Monday 28 September 2015
Friday 25 September 2015
Preliminary Task Update
Hey Guys!!
Finally, we have managed to plan a narrative to our task. Basically, Connor is visited by myself in a medical room where Connor appears heavily injured. Why is Connor injured you might ask? Well it turns out that he recently stole my chocolate bar and has paid the harsh consequences. I know - crazy! Also, we have created a storyboard of to help us remember each of our shots we thought to use to make sure we don't miss anything out when filming.
We shot some pictures of the location we are using but I can't upload them at the moment for some odd reason so I'll try again later. Same goes with the storyboard.
Hopefully we will start filming soon.
Finally, we have managed to plan a narrative to our task. Basically, Connor is visited by myself in a medical room where Connor appears heavily injured. Why is Connor injured you might ask? Well it turns out that he recently stole my chocolate bar and has paid the harsh consequences. I know - crazy! Also, we have created a storyboard of to help us remember each of our shots we thought to use to make sure we don't miss anything out when filming.
We shot some pictures of the location we are using but I can't upload them at the moment for some odd reason so I'll try again later. Same goes with the storyboard.
Hopefully we will start filming soon.
Friday 18 September 2015
Preliminary Task
Hey Guys!
We have been set a task in which myself, Connor and Jess have to film and edit a character opening a door, crossing a room and siting down in a chair opposite another character where they exchange a few lines of dialogue. For this, we must demonstrate:
Our plan
We have decided to share all of our roles, such as editing and filming, to find out which aspect of the task we are all good at. As far as our narrative goes the only thing we are certain on is that it is going to be filmed in school. We haven't fully discussed where in school or what will happen in the scene but I imagine we will be discussing this next lesson.
We have been set a task in which myself, Connor and Jess have to film and edit a character opening a door, crossing a room and siting down in a chair opposite another character where they exchange a few lines of dialogue. For this, we must demonstrate:
- Match on Action - this refers to a film and editing technique where the editor cuts from one shot of a character to another, making one movement simultaneous.
- Shot/reverse Shot - mostly used to convey a conversation between two characters, this shot technique effectively highlights any emotional reactions
- 180-Degree Rule - the 180-degree rule is a basic guideline that states two characters in the same scene always have the same left/right relationship. This effectively ensures that the audience doesn't become disorientated.
Our plan
We have decided to share all of our roles, such as editing and filming, to find out which aspect of the task we are all good at. As far as our narrative goes the only thing we are certain on is that it is going to be filmed in school. We haven't fully discussed where in school or what will happen in the scene but I imagine we will be discussing this next lesson.
Friday 11 September 2015
Intoduction to Media Studies
Hi I'm Alex and this is my first ever blog. I'm currently studying Media and I have no past experience in making film. Although I did used to post stop motion videos on YouTube a few years ago. I got into doing it through watching a well known youtuber call ForrestFire101 who's stop motions are just awesome. I think my most popular one only had like 500 views. Due to things like revising for my GCSEs and overall being busy I stopped making them but it would be nice to give it another go sometime just for fun. I'm definitely looking forward to gaining experience in making films as this task progresses.
Do I have any interest in film? Yes. Definitely. I could watch films all the time, I love them. Its like one of my skills. I always make references in front of my friends and there always like 'what are you talking about?' Plus, I always find films as good conversation starters. Although its kind of bad when you asked them if they have seen something and they say no but I'm dying to talk about. My favourite films to watch are mainly action and sci-fi but I love those types of films that really make you think, like the Minority Report (which by the way is a great Tom Cruise film). My all time number one film that will always be my favourite is The Dark Knight. If you haven't seen it why are you reading this you should be searching through it on your TV now. I've always been a fan of the Batman franchise but Heath Ledger's performance just takes acting to the next level. His unique twist on the Joker resulted in a rich, thrilling character to watch on screen. I believe Christopher Nolan will always be remembered for making the Dark Knight Trilogy. Although know that I think about, Interstellar was cool too.
The task that me and my fellow colleges have been assigned is to create an introduction to a thriller film. Exciting. I'm really looking forward to this as I will be introduced to a wide range of filming and editing software that, hopefully, I'll learn to use. Not to mention practically making a film sounds so cool compared to learning about Shakespeare or something. I can't wait! It'll be so awesome when its done!
Do I have any interest in film? Yes. Definitely. I could watch films all the time, I love them. Its like one of my skills. I always make references in front of my friends and there always like 'what are you talking about?' Plus, I always find films as good conversation starters. Although its kind of bad when you asked them if they have seen something and they say no but I'm dying to talk about. My favourite films to watch are mainly action and sci-fi but I love those types of films that really make you think, like the Minority Report (which by the way is a great Tom Cruise film). My all time number one film that will always be my favourite is The Dark Knight. If you haven't seen it why are you reading this you should be searching through it on your TV now. I've always been a fan of the Batman franchise but Heath Ledger's performance just takes acting to the next level. His unique twist on the Joker resulted in a rich, thrilling character to watch on screen. I believe Christopher Nolan will always be remembered for making the Dark Knight Trilogy. Although know that I think about, Interstellar was cool too.
The task that me and my fellow colleges have been assigned is to create an introduction to a thriller film. Exciting. I'm really looking forward to this as I will be introduced to a wide range of filming and editing software that, hopefully, I'll learn to use. Not to mention practically making a film sounds so cool compared to learning about Shakespeare or something. I can't wait! It'll be so awesome when its done!
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