Alana Forman AS Media Blog: Editing Completion!!!: "Today we finally finished our Final Cut final edit! it took less time than we thought, but we were still getting used to the new software. w..."
Alana has summed up everything I wanted to say about the final parts of our editing, it's now completed and we are very happy with the end result.
Showing posts with label G321 Thriller Planning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label G321 Thriller Planning. Show all posts
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Editing
Today in our media lesson we started to make a rough edit of the film we had shot on Saturday. Even with less than half of what we needed to be done we had about 1 and a half minutes of footage which was way too much, so we talked about which parts to leave out, which parts to crop down and whether some parts were vital to the thriller and if we should film them.
We've figured out what we need to do and learnt more about editing and this has helped a lot. We also picked out more music to use for the soundtrack.
We've figured out what we need to do and learnt more about editing and this has helped a lot. We also picked out more music to use for the soundtrack.
Thursday, 4 November 2010
Film Title
We have decided that the film will be called 'Guilt Trip' as we feel it suits the tone and feel of the thriller very well.
Poppy is guilty and that is why she is paranoid and worried about everything, she trips over in the woods and so it became 'Guilt Trip.'
Other names for the film we though about included:
We chose not to use these because they were either already in use from another film or feel it did sound right and give the right feel to the thriller.
Poppy is guilty and that is why she is paranoid and worried about everything, she trips over in the woods and so it became 'Guilt Trip.'
Other names for the film we though about included:
- The Unknown
- Guilty
- Guilty Conscience
We chose not to use these because they were either already in use from another film or feel it did sound right and give the right feel to the thriller.
Research Into Similar Products
We are comparing our thriller opening to Donnie Darko as we think it has many similar qualities. It is about something thats there...but isn't really. Its in depth and really makes you think about the plot of the story as it develops into a film.
Donnie Darko is about a teenage boy who has strange hallucinations of a large rabbit named Frank, which manipulates him to commit crimes and strange doings after escaping near death. It came out in 2004 and stars Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal. It was directed and written Richard Kelly.
They are both psychological as the thing they fear is not actually there, and it is all in their head. Donnie Darko has Frank the rabbit, whereas our thriller, Guilt Trip, has the unknown creature stalking our characters every move, yet she does not know it. As the film progresses you find out that the creature affects a lot more people than just Poppy. Donnie Darko over powers his 'conscience' by killing Frank because it was overpowering him, however Poppy's conscience takes over her and ends up killing her.
The Machinist is another psychological film that twists the mind into confusion. It was released in 2004, directed by Brad Anderdson, written by Scott Kosar and features Christian Bale as Trevor Reznik, a man who hasn't slept in a year and is starting to doubt his whole life and sanity. He sees people no one else can see and feels as if a conspiracy is being plotted against him and in his mission gets two women involved in it.
This is like Guilt Trip because Bales character takes over his mind just like Poppy's conscience does to her. They both become paranoid and anxious about what is happening and no one else can see what they see. The conscience of both of them start to deteriorate as the film progresses and you see them fall apart in front of you.
Monday, 1 November 2010
Music
The music we have chosen is all from copy right free sites. We have chosen slow, hauting instrumentals to build the suspence and tension. We have also played around with garage band to find out the sound effects and may also use some of them to increase the experience of the thriller. The music is chilling and as its set in Autumn/Winter it even makes the whole shot feel cold and empty.
Planning Schedule
Alana, Daisy and myself have organized to meet on Sundays when we are all free to film the thriller opening at my house.
We shall start on the 7th of November and hope to have in completely finished the filming by the 12th November.
We shall start on the 7th of November and hope to have in completely finished the filming by the 12th November.
Thursday, 14 October 2010
Plot
In my group of Alana, Daisy and myself we have discussed the full plot of our thriller, drawn a storyboard, annotated it in a presentation and then today looked at music that would fit the aspects of the film well. We were looking for dark and brooding music and found several good pieces. We also played around on garage band looking to create something fitting.
Then we talked about what the main characters would wear, why they should wear them and if they were practical.
Next week we shall continue this and also look at locations which would be good to film in.
Then we talked about what the main characters would wear, why they should wear them and if they were practical.
Next week we shall continue this and also look at locations which would be good to film in.
Monday, 11 October 2010
Scene Shots
I went to the woods near my house where I thought of filming the thriller and these show a long desolate track leading up to a dense wood in the distance which makes it look big and daunting.
I think they look quite effective because there are no buildings or people in the shot which adds to the lonliness and the fact there is no one around to help if you were in danger.
Wednesday, 6 October 2010
Monday, 4 October 2010
Thriller Film Openings
Gothika (2003): Starring Halle Berry and directed by Mathieu Kassovitz.
The opening to this thriller is three minutes long and it's quite tense and dramatic. It starts with dark, chilling music and a dark background with the names of people starring in it and then the title of the film fading into the background, almost as if they are running away, trying to escape.
Then you hear whispering by a woman with a foreign accent, its a very hoarse whisper and makes you wonder what she looks like, then throughout you hear beats in the back ground that sound like heartbeats. The woman's face appears from the darkness and you see that she is messy and untidy, no make-up on, hair not neat, red splotchy face as though she has been crying and dark circles under her eyes which are watering. From that close up it then switches to a mid shot of Halle Berry, the other woman, and shows her very prim, proper, neat and calm.
The camera then pans around the room and through the grills of the room, it makes you feel like you are not supposed to be there and prying into someone elses business, it's all very suspicious. The darkness of the room and shadows gives it quite a claustrophobic feeling, and all through the scene there is music that sounds slightly like wind.
A majority of the sound in the clip is non-diegetic apart from the crashes and bangs when she is being controlled by the security guards.
The Book Of Eli (2009): Starring Denzel Washington and directed by Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes
This film opens with ash falling and the wind gently blowing it around making you think where is the ash coming from? what caused the fire to make the ash? Haunting bass music is paying in the background to add depth and tension. The trees are shadowed and makes it look like a silhouette
which is very creepy and they almost look like a cage so makes you feel trapped in them. The camera pans around the whole scene allowing you, the viewer, to take everything in, then it shows a gun laying on the floor and next to it a man, mostly covered in ash. Perhaps suicide as his hand was close to the gun? By why? A sphinx cat soon comes into the shot looking around carefully and meowing, then walking cautiously towards him. Again the camera pans around the forest and up to a bunker which I looked at for a few seconds before realizing there is a person sitting in it in armour so there face is hidden from view. You then see a point of view from the cat, eyes darting around because it has sensed something. Strange non-diegetic noises can be heard while viewing the person and then you hear their heavy breathing (diegetic sound).
The figure releases a arrow from a cross bow and you see a close up of the cats face and eyes wide looking straight on. The camera then focus' on the arrow as it glides past in slow motion and you can see every little detail of it, and you can hear the sound of it flying past, then it speeds up again, hits the cat, and it goes flying and yelps.
Brick (2005): Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and directed by Rian Johnson
Brick begins withs chimes playing in the background, soon a persons feet come in to view as the camera pans across an ally. Next her face is shown to the audience, she's wearing glasses and behind her is dark tunnel and you can see no light at the end of it so this can show that there is no escape from what has happened, and death. Next to the dead girl laying on the floor is some running water in a gutter, her hand is laying outstretched in it and you see several blue bracelets on her wrist. Then a male character is introduced to the film, he is sitting a little way from the girl with his knees up near his chest and looking distressed.
It then switches to the past and you see a girl with blue bracelets on her wrist putting a note into a locker at school. We know who put it in but the person who's locker it is has no idea which adds drama. There is no music playing and it is all diegetic sounds. The male from earlier is always on his own so this can show loneliness and isolation from people. He then walks along an empty road and encounters a ringing phone box which is quite mysterious. There is heavy breathing down the phone which adds suspence and builds up tension. He pans the area and the camera switches to a point of view. Throughout the whole introduction there is hardly any talking going on which gives it an eeiry feeling and there are only two people you see throughout.
The opening to this thriller is three minutes long and it's quite tense and dramatic. It starts with dark, chilling music and a dark background with the names of people starring in it and then the title of the film fading into the background, almost as if they are running away, trying to escape.
Then you hear whispering by a woman with a foreign accent, its a very hoarse whisper and makes you wonder what she looks like, then throughout you hear beats in the back ground that sound like heartbeats. The woman's face appears from the darkness and you see that she is messy and untidy, no make-up on, hair not neat, red splotchy face as though she has been crying and dark circles under her eyes which are watering. From that close up it then switches to a mid shot of Halle Berry, the other woman, and shows her very prim, proper, neat and calm.
The camera then pans around the room and through the grills of the room, it makes you feel like you are not supposed to be there and prying into someone elses business, it's all very suspicious. The darkness of the room and shadows gives it quite a claustrophobic feeling, and all through the scene there is music that sounds slightly like wind.
A majority of the sound in the clip is non-diegetic apart from the crashes and bangs when she is being controlled by the security guards.
The Book Of Eli (2009): Starring Denzel Washington and directed by Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes
This film opens with ash falling and the wind gently blowing it around making you think where is the ash coming from? what caused the fire to make the ash? Haunting bass music is paying in the background to add depth and tension. The trees are shadowed and makes it look like a silhouette
which is very creepy and they almost look like a cage so makes you feel trapped in them. The camera pans around the whole scene allowing you, the viewer, to take everything in, then it shows a gun laying on the floor and next to it a man, mostly covered in ash. Perhaps suicide as his hand was close to the gun? By why? A sphinx cat soon comes into the shot looking around carefully and meowing, then walking cautiously towards him. Again the camera pans around the forest and up to a bunker which I looked at for a few seconds before realizing there is a person sitting in it in armour so there face is hidden from view. You then see a point of view from the cat, eyes darting around because it has sensed something. Strange non-diegetic noises can be heard while viewing the person and then you hear their heavy breathing (diegetic sound).
The figure releases a arrow from a cross bow and you see a close up of the cats face and eyes wide looking straight on. The camera then focus' on the arrow as it glides past in slow motion and you can see every little detail of it, and you can hear the sound of it flying past, then it speeds up again, hits the cat, and it goes flying and yelps.
Brick (2005): Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and directed by Rian Johnson
Brick begins withs chimes playing in the background, soon a persons feet come in to view as the camera pans across an ally. Next her face is shown to the audience, she's wearing glasses and behind her is dark tunnel and you can see no light at the end of it so this can show that there is no escape from what has happened, and death. Next to the dead girl laying on the floor is some running water in a gutter, her hand is laying outstretched in it and you see several blue bracelets on her wrist. Then a male character is introduced to the film, he is sitting a little way from the girl with his knees up near his chest and looking distressed.
It then switches to the past and you see a girl with blue bracelets on her wrist putting a note into a locker at school. We know who put it in but the person who's locker it is has no idea which adds drama. There is no music playing and it is all diegetic sounds. The male from earlier is always on his own so this can show loneliness and isolation from people. He then walks along an empty road and encounters a ringing phone box which is quite mysterious. There is heavy breathing down the phone which adds suspence and builds up tension. He pans the area and the camera switches to a point of view. Throughout the whole introduction there is hardly any talking going on which gives it an eeiry feeling and there are only two people you see throughout.
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Last week we starting shooting our prelim tasks in small groups, we had a rough draft of what my group was going to do but then got a bit carried away and made a whole new one as we went along! We were in the drama room and found quite a few props to use which was quite good. It all went smoothly considering we had never used the equipment before, and we different kinds of shots to show the scene such as; long shots, mid shots, close ups and points of view.
We then uploaded it onto a mac and began editing, today we finally finished and it's turned out pretty well! We also added sound effects, music and some text to one shot. iMovie was quite simple to use most of the time, but a little fiddley in places but we managed to get the hang of it and do all of the things we wanted to add to our video.
We then uploaded it onto a mac and began editing, today we finally finished and it's turned out pretty well! We also added sound effects, music and some text to one shot. iMovie was quite simple to use most of the time, but a little fiddley in places but we managed to get the hang of it and do all of the things we wanted to add to our video.
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