Final Task: Update

Today me and Beth have looked through our clips and had a look if all the clips are there and they look right. We have made multiple clips of each so like before we would not have to go back again to the location if it had gone wrong. There is also about 3 seconds at the start and end so when cutting it will be easier to identify when to cut. This also means that the important of the clip will not get cut out.

Final Task: Update

Yesterday me and Beth went to shoot the rest of our film whcih we have now completed. We went to our location when it was a bit more darker so that the effect of having it in the night would look good. There were no problems with the shoot as we came well prepared and stuck to the call sheet that we have. This was only supposed to be our second day but as we did it very quickly and the location was not avaliable for the last day of shooting we decided to to the last day call sheet as well. This means we have finished all our film.
Here are the call sheets for this day.

We are uploading the video to the media server now.

Final Task: Update

We have shot some of the footage, however we feel that it could be done better and does not seem to look right when the brightness is reduced in adobe.  Here is the part where we tried to make it look darker but it just doesnt look right.

We then decided that shooting it again in the dark will be better. We looked at the way the light was shown and so have thought about doing it later in the day so it looks naturally dark. The way it ends we also have decieed to do again as we came up with better ways for the end of the opening scene. This means we will film the two and then look at which one looks more effective with the rest of the film.  Such as the girl falling on the floor and the screen turning to black with police siren noise or the somebody else knocking on the door and the audience finally seeing the girl fainted on the floor.
We had decided to go today to shott it again and we would have finished if the location was avaliable on the day and so this means we have had to re-scheldule the actors and when the location is avaliable. We have decieded to do it tomorrw later in the day whcih means it will be better for the use of lighting. It will be darker and this is the effect we want for the film. Also the props on the previous shooting we not planned very well, however we have now got all our props that we need for the film. This means our shooting can be done quickly and all on one day as we will be fully prepared.
We have decided to do the shots a couple of times so they are there if something happens to them. It will also mean we can look at it and see which one is better. We have also decided to rehearse the movements we make in order to ensure that there is no continity found within it. Also leaving a 5 second gap between the start and end means that it can be easily cut in case it has been mixed up.

Final Task: Sound Effects

We have looked sound effects to add to our clip, this is one if them which is  a heartbeat and this will be a great effect and work really well when the girl falls to the floor. We also had a look at sound effects such as police sirens and the closing of a door which we could add however we find this heartbeat one more effective.
We have decided to use this sound effect and the police siren when the shot has gone black.
The use of these sounds will mean it will look more realistic and increase the vermasilitude of the film. The heartbeat will mean that audience can identify with what has happened. The police sirens makes the audience take a sigh of relieve as they will know the girl is getting help. However we have thought about not including the police siren as not having it means it will keep the audience hooked and in suspense of what will happen to thhe girl.

Final Task: Shooting

Yesterday we started shooting for the film. The call sheet for yesterday is in the prvious post ion my blog. We decided to shoot the death part which we went to our decided location. As it was in the day we are planning to use the shots and darken it as this the effect we want. We couldnt decided whether we wanted to have it upstairs or downstairs so we decided to shoot both and which one looked better. We also took severly shots and changed the way the camera angled to see how it would look best. We had to have the girl eating loads of tablets and in reality this couldnt be done so we are going solve this by putting the one repeat. The shoot went very well and everything was done to which we had decided to do on that day.
Tomorrow we are going to shoot the next of our film, this is the call sheet for the next two days that we will do.

Final Task: Update and Nat has left!!!!

At the moment we have completed our research of looking into similar products and a potential target audience for our opening scene. We now feel confident in shooting our film to match the genre including the mood, imagery, sounds, titles, insitiutions such as studios, media language and also the content of the opening scene.

We have booked a camera and tripod to start are first day of shooting tomorrow. I  booked the camera before the hoildays to ensure that it is avaliable and problems do not occur in the production process. We have also looked at the location and when it is avaliable and set dates and times for us to be there and the actors involved. We have also had to think carefully about when to shoot it as we want it do be dark and so filming it in the day will not be a good idea. There is a call sheet for each day. I have also printed a logging sheet so each shot can be easily found. Here is the logging sheet we will record, the production schedule and the call sheet for our first day of shooting.












Unfortualely Nat has left sixth form which means she will not be doing the rest of the film with us. This just leaves me and Beth where we have decided that we will be able to manage. Nat usually did the holding of camera and filming but this is okay as we will being doing it from the point of view of the girl and so this means we will have to cope without her and put more work in order to keep on track.

Final Task: Distribution Company and Studio

For this final task we also need to have a distribution company and studio. For this we have decide the name of our studio name which is Arrow Up Studios.  The reason for this is that having a detective/crime drama resolving the crime is going up. We are now designing our logo in Photoshop.

This our logo for the Arrow Up Studios.

We are now creating our Distribution Company animation.

We have done our animation and this is the link to it

We have include the same type of design and colour to keep it consistent.

http://vimeo.com/19028321

Final Task: Titles and Credits

Today we discussed the titles and credits of our film and this needed to be done carefully as we didnt want to it spoil the setting of the film. We have decided to have the credits and title at the begining of the opening scene by adding a bit to the front of our current storyboard where the girl is walking home in the dark. The sense of darkness gives it a more darker and unpleasant atmosphere which is what the story then leads to.
In our researched films in the Pink Panther the credits are stated in an animation after the opening scene which could be a possiblity too.
In credits we have decided to include the
Actors-the girl
Distribution Company
Editor(s)
Producer(s)
Director(s)
Having the credits short will mean that the opening will not drag on and make the audience lose interest. The credits will be about 40 seconds. The credits will be a font and colour which will stand out as the image will be dark. We have seen other credits such as the Pink Panther but we are interested in having the credits flickereing on and off as if it is electricity. This is like having it fading in and then fading out. This will work very well with the darkness and the audience will be attreacted to it. This is a good concept to do as it is in the beginging in the clip which will make the audience decide whether to watch the rest of the film.
We have also researched into distribution teams and the type of logos used for these.
For the title of our film we have two ideas- Linked and Suspicions. After the film has been editied we have decide to look at whcih one looks better with the film and how it will affect the audiences thought it it.

Final Task: Location

Theses images are for the Character so they know where to go and also the locations we are searching in

This is where the girl will go in by opening the gate.

These are the images we have got of the location we have choosen. The first image is where the setting will start with the girl walking. This is exactly how we wanted it to be as we had represented the girl as a lower class home and this means it makes the audience feel for the character. The kitchen image is an important part of the film where the main opening scene takes place, the next is the bedroom where the girl falls to the floor and finishes with the special effects.

Final Task: Planning

For the past two lessons we have been planning for our final task.
At first we were thinking of changing our drama as finding good researched films was difficult and also found that this type of genre is not very common. However we decided to stay with it as it was something unique and different from other.
We had many opening scenes we thought of from a inspector coming to a family house, a person being arrested, however we decide to go with a girl commiting sucide.
It will be set in the evening, the girl be of lower class status and she commits sucide because of something that has happened where the audience does not know why as yet. Doing this means it will keep the audience interested. After we want to have inspector walking in and discovering the girl.
We have thought of many ideas such as rather than filming the girl commitng sucide we are going to have it from her point of view as if she is filming it. We have decided to have the girl then falling on the floor where the audience also feel the movement of the girl, then we also have the shot go blurry just as the girl's eyes do. This makes the audience be more involved in the shots, feel more sypathetic to her and want to watch more.

These lessons we have been constructing the Storyboard with great detail including the type of shot, movement, the characters within the shot and their props and costumes, any music in the shot and any special effects to help us with the editing later on.
We have also construted our plan including all the characters we need, their costumes, the locations and if they will be avaliable to use.
We have also decided to have a logging sheet in order to know which camera shot number is the right one when it comes to editing. This also means we dont have to go through all our extra shots in order to get the right one.
We have decided to constrcut a prodcuction scheldule and call sheets for each day of filming. This will ensure all the characters, location and the right things are ready with a time scheldule. This will be allocated to our characters and the location we want to film in to ensure they are avalliable when we are filming.

Final Task: Research Da Vinci Code and Sherlock Holmes

http://bethgframas.blogspot.com/2010/12/research-da-vinci-code-opening-sequence.html

http://bethgframas.blogspot.com/2010/12/final-task-research-sherlock-holmes.html
This is another 2 pieces of research Beth has done on the the da vinci code and sherlock holmes