Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Pitch Evaluation - Connor
Our pitch managed to flow very well and we all knew what it was that we were talking about. We had a clear plan of who was saying what, which resulted in us having a clear presentation. We considered every aspect of what was going to be used in the film, and managed to convey our ideas in a strong way throughout.
We were then told in feedback that our pitch was structured very well and clearly, and that our parts on the mise-en-scene, risk assessment, and sound aspects were extremely well thought out. We were then given a few minor things to work on. The targets that we were given to work on consisted of establishing permissions for where we would film for our shopping centre scenes, and also add a bit more to the storyboard. We then worked on these aspects to polish out the entire presentation.
Overall, I feel that our group carried out the presentation very well, and that it was clear what we were trying to convey.
Pitch Evaluation - Jada-Kai Francis
Overall, our pitch was well though through and we had considered almost every aspect of our film title sequence. This allowed us to present our thorough planning clearly and confidently.
In my opinion the most successful aspects were the planning of mise-en-scene, our ideas about characters and representation, and our very professional looking idents and soundscape.
To improve the pitch further, we needed to refine and add to the story board in order to create a clearer guideline before attempting to film. In addition, we needed to ensure that we had permission from our chosen locations.
These improvements can be easily made, therefore leaving us in a strong position before beginning to shoot.
In my opinion the most successful aspects were the planning of mise-en-scene, our ideas about characters and representation, and our very professional looking idents and soundscape.
To improve the pitch further, we needed to refine and add to the story board in order to create a clearer guideline before attempting to film. In addition, we needed to ensure that we had permission from our chosen locations.
These improvements can be easily made, therefore leaving us in a strong position before beginning to shoot.
Pitch Evaluation - Leah Garrad
The Pitch
Overall, I feel as though our pitch went well. We were all very prepared with both visual content and what we were going to say. We spoke clearly and confidently, while explain our ideas very well. We all made sure we'd done the relevant research into our given area and also gave extra information that was not specifically required. This led to our pitch being very successful and only in need of a few minor adjustments.
Pitch Feedback
Overall, I feel as though our pitch went well. We were all very prepared with both visual content and what we were going to say. We spoke clearly and confidently, while explain our ideas very well. We all made sure we'd done the relevant research into our given area and also gave extra information that was not specifically required. This led to our pitch being very successful and only in need of a few minor adjustments.
Pitch Feedback
The main pieces of feedback we received were to revise the storyboard - adding a few more shots and details - and to make sure we had explicit permission to film in our desired locations. Both of these adjustments are relatively easy to make and mean that we are in a good position to start filming.
Monday, 28 November 2016
Filming Evaluation - 28th November
I thought that the filming we did to day was very productive.
We thought out clearly what was going to be filmed during that day and during our next session. We managed to get a fair amount of footage done, but had to do a few more retakes than planned, as we wanted to get our shots done to perfection.
The shots we did get, however, used things like depth of field and movement in an incredible manor, and I was really happy with the what we had captured.
Overall, I believe our filming went well as we knew what it was we were doing, and we carried out a few shots that were based around the storyboard, but had slight differences that really added to the production.
We thought out clearly what was going to be filmed during that day and during our next session. We managed to get a fair amount of footage done, but had to do a few more retakes than planned, as we wanted to get our shots done to perfection.
The shots we did get, however, used things like depth of field and movement in an incredible manor, and I was really happy with the what we had captured.
Overall, I believe our filming went well as we knew what it was we were doing, and we carried out a few shots that were based around the storyboard, but had slight differences that really added to the production.
Thursday, 24 November 2016
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
Tuesday, 22 November 2016
Monday, 21 November 2016
FINAL IDEAS: Sound Design - by Connor Read
The non diegetic sound that we plan to use consists of eerie music composed by Gerado Garcia Jr, and dramatic accents such as risers. The diegetic sound, however, consists of writing on paper, a sealing of an envelope along with some foley with paper, crowd ambience (i.e in a shopping centre), and footsteps.
The influences we used for the sound design in this title sequence were the Se7en and Gone Girl title sequences. This is because they both use eerie and abstract music suited to the thriller genre. Furthermore, in the Se7en title sequence, the use of other non-diegetic sound effects.
Thursday, 17 November 2016
Thursday, 10 November 2016
Wednesday, 9 November 2016
FINAL IDEAS: Type of Title Sequence - By Jada-Kai
What Type of Title Sequence have we chosen to use?
We are highly likely to have our titles placed over moving images in which we will show footage that sets up the mystery. For instance, we will show the anonymous letter being signed and sealed as the title credits appear on screen. The title sequence will end with the letter being left behind at our chosen setting and the protagonist finding it. Overall, this is an example of a Narrative title sequence as its almost an extra scene in the film; as if the film is already beginning whilst we see the title credits.
This is similar to the title sequence of The Roommate as is begins the film with an extra scene that establishes the characters, settings and indicates some of the potential dilemmas that arise during the main part of the film.
Tuesday, 8 November 2016
Who is our Target Audience?
We decided that our target audience will be focused around females aged between 19-35 years-old. We came to this decision from our research from YouGov and decided that women tend to enjoy thriller films such as 'Gone Girl' more than men. Therefore, we decided that it would be easier to attract female audience members to our film rather than males due to our research.
Monday, 7 November 2016
Distribution Company Ident Idea - By Jada-Kai Francis
Distribution Company Ident Idea
I created an ident for our own distribution company 'Eyes Entertainment' using After Effects. I started off by using 'onlinelogomaker.com' to help me create a logo and used a symbol that most resembled an eye to me before changing the colour of it to a deep purple colour. I then sampled the text fonts to see which one suited our company the most and chose a damaged font which gave a cracked look. The cracked look reflects the thriller genre of our film and I matched the colour of the text with the symbol used for the eye. I used a blast template on After Effects after downloading my logo as the colours of the blast matched more with the colours used in my logo. I also thought that the blast effect worked more with the cracked effect used on the damaged font.
Making Production and Distribution Idents
I created an ident for our production company 'Fragment Films' using an online logo maker and Adobe After Effects. Once I had finalised the design for my logo and downloaded it, I had to chose an After Effects template that would incorporate my logo. I chose the one I did as it looked professional and had a direct link to the name of my production company. I then imported both the template and the logo in Adobe After Effects, adjusted and exported it.
Here is my final product:
Distribution Company Ident Idea
The reason I chose this ident design is because I think it resembled an eye in an abstract way. The reason I chose this specific template design is because I believed that it brought the ident to life in an abstract and unique fashion, which I think suited the concept.
Names for Production and Distribution Companies
The name we chose for our production company is 'Fragmented Films'.
The name we chose for our distribution company is 'Eyes Entertainment'.
The name we chose for our distribution company is 'Eyes Entertainment'.
Saturday, 5 November 2016
Wednesday, 2 November 2016
6 Minute Challenge - Reflection on Ideas
6 Minute Challenge
Film Title: 'If I Had Eyes'
Genre: Horror/Thriller
How easy was it to come up with ideas?
Once we had been given our location and prop, we started to put forward a surprisingly large number of ideas. They happened to all be based within the genre of horror or thriller so this was carried through the rest of the process. We then thought about how easy each idea might be to film and whether we would face any limitations if this became our final idea. Once we had thought about that, it was very clear which idea we were going to continue to use and as they were all incredibly similar, no one was disappointed either.
How easy was it to decide how to open a film with a title sequence for you idea?
This task was a little more challenging as the suggestions put forward were not as similar as they had been before. However, when thinking about the conventions of our chosen genre (horror/thriller hybrid) we decided that the title sequence should include and create lots of enigmas to be solved later in the film. We also drew inspiration from the title sequence of thriller film 'Se7en', as this directly linked to our prop as it was a letter.
In the end, I think our final decision was a combination of different ideas and also served the purpose we had originally set out for the title sequence to achieve.
How successful do you think your idea was? Why?
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Film Title: 'If I Had Eyes'
Genre: Horror/Thriller
How easy was it to come up with ideas?
Once we had been given our location and prop, we started to put forward a surprisingly large number of ideas. They happened to all be based within the genre of horror or thriller so this was carried through the rest of the process. We then thought about how easy each idea might be to film and whether we would face any limitations if this became our final idea. Once we had thought about that, it was very clear which idea we were going to continue to use and as they were all incredibly similar, no one was disappointed either.
How easy was it to decide how to open a film with a title sequence for you idea?
This task was a little more challenging as the suggestions put forward were not as similar as they had been before. However, when thinking about the conventions of our chosen genre (horror/thriller hybrid) we decided that the title sequence should include and create lots of enigmas to be solved later in the film. We also drew inspiration from the title sequence of thriller film 'Se7en', as this directly linked to our prop as it was a letter.
In the end, I think our final decision was a combination of different ideas and also served the purpose we had originally set out for the title sequence to achieve.
How successful do you think your idea was? Why?
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Blogging Health Check 1 - Feedback
Blogging Health Check 1 - Feedback and Targets
Evaluation of Blogging Health Check
I feel that I have done quite well so far but I could be doing a lot better. I need to start using more presentation websites to present my posts instead of just typing them up to show use of ICT skill. I also need to get up to date with all of my research posts and present them well. Although, I am glad that my posts are seen as detailed and are consistent. I would feel a lot better though if I was on a grade B or above but now I know that I need to put a lot more work into my posts to get my marks higher and work to my best ability.
I feel that I have done quite well so far but I could be doing a lot better. I need to start using more presentation websites to present my posts instead of just typing them up to show use of ICT skill. I also need to get up to date with all of my research posts and present them well. Although, I am glad that my posts are seen as detailed and are consistent. I would feel a lot better though if I was on a grade B or above but now I know that I need to put a lot more work into my posts to get my marks higher and work to my best ability.
Blogging Health Check 1 - Feedback
Blogging Health Check 1 - feedback and targets
- Complete all unfinished posts
- Have a look at previous student work and post an analysis about ones you think are good
So far, I am happy with both the standard and number of blog posts I have made.
6-Minute Challenge - Reflection of Ideas
6 Minute Challenge Evaluation
In our groups, we were asked to carry out a '6-Minute Challenge', in which we had to come up with an idea for a film/title sequence of a film in a limited amount of time. At first, we were asked to pick, at random, a location and a prop, in order to give us inspiration for the story plot. We managed to pick out 'A department store in a shopping mall' as our location and 'a letter' as our prop. From this, we then used the 'Random article' feature on Wikipedia to randomly generate a name for our film. We came up with "If I Had Eyes". We then managed to create a horror-thriller hybrid idea, which we then wrote down in our overview.
After writing the overview, we then created a shot list, followed by a storyboard, which then allowed us to have a good idea to pitch to the class.
The overview we came up with was:
'A group of friends find a letter lying on the floor or a stand in a department store. They all open it, and see that it has a threatening message inside. Because of this, they all become a little freaked out by it and decide to rip it up. The next day they all receive the same letter, and then they begin to be take one by one. They begin to realise that something is happening and try to work it out. Everyone that is take is chained up in a dark room and are left blind as they either have severe damage to their eyes or have had their eyes gauged out.'
At first, it was a little challenging to stick with an idea as we were coming up with a fair few ideas, but were unsure as to which one to choose. I think that our idea was very successful as, if carried out correctly, can seem very dark and chilling.
This task really did help as manage to use our creativity using limited ideas, and aided to expand our creative aspect and perspective as a group. I think that this task was very helpful.
In our groups, we were asked to carry out a '6-Minute Challenge', in which we had to come up with an idea for a film/title sequence of a film in a limited amount of time. At first, we were asked to pick, at random, a location and a prop, in order to give us inspiration for the story plot. We managed to pick out 'A department store in a shopping mall' as our location and 'a letter' as our prop. From this, we then used the 'Random article' feature on Wikipedia to randomly generate a name for our film. We came up with "If I Had Eyes". We then managed to create a horror-thriller hybrid idea, which we then wrote down in our overview.
After writing the overview, we then created a shot list, followed by a storyboard, which then allowed us to have a good idea to pitch to the class.
The overview we came up with was:
'A group of friends find a letter lying on the floor or a stand in a department store. They all open it, and see that it has a threatening message inside. Because of this, they all become a little freaked out by it and decide to rip it up. The next day they all receive the same letter, and then they begin to be take one by one. They begin to realise that something is happening and try to work it out. Everyone that is take is chained up in a dark room and are left blind as they either have severe damage to their eyes or have had their eyes gauged out.'
At first, it was a little challenging to stick with an idea as we were coming up with a fair few ideas, but were unsure as to which one to choose. I think that our idea was very successful as, if carried out correctly, can seem very dark and chilling.
This task really did help as manage to use our creativity using limited ideas, and aided to expand our creative aspect and perspective as a group. I think that this task was very helpful.
6 Minute Challenge - Reflection on Ideas
The Creative Process
To practise being creative, we used the '6 minute challenge' to come up with an idea for a film in a short amount of time.
We were able to use random location sand props as a stimulus to provoke ideas. For instance, our group randomly picked:a department store in a shopping mall and a letter for the prop.
We successfully used this to come up with a horror-thriller story. Furthermore, using the wikipedia random article generator we came up with the name "If I Had Eyes" which is very fitting to our letter prop and the thriller theme.
After successfully coming up with an overview for a plot, it was slightly more difficult to create the shot list and story board in a short space of time as it required a bit more thought and detail.
Our idea was successful as we were able to adapt our randomised choices and bring them together to fit our chosen genre.
This creative process will be useful in terms of helping us to make decisions when we cant quite decide between us as a group. However if the choices are too random and don't quite fit with the theme, plot or outcome that we are aiming for, some ideas may have to be adapted slightly.
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