Wednesday 29 September 2010

1. My desired genre for the image was horror/thriller. It's a shot of an old and rusty shed. The dullness of the photo helps to create a scary and sinister. also the bushes give it a cold look to add to the horror. The shot was taken from a high angle and the shed is fully visible. The picture is very dull and the old rusty painting adds effect. This picture was taken outside and therefore wasn't able to tweak with any lighting fluctuations. There are no windows in the shed which make it look as if someone has broken in.

2. For this shot I couldn't do much as the shed wasn't from my house and it was outdoors so any lighting tweaks were out of bounds. however I tried to include the bushes in the shot to give it a colder feel and added the roof in the image as it was raining and it was wet which made the shot more gloomy and dull. Although my image doesn't have a model or actor in it, I still feel I have achieved a shot which can be associated to the horror/thriller genre.

3. I feel that the darkness of what's inside the windows is successful as its pitch black and nothing is visible inside which gives us a sense of mystery. Also the old paint which is peeling away I feel gives a sinister feel about it as if its out of bounds and no one is brave enough to enter.

4. If I were to take the shot differently and again I would try and add a model or actor and take the shot indoors and not of a shed as this image is very limited. If there was an actor and it was indoors I can create shadows and tweak the lighting to make another image which recreated the genre of thriller/horror
A. I felt the editing of our framing is good as it was our first time using the programme to create a film and also considering we didn't leave our selves much hanging time after each shot. But I feel that our video has come out well and how we wanted it to turn out. Some of the shots quickly cut to the next scene making it look like obvious that it has been edited. However, I was impressed by the lack of continuity shown in our film as it all looks very realistic and there aren't any major goofs.

B. I feel that our editing is successful to an extent as our video flows well and looks believable however some shots do look obvious that they had been edited. Especially the scene cut from 0:10 - 0:11 it flows really well from the first scene to Bhavik's POV.

C. I feel that our shoot was efficient enough but we could've used our time a lot more wisely by spending more time on detailed planning as some of us forgot our lines and had to improvise. Overall I am very happy with our short film as even though it's all very quick, it still is interesting and entertaining we feel.

D. Looking back in hindsight I would definitely not waste so much valuable time because our shoot lasted a couple of minutes over schedule and the ending was rushed. However we feel that we have created a more than adequate short film and are happy with our editing on Final Cut as it was our first time.

Sunday 26 September 2010



From 44 seconds onwards the music starts in the background. it can't really be described as its just a monotone getting louder and louder. this builds tension as it's so simple and yet effective. It gets us gripped as we know something is going to happen but we just don't know when. That is why the sound created is used as it is quite sinister. At 1 minute 44 the music is enhanced into something else as guns have been fired and somebody has escaped.


0-44 seconds
0:44 – 1:44
1:44 - 2:56
There is no music during this period; however there is some important dialogue which is building up the tension.
The music has now started in the background. We know something is about to happen, but the music is getting louder which keeps us gripped into the story. We know that Landa knows the truth and is pretending not to know. The other character who is lying for his family knows that Landa knows and is waiting for the drama to happen.
Landa’s Nazi soldiers come in and kill the family hiding under the floorboards. However one escapes through the back and is running across the field. The music has now changed and is very loud, with some sort of choir in the back to give it a triumphant feel about the escape.

Wednesday 22 September 2010

This is a good example of Nose Room as it looks as if the actor is turning his head away from the screen. This makes it uncomfortable for the viewer to watch.














This is a much better view of the actor as it looks like he is in a conversation replying with an expression rather than turning his head away from it in the picture above.










This is a good example of how to use lead room. The first image on the left is a bad example as it looks as if he is falling off the screen whereas the picture on the right is much more comfortable and his eyes are roughly in the third grid line up.




The rule of thirds. This is a good picture as it has followed the rule of thirds. this is then the characters eyes are located in the first horizontal line which gives us the viewer a more comfortable view.
Camera Shots
SHADOW Movie Poster

Sunday 12 September 2010

This is a medium angle of a Tamil teenage male.
He is wearing headphones which could suggest he is anti-social and has an interest in music.
He sits on a sofa with a smirk which could suggest he is slightly embarrassed that the photo is being taken, some may even portray the picture as the Tamil being uncomfortable with his looks as he isn't welcoming to the photo.
Although the actor may be slightly embarrassed, he still looks very comfortable relaxing on the sofa suggesting he may have a laid back personality
The actor is looking away from the camera to portray a sense of embarrassment.
The photo is in colour, but the actor is wearing clothing which would usually be associated as outer wear rather than inner wear suggesting the room may be cold.
The shot was achieved using a teenage male sitting on a sofa, with headphones covering his ears.
Media Presentation
- What did you have to do and what was the purpose of the task?
The purpose of the task was to understand how the media and newspapers edit images to create headlines and how sometimes we may be decieved by what we read or see. Our task was to take a random image and crop it and give it a suitable headline.

- What have you learnt in terms of skills, key concepts and ideas etc...
The skills i learnt were how to use photoshop and how to crop which was very straightforward. I also learnt the skills of what to crop on a picture and how the media remove certain parts of a picture to fit a headline better or to expose someone/something.

- What would you do differently if you had the chance?
If i had the chance to do the task differently i would change the picture we used as we found it very limited and both our croppings were very similar. Also I would include a more punchier headline as in a newspaper a catchy or bolder headline usually gets us reading it.

- What lessons have you learnt in terms of pre-production / production; in other words, how will you be more efficient next time?
 Now we know how to use Photoshop and are more familiar with using the Macs, we will now get straight to photoshop and locate our files rather than wasting some valuable time we could've used to edit the photo.

Enemy of the State questions



1. What is the point of this sequence? Describe briefly how tension is created through the editing.
Tension is created by the short scenes and music in the background. The point of the sequence is to give us an idea of how the government are controlling while we are unaware. It gives us an idea of what the film is about and what ideas are being generated

2. Look at the use of CU or Medium CU. Why are they primarily used here? Refer to specific shots (screengrab them if you can [with Fn Print Screen then Control - V on a PC] and embed them within your post).
This shows the character of Will Smith reacting sadly to something he has just found out. The director has filmed it like this to give us the feeling of depression and reluctance shared with Will Smith.

3. Choose 15-20 seconds from anywhere in the sequence and describe each shot in detail, explaining its effect / function for the audience, as well as commenting on how the cuts (the editing) adds to the meaning.
I chose 0:38-0:46 which is a scene where Will Smith's wife is outraged by what she has just heard on the news relating to the government while Will Smith is much more relaxed about it. But the irony is that he will soon be heavily involved with the government affairs. This gives the audience a slight indication what type of person Will Smith is and also what type of encounters Will Smith will embark.

4. How far does the editing of this sequence fit in with the genre of the thriller? Justify your opinion.
It fits in as it is quite fast paced and builds tension by grabbing out attention to things which we wouldn't expect. However, there aren't many action scenes such as chases or combat which would generally be associated with thrillers.






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What did you have to do and what was the purpose of the task?

The purpose of the task was to understand the different types of camera shots and how you can create a scene from simple still images. Also to understand how effective these simple shots can be as shown in the film 'The Good the Bad and the Ugly'.


 - What have you learnt in terms of skills, key concepts and ideas etc...
I have learnt the different types of camera shots and angles and how each shot can be interpreted. Some key ideas we came across were that just a simple facial expression or stance can be portrayed a long way.

- What would you do differently if you had the chance?
If I were to do this task again, I would definately change some of our facial expressions as some of them are just 'normal' and don't tell a story. Also, I would add some background music to add to the tension being built, enhancing the scene.

- What lessons have you learnt in terms of pre-production / production; in other words, how will you be more efficient next time?
We will all decide on a set location of the school rather than wandering about trying to find one wasting valuable time. Also we could create a more detailed storyboard which is easier for the director to understand and remember as our one was very simple and it didn't have any annotations on it, making the directors and the actors job a little more difficult.