Tuesday 29 September 2015
Audacity - Creating a Hammer Hit
To create the most realistic hammer hit I could I took two royalty sound bites (downloaded from www.freesound.org), a hammer hit, a bat hit and a meat hit. Then, I used a sound bite I recorded on set of my actor yelping. Finally, I adjusted the pitch and tempo of all three sound bites, added some bass and other effects then exported the finalised hammer hit.
GoPro Studio
College lent me a GoPro Hero 4 on my film shoot. However, the GoPro shots didn't merge seamlessly with my other footage, creating a jarring difference in quality and colours. However, to reduce this problem I have used GoPro's own video editing suite to colour grade the footage and make it appear more professional.
Audacity
I used Audacity to change the opening dialogue to make it appear more fluent and natural. The part highlighted is the part I removed and it has made all the difference to the flow of the dialogue.
Sony Vegas 13
I have been editing Preparations using Sony Vegas 13. One of the reasons why I use Vegas is because of the simplicity and ease of access that the program allows you to have. Although, I have encountered some problems, one of which is that I cannot colour grade effectively within Vegas. Therefore, I will most likely have to complete the editing and sound stage and colour grade last, in a different program.
Saturday 26 September 2015
Friday 18 September 2015
Task P - Drafts with Feedback
Feedback of DRAFT poster and magazine review
POSTER DRAFT - Made using Adobe Photoshop
Feedback:
1.) Preparations title too small
2.) Perhaps switch actors names around
3.) Credit block has invisible line blocking the top of the text
4.) No colour correction of image
1.) Preparations title too small
2.) Perhaps switch actors names around
3.) Credit block has invisible line blocking the top of the text
4.) No colour correction of image
Task F Part 2 of 2 - Poster
Task F Part 1 - Draft of Magazine Review
Original:
My draft:
I wanted to draw inspiration without seeming like I simply copied Empires style. I believe I have altered enough details to be an homage yet can stand on its own. Having this draft allows me to completely understand the desired layout of my magazine review once I get onto Photoshop.
I believe a simplisitic design and a light-hearted tone allows for complete enjoyment of a review.
Task B - Planning of Music
Task B – Planning of Music
I will strive to create all the music which I possibly can. However, there will be moments where I'll have to incorporate some royalty free music.
Soundtrack:
Introduction music: dark, ominous piano melody with subtle
drum beats underneath the piano track.
Beginning to middle: I want the music to slow down in the dialogue
heavy sections, eventually becoming silent.
Middle to end: Music begins to quicken up until the finale
when the music climaxes off.
Sound will be layered appropriately to create a multi-layered
soundtrack with depth.
Diegetic
Sounds:
Sound effects I will need:
1 1.) Gun cocking
– I will source this sound effect from either the prop gun or the internet.
2 2.) Gun click –
I will source this sound effect from either the prop gun or the internet.
3 3.) Light
switch on/off – I will film this sound effect myself.
Non-Diegetic
Sounds:
1 4.) Suspenseful
sound will be added beneath the soundtrack to create an atmosphere fitting to
the plot.
NOTE: ALL SOUNDS ARE ROYALTY FREE
Thursday 17 September 2015
Task K - Schedule
Filming Schedule
Actors are scheduled to appear at the designated filming
location on 26/09/2015 at approx. 1:30am.
Filming will commence on Saturday the 26th of
September at approx. 2:00am.
A break has been scheduled for 4:00am, at which point we
should have filmed the necessary shots for at least half of the whole short.
Filming will commence again at roughly 4:30am and will
continue until 6:00am, and if at that point we haven’t wrapped up filming we
will have another short break.
6:00am break will last approx. 15 minutes.
Filming will continue at 6:15 and last until all shots have
been filmed.
Editing Schedule
Editing will begin on the day after the shoot.
I am aiming to have a significant portion of the short
completed within the first day of editing.
After the first day I will have roughly a week to turn all
the raw footage into the completed short.
Wednesday 16 September 2015
Task L - Risk Assessment
A2 Media - Short Film Risk Assessment from RebuiltBurrito
My risk assessment has allowed me to think and understand how and when certain accidents could happen, and how to prevent them. This will minimise the risk of injury whilst filming.
My risk assessment has allowed me to think and understand how and when certain accidents could happen, and how to prevent them. This will minimise the risk of injury whilst filming.
Task N - Prop List
Task N Prop List - Made using Song Vegas 13
*Typo within video, 'little props' should be 'few props'. Unfourtanley, I have lost the project file for the video so I am unable to correct this error.
Task 12 - Target Audience Research - Secondary
Target Audience Research
Generally,
people who choice to watch a short film over a feature length film have a
particular love for the industry. Many shorts today are made to such a high
standard that they can be just as engrossing and immense as a feature, someone
with a passion for film would understand this. Therefore, my target audience
are people who can appreciate a short for what it is, without scrutinising over
things such as budget because a short shouldn’t have a massive budget. The
style comes from the directors limitations.
However, to
be more specific, I am aiming my short to target male and females between the
ages of 17 and 40, who appreciate the film industry and what impact shorts have
upon the industry.
Therefore,
if my intended audience do watch my short, I hope they can enjoy the dialogue,
tone and pace.
Thrillers can also be hybrids of other genres, such as:
Action/Adventure
Sci-Fi Thrillers
Crime Thrillers
Western Thrillers
Film Noir Thrillers
This allows filmmakers to implement different elemenets from their favourite genres and create something new and interesting.
Thrillers can also be hybrids of other genres, such as:
Action/Adventure
Sci-Fi Thrillers
Crime Thrillers
Western Thrillers
Film Noir Thrillers
This allows filmmakers to implement different elemenets from their favourite genres and create something new and interesting.
There are also many codes and conventions of a thriller that should be considered:
Quick cuts
Camera angle changes
Tense music
Mise-en-scene; costumes, props and settings, lighting etc.
Mirrors
Ambient music
Non-diegetic
Voice-over/narration
Techninal Elements include things such as:
Camera work; canted angle, close up, two shot, mid shot, wide angle shot
Editing; thrillers use editing techniques to increase elements of suspense and tension.
Sound; ambient sound to create tension and panic, asynchronous background music to identify genre.
I can use this information to form a film which falls directly within the genre of thriller.
Tuesday 15 September 2015
Friday 11 September 2015
Task J - Location Shots
The garage seen in these photos is my own. I believe this is a perfect place to film Preparations as there is a single strip light on the ceiling which would give adequate lighting during the shoot. Also, all the junk that is lying around on the floor will be moved to give more of an ominous look. The bare brick walls look perfect and portray the tone I am aiming for perfectly. The garage, however, is quite small but I believe with enough planning I can use all the space available and it shouldn't be a problem.
Final Draft 9
Using Final Draft 9 has been extremely fun and a completely new experience for me. I heard about Final Draft from my brother who uses it for writing the screenplays for his movies. The formatting of the script and the helpful shortcuts the program allows you to access makes it extremely quick and efficient write a screenplay, its astounding. Worth buying for any budding screenplay writers (I borrowed my brothers license.)
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