When we received our brief we were given an overall schedule for the day. This then meant we were able to create a call sheet. Here is a screen shot of the Call Sheet devised for our production.
During the shoot we stuck to our devised schedule as this meant we had completed the necessary shots to be able to portray out narrative so we then had extra time to gather more GVs and experiment with focus and depth of field.
Heres a scan of the Talent Release for out shot. As I was the only person featured in out film we only needed me to sign one saying that the footage of me can be used without me be able to argue about it.
Ed had the main idea and narrative for our film so I'm happy for him to take a more dominant role in the production as I have a better understanding in using Final Cut pro. The only prop we need for our shoot is the plastic bags. These would have to be plain white and then one canvas bag. Ed managed to find a takeaway and got hold of the bags before drew the faces on. Here is an example of one of the bags:
As Ed is away I have booked out and will collect our equipment prior to Thursday morning. We decided on using a Cannon XM2 as i have used one previously at college so was comfortable using this. Ed bringing along his 7DVL1 64 LED light to help us in dark areas such as scenes in the pub, he is also bringing his Cannon DSLR as a backup incase there is problems on shoot when filming in Edale.
Last week we got brief about our trip to Edale, in the Peak District. In pairs we have to create a 3 minute silent film that portrays a portrait of a place or person. My pair for this is Ed, to start of with we couldn't think up any initial ideas so investigates Edale as neither of us had been there. we had a quick look at Google Maps and saw that there is very few houses, 2 Pubs and one small local shop.
during our discussions we were trying to come up with something that would be interesting to watch and be portrayed to the audiences even without the use of sound. we somehow got onto the idea of a rubber duck as this was an usual object to come across in Edale. I then thought about what if we was to show a plastic bag that is floating around in the wind then can use that to move around and follow. We went away and decided that we had to develop this idea further.
I thought about this idea and thought up a few shot ideas and sketched them out.
For some inspiration i carried out some research by searching online and found a few videos of people filming a bag as it was floating around in the wind. Here is an example :
I really liked the concept of this but think that if we are to use a bag we are going to have to experiment with interesting shots and angles to create a more interesting film to watch. Ed had messaged me on Facebook with a good ideas about developing the idea so it not focused on just a plastic bag.
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
There not very clear because took them on my phone quickly but walk through here everyday and looks really pretty with the contrast between the grass areas and trees with the trams and building in background. Hoping when its all snowy will look even more amazing.
When I went to my mates house in Ireland over the summer there is some amazing locations in and around her village which would be such good locations for filming at. The beach is so quiet and would love to go back and film so footage.
I had to post this picture from Ireland because for some people, like me and my mates, it means so much but to others it means nothing. I love how certain things, like pictures and films, mean different things to different people.
The tempo of the music really emphasizes the speed in which he is moving in life.
Starts of with no music,
As the zoetrope starts and the images of the sonogram start to resembles a fetus, slow tempo music starts
As feuts develops into a baby tempo increase until baby is born.
Throughout the short film there is the constant beat
Once he is dying at the end the tempo slows and music stops.
This is a good way of engaging the audience with the speed of his life.
The use of a zoetrope to create the film symbolises the circle of life and repetitiveness that is experienced in life, for example when he was bornhe was at home and says ‘my mum shouting at my dad, my dad shouting at my mum” then when his wife was giving birth to their child they were also at home and say ‘I was shouting at her shouting at me.’
I really like this as a short film as how Mark Simon Hewis has used the zoetrope to show his life. When watching it you can not tell easily whether he has enhanced the images in post production or whether all those images were on the note pads that the people were holding. The style in which the images appeared helped with the whole feel to the film as they were not the sharpest of images, so worked well with being all jumpy as it flicked between note pads.
This shorts films theme is all about people and their desire to keep old belongings. In my opinion it shows almost a negative viewpoint on them as they are holding onto the past, not letting go as they have personal attachments to these old belongings. This all links into the main focus of this film which I think is to portray a small handful of the life’s and hidden stories behind some of the locked doors in the warehouse.
I think that Ava Weber was really successful in portraying these emotions but still keep distant and detached with the use of long shots around the corners and not showing close ups on the contributors faces. This is all a way of creating a cold feeling to the film reflecting on the warehouse settings.
Something that stood out in the film to me was the opening and closing of the shutters. This was shown towards the beginning and end of the film as if it was to show the opening and closing of the warehouse. This may imply that the film portrays a full day and the events that occur within the warehouse.
The sound throughout this film stood out as it was very minimalistic. At times there was only sounds of footsteps, locks and doors opening and closing. This was then enhanced at moments with the use of music and voiceovers. This minimalistic approach with the sound also adds to the empty and quiet corridors throughout the warehouse.
