Evaluation Q7

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Here are some similarities and differences between our preliminary and main.

For our preliminary title we didn't think a lot about it; it was pretty simple and had no effect. For the main there was a lot of thought because we planned on making an anagram - so we needed a word(s) that could convert into another word(s). This was probably the part that took the longest because there were no tutorials on how to switch the titles around.

We decided to keep the same name for the company because we couldn't think of any other. Plus the name became quite catchy. For the preliminary the title just fades in and out. For the main it shatters! I thought this was more effective and pulls in the audience.

I liked the shot of the foot we did in our preliminary so I copied it in the main. However, in the main I felt it would be more effective if the title was being stood on. I wanted to do this in the preliminary but I didn't know how to use After Effects. I also used mud because I thought it would look more striking - due to a footprint being left behind. 

Evaluation Q6

 

I forgot to mention about the ghosting effect in my animaker. This sounded complicated to me, however it was really easy. All I had to do was copy the clip, delay it a little and then make it slightly opaque. This gave the effect of her being delusional.

I also didn't mention the scrambled titles. I got the influence of this from se7en. This fitted well because it represented how Iyra's mind is scrambled. For this I followed a Youtube tutorial that only took me 2 minutes.

For the start of the year I feel like I've made so much progress. I think the main reason for this was the extra time I put in at lunch times and after school. I feel more comfortable with the equipment I am using and therefore can complete tasks quicker than when I first started. Hopefully I will keep learning into A2.

I'm looking forward to developing my skills in A2 and using more editing techniques. A music video will let me experiment more because of the different scenes with different situations happening. I've already started thinking about what I want to do next year, and am planning to take my camcorder on holiday to try and get some good shots. I've played a large role in my group for our thriller, next year I'll try to let my team do more or teach them some editing techniques. They also want me to have a go at the acting next time which I'm not looking forward to.

Evaluation Q4&5

Class feedback from niamhbarrett

Reflecting on this feedback
I actually didn't think our thriller was that good but hearing all the feedback has made me feel a lot better. I was expecting more people to comment on it not being realistic.
The shot where Rae knocks it over is some peoples favourite part. This was done by accident but I decided to add it in anyway. We actually thought we had broke the camera at first.
Someone else's favourite bit was the flashes. Personally this was my worst part. I only kept this clip in to show that I could use more editing techniques.
One of the improvements was to have steadier titles - this was actually done on purpose; I did a motion track of one. I originally had two moving titles, however I ditched the one used when the leaf was blowing. This was because the title was going all over the screen, no matter how many times I changed the point of focus.

Sorry for looking morbid and a mess.

Here is Dan and Alex's reaction.

 We filmed this on Rae's phone and she edited out some of the bits where I was laughing/messed up. #welldoneRaeproudofyou and the questions could have been planned better, but overall a good piece of feedback. Thanks guys!  p.s. I didn't pay them.

Evaluation Q3

Evaluation Q2

Evaluation:Q2 from niamhbarrett

We used a high angle shot of Iyra when she is tied up. We did this to show she is vulnerable and trapped. Later we used a high angle shot to show her dominance and her manipulating power over her victim.The two different shot types represent that Iyra can have two sided, sort of like a normal person, however Iyra's mood changes can be more drastic that others and uncontrolled. This could also represent the affect of women on society and how they have become more influential.

Evaluation Q1

Applied to Propp's character types

This was the closest to a squirrel.


Applied to Barthes narrative codes.

http://www.voki.com/site/pickup?scid=12690452&width=575&height=323&chsm=985033dca65bd27132756912d8d0902d

 I accidentally deleted the first one I did - that sounded soo much better than this.

I think our thriller contrasts with Toderov theory. I feel like our film would start on a climax then dip to equilibrium and then rise again. This is because the opening starts off with a kill...or does it? Then the film would flashback to Iyra's morals, then finally show after the incident.

equipment used

To film our thriller we used a DSLR and tripod. We were going to use a gopro but when we tested it out and uploaded it, the quality of the video was bad. Looking back now, this probably could have been changed. We also took out a voice recorder, however, we had some problem working out how to use it. To make it work we needed a memory card - which I took out my phone not thinking about the compatibility and format. So when I put the memory card back into my phone all my pictures and data had been lost... However I was able to get most photos back off of Google.
All of our shots didn't use a tripod. This was done to show instability and unsettlement.

Thriller video

marketing and promotion

71 marketing and promotion from niamhbarrett

changes to our thriller

Update

So we've finished our editing. We've had a few problems on after effects, and I've had a few error messages where an hours work has been deleted. Fortunately, it didn't affect us too much and we now have a final product. There are still quite a few things that could be improved and done better, but overall I think we've done quite well for our first short film. My next post will probably be our thriller...so enjoy.

Analysing past thrillers

We analysed some previous films in class and what we thought there strengths and weaknesses were. Just to be a little different to the people in my class, I've analysed some different ones as well. Don't want to be seen as mainstream!

This thriller is well made especially with all the camera shots- I especially love the shot where they stand on the dandelion. I also love the way they've edited it to be a flash back - how they ended with the same thing they've started with. They've also used great editing at the beginning when the guy gets shot and the gunshots later on. The music matched with it creates great tension. The clothes and scenery give a clear incite to the characters. Included a mystery code that leaves the audience wondering what's next.

This gave me the idea that at that end of our thiller we could do a flashback of all the events..backwards and speed up that could then lead to before the event and a back story of Iyra?

There's not many negatives I can say about the clip really, except there's no titling even though it's an opening. 

Firstly the positives: there's a great range of camera shots and I like the quick cuts. They shows it's not just a normal household but something more disturbing is happening. Use of titles is good, simple and the same font.

The white writing at the beginning doesn't really stand out and is hard to see against the white on the house. The plot is not exciting and kind of boring. Dolls aren't that scary, I can see that it's meant to represent a person but it just doesn't intrigue me. The music in this clip also doesn't match what's happening.

Good use of music and discordant sounds - very conventional. I love how the quick cuts match the sound. Variety of shots used. Good use of editing through ghosting effect and quick flashes.

I feel like the colour in the first part, even though filmed in the dark, is too bright. Orange is more of a happy colour- could be darkened/contrast added to seem more sinister. First shot is a bit wonky..I don't know if this is on purpose.

So this is one of my favourite past thrillers. It has some beautiful shots and I like how they've made it blurry to show unsettlement. I'm hoping to use this in our thriller to show Iyra hallucinating. I would also like to try the delayed narrative like echo. I love how they've used focus pulls to direct the audiences attention.

To be honest I don't think I'd change anything about this opening, I'd maybe make the titling a bit bigger.

Use of the heartbeat when she wakes up is effective. Its mise en scene is very clear and sensitive to a delicate topic.  Hoping to takes some influences from this; however I imagined it a bit differently. Good use of editing when showing her 'inner self'. Also a nice range of camera shots.

I feel as though her manicured hands are a little out of place in the first shot where she's laid on the ground. The sound changes when she's walking down the stairs, sounds more muffled. A couple of shot could be a little bit steadier, however, I do like so unsteady shots.

Filming

Sorry for the late post. Over the week off me and the girls booked the camera to go out filming..well Thursday. We had booked it for the day before but it was raining so we didn't film.

Here's a pick of our location(Locko Plantation)..sorry I can't take a serious photo.

#Rae's pro contouring skills. We tried to make Hyleana(Iyra) look pale by using baby powder but it didn't work that well -would have been better with face paint.

While we were filming the camera just happily died on us, so we had to got back to charge it and back again. Soo lucky!

Fortunately, we did film it all in one day. Well I hope so because i don't want to go back to film more.

Poster

don't know how to embed a canva so here's a link to my poster for Deaden hikes

https://www.canva.com/design/DABqWHm2i_c/view

......nevermind i screenshot it

Screenplay

DEADEN HIKES SCREEN PLAY

Characters:

Iyra- Pale skin, looks homeless, run down make up, bags under her eyes, back comb bits of hair, quite timid, has rips in her clothes.

Runner- Hair up, wearing a hoodie, trainers, looks sporty, outgoing personality, helpful.

1.  Wide Establishing shot that is sped up. Put the camera on the tripod or bench, and leave it there whilst the sun comes up to show that time has progressed and it’s still morning. There will be the diegetic sound in the background of the shot.

2.   The shot turns into a pan, where the runner will run swiftly past, so she disturbs the scene and there is no longer peacefulness. The Go-Pro camera could be used so the audience will be able to see where the runner is going. The sound will be a quiet heartbeat of the runner.

3.  Low shot of the runner’s shoes when they’re running, so you can see them traveling across the grass. The sound will be the footsteps in the grass and the rustle of the leaves.

4.  Quick cuts of hands tied together in rope. Movement of hands slightly, showing she’s not 100% comfortable and she wants to escape. Iyra is already in the woods.

5.  Next is a shot with the Go-Pro, showing the runner’s movement and what they can see in front of them. You can hear heavy breathing to show that it’s actually from her point of view.

6.  A close up of the runners footprint will be shown. The camera will focus on the footprint after the runner has ran in the mud, and a title will appear in the mud after it’s been stepped in. You will be able to hear the squelch of the mud.

7.  The camera will be set up on a tripod from a distance, then it will pan across, looking at the runner go across the screen. The runner has a paranoid look on her face, then looks behind.

8.  There is a cross cut to Iyra sat down on her own at the tree, she is looking confused and keeps talking to herself. After the video has been shot, there will be voices added into the scene when editing, so you can hear the voices in her head.

9.  The camera will go to a close up of Iyra’s face, where you will see her facial expression as being slightly frightened, the viewer will be able to tell this because  she will be fidgeting around (trying to escape the ropes)

10. Place the camera on the grass/ground between the leaves and the long grass, so you can see the runner. The camera is from Iyra’s point of view as she’s got closer (the runner). The vision is slightly blurred.

11. There will be two camera shots, one of Iyra and the other one of the runner. The screen will be split into 2 and we will see the runner getting closer to Iyra. This will show their two perspectives.

12. Super imposed images put together, use the shot of the trees spinning. Distort the images by adding sharp white tones to the pictures. There will be high pitch sounds added to this scene.

13. Iyra has now got changed and is wearing the clothes of the runner. This suggests that she will get away with living a normal life, and not getting caught or told off for escaping the mental asylum.

14. The main title will then come on at the end, to make the end of the opening.

Barthes narrative codes

targeting the audience example

easel.ly

After Effects title

So here is the practice production title, in the real clip I will probably change the names. This definitely worked better than my last one.

 

To achieve this I followed the tutorial below but changed a few things. I had a problem trying to zoom in and rotate my animation; I had this problem last time.

 

Location practice shots

sorry about this rubbish video

On Saturday Hyleana and I decided to go out to film some practice shots in Wingerworth. However, for our real thriller I think we are planning to film in Pisley. It was a great day due to the sun shining...until it started to hail and cause us to nearly get pneumonia. There was a high risk of slipping because of the traditional British weather - rain, which left the ground muddy. Which also meant it gave us a good picture opportunity for a footprint.

 Even though i was messing around with the spinning shot, It turned out quite well and could be used to show our main character hallucinating. 

Obviously we are going to use a bigger tree and longer rope for the tied up scene. But that tree was the only one we could use for the small sized rope we had.

While we did this Rae took some practice shots in Pilsey, which turned out so much better than ours.

Storyboard

Pro storyboard skills

I know you're jealous of my storyboard skills but deal with it.

Made with Storyboard That

Don't worry I'll post my actual drawn storyboard soon .

One down three to go

So sadly we have to say goodbye to one of our group members, I know what you're thinking, how tragic...however she is not dead. She's gone to a better place.....outside of school obviously. Fortunately, we are not into the filming part of the process yet so Courtney is easily replaceable, sorry Courtney but it's true. But if you are reading this Courtney we would love you to come act in our short opening.

In loving memory of media squad goals.

Risk assessment

 

 

textual analysis of disability

Here's a quick textual analysis Hyleana and I did in class about disability.

character's thoughts

This a wordle of how our main character Iyra may be feeling. These could apply to anyone with a mental illness.

regulation

Audience

One page pitch video

I accidentally missed Courtney's name off; I'm such a bad friend. Sorry about the amount of time we say 'like'. Also sorry about it being 12 minutes...didn't know what to cut and I was spending too long on the paper bag XD.

Screenplay

easel.ly

title practice....attempt

So I attempted to do this to my titles

However when I tried to duplicate what I already had, the copies wouldn't show. I've tried pressing loads of buttons but it hasn't worked. Any suggestions? I have a feeling that it's because I haven't put something in the right place in the beginning and may have to start again to achieve my final product. Also it wouldn't let me rotate it.