Final Task

Preliminary Task

week 5 blog entry (what needs to be done etc.)

I have completed a number of things since the start of this term which i am extremely pleased with. So far i have completed:

• Completed a shooting schedule
• Filming and listed missing scenes
• done any reshoots and that were required
• Almost finished my rough cut which is planned to be finished by the deadline (Feb 15th)
• Most of my sound has been recorded aside from the narration which will be finished and applied to the video rough cut shortly
• i have started my question 7 evaluative essay

Things that i need to do:

• I Must complete my ident which will be filmed over half term
• i need to source some music and SFX
• I need to remake my titles and some of my graphics as i am extremely unhappy with what i have produced and thus not uploaded it.
• Polish my film and make it look proffessional.

Edit: unfortunately i ran into a little bit of an altercation with filming yesterday. Filming will take place on tuesday the 12th of february.

graphics planning

for my piece i want to create a very dark feel. I will achieve this in a number of ways by utilising elements such as fonts, filters, images and other various factors at my disposal.

Firstly there is one font which i am particularly keen on which is used in the woman in black:
as you can see here the font is white and placed on a dark background. The font is also distorted slightly to make it look as if there is light shining behind it. This also makes the font appear very "spooky" and scary.

Unfortunately i feel that this font is more reminiscent of a 'pure-bred' horror film rather than a thriller which is why i want to use a font that is similar to this although not exactly the same.

week 4 diary entry

Over the past week I have dfilmed almost all my shots for my piece. I need to film 1 more scene which I plan to do this weekend and it should not take more than an hour. Luckily the shots are not forming a constant narrative so continuity with the snow is not a problem.

As well as this I have completed a large amount of editing so far on my piece and I have already received some helpful constructive feedback from my teacher. For example a lot of my shots felt very disconnected and it did not seem like a constant narrative; it felt more like a trailer. However i have rectified this and it seems more like a story now.

I need to record the sound for it, which will not take long at all and I can do it in a lunch period at school.

After this all I need to is complete my editing and I will upload my rough cut within the next few weeks.

week 2 diary entry

Over this past week i have achieved a few things:

• I have sourced equipment for shooting this coming sunday.
• I have created a time management schedule which has organised my actors.
• I am ready to film!

However i was not able to complete most of the things i wanted to complete. I still need to think about:

• Some more graphics planning including creating a prototype ident/logo
• completing my media essay on what i have learnt since filming my preliminary task
• Once my filming is completed I will also need to begin editing to create a rough cut and if needed i will need to reschedule some reshoots

Although this doesnt seem like much, when put in practice there is alot to be accomplished. I am a little fazed by the amount of work but i think everything will completed by the deadlines.

Time management schedule

This is the time management schedule for the weekend i am filming:

• We will be filming on the 27th of january from 10am-4pm (this may be shorter or longer depending on whether all the shots are achieved.)
• Luckily locations are very close to one another (within 500m of eachother) so travelling to each location will not prove a hinderance.
• Equipment needed on set will be: A camera and tripod, a directional mic and finally battery lights and power-packs for when it gets slightly darker.
• Costume will be provided for Radriar-Tristan Carmen. For Francesca Forristal playing the daughter, she will need to bring her own costume consisting of a coat and party atire. "Hoodies" for the muggers will be provided if they are not obtainable. They should wear sweat pants (or jeans if they don't have any), any informal shirt and trainers.
• Filming will proceed as follows.

1-1:30 quick briefing on what is going to happen, shot brief, setting up at locations, costume change etc.

1:30- 3:00 All day shots whilst the light remains.

3:00-3:30 Lunch break! Possibly for a refreshing beverage or healthy snack (apples!)

3:30-5:00 Night shots, ‘Francescas demise’ scene. The ‘Redemption’ scene with Tristan and Conrad. This time frame may be longer or shorter depending whether all the shots are obtained

Equipment will be obtained from Josh Bailey on saturday afternoon after helping him with the filming of his media piece.
Hopefully all the shots will be obtained in one afternoon, i look forward to the filming!

Week 1 diary entry

Over this week i have researched and completed a few things:

• I completed my sound planning which is under my research and planning labels
• I have started a short essay of what i have learnt since my preliminary task called "The Package".

This is the stuff that i need to think about:

• I need to plan when i am going to film.
• I need to write up a schedule with timings for filming, locations, which scenes will come first etc.
• Equipment needed etc.
• I also need to do a prototype ident/ logo ( this should be fairly easily achieved)

All of this will definitely be completed within the next week or so, if a problem occurs a may need a little bit more time. However I'm feeling positive about my work so far and i think it will prove to be acceptable.

Plan for the next few weeks

First week back after the christmas holidays and i realise this term will be pretty hectic. There is a lot to get done, a lot to polish up and a lot to look into:

First and foremost my filming needs to be completed by the first of February and so that is my top priority at the moment. There are a few holes in my blog which i will need to fill in, mainly concerning some graphics and sound research that was not completed in enough detail. Although this is not urgent, it is definitely necessary otherwise my blog as a whole will feel unfinished.
Another deadline that must be stuck to is completing the majority of my editing by the 15th of february. This is at the end of half term which i think is achievable although a lot of effort will be needed to complete this especially with the workload from other subjects.
Over the next few weeks i will be doing weekly blog entries to document progress, hinderances, thoughts, ideas and anything else that may be relevant to what i am doing.
I am looking forward to creating some interesting and enjoyable work!