This is the storyboard which out group will use as a basis to work upon when filming our 2 minute opening. Although we'll work ideas around this, this is the general plot.
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Storyboard
This is the storyboard which out group will use as a basis to work upon when filming our 2 minute opening. Although we'll work ideas around this, this is the general plot.
Thursday, 28 January 2010
Script
This is the final script we have decided upon for our filming.
Character List:
Will (played by Mike)
Chris (played by Joe)
Phantom (played by Reece)
Will: Chris, I really don’t know, this doesn’t feel right…
Chris: Will! We’ve been researching this for 6 whole years! And you want to back out now?
Will: Yeah… sorry, just last-minute nerves…
(Will glances up at abandoned school. Switch to phantom point of view)
Phantom: (heavy breathing)
(Quick takes of phantom down stairs, out of door, going to the path. Phantom spies in bushes on Chris and Will talking)
Chris: Christ, Will, you look like you’ve seen a ghost... (Laughs)
Will: (shouts) SHUT UP! I can’t do this!
(Will walks off. Twig snaps. Will turns round)
Chris: …the fuck?!
(Phantom attacks Chris and kills him. Will starts running)
(Trips over. Phantom attacks)
Will: ARRRGHHHH!
(Camera zooms out of eye. Back to beginning)
Chris: Will! We’ve been researching this for 6 whole years! And you want to back out now?
Will: Chris! Listen to me, we can’t do this. I’ve seen what’s gunna happen…
(Interrupted by Chris)
Chris: What?! Well, if you’re such a psychic, fuck off then. I’m doing this, whether you’re coming or not.
Will: Please, Chris! I’m begging you. Don’t go!
Chris: Did you just hear what I said? I’m going whether you’re coming or not.
Will: (angry) don’t say I didn’t warn you Chris!! (Storms off)
(Camera behind Will walking away. Looks round and hears scream)
(Zooms into Will’s eye. Blackout)
Character List:
Will (played by Mike)
Chris (played by Joe)
Phantom (played by Reece)
Will: Chris, I really don’t know, this doesn’t feel right…
Chris: Will! We’ve been researching this for 6 whole years! And you want to back out now?
Will: Yeah… sorry, just last-minute nerves…
(Will glances up at abandoned school. Switch to phantom point of view)
Phantom: (heavy breathing)
(Quick takes of phantom down stairs, out of door, going to the path. Phantom spies in bushes on Chris and Will talking)
Chris: Christ, Will, you look like you’ve seen a ghost... (Laughs)
Will: (shouts) SHUT UP! I can’t do this!
(Will walks off. Twig snaps. Will turns round)
Chris: …the fuck?!
(Phantom attacks Chris and kills him. Will starts running)
(Trips over. Phantom attacks)
Will: ARRRGHHHH!
(Camera zooms out of eye. Back to beginning)
Chris: Will! We’ve been researching this for 6 whole years! And you want to back out now?
Will: Chris! Listen to me, we can’t do this. I’ve seen what’s gunna happen…
(Interrupted by Chris)
Chris: What?! Well, if you’re such a psychic, fuck off then. I’m doing this, whether you’re coming or not.
Will: Please, Chris! I’m begging you. Don’t go!
Chris: Did you just hear what I said? I’m going whether you’re coming or not.
Will: (angry) don’t say I didn’t warn you Chris!! (Storms off)
(Camera behind Will walking away. Looks round and hears scream)
(Zooms into Will’s eye. Blackout)
Time Sheet
Thursday, 14 January 2010
Main Task Plan
After discussing ideas with our group and coming up with a mind map and a storyboard we came up with an idea that we felt best suited our ideas and that would help us use the best camera shots, editing and sound to help us get the highest grade possible.
Our final idea is about two explorers who are looking for a Phantom by an old abandoned school. After the Phantom leaves the building he kills both explorers before it's revealed this was a preminition. This creates a huge sense of tension and this type of early anecdote is used in many thrillers (especially ones that contain mythical creatures) to show the audience what the film will be about - it leaves the viewer wanting to know more.
During this process there were two film ideas that we wanted to incorporate into out film. The first was the film Predator. In the film, the Predator is always seen through its own eyes and we felt that this created a much more spooky effect than if the creature was seen the whole time, as you wouldn’t know what he looked like, but could still see the danger of it. Not only this, but whenever the film was shown from the Predator’s eyes the screen would be a strange range of colours and make everything look abnormal, which not only distinguished the Predator from other characters, but makes the Predator far more mysterious. This was another idea we felt would suit our film.
The other film we took inspiration from was Final Destination. With our own twist on it, we took the idea of one of the characters having a premonition, and then when the premonition finished, another character not believing his friend and carrying on. We wanted to use this idea as it is guarenteed to keep the audience in suspense and is typical of popular thrillers.
When planning our piece we have already and will do the following:
-We will organise our actors, time, location, costumes and props although we have already started this with our location and actors
-We have drafted some of our ideas onto paper and as time goes on we will update this to fit our -Once we have finished these drafts we will outline this to show how our project was managed.
-Research into exisiting films. We used ideas when planning from the film 'Predator' where the Predator is seen from a point of view shot and has a different view of the world to other camera shots. We will be encorparating ideas from this effect into our own film.
Our final idea is about two explorers who are looking for a Phantom by an old abandoned school. After the Phantom leaves the building he kills both explorers before it's revealed this was a preminition. This creates a huge sense of tension and this type of early anecdote is used in many thrillers (especially ones that contain mythical creatures) to show the audience what the film will be about - it leaves the viewer wanting to know more.
During this process there were two film ideas that we wanted to incorporate into out film. The first was the film Predator. In the film, the Predator is always seen through its own eyes and we felt that this created a much more spooky effect than if the creature was seen the whole time, as you wouldn’t know what he looked like, but could still see the danger of it. Not only this, but whenever the film was shown from the Predator’s eyes the screen would be a strange range of colours and make everything look abnormal, which not only distinguished the Predator from other characters, but makes the Predator far more mysterious. This was another idea we felt would suit our film.
The other film we took inspiration from was Final Destination. With our own twist on it, we took the idea of one of the characters having a premonition, and then when the premonition finished, another character not believing his friend and carrying on. We wanted to use this idea as it is guarenteed to keep the audience in suspense and is typical of popular thrillers.
When planning our piece we have already and will do the following:
-We will organise our actors, time, location, costumes and props although we have already started this with our location and actors
-We have drafted some of our ideas onto paper and as time goes on we will update this to fit our -Once we have finished these drafts we will outline this to show how our project was managed.
-Research into exisiting films. We used ideas when planning from the film 'Predator' where the Predator is seen from a point of view shot and has a different view of the world to other camera shots. We will be encorparating ideas from this effect into our own film.
Thursday, 10 December 2009
Main Task Brief
After completing our preliminary task we are ready to start our main task. For our main task we are required to make the titles and two minute opening to a thriller film.
In the opening we are required to use the following technical skills:
-Holding a shot steady
-Framing a shot
-Using a vairety of shot distances
-Shooting material appropriate to the task set
-Selecting mise-en-scene
-Editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer
-Using a variety of appropriate shot transitions
-Using sound with images and editing appropriately
-Using titles appropriately
In the opening we are required to use the following technical skills:
-Holding a shot steady
-Framing a shot
-Using a vairety of shot distances
-Shooting material appropriate to the task set
-Selecting mise-en-scene
-Editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer
-Using a variety of appropriate shot transitions
-Using sound with images and editing appropriately
-Using titles appropriately
Thursday, 3 December 2009
Preliminary Task Review
I felt that the prelimiary task went very well. We successfully followed the brief by kepping our clip to around 2 minutes long and followed the brief plotline - a character opening a door, entering a room, sitting down then having a short scetion of dialogue with another character. When doeing this we had to use THREE camera techniques, as follows:
-Match on Action
We did this when Joe entered through a door, and we flicked to another angle on the other side of the door. We did this 3 times, as Joe entered through three different doors. On the third door, however, rather than keep to the follow-on camera we had used in the previous math-on actions, we decided to do a split screen by cropping both scenes on eiher side of the door when editing. This gave the film a very realistic feel.
-Shot/reverse shot
We did this during the dialogue when switching from over one shoulder to over the shoulder of the other character when the charcater opposite the camera was speaking.
-180 degree rule
Again, we used this when there was dialogue. We made sure that when we used our shot/revere shot and over the shoulder shot,we kept on the same side every time rather than switch to the other shoulder so we didn't confuse the viewer.
This was our first experience of making a film and editing it and I felt we did incredibly well considering this. We followed the brief exactly and used numerous different camera angles and techniques to show our range of skills. When we edited we made it lok polished and professional by using different editing techaniques available. We even added a 21st Century Fox opening and bloopers at the end to make it look like a real film.
Depsite these successes I felt there were some improvemnets we could have made. In the second scene we should have used a different camera angle as the one we did use looked slightly unprofessional. Also, when Joe's character Henderson first entered the film, the way he removed his coat didn't suit the music or the tense mood and broke the idea of a thriller and made it look more like a comedy. To improve this we should have slowed it down or edited the way the coat removed.
-Match on Action
We did this when Joe entered through a door, and we flicked to another angle on the other side of the door. We did this 3 times, as Joe entered through three different doors. On the third door, however, rather than keep to the follow-on camera we had used in the previous math-on actions, we decided to do a split screen by cropping both scenes on eiher side of the door when editing. This gave the film a very realistic feel.
-Shot/reverse shot
We did this during the dialogue when switching from over one shoulder to over the shoulder of the other character when the charcater opposite the camera was speaking.
-180 degree rule
Again, we used this when there was dialogue. We made sure that when we used our shot/revere shot and over the shoulder shot,we kept on the same side every time rather than switch to the other shoulder so we didn't confuse the viewer.
This was our first experience of making a film and editing it and I felt we did incredibly well considering this. We followed the brief exactly and used numerous different camera angles and techniques to show our range of skills. When we edited we made it lok polished and professional by using different editing techaniques available. We even added a 21st Century Fox opening and bloopers at the end to make it look like a real film.
Depsite these successes I felt there were some improvemnets we could have made. In the second scene we should have used a different camera angle as the one we did use looked slightly unprofessional. Also, when Joe's character Henderson first entered the film, the way he removed his coat didn't suit the music or the tense mood and broke the idea of a thriller and made it look more like a comedy. To improve this we should have slowed it down or edited the way the coat removed.
Thursday, 5 November 2009
Preliminary Task Brief
Our Preliminary Task is to film a opening to a thriller that should last no more than 2 minutes. It must involve one character opening a door, entering a room, sitting in a chair opposite anoher charcter and having a conversation with that character. The clip must also include the following camera shots; match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180 degree rule.
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