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The opening begins with a clip of city, fading to company logo 'Miramax'. Then fades through onto several companies, relating to the film, and sponsors.
Knife sharpening, then cuts to black screen, cuts back to knife, this is repeated several times, creating enigma and a sense of mystery. Cuts are used most of the time through this clip, to show the different characters, and events going on. Keeps cutting back to the sharpening of the knife, showing it has a significance to the clip, as it later shows the chickens, linking to their food, and them being killed with the knife.
Cuts between the knife and the chicken, to slowly show its sign of panic as it begins to become uncomfortable and attempt to escape from captivity. A contrast is used here, as the chicken is panicking, yet the people around it are cheerful, dancing to the music and playing with the instruments.
A close up of a man shows his importance, not for what reason, but shows he is an important figure within the film, a sense of enigma being created. He has a sense of order, as he lifts his arm out and points towards the chicken, the people then follow where he pointed to chase the chicken. When he then pulls out a gun, we begin to realise that he will be a bad guy.
Two characters are introduced as they stroll down some stairs, the camera pans across as they walk down, this also creates a sense of enigma as we don't yet know what importance they have.
Wednesday, 17 December 2008
Friday, 28 November 2008
Preliminary Task Video
This is the video of the Preliminary task. I decided to upload it onto youtube, so that it can be viewed easier, and maybe receive some comments, as i wanted to see how well it worked out.
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
Preliminary Task Evaluation
Preliminary task
The preliminary task involved planning out a storyboard and a script, in which would then be recorded with a video camera. This would have to include the three rules of continuity, which include;
- Match on action
- Shot reverse shot
- 180 degree rule
To first decide on what the clip would involve, I had to think about what the theme would be. I decided to base it on the theme of horror, as it is simple and easy to use. By doing this, I then had something to base it all on, so it was a lot easier. From basing it onto horror, the lighting can then be darker, and then things such as sounds and special effects can be added to help build the effect of drama/horror.
After a conversation with the other person I am working with for this task, and we had agreed on what we would do, it was then simple to create the storyboard. It consisted of several pictures to represent each shot, which will be taken. The shots involve;
- Medium shot behind the character, tracking him
- Reverse medium shot in front of the character, showing match on action to be used
- Pan from the shot to then show him walking over to the desk and sitting down
- 180 degree rule to be used so that it can show the conversation between the two characters
- Close up of the mysterious man, to show his importance, and then his reaction to what has been given to him
- Point of view shot to then be used as a shot reverse shot, and to then show how he is watching the other person walk out of the room and close the door.
Before we even begun to film, we decided to make several storyboards to be able to plan out how we would film, and what processes we would have to go through to do it. After about three different storyboards, it was then decided how we would go about filming it, and the process we would take to get it done strategically. Our mistakes included some filming errors, and some out-takes as the actors couldn’t help but laugh, the common actor humour when they just felt they needed to let it out. The mistakes we had made, and the timing we did, all mistakes were then amended and the timing was nearly perfect, with the additional sounds and effects, which were then included after the filming.
The filming process was slow. Reason for this was that we had to make sure certain camera type shots were taken, so each shot was precise to the specification. Some shots were needed to be taken more than once, and the shots were needed to be carefully taken, as they had to meet the requirements of the preliminary task, and I wanted it to all fit in together so that it looked good. Several shots were taken where they began to laugh at the last minute of the footage, but it was easily amended, with another few takes of the shot.
The editing process was what probably took the longest, as the timing had to be near perfect, and the techniques had to be clearly shown, and the actual video had to be effective. Certain transitions/effects, and audio sounds were included, which had to be timed right so that they were worth the time doing. All in all, the final result, to me looks well worth the time, as the timing is right, the editing has worked perfectly, and the actual video looks good and has worked effectively. I decided to add the additional audio sounds, in order for it to sound better, as some effects which would improve the footage were not included.
To conclude, the final product is somewhat well produced. The reason for this is that the timing of the sounds is really good, the footage is continuous nearly the whole way through, and the shots required have clearly been included. The only weaknesses were possibly the voices of the actors, as they were hard to hear, and one of the clips did not link with the previous. The ways which this could have been fixed, could have been to re-film that one clip, and to include a possible voice-over. All in all though, the final product is effective and worth the time planning, filming and editing.
The preliminary task involved planning out a storyboard and a script, in which would then be recorded with a video camera. This would have to include the three rules of continuity, which include;
- Match on action
- Shot reverse shot
- 180 degree rule
To first decide on what the clip would involve, I had to think about what the theme would be. I decided to base it on the theme of horror, as it is simple and easy to use. By doing this, I then had something to base it all on, so it was a lot easier. From basing it onto horror, the lighting can then be darker, and then things such as sounds and special effects can be added to help build the effect of drama/horror.
After a conversation with the other person I am working with for this task, and we had agreed on what we would do, it was then simple to create the storyboard. It consisted of several pictures to represent each shot, which will be taken. The shots involve;
- Medium shot behind the character, tracking him
- Reverse medium shot in front of the character, showing match on action to be used
- Pan from the shot to then show him walking over to the desk and sitting down
- 180 degree rule to be used so that it can show the conversation between the two characters
- Close up of the mysterious man, to show his importance, and then his reaction to what has been given to him
- Point of view shot to then be used as a shot reverse shot, and to then show how he is watching the other person walk out of the room and close the door.
Before we even begun to film, we decided to make several storyboards to be able to plan out how we would film, and what processes we would have to go through to do it. After about three different storyboards, it was then decided how we would go about filming it, and the process we would take to get it done strategically. Our mistakes included some filming errors, and some out-takes as the actors couldn’t help but laugh, the common actor humour when they just felt they needed to let it out. The mistakes we had made, and the timing we did, all mistakes were then amended and the timing was nearly perfect, with the additional sounds and effects, which were then included after the filming.
The filming process was slow. Reason for this was that we had to make sure certain camera type shots were taken, so each shot was precise to the specification. Some shots were needed to be taken more than once, and the shots were needed to be carefully taken, as they had to meet the requirements of the preliminary task, and I wanted it to all fit in together so that it looked good. Several shots were taken where they began to laugh at the last minute of the footage, but it was easily amended, with another few takes of the shot.
The editing process was what probably took the longest, as the timing had to be near perfect, and the techniques had to be clearly shown, and the actual video had to be effective. Certain transitions/effects, and audio sounds were included, which had to be timed right so that they were worth the time doing. All in all, the final result, to me looks well worth the time, as the timing is right, the editing has worked perfectly, and the actual video looks good and has worked effectively. I decided to add the additional audio sounds, in order for it to sound better, as some effects which would improve the footage were not included.
To conclude, the final product is somewhat well produced. The reason for this is that the timing of the sounds is really good, the footage is continuous nearly the whole way through, and the shots required have clearly been included. The only weaknesses were possibly the voices of the actors, as they were hard to hear, and one of the clips did not link with the previous. The ways which this could have been fixed, could have been to re-film that one clip, and to include a possible voice-over. All in all though, the final product is effective and worth the time planning, filming and editing.
Friday, 10 October 2008
Rules of continuity
There are three rules of continuity when looking at drama. These are:
180 degree rule : involves 2-3 cameras, which are based along a 180 degree line. Two will be based opposite eachother on the line, and there may be one in the middle. It is commonly used to show conversation, and represent two different kinds of people, i.e good and evil.
Shot reverse shot: involves one shot of something, then a shot of the exact opposite place. For instance, it could be a shot of someone's face, then switches to a shot from their point of view, looking forwars at something, this would be a shot reverse shot. It could also be used to take a shot behind someone's shoulder, then go to the opposite to show the front of them.
Match on action: Involves more than one shot to be taken, in which they will need to look like they all go along the same path, and action taking place, cutting from one to the other, and it being hard to notice but giving a really effective shot. This could involve someone walking up to a door, then they open the door, the camera would then switch to the other side of the door, and they would be walking through into the room, but the person would be wearing the same clothes and it would look like it is happening at the same time, rather than the person wearing different clothes to the first shot, and it being completely different.
To show an example of this, i looked at an episode of The Bill, (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=C9xgl81n_a0)
This includes all 3 of the rules of continuity i think.
At time 1.08 - 1.12 a Shot reverse shot is used. This is to show how the detective is looking at something, then showing what he is looking at, this is also a point of view shot, but it is effective as it makes you feel you are looking from him.
At time 1.38 - 1.51 the 180 degree rule is used. This is to represent a conversation between the two characters. It is also used at 1.55 - 2.16, it is a very common shot used, which is very effective as there are alot of conversations happening in dramas, and with a shot like this, it helps to create the impact.
Match on action is also used in this episode. I know this as i realised that this character had worn the same clothes throughout the time on the clip. At 1.13 you see the man in casual clothes, wearing some shirt, and a jacket. Then at 6.27 you see him wearing the same clothes. This is effective as you can see it being more realistic, as it is only one episode, so having many changes of attire would ruin the clip, and it would not be so effective in drama.
180 degree rule : involves 2-3 cameras, which are based along a 180 degree line. Two will be based opposite eachother on the line, and there may be one in the middle. It is commonly used to show conversation, and represent two different kinds of people, i.e good and evil.
Shot reverse shot: involves one shot of something, then a shot of the exact opposite place. For instance, it could be a shot of someone's face, then switches to a shot from their point of view, looking forwars at something, this would be a shot reverse shot. It could also be used to take a shot behind someone's shoulder, then go to the opposite to show the front of them.
Match on action: Involves more than one shot to be taken, in which they will need to look like they all go along the same path, and action taking place, cutting from one to the other, and it being hard to notice but giving a really effective shot. This could involve someone walking up to a door, then they open the door, the camera would then switch to the other side of the door, and they would be walking through into the room, but the person would be wearing the same clothes and it would look like it is happening at the same time, rather than the person wearing different clothes to the first shot, and it being completely different.
To show an example of this, i looked at an episode of The Bill, (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=C9xgl81n_a0)
This includes all 3 of the rules of continuity i think.
At time 1.08 - 1.12 a Shot reverse shot is used. This is to show how the detective is looking at something, then showing what he is looking at, this is also a point of view shot, but it is effective as it makes you feel you are looking from him.
At time 1.38 - 1.51 the 180 degree rule is used. This is to represent a conversation between the two characters. It is also used at 1.55 - 2.16, it is a very common shot used, which is very effective as there are alot of conversations happening in dramas, and with a shot like this, it helps to create the impact.
Match on action is also used in this episode. I know this as i realised that this character had worn the same clothes throughout the time on the clip. At 1.13 you see the man in casual clothes, wearing some shirt, and a jacket. Then at 6.27 you see him wearing the same clothes. This is effective as you can see it being more realistic, as it is only one episode, so having many changes of attire would ruin the clip, and it would not be so effective in drama.
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