Cinematography Research - Anbish

Role of Editing by Evelina

Week 12: Test Shoot Vlogs Production Log By Henali

week 12 -Test shooting blog - Anbish

Test shooting blog

During the test shooting we had to try different camera shots type and angle to see if it would be appropriate to use them. Also, we had to see if the composition showed what we wanted the audience to see. The purpose of this was to eliminate any problem that we may face when doing the actual shooting. This would make us confident while shooting, without getting any stress. After looking at the test shots, we decided to change the shot which did not look good according the scene to make the opening sequence even better. For the test shot we used Evelina to see how the narrative of the story flows.

Evelina Week 12

Week 12

The test shoot was done over the Christmas holiday as the day that all the group members and actors were free the weather was not so good, as it was to dark or it was raining and we could not do test shoots or film clips for our film opening as the ramps were wet and the actor could of injured him self very badly.The wet weather and dark sky's at 12 noon reduced our time to get the filming and test shoot done, but we did use up our weekends to film everything to be on progress.  The test shoot was done at the same time as the filming of the shoot as the character were practicing and trying to get the thing we wanted right.

Shot List Draft 2- Evelina

Shot List draft 2

Week 11: Extra work and Poster Production Log By Henali

Week 11-Farzin

Week 11: Extra work and poster

Along with filming our opening sequence, we also did extra work in order to back up our work. For example, I started off my extra work with talking about our target audience and how different British cinema advertising companies advertise different movies; I also included different case studies and how much money the films ended up making after the distribution and advertisement. After that, I made a prezi about my role as a director and how famous directors such as Richard Curtis made it to where they are today; I also talked about my experience as a director in the group. Since, Evelina and I had visited the BFI store we had taken pictures of our trip there and what we had seen which had uploaded on the blog.

In order to find out how films are marketed, I did some research and ended up finding out how films not only become famous of the cast or budget but they also become famous through social networking sites. For example through Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, an IMDB page etc. I ended up making a powtoon about this particular research. After finishing all this work, I started to edit all the vlogs which we had filmed during our production filming which showed our entire experience of filming our film opening sequence, it shows the struggles we faced, what we did and where we filmed each scene. We all know that films have posters, therefore we decided to make our own. Before this happened, we all decided to make our own drafts of how we might want the poster to look and brought the ideas together and decided on the final idea. After adding the sound, titles and transitions to our film opening sequence we decided to get some feedback from our target audience. Therefore, Evelina, Anbish and I interviewed a couple of people, showed them the sound cut and filmed their responses. Based on their responses we were able to tell what changes should be made to our film opening sequence before we upload our final cut therefore not only would we like it but so will our target audience.

Risk Assessment Henali and Anbish

Casting- Evelina

Week 11 : Extra work

Week 11: Extra work and poster

In week 11, we did some extra work such as creating a poster. We created poster so that we can advertise our movie and also that more people became aware of our opening sequences. Furthermore, we made Facebook page and posted our poster and and opening sequence so that it reaches wider audience. The reason why we chose Facebook to advertise our opening sequence is because it is free and we can meet our target audience.

Evelina Week 11

Week 11

My group and I decided that we should take some independent research to help us with filming and editing process. So we did some research about sound, mise-en-scene, marketing, target audience, BI trip and poster. We all split the work so then we all have some kind of independent research done. However, we all came up wit one idea for a poster and decided on one at the end of it. We all worked together to get all the work done by the Christmas holidays so then over the holidays w can start filming all or shots that are needed.

Call Sheet-Evelina

Call Sheet

Shots list draft 1- Evelina

shot list

Examples of Call Sheets-Evelina

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Mise-en-Scene-Evelina

Mise-en-Scene

Week 10: Role in the group Production Log By Henali

Week 10-Farzin

Week 10: Role in the group

When it came to picking our roles in the group, we all had a look at our individual strengths and weaknesses when it came to doing the work. Overall, I came to picking my own role as a director which I really enjoyed. In order to find out more about my individual role, I did some research and found out more about famous directors in the British film industry as well as around the world. I also looked at everything which a director does, this helped me to make my role as a director even stronger towards the group. After doing some research, I ended up making a prezi about my role as a director. My role as a director was directing each scene of the film opening sequence and directing the cast and film crew on what needs to be done and how it needs to be done. For example because Anbish was our camera man, I had to tell him what type of shots to get for each scene. I also had to tell the characters on what they need to do in each scene which made it easier for them to act and look natural on camera. Even though I was only a director for our film opening sequence, I really enjoyed my role in the group and I hope to land the role of director whether its for our coursework or even in the film industry.

Week 10

Role in the group

As a group, we all had different individual strengths and weaknesses. Since I did media last year and I had the experience on taking videos so the group decided that I should be a camera man. In order to know more about my role, I had to research on how to improve my camera skills. To improve I had to watch videos on Youtube and also do a test shots so that I don't make many mistake while shooting. I think researching helped me because I leant new stuff such as white balance and how to make the camera steady.

Evelina Week 10

Week 10- Role in the group

This week we gave each other roles to have during the filming processes, so then our group can b organised. My role in the group was the editor, where I had to take the clips filmed and put them together to make the story come alive. Before I take the role of a editor I did some research to find what my job is and what I have to know. At first I though this can't be that hard, but when it came to be sitting in front of premier pro for the first time; I was lost. I did not know how to edit and spend the first 40 min finding out that things do and  where everything is. After the magical 40 min of exploring I figure everything out and started to put the film opening together. 

When I finish my first rough cut, we showed it to the class to get feed back, and every one said that it looked like a music video so I decided to change the whole thing, my teacher did not like the idea but I did not know what else to do. When I changed it everyone that saw it said it was way better then the first one and that we should us this on. After finishing editing the last cut of the film opening I realised there were quite a few differences to the original shot list as it did not link to the clip. This taught me that spending longer planning on the storyboard and shot list will help to achieve better results in a quicker time, 

The editing experience was great and stressful at the same time, but I think I have achieved good results and that the film opening looks great for someone that did not know how to edit of the start of 2015.

Costume and props - Farzin Moosa

Institution- Henali

After researching different distribution companies and different teen drama films, we finally decided that the company that will distribute our film is Hanway Films. We had many issues figuring out what distribution company to choose as there were quite a few that made teen drama films. To solve this issue, we tried to cut it down a bit more by thinking about the types of teen drama films that could be made for e.g. bullying, relationship, drugs etc. This made it easier for us to decide on the distribution company as the topics broke it down for us. This distribution company fits in well with what we are doing as our film is based on drugs, school and relationship. In addition to this, we looked at the different types of films Hanway films made and tried to match them with our story. For example, the setting of our film is based in the school which also matched the setting of the films made by Hanway Films. Hanway Films is an independent company that distributes it's films. This was the major reason we decided to use Hanway Films as our distribution company. As a group we felt that Universal, Warner Bros will not be suitable for our film as they are well known distribution companies that produce and distribute high budget films. We as a group hope our film becomes well known for the audience to remember.

Classifications-Evelina

Classifications

Location Recce - Farzin and Evelina

Audience Profile - Farzin Moosa

Production Profile

Script (Final Draft) - Farzin Moosa

Week 9: Storyboard, Script, Recce Production Log By Henali

Evelina week 9 planing

Week 9

This week we had to start our planning for our film opening, so we had to create a storyboard to see how everything is going to look but in a drawing version then normal video. The storyboard was drawn by Anbish and myself, and put together into a video by Anbish; this was teamwork as we both worked together. The script, was a little confusing as I came up with the story but I did not write the script as I was doing the storyboard, so Farzin and Henali shared the script writing to write the best script  for our film opening. And finally the Reece, this was done by all 4 members of the group as we went out to the different locations in our spear time and went out to take  pictures of locations that we wanted to use but confident due to different issues. For example; we wanted to use a skate-park in central, which was called 'south bank', unfortunately we couldn't us that skate park due to the roof on top of the skate-park, the roof was blocking of the sun light and it would be dangerous to take the lighting there as it really busy in the central and there are a lot of people skating and watching that might damage the lights and camera. The planing was done as a team and everyone worked really well together, we have all created a strong bond now. The filming looks like it going to be good due to our groups relationship. 

Script for Main Production - Farzin and Henali

Week 9-Farzin

Week 9: Storyboard, Script and Recce

Week 9 was definitely one of the easiest and hardest weeks throughout our process of this coursework. When we were handed the new tasks during this week, all the tasks included group work. Since we got three tasks, we all came together as a group and divided it between all of us. For example when it came to deciding who would make the storyboard, before attempting the task we found out who in the group was best at drawing. Therefore Anbish and Evelina had made the storyboard. On the other hand, Henali and I are best at written work therefore we worked together to finish the Script. Even though Anbish and Evelina made the storyboard, we still worked together to decide how each scene would look in the actual video and what we would to happen in the opening sequence, this did make it easier for Evelina and Anbish to make their storyboard. When it came to make the Script, Henali and I did some research in our own time to find out how a film script may look. After doing research well enough to help us write the script, Henali and I both divided the script between us  into two parts and finished it off. For example I wrote the script for two of the scenes and Henali finished off the final part of the script which was the ending. Because both of these tasks were difficult to do, it was rather easier for all of us in the group since we divided all the work between us which also made it less stressful. After finishing the script, we all decided to make some changes to the opening sequence after getting feedback from the class. The others in our class had advised us to add a voice over to the film opening sequence because they thought without it, it just looked like a music video. Therefore, I decided to write a new script and decided to include dialogue which would relate to the main character and what he is going through, throughout the story.

When it came to doing the Recce, all four of us had taken the responsibility to finish this task off. In order to attempt this task, we all travelled to all the locations which we were going to use in our opening sequence. We took a picture of every location we were going to use or had a thought about using. After making this journey, we decided to finish off the task by presenting the pictures in a prezi. In each slide of the prezi, we included each image of each location and added a description about why or why not we wanted to some of the locations in our opening sequence.  

Week 9 - Anbish

Storyboard, Script and Recce.

During week 9,  we had to do a storyboard, a script and a recce. For this we had to divide the work so everyone has something to do. For example, Evelina and me decided to do the story board, Henali and Farzin wrote a script because they were better at writing. Even though we had different tasks to do,  we all worked together to make decisions on what type of shots to use for our actual video.

My job for this task was to draw the scenes, make a storyboard and turn it into anomatic. The reason behind this was because we wanted to add music so that it creates mood and atmosphere. Furthermore, we wanted to see rough time so that opening sequences under 3 minute time mark. Also, the other reason is because we wanted to present our work in a creative way.

Storyboard video Evelina and Anbish

Treatment & Pitch - Farzin and Evelina

Drug Teens

Target Audience - Farzin and Evelina