Yesterday in Media, my group wasn't in due to a trip, but I still looked at our thriller to begin the editing however after observing our footage i realised there were many mistakes being made which would make it very difficult to remove and the continuity wasn't working out. Therefore after careful consideration and approval from Samantha, we decided it would be best to re-do our thriller.
We also decided to go back to our original idea where we would have lots of different shots like se7en instead of having a whole routine of a scene. We also wouldn't have to worry about the continuity of things either.
We will do another storyboard once we all decide what will be in our shots and in what order and then we'll be able to begin filming!!!
Thursday, 26 March 2009
Monday, 23 March 2009
Filming our thriller
On saturday, my group finally got round with starting to film our thriller.
Mise en scene
Location: We chose to do it at our local park in an enclosed area in order to have as much space as possible and not get any interruptions from anyone passing by.
Props: Samantha and Neelam brought along some cuddly toys to rest against the tree, Samantha bought a doll as that it is one of the most essential props to have considering it is the main focus for the opening. She also bought paper plates to go with the idea of her character having a picnic. Neelam also brought along a blanket for samantha to sit on. However halfway through filming, we realised we forgot the vital prop; a knife. This would be the weapon which Samantha's character had used to kill her victim with.
Make up, costume, hair: I begun with Samantha's make up where i did half her face painted doll like (rosy cheek, light eyeshadow and fake eye lashes) and the other side in a more darker way (painted scars, dark eye shadow). Samantha was in charge of what she wore which was a dress to symbolise her inner child self. We didn't have time to do her hair as planned however samantha brought along a pink hair band which matched her shoes and bow around her waist. She created the completed look really well.
Lighting and Colour: We did it on a sunny day to represent Samantha's character innocent side however with the dead body underneath the tree in the shade it will show a more darker and corrupted side to her character. The colours of the surroundings are all very natural with the main colours of green and brown. We then blended the colours with manufactured objects such as a barbie doll and paper plates; all with a pink theme.
Positioning of objects and characters: The dead character was positioned next to the tree and was planned to be hidden from the audience view in the shade until right at the end where it would be revealed she was apart of Samantha's toy collection, however after filming, we realised we didn't hide it that well from view and that the continuity of things wouldn't work out as one mintue the body wont be there in the beginning then the next it will be visible near the end. Samantha will always be in the middle of the framing; when shes playing with the doll, with the person passing by to the dead body.
Body language; Samantha sat in the same position for the whole time and always seemed happy and calm whilst playing but did sudden movements that wouldnt of been expected such as grabbing for the knife.
Roles:
Neelam: On the camera, dead person, .
Samantha: Main character: the girl, on the camera.
Shelley: passer by, on the camera, make up artist.
Problems encountered:
-Neelam began filming however midway through i realised there was no weapon which was a vital element to show how the person died. Neelam quickly went back home to find a knife whilst i filmed a small part of the middle sequence. When Neelam returned, myself and Samantha were not aware of how she positioned herself and where she looked in my footage therefore as Neelam continued to film the next shot, Samantha may be looking in another direction, in another position which would spoil the continuity of things and be difficult to edit.
-Also the knife was placed next to Samantha mid way; therefore it would be confusing for the audience who did not see the knife at the beginning.
-The props kept being moved.
After some deliberation, my group has agreed that we may have to re-do our thriller again. We will only definately do so when we have looked over our footage and it has not reached out expectations.
If we were to re-shoot, we would;
-Bring a sharper knife
-Make Samantha's make up more clumsily and spending more time on her hair.
-Place Neelam's body behind the tree and from the audience view in order to shock them near the end.
-Make Neelam more bloody.
-Keep Samantha in the same position at all times and remember what way she looked and sat before we do the next shot.
-Shoot Samantha dropping the doll; so we can add the flashback
-Find more toys to go with the collection next to the tree.
-Do shots of my point of view when i look at Samantha to establish that she is not really holding a doll.
-BRING OUR STORY BOARD!!!
Mise en scene
Location: We chose to do it at our local park in an enclosed area in order to have as much space as possible and not get any interruptions from anyone passing by.
Props: Samantha and Neelam brought along some cuddly toys to rest against the tree, Samantha bought a doll as that it is one of the most essential props to have considering it is the main focus for the opening. She also bought paper plates to go with the idea of her character having a picnic. Neelam also brought along a blanket for samantha to sit on. However halfway through filming, we realised we forgot the vital prop; a knife. This would be the weapon which Samantha's character had used to kill her victim with.
Make up, costume, hair: I begun with Samantha's make up where i did half her face painted doll like (rosy cheek, light eyeshadow and fake eye lashes) and the other side in a more darker way (painted scars, dark eye shadow). Samantha was in charge of what she wore which was a dress to symbolise her inner child self. We didn't have time to do her hair as planned however samantha brought along a pink hair band which matched her shoes and bow around her waist. She created the completed look really well.
Lighting and Colour: We did it on a sunny day to represent Samantha's character innocent side however with the dead body underneath the tree in the shade it will show a more darker and corrupted side to her character. The colours of the surroundings are all very natural with the main colours of green and brown. We then blended the colours with manufactured objects such as a barbie doll and paper plates; all with a pink theme.
Positioning of objects and characters: The dead character was positioned next to the tree and was planned to be hidden from the audience view in the shade until right at the end where it would be revealed she was apart of Samantha's toy collection, however after filming, we realised we didn't hide it that well from view and that the continuity of things wouldn't work out as one mintue the body wont be there in the beginning then the next it will be visible near the end. Samantha will always be in the middle of the framing; when shes playing with the doll, with the person passing by to the dead body.
Body language; Samantha sat in the same position for the whole time and always seemed happy and calm whilst playing but did sudden movements that wouldnt of been expected such as grabbing for the knife.
Roles:
Neelam: On the camera, dead person, .
Samantha: Main character: the girl, on the camera.
Shelley: passer by, on the camera, make up artist.
Problems encountered:
-Neelam began filming however midway through i realised there was no weapon which was a vital element to show how the person died. Neelam quickly went back home to find a knife whilst i filmed a small part of the middle sequence. When Neelam returned, myself and Samantha were not aware of how she positioned herself and where she looked in my footage therefore as Neelam continued to film the next shot, Samantha may be looking in another direction, in another position which would spoil the continuity of things and be difficult to edit.
-Also the knife was placed next to Samantha mid way; therefore it would be confusing for the audience who did not see the knife at the beginning.
-The props kept being moved.
After some deliberation, my group has agreed that we may have to re-do our thriller again. We will only definately do so when we have looked over our footage and it has not reached out expectations.
If we were to re-shoot, we would;
-Bring a sharper knife
-Make Samantha's make up more clumsily and spending more time on her hair.
-Place Neelam's body behind the tree and from the audience view in order to shock them near the end.
-Make Neelam more bloody.
-Keep Samantha in the same position at all times and remember what way she looked and sat before we do the next shot.
-Shoot Samantha dropping the doll; so we can add the flashback
-Find more toys to go with the collection next to the tree.
-Do shots of my point of view when i look at Samantha to establish that she is not really holding a doll.
-BRING OUR STORY BOARD!!!
Friday, 20 March 2009
Animatic- draft of thriller
These pictures our from a storyboard my group drew up last week. It illustrates the outline of what our thriller is about and what types of shots we will use in order to convey it's genre. Notes were also included to write down anything else that will be significant. This storyboard is the rough draft which we will follow during filming; it ensures that the filming progress can run smoothly when we know what exactly to shoot and how.
Analysis
Image 1: camera work/framing: Close up of half of girl's face.
sound and notes: Happy tune (Merry go round)
Image 2: camera work/framing: Point of view shot of dolly
sound and notes: same music; the girl's perspective.
Image 3: camera work/framing: Long shot
sound and notes: a man walks past and see girls hands in the air- FLASHBACK- drops doll- High note
Image 4: camera work/framing: Close up of full face- smiling
sound and notes: turns round to look at man
Image 5: camera work/framing: point of view shot of her picnic
sound and notes: music turns fuzzy, picks up knife instead of lipstick
Image 6: camera work/framing: Extreme close up
sound and notes: music is now fuzzy, wipes blood across lips
Image 7: camera work/framing: Point of view shot and long shot
sound and notes: music remains fuzzy
Image 8: camera work/framing: Mid shot or low shot
sound and notes: music turns into a long ring
Analysis
Image 1: camera work/framing: Close up of half of girl's face.
sound and notes: Happy tune (Merry go round)
Image 2: camera work/framing: Point of view shot of dolly
sound and notes: same music; the girl's perspective.
Image 3: camera work/framing: Long shot
sound and notes: a man walks past and see girls hands in the air- FLASHBACK- drops doll- High note
Image 4: camera work/framing: Close up of full face- smiling
sound and notes: turns round to look at man
Image 5: camera work/framing: point of view shot of her picnic
sound and notes: music turns fuzzy, picks up knife instead of lipstick
Image 6: camera work/framing: Extreme close up
sound and notes: music is now fuzzy, wipes blood across lips
Image 7: camera work/framing: Point of view shot and long shot
sound and notes: music remains fuzzy
Image 8: camera work/framing: Mid shot or low shot
sound and notes: music turns into a long ring
Friday, 13 March 2009
Thriller Idea
On Wednesday we started on our story board. We kept to the idea of someone with a psychological disorder however we decided to change the whole storyline.
Storyline: A teenage girl (played by Samantha) has a mental age of her inner child and occupies herself by playing with her toys in an isolated part of the park which is extended from her childhood home. She’s fasinated, in particular, with a doll in which there is a flash back of a male harshly snatching the doll away from her and destroying it. A passer by witnesses the girl playing but the doll in which is visible to the girl, is not with him/her. It should be then acknowledged that this doll does not really exist.
The girl picks up a knife from the cutlery set surrrounding her tea party, instead of a lipstick (which was was applying to herself earlier), and runs it across her lips clumsily. Blood is smeared across her face but the girl doesn’t seem to feel any pain. She then wavers the knife at something across from her. The camera gets a shot of a dead person sat up agaisnt a tree amongst other stuffed toys and is hunched over them like a doll. It should be establised that the girl is trying to get a real life version of her doll that was taken away from her but doesn’t understand that the person is dead.
The girls make-up on one side of her face will be doll like (with rosey cheeks and long eye lashes) and the other will be like a broken doll (with stitches). This represents her doll before and after it was taken from her. We will show one side of the face at a time, starting with the happy side. The dead person will also be given doll like features but clumsily.
We will use long shots when showing the isolation of the girl playing on her own and talking to her hand. Some P.O.V shots when the girl is looking at her doll. Close ups will be really good when we show her face because of the make-up! When showing the dead person I think a low angle would work well because the person is hunched over it will get a good shot of the face.
We will use music like bells and lullabye sounds to create a childish feel. It also can be very creepy. It will be good if we can make it go really weird leading up to the face of the dead person and it shows what sounds are going on in her head
we're still in the process of thinking of a title for the thriller.
Storyline: A teenage girl (played by Samantha) has a mental age of her inner child and occupies herself by playing with her toys in an isolated part of the park which is extended from her childhood home. She’s fasinated, in particular, with a doll in which there is a flash back of a male harshly snatching the doll away from her and destroying it. A passer by witnesses the girl playing but the doll in which is visible to the girl, is not with him/her. It should be then acknowledged that this doll does not really exist.
The girl picks up a knife from the cutlery set surrrounding her tea party, instead of a lipstick (which was was applying to herself earlier), and runs it across her lips clumsily. Blood is smeared across her face but the girl doesn’t seem to feel any pain. She then wavers the knife at something across from her. The camera gets a shot of a dead person sat up agaisnt a tree amongst other stuffed toys and is hunched over them like a doll. It should be establised that the girl is trying to get a real life version of her doll that was taken away from her but doesn’t understand that the person is dead.
The girls make-up on one side of her face will be doll like (with rosey cheeks and long eye lashes) and the other will be like a broken doll (with stitches). This represents her doll before and after it was taken from her. We will show one side of the face at a time, starting with the happy side. The dead person will also be given doll like features but clumsily.
We will use long shots when showing the isolation of the girl playing on her own and talking to her hand. Some P.O.V shots when the girl is looking at her doll. Close ups will be really good when we show her face because of the make-up! When showing the dead person I think a low angle would work well because the person is hunched over it will get a good shot of the face.
We will use music like bells and lullabye sounds to create a childish feel. It also can be very creepy. It will be good if we can make it go really weird leading up to the face of the dead person and it shows what sounds are going on in her head
we're still in the process of thinking of a title for the thriller.
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
Monday, 9 March 2009
Editing of Preliminary Exercise- Complete
My group finally completed editing our footage, which didn't take much longer. We removed some transactions and added new effects. We also cut some seconds of a scene to make it shorter and join smoothly with the previous shot. We added a title and credits which labelled our roles.
When i have time I'll post the video on Youtube and on here.
When i have time I'll post the video on Youtube and on here.
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Editing- Preliminary Exercise
On Friday, We finally had the chance to begin editing our footage however it wasn't very successful as planned. For some unidentified reason the sound kept blocking out and our shot continued to jump throughout. Despite this, we decided to continue editing because by the time we encountered these problems we did not have enough time to re-record our scene. We have not yet finished editing however but have made some progress with cropping and adding effects.
Theres a possibility, if we have time, to begin recording once again. If not, we will just continue to edit but its enabled us for future reference how to prevent any problems; e.g. leaving enough time to edit our final piece in case we come across a similiar scenerio.
Theres a possibility, if we have time, to begin recording once again. If not, we will just continue to edit but its enabled us for future reference how to prevent any problems; e.g. leaving enough time to edit our final piece in case we come across a similiar scenerio.
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