For our latest project we have been asked to create a lair for a superhero. I have decided to create a lair for The Stig (the secret driver for "Top Gear"). He shares many similar aspects of a super hero as he has a secret identity and he is the best at what he does. There are some key features that i need to capture for The Stigs lair, Im hoping to create:
> A car
> Table
> Chair
> Wardrobe
> Tires
> Mechanical tools
> Fish tank
List on going.....
Tuesday 16 March 2010
Tuesday 23 February 2010
Visual essay
I have started drafting my visual essay. Our goal is to find out which pathway we would like to start pursuing next term. I'm swaying more towards Moving Image at this moment in time but i have not done Visual Environments yet and I think that might be quite interesting so we will see... I have picked some of my favourite directors and films that have influenced me to do Moving Image.
Ridley Scott:
> Gladiator
> Hostage
Martin Scorsese:
> Goodfellas
> The Departed
Frank Darabont:
> The Shawshank Redemption
> The Green Mile
However Im also interested in camara operating as I was the camara operator and assistant director in our last project, I enjoyed this experiance so Im going to look at cinematographers aswell as they are the link between the camara operators and the directors.
Don Burgess:
> Forest Gump
> Cast Away
Ridley Scott:
> Gladiator
> Hostage
Martin Scorsese:
> Goodfellas
> The Departed
Frank Darabont:
> The Shawshank Redemption
> The Green Mile
However Im also interested in camara operating as I was the camara operator and assistant director in our last project, I enjoyed this experiance so Im going to look at cinematographers aswell as they are the link between the camara operators and the directors.
Don Burgess:
> Forest Gump
> Cast Away
Friday 5 February 2010
Title sequence and credits.
http://vimeo.com/user2757771
Payman (The Editor) has just finished the credits for our film, I think they look really effective, if you would like to have a look click on the link.
Payman (The Editor) has just finished the credits for our film, I think they look really effective, if you would like to have a look click on the link.
Time lapse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH-lpoad-xY&feature=related
We think that we might use some sort of time lapse as a cut scene for are short film as it will show the pass of time when she talks about her childhood. I have posted this as an example. Ignore the cheesy music.
We think that we might use some sort of time lapse as a cut scene for are short film as it will show the pass of time when she talks about her childhood. I have posted this as an example. Ignore the cheesy music.
Wednesday 20 January 2010
Midnight Syndicate - Grisly Reminder
we like this soundtrack. might be a nice backing for our trailor.
Monday 18 January 2010
Gaze project
1 EXT. STREET. DAY 1
SHE stands there eyes closed. In the midst of the crowd. As the crowds pass she opens her eyes
SHE
(vo) There'll come a time when I'll look at the world and it will look back at me
She is obscured by the crowd
SHE
(vo) And I won't be there to see it
2 INT. FLAT. DAY 2
The jars of provisions are extremely neat. The magazines are extremely neat. A shopping list, pinned to the neat noticeboard has been printed out and neatly cut so as to waste no excess space
SHE
(vo) I've always been invisible. Had the ability. My mum had me for a limited time only
3 INT. OFFICE. DAY 3
She walks paper under her arm and delicately places them on a colleague's desk. The colleague is talking on the phone and doesn't acknowledge her presence
SHE
And if I shouted she could sometimes hear me
4 INT. LOUNGE. DAY 4
The stereo is playing. We can see the volume has been turned down to zero
(vo)
SHE
But of course she couldn't
(vo)
5 EXT. PARK. DAY TITLE:GAZE
The empty swing gently moves back and forth
SHE
(vo) If you let me creep up on you
6 INT. KITCHEN. DAY The glass of water slowly empties
SHE I can make you disappear too
7 EXT. STREET. DAY She stands in the street, staring at us.
SHE I could just tell you some things. Things you don't want to hear. Things no one should have to hear
A passer-by temporarily obscures her. She now closes her eyes
SHE
(vo) But it can't be your fault
A tear runs down her cheek
SHE
(vo) I am invisible you see. And now I am gone
THE END
Today i met up with my group and we discussed the different criteria of our short film, we have decided to make a trailer for our own film. We then decided on what genres we could focus our trailer on, we came up with two initial ideas. Our first idea was to create a comedy were this girl in the script is actually an invisible super hero. The second idea was to create a thriller/horror/drama, we found this to be a better idea as we started brainstorming ideas for the scenes a lot quicker plus this idea is more suitable with the script, as the original script is dark, depressing and ominous.
We then walked around nottingham and found several locations where we can shoot our scenes. We have found a park, street, office and house to shoot in.
We also discussed influences and what feel we wanted to give our film. The two films that I think could influence our film
are The Ring and The Machinist.
The Ring
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlhZCDlEmh0
This clip of The Ring is very dark/ominous. We can see that there is very low colour resolution and low contrast which makes this clip very effective. Also i like the way this clip uses scene jumps with the fuzzy picture and sound, a simple idea but again very effective.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjtPiYFH9jY
I also like this effect taken from The Ring. This movement could be made by using stop motion photography, we shall look into this style in detail and have a practise to see if we can recreate a similar look. I also thing the music suits this video perfectly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap9rn97da_8&feature=related
This is a similar idea but focuses more on the brightness and contrast of the moving image.
The Machinist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0fuHY4U1UA
This is the trailor for The Machinist. I find thats its quite similar to the ring as it uses bold sounds as the scenes cut and also the image is very dark and low colour resolution is used.
SHE stands there eyes closed. In the midst of the crowd. As the crowds pass she opens her eyes
SHE
(vo) There'll come a time when I'll look at the world and it will look back at me
She is obscured by the crowd
SHE
(vo) And I won't be there to see it
2 INT. FLAT. DAY 2
The jars of provisions are extremely neat. The magazines are extremely neat. A shopping list, pinned to the neat noticeboard has been printed out and neatly cut so as to waste no excess space
SHE
(vo) I've always been invisible. Had the ability. My mum had me for a limited time only
3 INT. OFFICE. DAY 3
She walks paper under her arm and delicately places them on a colleague's desk. The colleague is talking on the phone and doesn't acknowledge her presence
SHE
And if I shouted she could sometimes hear me
4 INT. LOUNGE. DAY 4
The stereo is playing. We can see the volume has been turned down to zero
(vo)
SHE
But of course she couldn't
(vo)
5 EXT. PARK. DAY TITLE:GAZE
The empty swing gently moves back and forth
SHE
(vo) If you let me creep up on you
6 INT. KITCHEN. DAY The glass of water slowly empties
SHE I can make you disappear too
7 EXT. STREET. DAY She stands in the street, staring at us.
SHE I could just tell you some things. Things you don't want to hear. Things no one should have to hear
A passer-by temporarily obscures her. She now closes her eyes
SHE
(vo) But it can't be your fault
A tear runs down her cheek
SHE
(vo) I am invisible you see. And now I am gone
THE END
Today i met up with my group and we discussed the different criteria of our short film, we have decided to make a trailer for our own film. We then decided on what genres we could focus our trailer on, we came up with two initial ideas. Our first idea was to create a comedy were this girl in the script is actually an invisible super hero. The second idea was to create a thriller/horror/drama, we found this to be a better idea as we started brainstorming ideas for the scenes a lot quicker plus this idea is more suitable with the script, as the original script is dark, depressing and ominous.
We then walked around nottingham and found several locations where we can shoot our scenes. We have found a park, street, office and house to shoot in.
We also discussed influences and what feel we wanted to give our film. The two films that I think could influence our film
are The Ring and The Machinist.
The Ring
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlhZCDlEmh0
This clip of The Ring is very dark/ominous. We can see that there is very low colour resolution and low contrast which makes this clip very effective. Also i like the way this clip uses scene jumps with the fuzzy picture and sound, a simple idea but again very effective.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjtPiYFH9jY
I also like this effect taken from The Ring. This movement could be made by using stop motion photography, we shall look into this style in detail and have a practise to see if we can recreate a similar look. I also thing the music suits this video perfectly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap9rn97da_8&feature=related
This is a similar idea but focuses more on the brightness and contrast of the moving image.
The Machinist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0fuHY4U1UA
This is the trailor for The Machinist. I find thats its quite similar to the ring as it uses bold sounds as the scenes cut and also the image is very dark and low colour resolution is used.
Monday 14 December 2009
Rob Douggan- Clubbed till death
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YCGtT_FRYg
This is the video I got my one shot idea from. about 2 minutes in when hes running past the cars on the moter way. I thought of how they could have filmed it and it came to me quite simply, the cars move slow while he moves past them and then when editing they speed up to make it look like hes running. I liked this technique and hope to use it agin in the future.
Peace.
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