27/2/14

Today we finished our planning and next lesson we are going to be filming. We went and had a look at other places that we could shoot and we also thought about what type of lighting we could use in these areas.

Planning

Shots/ Framing

-       Close up shots of cayley’s face- upset/determined

-       Quick frame changes

-       Close up on shoes running through different locations

-       Running- different backgrounds

-       Side view of running

-       Below view

-       Once fallen, above shot

-       Below shot of missing person in front of sun (angel)

-       Close up of tear running down face- edited to reverse

Lighting

-       Black and white

-       Dark, shadowed lighting throughout sad scenes

-       Tinted backgrounds whilst running- show times of day

-       End scene in colour, bright- happiness/hallucination

26/2/14

In today's lesson my group & I decided on what we wanted to do for our film. We went around and had a look at possible locations to shoot our scenes. In our next lesson we will have the costumes and props and we will be able to start shooting our scenes.

Genres

Genre: Crime

-Weapons

- Dark Locations- generally shot at night

- Police officers

- Criminal

-Dark Clothing

-Hoodie

-Police car

Genre: Horror

-Demons

-Blood

-People running for their lives

-Doors creaking

-Weapons

-Ghosts

-Silhouettes

Quiz

1.     Lighting, setting and location, style of acting, props/costumes

2.     When you shoot either your picture or video

3.     After you have shot, you edit them to make a scene/film

4.     A) By using bright lighting it makes the scene happy

B) Over and under exposed lighting can be used confuse the viewer

C) Dark lighting to make it either scary or gloomy

5.     When there is a light behind the prop or the character to make a silhouette to create a mood or show something in particular in the shot

6.     Framing is a certain shot where you use the rule of thirds to shoot the important things

7.     When using the rule of thirds it is recommended that you place the important parts of the shot on the lines

8.     Dream, Looking back in the past

9.      By underexposing a shot it can make it scary or it can be used if you’re wanting to confuse the viewer

10. If you shoot from a low angle this can make the character seem more important and powerful and if you use a high shot it can make them seem more vulnerable and shows that they’re not as important as some of the other characters

11. When the camera isn’t straight to either create emotion or a certain look

Moulin Rouge

·      Close up shot on the man’s face when he is writing, it shows his emotion and connects you more to him.

·      When the shots are going through the street, it slows down on people’s faces that they want you to see then speeds up through the street

·      The lighting is very dark at the beginning to make you feel empathy for the man but when there is shots from the Moulin rouge it’s very colorful and looks happy.

·      Use a lot of jump shots when they’re trying to show all of the scenes from the Moulin rouge

·      Fast edit to show how fast and how much fun during the Moulin rouge

·      The music is very slow to go with voice over and how fast the camera Is moving

·      The whole scene occurs in the passage of time except for when he is looking back a year ago during the Moulin rouge

Jeep Commercial Analysis

1.     The rhythm was very fast and upbeat to show how great your life can be if you have a jeep and the audio worked at the same pace with the film.

2.     It isn’t in the passage of time because there is all different shots of all the place they use the jeep driving so you get the sense that you are moving to a new location, they also did this because there was limited time in the commercial.

3.     Graphic matches are used in this commercial, the flickering between the white lines of the road, sunset

Mise-en-scene and Setting Evaluation:

Briefly Describe the Setting/Location and the type of activity/ies would usually take place in this setting?	-        Office place
What props have been included in the setting to convey an intended message or describe the activity/ies taking place?	-        The gun is used to show that is a crime movie -        By using the prop it makes the scene scarier and makes the viewer anxious
What does the contrast (light levels, difference between dark or bright areas) indicate about this setting?	-They use darker lighting in the film to show make it scarier and more suspenseful
What type of tones or colours are used within the setting; pleasant, simple, cheery, bleak. (Also consider the lighting).	-The film in black and white but dark lighting is also used, this is used to make it scarier
Describe the spaciousness of this setting (Cramped or open/roomy).	-All the settings that are used in all of the scenes and spacious
Describe the physical state (messy, neat, formal).	- It looks like a normal, neat office area
What is the general atmosphere of this setting (what moods or feelings does it invoke)?	-It is suspenseful and you are worried for both of the main characters
Describe the acting style of the main character within this scene?	-they both seem very confident and arrogant
How does this setting contribute to the acting style and character/s personality?	- it makes it suspenseful because they’re both so confident you don’t know how the scene is going to end and who is going to get shot.

Cinematography Evaluation

General Cinematography Evaluation
What types of shots are used to convey the intended message in this scene?	-lower angle shots are used to make one of the men seem more powerful -a angle shot is used when he is going up the elevator, this is used to show that he is moving.
How does the use of framing convey information to the audience; by hiding or showing specific elements and information.	-it doesn’t show us that there is another person in the room when the first guy enters
Describe how the camera position affects each shot?	-The camera position affects each shot
What type of camera movement takes place and how does it enhance the shot?	-In the scene when the two guys are fighting the camera is moving  except for when you see them fighting from a higher angle, it makes the viewer feel as if they’re standing there and watching it.
Does the cinematographer make specific use of under or over exposure to convey a message?	-In the scene where they’re fighting it is over exposed so that they will stand out, this also makes one of their suits being black more obvious to see making him look more powerful.
List 4-5 of the most important shots from this scene and describe the following:
Focal point (does it shift or remain constant)	-        The use of leading lines when he is walking to the elevator -        Use of leading lines when he is going up the elevator -        The first time you see James Bond -        When the first man arrives at the office place, he is in focus
Shot type	-        high angle when is going up the elevator -        low angle first time he enters the room -        close up when he realizes that he has no ammunition
Framing/perspective	-when the man walks into the room, it doesn’t show that there is another person in the room -when you see the elevator numbers going up that is from the guys perspective
Camera position/movement	-        When they’re fighting – tilted -        Elevator – tilted

Photo Analysis

Picture 1:

The photo of the clipboard is slightly blurred so that our attention is drawn to general information of the person. By using a dark light it makes it seem scary and important.

Picture 2:

In the photo of the workplace it is very dark and cluttered. The leading lines lead up to the man in who is standing up above everyone by using these and also by using lighting from above only him makes him look powerful. Everyone is working while he is just standing there, you can tell by looking at this picture that he is the boss of the factory.

Picture 3:

He looks like he doing something in secret because of the lighting that is used from below. His facial expression is confused or worried about something, he is also looking at something in this shot.

Mad Hatter

                                The Mad Hatter

What type of person is the character?

The mad hatter is seems to be a very anxious and worried person, this is shown when he hides Alice in the teapot whilst the guards are present.

What lead you to feel this way about the character?

The scene where Alice is hiding in the teapot and the guards are around, he seems very nervous before they arrive and also when they arrive.

The lighting and audio definitely contributed to how I feel about the character, by using the dark lighting and music it makes it more suspenseful and scary.