Monday 31 January 2011
location, location, location!
well with our film, Ticket we have had a few difficulties in where we will be filming because of permissions etc. It would have been very difficult if we had filmed on a train/tram or bus since we have to ask for permission beforehand and could take a few weeks to get back to us. And so we have decided to film in a public park. We shall be filming on Wednesday fingers crossed!!
Monday 24 January 2011
Narrative assignment...800inc.
For our assignment I have chosen to write about my dads company 8000inc.....
The Brand was started form scratch so it was all ideas then put into fact. The Brand is not just the clothes, the clothes are part of the Brand and are used to market the company as well as be products. So the company is in itself a project.
The Brand was started form scratch so it was all ideas then put into fact. The Brand is not just the clothes, the clothes are part of the Brand and are used to market the company as well as be products. So the company is in itself a project.
The Brand is not only clothes, but investment, sports projects - Athletics, AAAB (Amateur Athletics Association of Barbados) – Golf (Barbados Golf Association) – Football (AC Milan).
These projects keep the company in the public eye, provide media coverage and news, embedding the name 8000inc in the market and the public.
All different types of clothing is made however using the same logo, same brand.
Friday 21 January 2011
Preparation Timetable....
Things that need to be done | Who’s going to do it | By..(date) | Done? |
Film Production Roles | The group | Week 1 | |
Treatment | Alex | Week 2 | |
Images of Location | Alex | Week 2 | |
Description of characters | Stephanie | Week 2 | |
Images of costumes and props | Lauren | Week 2 | |
Sound treatment | Alyssa | Week 2 | |
Examples of Visual type | Sam | Week 2 | |
Timetable | Charis | Week 2 | |
Storyboard | Charis | Week 2 | |
Presentation | The group | Week 2 | |
Risk assessment | Charis | Week 3 | |
Check permissions | Charis | Week 3 | |
Risk assessment check by tutor | Sam | Week 3 | |
Summary of presentation | The group | Week 2 | |
Plan filming | The group | Week |
Group Roles
Charis is the producer since she finds it easy to organise post production and get everything ready.
I'm the director, Alyssa is doing sound and production design, Sam is going to be doing the editing, Steph is on the camera and our new edition Lauren will be doing lighting and camera assistant.
Todays and yesterdays session have gone quite well, last night each one of us wrote down ideas and discussed them today. We have a lot of strong ideas and are quite certain as a group on what we want.
I'm the director, Alyssa is doing sound and production design, Sam is going to be doing the editing, Steph is on the camera and our new edition Lauren will be doing lighting and camera assistant.
Todays and yesterdays session have gone quite well, last night each one of us wrote down ideas and discussed them today. We have a lot of strong ideas and are quite certain as a group on what we want.
Tuesday 18 January 2011
Treatment for Ticket......
Treatment for Short Film
Title of Short Film: Ticket
Outline of Ideas: A short film with two characters exploring relationships/interaction/communication. Aim to make the camera work/editing of a high skill exploring a variety of techniques. So the group can reflect skills with camera work. To carry out the same high skill with sound editing and creative ideas. Idea to incorporate the public into the film to give it a sense of VERISIMILITUDE. We will be filming outside Victoria bus station maybe on a bench. Also may change script slightly. Because the film will be around three minutes we are aiming to carry out a professional outcome.
Resource list: Camera woman 1 and 2, lighting woman, director, producer, sound engineer, two characters, video camera. A set time without being in a rush. No real props needed apart from bus ticket.
Justification of ideas in relation to chosen genre and existing texts
To reflect how time passes away in the film, we will fast-forward some of the footage whilst people are walking past in the mise-en-scene whilst keeping the main character perfectly still. The character Sam wil be quite a cool, loud good looking guy. Lisa is more fragile and shy. She acts as though she has a secret. Sam likes this and seems very interested. We will be using detail on how people interact with one another without using so much dialogue, paying special attention to eye contact and pace of movement in the film.
Strengths: Knowing the characters, location is local having the correct amount of time. Not needing so many props using natural settings. We can visit there before and make notes on more ideas.
Weaknesses: Not knowing if the people in our group have been provided the correct roles and so we all have to work together on this one. The weather could also be an issue since we will be filming outside so will be more of an inconvenience if it rains/snows or is very cold.
Conclusion: I think our film will work well making sure we are organized and have researched adequately in preparation to film.
Title of Short Film: Ticket
Outline of Ideas: A short film with two characters exploring relationships/interaction/communication. Aim to make the camera work/editing of a high skill exploring a variety of techniques. So the group can reflect skills with camera work. To carry out the same high skill with sound editing and creative ideas. Idea to incorporate the public into the film to give it a sense of VERISIMILITUDE. We will be filming outside Victoria bus station maybe on a bench. Also may change script slightly. Because the film will be around three minutes we are aiming to carry out a professional outcome.
Resource list: Camera woman 1 and 2, lighting woman, director, producer, sound engineer, two characters, video camera. A set time without being in a rush. No real props needed apart from bus ticket.
Justification of ideas in relation to chosen genre and existing texts
To reflect how time passes away in the film, we will fast-forward some of the footage whilst people are walking past in the mise-en-scene whilst keeping the main character perfectly still. The character Sam wil be quite a cool, loud good looking guy. Lisa is more fragile and shy. She acts as though she has a secret. Sam likes this and seems very interested. We will be using detail on how people interact with one another without using so much dialogue, paying special attention to eye contact and pace of movement in the film.
Strengths: Knowing the characters, location is local having the correct amount of time. Not needing so many props using natural settings. We can visit there before and make notes on more ideas.
Weaknesses: Not knowing if the people in our group have been provided the correct roles and so we all have to work together on this one. The weather could also be an issue since we will be filming outside so will be more of an inconvenience if it rains/snows or is very cold.
Conclusion: I think our film will work well making sure we are organized and have researched adequately in preparation to film.
Friday 14 January 2011
Researching camera technique ideas.......
Since we are supposed to be using a bus in our film, I quite like the beginning of use of the camera here.
Thursday 13 January 2011
Lecture 1: Introduction to Threshold Concepts and ExistenZ
I didn't make the first lecture since I was on the plane back from Barbados, however this evening I have looked at the powerpoint to Threshold Concepts. I think I have got the just.....basically it represents a transformed way of understanding, looking at different concepts in an unusual way. Also in which the concept can be interpreted.
Apparently we have to look at the film ExistenZ and apply the three
Narrative
Interactivity
Convergence
I researched these to find that narrative is a chain of events in a cause effect relationship. It's planned lay out not just strung together.
Interactivity is video gaming presented using full motion video
The last Convergence has a number of definitions however the one we will be looking at is video that shares resources and interact with each other, synergistically creating new efficiencies.
Applying this to the film ExistenZ was quite strange because to be honest its the weirdest film i have watched. However this film was about interpreting trying to get the human mind around consensual concepts in the film.
The concept of the film was decent. It portrayed an image of what future gaming may be like now. Th film was made in 1999 and since then technology has progressed rapidly. Recently, the xbox kinect that has been released that allows you to control your character via a camera that detects movement. And so you can link this within the film because the game users are in the game itself!
The gamepod was apparently biologically influenced however this could not really be done in real life however looking at threshold concepts.....it may be possible??
The narrative was obviously there, the directer had a very intelligent idea with the film and put it together i just think not everybody gets it and may be for a smaller audience that enjoyed the film because it is very different.
A start to 2011!
It was my first day back at uni today and iv found out my first project is film! very happy about that one already dreading animation! We have been put into groups and ours is all girls in which I am the Director which shall be interesting! Our script we have been given seems alright it may change a bit we shall see. Next week i will be looking at ideas for short films to give our group some new inspirational ideas on camera work etc. We will be creating story boards etc too! I ll be having a look at the following key terms too:
script breakdown, film production roles, pre- production, treatments, pitching,
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