Footage Captured

We have successfully captured the footage we planned to. We have captured a variety of different camera shots including mid shots, long shots, over the shoulder shots and point of view shots. Using this variety of camera shots and angles will help to make our introduction more interesting for the audience.

Tasks Still To Complete

- Upload footage [ completed ]
- Capture footage onto final cut [ completed ]
- Cut and edit footage
- Order footage
- Perhaps cut down footage
- Add titles
- Add soundtrack

Filming evaluation

Overall as a group we feel that the filming that we did went well and we have gathered the amount of relative footage we need. The footage we have gathered is now sufficient to begin editing and putting together to form our opening sequence.

If we had to do this again there would be a few things we would change to improve our end product and the methods we use to reach it. For example by planning out the footage we had to gather more clearly we could have gathered it much more efficiently and in a lot less time. Planning was really our main problem and if it was done a lot more effectively we would have been able to achieve our end product a lot easier.

Filming for childens film (day 1)

Overall we felt that the filming went well and we got some of the main parts done.

Feed Back R2-44

you have some good posts that are really interesting...and you've picked out the main points in each of your posts which is why you don't have many...

Your ideas seem really good and original and clear! The shots you've taken also make the children's opening sequence realistic.
Your opening sequence are detailed, however maybe give some examples of the ones you have listed...
The shot list is very detailed. You have taken a lot of different photos with a wide range of angles and distance shots

but over all well done, good work!

Peter Pan Opening Sequence

In Peter Pan, there is a lot if camera movement, and different camera angles are used. At the beginning of the sequence, there is a medium close up of the family. You can see the whole family in one shot, except the father who is talking to them from opposite. You then get close ups of two of the family members, and then the camera pans from the two different characters, this is to see their facial expressions and focus on each character separately. When the characters are having a conversation the camera goes to and from each character, this shows the conversation to two characters are having with each other. A high angle shot is then used to look down onto the character, this also helps the viewers to see the setting of the place they are in. This is also a birds eye view and overhead shot. The camera then does another birds eye view shot but this time, it is out of a bedroom window, this makes the viewers feel they are at the window looking down, where the character is standing. When the family are talking they make the shot simple by having a medium close up of the family talking. This makes it easy for the viewers to follow the conversation. To show the two main characters in the conversation, they break it up so that the two characters are on different shots, this makes them seem like they are the only ones participating in the conversation, and who you really need to pay attention to. Over the shoulder and bird's eye view are used to create the impression that you are in the scene with the character and you can see below them, and what is going on in the setting. The camera then follows around Tinkerbell when she is flying around the room this creates the effect that you are in the room, watching her fly around with your own eyes. A low angle shot, helps makes the bookshelf look really big in comparison to the viewer. It also makes it feel as though the books are coming down onto you. An over the shoulder shot is used to help the viewer see the image that the character is also seeing. Close ups are used to lot in this film so that the viewers can see the response and facial expressions of different characters, at different times. The camera was placed on the floor, to make the character mysterious you could only their feet, so the viewer does not know who the character is, or what it is doing there. A close up of the character is shown so the viewer can see the character more clearly and they can now tell who it is. Overall i think this part of the film, is really good to look at for camera movement and angles, as in parts of it you feel like you are actually in the film.

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Ideas

-Animal adventure - dogs goal is to find lost owner.

Similar films : Homeward bound or Lassie.

Genre : Comedy and adventure

-Musical - high school film.

Similar films : High school musical

Genre : Musical

- Animation film

Similar films : Toy Story or Monsters inc

Genre : Comedy or adventure

-Action film - e.g. kids spy film

Similar films : Spy kids

Genre : action adventure and perhaps comedy.


Action - 1 Girl, 2 identities, by day hes a geek who gets bullied and by night he is a superhero who saves Long road from the evil character.

Sound

Synergy: the release of new products at the same time.

Diegetic/Non-Diegetic: Noises inside the story e.g. doorbells/traffic
non is a soundtrack, so characters can't hear these sounds.

Character Themes: Different sound tracks for different characters. These represent the characters role. E.g. Jaws theme tune.

Aural Motifs: A sound you associate with a character.

Sound Bridges: A diegetic/non-diegetic sounds that bridges an edit.

Contrapuntal Sound: A sound which seems opposite in tune to what we are seeing.

Major/Minor keys: Major is a positive/high toned sound. Minor is a low/deep sound.

Canophony/Disordance: Non-melodic, clashing, random sounds used together.

Soundscape/Sound Narrative: Describes all the sounds in a film.

Sound Bite: Short sentence used to market a film.


USP: unique selling point - Something that attracts a customer to buy the product.

Opening sequence

Main characters
Set tone of film - establishing genre
Company credits
Main crew
Setting, surrounding area
Music soundtrack
Don't give to much of the story away

Back to the future
Likes to be on time , watch maker
Inventor
Shows the main people who made the film e.g. Steven Spielburg
Older films
Comedy, Science fiction
Clocks are a motif, showing about tampering with time

Jumanji
Mysterious, Scary
What ever is in the box is danger and scary
Science fiction, Mystery
Music helps to move scenes scary, really old to present day
Bright, sunny, happy music

Monsters INC
Happy upbeat
Something to do with doors, monsters coming through doors
Monsters under the bed
Comedy, Adventure

Shot List

Shot 1 : Establishing Shot - Walking along downstairs corridor
Shot 2 : Close Up - Of watch
Shot 3 : Reaction Shot - Realizing he is late for class
Shot 4 : Canted Angle - Running up the stairs (back view)
Shot 5 : Match on action shot - Running up stairs (front view)
Shot 6 : Long shot - Opening class room door
Shot 7 : Medium Shot - teachers reaction
Shot 8 : Over the shoulder shot - conversation over teachers shoulder
Shot 9 : over the shoulder shot - conversation over students shoulder
Shot 10 : Medium shot - student leaving

Preliminery Task

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