One of the main things i have learnt is actually how much work it takes to get a film permit and that some times its better to risk it a little and go in head first. editing is easy when you have time so the sooner its filmed the better due to dead lines limiting the time.
Wednesday 22 April 2009
evaluation Q7
Looking back at my preliminary task, what do I feel I have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
evaluation Q6
What have I learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the product?
well this was really my first on location filming so one of the first things i had to learn to do was research and react to filming permissions on the Internet as well as having a further understanding with the camera itself, such as knowing what light will work and what wont. previous films i have made have been edited on i movie so final cut pro was all new to me, Ive still got a lot to learn but the basics are covered.
well this was really my first on location filming so one of the first things i had to learn to do was research and react to filming permissions on the Internet as well as having a further understanding with the camera itself, such as knowing what light will work and what wont. previous films i have made have been edited on i movie so final cut pro was all new to me, Ive still got a lot to learn but the basics are covered.
evaluation Q5
How did I attract/address my audience?
we decided to attract the audience with an opening sequance thats requires concentration and also to set the audience into a mood which will almost force them to continue watching the film with the slow eary start. as i have mentioned befor the economicle downfall in the world will also help the audience relate to the film.
we decided to attract the audience with an opening sequance thats requires concentration and also to set the audience into a mood which will almost force them to continue watching the film with the slow eary start. as i have mentioned befor the economicle downfall in the world will also help the audience relate to the film.
evaluation Q4
Who would be the media audience for my media product?
the audience would defiantly be the older audience possibly from the late 20s to late 40s as those maybe the ages that would connect with the main character of the a man falling through the classes thanks to lack of funds, or possibly even relating with family problems as the character suffer separation with his family. A younger audience would probably not be as interested due to some may not understanding the situation and some simply not having the patients, however the title itself would defiantly not appeal to the younger audience as they may not have the patients to watch a rather slow mood making start
the audience would defiantly be the older audience possibly from the late 20s to late 40s as those maybe the ages that would connect with the main character of the a man falling through the classes thanks to lack of funds, or possibly even relating with family problems as the character suffer separation with his family. A younger audience would probably not be as interested due to some may not understanding the situation and some simply not having the patients, however the title itself would defiantly not appeal to the younger audience as they may not have the patients to watch a rather slow mood making start
evaluation Q3
What kind of media institution might distribute my media product and why?
I would like to think that the film would be distributed by company's based in the UK such as the British film institute, however I think the film would be good for a television film distributed by company's such as the BBC or even film four, because all people could access the television and would probably suit more with the British audience because of the areas in England as well as identifying the social classes.
I would like to think that the film would be distributed by company's based in the UK such as the British film institute, however I think the film would be good for a television film distributed by company's such as the BBC or even film four, because all people could access the television and would probably suit more with the British audience because of the areas in England as well as identifying the social classes.
evaluation Q2
How does my media product represent particular social groups?
The opening sequence introduces a character well dressed with a suit and briefcase perhaps showing signs of a upper/middle class citizen, class is also shown through location with the travel around the canary wharf area possibly representing upper class and middle class thanks to the reputation of a wealthy finical district, however we also show times where almost everyone of every class may be found which is the shopping center where the suited character walks around, showing possible future of the character de-classing.
The opening sequence introduces a character well dressed with a suit and briefcase perhaps showing signs of a upper/middle class citizen, class is also shown through location with the travel around the canary wharf area possibly representing upper class and middle class thanks to the reputation of a wealthy finical district, however we also show times where almost everyone of every class may be found which is the shopping center where the suited character walks around, showing possible future of the character de-classing.
evaluation Q1
In what ways does my media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
my media product forms the basic conventions of what a title sequence should consist of with showing certain key features of the film such as mise-en-scene, main character, etc while at the same time not giving too much away leaving the audience intrigued to find out what events will follow. scenes of London's skyscrapers famous for financial usage should hopefully give the audience a sense of what the films about, as well as images of a man in a suit and brief case(possibly the main character)and the individual reading the financial times should confirm to the audience the key theme of the film.
my media product forms the basic conventions of what a title sequence should consist of with showing certain key features of the film such as mise-en-scene, main character, etc while at the same time not giving too much away leaving the audience intrigued to find out what events will follow. scenes of London's skyscrapers famous for financial usage should hopefully give the audience a sense of what the films about, as well as images of a man in a suit and brief case(possibly the main character)and the individual reading the financial times should confirm to the audience the key theme of the film.
Saturday 4 April 2009
Friday 3 April 2009
evaluation
CANARY
Evaluation essay
Canary is a film of an emotional rollercoaster during this economical downfall of a man who through greed in his career in the financial district of canary wharf mistreats his family forcing them to leave him. But when a big gamble doesn’t pay off and he loses his fortune he has nobody to turn too so he starts from scratch living in homeless shelters and working at the bottom seeing scenes which are hard to imagine, the experience opens his eyes then his attention into making up for lost time with his loved ones.
However the task was to create an opening sequence so it was hard to think of how to translate this situation into the sequence. However this wasn’t our original plot as we had a number of ideas, the first one was a typical action film roaming around in the forest in Danson Park Rambo style causing all kinds of trouble. However we wanted to do something current and different so I came up with the idea of the credit crunch, we started brainstorming ideas on what we were going to do; the idea of a documentary came into place however the exam question request a short title sequence of our own fiction film, so we decided to make a drama which led to the plot above.
Just after Christmas we organised the test film day where we were going to look at several locations of where to film, before all this we done some research into films with similar plot and look at the mise-en-scene especially, the two films I looked at were pursuit of happyness (miss spelt on purpose) and fun with dick n jane. The main thin we notice in the two films is the use of shots of tall sky scrapers, modern areas and men with suits. so the first place I think of straight away is canary wharf itself and the surrounding areas. After getting some test shots we thought “nope this is an opportunity not to waste.” We gathered some amazing shots so there was no need for any other location, we were extremely lucky that day with the weather and the low sun gave us some amazing light and reflections of buildings, reflecting on other buildings and so on. We were also lucky as no one complained and nobody asked for filming permits so the day went extra smooth.
After collecting the amazing shots we started editing where we had an idea to make a place look extremely busy by filming people in the same place twice then overlapping the shot while speeding them up as well as adding an affect called ghost trail. However the idea just didn’t look right at all so we decided to scrap it and think of something new.
That’s when the idea of the down shots came in, after being advised to add at least one character we decide to play with the whole going down theme representing the downfall. But this meant more shots, so after I agreed to be the man to dress up and carry a briefcase around we need to find a modern place with plenty of escalators and elevators. So we sent off planning permission to blue water shopping centre twice, with both attempts being un-successful and time running short we decided to dash up to Broadway Bexleyheath where we got nice shots which were simple to apply.
Joe created the perfect slow and catching theme tune which to be honest makes the opening sequence then it was the time to get it checked out by the class to see if any improvements were needed, the sequence was a hit with one tiny miner glitch which was quick and easy to complete.
In conclusion it has been a pleasure working with Adam and Joe to create this sequence which I must say I am proud of it and personally fell we achieved far greater than expected and manage to make it fit the plot. There were no regrets and no ideas for improvement for me and now I wish we as a team could go out there and create the film its self.
By Ross Wood
Evaluation essay
Canary is a film of an emotional rollercoaster during this economical downfall of a man who through greed in his career in the financial district of canary wharf mistreats his family forcing them to leave him. But when a big gamble doesn’t pay off and he loses his fortune he has nobody to turn too so he starts from scratch living in homeless shelters and working at the bottom seeing scenes which are hard to imagine, the experience opens his eyes then his attention into making up for lost time with his loved ones.
However the task was to create an opening sequence so it was hard to think of how to translate this situation into the sequence. However this wasn’t our original plot as we had a number of ideas, the first one was a typical action film roaming around in the forest in Danson Park Rambo style causing all kinds of trouble. However we wanted to do something current and different so I came up with the idea of the credit crunch, we started brainstorming ideas on what we were going to do; the idea of a documentary came into place however the exam question request a short title sequence of our own fiction film, so we decided to make a drama which led to the plot above.
Just after Christmas we organised the test film day where we were going to look at several locations of where to film, before all this we done some research into films with similar plot and look at the mise-en-scene especially, the two films I looked at were pursuit of happyness (miss spelt on purpose) and fun with dick n jane. The main thin we notice in the two films is the use of shots of tall sky scrapers, modern areas and men with suits. so the first place I think of straight away is canary wharf itself and the surrounding areas. After getting some test shots we thought “nope this is an opportunity not to waste.” We gathered some amazing shots so there was no need for any other location, we were extremely lucky that day with the weather and the low sun gave us some amazing light and reflections of buildings, reflecting on other buildings and so on. We were also lucky as no one complained and nobody asked for filming permits so the day went extra smooth.
After collecting the amazing shots we started editing where we had an idea to make a place look extremely busy by filming people in the same place twice then overlapping the shot while speeding them up as well as adding an affect called ghost trail. However the idea just didn’t look right at all so we decided to scrap it and think of something new.
That’s when the idea of the down shots came in, after being advised to add at least one character we decide to play with the whole going down theme representing the downfall. But this meant more shots, so after I agreed to be the man to dress up and carry a briefcase around we need to find a modern place with plenty of escalators and elevators. So we sent off planning permission to blue water shopping centre twice, with both attempts being un-successful and time running short we decided to dash up to Broadway Bexleyheath where we got nice shots which were simple to apply.
Joe created the perfect slow and catching theme tune which to be honest makes the opening sequence then it was the time to get it checked out by the class to see if any improvements were needed, the sequence was a hit with one tiny miner glitch which was quick and easy to complete.
In conclusion it has been a pleasure working with Adam and Joe to create this sequence which I must say I am proud of it and personally fell we achieved far greater than expected and manage to make it fit the plot. There were no regrets and no ideas for improvement for me and now I wish we as a team could go out there and create the film its self.
By Ross Wood
Tuesday 17 March 2009
the crit
I'm really happy to say that our movie done extremely well in the crit with no criticism on a negative view but instead good feedback...
Tuesday 10 March 2009
just a bit of this and a bit of that then, yep, perfect.
if you haven't noticed there is one major sign of lack of continuity in the middle of the sequence when Mr smiths bag got left in the frame with a change of the angle showing a magnificent disappearing act. but thanks to a bit of stretching the video has no nasty errors.
Sunday 8 March 2009
LADYS AND GENTLEMAN, BOY AND GIRLS TEACHERS OF ALL AGES... LET ME PRESENT TO YOU THE OPENING TO OUR FILM CANERY
So the final piece of our work is finally produced and how proud are we with the out come of our hard work.
The mixture of footage of canary wharf and the followed character blend in well with the carefully constructed music thank to Joseph. we where extremely lucky with the weather and lighting on our day of filming in canary wharf and for me the lighting of the area was what made those shots so interesting and gloomy in a certain way.
The opening sequence works for our idea in trying to create a mind set for the audience of a slow paced film with a bit of mystery but will that be the way the story goes maybe, maybe not.
The mixture of footage of canary wharf and the followed character blend in well with the carefully constructed music thank to Joseph. we where extremely lucky with the weather and lighting on our day of filming in canary wharf and for me the lighting of the area was what made those shots so interesting and gloomy in a certain way.
The opening sequence works for our idea in trying to create a mind set for the audience of a slow paced film with a bit of mystery but will that be the way the story goes maybe, maybe not.
Thursday 12 February 2009
WHATS THAT NOISE???
this is the awesome soundtrack set up by Joe which we all agree fits perfect with the clips we collected and creates the mood we were looking for trying to get the audience hypnotised with the footage on screen while building tension to the beginning of the film which if we made it would start with a fast pace, loud start to surprise the audience.
WHAT WE'RE GOING BY...
we do have a storyboard however an error has prevented us to put it up on the blog and hope to get it up as soon as possible.
HOW IS IT GOING???
we have just started editing the clips together and everything is going smoothley joe and his brother have been working on the soundtrack which will complete the work.
this is final cut pro the system we used to edit on it is quite complicated but ive now learned the basics thanks to adam and joe's expiriance on this system.
THE NEW HITCHCOCK....
Just like when Hitchcock appears in the Opening of "North by North West" we decided to slip me into a crowd scene. This is not really important to the sequence but still.
Here is Alfred Hitchcock appearing in the Saul Bass title sequence:
Here are the screenshots taken of our scene whilst being edited in Final Cut Pro:
(im the one with a black coat, glasses and a white plastic bag)
FILMING SCHEDUAL...
after realising we need more shots of the chracter doing his thing we thought we would get a permit to get some shots in bluewater however after filling out two of these forms with out reply we decided to aim for good old bexleyheath to get any remaining shots.HOW DID IT GO...
We spent a whole day up there gathering shots of different buildings and where a bit lucky with the weather giving us beautiful shots with sun light reflecting of glass buildings and also the opportunity to get some shots in the shopping mall below the canary wharf building.
There was one problem instead of getting a filming permission to film up there we decided to just gun up there and try are luck. When we was filming in the shopping centre when a guy asked for a filming permit. ahh.... however we manage to work things out saying that its ok for us to film.
There was one problem instead of getting a filming permission to film up there we decided to just gun up there and try are luck. When we was filming in the shopping centre when a guy asked for a filming permit. ahh.... however we manage to work things out saying that its ok for us to film.
WHERE TO FILM...HOPEFULLY...
Looking at the examples we decided to go for somewhere with tall buildings, modern appearance and hopefully loads of people with briefcases. So there was only one place we could think of which is perfect for the role. canary wharf.
THIS WILL HELP...
Now this a film about a man who suffers through finacial problems so i've looked at several films with the same type of story and looking closley at the type of surroundings, apperance of the character and so on so forth...
Pursuit of Happyness
Pursuit of happyness is probablly the best film to relate to our film with the main character chris gardner played by will smith having to look after his young son on the streets as he attempts to look after him when his invested products are not selling while having his eye on a larger opputunity to live a better life which involves taking a strict course which is unpaid.
this is a prime example for us seeing loads of buildings, guys in suits, etc...
FUN WITH DICK AND JANE
Fun with dick and jane is a also about a man of business struggling with money however is transformed through comedy. The plot of the story is about dick and jane committing crime to attempt to get back on track when guilt and revenge sinks in against their former boss when they come with a plot and a final crime which will help hundreds of people.
maybe the clip is ot the greatest example however it shows a few elements that we like.
Pursuit of Happyness
Pursuit of happyness is probablly the best film to relate to our film with the main character chris gardner played by will smith having to look after his young son on the streets as he attempts to look after him when his invested products are not selling while having his eye on a larger opputunity to live a better life which involves taking a strict course which is unpaid.
this is a prime example for us seeing loads of buildings, guys in suits, etc...
FUN WITH DICK AND JANE
Fun with dick and jane is a also about a man of business struggling with money however is transformed through comedy. The plot of the story is about dick and jane committing crime to attempt to get back on track when guilt and revenge sinks in against their former boss when they come with a plot and a final crime which will help hundreds of people.
maybe the clip is ot the greatest example however it shows a few elements that we like.
Tuesday 10 February 2009
Do we have a log line???
You bet we have log line...
"Consumed by work and money. He shows no involvement with his wife and family and lives his life lavishing them with money and gifts to fill his place. But as England suffers a finacial crisis he looses all he's worked for. Despsising lower classes all his life he must now live and work struggling as a member of the disenfranchised, trying to correct his wrongs with his family after leaving him when he was money mad.
"Ok, so it's abit long but the logline can be shortend, for now this is our big picture. We believe this would be some sort of drama/romantic soppy type film, with some laughs along the way so not to be so heavy.
"Consumed by work and money. He shows no involvement with his wife and family and lives his life lavishing them with money and gifts to fill his place. But as England suffers a finacial crisis he looses all he's worked for. Despsising lower classes all his life he must now live and work struggling as a member of the disenfranchised, trying to correct his wrongs with his family after leaving him when he was money mad.
"Ok, so it's abit long but the logline can be shortend, for now this is our big picture. We believe this would be some sort of drama/romantic soppy type film, with some laughs along the way so not to be so heavy.
RIGHT! Lets get cracking...
As a team we have decided to go a head with the whole documentary idea how ever we have been recomended to turn it in to a fiction film and give it a real story line because the exam board specified that the opening sequence must be for a fiction film so we have transformed it into a drama.
Monday 26 January 2009
brainstorm
I constructed a simple brainstorm to construct hopeful ideas which seemed to pop up. I started with writing as many film genres as i can remember and see which one would appeal to our group, we all made our own brainstorms in hope that we would come up with separate ideas which could be mixed into the intro.
after selecting the genres that appealed to us most which for me was horror, crime, action and documentary. i started withe documentary with a very strong idea with the up and coming financial struggles around the globe as seen in the image below. In this brain storm there is also a less convincing idea about terrorism.
The horror brainstorm braught up some groosome storys of an alian invasion with a twist and your typical brutal horror. my faviroute out of the two was possibly the brutal story of a group of teenagers camping out at halloween then stupidly explore some ruins when for them all hope is lost.
Sunday 25 January 2009
ideas, ideas, ideas. does anybody have any ideas???
Its show time and we have been given the task to create a opening sequence of our planned film, but before the camera gets rolling we need to think about the genre of the film, the locations, the cast (if needed), the plot and etc...
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