Saturday 30 January 2016
Friday 29 January 2016
Features Of A Thriller (Zak Green)
FEATURES OF A THRILLER MOVIE
Thriller Film is a genre that revolves around anticipation and suspense!
The aim for thrillers is to keep the audience alert and on the edge of their seats.
There are two types of characters in Thriller movies, there are protagonists (the main characters in a text – often known as the good guy) and the antagonists ( a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another opponent.
Example of a protagonist: Daniel Radcliffe (Woman In Black)
Example of an antagonist: Woman In Black.
In a thriller the threat of death or capture is ever – present, and clever plot twists usually complicate the matter. Thrillers appear in virtually every form of narrative and sometimes include elements of science fiction, mystery, or horror.
The aim of the thriller is to create suspense and excitement for the audience. For example in the Woman In Black suspense and excitement is built up when Daniel Radcliffe walks up the stairs in the dark and looks for the Woman In Black.
Thursday 28 January 2016
Evaluation Of Preliminary Task (Zak Green)
Looking back at the preliminary task that our group produced i feel that we have improved our knowledge and understanding of using the camera to film and editing in general. Doing this task gave us the chance to learn more try different things whilst editing in order to find out what would suit our video the best, and i feel that we have done that well. After this task i think that i have learnt more about camera angles as well as technique.
In order to complete our preliminary task successfully we needed to follow the rules on a sheet which told us what camera angles/shots to include in our video. We needed to include a range of camera shots such as match on action shot, shot reverse shot, close up shot etc. We also had to include continuity editing which is a type of editing where cutting is used to maintain a continuous and clear narrative.
Firstly, for pre production we didnt have too much time for planning and research which meant we had to make to think of what our video should be about very quickly. Before we started filming we had to decide who was going to be the cast in our group ( Janith and Gavin) and we had to decide who is going to be camera man (Me). We then decided on what genre our video was going to be and we eventually decided for it to be a Kidnapping Scenario which i felt worked really well. Next we had to decide where we were going to locate our film and we eventually decided for it to be held in a small room in the main hall which added to the dramatic effect to our video. Due to the fact that we had limited time to produce our video we didnt have time to create a story board which i felt would've been useful.
Example of a story board.
Next for the production stage we were given around 45 minutes to film our video which was more than enough to produce it. For the production stage we decided to go to the chapel to film our video to only find out after that the story of our video wasn't suitable to be located in the chapel so we had to record it in a different location and to be completely honest i think that the video in the chapel was slightly better as the lighting we much brighter making it easier to see the action. I think that if we had more time in the pre-production stage then we would've been able to discuss in detail where we were going to locate our video and i think that the location where it was filmed could've been better.
Camera Angles Involved In Our Video:
Shot reverse shot: This is where one character is filmed looking at another character and the other character is shown looking back at the camera. Usually the person closer to the camera has there back faced towards the camera and is usually blurred out so that the audience can focus on the person they are looking at.
Shot reverse shot: This is where one character is filmed looking at another character and the other character is shown looking back at the camera. Usually the person closer to the camera has there back faced towards the camera and is usually blurred out so that the audience can focus on the person they are looking at.
Example
Our Example
Our Example
Match
On Action: Here we have got a close up shot of Janith opening the door
from one side and then we have got another close up shot of when Janith
has entered the door from the other side. This is called match on action
because two different shots relate to eachother.
Example
Our Example
180
degree rule: This is a rule that means that a camera should be placed
somewhere inside the 180 degrees on a particular side of the people
involved in the scene. If the camera moves to the other 180 degree side
then it will make that scene feel different as the people will be on the
opposite side.
Example
Our Example
After the production stage the last thing we did was edit the video that we recorded. We did this on a program called Final Cut Pro X which was a very good program as it allowed us to include a number of sound effects (Footsteps when Janith is walking at the start and the slap sound when Janith Slaps Gavin) we also included the black and white effect which made the video more dramatic than it was when it was in colour.
Evaluation Of Preliminary (Janith Perera)
Evaluation of Preliminary task
Janith Perera
The purpose of continuity editing is to smooth over the inherent
discontinuity of the editing process and to establish a logical coherence between
shots. Within our short film we had to include a conversation to be contained
in two or more lines, a character passing through a door and a character
walking.
3 Key aspects that had to be included in Production:
Match on Action-
An editing technique for continuity editing in which one shot cuts to
another shot portraying the action of the subject in the first shot. This
creates the impression of a sense of continuity which intelligently draws the
viewer's attention away from slight cutting or continuity issues. Match on
action portrays a continuous sense of the same action rather than matching two
separate things. This was displayed in our short film as
Shot-reverse-shot-
A continuity editing technique used in conversations or simply
characters looking at each other or objects. It is a shot showing what the
character is supposedly looking at (either a point of view or over the
shoulder) is followed by a reverse angle shot of the character themselves
looking at it, or of the other character looking back at them. Furthermore this
was displayed in out short film as
180 degree rule-
A filming guideline that participants in a scene should have the same
left-right relationship to each other, with filming only taking place within
the 180 degree angle in which is maintained in a conversation. Finally this was
also displayed in our short film as. This allows the audience to have a greater
sense of location in the scene in terms of what may be off-screen in some
shots, for example in the shot reverse shots.
Pre-Production
As a group, the time was very limited as we had to begin immediately
after being told by our teacher of what the preliminary task consisted of. We
only had approximately 10 minutes to plan our preliminary task and in that
small space of time we debated on the narrative and the genre we were going to
produce leading to a thriller/suspense short film which entitled of a
kidnapping. Firstly before filming we had to complete a number of
objectives:
. Who would be acting/filming?
. Where our location/setting would be most appropriate to our kidnapping
story line?
We decided upon this idea as a group and we also had to collectively
arrange a location in that we initially decided upon the chapel however then
changing our location to a small room in a main hall to add suspense and
dramatic effects. Additionally we had to establish cast and crew. As a group we
decided Zak would be positioned in the cameraman shoes as the camera man and Gavin
and I would be the main actors. We decided we wanted to have a serious scenario
in which all the shots necessary would definitely be included. Zak is
experienced in using cameras and this was extremely valuable for the team as
when filming we could begin immediately. I also learnt a lot when not acting
with the camera and the skills used from Gavin and Zak who are very experienced
in using camerawork. As a result of our limited time during the preliminary
task we didn't have time to create a storyboard but here is an example.
Evaluation Of Preliminary Task (Gavin Fernandes)
Evluation of Preliminary task (Gavin Fernandes)
Pre Production
As a group, the time was very limited as we had to begin immediately after being told by our teacher of what the preliminary task consisted of. We only had approximately 10 minutes to plan our preliminary task and in that small space of time we debated on the narrative and the genre we were going to produce leading to a thriller/suspense short film which entitled of a kidnapping. Firstly before filming we had to complete a number of objectives:
. Who would be acting/filming?
. Where our location/setting would be most appropriate to our kidnapping story line?
We decided upon this idea as a group and we also had to collectively arrange a location in that we initially decided upon the chapel however then changing our location to a small room in a main hall to add suspense and dramatic effects. Additionally we had to establish cast and crew. As a group we decided Zak would be positioned in the cameraman shoes as the camera man and Janith and I would be the main actors. We decided we wanted to have a serious scenario in which all the shots necessary would definitely be included. Zak is experienced in using cameras and this was extremely valuable for the team as when filming we could begin immediately. I also learnt a lot when not acting with the camera and the skills used from Zak and Janith who are very experienced in using camerawork. As a result of our limited time during the preliminary task we didn't have time to create a storyboard but here is an example.
3 Key aspects that had to be included in Production (Filming)
Match on Action-
An editing technique for continuity editing in which one shot cuts to another shot portraying the action of the subject in the first shot. This creates the impression of a sense of continuity which intelligently draws the viewer's attention away from slight cutting or continuity issues. Match on action portrays a continuous sense of the same action rather than matching two separate things. This was displayed in our short film as when Janith lays his hands on the door handle and opens the door there is a close up on him on one side and then another close up on him on the other side as shown below. This is called match on action because two different shots relate to each other.
Shot-reverse-shot-
A continuity editing technique used in conversations or simply characters looking at each other or objects. It is a shot showing what the character is supposedly looking at (either a point of view or over the shoulder) is followed by a reverse angle shot of the character themselves looking at it, or of the other character looking back at them. Furthermore this was displayed in out short film as when the camera was behind me (over shoulder shot) and facing Janith.
180 degree rule-
A filming guideline that participants in a scene should have the same left-right relationship to each other, with filming only taking place within the 180 degree angle in which is maintained in conversation. Finally this was also displayed in our short film. This allows the audience to have a greater sense of location in the scene in terms of what may be off-screen in some shots, for example in the shot reverse shots.
Post Production
I was particularly interested in the post production stage as we were introduced to 'Final Cut Pro X' and i found this extremely fascinating as it was the first time I have used this editing software. Janith knew a lot about this software and I learnt a lot through his editing skills. Zak Janith & I firstly retrieved all the necessary camera shots, angles and footage that included everything that was necessary and viewed in detail that we hadn't missed anything to make sure we had everything to gain the best marks. Secondly, we then used all the necessary videos we had produced to put into our film and to make it continuous. We then added sound effects to make our film more effective and added credits to our small film to make it look more realistic. We finally changed the effect to black and white to have an enhanced effect. Overall I found editing very enjoyable and I learnt a lot from Janith's and Zak's editing skills.
Wednesday 27 January 2016
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