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Showing posts with label AS Group 25. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AS Group 25. Show all posts
Friday, 7 May 2010
Monday, 22 March 2010
Last minute panic!
After a last minute panic that my film was missing something, another twist perhaps, I did some planning and storyboarding and decided to add a start to another scene. This used Alexa's boyfriend and his friend ripping down a poster of George after achieving something for example wnning a poetry competition (something that stereotypically would impress girls but not boys) and showing there anger, leaving exposition trails hinting at arguments or a fight between the male characters or a possible love triangle!
I bridge this scene from the last by turning the last shot from the previous scene into a polaroid image. This zoomed out to be part of the poster that was torn from the wall, which I thought was quite an original idea!
I bridge this scene from the last by turning the last shot from the previous scene into a polaroid image. This zoomed out to be part of the poster that was torn from the wall, which I thought was quite an original idea!
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Editing errors!
When editing together different clips I've noticed the lighting changes from different angles. The correct this I used 'effects' 'brightness and contrast' and increased both to create a more even lighting between clips. On the titles I've also added a light shadow around the letters to make them stand out more. I think it's worked quite well as the text is more legible!
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Production company name...
I wanted to use a production company name and logo at the beginning of the film sequence to give it a more professional look however, I may not be able to fit it in due to the two minute time limit for the clip. I had a few ideas including Elle Kay Productions (my initals spelt phonetically) and Luc in da House (a humorous suggestion from a friend). I'll put it to a class vote to find which is more popular!
Editing plan!
I've captured my film onto my machine however, it was in use today so I could use prmier to edit! Instead I plan to used the next two lessons to cut the clips and edit them together, the lesson after that to work on editing the sound and the remaining lessons to add effects to interest the audience!
Monday, 8 March 2010
My Inspiration for credits!
Sex and the city... The credits use texts that fades from white, through grey, to black. Although I think coloured text will better fit the genre, it suits the style! The montage of clips is similar to my idea for the introduction to my film! The use of undercranking also suits the style and is an effect I could consider whilst editing!
On another note!
I used one of my Recky photos to test font colours and style for my film. When I created these I was planning on using the font seen below, however as explained i changed to using Lipstick traces.
Here I experiment with colours, outlines and shadows to find suitable ideas for my own credits!
Though the black and white text was most clear, the use of pink and blue, gener specific titles was more fitted to the genre. I thought the texts using outlines made it unclear and the dark shadows around the text mean it doesn't stand out enough. I will try both coloured and black and white credits to see which looks best!
Here I experiment with colours, outlines and shadows to find suitable ideas for my own credits!
Though the black and white text was most clear, the use of pink and blue, gener specific titles was more fitted to the genre. I thought the texts using outlines made it unclear and the dark shadows around the text mean it doesn't stand out enough. I will try both coloured and black and white credits to see which looks best!
Finally, filming is complete!
After re-writing and re-shooting and re-writing and re-shooting and...
I've finally finished filming (i hope)! I re-shot the bedroom scene with 'Alexa' creating a montage of clips of her getting ready. The bridge between scenes was with a photo of the two children. The zoom out from this showed a teenage girls bedroom containing make-up, magazines and a mirror on the desk to add verisimilitude and give the idea that Alexa is quite feminine and vain, like most teenage girls. The bridge not only linked the two scenes but faded from black and white (as seen in the first scene) to colour (for the rest of the clip). The fade still seemed to be missing something so I edited the clip to momentarily out of focus to draw attention from the audience.
I also filmed a scene in the corridor involving Alexa, some friends, George and Alexa's boyfriend. The group of girls showed Alexa was popular where as George was shown alone, emulating the diea that he was a geek. The two protagonist characters 'bump' into each other, an idea seen in many Romantic Comedys, the cliché way that a lot of couples in films seem to meet! The scene unravels as Alexa boyfriend comes to drag her away and George walks of alone. The looking back shows the longing of both characters for each other but they are kept apart by Alexa's boyfriend.
Time for some editing!
I've finally finished filming (i hope)! I re-shot the bedroom scene with 'Alexa' creating a montage of clips of her getting ready. The bridge between scenes was with a photo of the two children. The zoom out from this showed a teenage girls bedroom containing make-up, magazines and a mirror on the desk to add verisimilitude and give the idea that Alexa is quite feminine and vain, like most teenage girls. The bridge not only linked the two scenes but faded from black and white (as seen in the first scene) to colour (for the rest of the clip). The fade still seemed to be missing something so I edited the clip to momentarily out of focus to draw attention from the audience.
I also filmed a scene in the corridor involving Alexa, some friends, George and Alexa's boyfriend. The group of girls showed Alexa was popular where as George was shown alone, emulating the diea that he was a geek. The two protagonist characters 'bump' into each other, an idea seen in many Romantic Comedys, the cliché way that a lot of couples in films seem to meet! The scene unravels as Alexa boyfriend comes to drag her away and George walks of alone. The looking back shows the longing of both characters for each other but they are kept apart by Alexa's boyfriend.
Time for some editing!
Friday, 5 March 2010
Soundtrack to the film!
The song I wrote and recorded called Rewind would have worked really well in the film however the recording was too fuzzy. Instead I used Lenka- the Show and Little Boots - Earthquake. The lyrics for both work with the film ("i can remember days, they weren't always this way" from Earthquake and "I'm just a little girl caught in the middle, life is a maze and love is a riddle" from the show). I used volume controls in Adobe Premier Pro to fade in the music, blend it and change the volume level throughout so speech could be heard over it if necessary!
Credits!
I wanted to experiment with fonts before choosing a definite one for my opening film sequence.
Hello this is the credits! (Curlz MT)
Hello this is the credits! (Calibri)
Hello this is the credits! (Kristin ICT)
Hello this is the credits!(KaiTi)
Hello this is the credits! (Lucida Handwriting)
Hello this is the credits! (Copperplate Gothic Light)
From the choices above my favourite was Kristin ICT, however I didn't think it really fit the genre and looked plain when I added them to my film. I did some research online and found a font called lipstick traces that I had to download. It worked well but I had problems trying to type the title and it did not recognise the "=" and the "²" characters which remained in Calibri font. I searched for a font that accepted the characters that i could use to blend the title. The one i chose to use was sucessful and meant I could continue using lipstick traces as my font for the credits!
Hello this is the credits! (Curlz MT)
Hello this is the credits! (Calibri)
Hello this is the credits! (Kristin ICT)
Hello this is the credits!(KaiTi)
Hello this is the credits! (Lucida Handwriting)
Hello this is the credits! (Copperplate Gothic Light)
From the choices above my favourite was Kristin ICT, however I didn't think it really fit the genre and looked plain when I added them to my film. I did some research online and found a font called lipstick traces that I had to download. It worked well but I had problems trying to type the title and it did not recognise the "=" and the "²" characters which remained in Calibri font. I searched for a font that accepted the characters that i could use to blend the title. The one i chose to use was sucessful and meant I could continue using lipstick traces as my font for the credits!
Opening Sequence!
So my opening sequence, using music to overlay the scene, introduces my two main characters and explains their past (how Alexa and George were childhood best friends. I created a 'memory box' filled with photographs and childhood toys etc. My aim was for the props to look as if they had been made by a child including a picture that was drawn to add verisimilitude.
During editing, I cut them sequence into small clips combining close-up shots, pans and establishing shots. I decided to show these clips in black and white and add a blurred border as it would give the retrospective feel of looking back into the past which was the purpose of these clips.
The song I used (The Show by Lenka) had a soft feel and worked well with the visual element.
During editing, I cut them sequence into small clips combining close-up shots, pans and establishing shots. I decided to show these clips in black and white and add a blurred border as it would give the retrospective feel of looking back into the past which was the purpose of these clips.
The song I used (The Show by Lenka) had a soft feel and worked well with the visual element.
Alexa - costume.
This is the style of clothes I have planned for 'Alexa'.
It's similar to styles of Alexa Chung, a popular and stylish celebrity. This fits the stereotype of the popular girl for a romcom... It's also where I got the name!
Love=MC²
My scans weren't fully uploading so heres my character analysis...
Charcters
Alexa: Lead female, 17 years old, pretty indie girl thats 'in' with the popular clique.
George: Lead male, 17 year old cute but nerdy guy thats often alone.
Popular friends: a group of girls in heels that are 'above' the rest of the college.
Boyfriend: a good looking sporty guy.
The two main characters grow apart but meet again in college. Any chance of becoming friends (or something more) is often ruined by friends or boyfriends who think George isn't good enough for Alexa.
Charcters
Alexa: Lead female, 17 years old, pretty indie girl thats 'in' with the popular clique.
George: Lead male, 17 year old cute but nerdy guy thats often alone.
Popular friends: a group of girls in heels that are 'above' the rest of the college.
Boyfriend: a good looking sporty guy.
The two main characters grow apart but meet again in college. Any chance of becoming friends (or something more) is often ruined by friends or boyfriends who think George isn't good enough for Alexa.
It's genre time!
In this mindmap I explore the different genres with possible film names!
RomCom seemed the most likely option and easiest to set in college where I hoped to do the majority of my filming. My ideas were between Love=MC², where a popular girls fors for her nerdy childhood bestfriend, much to the displeasure of her 'in' friends and Love Struck, a remake of Rom+Jul but as college kids auditioning for the two leads roles, fortunately they get the roles they want, unfortunately they can't stand each other.
*I went with Love=MC²
RomCom seemed the most likely option and easiest to set in college where I hoped to do the majority of my filming. My ideas were between Love=MC², where a popular girls fors for her nerdy childhood bestfriend, much to the displeasure of her 'in' friends and Love Struck, a remake of Rom+Jul but as college kids auditioning for the two leads roles, fortunately they get the roles they want, unfortunately they can't stand each other.
*I went with Love=MC²
Planning
I should have uploaded these earlier. My drafts wouldn't upload properly with the scans so I'm trying again with some basic planning. You can get the general gist of my planning here, even if it isn't that legiable! I was exploring the options for coursework: film, print or radio, the ideas and pros and cons of each!
Friday, 26 February 2010
Characters!
I wasn't sure if my names fit the characters enough so i put it to a class vote, the results are below...
Issac 1
Noah 123456
Dominic 12
Matt 1234
Thomas 1
George 123456
Noah and George proves the most popular for a geek so I stuck with my original descion.
Chelsea 1
Alexa 1234567 (lead role)
Paris 123
Nicole 12345 (supporting role?)
Elle 12
Kara 12
Again, my chosen name Alexa was most popular. I've also found some names I can use for her group of friends if it's necessary.
Issac 1
Noah 123456
Dominic 12
Matt 1234
Thomas 1
George 123456
Noah and George proves the most popular for a geek so I stuck with my original descion.
Chelsea 1
Alexa 1234567 (lead role)
Paris 123
Nicole 12345 (supporting role?)
Elle 12
Kara 12
Again, my chosen name Alexa was most popular. I've also found some names I can use for her group of friends if it's necessary.
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Hello Nerd!
I'm going to base 'George' on the characters from 'The Big Bang Theory'. I'm thinking skinny jeans, checked shirt, converse shoes, braces and glasses. I also want 'George' to be inspired by Lenard's disfunctional attitude Penny.
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Audition Video - Alexa and Matt
Audition Script
Alexa: we haven’t spoken in forever, how’ve you been?
Matt: oh, just you know, stuff. I heard you captained the cheerleading squad.
Alexa: Yeah, we won at regional’s. How about you? Get up to anything mad in high school?
Matt: Oh yeah, just loads of parties and that
Alexa: really? How come I never saw you at any? We must have just always missed each other ey?
Matt: aha yeah... definitely.
Two couples auditioned for the roles of Alexa and Matt...
I thought that Aiden and Louise would work better as the two characters as they 'looked the part' and had more acting experience. The reactions of Kelsi and Danny made our day though!
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