Thursday, 7 April 2011
Friday, 25 March 2011
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Monday, 14 February 2011
Final adjustments to my trailer
(click image to enlarge)After looking at my trailer & had others look at it I decided to change the fonts of my titles. I decided to change the font to the same as that in my poster so that they tie in and my media products look consistent. (I placed the titles over screenshots of my trailer to get more of an idea of what it would look like)
(Hammer Keys & Courier New)
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Thursday, 27 January 2011
Editing : Update
- I have now finished creating the titles that I planned in a previous post.
- I have started to place my shots around my titles so my footage is beginning to look more like a trailer. Now I just need to finish this process which I hope to have done by the end of next week.
Friday, 21 January 2011
Editing : Update
- After planning my titles (in the post below) I created them in the Adobe editing software. I have been finding it hard to structure my trailer even with the help of the storyboard, but I have found that by having my titles planned out I can develop the rest of the trailer around it.
- I have now almost finished editing the separate shots, so I can begin putting them in an order that relates to my storyboard.
- I plan to get my teaser trailer to the point where all the shots are in a correct order and fill up the time period I have created that corresponds to the length of my music (around 40 seconds) - I hope to get this done by the end of next week, which will leave me plenty of time to apply the finishing touches and get my evaluation done.
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
Editing : Titles
Below are some ideas for the titles I will include in my teaser trailer. I downloaded a more unique font ('Porcelain') from 'dafont.com' then for the title and 'coming soon' I downloaded another font ('Inked God') that was also more unique. The images below show the main titles that I will make for my teaser trailer, in roughly the right order they will appear in. (Obviously there will be some shots between the titles, and the titles will usually appear over the top of my footage).
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
Thursday, 16 December 2010
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Filming My Planned Shots (from my storyboard)
Setting - I decided to film my footage when it begun to get dark so that there would be no natural daylight because I wanted the lighting to be eerie and slightly artificial. I filmed the short shots in my house as they were mainly focused on Emma's face or body so her surroundings weren't really important. I filmed the main shot (of Emma running) outside on a grassy area with no other lights (eg streetlamps) to create a more mysterious feel.
Camera Angles&Shots -I wanted to include a range of shots that demonstrated varied angles. For example I filmed one shot that involved shooting my female character's hand from a worm's eye angle - this is an angle that is quite unusual so makes the viewer think twice about what they are seeing. As most of my shots were very short (1-3 seconds) I didn't need a tripod to steady my shots, I felt that I was able to do this with a steady hand. However, on my longer shots of Emma running I decided that I needed to use a tripod to make the camera perfectly still. On these shots (of Emma running) I wanted to film her running but from slightly different angles. Therefore I made sure she ran across the same area, so that when I come to edit these shots I can maintain continuity. As well as including different angles I wanted to include long-shots, mid-shots and close-ups to create further variety and depth to my finished product.
Lighting - I wanted to include a variety of different lighting techniques to create a contrast between light and dark, and natural and artificial. For some shots I used normal household lights to create a more realistic look to the shots. For example there is a shot of Emma sitting on a set of stairs with 'normal' light from behind her that puts her in shadow. The contrast between her shadow/almost silhouette and the realistic lighting I feel creates a more eerie atmosphere. I also used candle light in one shot as it flickered slightly which created some movement in the shot, and gave a softer light to Emma's face. As well as using these more 'normal', realistic lighting techniques I also wanted to use lighting that really played an important role in creating 'the look' of a shot. In my main shots of Emma running I attached a large light on the end of a stick which I got someone to hold behind Emma about the height of her shoulders. When filming in front of the light I was able to create lens flares which I feel created an interesting effect. The lens flares also created transparent circular blocks of colour which contrasted effectively with the darker, more rural setting.
Costume & Make-up - Being the main character in my trailer, I felt Emma's costume and make-up was important. As the main shot for the trailer involved Emma running I wanted to put her in a dress that would create more movement in the scene. I decided to put her in a khaki coloured dress that was very floaty so moved a lot when Emma did. The material was slightly sheer, so this was effective in the scene where I had a strong light behind Emma (as it shone through areas of the dress). The makeup idea for Emma was based heavily on the idea of a 'femme fatale' character; I used black eye make-up and red lipstick to give her a sophisticated edge. I feel that the combination of the makeup and costume used gave Emma a feminine look, but also a modern edge that the viewers could relate to.
Monday, 8 November 2010
Storyboard For My Teaser Trailer
(click images to enlarge)Discussing my storyboard and plans for my teaser trailer in detail:
- My storyboard includes a range of shots as I wanted to create as much interest that I could in a short space of time. However, I didn't include the specific timings (on the edge of the storyboard) because I didn't want to be restricted to a certain time period. Although I don't have a specific time period I know that it will be roughly 40 seconds because it is a teaser trailer that I have to create rather than a full length trailer.
- Within my set of shots I wanted to have a certain scene that underpins the whole trailer so it isn't too disjointed. In this case it is the one of the female character (Emma) running, which in my editing I hope to rewind and put in slow motion (so it looks as if she is running backwards). I recorded a number of shots of this same scene from different angles to add variety to the trailer. To feed from this paticular set of shots I recorded a series of short (about 1-2seconds) shots that were at angles and perspectives that the viewer may find disorienating (such as dutch tilts) - this will hopefully add a sense of ambiguity to my psychological thriller teaser trailer.
- For all my shots on the storyboard I have put 'no dialogue' in the description. This is because the only sound I want to include is a non-diegetic music track. I feel that by having no diegetic sound I can create a more eerie, detached feel where the viewer isn't necessarily focused on what's happening in the shots - rather more the look of the shots. At the moment my chosen piece of music is a Kings Of Leon remix of the song 'Closer'. The entire track has an errie, isolated feel to it, but the beginning and end of the song (with no vocals) has more of this feel. In the Adobe Premier Pro software I would be able to cut out these parts of the track to fit to my time period of roughly 40 seconds.
- In most of my shots I want to focus on the importance of lighting and having a variety of lighting -especially in my main shots of Emma running. I want to create lighting that adds further interest to the shots (such as lens flares) and where there is a contrast between light and dark. I feel that this would contribute to the Film Noir style.
Monday, 18 October 2010
Thursday, 14 October 2010
Magazine Title
For my second task I have decided to create a magazine front cover (featuring my film). I decided on the name 'NEOPOP' because it has a more modern edge to it and sounds more alternative. I'd like my magazine to be more art-house film related rather than the commercial magazines like Total Film and Empire. My magazine might also include elements of fashion and music - so may include references to soundtracks in films and fashion films. I think it is important that I've mapped out the concept for my magazine as it'll have a greater impact on how the finished front cover looks. The image above shows different fonts that I thought of using for the logo/title of the magazine...I have decided to use the third font 'Budmo Jiggler' because it stands out from the others. The 1st looks too much like the logo for 'Top Of The Pops' the 2nd doesnt stand by itself strongly as a logo and the 4th looks too abstract.
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