Overview:
The short film I will be producing is a psychological thriller. The film will have a female protagonist and the antagonist will be male, both character will have influences from various characters which I have researched through different films like The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Dexter, Zodiac and Kill Bill. I aim to make the film look visually dark and de-saturated to fit the dark mood of the film. I also aim to create a dark mood through the sound, by using eerie music and atmospheric sounds in non-dialogue scenes.
Synopsis:
The film evolves around my protagonist Hannah who is not just your average lowlife druggie. On a bitterly cold morning Hannah walks to her normal pick up point to get her weekly fix, whilst waiting for the dealer Hannah witnesses an event which petrifies her. She then decides to take her troubles away by abusing drugs. After this still suffering from the side effects of the drugs Hannah finds herself in a park where she cant help feeling as if somebody is watching.
Blurb:
From nothing to everything, Hannah (protagonist) is a lowlife drug abuser, scraping her rent. But on a cold winter day, she is thrown into a life threatening ordeal after a body is tossed into a river. All she wanted was a fix...
Logistics: for this film I believe its vital for the shots to be planed exact for shooting on set as anyone who makes films would know that time is precious on set and planning ahead will not only make me more organised but it will give me more time to experiment with other shots.
Target Audience:
The audience that I have aimed to reach out to is people aged from 16 to 25, who like the thriller genre but also like other genres, for instance horror, dramas, horror thrillers and various other sub genres similar to these. I have aimed for these particular people because I fit into this target audience as well, so I have appealed to this audience by putting in what I like to see.
Friday, 16 May 2014
Thursday, 15 May 2014
Sound Track planing
For my FMP I want to produce a soundtrack which will create an immersive atmosphere for the viewer.
In some scenes I will have silence but in the background there will be a faint room tone which I will record with a zoom microphone for about 30 seconds, this is critical as if the scene is just silent it could disorientate the audience. So just having a faint noise in the background will create the silent atmosphere.
In other scenes I want to create a tense feeling for when we see something bad happen, for this I am going to record the plectrum scraping the strings on my guitar for this I will feed the XLR lead from my guitar into my amp and from my amp to the zoom via XLR again, by recording the sound directly into the mic it allows me to manipulate the sound levels and possibly distort the sounds further in sound track pro.
For my intro and certain parts of the film I would like to create an actual soundtrack which would give my film an identity, consisting entirely instrumental elements. In doing this I can play this in various parts of the film also allowing me to change it slightly for different scenes telling the viewer to feel multiple emotions, whether that's happy, sad, aggressive etc.
On set for dialogue I will be recording sound with a zoom microphone with a wind protector, so the mic doesn't pick up any unnecessary noise which could wash out what the actors are saying.
In some scenes I will have silence but in the background there will be a faint room tone which I will record with a zoom microphone for about 30 seconds, this is critical as if the scene is just silent it could disorientate the audience. So just having a faint noise in the background will create the silent atmosphere.
In other scenes I want to create a tense feeling for when we see something bad happen, for this I am going to record the plectrum scraping the strings on my guitar for this I will feed the XLR lead from my guitar into my amp and from my amp to the zoom via XLR again, by recording the sound directly into the mic it allows me to manipulate the sound levels and possibly distort the sounds further in sound track pro.
For my intro and certain parts of the film I would like to create an actual soundtrack which would give my film an identity, consisting entirely instrumental elements. In doing this I can play this in various parts of the film also allowing me to change it slightly for different scenes telling the viewer to feel multiple emotions, whether that's happy, sad, aggressive etc.
On set for dialogue I will be recording sound with a zoom microphone with a wind protector, so the mic doesn't pick up any unnecessary noise which could wash out what the actors are saying.
Friday, 9 May 2014
Shotlist of 3rd scene
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1st shot wide shot of girl leaning on
fence.
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2ND shot close up of a car wheel
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3rd shot wide shot of car bursting
into the car park
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4th shot, close up tracking legs
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5th shot, wide shot of a person
pulling a carpet out of the boot
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6th shot mid shot of carpet falling
from the persons hands
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7th shot, close up of a hand fall out
of the carpet
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8th shot, mid shot of girl looking
shocked and running into a hiding spot
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9th shot, close up of girls hand
shaking
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10th shot, close up of girls foot
kicking a bottle
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11th shot, close up of mans face
spooked
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12th shot, close up of wheels
spinning
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13th shot, wide shot pan of car
leaving
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14th shot, close up of girl lighting
cigarette
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15th shot, mid shot of drug dealer conversing with the girl
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16th shot, close up of girls hand
snatching the drugs
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17th shot, over the shoulder shot of
drug dealer shouting at the girl walking away
Thursday, 8 May 2014
Sound Track
Generally during the "producing sound" process the people you would have on hand to help decide what type of music, effects you would like would be the director, sound designer, foley artist and any artists or musicians you would like help to plan. primarily you would have the director there guiding people and telling everybody the sort of track he would like to hear, compared to if he wasn't there nobody would know what to do as they wouldn't know what the director wants without any sense of direction. likewise you would need the sound designer to work with the director discussing what he/she can do in terms of placing the sound in certain scenes and possibly playing with different mixes or play other similar tracks which could further guide everyone to deciding a soundtrack. you may also need the foley artist to help decide where and where not there should be foley sound in the scene, and also to discuss blending the foley with the soundtrack produced by the sound designer. if you would like a lyrical score also, musicians and artists can work with the sound designer to work on an idea for a song.
also during the sound production process, the director and sound designer will go through each scene and sound spot. this is where the director and sound team will devise a schedule which will organise what needs to be created or placed in each part of the scene.
once the sound has been produced and has been added to the scene the sound team will picture lock the scene, which means that the team can no longer edit the sound in the scene and the scene or shot has been locked and ready for the team who edits the whole film together.
when recording sound it doesn't always go to plan, so generally on set there is always a back up plan. for instance if you decide to shoot an important conversation in Liverpool street station the sound team will have to consider the amount of people there but also the echo as its a big station so maybe a boom mic would be appropriate for this particular scene however if this fails somehow, a back up mic like a shot gun mic could achieve similar results as it is directional meaning if you point it at the actor it will only pick up what they are saying, its also big enough to be placed on the end of a boom pole.
planning what type of sounds you would like in the shots are also important as you need to know how you are going to record these sounds. so if you want to have explosion sounds you will probably have to record them on sight in a safe area or use stock footage, whereas if you want to emphasise somebodies walk you may want to ask the foley artist to record some foot steps in the studio using a shot gun mic which allows sound to be picked up from multiple areas but is directional so if you are recording the footsteps with a crowd behind you the mic will pick up more of the actual footsteps because the mic is facing the other way. if you have recorded dialogue on top of a mountain where its very windy you may want to ask the sound designer to record the same dialogue in the studio to be dubbed over the top of the footage, this is called A.D.R (automated dialogue replacement), during the process of recording A.D.R the actor which was in the scene will watch the footage whilst following with the script, after the actor is familiar with the scene he/she will begin to rein act the dialogue and the sour designer will match the dialogue being recorded with the scene until both the the footage and the sound sync.
also during the sound production process, the director and sound designer will go through each scene and sound spot. this is where the director and sound team will devise a schedule which will organise what needs to be created or placed in each part of the scene.
once the sound has been produced and has been added to the scene the sound team will picture lock the scene, which means that the team can no longer edit the sound in the scene and the scene or shot has been locked and ready for the team who edits the whole film together.
when recording sound it doesn't always go to plan, so generally on set there is always a back up plan. for instance if you decide to shoot an important conversation in Liverpool street station the sound team will have to consider the amount of people there but also the echo as its a big station so maybe a boom mic would be appropriate for this particular scene however if this fails somehow, a back up mic like a shot gun mic could achieve similar results as it is directional meaning if you point it at the actor it will only pick up what they are saying, its also big enough to be placed on the end of a boom pole.
planning what type of sounds you would like in the shots are also important as you need to know how you are going to record these sounds. so if you want to have explosion sounds you will probably have to record them on sight in a safe area or use stock footage, whereas if you want to emphasise somebodies walk you may want to ask the foley artist to record some foot steps in the studio using a shot gun mic which allows sound to be picked up from multiple areas but is directional so if you are recording the footsteps with a crowd behind you the mic will pick up more of the actual footsteps because the mic is facing the other way. if you have recorded dialogue on top of a mountain where its very windy you may want to ask the sound designer to record the same dialogue in the studio to be dubbed over the top of the footage, this is called A.D.R (automated dialogue replacement), during the process of recording A.D.R the actor which was in the scene will watch the footage whilst following with the script, after the actor is familiar with the scene he/she will begin to rein act the dialogue and the sour designer will match the dialogue being recorded with the scene until both the the footage and the sound sync.
Thursday, 24 April 2014
Film Crit Hulk - Character Tree
For this short essay I have decided to type in capitals because the person who invented this character tree types in capitals because he/she is imitating the fictional character Hulk.
FEET
WHAT DOES THIS PERSON LOOK LIKE ?
MY PROTAGONIST IS FEMALE, SHORT, PALE SKINED, ALWAYS COVERS HERSELF IN DARK CLOTHES HER HAIR IS PLACED IN FRONT COVERING MOST OF HER EYES.
WHERE DO THEY LIVE ?
SHE LIVES IN A MESSY HOUSE WHICH REFLECTS HER PERSONALITY
WHERE DID THEY GO TO SCHOOL ?
MY PROTAGONIST WENT TO A SMALL PRIMARY SCHOOL IN HER LOCAL TOWN, SHE ALSO MOVED TO A DIFFERENT TOWN WHERE SHE WENT TO A WELL KNOWN HIGH SCHOOL. HOWEVER SHE DROPPED OUT MID WAY DUE TO BULLYING.
DO THEY HAVE TATTOOS ? WHY ?
SHE HAS HALF A SLEEVE TATTOO ON HER RIGHT ARM MAINLY CONSISTING OF SKULLS, DRAGONS AND FIRE. THIS IS BECAUSE SHE FEELS IT REFLECTS HER LIFESTYLE BUT IN REALITY ITS WHAT SHE THINK SHE IS WHEN SHE IS HIGH.
WHO IS THEIR BEST FRIEND ?
SHE DOSENT HAVE A BEST FRIEMD BECAUSE SHE IS A VERY ANTISOCIAL PERSON
WHAT IS THEIR OCCUPATION ?
DRUG DEALER AT TIMES...
GROIN AND GUTS
WHAT DO THEY WANT ?
SHE WANTS OUT OF HER CURRENT LFESTYLE AFTER THE TRAUMATIC EVENT SHE WITNESSED
HOW DOES THEIR SEXUALITY MANIFEST ITSELF ?
EVEN THOUGH SHE IS VERY ANTISOCIAL HER SEXUALITY DOES INJECT HER MIND WITH FANTASIES ABOUT HAVING A BOYFIREND
WHAT DO THEY FEEL ABOUT THE CLASSIC "SINS" (GREED, LUST, ENVY ETC.)WHAT ABOUT THEM IS REALLY PUERILE ?
DUE TO MY PROTAGONIST BEING A DRUG DEALER AND ABUSER SHE FEELS HEVAILY ABOUT GREED AS SHE CANT GET ENOUGH. SHE DOSENT HAVE ANY BELIEFES AS SHE THINKS ITS A WAIST OF TIME. AND ALSO AT TIMES SHE CAN SEEM QUITE SELFISH BUT REALLY SHE CANT SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE.
HEART
WHAT DOES THIS PERSON NEED ?
MY PROTAGONIST NEEDS TO OPEN THEIR EYES AND ACCEPT THEIR RESPONIBILITY AS WELL AS GAIN A HUMAN CONECTION TO FULLY STEP OUT OF THEIR PREVIOUS LIFESTYLE.
WHAT WILL MAKE THEM A MORE FUNCTIONAL PERSON ?
QUITTING DRUGS AND SOCIALISING MORE WILL BREAK HER OUT OF HER SHELL
DO THEY NEED TO FIND SELF-CONFIDENCE ? HUMILITY ?
SHE DOES NEED TO FIND SELF-CONFIDENCE AND ALSO NOTICE THAT SHE IS IMPORTANT TO HER PARENTS AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS SHE HAS SHUT OUT.
DO THEY NEED TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILY ?
SHE DOSENT NEED TO PROVIDE FOR HER FAMILY DUE TO HER COMPLETE LACK OF COMMUNICATION WITH HER FAMILY, SHE FEELS THAT SHE IS UNIMPORTANT AND DOES NOT DESERVE TO LIVE WITH HER PARENTS AS SHE IS ASHAMED OF WHAT SHE IS(THINGS LIKE SHES A DRUG DEALER AND ABUSER SHE CANT TALK TO ANYONE AS NOBODY IS EVER GOOD ENOUGH TO TALK TO)
THROAT
HOW DOES THIS PERSON SOUND ?
QUIET, KEEP TO HERSELF, SHY
HOW DO THEY PROJECT THEMSELVES ?
DUE TO HER SHYNESS SHE DOSENT REALLY PROJECT HERSELF IN ANY WAY
HOW DO THEY TRY TO COME OFF TOOTHER PEOPLE ?
SHE TRIES TO COME OFF AS AN INTIMIDATING PERSON, SHE THINKS THAT EVERYBODY FEARS HER, THAT SHE KNOWS EVERYTHING.
HOW DO THEY ACTUALLY COME OFF TO OTHER PEOPLE ?
BUT HOW SHE REALLY COMES ACROSS IS AN ANTI-SOCIAL DRUGGIE
LEFT CHEEK
WHAT IS THEIR INTELLIGENCE ?
SHE ISNT THE BRIGHTEST DAISY IN THE FIELD DUE TO DROPPING OUT MID WAY THROUGH SCHOOL, HOWEVER SHE IS QUITE STREET SMART AS SHE KNOWS HOW CERTAIN PEOPLE WILL ACT FROM SELLING DRUGS ON THE STREET AND GENERALLY FLOATING AROUND.
HOW DOES THIS MAIFEST ITSELF ?
THIS MAY SHOW THROUGH HOW SHE SPEAKS ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS. FOR INSTANCE IF SHE IS CONVERSATING ABOUT SOMETHING ACADEMIC SHE WILL GIVE BRIEF ANSWERS.
HOW PRACTICAL ARE THEY ?
SHE IS QUITE PRACTICAL WITH DEALING WITH THINGS ON THE STREET
HOW DO THEY SOLVE PROBLEMS ?
USUALLY IF SHE HAS A PROBLEM SHE WILL FORGET ABOUT IT AND DEAL WITH IT IN SOME SORT OF ARGUMENT.
RIGHT CHEEK
WHAT IS THEIR CREATIVE/ARTISTIC CAPACITY ?
HER CAPACITY FOR CREATIVITY / ARTISTIC THINGS IS VERY LITTLE WHICH SHOWS THROUGH HER TATTOOS AS THEY ARE MOSTLY THINGS THAT LOOKED COOL AT THE TIME.
WHAT ELEMENTS ARE NOT PRACTICAL ?
THE ELEMENTS THAT ARE NOT PRACTICAL ARE HER DRUG ABUSEMENT WHICH STOP HER FROM SUPLLYING HER BODY WITH THE RIGHT FOODS BECAUSE SHE CAN NOT AFFORD TO PROVIDE FOR HERSELF.
WHAT IS THEIR SPIRITUALITY ?
SHE DOSENT HAVE ANY SPIRITUALITY AS SHE DOSENT SEE ANY POINT IN BELIVING.
CROWN
WHAT ARE THEIR DEFINING MEMORIES ?
HER DEFINING MEMORY IS BEFORE SHE MOVED TO HER NEW TOWN WHEN SHE LIVED WITH HER PARENTS, HER MUM SIMPLY GAVE HER A HUG.
HOW, IN A NUTSHELL DO THEY BEHAVE ?
MY PROTAGONIST IS A SHY, NO SELF-RESPECT PERSON WHO DOSENT CARE WHERE SHE'LL END UP TOMORROW AS LONG S SHE IS HIGH AND AWAY FROM EVERYONE.
FEET
WHAT DOES THIS PERSON LOOK LIKE ?
MY PROTAGONIST IS FEMALE, SHORT, PALE SKINED, ALWAYS COVERS HERSELF IN DARK CLOTHES HER HAIR IS PLACED IN FRONT COVERING MOST OF HER EYES.
WHERE DO THEY LIVE ?
SHE LIVES IN A MESSY HOUSE WHICH REFLECTS HER PERSONALITY
WHERE DID THEY GO TO SCHOOL ?
MY PROTAGONIST WENT TO A SMALL PRIMARY SCHOOL IN HER LOCAL TOWN, SHE ALSO MOVED TO A DIFFERENT TOWN WHERE SHE WENT TO A WELL KNOWN HIGH SCHOOL. HOWEVER SHE DROPPED OUT MID WAY DUE TO BULLYING.
DO THEY HAVE TATTOOS ? WHY ?
SHE HAS HALF A SLEEVE TATTOO ON HER RIGHT ARM MAINLY CONSISTING OF SKULLS, DRAGONS AND FIRE. THIS IS BECAUSE SHE FEELS IT REFLECTS HER LIFESTYLE BUT IN REALITY ITS WHAT SHE THINK SHE IS WHEN SHE IS HIGH.
WHO IS THEIR BEST FRIEND ?
SHE DOSENT HAVE A BEST FRIEMD BECAUSE SHE IS A VERY ANTISOCIAL PERSON
WHAT IS THEIR OCCUPATION ?
DRUG DEALER AT TIMES...
GROIN AND GUTS
WHAT DO THEY WANT ?
SHE WANTS OUT OF HER CURRENT LFESTYLE AFTER THE TRAUMATIC EVENT SHE WITNESSED
HOW DOES THEIR SEXUALITY MANIFEST ITSELF ?
EVEN THOUGH SHE IS VERY ANTISOCIAL HER SEXUALITY DOES INJECT HER MIND WITH FANTASIES ABOUT HAVING A BOYFIREND
WHAT DO THEY FEEL ABOUT THE CLASSIC "SINS" (GREED, LUST, ENVY ETC.)WHAT ABOUT THEM IS REALLY PUERILE ?
DUE TO MY PROTAGONIST BEING A DRUG DEALER AND ABUSER SHE FEELS HEVAILY ABOUT GREED AS SHE CANT GET ENOUGH. SHE DOSENT HAVE ANY BELIEFES AS SHE THINKS ITS A WAIST OF TIME. AND ALSO AT TIMES SHE CAN SEEM QUITE SELFISH BUT REALLY SHE CANT SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE.
HEART
WHAT DOES THIS PERSON NEED ?
MY PROTAGONIST NEEDS TO OPEN THEIR EYES AND ACCEPT THEIR RESPONIBILITY AS WELL AS GAIN A HUMAN CONECTION TO FULLY STEP OUT OF THEIR PREVIOUS LIFESTYLE.
WHAT WILL MAKE THEM A MORE FUNCTIONAL PERSON ?
QUITTING DRUGS AND SOCIALISING MORE WILL BREAK HER OUT OF HER SHELL
DO THEY NEED TO FIND SELF-CONFIDENCE ? HUMILITY ?
SHE DOES NEED TO FIND SELF-CONFIDENCE AND ALSO NOTICE THAT SHE IS IMPORTANT TO HER PARENTS AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS SHE HAS SHUT OUT.
DO THEY NEED TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILY ?
SHE DOSENT NEED TO PROVIDE FOR HER FAMILY DUE TO HER COMPLETE LACK OF COMMUNICATION WITH HER FAMILY, SHE FEELS THAT SHE IS UNIMPORTANT AND DOES NOT DESERVE TO LIVE WITH HER PARENTS AS SHE IS ASHAMED OF WHAT SHE IS(THINGS LIKE SHES A DRUG DEALER AND ABUSER SHE CANT TALK TO ANYONE AS NOBODY IS EVER GOOD ENOUGH TO TALK TO)
THROAT
HOW DOES THIS PERSON SOUND ?
QUIET, KEEP TO HERSELF, SHY
HOW DO THEY PROJECT THEMSELVES ?
DUE TO HER SHYNESS SHE DOSENT REALLY PROJECT HERSELF IN ANY WAY
HOW DO THEY TRY TO COME OFF TOOTHER PEOPLE ?
SHE TRIES TO COME OFF AS AN INTIMIDATING PERSON, SHE THINKS THAT EVERYBODY FEARS HER, THAT SHE KNOWS EVERYTHING.
HOW DO THEY ACTUALLY COME OFF TO OTHER PEOPLE ?
BUT HOW SHE REALLY COMES ACROSS IS AN ANTI-SOCIAL DRUGGIE
LEFT CHEEK
WHAT IS THEIR INTELLIGENCE ?
SHE ISNT THE BRIGHTEST DAISY IN THE FIELD DUE TO DROPPING OUT MID WAY THROUGH SCHOOL, HOWEVER SHE IS QUITE STREET SMART AS SHE KNOWS HOW CERTAIN PEOPLE WILL ACT FROM SELLING DRUGS ON THE STREET AND GENERALLY FLOATING AROUND.
HOW DOES THIS MAIFEST ITSELF ?
THIS MAY SHOW THROUGH HOW SHE SPEAKS ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS. FOR INSTANCE IF SHE IS CONVERSATING ABOUT SOMETHING ACADEMIC SHE WILL GIVE BRIEF ANSWERS.
HOW PRACTICAL ARE THEY ?
SHE IS QUITE PRACTICAL WITH DEALING WITH THINGS ON THE STREET
HOW DO THEY SOLVE PROBLEMS ?
USUALLY IF SHE HAS A PROBLEM SHE WILL FORGET ABOUT IT AND DEAL WITH IT IN SOME SORT OF ARGUMENT.
RIGHT CHEEK
WHAT IS THEIR CREATIVE/ARTISTIC CAPACITY ?
HER CAPACITY FOR CREATIVITY / ARTISTIC THINGS IS VERY LITTLE WHICH SHOWS THROUGH HER TATTOOS AS THEY ARE MOSTLY THINGS THAT LOOKED COOL AT THE TIME.
WHAT ELEMENTS ARE NOT PRACTICAL ?
THE ELEMENTS THAT ARE NOT PRACTICAL ARE HER DRUG ABUSEMENT WHICH STOP HER FROM SUPLLYING HER BODY WITH THE RIGHT FOODS BECAUSE SHE CAN NOT AFFORD TO PROVIDE FOR HERSELF.
WHAT IS THEIR SPIRITUALITY ?
SHE DOSENT HAVE ANY SPIRITUALITY AS SHE DOSENT SEE ANY POINT IN BELIVING.
CROWN
WHAT ARE THEIR DEFINING MEMORIES ?
HER DEFINING MEMORY IS BEFORE SHE MOVED TO HER NEW TOWN WHEN SHE LIVED WITH HER PARENTS, HER MUM SIMPLY GAVE HER A HUG.
HOW, IN A NUTSHELL DO THEY BEHAVE ?
MY PROTAGONIST IS A SHY, NO SELF-RESPECT PERSON WHO DOSENT CARE WHERE SHE'LL END UP TOMORROW AS LONG S SHE IS HIGH AND AWAY FROM EVERYONE.
Wednesday, 23 April 2014
Evaluation
The brief that we were assigned asked us to create a corporate promo video, in which we had to go out and find our own clients (that actually existed). the brief stated that we had to fully produce this video which meant we had to work through all production stages, pre-production : research into the company, sound planning and other necessary production planning like storyboards, script, location reports etc. production shooting the actual footage ready for the post-production stage in which we have to edit the video and do any important effects.
For this project we designed a brief for our client which they could tell us exactly what they want, the timescale that they want and any other specifics they want included. Our client was the manager of the Royal Hotel, the brief was quite tough due to the client being "laid back" and "easy going" about the brief as the client was quite indecisive about what she wanted which meant there really wasn't any negotiation process. our brief included a short schedule that mainly included the time and dates which we said we would have certain things completed by like the pre-production, shooting , and edited by. as a group we all stuck to the brief and completed the various details to the agreed times and dates. However we handed the video to our client late as i left the editing to late, although our client was fine with the lateness and satisfied with the video, we handed the video on a dvd as back-up and transferred the same video onto their pc via my usb.
I feel that the communication between my group and the client was good as we met in person once a week discussing any changes, new developments or issues, we did this mainly for quick response feedback so if they had any problems we could fix them and update them the following week. This worked well as we didn't really have any issues but our client preferred to hear any issues and discuss anything else they want in person.
In conclusion this was an interesting and insightful project as we experienced working with a real client and having to work to deadlines. This meant we had to have a good relationship and communication with our client which we did. Due to having a real client I felt this project more stressful compared to my own projects as we worked to an agreement through the brief, which meant if I wanted to change anything I would have to make sure the client was ok with it first.
For this project we designed a brief for our client which they could tell us exactly what they want, the timescale that they want and any other specifics they want included. Our client was the manager of the Royal Hotel, the brief was quite tough due to the client being "laid back" and "easy going" about the brief as the client was quite indecisive about what she wanted which meant there really wasn't any negotiation process. our brief included a short schedule that mainly included the time and dates which we said we would have certain things completed by like the pre-production, shooting , and edited by. as a group we all stuck to the brief and completed the various details to the agreed times and dates. However we handed the video to our client late as i left the editing to late, although our client was fine with the lateness and satisfied with the video, we handed the video on a dvd as back-up and transferred the same video onto their pc via my usb.
I feel that the communication between my group and the client was good as we met in person once a week discussing any changes, new developments or issues, we did this mainly for quick response feedback so if they had any problems we could fix them and update them the following week. This worked well as we didn't really have any issues but our client preferred to hear any issues and discuss anything else they want in person.
In conclusion this was an interesting and insightful project as we experienced working with a real client and having to work to deadlines. This meant we had to have a good relationship and communication with our client which we did. Due to having a real client I felt this project more stressful compared to my own projects as we worked to an agreement through the brief, which meant if I wanted to change anything I would have to make sure the client was ok with it first.
ideas for FMP (Final Major Project)
the first idea I thought of was in class. it would be a psychological thriller / drama. the plot is about four siblings who have killed their parents for their wealth, the siblings are very well off. the siblings are now in their late teens and are still living off of their parents when one day the parents tell the siblings that they will not be able to support them anymore, so the siblings are very distraught about this and plot a plan to kill their parents and take hold of their inheritance.
My second idea is a science fiction thriller, my main protagonist is stuck on a deserted planet for an unknown reason and must venture through a maze of petrified people that will not tell him anything due to the people in charge are monitoring him, after this a strange old woman whispers in his ear which reveals there is a bigger picture...
My third idea is a horror, a serial killer who we root for bites more than he can chew when his routine is messed up when a much bigger opponent is immune to the drug our serial killer uses on his victims to send them into a harmless sleep ready for the knife and table.
My fourth idea is another horror but with a sic-fi sub genre, your average nerdy teenager bullied at school, at the bottom of the popularity chain etc. is threatened by the bully that he will kill his parents whilst they sleep, so taking a chemical injection hoping that it is some sort of steroid to make him stronger the boys eyes turn to black and his entire body turns into a very pale colour almost white, his brain is erratically startled into a creature of the night and the boy hints down this bully who made the threat.
My final idea is a psychological drama, my protagonist Hannah (protagonist) is a lowlife drug abuser, scraping her rent. But on a cold winter day she is thrown into a life threatening ordeal after a body is tossed into a river. This is the idea I used due to the realism of it as it is alot more affordable and simpler for me to shoot as most shots do not require heavy visual effects
My second idea is a science fiction thriller, my main protagonist is stuck on a deserted planet for an unknown reason and must venture through a maze of petrified people that will not tell him anything due to the people in charge are monitoring him, after this a strange old woman whispers in his ear which reveals there is a bigger picture...
My third idea is a horror, a serial killer who we root for bites more than he can chew when his routine is messed up when a much bigger opponent is immune to the drug our serial killer uses on his victims to send them into a harmless sleep ready for the knife and table.
My fourth idea is another horror but with a sic-fi sub genre, your average nerdy teenager bullied at school, at the bottom of the popularity chain etc. is threatened by the bully that he will kill his parents whilst they sleep, so taking a chemical injection hoping that it is some sort of steroid to make him stronger the boys eyes turn to black and his entire body turns into a very pale colour almost white, his brain is erratically startled into a creature of the night and the boy hints down this bully who made the threat.
My final idea is a psychological drama, my protagonist Hannah (protagonist) is a lowlife drug abuser, scraping her rent. But on a cold winter day she is thrown into a life threatening ordeal after a body is tossed into a river. This is the idea I used due to the realism of it as it is alot more affordable and simpler for me to shoot as most shots do not require heavy visual effects
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