Today, whilst watching our rough edit, we realized that we needed more still footage in our film to balance out the moving shots. We also needed to record some sound for our film, so Oliver and Liam went out with a microphone, whereas Faii, Daniel and I went to record some still camera shots.
Once we arrived at our first destination we realised we had forgotten to bring a battery, so Daniel ran back to college to get one while me and Faii planned out the shot. By the time Daniel arrived back, we only had 10 minutes left to get our shot. If I had to go out again, I would check that we had everything packed in the box that we would need for the day to avoid forgetting anything.
We did manage to get the footage, but it did not have the effect we wanted int he film so we didn't use it. We should have planned out the shot we wanted that would have fit in the film.
Friday, 15 January 2010
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
Edward Scissorhands
'Edward Scissor hands' Is a Gothic love story about an unfinished creation of a man with scissors for hands. He is removed from his isolated attic located at the top of a Gothic castle placed on top of a hill, to live with a suburban family. When 'Pegg' finds Edward in his castle, her pastel lavender shaded clothes show a high contrast compared to the darkness of the castle. this contrast is reflected when Edward scissor hands enters suburbia.
Much like the story of Frankenstein, Edward is hated by the town for the way he looks, and by accidentally cutting Kim's finger with his scissors, is referred to as 'Satan' and is chased out the town. Another film that could be compared with this, is Beauty and the Beast, as it also shows that love conquers appearance.
The atmosphere and mood differentiates throughout the film. The small, pastel suburbia with painted houses shows a constant happiness throughout the town. The small windows also show a sense of paranoia that people have in this other wise perfect village. This is a strong contrast in comparison to Edwards castle.
From the town, it looks as if a dark shadow is cast over the hill in the otherwise sunny town. the clean cut town is a lot different to the castle which looks ragged and neglected.
However, past the gates, the happiness that surrounds the castle is a repeat of the town. The bright colours and beautiful sculptures begin to tell the story of Edward, which contradict his appearance.
The film differs from 'classic' horror films, as the 'horror' is not only shown in the typically Gothic castle, and Edward, bus also comes from the 'perfect' people living in the suburbia. The only horror characteristic of Edward is his hands, however the bad things he does with them are always accidents. The suburbans reaction to these accidents shows the real evil.
The music used at the beginning of the film uses a 79 musicians to create a mysterious piece of music which gives a scary eerie feel. The song played during the scene when Patt goes to the castle is mysterious yet playful, which combines the atmosphere of the happy character in the scary surroundings.
Much like the story of Frankenstein, Edward is hated by the town for the way he looks, and by accidentally cutting Kim's finger with his scissors, is referred to as 'Satan' and is chased out the town. Another film that could be compared with this, is Beauty and the Beast, as it also shows that love conquers appearance.
The atmosphere and mood differentiates throughout the film. The small, pastel suburbia with painted houses shows a constant happiness throughout the town. The small windows also show a sense of paranoia that people have in this other wise perfect village. This is a strong contrast in comparison to Edwards castle.
From the town, it looks as if a dark shadow is cast over the hill in the otherwise sunny town. the clean cut town is a lot different to the castle which looks ragged and neglected.
However, past the gates, the happiness that surrounds the castle is a repeat of the town. The bright colours and beautiful sculptures begin to tell the story of Edward, which contradict his appearance.
The film differs from 'classic' horror films, as the 'horror' is not only shown in the typically Gothic castle, and Edward, bus also comes from the 'perfect' people living in the suburbia. The only horror characteristic of Edward is his hands, however the bad things he does with them are always accidents. The suburbans reaction to these accidents shows the real evil.
The music used at the beginning of the film uses a 79 musicians to create a mysterious piece of music which gives a scary eerie feel. The song played during the scene when Patt goes to the castle is mysterious yet playful, which combines the atmosphere of the happy character in the scary surroundings.
Friday, 8 January 2010
Editing
Today we started to edit our films. We imported all of our clips from the hard drive into our folders and then imported them onto Final cut pro.
Displayed was a list of locations, and inside was all the clip we took from that location. Once we decided which part of the clip we wanted, we created a starting point by pressing ‘I’ for input, and selected a finish point by clicking O for output
Once we had done this for all of the clips, we decided a rough order for them. By selecting a clip and dragging it, you can arrange the order of the clips.
The problems I faced during the process, was that half way through a clip there was a shot of someone’s legs. I had to cut the clip before the legs were seen, and join on another similar clip. This was easily done by using the input and output tools. However it was hard to find a point where the clips could join without effecting the smoothness of the clip. If we had the chance to film again, I would make sure there were no unwanted objects in shot.
Friday, 11 December 2009
Filming week 2
Today we needed to finish off filming. we had arranged to visit our 2 inside locations, Bath Abbey and St.Micheal's church. However we still had not got in contact with Charles Curnock from Bath abbey to discuss times, so i rang him up and he told me that my group could film between 9 and 10. It was already 9:30 so we rushed to the Abbey to film, however i got a phone call telling me that we had left the battery for our camera back at the college, so Liam and Oliver had to rush back and get it. By the time they got back we only had 15 minutes to film and the public were already starting to enter the hall. Because of this we could not get the shot we intended, therefore we had to make do by making it another running through shot, and decided to come back at 4 to continue filming when it was less busy. After getting the shots, we went St.Micheal's to continue filming.
We were told that only 3 of us were allowed to film upstairs due to lack of space, so Liam, Oliver and I decided that we would go. We had already planned our shot when we visited St.Micheal's so it did not take a lot of time, however the camera wasn't picking up the silhouettes if the surrounding buildings out the window, so we had to work out how to change from outside mode to inside mode half way through our shot. Once we had got our shot we decided to leave, however i saw an opportunity to get a good shot, so i took the camera back up on my own and shot it. I feel that this was a good idea, has I was taking advantage of the location, and i feel the shot will be useful when making our film. The only problem that we encountered today, was public in the Abbey, but the rest of the day was very productive and i feel we have enough footage to create our film.
We were told that only 3 of us were allowed to film upstairs due to lack of space, so Liam, Oliver and I decided that we would go. We had already planned our shot when we visited St.Micheal's so it did not take a lot of time, however the camera wasn't picking up the silhouettes if the surrounding buildings out the window, so we had to work out how to change from outside mode to inside mode half way through our shot. Once we had got our shot we decided to leave, however i saw an opportunity to get a good shot, so i took the camera back up on my own and shot it. I feel that this was a good idea, has I was taking advantage of the location, and i feel the shot will be useful when making our film. The only problem that we encountered today, was public in the Abbey, but the rest of the day was very productive and i feel we have enough footage to create our film.
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
Filming
4/12/09
Today was the first day of filming for our Gothic films. Firstly we had to learn how to use the cameras. Me and Oliver were the first to learn the basics of filming, but then Daniel and Liam also had a go so we could share the filming between us. I found it easy to pick up the camera skills such as using the iris to adjust the light let into the camera lens. Oliver then practiced running down the college stairs for a test. we repeated this a couple of times, giving Oliver tips on how to improve the filming. This wasn't as successful as we planned, as students kept wanting to walk up the stairs. This reflects one of the problems we could face in the real location. Once we showed Sara our test shot of running down the stairs, we were able to go to the real location to put the skills we learned into practice. One problem we encountered is that another filming group had arranged to film on Walcot street steps at the same time, so we had to be quick with filming so we didn't hold them up. however this wasn't a big issue as we got the shot we wanted after only a few shots. Secondly, we went to the walkway up to Pultney bridge. one of the problems we faced is that as its a public pathway, a lot of pedestrians walked into our shot, so we had to work around them. Another problem we encountered is that there was a safety buoy attached to the railings, so we had to avoid getting this into our shot. Originally, we had arranged to film in the Abbey, however we did not get in contact with them in time, so had to postpone this until the week after. We also decided that we would postpone the visit to st.Michael's church until the week after also. This meant we needed to find a new location to film, that would be covered in our filming agreement locations. We went to a church down the road from where we were, which we decided would be a good location to film. Going here slightly changed the outlook of how we wanted our film to look like, we decided the 'character' was being chased,which would add more of a horror element to our film. However it was getting dark and the camera was finding it hard to focus, so we decided to finish. Overall the day was very productive, as we finished both our outside shots, but also got a new location added in as well. the main problem encountered was the public, therefor we need to try and arrange to film in less busy times next week.
Today was the first day of filming for our Gothic films. Firstly we had to learn how to use the cameras. Me and Oliver were the first to learn the basics of filming, but then Daniel and Liam also had a go so we could share the filming between us. I found it easy to pick up the camera skills such as using the iris to adjust the light let into the camera lens. Oliver then practiced running down the college stairs for a test. we repeated this a couple of times, giving Oliver tips on how to improve the filming. This wasn't as successful as we planned, as students kept wanting to walk up the stairs. This reflects one of the problems we could face in the real location. Once we showed Sara our test shot of running down the stairs, we were able to go to the real location to put the skills we learned into practice. One problem we encountered is that another filming group had arranged to film on Walcot street steps at the same time, so we had to be quick with filming so we didn't hold them up. however this wasn't a big issue as we got the shot we wanted after only a few shots. Secondly, we went to the walkway up to Pultney bridge. one of the problems we faced is that as its a public pathway, a lot of pedestrians walked into our shot, so we had to work around them. Another problem we encountered is that there was a safety buoy attached to the railings, so we had to avoid getting this into our shot. Originally, we had arranged to film in the Abbey, however we did not get in contact with them in time, so had to postpone this until the week after. We also decided that we would postpone the visit to st.Michael's church until the week after also. This meant we needed to find a new location to film, that would be covered in our filming agreement locations. We went to a church down the road from where we were, which we decided would be a good location to film. Going here slightly changed the outlook of how we wanted our film to look like, we decided the 'character' was being chased,which would add more of a horror element to our film. However it was getting dark and the camera was finding it hard to focus, so we decided to finish. Overall the day was very productive, as we finished both our outside shots, but also got a new location added in as well. the main problem encountered was the public, therefor we need to try and arrange to film in less busy times next week.
Friday, 20 November 2009
Locations
We had to find some locations round Bath to use for our film.
Before we did this we had to be assigned roles for the project
Faii was assigned the role of director, Daniel is in charge of props, and Liam is the Chief Editor.I was assigned the role of Team leader and Co-Camera operator with Oliver.
We then went out to try and find locations. WE had already decided that we would use some steps on Walcot Street because the stairs give an eerie feel. The problem we may come accross whilst filming here is pedestrians and cars which will not fit in with the Gothic theme. We will overcome this by looking around before we start filming for possible distractions. We then walked past St.Micheal's church and decided inside the church would be interesting as it is different to the obvious landmarks. We asked the owner if it would be alright if we went up to the top tower, and she was happy to let us film between 9am-10am on the 4th of December. We then walked up some steps to get a good view of Pultney bridge, we decided to use this in our film the give a creepy and decayed atmosphere. For our final shot we wanted to use the Abbey, however we decided to film this at the beginning of the day as it would have less people walking into our shots.
We took pictures an short clips of the locations we wanted to use, which we could also use in our film.
Before we did this we had to be assigned roles for the project
Faii was assigned the role of director, Daniel is in charge of props, and Liam is the Chief Editor.I was assigned the role of Team leader and Co-Camera operator with Oliver.
We then went out to try and find locations. WE had already decided that we would use some steps on Walcot Street because the stairs give an eerie feel. The problem we may come accross whilst filming here is pedestrians and cars which will not fit in with the Gothic theme. We will overcome this by looking around before we start filming for possible distractions. We then walked past St.Micheal's church and decided inside the church would be interesting as it is different to the obvious landmarks. We asked the owner if it would be alright if we went up to the top tower, and she was happy to let us film between 9am-10am on the 4th of December. We then walked up some steps to get a good view of Pultney bridge, we decided to use this in our film the give a creepy and decayed atmosphere. For our final shot we wanted to use the Abbey, however we decided to film this at the beginning of the day as it would have less people walking into our shots.
We took pictures an short clips of the locations we wanted to use, which we could also use in our film.
Friday, 13 November 2009
6/11/09
Today we had Sarah from Suited and Booted come to talk to us about our next project. Suited and booted are a production company that work with young people. She was going to help his create a short film to portray the Gothic side of the city of bath. The films would be between 90 seconds and 3 minutes long, and the best 2 would be put on the website for the bath film office, hopefully resulting in an interest to film in bath by a film company. We were then visited by 2 members of the bath film office, who came to tell us what they were looking for as our target audience. Bath film office assist film makers when filming in bath, and promote the area. We were then put into our film groups and brainstormed our ideas. We found it hard to think of a story line straight away unlike the other groups in the class. However we thought of a basic idea for our film and ideas of the locations we would like to use. I came up with a few locations and a few starting points for the film, and briefly discussed my ideas on how we would film in certain locations and what angles we would use.
Today we had Sarah from Suited and Booted come to talk to us about our next project. Suited and booted are a production company that work with young people. She was going to help his create a short film to portray the Gothic side of the city of bath. The films would be between 90 seconds and 3 minutes long, and the best 2 would be put on the website for the bath film office, hopefully resulting in an interest to film in bath by a film company. We were then visited by 2 members of the bath film office, who came to tell us what they were looking for as our target audience. Bath film office assist film makers when filming in bath, and promote the area. We were then put into our film groups and brainstormed our ideas. We found it hard to think of a story line straight away unlike the other groups in the class. However we thought of a basic idea for our film and ideas of the locations we would like to use. I came up with a few locations and a few starting points for the film, and briefly discussed my ideas on how we would film in certain locations and what angles we would use.
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