Evaluation question 2

Evaluation question 1

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.

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.