This is the first rough cut of my media coursework. It is missing the end shots and is using the same that i am going to re record.
This is the feedback. I filmed a class of year 13 students giving me feedback on different aspects of my rough cut.
I made a podcast with 2 other people (Mike cas and joel colborne) about my feedback and what i am going to do.
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Re-shoot Production post
RE-SHOOT'S
23rd April
Edwin's house
I needed to re-shoot one shot which includes a title on a piece of paper, i had to re-shoot it because personally i thought it didn't look very good. The shoot itself went okay as i had plenty of time to do a few shots, originally i thought i would have to re-shoot a lot of shots because the actor had a hair cut but in the end i didn't because it his hair didn't look too different.
I also took a shot that isn't a re-shoot because i thought i may use it but i didn't, it was a shot of the geek turning on the TV, it was a possible title idea.
Edwin Reshoot
29th April
Lockers
This re-shoot was very stressful and annoying and i didn't want to do it but i did. Due to the framing on my first locker shoot. I had to kick lots of people out of the sixth form common room which didn't make me very popular. the filming itself was hard because i kept having to tell people who kept walking in to shut up. Once the filming was complete i was happy.
Locker Reshoot
This is the locker reshoot shots put together.
23rd April
Edwin's house
I needed to re-shoot one shot which includes a title on a piece of paper, i had to re-shoot it because personally i thought it didn't look very good. The shoot itself went okay as i had plenty of time to do a few shots, originally i thought i would have to re-shoot a lot of shots because the actor had a hair cut but in the end i didn't because it his hair didn't look too different.
I also took a shot that isn't a re-shoot because i thought i may use it but i didn't, it was a shot of the geek turning on the TV, it was a possible title idea.
Edwin Reshoot
29th April
Lockers
This re-shoot was very stressful and annoying and i didn't want to do it but i did. Due to the framing on my first locker shoot. I had to kick lots of people out of the sixth form common room which didn't make me very popular. the filming itself was hard because i kept having to tell people who kept walking in to shut up. Once the filming was complete i was happy.
Locker Reshoot
This is the locker reshoot shots put together.
Sunday, 18 April 2010
Distributor / Budget / Exhibition and casting and crew
My first ideas for the production company and distribution company were Limited edition productions and Rewind pictures distribution. A search on IMDB.com didn't bring up any companies with those names so i was free to go ahead. The results for rewind pictures and limited edition productions. I choose limited edition because i like the idea that my film company was very limited as it would only be around for a little while. The rewind pictures distribution i thought was good because it links in with the whole rewinding a tape or video idea.
If my film made it into the market i would most likely use such distribution companies as United international pictures as this is a great company for distributing around europe and asia Paramount to get around the UK and USA.
One way of distribution that i am going to use with my film is with different types of mass medias, this being Facebook and youtube. by using these websites i can show trailers and behind the scenes footage including podcasts and vodcasts to the masses to get them excited for my film. I made a youtube channel,
I am uploading all the different video that are too do with my film, i have recieved a fair few play counts in the small time i have had my videos up as well as some pleasing comments. Another use of mass media is facebook where i am embedding my videos from youtube to show people on thier, the views all transfer onto youtube. Lastly Blogger, blogger is used to gain hype about my film.
If my film made it into the market i would most likely use such distribution companies as United international pictures as this is a great company for distributing around europe and asia Paramount to get around the UK and USA.
One way of distribution that i am going to use with my film is with different types of mass medias, this being Facebook and youtube. by using these websites i can show trailers and behind the scenes footage including podcasts and vodcasts to the masses to get them excited for my film. I made a youtube channel,
This is a very small budget for a indie rom com, As french indie rom com Amelie 2001 had a budget off 11,400,000 million euros. Which is a lot while another indie rom com Paper Heart 2009 had a budget of $220,000
Exhibition
My opening is going to be exhibited using a few programs and methods, the main one being on Dvd, by burning my opening onto a dvd while putting on a dvd menu as well it will be exhibited by this.
As well as by Facebook, Youtube and blogger.
Casting and crew
Edwin - Edwin heavisides
Anna - Anna Kadja
Jock - Alex Moreman
Crew
Director - callum moreman
Assistant director - Jonny Bailey (helped me with some filming
Music - James Moreman + Catherine whitehead
Titles
The titles are one of the main point of my movie opening (hence why i thought they deserved thier own post). As i can be as creative as i like.
They are two types of titles i can use, diegetic and non diegetic. Diegetic is when the title is in the movie for instance scribbled on a piece of paper that flys past the camera. Non diegetic is when it is the title is edited into the movie.
I want to include as many diegetic titles in my movie because they suit rom coms and it makes my opening more intresting.
I wrote a list of different things i could use to put a title on (some of these suggestions are not mine as i asked for ideas).
Pillow/ On a bed/ Window/ Alarm clock screen/ Phone/ Laptop/ Mirror/ Shampoo products/ cerial box/ fridge/ wall/ car/ clouds/ pavements/ sign post/ floor/ clothes/ poster in room/ speech bubbles (Edited on)/ bed/ in fridge/ tv/ cupboard/ dog?/ Something knocked over/ washing machine/ steamed up window/ computer screen.
I also found a website that gave me some very good ideas for my titles, the website is called The Art of the Title
I found this film opening that is also a rom com which gave me many ideas. Its from the film Napoleon Dynamite 2004
So far these are the ideas for my titles
On characters teeshirt - directed by callum moreman
On a found piece of paper - produced by jacob bollen
On fridge - written by joel lingard
Ipod - Staring edwin heavisides
Bus card- and Anna kadja.
Film name - Though bubble
I did some film footage testing to see how well a camera would pick up small text.
As you can see it works very well
These are my final titles put together with a little commentry
They are two types of titles i can use, diegetic and non diegetic. Diegetic is when the title is in the movie for instance scribbled on a piece of paper that flys past the camera. Non diegetic is when it is the title is edited into the movie.
I want to include as many diegetic titles in my movie because they suit rom coms and it makes my opening more intresting.
I wrote a list of different things i could use to put a title on (some of these suggestions are not mine as i asked for ideas).
Pillow/ On a bed/ Window/ Alarm clock screen/ Phone/ Laptop/ Mirror/ Shampoo products/ cerial box/ fridge/ wall/ car/ clouds/ pavements/ sign post/ floor/ clothes/ poster in room/ speech bubbles (Edited on)/ bed/ in fridge/ tv/ cupboard/ dog?/ Something knocked over/ washing machine/ steamed up window/ computer screen.
I also found a website that gave me some very good ideas for my titles, the website is called The Art of the Title
I found this film opening that is also a rom com which gave me many ideas. Its from the film Napoleon Dynamite 2004
So far these are the ideas for my titles
On characters teeshirt - directed by callum moreman
On a found piece of paper - produced by jacob bollen
On fridge - written by joel lingard
Ipod - Staring edwin heavisides
Bus card- and Anna kadja.
Film name - Though bubble
I did some film footage testing to see how well a camera would pick up small text.
As you can see it works very well
These are my final titles put together with a little commentry
Imovie
Imovie 06 is the program i am using to edit my footage to create my film opening, though i have talked about it in a previous post i am going to go into greater detail now.
This is Imovies layout, on the right is a box where you can click and drag and drop video clips. you then cut and trim these and place them in a order on the bottom of the screen. You can then use the 5 tabs that are also on the right of the screen. these give you the options of adding music/ titles/ sound/ chapters and other options to enhance your movie. Once you have fnished editing together your music you can publish the movie.
Using Imovie hasn't been to hard to get the hand off as i have had a lot of practise using windows movie maker that is quite similar, and in my opinion is harder.
Strengths - Simple to use and get a grip with, Easy to understand layout.
Weaknesses - Lacks some functions, if they is too much happening it quite often crashes.
This is Imovies layout, on the right is a box where you can click and drag and drop video clips. you then cut and trim these and place them in a order on the bottom of the screen. You can then use the 5 tabs that are also on the right of the screen. these give you the options of adding music/ titles/ sound/ chapters and other options to enhance your movie. Once you have fnished editing together your music you can publish the movie.
Using Imovie hasn't been to hard to get the hand off as i have had a lot of practise using windows movie maker that is quite similar, and in my opinion is harder.
Strengths - Simple to use and get a grip with, Easy to understand layout.
Weaknesses - Lacks some functions, if they is too much happening it quite often crashes.
The Equipment and software
During this coursework task we use a variety of pieces of equipment and software.
Equipment
Canon MV920 Digital camcorder. - Widescreen Video Capture - 800 Kpix - optical zoom: 25 x - Mini DV - microphone and for playback it has a headphone jack- It has a lithium ion rechargeable battery charged with a power adaptor.
has many features (talked about in a previous post)
This piece of equipment gave me the oppurtunity to film my film opening, by using the dv tapes and the many functions on the camera i could film all my different shots and use the camera to get a big degree of variation.
DV tapes - These tapes are used with the camera above.
The DV tapes also gave me the chance to store the footage i took with the camera, this tape let me store 60minutes worth of footage and then swap the tape from camera to camera and keep my work together.
Tripods - We have tripods to use that help with the filming.
The tripods aided me with my filming, it helped to keep my opening professional and kept my camera shots steady. Without it all my shots would of been very shaky and in the final cut would of looks quite bad.
Software
Imovie06
Imovie06 was used to edit footage that we had filmed. It gave us the option to cut up clips, and put them together, add music and titles and transations and other effects.
It is a pretty easy to use peice of software that has all the fuctions needed for my task.
(for more information look at my post on Imovie)
www.blogger.com - This internet site is used to upload and showcast my work.
Blogger gave me the oppurtunity to smartly upload all my work, while adding links/pictures/ video clips.
Blogger has given me lots of options to improve my work with the ability to insert links, edit my posts by changing fonts/colours and font sizes. Aswell as adding photos from my folders or from the internet.
Scribd.com and Divshare.com - Both these websites are used to upload and post my files and works.
Both these websites give me the oppurtunity to upload my files and audio files and them embed them onto my blog, this means that i can show my work on my blog without turning it all into either movie files or jpeg files.
Equipment
Canon MV920 Digital camcorder. - Widescreen Video Capture - 800 Kpix - optical zoom: 25 x - Mini DV - microphone and for playback it has a headphone jack- It has a lithium ion rechargeable battery charged with a power adaptor.
has many features (talked about in a previous post)
This piece of equipment gave me the oppurtunity to film my film opening, by using the dv tapes and the many functions on the camera i could film all my different shots and use the camera to get a big degree of variation.
The DV tapes also gave me the chance to store the footage i took with the camera, this tape let me store 60minutes worth of footage and then swap the tape from camera to camera and keep my work together.
The tripods aided me with my filming, it helped to keep my opening professional and kept my camera shots steady. Without it all my shots would of been very shaky and in the final cut would of looks quite bad.
Software
SImovie06
Imovie06 was used to edit footage that we had filmed. It gave us the option to cut up clips, and put them together, add music and titles and transations and other effects.
It is a pretty easy to use peice of software that has all the fuctions needed for my task.
(for more information look at my post on Imovie)
www.blogger.com - This internet site is used to upload and showcast my work.
Blogger gave me the oppurtunity to smartly upload all my work, while adding links/pictures/ video clips.
Blogger has given me lots of options to improve my work with the ability to insert links, edit my posts by changing fonts/colours and font sizes. Aswell as adding photos from my folders or from the internet.
Both these websites give me the oppurtunity to upload my files and audio files and them embed them onto my blog, this means that i can show my work on my blog without turning it all into either movie files or jpeg files.
Intertextual Links
This is just a brief post on what intertextual links are and how i have used them in film opening,
Intertextual links are links in narrative to other narratives. Quentin Tarantino movies usually have a lot of intertextuality. As he was influenced by old spaghetti westerns and kung fu movies.
Romantic Comedies don't usually contaim intertexual links, but in mine i have included one.
In the bedroom of the girl character they are romantic comedy novals scattered around and rom com dvds.
Also in one of the shot a canvas print of Audry hepburn is in the background. This is a link to Breakfast at tiffany's (1961
This is the shot i took, the framing clearly shows the canvas print in the background.
Intertextual links are links in narrative to other narratives. Quentin Tarantino movies usually have a lot of intertextuality. As he was influenced by old spaghetti westerns and kung fu movies.
Romantic Comedies don't usually contaim intertexual links, but in mine i have included one.
In the bedroom of the girl character they are romantic comedy novals scattered around and rom com dvds.
Also in one of the shot a canvas print of Audry hepburn is in the background. This is a link to Breakfast at tiffany's (1961
This is the shot i took, the framing clearly shows the canvas print in the background.
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