Practice Prelim Task

Today we have been set to complete the Prelim task which will take two weeks to finish, I have been put in a group of three with Sarah and Matt. And so far we have been working very well as a team, all contributing ideas to help make our Prelim Task the best it can possibly be.

And also below is a screenshot of the task we have been set to complete:
























   This below is the logo for our film "The Sunshine Killer":

   

Film Title: The Sunshine Killer

This is our groups shooting schedule, to show what days we will be filming each individual scene. It helps us to keep on track.

Above this is our production diary, to show step by step how we completed the tasks through the prelim task. And explains out of me, Sarah and Matt who completed which job to show that we equally contributed towards the making of our film.

And this above is my shooting schedule.



Finished task:

Audience

Audience (Film & You)

Today in lesson we talked about audience and how you consume films. So I applied the following uses and gratifications to films that apply to me below using 'The film industry' found under: Faculty programs- Arts- Media- The film industry- Film & You.

This above shows what I know about the words film, movie and cinema and how I interpret them and if I can extinguish the differences between them. And it also made me think more carefully about what a cinema is and why people go to the cinema to watch films.

I was then asked to list my top ten favorite movies and above are the ones I choose and I also explained what links all my favorite movies together.

I did not know many of these films listed above except from Blade Runner which was the only movie that I selected.

Lastly for audience, above shows my answers to personally my views on what makes me want to see a film and where I like to watch films the most etc.

Juno Project

Over the past week I have been paired with Matt and we have been set the task to recreate the iconic opening scene of Juno and then edit and upload it onto our blog. It was good to be able practice my filming and editing with this project so that I will be more prepared for my final project. Below is evidence of my editing, which is a screenshot of Adobe Premier Pro. To help prove that I did edit









Below is our final remake of the Juno opening scene:





After completing this project and reflecting on it, I found the task quite difficult and struggled with filming and editing the piece so that the timings were correct. This is because I had never helped to film something before and it was difficult knowing how to set up the camera and to film in the best settings. The footage is very blurry and very shaky which makes the quality of the video seem low.

But there was some elements of my Juno Task which was positive, including how well it matched the footage from Juno which we were made to match. Another element which was good about our project was the camera angles which were correct and helped include all the shots that we needed to make our video what it turned out to be.

BFI Talk

Today we had a talk from Pete Fraser who came from BFI in London to talk to us about our coursework and how to produce the best film opening we possibly can. I learnt lots of things from Pete today and have even got some inspiration and ideas on what i could do for my film opening. He also showed us previous years film openings and showed us examples of high scoring and low scoring projects, to give us an idea of what sort of level we will have to work at to get the grade we are aiming for.
Here are some of the facts and tips that I gained from Pete Fraser's talk:

Always remember that Film Openings are not trailers, otherwise you will loss the effect in your film and also loss marks for your project.

Key Features of a film opening:

• Genre
• Narrative (Enigma code- questions you ask)
• Character
• Atmosphere (What is the world like?/Mood?)
• Setting

Top tips for making a film opening- 

1. Start General (research different film openings etc.)
2. Home in on Specifics (go into more related detail)
3. Make your research focused and relevant 

www.artofthetitle.com  - This website is great for research and film openings and will be useful in the present                                        future.

Title Sequence 

This is what should be included in a title sequence to make it seem more effective and to flow better:

- Actors names who are solo in the title sequence for any period of time, are usually most famous actor and the one that everyone is going to see the film for.

- Title flows throughout the entire film opening so does not look like a trailer.

Key Words

Foley= Replacing sounds that you film, to improve it.

Ident= Logo

Organizing your project

A guide to follow, to help organize your project into categories. 

Step 1: Take stock

• What's the task
• 20 marks research and planning 
• 60 marks construction (video)
• 20 marks evaluation

Tips:

- Build up research

- Build up planning

- Build up skills

- Keep evidence throughout filming 

Step 2:

Build up skills-

• Sound
• Camerawork
• Editing

Step 3:

Investigation 

Step 4:

Brainstorm ideas- 

• Pitches
• Moodboard
• Feedback

Step 5:

Planning-

• Experimenting
• Storyboard
• Logistics

Step 6:

The shoot-

• People, places, props, costumes
• Directing
• Equipment, jobs on the day

Step 7:

Edit-

• Take screenshots of process of editing 

Step 8:

Evaluation