Classroom Scene

Today at lunch we filmed our classroom scene. It was really fun because we had cast some of our friends to play as extras. The actor who was playing Mr Philips (Mike Burles) was very good. We did all the camera shots that were needed. Now I am really looking forward to editing.

I think our group (Bianca Goldman, Elysia Pollin and Catrin George-Carey) has done a really good job planning and organising the locations, the cast etc.

Overall I have enjoyed the whole experience of filming and acting in 'Playground'. I hope that 'Playground' turns out the way we want it too.

Playground Scene

Today we filmed scene 1 for 'Playground', it was the playground scene. I had to wear all black and have my make up done. It was so cold that I kept my coat on until we were filming because I was wearing a black short sleeved t-shirt.

Hear is an image we took of my make-up before the black eye:

Bianca and Elysia did my make-up as I was playing Scarlet. Hear is what I looked like. We forgot to add in the black eye, but just before we filmed we added it in until last minute.

These next images are of the playground.

I sat in the middle (where the circle is). There was this sun set in the background that looks so beautiful in the film and provides a nice contrast to the disturbing images of the beaten up girl. We had to finish at three o'clock because the children's parents were coming to collect them and they would be running across the playground interrupting filming. Overall the day was very satisfying.

Learning how to do bruises and blood for film

This 4 minute video is to show us how to make a 'black eye', because we are using a black eye in our first scene of our film 'Playground'.

Scriped for Playground

Above is our Scriped. I used Celtx, becuase it has a proper scripeted format. It's a little wonky because I scaned it in.

Shot List for Playground

Shot List

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PowerPoint on Roles, Props...ect

Props list

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Attracting Audicen

I have made a questioner to found out what the public think of 'Playground'. I'd used word process to creat it. I that the questions i ask are sutibule.

Story:bored plan of are 2 minute film and Animation

We have chosen to do a teen thriller for our 2 minute film. Me and my group all put ideas together and have chosen the locations and costumes.

We start off externally in the middle of an empty playground with a high angle long shot. The camera then tracks towards the girl still at a high angle, and you start to see that she has blood over her face. It continues to track at a high angle towards the girl, and you can see that she is crying. Were going to use steady-cam to track around the girl. Titles on a black-screen reveal '1 month earlier' . the next shot shows Scarlet in a classroom. A mid close up shot of a teacher teaching his class, up on the board is a mind map with drugs in the middle. The teacher then hears a student whispering, and then calls her name. You then see a shot reverse shot between the teacher and the student.

Hear is an Amimatic of are Storybored, I use photobucket to make it:

Tormented

Tormenteded

Hear is a scene for Tormented the first two mintues is were we came up for the idea of are opening sequenc:

Opening Sequence of Love Actually/Notting Hill

Love actually

Notting Hill

Notting Hill

Camera Shots, Movement and Angles

The Camrea Work:

Wide Shot

Long Shot

Mid Shot

Medium Close Up

Close Up

Extreme Close Up

High Angle Shot

Low Angle Shot

Aerial Shot

And Two Shot that isn't on the image, Two shot is when you have two people in the shot of the camera.

This is an image of camera shots, movements and angles. I found this very helpful when we were learning about camera movements, shots and angles. I also will find it very helpful when we film our 2 minute film.

My titles

This is one of are homework pieces, that we had to do. It is about creating titles. I made my in imovie. Using there imovie sound effects. I really enjoy the experience.

My first short film

This is my first short film that me and my team mates did. I really enjoyed the whole experience of the filming, using a film camera, editing and uploading. I was really surprised how long it took to film 2 minutes of a short film. Learning how to use a film camera was really fun, because it means I will be able to use a film camera all by myself. Editing the film was also really fun to work because now I know how long it takes for directors to edit their films (such as harry potter). The whole experience was worth it.

Breaking of the 180 and 30 degree rules

This is the first short film I have ever made, so of course there will be mistakes made. My group broke the 180 degree rule and the 30 degree rule. Next time I make a film I will make shore I do not break the 180 and 30 degree rule. I have enjoyed every minute of this experiance.

Breaking of the 180 degree rule and 30 degree rule

My Sister's Keeper

My Sister's Keeper is one of the most up lifting films ever. It's a true story. The genre is: Drama. Go to imdb to find out more.

Titanic

Titanic is on of those must see films. It's something that did happen in 1912. The genre is: Drama and Romance. Go to imdb to find out more.

Love Actually

Love actually is such a good film. There laughter and love. Everyone I know loves this film. Genre is: Comady, Drama and Romance. If you go to imdb you will be able to find out more.

101 Dalmatiners

101 Dalmatians is by far one of my favourite films. Just imagine how long it took for them to get all of thoughts dalmatians puppies under conrtrol. The genre is: Family, Comedy and Adventure. To find out more go to imbd.

Notting Hill

Notting Hill, is a complete classic. It is one of my favorite films. Genre is: Comady, Romance. imdb has more information.

Shot Reverse Shot

This is an example of a 'Shot Reverse Shot' it means that some shots are edited together that to make them look as if they where filmed at the same time. Also shot reverse shot is used in conversations, looking from one person to another.

Match On Action

Match on action is the cut between two shots that show that no time has passed between

the two shots. It's when you cut the filming during the action and move it to another camera at a different angle, but your still showing the action just at a different angle.

I have put two similar pictures, just to give an idea.

180 degree rule

I found this digram explaining the 180 degree rule. I feel it makes it clear and easy to understand.

This is a diagram of the 180 degree rule. The green oval shows where the camera can go. The line in the middle shows that the camera can not go over the line. If the camera doee go over the middle line in to the red zone, this will mean that you are breaking the 180 degree rule. So always make sure that you are in the green zone.

Preliminary Task Film Plan 1 (Goodbye my friend) and Animatic

This is my frist animatic which is the storyboard i created for my preliminary task. I used adobe imageready to create the animation. this allows me to see whether or not my piece would cut well together

Here is my aerial plan of how i will shoot my preliminary task. It means i can decide on where the camera is going to be placed as well as know whether or not i am going to be breaking the 180 degree rule.

The brief for the short film that was part of the preliminary exercise involved having a character open a door, walk across a room, sit down in a chair opposite another character and exchange two lines of dialogue. I enjoyed this exercise because now that i know the rules for creating a film text I can begin to produce my own films that will be coherent.

Horror Flim

You can tell that this film is a horror film because:

props

The razor blade, the red velvet chair/old fashioned

costume:

Dark clothing giving a sinister feel. The female character reveals red signalling danger.

lighting:

the lighting is dark with the actors faces appearing drained of colour. red is a predominant theme

The title of the film has a red lash across it indicating the use of a razor to cut it.

Women Drivers

This was a practice to teach us how to uplode clips/films on are blog.