Wednesday, 4 March 2015

Planning Part 4 (Music and Sound Effects)

Theses are links to non-copyrighted sounds we plan on using in our production


The prop gun we used was a 1.1 scale replica to the gun it was modelled from. We where unable to find the name of the prop gun we used but we able to find some similar guns with a similar shape.

  

We then found links to the sounds of similar looking guns made

44 Magnum

1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMB2s8yuyPk  

2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdT3YZzUtbY

S&W 500 Magnum

1) ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MImHxjzfEM        

This person has a YouTube channel and he composes non copyrighted music for public use. These are potential audio options for our final production

    

          

Wednesday, 21 January 2015

Planning Part 2 (Useful Camera Shots)

Tips others than those given to us during class that I have researched covers working examples in editing, cinematography, camera works, a brief highlight of the rule of thirds and camera movement techniques.

Different Types of Shots we would try to Create in our Film Intro

Ridley Scott camera shots: would love to incorporate zoom and tilt technique ( from gladiator) into our film intro because there is a similar event in our film that highlights dominance and power over a another person, due to the low angle of the camera on the character



We would also like to incorporate a shot used by Steven Spielberg in "Saving Private Ryan" which is a Sideways tracking shot with actors approaching camera at the end this would be good to use during the running segment of the film, this keep the film fast paced during a quite part of the film

In thiscamera frames a character reflected in a mirror in a wide shot; the character then enters the frame, resulting in a closeup. It is a very effective way to shift from a wide shot to a tighter shot of the same character, all in one uncut shot. The following example is from Spielberg’s “Minority Report”


In this type of shot the camera physically moves in on the subject, typically going from a medium close-up to a tighter close-up. The movement is smooth, the background is blurred, and it is typically used to draw attention to a significant moment in a character’s story.



Saturday, 10 January 2015

Tutorials and Links for Production Tasks

1) How to make realistic fake blood for production - http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Fake-Blood

 2)How to add a Muzzle Flash Overlay -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW247wGsENU (Part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2uWioqONw8 (Part 2)

3) How to add Advanced Muzzle Flashes - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDx83vsLLKk


This website we found will help me with editing our Production Task.
http://www.lavideofilmmaker.com/tag/editing
There where 2 possible chooses for editing Sony Vegas Pro 12 and Final Cut Pro. both have there pros and cons toward the editor of the production.
We looked at a few links to help make a decision

Wednesday, 26 March 2014

Research Part 9 (Running Scene)

This link below is to the running scene from the film Fight Club. The sequence is shot, mainly in long shots and long shots to mid shots. This would be good for my film as I need to create a sense of isolation for my main character.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_Hxl2Q6PI8

This is a link to a running sequence from the film Forrest Gump. The sequences is mainly composed of midshots to emphasise the struggles of the main character. It is also shot partly in slow motion to show the rapid change the main character has undergone and to create tension. The shot then cuts to a scene Tom Hanks talking; showing what we have seen to be a flashback. The scene then cuts back to the chase but this time the scene is shot in an longshot to extreme long shot; this shows the main character is free and is 'running off into the sunset'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2-MCPa_3rU



This sequence is from the film District 13 Ultimatum. This shows the professional free runner David Bell escaping some gangsters in a apartment block. The sequences are composed of tracking shots, mid shots, long shots and extreme long shots. The mid shots are used to show Bell's power and control over the situation. The long shot are used to emphasize the tricks and stunts performed in the escape. The extreme long shot is used at 2:40 to show the magnitude of the distance being jumped, used to pull the audience to the edge of their seats.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTyWfbvX0xQ


The link below is to a clip from the film trainspotting. In this clip nearly all the shot types are mid shots with the occasional close up. This redirects the attention away from what is going on to cause the chase, but to the context which occurs during the chase e.g. at 8 seconds we see one character who is being chased fall behind, even though he is out of focus it is still clear to see. There is one long shot which shows one of the character get away while the other stops; this shows long shots to be useful when trying to create a sense of freedom and escapism, also shown in Forrest Gump and in D13 Ultimatum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0-CpuWSPxE

Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Reseach Part 8 (Parallel Editing and Cross Cutting)


This can be used very effectively in action films and horror films alike. It creates a lot of tension and suspense when building up to a climax in a film.
It is also used in the film industry to mislead the audience as the audience's inquisitive nature trys to connect the dots and make assumptions to what is happening a great example of this is the silence of the lambs.
Here the audience think that the policed raid is happening on (Psychopath) Buffalo Bills house.When in actual fact we realise that they have got the wrong house and that the FBI agent in the same time period has got the right house, and is possibly in danger as she has no backup.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ts1x6uADFtM

Cross-Cutting the time in spaces always has to be simultaneous, while in parallel editing the scene time can be different like in the Mexican movie "Love's a bitch" or the 4th season of Lost. This is according to Bordwell (A prestigious professor of film studies) . So with our production we aim to use both.