"Thanks..."
Friday, 29 April 2016
Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Peer Reveiws
Although the story isn't entirely obvious i think due to the restrictions we had by not including sound; but we managed to show a rough narrative of a domestic fight escalating into a murder and two law enforcers come to try and apprehend him.
I agree with sill these comments here including suggestions to better improve it.
Thursday, 21 April 2016
Evaluation Writen Post
Conventions of thriller genre
Thrillers usually start with some form of action scene, and usually end with some sort of murder or a way to establish the villain in the film. We also have stereotypical sexism, in which we have a defenseless woman killed by a man, as she is more vulnerable, whereas the man is superior.
We also have the mystery of who the killer is, as we do not reveal him to the audience until the title comes up, and that is the usual thing to do in a thriller, as it keeps the audience interested and watching.
We also have one of the characters die in the beginning of the film, which is also very common in thrillers. we have filmed in a very remote place, which goes against the common stereotype of it being set in a public place, such as heavily crowded street
How does your media product represent social groups?
in our film, the murderer is supposedly working class, as he is just wearing jeans and a hoodie, whereas the police are clearly of higher class, as they are wearing suits, so you can tell that there is a clear distinction between the murderer and the police.
What kind of media institutions might distribute your film and why?
I think that a small, independent film company will distribute our film, because it is quite low budget, and it is a typical thriller cop film, so i think large companies will be uninterested,
Who would be the ideal audience for your product?
I think teenagers and young adults will be interested in our film, because they are generally interested in thrillers and go to watch them. i think a few older people would like this as well, but mostly the young adult age range will enjoy it.
How did you attract/ address the audience?
We had our film be a fast paced thriller, to get audiences that are interested in that genre to come watch the film. we also had a plot twist in the film, by having oliver die, and we ended tyhe opening with suspense.
Thrillers usually start with some form of action scene, and usually end with some sort of murder or a way to establish the villain in the film. We also have stereotypical sexism, in which we have a defenseless woman killed by a man, as she is more vulnerable, whereas the man is superior.
We also have the mystery of who the killer is, as we do not reveal him to the audience until the title comes up, and that is the usual thing to do in a thriller, as it keeps the audience interested and watching.
We also have one of the characters die in the beginning of the film, which is also very common in thrillers. we have filmed in a very remote place, which goes against the common stereotype of it being set in a public place, such as heavily crowded street
How does your media product represent social groups?
in our film, the murderer is supposedly working class, as he is just wearing jeans and a hoodie, whereas the police are clearly of higher class, as they are wearing suits, so you can tell that there is a clear distinction between the murderer and the police.
What kind of media institutions might distribute your film and why?
I think that a small, independent film company will distribute our film, because it is quite low budget, and it is a typical thriller cop film, so i think large companies will be uninterested,
Who would be the ideal audience for your product?
I think teenagers and young adults will be interested in our film, because they are generally interested in thrillers and go to watch them. i think a few older people would like this as well, but mostly the young adult age range will enjoy it.
How did you attract/ address the audience?
We had our film be a fast paced thriller, to get audiences that are interested in that genre to come watch the film. we also had a plot twist in the film, by having oliver die, and we ended tyhe opening with suspense.
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
Bloopers During Production
Here is quite a funny group of outtakes/ bloopers and other funny moments that went on through the day spontaneously that we were lucky enough to catch on camera.
Like all bloopers and funny moments I think it helps remind people how great the atmosphere of the set is and shows how enjoyable filming really is (maybe getting people wanting to emulate it and film something for themselves)
Tuesday, 19 April 2016
Alternative Comedy Version
This was something that came of a surprise to all of us except Callum who ingeniously came up with the idea of just for the fun of things make a cheesy 1990's Cop Comedy intro with hilarious music, super bright contrasting colours and classic pausing and zooming in shots introducing the characters to the audience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn1dNqw9TuI
Wednesday, 30 March 2016
Thursday, 24 March 2016
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
We Need To Replace Riley
Riley was meant to be with Callum chasing me down all day...
After the very first shot with Riley trying his very best to try and keep up...
We decided that maybe Oliver might rather prefer replacing him...
Tuesday, 2 February 2016
Filming- "Creative decisions and Last Minute Changes"
As you can probably tell from the final film we made a few changes from the original story board. This post is dedicated to pointing out and talking about all the creative and last minute changes we made.
The Introduction
Originally we planned the start of the two minute film to have the criminal standing over the dead body when the policemen cross his path and then attempt to chase him down but on the day we felt like there needs to be more of a distinguish between who's the good guy, who's the bad guy and what exactly happened with the victim. So planned a quick scene to show a conflict break out which end's up with the girl's murder.Bean's Scene
Similar to the problem we had with the introduction we felt like the introduction to the two policemen isn't very clear to who they are, what they were doing there. So we made what we called the bean's scene where the two officers are interviewing a victim who had his baked beans stolen (the dialogue we made up for fun was he was reporting the theft of his beans- the sounds was to be cut so it didn't impact it) The scene lets the audience know that they are policemen helping a citizen who then cross paths with Dirk and begin to chase after him.The Chase
One of the main differences from the story board and the final piece is how the actual chase blocks out. We did worry how in the storyboard the chase could easily just have became extremely dull very fast with what was planed. A chase scene with the characters only running in a straight line would have no tension at all. So on the day we were extremely lucky in how it all blocked out as I suggested starting the scene in the tennis court (add complexity to the chase scene and also would be more convenient for my friend Charlotte to play dead on the court rather than the mud. Luckily this turned into an interesting chase that lead from the tennis court, around, down the steps and over the fence. We followed the natural path that actually exists in West Kirby and just through improvisation we were able to end up with a very good chase.The Fight Scene
Originally we had a cool complex fight scene to end the film with on a bang but due to constrictions with space on the green bridge and we where running out of day light so we unfortunately had cut it out. But we where able to come up with the dramatic ending of the big reveal of my face in time with the music and end of scene at gun point.Friday, 29 January 2016
Film Equipment and Editing
With filmed using a Fujifilm Finepix S4700 Bridge DSLR. It's a high quality camera that allows good resolution and a good ability to zoom in from far of places still with great detail.
We also used a Jessop Atlantic 325 Tripod for steady and consistent shots.
Final Cut Pro X
We used Final Cut Pro X to edit our film and although it is a bit more advance than what our group is used to Callum, the most experienced of his in editing, was still able to lead the way and using many features the advanced Final Cut Pro X had such as: Colour grading, quality sound editing and sound effects, and the ability to strengthen the focus of very shaky camera shots (especially those from the go pro).
We also used a Jessop Atlantic 325 Tripod for steady and consistent shots.
Final Cut Pro X
We used Final Cut Pro X to edit our film and although it is a bit more advance than what our group is used to Callum, the most experienced of his in editing, was still able to lead the way and using many features the advanced Final Cut Pro X had such as: Colour grading, quality sound editing and sound effects, and the ability to strengthen the focus of very shaky camera shots (especially those from the go pro).
Inconvinient Delays!!! Part 2
So due to all my other co-workers being unable to film on the Sunday due to 'commitments' filming had to be pushed back for another week.
Thursday, 28 January 2016
Filming- "Behind the Scenes"
At the start of the day I've set off ready to meet the group for an early start to filming, but due to the low amount of trains working on a Sunday, and an inconvenient delay, my train was 20 minutes until it arrived!
After the delay I finally met up with Callum, Oliver and Riley, and we started to plan our day. I had brought all of our storyboards and shot lists (can be found on a previous post on this blog), but to start of we decided to set up for our first shot of the day; Charlotte was to arrive shortly.
Soon after Callum showed us what he brought with him, a GoPro camera and half a dozen other technical equipment that could all be well used.
After shooting about half a dozen shot and locking a fully satisfactory piece Charlotte arrived so we were able to carry on the day's filming in chronological order.
After deciding to use the deserted tennis court for the beginning of our film we carried on shooting in order of events, that way it would be easier to understand on set day of filming, and make the editing less complex.
Whilst me and Charlotte were 60 yards away acting out the scene for the extreme wide shot, we can see now that my teammates weren't always so... focused...
But time came to start shooting mid and close up shots (at least now I was able to keep an eye on them), we discussed a bit over how the scene would play out different to what we originally storyboarded (for a detailed review and explanation of all the day's creative decisions have a look at the post after this- 'Day One of Filming- "Creative decisions and Last Minute Changes"')
The time for lunch came (we all realised that doing a full day's of filming chase scenes and an unpacked lunch bag wasn't such a good idea)- so we took half an hour off to buy some food and to relax.
For Callum, who went solo to buy some fish and chips got a, unexpected job offer by the man who owns the stand, apparently he made a good first impression to the shopkeeper and in his suit looked fairly sophisticated. Callum explained why he was dressed accordingly and the impressed shopkeeper congratulated him and offered him a job at his store! Turns out wearing a suit on casual occasions really can help making a good impression!
After lunch we went back to filming, and the action segment now began- an entire day of running will be ahead of us. We planned the blocking of the scene and agreed on our positions and angles for various shots.
The next Sunday we decided to use Callum's GoPro for an exciting POV running shot, and after it we by coincidence lead to a easier and obvious path for our chase to follow before going to shot the reverse of the fence jumping.
However, we had some... obstacles.... It seems that running around the Wirral Way on a Sunday afternoon in a hoody and prop gun, convincingly shooting an innocent girl and then filming with a camera next to a children's play area. The police hung over our heads in their helicopter for a good 5 minutes circling around us! On set it was extremely thrilling and terrifying all at the same time!
We continued to film the chase now after the fence stunt we worked out a way to go back onto the Wirral Way and further the scene.
We stuck to the story board I came up with last, Oliver and Callum split up and I kill Ollie. But this was delayed when the camera batteries died!!!!! So I had to run as fast as possible to the 'near by' Morrisons (one mile away) in the purring rain- but luckily the rain stopped and everything dried up fortunate so that we had continuity.
After the delay I finally met up with Callum, Oliver and Riley, and we started to plan our day. I had brought all of our storyboards and shot lists (can be found on a previous post on this blog), but to start of we decided to set up for our first shot of the day; Charlotte was to arrive shortly.
Soon after Callum showed us what he brought with him, a GoPro camera and half a dozen other technical equipment that could all be well used.
After shooting about half a dozen shot and locking a fully satisfactory piece Charlotte arrived so we were able to carry on the day's filming in chronological order.
After deciding to use the deserted tennis court for the beginning of our film we carried on shooting in order of events, that way it would be easier to understand on set day of filming, and make the editing less complex.
Whilst me and Charlotte were 60 yards away acting out the scene for the extreme wide shot, we can see now that my teammates weren't always so... focused...
But time came to start shooting mid and close up shots (at least now I was able to keep an eye on them), we discussed a bit over how the scene would play out different to what we originally storyboarded (for a detailed review and explanation of all the day's creative decisions have a look at the post after this- 'Day One of Filming- "Creative decisions and Last Minute Changes"')
The time for lunch came (we all realised that doing a full day's of filming chase scenes and an unpacked lunch bag wasn't such a good idea)- so we took half an hour off to buy some food and to relax.
For Callum, who went solo to buy some fish and chips got a, unexpected job offer by the man who owns the stand, apparently he made a good first impression to the shopkeeper and in his suit looked fairly sophisticated. Callum explained why he was dressed accordingly and the impressed shopkeeper congratulated him and offered him a job at his store! Turns out wearing a suit on casual occasions really can help making a good impression!
After lunch we went back to filming, and the action segment now began- an entire day of running will be ahead of us. We planned the blocking of the scene and agreed on our positions and angles for various shots.
The next Sunday we decided to use Callum's GoPro for an exciting POV running shot, and after it we by coincidence lead to a easier and obvious path for our chase to follow before going to shot the reverse of the fence jumping.
However, we had some... obstacles.... It seems that running around the Wirral Way on a Sunday afternoon in a hoody and prop gun, convincingly shooting an innocent girl and then filming with a camera next to a children's play area. The police hung over our heads in their helicopter for a good 5 minutes circling around us! On set it was extremely thrilling and terrifying all at the same time!
We continued to film the chase now after the fence stunt we worked out a way to go back onto the Wirral Way and further the scene.
We stuck to the story board I came up with last, Oliver and Callum split up and I kill Ollie. But this was delayed when the camera batteries died!!!!! So I had to run as fast as possible to the 'near by' Morrisons (one mile away) in the purring rain- but luckily the rain stopped and everything dried up fortunate so that we had continuity.
Tuesday, 26 January 2016
Inconvent Delays!!! Part 1
First plan was to film on the Saturday but unfortunately I couldn't get time off work so we had to move it to the Sunday- (Edit)- this actually turned out better as there were hardly any people in the way of our filming.
Monday, 25 January 2016
Schedule For Filming Productions (Updated)
The 15th of January 2016, Friday- We tried to arrange our first day of shooting on this date but sadly Oliver and Callum couldn't to it due to other commitments so filming had to be pushed back.
The 16th of January 2016, Saturday- Riley, Oliver and Callum all suggested filming on the Saturday but I couldn't make it due to my Saturday job. Filming had to be pushed back for another week.
The 24th of January 2016, Sunday- After finally arranging a day when all four of us could meet up we plan to shoot from 10:00- 5:00 to ensure the lighting will be constant and bright before the day starts turning dark. (My friend Charlotte was kind enough to help us and in very short notice she did)
- We finished filming and we had a very productive day, unfortuantly we didn't manage to complete all our shots but have all agreed to get back together next week on the Sunday; but today we worked extremely well and productively and films about half our two minute intro.
The 31st of January 2016, Sunday- We were unable to get together this Sunday due to the other three having commitments so instead of losing a week of work so I offered to go to the location and take some photos of the location of maybe plan out a possible ending for our intro.
(The day went very well, I took dozens of photos of the scene and possible angles for future shots and came up with ideas of how the ending could block out)
The 7th of February 2016, Sunday- This was to be our final day of shooting, all four of us were finally together again and we could complete the last part of the Intro to Manhunt. This went extremely well beyond the occasional panic of low camera space and consistently dyeing batteries, but we managed to film the rest of our film and a few behind the scenee vlogs.
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