Location Scouting

Location 1

This is the first location I have decided on for my title sequence. A bedroom that has the potential to be posh and spotless. In order to increase verisimilitude, I need to take down any family orientated objects such as the photo canvases and children's handmade cards, as my character is not someone who is in contact with their family, never mind having pictures of beloved family members plastered all over the walls.

I will also be cleaning, tidying and polishing the whole room to make sure it looks spotless as my character is very obsessed with materialistic ideas and is quite the perfectionist. I think this will contrast well with the fact that he has dead people and human parts lying casually around the place and create the black comedy element that I hope for.

 Connected to this room is an en suite, which is typical of my character.The decor is plain and grey/white which creates a controlled and dull atmosphere. Again, the element of black comedy should shine through due to that fact that the atmosphere is not dull at all, as there is in fact dead corpses in the most inconvenient of places.

I got inspiration from the protagonists apartment in American Psycho:

Moodboard No.2

Back to the mood boards!

Black Comedy Board:

https://www.pinterest.com/09c7stel/black-comedy/

I compiled a few images of screen grabs from black comedies such as American Psycho, Fight Club and Trainspotting. 
This again is just a starting point for my ideas and is displays some of the initial themes I would like to include in my film.  

Call Sheets

Storyboard

 

Mood Board No.1

This is the first of many mood boards that I will be creating in order to get a creative outlook on the genres I have chosen and the themes within them.

This one I made on Pinterest, called Thriller Films.
It is a basic starter mood board to get a generalised look at the thriller genre.

Take a look at it here:
https://www.pinterest.com/09c7stel/thriller-films/

Music

I have been contemplating over a few different sound clips and I am yet to find one/ decide on one that is perfect for my title sequence.
I am sure that I am going to use classical music, whether it be Opera or just instrumental.
This means that the music will be contrapuntal to the situation which will make the audience feel uncomfortable and disorientated as this is the effect I am hoping for.

Here are some of the songs I have looked at:

Mozart Symphony no.40                                                                              


Luciano Pavarotti - 'O Sole Mio



Mozart - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.4 in G major, K41 - II. Andante

Title Sequence Outline

Here I will run through the different stages in my title sequence:

The sequence will begin with a shot of a window, which pans slowly to reveal the main protagonist sleeping in bed very neatly, wearing a sleeping mask. An alarm will then go off which causes him to awaken and sit up on the edge of the bed. He will then walk off shot to the left. Then, a shot of him looking out of the same window from the beginning, he will be placed in the left hand corner, he then walks off to the left.
Now, a shot of him walking to the en suite and turning left to the sink. The next shot will be an action match of him turning left. H will then look into the mirror infront of him and admire his face. This reveals his obnoxious attitude. He then reaches for the toothbrush, the camera cuts to a close up of the tooth brush pot to show a bloodied knife in there too, he is then shown the take the toothbrush. Then, a close up of his face, casually brushing his teeth as if he did not just see a bloodied knife in a odd place. This gives the audience the first hint to his psychotic nature. Then, the camera will move to a medium shot of him brushing his teeth. It will then pan around to the right to reveal a dead body hanging out of the shower. The camera then cuts back ti his face, where he will splash his face with water as if to wash it. In the same shot he will then turn around to walk to get a towel to dry his face. The towel will be situated next to the dead body where he will walk past it as if it was not there. He picks up the towel and dries his face, Then an action match shot of him putting down the towel from a long shot. He then walks towards the camera and off to the left.
Now he opens his walk-in wardrobe door and a bloodied arm flops out onto the floor infront of him. He dismisses this, walks over it and into the wardrobe. Then a medium shof of him choosing a shirt and suit from a rack of many, The costume here will reveal his status and wealth. Then the camera moves to a low shot of his legs where the audience can see the dead woman whose arm had fell out of the door. The character will drop his bedclothes onto the body as if it was not there. A over the shoulder shot of him putting on his shirt and blazer. The camera moves further over his shoulder to reveal another dead woman in his wardrobe. He then picks up his wallet and and mobile phone and walks of the shot to the left. Then a long shot of him coming out of the wardrobe shows him walking to the cupboard on the wall. The camera cuts to an over the shoulder shot of him choosing an aftershave. Among the bottles, there is a bloodied tool (saw, scalpel etc), he disregards this. H e closes the door, looks in the mirror, checks his hair and walks off to the right.
He is shown to be walking out of the bathroom via a long shot, he picks up his coat from the right of him and puts it on. The camera moves closer with a low medium shot of him picking up a briefcase, where another dead woman is shown. He walks off shot to the top left.
He walks down the stairs(there may be another dead woman in this shot but I haven't decided), enters the kitchen and goes to the fridge.  medium shot of him opening the fridge doors, picking out some juice which is kept next to a severed human body part. A shot of him pouring the juice into a glass is shown. I intend to find a juice that is red which will resemble blood. This will signify his love and need for murdering. I will sue shot reverse shot here as a close up shot of him drinking the juice shown which then cuts back to the previous shot where he puts the glass down and walks of to the right. A long shot of him walking towards the camera out of the kitchen is shown. Then a shot of him walking to his front door where he unlocks it, steps outside and goes to lock it from the outside. I will then use action match to show a close up shot of him locking the door from the outside, where he will then walk of to the right. Then the screen goes BLACK.

I have not decided where to put each of the titles yet, or the title of the film.

I will be uploading my storyboard shortly!

Outline of My Film

I have created a prezzi presntation outlining the plot, title, title sequence, actors and next steps.

http://prezi.com/orydcovl0nro/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Genre

Within the Thriller genre, it is evident that the social group that is represented is young males who are troubled with psychological instability and/or murderous tendencies.

All of the films that I have analysed have a plot that is based almost completely around a singular male. It represents them to be chaotic and immoral (excluding Edward Scissorhands)

From this, in my project I am going to include a young male protagonist who enjoys murder and experimentation. 

In Fight Club and American Psycho, the protagonists are materialistic and corporate. They both live a consumer lifestyle, and work at office-based jobs. In Fight Club, the narrator is shown to be obsessed with collecting furniture from IKEA, this is mocked by another character. In American Psycho, the protagonist (Patrick Bateman) is shown the be obsessed with self improvement and comes across as a perfectionist. Despite this, they are then portrayed as mentally unstable, and this provides the main narrative of the film. I want to adopt this idea for my own character in my project.

Regarding all of he films I have analysed (except ES), they all use the theme of murder. This again is something I want to adopt into my own work as I feel I will be able to represent this idea effectively.

American Psycho is considered a black comedy, which is a film that contains a lot of morbid and dark humor. I plan to use this particular sub-genre for my project as it brings the element of a thriller, yet really emphasizes the sick, sadistic nature of the psychological element.

Overview and Institutions

Overview

After completing my analyses, I can see that there is no clear template/style for me to work from. The title sequences do not follow an obvious pattern or stick to the common conventions. This could be due to the fact that one of the title sequences I analysed, Edward Scissorhands, was not a thriller and more a fantasy family film. However the title sequences of the thriller films I analysed do not follow the typical template either. Donnie Darko does not have any title credits, Edward Scissorhands title sequence includes the title of the film before the actors, Seven uses many shots where as Donnie Darko and Dorian Gray use very little, Edward Scissorhands uses a range of different camera angles and shots whereas Seven only uses extreme close up shots.
This means that I have a range of ideas to choose from when planning my own project.
There are however some elements of each of the title sequences that are common through them all. For example they all use incidental music, which creates the dramatic atmosphere and tone to suit the sub-genre of the film. Most of them include the protagonist of the film within the title sequence which reveals the fact that it will be following the life of this character rather intensely.
All of the films I have chosen use Auteur directors, which are actors who have a very distinctive style of directing. For example Tim Burton has a very outlandish directing style and David Fincher uses his title sequences to create a deep insight into the film.

Institutions

There is no obvious institution that stands out in the films I have analysed. The only institution that has appeared more than once is 20th Century Fox. Despite this being the most popular one, I plan to use Lions Gate films as the producer-distributor for my own project. This is because American Psycho was distributed by this company, and my idea that I have come up with is quite similar to that of American Psycho,

Lions Gate is a Canadian-american entertainment company. They distribute/produce films such as The Twilight Saga and The Hunger Games.

American Psycho (2000) was actually their first major box office success. They then began to produce more controversial films as a result, films that other companies considered to controversial. This is the main reason that I am choosing to use them for my own project. My film will contain troubling and morbid ideas and therefore I should use a institution that is known to be more daring and individual.

An Analysis of Dorian Gray's Title Sequence

An Analysis of Fight Club’s Title Sequence



An Analysis of Donnie Darko's Title Sequence

Here is the link to the title sequence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ7Fz3m485s

                            Donnie Darko Title Sequence Analysis from elleahmedia

An Analysis of Edward Scissorhands' Title Sequence

An Analysis of Se7en's Title Sequence

Analysis of Se7en’s Title Sequence from elleahmedia

Here is the first of many analysis' of title sequences.

The Conventions of a Title Sequence

The Conventions of a Title Sequence from elleahmedia

Researching Title Sequence Convetions

I have started to research into the conventions of a title sequence and begun putting together a power point which also includes examples.

A New Beginning

Hello again!

The time has come for me to start thinking about my final video. Our task is to produce a title sequence to a new film. I need to think about what genre I want my film to be, the conventions of title sequences, existing media institutions (e.g. Lionsgate), the audience I will be aiming it at and the social stereotype that I will represent.

To do so I need to look at some existing title sequences so I have to decided to look at the following:

Donnie Darko


American Psycho


Trainspotting


Dorian Gray


Edward Scissorhands


Fight Club

http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/fight-club/











Se7en


These are some of my favourite films and I am very excited to start analysing them.
I already have a couple of ideas of what I would like my project to be based around.
It wont be long until I start finalising initial ideas and begin planning!

Genre, Audience and Representations

I have finally decided on my genre, the audience I will be aiming at and the social group(s) that I will be representing.

Genre

The genre I have chosen is thriller. I have chosen this because of my passion for thrillers and my interest in psychological and mentally unstable characters. My favorite films revolve around the thriller/mystery genre, so I also hope to bring in a dash of mystery.

Films that directly relate to the ideas I have in mind are Se7en, Fight Club and American Psycho. However I have chosen to look at a few other films that aren't particularly thrillers but their title sequences contain elements that I would love to adapt into my own sequence, for example Donnie Darko, Edward Scissorhands and Dorian Gray.

Audience

The audience I have chosen to aim my title sequence at is people aged 16-30. It will appeal to teenagers who find psycho's and clinically insane/mentally unstable people intriguing and most adults up to approximately 30.

Representation

The social group that I will portray in my title sequence is mentally unstable people, who have psychopathic tendencies.

Evaluation of Haemetemesis

  

                    Evaluation of Haematemesis from Rhiann Quinn on Vimeo.

BLOOPERS

Here are some hilariously funny outtakes from our two narrative projects, I urge you to watch them!


Bloopers from The Prisoner and Haematemesis from Rhiann Quinn on Vimeo.

Recording our Evaluation

We have just recorded our evaluation of Haematemesis in Fibonacci (drama room)

We talk about what went well, what didn't, along with our target audience and what we have learnt.

I will be uploading a bloopers video very soon, which contains outtakes from both The Prisoner anf Haematemesis!

FIN!

Haematemesis from Elleah Stanton on Vimeo.

Editing Haematemesis

Editing Audio

We have encountered some problems with the audio on some of the shots. On one of the pan shots, the crank lever that we used to turn the camera made a really load squeaking sound. We are attempting to silence this sound as much as we can however it is proving to be quite difficult.

The Editing Has Begun

Vlog 1 from Rhiann Quinn on Vimeo.
Here is a short VLOG of us editing the length of the shots to ensure that the conversation flows smoothly. We made sure that dialogue was not cut off at the beginning or the end of the shot to make sure that the editing looked sophisticated.
Using Adobe Premier Pro is becoming like second nature to me. I understand the basics of the software and I am advancing into the more complicated side of it, including audio editing and audio transitions. Even though editing the audio is extremely hard I am still finding it very interesting and I am engaging well with the idea of it.

Filming Day

Today, we started and finished filming this project!
First of all I would like to thank Sam and Josh for participating in this and cooperating very well whilst filming. Despite some shots taking on average around 10 attempts due to fits of laughter, we managed to get the shots we hoped for. I am extremely pleased with the shots as I think they flow very well and the acting was suberb.
Naturally, Rhiann took the job of camera operator and I took the job of the 'Director' if you will. Rhiann was the one standing in awkward positions, zooming, cranking and focusing the camera to take the shots and I was the one who was telling the actors where to stand and reading off the storyboard sheet to ensure we got all the shots we planned. We both work very well as a team because we both know exactly what we want to get out of each shot and we are able to understand what each other means without too much deliberation.
We were having a few troubles with the noises that the camera makes. When we used the zoom function, it created a sound that you can hear in the audio of the shoot. However this problem will be able to fixed whilst editing on Premier Pro, Also when using the stick to pan the camera, it squeaked numerous times, this is also something we will have to edit out at a later date.

Paperwork, paperwork, paperwork...

Call Sheets

These are the call sheets we gave to our actors so they knew all the information about the day of the shoot.

 

 

Storyboard!

Here are the completed storyboard sheets.
I have noted on the part where he opens the door that we need to use action match. I have written it on to remind myself during filming that we need to make sure that each shot of him opening the door matches the previous one in order to create good continuity.

I am very excited to start filming, not long now!

We have finalized our idea!
Our new project is called...

HAEMATEMESIS 

The outline of the scenario is that there is an urgent meeting between two world leaders. They are discussing a viral pandemic of Ebola, talking about what to do and they come to a FINAL SOLUTION, which is not the most moral of solutions,,,

Here is a link to the wikipedia page of the definition of haematemesis if you would like to know more about what it is - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hematemesis

Long story short it is the vomiting of blood. We decided to use this as our title as it captures the sinister element of Ebola. It also tells the viewer that the genre is somewhat medical.

We have looked at costumes, location, actors and we have almost completed the storyboards after finishing the script. I am very pleased with how the script sounds and now by adding the different shots we have a clear idea of what we want this film to look like.

As for the setting, we hope to use a room in the Science Learning Center which would be perfect for what we have planned however this all depends on whether it is already in use or not. I will be able to confirm the location soon,

For the actors, we have decided on Sam Bryan (who starred in our previous film, The Prisoner) and Joshua Morgan who we have not worked with yet so we are very excited to see how this one turns out. 

With regards to props, we will need a stick, a wall map and some artistically made photographs of patients with Ebola inside a brown envelope. We also need a document that contains the title of the FINAL SOLUTION. Me and Rhiann will be hand making the photographs and the document.

The costumes came quite easy to us because it is pretty obvious that men in a high power would be wearing a suit.  Both characters will be dressed in a suit.

The next time I post on here I will be posting the finished storyboard!

Elleah

New Project

Hello again! 

It's been a while but I have now recieved my next project. This is going to look at continuity. Aswell as the basic idea of characters wearing the same costumes when they should be and keeping the props the same, I will be looking at the 180 degree rule and action match. 

I am working with Rhiann again and this time we are able to come up with our own context, we even get to write our own script! 

We have been given the basic outline of the scene which is: 

-Character opening a door

-They cross the room 

-They sit on a chair facing the other character 

-Then they exchange dialogue 

We have came up with a very interesting idea and have been toying with a few different scenarios, however we think we have a final idea. (All will be revealed shortly)

Now, back to the continuity features of this project. I have just learnt about the 180 degree rule after not understanding it one bit. It is am imaginary line that the camera cannot cross when showing dialogue between two or more people. If the line is crossed then it disorientates the viewer however if it is not crossed the conversation looks real and flows much better. It ensures that the eye line of the characters are meeting so that they actually look like they're talking to eachother. We unconsciously used the 180 degree rule in the previous project called The Prisoner, however this new project will give us the opportunity to perfect it and use it all the time rather than just by fluke. 

The action match rule ensures that when you have seperate shots of the same action, they flow correctly and so that the shot literally matches the previous shot. This can be tricky to obtain but I am confident that we will manage to do this when we have it on our mind the whole time filming. 

It won't be long before I report back with more information on the narrative of the project. 

Elleah 

The Prisoner : Evaluation

We have completed our first attempt at a short film! I have thoroughly enjoyed the whole process of producing this piece and I simply cannot wait to improve my skills even further and track my progress throughout the course on this blog.
This film is about someone who has been held captive in the middle of no where, where he is interrogated.

What went well?

From the very beginning I had a good feeling about this short film, as when me and Rhiann sat down and created the storyboard for it came to use easily and we were bouncing ideas of each other. We very quickly came up with a brilliant plan of how we were going to compose the shots and which types of shots to use for each piece of dialogue.

Then, with the filming I felt like that went brilliantly too. We were privileged to work with two great actors. The filming took a long time however we got a lot of footage to choose from so that we could choose the appropriate ones.

I feel like the majority of the task went brilliantly. I am particularly pleased with certain camera movement shots we took. My favorite shot is the low angle shot of Kieran walking towards the camera in scene 1. I love the way the camera is moving with his walk as it adds a touch of verisimilitude. I also like the composition of that shot as he is perfectly in the middle of the frame with the the cloudy sky as a backdrop,

I am also very pleased with the way the interrogation scene flows. I feel like the editing of the conversation makes it seem very life like as it they were actually having a conversation, this was because it was edited so that the speech took up the whole clip instead of having pauses in between each line,
In the part where NUMBER 6 breaks down onto the floor and NUMBER 2 is laughing evilly, we used an effect called 'ghosting' which connotes the confusion and distress he is feeling, I am very pleased with how this looks, especially with his laughter overlapping his screaming.

To begin with I was unsure on what audio we would use to create an eery atmosphere in the first scene of Kieran walking through the deserted area. However we found the perfect clip which sounded creepy and spooky, which we repeated though out the first scene. We also overlapped this with another audio clip which added a soft ghostly sound to accompany louder sounds.

Were there any problems? If so how would you combat them next time?

We encountered a fair few problems through out the making of this film.

To me, the main problem was the lighting. As I have talked about in a previous post, the lighting changes numerous times where is is not meant to. This was due to weather conditions and a lamp breaking mid-filming. If I was to do this again I would of allocated more time into filming where possible to make sure that if one day the weather conditions arent correct then we can change it to a different day. I would also come to the shoots prepared with extra lighting equipment to ensure that the film has continuity.

In terms of the planning and filming, that was the only problem we came across, including the fact we did not have very much time to plan and film it.

However in terms of editing, looking at the complete video I have noticed a few problems with it. Aside from the bad lighting continuity, the audio files we repeated after each other jump to each clip, making it obvious that it is one clip being repeated. On the other hand I do not think this is very obvious to someone who has not seen the making of it, therefore it is not much of a problem.

THE PRISONER

Voilà!

     
The Prisoner from Elleah Stanton on Vimeo.

Editing, editing and more editing

Good morning!

Our task of cutting the clips has been completed. I have cut them so that the speech flows better, as if they are actually having a conversation rather than talking in seperate shots.

I found doing this really liberating as the end result meant that I could see our short film for the first time in it's entireity. I am extremely pleased with how it flows and pieces together.

As you know, one of the main difficulties so far is the lighting in the shots that were taken at the shed location and the interrogation room location. They are too dark and you cannot see what is happening in the shot, this meant that we have had to go through each shot and adjust the contrast and brightness so that we can see the action. This lead to a further problem as it meant that we had to edit the rest of the shots that were taken in broad daylight so that they looked more gloomy and overcast like the shot taken at the other locations. I have managed to do this successfully without it looking too unproffesional.
However the rest of the editing has been a smooth ride so far and we are very nearly finished. All that is left to do now is add in one or two transition effects  and add/ take out audio. I am hoping to find a eery sounding audio file to use for the beggining when he is walking through a deserted area. Of course we wont need audio for the interogation scene as we want the conversation to be the main focus of the film.

The Editing has Begun!

Today we begun piecing together our short film. After choosing which clips to use we finally came to a decision on the final ones. There is still a lot of work to do regarding cutting the clips and then adding audio and effects. 

I am very excited to see the outcome next week. 

Final Day of Filming

Nearing Completion

Today we filmed some shots in my garden. We used the shed that I posted in a previous post as it looked desolate and damaged which was perfect for the story line we are working with.

Filming for this scene went pretty well as we got all the shots that we needed, however we had a few difficulties. The time of day of this shoot was different to the time of day in the shoot at Newton Hall therefore continuity is lost as the brightness does not match up. This said, we will be able to compromise with this when editing by changing the contrast and brightness of both locations to make them look more similar. This problem could of been avoided if we had more time to film this project. But the fact that this was the only night that everyone was available meant that it was all or nothing,

Another problem we faced was the weather, It began to rain as soon as we started to film so we had to try and cover the camera to prevent it from getting damaged, The change in weather also added to the lack of continuity as the rain changed the brightness further.

All in all, this shoot went splendid and it has been an absolute pleasure working with our actors.

Until next time, 

Elleah

Filming, Day 2

Today Rhiann went with Kieran to Newton Hall Nature Reserve to record scene 1 of The Prisoner.
Kieran was filmed walking though a deserted space with a blank expression on his face and blank body language.
The shots used today include establishing shot, medium close up and low close up. This scene is very short which explains the small range of shots.
Here are some stills of the footage Rhiann took










We took a lot of different shots for the first scene to establish the setting and the appearance of the character. We used a long distance shot so the viewer gets a full body shot of the character which allows them to understand the characters purpose or position through the costume. We used some close up shots to do the same thing, but this time we let the viewer understand the character though facial expression, as the face is the key part in the mise-en-scene and allows the viewer to see emotion (or in this case, lack if emotion).
A low angle shot was used to connote his authority. Rhiann followed him walking whilst crouching down before him, walking backwards as he came closer. This tells the viewer that this character is the powerful one with a high social status.
Long shots were also used to to establish the location so the viewer is able to see the desolate and abandoned landscape and then start to develop an questions as to why this man is in this kind of terrain. It hooks the audience and makes them want to watch on to find out his purpose.

First Day of Filming

The Prisoner

Actors

Introducing Kieran Gray and Sam Bryan, who are our cast for this short film!

Kieran is acting as NUMBER 2.

Sam is acting as NUMBER 6.

They are very talented actors who fit the roles we need perfectly and I am super happy to be working with them for this project. We filled out Call Sheets for the pair addressing when we would need them for filming and also provided them with an annotated script so they had a rough idea of how to act and what to say.

On the left is NUMBER 6 and this character is very unprofessional looking and unkempt who is the captive of NUMBER 2. He dresses in a scruffy fashion with sleeves rolled up and his tie loosened.

On the right is NUMBER 2 who juxtaposes NUMBER 6 as he is very formal and authoritative. He dresses in a sophisticated manor and is the interrogator.

This photo was taken today just before we started filming as they both started to characterise and get to know their characters' personalities.

Shooting

Today we filmed scene 2 at the location of Framwellgate School Campus. This scene is the interrogation scene so the room had to be very bare with little amount of clutter.

We managed to get all the shots that we planned to do however we did face one difficulty, We were using a lamp to light the room to create a gloomy and dark atmosphere. Half way through filming the bulb blew and the lamp did not work. We had to then improvise using a flash light as this was the only solution that was present at the time. If we had more time to film this project we would have been able to film on a different day after finding a working bulb/lamp, however we did not have this time, therefore had to work with what we had. If I was to do this kind of film again, I would make sure I came fully prepared for any difficulties that could arise, including spare bulbs!

Aside from this, the filming went very well and I am extremely pleased with the outcomes of the different shots. We managed to use a range of shots and camera movements including extreme close up, high angle, medium long shot, slow pan and 360 degree pan.
With regards to why each shot was used, we used high angle shots when filming NUMBER 6 to connote his submissive and weak character. We used mainly low angle shots when filming the speech for NUMBER 2 as this signifies superiority, especially when contrasted with the low angle shots of NUMBER 6.

It wont be long until we begin filming scene one, in fact we plan to film on the forthcoming Saturday, which will take place in a deserted looking landscape. We will be using Newton Hall's nature reserve as this gives us a wide area of space that will include little disruptions and a complete desertion from outside world.

Location Scouting

Rhiann and I have found a room that will be perfect for the interrogation scene. It is a small room in the languages department of Framwellgate School. We will be making it dark and setting it up so that there is nothing but a table in the middle.

We have also decided on the deserted building that we need for the start of the movie. 

It won't be long until we start filming and I am very excited to do so! 

Stay tuned. 

Story Board Finalised!

The storyboards are complete!
 I found creating these quite fun as it allowed me to be creative with drawing. Me and Rhiann sat down together and carefully discussed what each shot would be and what that shot would contain, along with approximate timings and effects. 

Drawing this out helped us decide on where shots needed to be taken at the various locations and what our film would look like. 

Of course when filming we won't be able to stick completely to the story board as this would be impossible however we will be able to refer to this which will help us when filming. 

Here are the photos of the storyboard, enjoy! 

Project 3 - THE PRISONER

Hello! 

I have been given a new task to complete, this time I have a script to film.  

The title of this short film is The Prisoner. 

Me and Rhiann are working together on this one, and we have begun planning and story boarding. 

Today we met up in Durham to draw out the story board, annotate the script, decide on locations, decide on actors and write out call sheets. 

It had been very productive as we have finished all these tasks ready for Tuesday's lesson. Soon we begin filming in various different locations. 

Until next time, 

Elleah 

My Completed Camera Movement Video

Camera Movement

Framwellgate School Durham : THE SEQUEL

I have fully completed my Camera Movement video!
I am very pleased with the outcome as I believe it is pieced together well, considering its only my second time using it.
To begin with we planned out the different shots including what would happen in them and which shot would be best suited to each situation. I was the subject of the whole video which followed me walking around Framwellgate School campus.

Difficulties

The hardest part of this project was making each frame of the video fit together perfectly when editing. It was very hard to get the transitions, shots and titles to align with each other, however in the end I overcame my struggles.
The location of the video was in a corridor, we expected to have problems with people walking through the corridor and interrupting our filming, however we were lucky as there were only three people who walked through. There were not many problems with the location as it was not busy and there was plenty of room to film what we wanted.

Risk Assessment

Using the tripod meant that we had to be careful with our fingers, especially since we were moving with it as it could easily harm us.
Considering I was the subject of the video and was not the one holding the camera, it meant that my safety was probably higher than the producers since they had the job of moving with the camera. When doing the shots like Follow, and Point of View (fast) it meant that they were moving rather quickly whilst holding the camera attached to the tripod, which created quite a danger. They could of tripped over by concentrating too much on the camera rather than their feet.

In Retrospect

In retrospect I would of liked to be the one filming in at least one of the shots so that I could of developed my camera techniques. I plan to be more involved with the usage of the camera in my future projects.
Also I would of liked to include some audio in my video, this is something that I will strive to do in future videos.




I feel that this project is an improvement to my previous one, especially on the editing side of it. Since I used my experience and knowledge from using the software from my previous project, it meant that I was able to use the software more efficiently and swiftly and therefore improving the final outcome.
Here it is, my completed video.
I hope you enjoy it!








Camera Movement from Elleah Stanton on Vimeo.

Editing!

Hi all, 

I have begun editing for this project and here is a sneak peek at some of the shots we filmed. 

It won't be long until the final video is up! 

Elleah

Project Two - Introduction

Hello there! 

I am now onto a new mini project where I  am looking at different camera movements. These include the likes of pan, whip and tilt. Again, this is the first time of doing something like this so I am very excited to be making this video. We are filming around the school, with yours truly featuring in it. 

We have begun filming and I will be sure to upload a snap of the editing process very soon, just sit tight. 

In the mean time, why don't you check out the rest of my blog if you haven't already? 

Until next time, 

Elleah 

Video completion - check!

 I have finished creating my first video that I’ve have made using Adobe Premier Pro CS6.

To start with we were given a camera and tripod to go around Framwellgate School Durham's campus and film various different aspects using a range of different types of shots.

 This was my first experience using professional equipment and I found it surprisingly easy. I got the hang of how to use the camera and tripod very quickly and instantly felt comfortable with using it.

I took a range of shot types, from extreme close up to extreme long shot, and came up with creative ideas for each shot. I feel the filming went very well as we filmed many different places around the school and created different situations.
After this stage, I then went on to upload the shots to the computer and file through them deciding which ones would make it to the next round and which ones would be eliminated. In retrospect, I think I should have taken more shots when out filming, as there were not many to choose from if one was faulty. If I did take more I would have been able to choose shots that were better quality, and improve the whole video overall.
Next, I set up my videos in Adobe Premier Pro and begun editing. This was the first time I have ever used this type of program. This project was full of firsts. I swiftly became comfortable with using the software which was surprising, because at first glance, the screen looked completely confusing.

 I certainly feel more confident using Premier Pro and I am excited to use it in future projects and develop my skills in filming and editing.

Here is the final product, I hope you enjoy!


My Completed Shots Video from Elleah Stanton on Vimeo.

Adding titles

I am now adding titles to my video for each type of shot. 

I am really getting the hang of how to use this software to edit videos. 

Behind The Scenes

I am currently piecing together and editing the shots we took on Framwellgate School Durham campus using Adobe Premier Pro CS6, for a mini project. The aim was to begin to understand more about the different types of shots that I can use in filming. We had to film around the campus using a wide range of shot types.

Induction Task

For this task, I had to create a 30 second video using any available program to advertise myself or someone I knew in a positive light.
I decided to do Luke Spiller from the band called The Struts as they are my favorite band and I could easily video him performing. I have an extremely minimal knowledge of how to make videos and use different programs at the moment so I decided to use iMovie.

This was the outcome...

First Video for Media AS from Elleah Stanton on Vimeo.

My First Post

                                                              Hello!

My name is Elleah and this is my first post for AS Media Studies.