Evaluation of using the feedback
Nicole and I took the feedback in and went and filmed some more of the film, we filmed Lucy training in the unkown place and getting ready to escape, as we put this all together and added it to the video then we realised it really didn't work because she was all of a sudden from being sad and scared to up-beat music training and going straight from one mood to another just didn't work, so we decided just to scrap this bit as it didn't fit the film at all.
As the film still didn't have much left to it then i decided to work from what the film had and what we could do with it, now the plot has been changed to Lucy being unstable and not in a fit mental state, so we now are going to film where she starts seeing things that aren't actually there and going a bit crazy. This is showing she isn't in the right frame of mind from losing her brother and maybe she doesn't actually know what she wants.
Tuesday 28 February 2012
Thursday 16 February 2012
Woods scene
What i did
I also came up with the wood scene as i felt the film wasn't really going anywhere because nothing was really happening in the film, so at the end of the scene Lucy gets taken and then the last few minutes she is in an unknown location, crying. This showed that Lucy was still alive but no-one knew what was happening to her so it would show the film was still to continue.
Evaluation
I think this scene went well because at one point i filmed Lucy's feet being dragged away and i thought it fitted very well in and then it leaves on a cliff hanger as Lucy is crying in an unknown location and no-one knows what is happening. This scene also shows that Lucy is very scared and doesn't know whats going on because of close ups to the face of her breating very heavily and how she runs, also the location was Alveston woods and this i thought was a good location as it was mysterious and looks to be in the middle of no-where so its obvious that Lucy is alone and creates a tense mood to the scene.
I also came up with the wood scene as i felt the film wasn't really going anywhere because nothing was really happening in the film, so at the end of the scene Lucy gets taken and then the last few minutes she is in an unknown location, crying. This showed that Lucy was still alive but no-one knew what was happening to her so it would show the film was still to continue.
Evaluation
I think this scene went well because at one point i filmed Lucy's feet being dragged away and i thought it fitted very well in and then it leaves on a cliff hanger as Lucy is crying in an unknown location and no-one knows what is happening. This scene also shows that Lucy is very scared and doesn't know whats going on because of close ups to the face of her breating very heavily and how she runs, also the location was Alveston woods and this i thought was a good location as it was mysterious and looks to be in the middle of no-where so its obvious that Lucy is alone and creates a tense mood to the scene.
School Scene
What i did
As Nicole and i did this film together each of us came up with different ideas in the film, the school scene is one of the scenes i came up with and filmed mainly. I thought that a school scene would be appropriate as we show what Lucy's life is like and her telling her friends and family what she wants to do. I thought her telling a friend would be good to shoot in school because it also then shows how old Lucy is and why everyone is reacting badly to it, also because of her losing her brother.
Evaluation
I think this scene went well with the filming and putting everything together because it fits in the film well as well and the way the camera angles work also work well in the scene, this also brings a lot of reality to the film as it shows Lucy not only telling her mum later on but her friend on, this is also an important scene because it leads on to why Lucy wants to run away because her friend reacts badly and doesn't support her so she feels all alone.
As Nicole and i did this film together each of us came up with different ideas in the film, the school scene is one of the scenes i came up with and filmed mainly. I thought that a school scene would be appropriate as we show what Lucy's life is like and her telling her friends and family what she wants to do. I thought her telling a friend would be good to shoot in school because it also then shows how old Lucy is and why everyone is reacting badly to it, also because of her losing her brother.
Evaluation
I think this scene went well with the filming and putting everything together because it fits in the film well as well and the way the camera angles work also work well in the scene, this also brings a lot of reality to the film as it shows Lucy not only telling her mum later on but her friend on, this is also an important scene because it leads on to why Lucy wants to run away because her friend reacts badly and doesn't support her so she feels all alone.
Scenes
In our film then i decided to break the film up into different scenes, there are 4 different little scenes in our film so far, these are;
-Picture scene, this is the section at the start with all the picture montage and voice over.
-Church scene, this scene follows Lucy to the church.
-School scene, this scene is where Lucy tells a friend how she is feeling.
-Home scene, this scene is when Lucy confindes in her mother about how she is feeling.
-Woods scene, this is the final section of the start of the film as it is when Lucy is running away from home basically.
Each of these scenes have been filmed in different places and have different reasons for being in the film.
I thought of the school scene as i thought it would be good to film Lucy in school talking to her friend around normal surroundings as she is in the library of the school where there are other people there too.
I also came up with the wood scene because i felt like the film didn't really have a reason to carry on watching it when it finishes and that nothing really that good happened in the film, so i decided we should put a scene of a bit of action in to the film.
-Picture scene, this is the section at the start with all the picture montage and voice over.
-Church scene, this scene follows Lucy to the church.
-School scene, this scene is where Lucy tells a friend how she is feeling.
-Home scene, this scene is when Lucy confindes in her mother about how she is feeling.
-Woods scene, this is the final section of the start of the film as it is when Lucy is running away from home basically.
Each of these scenes have been filmed in different places and have different reasons for being in the film.
I thought of the school scene as i thought it would be good to film Lucy in school talking to her friend around normal surroundings as she is in the library of the school where there are other people there too.
I also came up with the wood scene because i felt like the film didn't really have a reason to carry on watching it when it finishes and that nothing really that good happened in the film, so i decided we should put a scene of a bit of action in to the film.
Evaluation of voice over
I think that using the edirol for the voice over was a very good idea because it brings more feelings to the film and makes it seem more real, as when the pictures were just showing then it seemed good but then when Lucy is talking over him it makes it more sad. The edirol was also easy to use and good quality so it fits into the film very well. The only problem i had was that it started recording before it meant to at some points but you just edit that out and don't put it in the film so it was still good. Overall the voice over goes very well with the film because it went into the film how i wanted it too.
Sunday 5 February 2012
Voice Over
We used the edirol and recorded Lucy speaking on it, afterwards i put it into the film and edited it into right bit and made sure that the montage of photos were showing with the voice over it. Using the voice over was decided because it created more drama and feeling to the film and Lucy describes over the voice over how Matthew was her best friend and how he died.
Film Certification
When doing mine and Nicole's film then we have to think of what certificate our film could be, we have the choice's of the following:
Between the certficates above i think our film should be certificated as a 15 because it isn't actually physical of anyone being hurt but it could in some sense still be scary to some little children, and they might not understand what is going on as it is all to do with feelings and the war, so younger kids wouldn't really be interested anyway.
After evaluating the film and what happens in the begining of it then i decided that i would put the film at a 15 certificate because as the film goes on and 'Lucy' becomes unstable it's not very suitable for younger children and also they wouldn't really understand the plot. As the film goes on Nicole and I thought that Lucy would want to go of to the army but could get rejected because she isn't in the right fit state of mind.
Specialist Terms
We learnt some Specialist terms in media of what we should use and the meanings, i thought i would share what i have learnt;
1) C.G.I - computer generated images
2) Cinematography - moving imagery used in films as photographs
3) Dissolve - when two shorts merge then disappear into each other
4) Stereotype - making a judgement of a particular subject
5) Archetype - strongest example if a stereotype - pattern of behaviour
6) Crane shot - a shot from above
7) Trombone shot - combining zoom and track shots
8) Asynchronous sound - the discrepancy between shots
9) Ambient lighting - Basic light available
10) Mise en scene - props/objects on set
11) Non-Diegetic sound - musical sound effects that do not fit
12) Semiotics - the study of signs and symbols
13) Pull out - everything is pulled out of the frame
14) Pulling focus - blurring a subject then putting it into focus
15) Residual meaning - left after other parts are taken away
16) SFX - special effects
17) Symbolism - something that is used to create a particular meaning
18) Convention - an informal rule
19) Open frame - frame is cleared for action
20) POV - point of view
21) Connotation - for example, RED = DANGER
22) Foley - sound effects made in a studio
23) Action code - to signify action
24) Fast editing - quick cutting technique
25) Kinetic camerawork - hand held camera using a lot of energy
26) Convergence - industry works on 2/3 different medias and they start to feed of off each other through advertisement.
I'm going to try and use the majority of these within the film, i think that a lot of them would come to use in my film.
1) C.G.I - computer generated images
2) Cinematography - moving imagery used in films as photographs
3) Dissolve - when two shorts merge then disappear into each other
4) Stereotype - making a judgement of a particular subject
5) Archetype - strongest example if a stereotype - pattern of behaviour
6) Crane shot - a shot from above
7) Trombone shot - combining zoom and track shots
8) Asynchronous sound - the discrepancy between shots
9) Ambient lighting - Basic light available
10) Mise en scene - props/objects on set
11) Non-Diegetic sound - musical sound effects that do not fit
12) Semiotics - the study of signs and symbols
13) Pull out - everything is pulled out of the frame
14) Pulling focus - blurring a subject then putting it into focus
15) Residual meaning - left after other parts are taken away
16) SFX - special effects
17) Symbolism - something that is used to create a particular meaning
18) Convention - an informal rule
19) Open frame - frame is cleared for action
20) POV - point of view
21) Connotation - for example, RED = DANGER
22) Foley - sound effects made in a studio
23) Action code - to signify action
24) Fast editing - quick cutting technique
25) Kinetic camerawork - hand held camera using a lot of energy
26) Convergence - industry works on 2/3 different medias and they start to feed of off each other through advertisement.
I'm going to try and use the majority of these within the film, i think that a lot of them would come to use in my film.
Locations
As the plot has changed a bit as when the ending comes then Lucy gets followed then we had to think of some suitable places to film, also throughout the whole film.
We have used many different locations in our film, to start with then we have some filming at Alveston church as it is where Matthew is burried and has a memorial statue for WW2, so we are saying it is a memorial statue for dead soldiers, this is Alveston Church:
We think this is a good place to off filmed because it is in good location for us to be able to film.
We also have filmed in the library of Marlwood School as it is a study area so it is realistic that Lucy and her friend would be around people when they are talking, so we have also filmed at Marlwood School;
As you can see from this picture even the scenary shows that it isn't going to be a good scene and makes veiwers aware that something spooky could be going to happen.
We have used many different locations in our film, to start with then we have some filming at Alveston church as it is where Matthew is burried and has a memorial statue for WW2, so we are saying it is a memorial statue for dead soldiers, this is Alveston Church:
We also have filmed in the library of Marlwood School as it is a study area so it is realistic that Lucy and her friend would be around people when they are talking, so we have also filmed at Marlwood School;
We thought this would be a good idea to film here as well as Lucy is still a student in sixth form in our story
so this explains why they are in the library here.
We are also filming at Nicole's house which will be known as 'Lucy's house' because it is showing her and her mum talking as she is at home.
We also thought when Lucy is walking with her headphones in then we should film somewhere that is a bit spooky and mysterious as if something like someone following could happen, so it couldn't be on the main road. We chose Alvestons bridle path for this as it is like the woods;
Characters
As the plot change has changed our characters we now have new characters, we have four actual speaking characters but three main characters, our three main characters to the film are;
We also have another character who speaks but isn't such as a main character, more extras and these are:
Lucy's friend - Chloe Bennett
Person in the woods - Ellen Wilson
At the end we have someone who chases Lucy in the woods, we used me for this as it was easy to be able to film as much as we like. In this bit of the film Nicole and I still shared the filming as equally as when i wasn't in the film i would film those bits, whereas the bits which i am in then Nicole would film.
Lucy Mortell - Emily Sawtell
Matthew Mortell - Tim Roberts
Mum (Lucy and Matthew's mum) - Daisy McQuaid
We also have another character who speaks but isn't such as a main character, more extras and these are:
Lucy's friend - Chloe Bennett
Person in the woods - Ellen Wilson
At the end we have someone who chases Lucy in the woods, we used me for this as it was easy to be able to film as much as we like. In this bit of the film Nicole and I still shared the filming as equally as when i wasn't in the film i would film those bits, whereas the bits which i am in then Nicole would film.
Picture Montage
We decided at the start of the film to have a montage of pictures with a voice over of 'Lucy' explaining what has happened, like how her brother has died and explain to people what is actually going on. I thought this could bring a good feeling to the film and make it feel more real as we will put all the pictures and have Lucy talking over this.
So far Nicole and I have both chose some pictures each to put into the film, here are a few of the pictures i chose;
I chose this picture because it shows the two together at prom and how they are happy, it also shows that they were close and not identical twins, i think this picture is a good picture to choose because it is showing how happy they are which would give more emotion to the montage because when the voice over is speaking then Lucy will sound very sad about it.
So far Nicole and I have both chose some pictures each to put into the film, here are a few of the pictures i chose;
I chose this picture because it was another picture of the two of them happy together, it also shows they were close and that they did many things together.
I decided that as we have a scene with Lucy, Matthew and the Mum it wouldn't make sense if there were no pictures of the mum with the two kids, so i chose to put some pictures of this in, also because then it seems more real because there aren't just picture of the two of them , so this picture was chosen for these reasons.
Plot Change
We decided to change the plot a bit becuase the story didn't really have anything good in it as a bit of drama or something that felt like it was going to be a good film, we also thought that most films are men orientated and don't have many women main characters like the Guardian's theory. We have still kept the genre of the a war film, but changed the main character to a women. We chose to do this also because it will make our film quite unique because women also aren't very focused on about going into the army when they are just as much wanting to go into the army as men, so we thought we would do this film and have a twist to it at the end, causing some drama.
The New Plot-Lucy and Mathew are eighteen year old twins who are inseperable. Lucy is still a student at sixth form college and Mathew as soon as he finished school applied for the army and within the first year was out in Afgahistan. Whilst he was out there Mathew stepped on a IED (Improved Explosive Device) which is the most common and newest bomb type in Afghanistan at the moment which obviously caused him to die. Lucy and her family is distraught over the loss of their son/brother and Lucy hits depression. Lucy wants to try get back in touch with her brother but the only way she thinks she can do this is by joining the army like Mathew and follow his footsteps/memories. Lucy tells her mother and friends her plan and it doesn't go down well with them at all. Lucy feels hurt and alone so decides to run off to the woods for some alone time but realises as she is walking with her headphones that she is not alone...
The New Plot-Lucy and Mathew are eighteen year old twins who are inseperable. Lucy is still a student at sixth form college and Mathew as soon as he finished school applied for the army and within the first year was out in Afgahistan. Whilst he was out there Mathew stepped on a IED (Improved Explosive Device) which is the most common and newest bomb type in Afghanistan at the moment which obviously caused him to die. Lucy and her family is distraught over the loss of their son/brother and Lucy hits depression. Lucy wants to try get back in touch with her brother but the only way she thinks she can do this is by joining the army like Mathew and follow his footsteps/memories. Lucy tells her mother and friends her plan and it doesn't go down well with them at all. Lucy feels hurt and alone so decides to run off to the woods for some alone time but realises as she is walking with her headphones that she is not alone...
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