Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Camera map
Charlotte Cooper was the creator of the camera map,and, alike the storyboard, it worked perfectly to our advantage, making it easy to understand and follow when shooting on the day.
storyboard
Our Storyboard was thus drawn, written and laid out beautifully by Charlotte Cooper, so that we could follow it easily when it came to the day of shooting.
shooting schedule
The original shooting schedule was hand-written by Charlotte Cooper, though instinct told us that it should have a better appearance when typed us,so i performed this action straight away.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Filming
On the 22nd of november we began shooting, having easily found the house of Charlotte Cooper. Having acquired everything we needed(camera, microphone,tape, costume, suitable accessories and paperwork), we began to film for the day.
Fortunately, it was the right weather for each scene-as for being set in england, and in november, it would have been compulsory to shoot our idea at this designated time.We had finished most of the shooting at around 2:15pm,having spent 90 minutes in the forested area nearby.
The script suggests a few place names that appear obvious in the narrative,such as Bell Buckle,which was thoroughly researched in order to make sure that it was the ideal place name for this particular trailer. The town in question had the smallest population in the state of Tenessee, which was also compulsory for our two characters-Brandene and Charlene.
Although the original character for Brandene could not be available, we improvised as a team and one of the other female members took the place instead, changing into clothes that would portray the character of Brandene excellently. I remained the character of Hans, due to the fact that i was the only one in the group that could speak good german, and that I could carry it out with a strong german accent.
We commenced filming the first few scenes ast the interior of the house, which was very fortunate, as it rained heavily during this time. However,when we had finished shooting at the interior of the house, it was still raining with visceral brutality, so, as an ever-improvising group, we decided to practice putting up the tent,so that in the coming minutes,we would be prepared to shoot with simplistic skills, and so we did get round to shooting fairly quickly after.
One of the scenes in particular could not be filmed exactly as posted in the script, as the original character of Brandene could not be available, so we improvised again and decided to film seperate shots of Moon drop and the two tenesseans, two characters of which were played by Charlotte Pell simultaneously.
The last main problem with the overall product was that the microphone did not appear to function on all scenes, but whether it was because it was plugged in the wrong port we did not know, so therefore we have decided to re-record the sounds that were supposed to have been played in the original scenes at another place and time. At a later date(16th December 2009 to be exact), with the assistance of a camera, we started re-recording the audio tracks of the scenes thought necessary to do so, and fortunately,this process worked fully to our advantage,and I am pleased to say that our product is almost complete, with only a narrator to follow.
Generally speaking, these few problems could have reduced the power and excitement of our filming, but improvising as a team we struggled right through to the end, and I think that it was still a successfull shooting nonetheless.
Fortunately, it was the right weather for each scene-as for being set in england, and in november, it would have been compulsory to shoot our idea at this designated time.We had finished most of the shooting at around 2:15pm,having spent 90 minutes in the forested area nearby.
The script suggests a few place names that appear obvious in the narrative,such as Bell Buckle,which was thoroughly researched in order to make sure that it was the ideal place name for this particular trailer. The town in question had the smallest population in the state of Tenessee, which was also compulsory for our two characters-Brandene and Charlene.
Although the original character for Brandene could not be available, we improvised as a team and one of the other female members took the place instead, changing into clothes that would portray the character of Brandene excellently. I remained the character of Hans, due to the fact that i was the only one in the group that could speak good german, and that I could carry it out with a strong german accent.
We commenced filming the first few scenes ast the interior of the house, which was very fortunate, as it rained heavily during this time. However,when we had finished shooting at the interior of the house, it was still raining with visceral brutality, so, as an ever-improvising group, we decided to practice putting up the tent,so that in the coming minutes,we would be prepared to shoot with simplistic skills, and so we did get round to shooting fairly quickly after.
One of the scenes in particular could not be filmed exactly as posted in the script, as the original character of Brandene could not be available, so we improvised again and decided to film seperate shots of Moon drop and the two tenesseans, two characters of which were played by Charlotte Pell simultaneously.
The last main problem with the overall product was that the microphone did not appear to function on all scenes, but whether it was because it was plugged in the wrong port we did not know, so therefore we have decided to re-record the sounds that were supposed to have been played in the original scenes at another place and time. At a later date(16th December 2009 to be exact), with the assistance of a camera, we started re-recording the audio tracks of the scenes thought necessary to do so, and fortunately,this process worked fully to our advantage,and I am pleased to say that our product is almost complete, with only a narrator to follow.
Generally speaking, these few problems could have reduced the power and excitement of our filming, but improvising as a team we struggled right through to the end, and I think that it was still a successfull shooting nonetheless.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Action - comedy film trailers
Introduction
As an audience, we would naturally expect an action - comedy film trailer to thrillus with unexpectedscenes of violence whilst also fulfilling the comedy prospect with ironic and slapstick humour. The main conventions used in action - comedy trailers usually create a restrained atmosphere,so as to not reveal the true plot and storyline, but also regenerates the comedy used throughout the trailer, persuading the audience to watch the selected movie.
They also connote representations of public forces,including the police and undercover spies, often ridiculing their skills through intelligent or violent humour, infused with stunning action sequences performed by some of the world's most notorious actors, including Mel Gibson and Eddie Murphy, both of which have starred in some of the most famous action - comedy movies to date.
Lethal Weapon 1 trailer
The trailer begins immediately with up-tempo rhythmic beats , and as an audience we would automatically assume that the film really is being serious, also connoting a violent and tiring atmosphere around us. This deliberate use of mise-en-scene flows rapidly into some quickfire scenes of what appears to be two characters at their own work respectively, and the sustained images of violence and detective work only emphasise the idea that this movie really is full-on violence at it's best.
However, an unexpected twist has been hardwired into the trailer to make sure that 'everything is not as it seems', since one of the seemingly main characters wears rough, ragged clothing whereas the other is smartly-dressed,resembling the idea of being a serious but respectful individual, distancing him/herself ridiculously from the other main character,who resembles that of a criminally insane rebel.
To further connote a sequence of violent images, credits such as the main characters' names have been faded from blue colours to red colours respectively, which also distance themselves from each other,since blue is a warm,refreshing colour, whereas red can be read as a violent, bloody colour, and as these are ever so different from each other, we can automatically match the colours up with the fore-mentioned main characters of the film, emphasising the twist of the movie's plot.
As an audience, we would naturally expect an action - comedy film trailer to thrillus with unexpectedscenes of violence whilst also fulfilling the comedy prospect with ironic and slapstick humour. The main conventions used in action - comedy trailers usually create a restrained atmosphere,so as to not reveal the true plot and storyline, but also regenerates the comedy used throughout the trailer, persuading the audience to watch the selected movie.
They also connote representations of public forces,including the police and undercover spies, often ridiculing their skills through intelligent or violent humour, infused with stunning action sequences performed by some of the world's most notorious actors, including Mel Gibson and Eddie Murphy, both of which have starred in some of the most famous action - comedy movies to date.
Lethal Weapon 1 trailer
The trailer begins immediately with up-tempo rhythmic beats , and as an audience we would automatically assume that the film really is being serious, also connoting a violent and tiring atmosphere around us. This deliberate use of mise-en-scene flows rapidly into some quickfire scenes of what appears to be two characters at their own work respectively, and the sustained images of violence and detective work only emphasise the idea that this movie really is full-on violence at it's best.
However, an unexpected twist has been hardwired into the trailer to make sure that 'everything is not as it seems', since one of the seemingly main characters wears rough, ragged clothing whereas the other is smartly-dressed,resembling the idea of being a serious but respectful individual, distancing him/herself ridiculously from the other main character,who resembles that of a criminally insane rebel.
To further connote a sequence of violent images, credits such as the main characters' names have been faded from blue colours to red colours respectively, which also distance themselves from each other,since blue is a warm,refreshing colour, whereas red can be read as a violent, bloody colour, and as these are ever so different from each other, we can automatically match the colours up with the fore-mentioned main characters of the film, emphasising the twist of the movie's plot.
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