shot plan

made changes to our original shot plan today. change 1 we added two shots to our flashback scene. change 2 we decided to have the cctv shot in the jail cell as a high angle. we are also deciding how we are going to do this. we discussed using a ladder or standing on a chair. we eventually decided to just see which works better. tomorrow sophie and chelsea are going to make sure we can use the meeting room or someplace similar possibly one of the soundproof rooms in the music room over at the main school for our jail cell and interrogation room. will upload shot plan once i get a copy of it and work out how to use a scanner from laura my lsa. will also try to find some thrillers that i can analyse for some editing inspiration.

flashback scene filming during half-term

well filming was interesting even if i am slightly nervous using a video camera. we had to shoot the scene where our criminal finds a reason to be angry with his best friend about five times though and i felt more awkward each time until i just couldn't watch anymore of the acting or content of the scene. we didn't get done until roundabout 8:00 or something roundabout there. i filmed the flashback scene where our felon in jail stabs his friend after meeting him in the street. i had a hard time doing it since we were filming outside in full darkness with minimal lighting from streetlamps. i could barely distinguish anything through the camera lens.

apologies and continuity editing

hey sorry that i haven't written in a while. it seems i might have created another blog on my home computer or something like that. these things are completely confusing to say the least of things. well anyway so updates on the latest in this project. a couple of lessons back we started doing the editing for the continuity exercise i talked of in earlier entries. so far somewhat confusing but its getting to the point that i think i can take chunks out of a movie without breaking the scene or taking out something important. now all we have to do in the exercise is get it so that the continuity is actually there and redub the dialogue. also my group checked out a couple of locations for the interrogation room shots we need. we think that if we block out the rooms in a first or second floor meeting room we may be able to use it if we get the schools permission to. we all plan to meet up at oscars house over halfterm and shoot the flashback scenes we need in the alleys around the back of his house. which i am quite excited about. though i still need to talk to my dad about getting back from hornby crescent after dark. we also need to finalise the schedule meaning finding out what days each of us is free. personally i am free everyday of halfterm but chelsea has work, and the other two most likely have plans. will write more after next friday when we might possibly be meeting again to film the flashback scenes.

last lesson we started working on our storyboards. my group thought to open with closeup shot of a prison cell or cell- like room with whoever is playing our criminal inside it. then we go to two or three shots involving flashbacks to his crime or preparation/events leading up to the crime which we decided was a shooting a friend or work colleague over a stereotypical thriller conflict like money or somesuch thing. we thought to end with our suspect or criminal in an interrogation room. one problem we are having though is finding locations to do these shots in. one of my ideas was possibly using one of those soundproof recording rooms people normally use for practicing/recording music. we have yet to check whether the school has one we can use for our interrogation room and whether it is suited for our prison film opening. will write more when my group has checked out that sort of thing.

Filming the continuity exercise

today in class we filmed the continuity exercise part of the coursework. we filmed a conversation between Oscar and myself. We were acting as mental patients sitting across a table from each other. our dialogue consisted of me telling Oscar that there was an elephant climbing out the window. Oscar then telling me that he had seen it as well. i then asked whether he was patronizing me. he tells me he isn't and that there is one right by the window now. then i look over and scream. i have to say i really enjoyed screaming because it really shocked everyone in the group as well as Miss. it was so much fun. though it was somewhat annoying that my hair was loose in front of my face during the performance. I can hardly wait to do the editing. we did three separate shooting of the same scene and changed the action match. i was also told not to do anymore screaming until editing in which we would record my scream when everyone left the room. i found this somewhat annoying as well because it denies me the chance to shock my group again. which is so awww why can't i?

Questions for a target audience

so a couple lessons back we designed ten questions to ask potential target audiences for our film opening. These questions were

Do you enjoy watching crime or thriller movies? If yes why?

Name four of your favourite crime thriller movies?

What do you like about these films?

Are there any particular cliches in crime thrillers that you like, and wouldn't mind seeing in other films?

Are there any particular actors that you like that have been in crime thrillers?

What has been your favourite plot twist in a crime thriller that you have seen?

What sort of setting do you enjoy seeing in a film?

What music/score do you like in a film of this genre? Why?

What kind of movie opening would grab your attention?

Do you enjoy being shocked by the plot of a film or being able to figure out the plot of the film before the hero of the film?

I really found it interesting to help come up with these. It was kind of like trying to look into another persons head to see what makes them tick.