STORY BOARD

Storyboard

 

These are our first four shots where our characters meet. Each shot was designed to show the emotions of the characters involved in the scene. To show the emotions we would use a series of close-ups and mid-shots to emphasise what we wanted the audience to see. In the end however, we opted not to film in public as the violence in our movie caused distress to members of the public. 

These two scenes were going to be the kidnapp scenes but due to the fact that police are on high alert to situations that involve extreme violence we could not film this scene with unwanted police attention. However, if we did film these scenes we would of used mid-shots and long-shots to establish the surroundings of the action that was taking place and our characters would have been wearing black clothes, with their hoods up. We regreted not filming these scenes, but it was something that would of caused a lot of problems with the local authorities.

 

The torture scene was the main scene for us. We used many close-ups, mid-shots and POV shots when filming the scene. We used props like a movie gun, blood capsules and a knife. We had to make sure that the clips of our filming were short to create that high-speed effect on the audience. This scene was easy for the audience to relate to, and understand what was going on.

ANALYSIS OF LEVEL 4 VIDEO

ANALYSIS OF LEVEL 4 VIDEO

For this task, as a counterpoint to the 'Sophie Barrett' low-level video I am analysing what was done well and what may still need to be improved on a piece of AS Coursework given a Level 4. I will be applying all of the skills and knowledge gathered about different camera shots, angles and techniques and what effect they have on the audience. I'll also be underlining the reasons why this piece of Coursework was given that specific mark. By doing so, we'll be able to identify what useful techniques and skills were used and how we can similarly apply these to produce a top-band piece of AS Coursework. We'll also be highlighting what wasn't done so effectively and the mistakes made so that we can learn what to avoid while shooting our film. 

What was done well and what could be improved: 

The video begins with the name of the production company 'Doglights' this shows that they are following the structure and order of a typical film's opening credits. This shows that they are applying their knowledge gained by watching films which follow a similar pattern of opening credits. In the background, we can see a lot of hand held filming used, zooming in and out of focus creating a hazy and chaotic effect. We see streaks of red, what appears to be blood, this immediately introduces the audience to the genre of the film as being a horror/psychological thriller. The audience is also hinted the genre of the film by the low lighting used in the film, this adds a sense of darkness and mystery to the film and gives a sinister feel to it. The camera then draws into focus and shows a person scrubbing a bathtub 

RESEARCH SECTION

RESEARCH SECTION

What makes an excellent research section?

• Images/Videos - having examples and evidence to back up your points
• Media theories and terminology - proving to the examiner your knowledge and understanding backed up by the appropriate terminology
• Mind maps/ tables - to collect your thoughts effectively in a clear structure, in a way which works best personally for you
• Regular updates - proving that you can consistently provide a high standard of work 
• Alternative interpretations - weighing up your points and evaluating how something is/isn't effective
• Analytical - analysing something in a way which is logical (NOT EXPLANATION)
• Detailed/ thorough- develop your points to have a clear yet detailed point
• Effect on the audience - with each point remember to link it back to how this impacts the audience 
  

MY SELF ASSESSMENT

questions for niv andiri

how long have you been a sound engineer for?

what's the first piece of sound engineering that you've done?

what did you do before you became a sound engineer?

when did you realise that you wanted to become a sound engineer?

how long did it take to work on the sound and music needed for 'Gravity'?

how many hours a day did you work on the sound for?

how did you create the sound effects to give the illusion of the atmosphere of the scene?

what's the most enjoyable and least enjoyable part of your job?

roughly how many other people contributed to the sound efforts in 'Gravity'?

what other projects, movies etc have you worked on in the past and are going to work on in the future?

how did you produce sounds that corresponded with the atmosphere in space?

LOYAL / OUR FINAL PROJECT

risks + props

The Props

We had a black BB gun in our movie and we were not able to carry on filming with it on us. It was a massive problem filming in public with the gun. The gun was needed though as it allows us to keep up with the whole theme of action. We were stopped by armed police whilst recording and we did understand that this could of happened before we started filming but we thought that with special precautions we could avoid this from happening, but it did and luckily no on was arrested or killed by the police. 

Also during the filming of our torture scene we found that using the knife and putting it up against one of the characters face was something that could have had a very bad outcome. To make sure this didn't end with someone going to hospital, the person holding the knife would hold the blade away from the other characters face. Also we made sure everyone in the room was observing the scene as it went on. Everyone made sure that there was no messing around when we were filming this.  Thankfully no -one in the scene was hurt by accident or careless behaviour.