This is my short video for when i had apple training to go over the software and try out new edits and media software's to get on schedule for when it was time to make my Foundation Production.
Friday, 9 December 2011
Thursday, 8 December 2011
Prep video
This is a video of 'Paranormal Activity' to give the idea on how it is all set out under such a small budget.
hopefully this will give the understanding on the reason i use certain shots and why i will film it like i do. The shots used in this will be used in mine as well.
I will use some of the shots for my film as they show a large area of 'Mise en scene' which means you will see everything in the shot, also it allows me to show the whole house and the area its set in.
The only difference between the shots used in the trailer compared to what i'm going to use in my film is the lighting effect. I plan to use some lighting effects to create a dull atmosphere but not the same blue night/scifi effect which is used in Paranormal Activity.
The effects which i plan on using are Dark Effect which is a green mix between black and dark colours which produces a green feel to the face causing it to create a strange scary atmosphere.
hopefully this will give the understanding on the reason i use certain shots and why i will film it like i do. The shots used in this will be used in mine as well.
I will use some of the shots for my film as they show a large area of 'Mise en scene' which means you will see everything in the shot, also it allows me to show the whole house and the area its set in.
The only difference between the shots used in the trailer compared to what i'm going to use in my film is the lighting effect. I plan to use some lighting effects to create a dull atmosphere but not the same blue night/scifi effect which is used in Paranormal Activity.
The effects which i plan on using are Dark Effect which is a green mix between black and dark colours which produces a green feel to the face causing it to create a strange scary atmosphere.
Camera Shots
I plan to use lots of different camera shots which will work very well to the style of the film.
The scene needs to be as closed as it possibly can which means everything in the scene needs to be desecrate so you never actually know whats going to happen.
I will be using still camera shots around the house to show to layout of everything.
this will be followed with steady cams following (Harry) were ever he goes.
also there will be slow steady cams to show the relaxed atmosphere of the house until things go wrong were the camera will be used in a P.O.V to create the effect of the lenses being someones eyes and them moving around.
there will also be speeded up shots of day falling into night to create the effect of the day moving really fast but the inside of the house moving very slow.
If all this goes to plan i will be able to create some very good cuts in it and the 180 degree rule.
As used in the 'Preliminary Task' my 180 degree shot was not all used in the same location but different area so i might put that into my actual video.
There will be 3 out takes of my film in 3 different shot styles to see which is the best out come which them i will put into my official video.
This is all inspired by 'Paranormal Activity'.
The scene needs to be as closed as it possibly can which means everything in the scene needs to be desecrate so you never actually know whats going to happen.
I will be using still camera shots around the house to show to layout of everything.
this will be followed with steady cams following (Harry) were ever he goes.
also there will be slow steady cams to show the relaxed atmosphere of the house until things go wrong were the camera will be used in a P.O.V to create the effect of the lenses being someones eyes and them moving around.
there will also be speeded up shots of day falling into night to create the effect of the day moving really fast but the inside of the house moving very slow.
If all this goes to plan i will be able to create some very good cuts in it and the 180 degree rule.
As used in the 'Preliminary Task' my 180 degree shot was not all used in the same location but different area so i might put that into my actual video.
There will be 3 out takes of my film in 3 different shot styles to see which is the best out come which them i will put into my official video.
This is all inspired by 'Paranormal Activity'.
Cast and Crew
Props!
Camera- Standard hand help video camera. (creates effect)
My house (bedroom) (scene set)
My car (mums)
Crew!
Me- Editor
Me- Producer
Me- Directer
Harry Tully- Costume Design
Ben Farrell- Access to props
Cast!
Harry Tully( Jamie)
Harriet Baber ( Devil Girl)
The scene will be set at my house in olveston as it is a country side location.
The filming will be done down the common road to the house, and then through the front door.
Then it will follow Harry to my computer in the Study.
Follows him up stairs.
Looking down the corridor.
checking each room( 4 rooms).
end room number 5.
Camera- Standard hand help video camera. (creates effect)
My house (bedroom) (scene set)
My car (mums)
Crew!
Me- Editor
Me- Producer
Me- Directer
Harry Tully- Costume Design
Ben Farrell- Access to props
Cast!
Harry Tully( Jamie)
Harriet Baber ( Devil Girl)
The scene will be set at my house in olveston as it is a country side location.
The filming will be done down the common road to the house, and then through the front door.
Then it will follow Harry to my computer in the Study.
Follows him up stairs.
Looking down the corridor.
checking each room( 4 rooms).
end room number 5.
Tuesday, 6 December 2011
EVALUATION OF MY PRELIMINARY TASK!
This is my analysis/ evaluation for my preliminary task.
Problems and errors
First Problems are that my cuts are not smooth enough. you can see this as the direction of the person has gradually moved for the original spacing. this happens at the start of the scene when harry walks through the door to witness someone in his room. also there are problems with 'action' call outs because you can here me saying 'action' at the start of the scenes. an example of this is when Harriet (girl lying down) has a close up on her and sits up with the counter of the music. you can here the 'ion' where it has been cut out. In response to this i decided to dim the voices in the background and stage to sound effects louder than i would have planned although you can still hear whats being said.
Harry in one of the scenes (flashback) is suppose to be involved in a serious moment but smiles instead so i had to blank out speech volume and boost the background volume to counter the laughing but still keeping all the lines and whats being said the same.
Good points.
The music and sound editing are very good and all work well with the tracking and back ground music. it is also not out of focus which makes it flow well with the film, another good thing is that all the speech is very clear and easy to listen to whilst using contrasts and audio effects which create the atmosphere. Medium room meant the voice didn't sound to close to every thing else in the room and the camera, so the medium effect means that it is more spaced out and gives of an echo to the viewer showing how far apart the two people are. there was also large room used when it goes to the flash back which creates a dreamy sound and makes it seem more like it in the past.
The camera effects have also worked well as i used a sifi effect which links in towards what research I'm looking at from Paranormal activity and other horror films. the dark blue/ green effect works really well because it makes the atmosphere dull and cold which i wanted. this means i could get a good idea on what props i will need for the future because the lenses effects are the most important principals in the film.
Problems and errors
First Problems are that my cuts are not smooth enough. you can see this as the direction of the person has gradually moved for the original spacing. this happens at the start of the scene when harry walks through the door to witness someone in his room. also there are problems with 'action' call outs because you can here me saying 'action' at the start of the scenes. an example of this is when Harriet (girl lying down) has a close up on her and sits up with the counter of the music. you can here the 'ion' where it has been cut out. In response to this i decided to dim the voices in the background and stage to sound effects louder than i would have planned although you can still hear whats being said.
Harry in one of the scenes (flashback) is suppose to be involved in a serious moment but smiles instead so i had to blank out speech volume and boost the background volume to counter the laughing but still keeping all the lines and whats being said the same.
Good points.
The music and sound editing are very good and all work well with the tracking and back ground music. it is also not out of focus which makes it flow well with the film, another good thing is that all the speech is very clear and easy to listen to whilst using contrasts and audio effects which create the atmosphere. Medium room meant the voice didn't sound to close to every thing else in the room and the camera, so the medium effect means that it is more spaced out and gives of an echo to the viewer showing how far apart the two people are. there was also large room used when it goes to the flash back which creates a dreamy sound and makes it seem more like it in the past.
The camera effects have also worked well as i used a sifi effect which links in towards what research I'm looking at from Paranormal activity and other horror films. the dark blue/ green effect works really well because it makes the atmosphere dull and cold which i wanted. this means i could get a good idea on what props i will need for the future because the lenses effects are the most important principals in the film.
Acrylic Plastic Lenses
Lenses Direction
this lenses fade is what creates the atmosphere for the whole of the paranormal set. using a blue lenses creates the dark cold effect which is needed to create a realistic effect towards to audience. Also it is a very cheap method to creating a great effect of night time. you can use plastic material and acrylic plastics to get the same effect as a £300 camera lenses you would use in a real film. i plan to use samples of these lenses types by making short film cuts and small films to see what the effect would be.
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