•Distributor- Lionsgate
•Production Company- Blanc Productions
Group Roles
•Producer- Steph White
•Director-Cat Dixon
•Cinematographer- Megan Knowles
•Writer- Steph White
As the groups cinematographer I am basically incharge of the mise-en-scene that will be used throughout the movie. For example: Props, Costumes, Lighting and setting the mood.
I am happy I have been assigned this role, as I am a creative person and always think creativly and how shots and scenes would look, before thinking about technical elements. So luckily I can now have the opportunity to put this to practise for our movie.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
OUR THRILLER FILM - ACE
For our thriller film, I am in a group with Cat, Lauren and Steph. We all had the same idea on what movie concept we wanted to use for the movie. There was no particular idea that we wanted to produce - so instead we all pitched some ideas together to come up with a film concept that we would be happy to produce.
The main idea was based around gambling, men, drugs and alcohol. We wanted to do a title sequence aswell, because we didnt want to reveal a whole storyline.
For our inspiration we watched a few clips from film such as Casino Royale and Oceans Eleven. These films had some good ideas for opening sequences. I personally liked the opening sequence of Oceans Eleven, as you got a great feel of the gambling and masculine atmosphere.
Our main shots will consist of close ups of eyes and the playing cards. Then a few shots of the table to highlight the dark atmosphere. But we wanted to have a few shots of a 'man' walking somewhere, however his identity isnt revealed. So this still gives the viewer a sense of story without giving everything away.
This is what we have come up with so far... I will be adding more detail as the groups ideas progress :)
The main idea was based around gambling, men, drugs and alcohol. We wanted to do a title sequence aswell, because we didnt want to reveal a whole storyline.
For our inspiration we watched a few clips from film such as Casino Royale and Oceans Eleven. These films had some good ideas for opening sequences. I personally liked the opening sequence of Oceans Eleven, as you got a great feel of the gambling and masculine atmosphere.
Our main shots will consist of close ups of eyes and the playing cards. Then a few shots of the table to highlight the dark atmosphere. But we wanted to have a few shots of a 'man' walking somewhere, however his identity isnt revealed. So this still gives the viewer a sense of story without giving everything away.
This is what we have come up with so far... I will be adding more detail as the groups ideas progress :)
Thursday, November 12, 2009
MY THRILLER MOVIE CONCEPT
'You never know when it will all end...'
We were asked to pitch some basic ideas about a storyline that could be used as a starting point for our thriller/horror film. I dedided to create a thriller as I feel that I could use more elements of creativity - also I would say that I have watched more Thriller films, so therefore I am more experience in that genre area.
I wanted to create a film that would range over a wide target audience, meaning both teenagers and adults. I also wanted to play around with the steriotypes of society and challenge them at the same. So I came up with the traditional concept of a group of teenagers in detention...
Read on for more!!
...Basic Outline...
A group of teenagers are held in a school on a rainy/stormy night for detention. The teacher in charge Miss Hardy, leaves the room as she hears a scream outside. When the teenagers realize it is time to go they leave, but they cant get out as the door is locked. The lights flicker off and back on to reveal a group of men in white masks and black hoods are standing in the corner of the room. The lights then go to a black out, to the sound of heavy breathing.
...Basic Outline...
A group of teenagers are held in a school on a rainy/stormy night for detention. The teacher in charge Miss Hardy, leaves the room as she hears a scream outside. When the teenagers realize it is time to go they leave, but they cant get out as the door is locked. The lights flicker off and back on to reveal a group of men in white masks and black hoods are standing in the corner of the room. The lights then go to a black out, to the sound of heavy breathing.
•Chuck wakes up in a darkened, cold room. Overhead light swinging and squeaking. Chuck is tied up on a chair with rope and tape over his mouth. He has no shirt on, but instead has a some red scratches/marks over his chest.
•On a desk, a countdown timer can be seen counting down from 60 minutes. Attached to it is a TV screen – however Chuck doesnt know what is on the TV. All that can be seen is a grey fuzzy screen.
•Suddenly a shot of Ava (Main Girl) can be seen, as if it was being filmed off a CCTV camera. Chuck begins to witness the masked men coming into the room with Ava.
•Chuck manages to find a book named ‘Anon Rules’… whilst reading he notices some significance between the people described in the book, and the masked men. There is a lot of details related to fire, and how deadly it is.
RESOLUTION
•After witnessing Ava is a distressed state, the masked men disappear from the room where Ava has been held hostage. A few minutes later, after panicking, they enter the room where Chuck is.
•The countdown timer is now on 10minutes left… 9.59 etc…
• After remembering about ‘fire’ from the book. Chuck gets his matches used for his smoking to set alight to the Anon Book. The masked men, slowly disintegrate.
•Chuck runs to find Ava in the room. When she is found, Chuck notices wires around and attached to her body. He disconnects them to release her.
•When this happens a shot of the countdown timer – now at 1.46 begins to slow down, and gradually comes down to a halt.
•A few days later at school. Chuck and Ava meet outside at school – they have the classic awkward moment. And where as before this insident they werent friends due to their complete opposite social circles - they now are :)
•After witnessing Ava is a distressed state, the masked men disappear from the room where Ava has been held hostage. A few minutes later, after panicking, they enter the room where Chuck is.
•The countdown timer is now on 10minutes left… 9.59 etc…
• After remembering about ‘fire’ from the book. Chuck gets his matches used for his smoking to set alight to the Anon Book. The masked men, slowly disintegrate.
•Chuck runs to find Ava in the room. When she is found, Chuck notices wires around and attached to her body. He disconnects them to release her.
•When this happens a shot of the countdown timer – now at 1.46 begins to slow down, and gradually comes down to a halt.
•A few days later at school. Chuck and Ava meet outside at school – they have the classic awkward moment. And where as before this insident they werent friends due to their complete opposite social circles - they now are :)
DUN DUN DUNN......
...Ideas...
•Use of a night-vision camera….
•Flickering light with buzzing sounds
•Key object = countdown timer from 60mins.
Monday, November 9, 2009
CAMERA OPERATION
APERTURE :- Controls aperture width with smaller f-stop values representing a wider aperture
SHUTTER SPEED :- Manually controls the shutter speed
EXPOSURE COMPENSTATION :- Alters the exposure setting set by the camera. The exposure can be increased for a lighter image or decreased for a darker image.
AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE BRACKETING :- When this is turned on, the camera captures three images when you take a shot: One with the default exposure automatically determined by the camera, one with increased exposure, and one with decreased exposure, so that you can select the one that looks the best.
IMAGE QUALITY:- The camera has three image quality choices: 8.2 mp (megapixel), 4.3 mp, and 2.0 mp. For the best image, shoot with the highest image quality. The size of the image can be reuced later with image editing software.
ISO SPEED :- This setting increases or decreases the sensitivity of the image sensor. If you are shooting in dim light, you may want to adjust this control to a higher ISO setting for greater sensor sensitivity to light. In bright light, you may adjust it to a lower value to prevent noise.
COLOUR TEMPERATURE :- This setting gives you even greater control over the white balance. You can choose from range of overall colour temperature settings
AUTOFOCUS POINT SELECTION:- SLR cameras commonly have seven or more autofocus points that you can choose from if you wish the focus point to be different from the one chosen by automatic autofocus.
SHUTTER SPEED :- Manually controls the shutter speed
EXPOSURE COMPENSTATION :- Alters the exposure setting set by the camera. The exposure can be increased for a lighter image or decreased for a darker image.
AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE BRACKETING :- When this is turned on, the camera captures three images when you take a shot: One with the default exposure automatically determined by the camera, one with increased exposure, and one with decreased exposure, so that you can select the one that looks the best.
IMAGE QUALITY:- The camera has three image quality choices: 8.2 mp (megapixel), 4.3 mp, and 2.0 mp. For the best image, shoot with the highest image quality. The size of the image can be reuced later with image editing software.
ISO SPEED :- This setting increases or decreases the sensitivity of the image sensor. If you are shooting in dim light, you may want to adjust this control to a higher ISO setting for greater sensor sensitivity to light. In bright light, you may adjust it to a lower value to prevent noise.
COLOUR TEMPERATURE :- This setting gives you even greater control over the white balance. You can choose from range of overall colour temperature settings
AUTOFOCUS POINT SELECTION:- SLR cameras commonly have seven or more autofocus points that you can choose from if you wish the focus point to be different from the one chosen by automatic autofocus.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
MOVIE POSTERS
<--- This poster from the film 'The Omen' portrays a dark and mysterious vibe, due to its dark trees and shadows of the young boy. However this is contrasted to the white light shining through, almost giving the feeling of an innocence. The 'O' has been attached to a shadow of a cross, and this gives an indication to what the films theme could be - religion. 
<-- Prom Night's movie poster I feel is one of the best as it doesn't have lots of different pictures, but instead it has one, solid image. The fact that we cant see the girls eyes gives a scary feel and an intrigue to what is happening. The use of the diamond accessories is very effective in my view as it gives a lighter touch to the horrifying picture. 
Friday, November 6, 2009
STORYBORDING YOUR MOVIE
...Storyboarding is the process of producing sketches of the shots of your script and ideas...
WHY DO IT??
It helps you see what your film is going to look like. It will help you to work faster whilst filming as you know exactly how you want a shot to look like and what camera angles to use.
The good thing is that you dont need to be an artist to create a clear storyboard. Stick-men etc are fine, as long as you can see the basics such as camera angles, how the scene is 'generally' going to look and where the actors will be standing.
CREATING A STORYBOARD
WHY DO IT??
It helps you see what your film is going to look like. It will help you to work faster whilst filming as you know exactly how you want a shot to look like and what camera angles to use.
The good thing is that you dont need to be an artist to create a clear storyboard. Stick-men etc are fine, as long as you can see the basics such as camera angles, how the scene is 'generally' going to look and where the actors will be standing.
CREATING A STORYBOARD
- Keep the area you have to draw small.
- Copy a basic storyboard layout sheet
- Sketch it in pencil so its easy to make adjustments
- Write any extra notes to attch to the scene - sound and lighting ideas
- An overhead plan view
- Number and sequence yours shots so its easy to follow.
<-- A basic storybord image. How it should look, and what details should be involved.
VIDEO CAMERA INTRODUCTION
The video camera is the most important piece of equipment that we are going to be using. Therefore we needed to know how to do pre-recording checks, set it up correctly, and general use of the camera - we were taught this by Matt. We used Sony camera's and they are perfect for and introduction to camera's and filming.
The most important checks that need to be done are :
PRE RECORDING CHECKS
- Camera attached to the tri-pod correctly
- 'Bubbled' the camera - levels.
- Enough battery for the amount of filming that is neccesary
- Checking the lighting - light gain (DB)
GENERAL USE
- Colour bar at the beginning
- Recording directions - 'Standby'-'Roll Camera'-'ACTION!'
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