Powerpoint of Thriller Idea and shot types

Blind spot

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Analysis of opening sequence

Rock N Rolla

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Preliminary Task

hi everybody, I am writing today about my preliminary task that my group and I had to do. I was in a group of four alongside Hannah, Rebecca and Laura. We filmed in the media suite and it worked well for our location as it fitted well with the acting and allowed our actors to create a dramatic entrance and a dramatic scene. I would say that I took an important role in the filming and took many of the shots of both the entrance and exit, and also throughout the scene. It would be fair to say that I was in control of the camera throughout most of the shoot and played a key role in achieving what was needed to create the shot.

Lighting

• we used a 3 tier lighting system, which provided us with hard lighting. This was key to our shoot as we wanted to create shadows, this gave our scene a more dramatic edge. The lighting system was succesful and effective in creating a dramatic edge in our shoot as it provided us with shadows and gave us a clear image of the two actors. However I believe that we could have used a dark lighting system to create more suspense and danger to the shoot.

Filming

• We started off making sure that the camera and tripod were set up correctly, this is important to the shot as it provides continuity throughout the shoot. We made sure that we were very strict in making sure that the tripod was level in each shot and that the shot was framed correctly each time in order to obtain a good series of shots in a limited space of time. In order to obtain the best shots we could in a limited space of time we made sure that the lighting equipment was not in the shot. This would have caused problems if it was due to the limitation of time and how we would have had to go over and re-do the shots more times than necessary. The angles we chose were important to creating the dramatic effect and excitment that we were trying to achieve with our preliminary task. Most importantly we made sure that the 180 degree rule was not broken at any me throughout the shoot. We constantly checked throughout the shoot to check if we had broken the 180 degree rule or not. Finally, the terminology could have been improved as we sometimes forgot what to say at what point, however by the end of the shoot we had been using all the right terminology at all the appropriate times.

Personally, I have learnt alot from my preliminary task in terms of practical film making. This has been down to the ways in which we made sure that all the angles were suitable for our shot and how we did not break the 180 degree rule.

Preliminary Task

Introduction to Video Camera blog post

• camera operations and functions - in the past two weeks we have been learning how to use the various features of the camera. We learnt about the timecode which is how long the camera had recorded for. We then went on to learn about how to white-balance the camera and how to focus the camera so that you are able to get a clear shot rather than it being fussy and distorted. After we had learnt all about focussing, timecode, white-balancing and aperture settings, we were shown how to use a tripod and what the benefits of using the tripod while filming are. After placing the camera on the tripod we had to bubble the tripod so that it is completely levelled. The advantages of using the tripod while filming are that you can get a lot more control on the camer and also you can get constant shots at a good position, whereas handheld there is a chance that the camera will be moving around during a shot. However with handheld you can also get amazing shots which make you feel as if you are there with the characters
• using the camera - after learning all about the camera, we moved onto different camera shots, this helped us to understand what shots to use to create what feeling and what setting. We put the rule of thirds into practice and made sure that we did not break the 180 degree rule as we had learnt about it in class. During the first filming session I unfortunately made the mistake of breaking the 180 degree rule and did not use the tripod when it was needed. Both of these mistakes meant that i came away with some poor quality film, this has been a learning curve and showed me what not to do while filming.

doctor who editing task

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/trailermaker/view/7iasqf

In the opening 6 seconds I used a voice over along with dramatic music to create suspense and tension for what was about to happen. Then I used a range of clips along with the same dramatic music to give the audience a sense of what happens during the series and what doctor who is about. The music and range of clips and sound effects ive used are effective in the way they give you a feel for the programme.

photography and image manipulation

Composition:

Photography brings a visual language that is universal in understanding. We must then understand its vocabulary which consists of shapes, textures, patterns, lines, colours, shade of light to dark and sharp to blurry images. Just as we must learn to arrange words in a coherent order in order to make sense when we write or speak, so too must we put visual elements together in an organized manner if our photographs are to convey their meaning clearly and vividly.

Composition means arrangement: the orderly putting together of parts to make a unified whole; composition through a personal, intuitive act. However, there are basic principles that govern the way visual elements behave and interact when you combine them inside the four borders of a photograph. Once we have sharpened our vision and grasped these basic ideas of principles, then we will have the potential for making our photographs more exciting and effective than ever before.

In one of our media lessons, we were able to use photoshop to combine two film posters and create our own version of the original poster. We learnt how to cut and combine photos aswell as change original photos and posters and make them our own. We used many tools including the stamp tool and the lasso tool. With these we succesfully created our own film poster.

Myself

Hello my name is William David Peter Edgley and I am 17 years old. I live in headley and brockham with my mum and my dad and i enjoy sport especially rugby, i play for scottish exiles and national academy and dorking mens 2nd XV. I came from Epsom College in surrey and i enjoy acoustic and indie music aswell as  drum and bass. I enjoy action, thriller and comedy films and occasionally watch horror films.