Deadlines

All Research and planning:

George - Script

George - Script for 180 degree rule

Katy - Costume design and examples of costume

George - Storyboard for 180 degree rule 

Mariella - Actors and who we should consider casting

George - Decisions on conventions

Katy - Age, Race and Class within WW2 films

Mariella - Codes and conventions of WW2 Films/Thrillers

All decide but George make it - Storyboard for film

George - Shot list

George - Animation of storyboard

Aim for this all done by Jan 30th
but want 180 degree rule filmed and edited by 16th

Sound Terms I know.

Sound:

Parallel Sound - follows the narrative and links in creating a three dimensional world which draws the audience into the film.

Sound Bridge - This is where any sound is carried over several shots to link the narrative.

Diegetic - Sound that relates to the scene and that can be seen in the scene. (In the field of vision)

Non Diegetic - Sound that's not visible in the scene which may come in the form of a voice over.

Ambient Sound - Background noise belonging to the scene but not always visible within the mes en scene.

Dialogue - The voices of the characters speaking to each other. This is also when the sound is re-recorded and the actors have to lip sync.

Synchronous Sound- This is sound that is in sync with an object/subject such as a car or a persons mouth.

Asynchronous sound - The sound is deliberately out of sync with the scene.

Sound Effect - This is added to the visual production to further exaggerate or mark a moment in the film. It can also be used to make the film seem more naturalistic by exaggerating everyday sounds like footsteps.

Voice Over - This is where the diegesis provides information usually about the visuals on screen to the audience.

Initial Ideas

Sci-Fi Thriller

The first person narrative about person controlling their own dream however quickly begin to lose control of what is happening. The film would have a lot of panic shown through the multiple flashes and fast editing montage. This then leads to the protagonist having an outer body experience. The typography would be smashed during the flashes leaving the text jittery and unstable much like the character  adding to the sense of panic while still providing the information like "director".

-Katy's idea

Political thriller

The narrative follows a group of illegal immigrants into the United Kingdom. The opening would show the extreme conditions and tension between the characters within the container. The narrative would focus the up coming journey ahead of the characters and emphasise the unstable relationships between them.

-George's idea

War Thriller

This would be a war thriller set in WW2 in which the protagonist is followed by tracking shot from behind with input POV shots not showing the protagonists face giving the sense of mystery. The character would then be interigated by another group of soldiers. For every hit there would be a flash back and then the titles.

-George's Idea

Planning for 180 Degree Rule

Shot List:

1. Long Establishing Shot showing both characters on opposite ends of the hill.
2. Medium shot of protagonist 1 on phone.
3. Close up of phone.
4. Medium shot of Protagonist 2 on bench looking at P1.
5. Close up of P2 "You suck"
6. Long Shot of P2 overlapping "You Suck"
7. Medium higher angled shot of P1
8. Close up of P1 "How dare he call me a duck!"
9. Close Tracking shot of P1 running towards P2.
10. Long Shot showing P1 unable to get to P2.
11. Low angled shot of P2 laughing and turning around.
12. OSS Medium shot of P2 walking away shows P1 behind. 
13. Side angled shot of P2 punching P1 

Prop List/Equipment:

1. Phone(s)
2. Tripod
3. Camera
4. Grip
5. SD Card
6. Storyboard
7. Set

How I Edit. (Editing Extended)

Simple Editing

Cut A visual transition created in editing in which one shot is instantaneously replaced on screen by another. This is used to help direct an audience through a a scene.

Cross cutting
Cutting back and forth quickly between two or more lines of action, indicating they are happening simultaneously. This would be useful for creating a tense opening scene because there would be more than just one piece of action happening at the same time.

Continuity editing 
Editing that creates action that flows smoothly across shots and scenes without jarring visual inconsistencies. Establishes a narrative to help the audience follow the story for the viewer further keeping them involved and gripped.  

Dissolve A gradual scene transition. The editor overlaps the end of one shot with the beginning of the next one. This provides a peaceful transition for the audience.

Editing The work of selecting and joining together shots to create a finished film.

Errors of continuity Disruptions in the flow of a scene, such as a failure to match action or the placement of props across shots.

This is only the simple concepts of editing however I have a much greater understanding of editing and how to do it because of doing youtube for so many years. So I have decided to show a video of screen shots showing what I do for a thirty second youtube clip. (just editing it)

More on Gender

Representation of Gender in Television

In media we looked at the representation of gender within TV dramas. In the lesson I learnt that gender is how your presented for example males are seen as more powerful in the eye of most media which in reality its just a stereotype given to that sex. For example most males are seen as the stronger character because women are usually represented as the weaker sex. I found this interesting because for my film we could try and challenge those conventions, which may give somthing more original. Obviously we do not have a hole plot to play with but you can show a lot about a subject in two minutes using the various techniques like camera angles. More feminine males also are seen as less powerful, for example in the clip we watched from desperate housewives the man was crouched down by some flowers looking up at the male with the suit.This shows that men are more powerful when they are masculine than feminine.When I was paired with Mariella we tried to find a clip that challenge some of the conventions we had looked at. To see whether it could work or fail.We analysed Mes en scene, Camera angles, Sound and Editing to reach our decision and presented it to the class. Our clip was sherlock and we found that the women had more power than usual however showed all the typical traits for example she had more close ups because she got emotional and her love for sherlock caused her to fail. Overall after looking at this it would cool to have a female lead however it could disappoint an audience who want a male lead.

Representation of Gender In Television

In media we looked at the representation of gender within TV dramas. In the lesson I learnt that gender is how your presented for example males are seen as more powerful in the eye of most media which in some/most cases is true but in reality its just a stereotype given to that sex. We learned that a stereotype is a generalized idea about a group of people.

The reason why its important to know this is because although in reality it can be equal, within media it usually isn't and because of this it is expected that in a film or TV show the man has to save the women. I found this interesting because it provides me with a chance to maybe alter that in our film opening. Obviously we don't have a hole plot to play with but you can show a lot about a subject in two minutes using the various techniques like camera angles.  More feminine males also are seen as less powerful, for example in the clip we watched from desperate housewives the man was crouched down by some flowers looking up at the male with the suit. This shows that men are more powerful when they are masculine than feminine.

Our task for the lesson was to analyse a clip of our choice looking at gender equality. I got into a pair with Mariella and we set to work choosing our clip. We thought that we should try and find one with a scene that challenges these stereotypes and whether overall it successfully did it or failed. We analysed Mes en scene, Camera angles, Sound and Editing to reach our decision and presented it to the class. Our clip was sherlock and we found that the women had more power than usual however showed all the typical traits for example she had more close ups because she got emotional and her love for sherlock caused her to fail.

Overall after looking at this it would cool to have a female lead however it could disappoint an audience who want a male lead.

Simple Camera angles

Bird eye/High angle
These angles are used to make the subject seem vulnerable or powerless. This would be useful because if I want my main protagonist to seem controlled by the antagonist then I could use this camera angle to present him with less power than the other subject.

Close Ups
These are used to show the characters reaction, expression and emotion. This helps the audience connect with the subject and draws them into the film. In addition I could use this if I wanted the tension to be heightened between certain characters in the scene I could use this to show anger or fear.

Tracking Shots
This shot could be used in a chase scene to follow the subject through a scene which could create tension. In addition the shot could be used as an establishing shot while retaining the tension build up in my opening scene.

Tilted Angle
This could be used to show a distorted subject much like an alien or a mental man/women because the camera isn't placed perfectly instead its tilt provides the audience with confusion or distortion.

Long Shots
This shot can be used as the establishing shot to show the viewer where the scene is going to take place.

Low Angle
In contrast to high angle shots, low angle shots can be used to present the power of a subject. This would be useful in my thriller because I could make my antagonist look at more powerful at the beginning compared to the protagonist.

POV
This shot shows the viewer exactly what the subject is seeing which allows the audience to experience the action as the character would. This also helps with hiding the subjects identity which helps build tension.

Over shoulder shot
This would be used in dialog between two or more characters so we can see their reaction and speech. Another use is to show subjects behind the main subject creating tension because the audience know they are they but the subject doesn't

List to Blog

1. Camera angles:)
2. Editing:)
3. Age in TV
4. Gender:)
5. Essays:)
6. Narrative:)
7. Film analyses
8. Disability
9.  Marking criteria and the clips
10. Sub genres (Revive?)
11. Title sequence
12. Examples:)
13. Evaluation Questions
14. How this film will be different-complacency

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Evaluation of Research

After jumping the gun on the hole ideas thing I thought it would be best to dedicate a blog post to what I have learn't in the research process. Within this research process the first thing that I found interesting was that psychological thrillers are the most popular type of thriller which although were not going to make will help when creating a hybrid genre. The reason why we wanted to explore hybrid genres is because it allows the filmmakers to give the audience more of what they want from two genres instead of one which helps with originality.