevant) and 6 (varying your shot types in order to get the finished product that you desire). I found these 3 tips the most important because they cover everything they are the things that I am most concerned about for when I come to making my own film opening. Also, it was nice to have a little advice a well as encouragement from this site in order to keep these tips in the back of my mind for post production and production.
http://www.alastairhumphreys.com/10-tips-video-post-production/
I found the website about extremely useful for me because it gives relay good advice on things that you should think about when filming, but will probably overlook as an amateur film maker (much like myself).
My favourite tips were numbers 2 (keeping your footage short, sweet and to the point), 4 (keeping clips short in order to create a certain mood and only include what is relevant) and 6 (varying your shot types in order to get the finished product that you desire). I found these 3 tips the most important because they cover everything they are the things that I am most concerned about for when I come to making my own film opening. Also, it was nice to have a little advice a well as encouragement from this site in order to keep these tips in the back of my mind for post production and production.
Tips for post production
10 tips for videos at post production:
http://www.alastairhumphreys.com/10-tips-video-post-production/
I found the website about extremely useful for me because it gives relay good advice on things that you should think about when filming, but will probably overlook as an amateur film maker (much like myself).
My favourite tips were numbers 2 (keeping your footage short, sweet and to the point), 4 (keeping clips short in order to create a certain mood and only include what is relevant) and 6 (varying your shot types in order to get the finished product that you desire). I found these 3 tips the most important because they cover everything they are the things that I am most concerned about for when I come to making my own film opening. Also, it was nice to have a little advice a well as encouragement from this site in order to keep these tips in the back of my mind for post production and production.
http://www.alastairhumphreys.com/10-tips-video-post-production/
I found the website about extremely useful for me because it gives relay good advice on things that you should think about when filming, but will probably overlook as an amateur film maker (much like myself).
My favourite tips were numbers 2 (keeping your footage short, sweet and to the point), 4 (keeping clips short in order to create a certain mood and only include what is relevant) and 6 (varying your shot types in order to get the finished product that you desire). I found these 3 tips the most important because they cover everything they are the things that I am most concerned about for when I come to making my own film opening. Also, it was nice to have a little advice a well as encouragement from this site in order to keep these tips in the back of my mind for post production and production.
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
Sunday, 5 January 2014
Script
There is minimal talking in my opening sequence, it will mainly be made up of music and facial expressions. However, there is a section of speaking about mid way through the scene and just at the end of the scene:
Middle script:
Unidentified person 1:Oh poor thing, you’ve run out of options I’m afraid, now turn yourself in peacefully and we won’t do you any harm. We will however get you a lovely dark cell organized, how does that sound? Haha
Unidentified person 2: I'd rather you shoot me right here right now if that's the case, but just so you know, we all thought you were different, we didn't think that you would crack under the pressure like Ray did, but I guess we all had you completely wrong, didn't we. YOU'LL ROT IN HELL FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE!
Unidentified person 1: ...Mouthy, aren't you, but I guess you always were weren't you. Well we can't have that, can we? Say goodbye to your pathetic life, sister, say hi to dad for me, will ya?
Unidentified person 2: NO, DON'T, PL.....
(gun shot has gone off)
Unidentified person 2: *makes short breaths and gasps - dying noises*
End script:
When camera is on last frame - close up on protagonists face (Caden)
Caden: Bollox.
Middle script:
Unidentified person 1:Oh poor thing, you’ve run out of options I’m afraid, now turn yourself in peacefully and we won’t do you any harm. We will however get you a lovely dark cell organized, how does that sound? Haha
Unidentified person 2: I'd rather you shoot me right here right now if that's the case, but just so you know, we all thought you were different, we didn't think that you would crack under the pressure like Ray did, but I guess we all had you completely wrong, didn't we. YOU'LL ROT IN HELL FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE!
Unidentified person 1: ...Mouthy, aren't you, but I guess you always were weren't you. Well we can't have that, can we? Say goodbye to your pathetic life, sister, say hi to dad for me, will ya?
Unidentified person 2: NO, DON'T, PL.....
(gun shot has gone off)
Unidentified person 2: *makes short breaths and gasps - dying noises*
End script:
When camera is on last frame - close up on protagonists face (Caden)
Caden: Bollox.
Costume
For my opening sequence I am going to try and keep as much black and professional costume as possible in order to maintain the narrative of my storyline - that being a serious nature in the film contrasted by humorous elements in order to create comedy.
The costume I think would best suit my protagonist (man who is running down corridor who ends up trying to save injured person at the end of the corridor) would be a pair of smart black shoes and black trousers because they are very uniform and can apply to a lot of job roles (therefore carrying out enigma codes even further as there isn't any significant thing the character is wearing to identify who he is yet). He would also be wearing a brighter coloured shirt e.g. purple, blue, pink etc... This little symbolic code represents him as being a good character because the shirt he is wearing is light and bright, stereotypically showing the good in him (as light and bright things are stereotypically seen as almost angelic in media) - however, this also contrasts the dark showing that there may be more than one side to him. Speaking of having more than one side to him, the character will also be wearing a mid length black coat and a black waist coat - the waist coat will be another element that supports the formal element of the clothing and narrative, but it will also be an item of clothing that is significant to the character so that there is something else about him that people will remember. The black coat he is wearing will again support the formality but it will also had a little bit of mystery to the character - metaphorically, people want to see what could be hidden underneath.
The costume I think would best suit my protagonist (man who is running down corridor who ends up trying to save injured person at the end of the corridor) would be a pair of smart black shoes and black trousers because they are very uniform and can apply to a lot of job roles (therefore carrying out enigma codes even further as there isn't any significant thing the character is wearing to identify who he is yet). He would also be wearing a brighter coloured shirt e.g. purple, blue, pink etc... This little symbolic code represents him as being a good character because the shirt he is wearing is light and bright, stereotypically showing the good in him (as light and bright things are stereotypically seen as almost angelic in media) - however, this also contrasts the dark showing that there may be more than one side to him. Speaking of having more than one side to him, the character will also be wearing a mid length black coat and a black waist coat - the waist coat will be another element that supports the formal element of the clothing and narrative, but it will also be an item of clothing that is significant to the character so that there is something else about him that people will remember. The black coat he is wearing will again support the formality but it will also had a little bit of mystery to the character - metaphorically, people want to see what could be hidden underneath.
The
costume that I think would best suit my antagonist (the
man you see right at the end of the opening sequence when the protagonist is
‘caught’) would again be in black trousers and black shoes because they can be
applied to a lot of different job roles but also keep that fear people have for
those in strict and clean cut uniform – they tend to be the bosses if the
average man/women, therefore they have more power over a large number of people
and have the power to fire you or get you to do something bad in order for you
to keep your job (however this seen far more in films than reality, but the
fear still stands). He may also have a black coat...depending on whether the
people I know who will star in the film do in fact have a black coat. They will
also have to wear a shirt that connotes something evil or dangerous e.g. red or
black – these colors are often associated with danger and bad emotions and I
want that to reflect onto the antagonist.
However.
In my final product I didn't end up following the conventions of this costume for my characters because my antagonist ended up being a female so she couldn't wear a suit like this and my protagonist didn't have a light shirt to wear for filming nor could he borrow one. So, I instead made it clear that my protagonist was in fact a protagonist by putting him in a jumper because jumpers conventionally generally make people look soft and 'cute' or 'sweet'. If I had put my protagonist with clothing with straight lines and harsh edges such as a suit, it could suggest something evil and strict about that character (as this can be linked to the bosses of big corporations who are often portrayed in the media as ruthless, money grabbing tyrants)
However, despite clothing with a harsh and sharp shape having connotations of being evil I decided to put my antagonist in clothing that was quite loose which made her look as though she didn't care about what she looked like, making her seem like the kind of criminal that isn't attached to some big evil organisation, but some little gang that plays by its own rules and laws, making for a looser and less conventional plot where the outcomes of situations aren't as predictable as current media films.
Soundtrack
Song Option 1)
Song Option 2)
I think that either of these two songs would fit perfectly in my opening sequence because they are both from 'Men In Black' meaning that I would already have an element from my style model/stylistic influence that hopefully my audience will be able to pick up on. Also, both of these two songs have very sharp and sudden sections as well as parts that sound as though they are leading up to something which really goes with the thriller side of my film opening. However, the instruments of piano, violin, trumpet and flute are all played in a rather bouncy way in both of these ways and at parts sound very light on their feet, and this aids the comedy side of my film opening because it is a weird contrast to the scene that could just as easily have scary music playing, meaning that the audience just have to laugh because it is such a weird mix of styles put together.
However, I wouldn't be able to use these exact songs in my video as I could be at risk of copywriting, so I will have to find a non-copywrited song that replicates certain features in these two 'Men In Black' songs which appeal to the genres of my opening sequence.
Plot/Narrative
The basic plot of my opening sequence is a man in a random unidentified building and he is in a frantic and almost urgent state as he is running down a corridor to find somewhere quick to hide.This suggest that he is running away from some-THING rather than away from a situation, otherwise there would be no reason for him to hide. He then takes glances behind him to see if he has been followed, he then heard a rather violent conversation happening and after some time hears screams to then find that a person is laying at the end of the corridor - it is clear that they are either hurt or potentially dying or even dead. The hiding man then needs to make the decision of stay hiding, run away or go to the injured person - he choses to help the injured person, not realising that at some point in his decision making they have been dragged away. When he gets to the end of the corridor and realises the person is no longer there, he is met by an obviously evil character. The opening credits then start to roll.
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