Scott Bailey Notes

Editing and Sound

• In the first scene the conversation we are listening to is quite loud in comparison to the diegetic sound of the restaurant. This creates the sense of intimacy between the man and the woman as if they are close.
• As the man starts to talk about the relationship ending, the diegetic music in the background reaches the chorus. It highlights the ending of the relationship by being contrapuntal to the situation as the music being played is a love song.
• When we first hear the man speak his voice is quite deep and low which implies authority, however as he speaks he stumbles a lot causing his air of authority to degrade and making him appear weak and 'flimsy'.
• Once the women in the scene has had enough of listening to the mans petty excuses for why he wants to call it off she bangs the table in anger, stands up and leaves. This is interesting for a few reasons: The short flash of anger as she bangs the table in frustration makes the women appear more masculine. She is also very composed and appears strong as she leaves the table. This composure is not how a stereotypical heart-broken women are often portrayed, showing that this women is authoritative and robust in emotion.
• The screech of the chair is accentuated by making the noise slightly louder. This creates an awkwardness about the scene.
• In one of the scenes a leading police detective asks the heart-broken women if she had a "late night last night?". She responds by saying yes and the scene instantly cuts to a flashback of the previous night which appears to be what she was thinking about.
• During the flashback the women asks her 'lover' why he wanted to call it off as she is angry and confused. As she realises he was having an affair she begins to leave and says "don't worry i wont let your tyres down...". The scene then cuts to her in a work bathroom and she says to herself in the mirror "i might slash them though." This script bridge between scenes shows the slightly two-sided nature of the women as when in the company of someone she says she wont do something however on her own she is genuinely thinking about doing so.

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!

Film interviews

When analysing the information from these two interviews we learn a number of things.

• They both find out about films through the internet and other visual means such as posters.
• They go to films fairly infrequently so the film they are going to see must be appealing to them in certain ways.
• Although both of these interviews are from students, psychological and action thrillers seemed to be the more appealing genres.
• The certification for all the films mentioned is a 15 which does give me some insight as to the certification of what my trailer should be.

Sound Research/planning

For my piece i want to use a specific style of music to create a dark unnerving atmosphere. Hopefully this will work in harmony with my style of filming and editing.
A piece of music that is similar to the one that i would use in my piece is;

Venetian Snares - Öngyilkos Vasárnap

A hungarian piece that translates to "gloomy sunday".

The dark, slightly dreamy feeling of this piece is something that i would like to try and emulate on screen with the story that i'm telling. With music similar to this i think it will create a gloomy and thrilling piece riddled with an air of uncertainty
The thing i like most about the piece is the combination of mild drum and bass with violin. It creates an epic feel that also makes this piece relatable to present day with the "electronic" style of the music.

Another piece that is similar to what i would use in my piece is Requiem for a Dream- Clint Mansell

In my opinion this Clint Mansell is a genius. The cadences, climax's, transitions from slow and sombre to fast paced and epic are just brilliant. This is a perfect example of music that i would like to use as it would create so many brilliant contrasts between the reminiscing of the main characters death and the violent retribution that takes place. 

I intend to find something very similar with a slightly more modern edge.

Diegetic Sound

In terms of diegetic sound i will not use a huge amount. I want to create the effect that the main character is so focused on what he wants to do that the sounds of normal every day life are drowned out until only his heartbeat is heard

So for example i will take some recordings of a busy street ie. cars and buses screeching etc. Then i will  layer this with the sound of a heartbeat that will grow louder and louder as the street sounds become quieter and quieter.

This is just one example of some sound i will use. Other diegetic sound i will use is:

• The sound of a knife unsheathing
• The sound of footsteps
• the sound of someone breathing nervously

All of this sound will be layered and crafted to hopefully create an intriguing and thrilling piece of film. 

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!