Q4 from BenClifford
Question 7 - What have you learnt from your prelim task to your final production?
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In both prelim and film opening task we used the 180 degree rule. This means that you only shoot within 180, you don't use all of the space available. In the film opening we adjusted the adjusted the height at which we shot at as you can see we shot from a lower angle. This is something we improved upon.
Improvements:
As you can see from the gifs,there are effects both. In the prelim task there is an unoriginal fade out where it simply goes to a black screen. In the film opening the fade out is a lot more professional as we adjusted the opacity and made the shot fade into another shot.
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SOMME SURVIVOR - Prelim task
Poster 1
I feel that this is a good film poster as is uses key icons to give hints about the film and gives an idea of the characters lives without starting the film. Although effective and simple, the poster could be improved by making it look a bit more professional rather than just putting images on a page.
Poster inspirations
For our posters we wanted to show the difference between two men and the different lives they lead. Because of this we looked at posters from other films that would be similar to ours. We got ideas from 'I love you, MAN' and 'Catch me if you can'. The reason we chose these was due to the fact that they are very basic but effective, They focus around two different men and have little writing but easily show what the film could be about.
Challenges faced whilst filming
When we were filming our film opening we faced many challenges. The main challenges we faced was getting permission to film in public places like the underground and Canary Wharf. The way we over came the this was by phoning up the company of the building and asking them for permission for us to film in one of their offices. After asking them they kindly accepted our request and allowed us to film.
The way we overcame the challenge to film on the underground was by getting a permission slip written from our media teacher Mrs Brookes. This way if anyone was a bit off with us filming then we could show them the slip.
Another problem we faced wen filming from inside the building was when we wanted to get a high shot of the people walking on the ground. The problem about this shot was the reflection of the window as it showed us filming in it. As we couldn't shoot out of an open window we decided to get a different high shot of Stratford station.
The final problem we had whilst filming was filming on the trains as the tripod we used took up quite a lot of room which made it an obstical for people on the train. The way we overcame this was by filming whilst the train was moving. This way it wasn't in the way of anyone as no one was walking up and down the train.
The way we overcame the challenge to film on the underground was by getting a permission slip written from our media teacher Mrs Brookes. This way if anyone was a bit off with us filming then we could show them the slip.
Another problem we faced wen filming from inside the building was when we wanted to get a high shot of the people walking on the ground. The problem about this shot was the reflection of the window as it showed us filming in it. As we couldn't shoot out of an open window we decided to get a different high shot of Stratford station.
The final problem we had whilst filming was filming on the trains as the tripod we used took up quite a lot of room which made it an obstical for people on the train. The way we overcame this was by filming whilst the train was moving. This way it wasn't in the way of anyone as no one was walking up and down the train.
Production Diary
Today we
spent time deciding what roles we were going to undertake. We made sure that we
each had different tasks to do so that the procedure of planning would be a lot
faster and a lot smoother.
18th
November
Today we
started to perform our tasks. I started to post the blog meetings and write
about what we were doing in pictures that were taken of us discussing the tasks
ahead. Will started to do the synopsis planning and writing about the actors
that we were going to use. Ben started to create a visual mood board that used
inspirations from other clips that we liked and thought could be inspirational
towards our clip.
24th
November
In this
lesson me and Ben finalized the storyboard. We made sure that we had included
all of the details that needed to be within the shot. We also made sure that
all of the types of shots were given below the picture of the shot that was
going to be taken. The next step was to video the storyboard and give
background audio on it.
28th
November
Today I
started to edit all of the footage that we had collected. The first thing that
I had to do was find and select all of the shots that I actually wanted to
keep. Once I had decided on the shots that I was going to use within our
opening scene. I then had to put all of the shots in the correct chronological
order that the story line was going to flow in.
2nd December
I have
applied all of my editing skills towards my opening scene which has caused me
to compile all of the footage together. All of the clips have now been put in
chronological order I am just in the process of finishing the listing of all
the titles that will appear throughout the opening scene. After this I will
have to find an appropriate song that will match in with the theme and genre of
my film opening.
8th December
Today I uploaded my
first draft of my film opening. We played it to my class and they gave me
feedback to work on. I already had quite a lot of adaptation to do with my film
opening anyway to make the genre more obvious. The feedback that I received
also told me that I needed to make the titles and credits better.
9th December
I straight
away started to carry on with editing on my film opening to help improve the
recognition of the genre.
11th
December
Today I
finished all of the editing on the final draft of my film opening.
Feedback from first film draft
From our feedback we got good results. The main thing that was good about our film was the titles and editing. People thought this was good as we had a wide range of effects and the titles worked well with the background they were on. The main thing we need to do in order to make our film better is make the genre more evident. The way we will do this is get more shots in.
Blog Reflection
1. Technology - Have you leaned new online programmes of showing off your work? Have you tried new effects that you haven't told us about?
Throughout my time blogging and doing tasks I have learned how to use other programmes like Prezzie and Slide Share. Prezzie helped me take my presentation skills to another level as it is a very professional piece of software. Slide Share helped me make my Power Points look more interesting to look at as they were not the basic Power Point. It also allowed me to put a Power Point up on my blog as it gave me ab embed code. When I have been using premiere I have learned more and more each time I've used it. I have learnt how to fade in and out the footage as well as music. I have also learned how to make titles appear on and off the screen in many different ways for example I have learned how to make them move on and off the screen.
Throughout my time blogging and doing tasks I have learned how to use other programmes like Prezzie and Slide Share. Prezzie helped me take my presentation skills to another level as it is a very professional piece of software. Slide Share helped me make my Power Points look more interesting to look at as they were not the basic Power Point. It also allowed me to put a Power Point up on my blog as it gave me ab embed code. When I have been using premiere I have learned more and more each time I've used it. I have learnt how to fade in and out the footage as well as music. I have also learned how to make titles appear on and off the screen in many different ways for example I have learned how to make them move on and off the screen.
2. What mark would you give your blog out of 20 so far?
Out of 20 I feel that my blog is 15. I feel this as each post is in a lot of depth and to good quality. To get full marks I need to make my sure my blog is 100% up to date.
3. Where could you have been a little less complacent?
The area on my blog where I could be a little less complacent is when I put our risk assessment on it. The way I could improve upon this is by describing what it is showing and why we have decided to write what we wrote on it.
4.Is your blog fun to look through?
I feel that my blog is fun to look through as I have proportioned out my pictures to text ratio, making sure there isn't too much writing to look at. The background is a well known film poster which makes it fun to look at as well.
5. Is the learning journey evident?
Throughout my blog I feel that the learning journey is evident as I have learnt about more media terms and explained them. For example narratives has been learnt thoroughly.
6. Three Targets to improve your blog:
- Make sure everything is up to date and that I haven't missed anything
- Make sure everything is in the correct order on my blog
- Make sure I have the correct label's on each post
Credit Inspirations
Premier Pro tips
This channel is very helpful with tips for credit ideas and particularly effects. After watching a few videos the best effects they have explained have been the shutter and the opacity effects.
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