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Thriller Idea

We open on an establishing shot of a club in a busy town centre focusing on the cue to get into the club, we then go into a close up of one girl in the crowd clearly underage and out alone. We then see that the girl starts taking to an older man in the cue and getting very friendly, we cut to the P.O.V of the man talking to the girl doing this hand held to make the audience feel like they are in the shoes of the man, all the sounds up until now have been diagetic, the music coming from the club and conversations between people.  Staying in the point of view of the man we make our way into the club where the night starts to speed up until we see the man give the girl a pill of some sort staying in P.O.V handheld we see the girl swallow the pill. It is at the point we go to a fast tracking shot backwards to see her reaction to the pill we then have a static wide shot where the girl is moving slowly around the club and dancing really badly as if she is overly drunk the crowd starts moving really fast to show us as the audience what she is feeling. When the girl finally leaves the club it is light outside we see cleaning crews and shots of empty streets and the sun rising. The girl who is now standing on the curd outside the club still a little tripped out from the pill she was given in the club. Several black cabs go past her as she tries to flag one down until finally an unlicensed cab pulls up and she gets in and tells him where she wants to go we have cutaways of the taxi leaving with the girl and some other shots inside the cab of the girl sleeping and the driver looking nervous and sweating a little bit it is at this point that the car swerves off the road quickly and the girl wakes up we then cut to black where we hear diagetic sounds of the car skidding to a halt, the door opening and finally the girl screaming and crying. Finally after all this we have the title come up on screen and some sort of slogan both of which I have not decided on yet.

Editing the prelem task

we had to edit the prelem film.We had to select the apporiate shots from our various takes of each angle. we had to select and reject some shots.Obviously we used the best shots we filmed but we also chose the ones that worked with the other clips, ones that fitted well with the other clips.We had to organise our shots. we had to match them to the storyboard.the shots were filmed in a way to show the characters powers. for example we would have high angle shot on character two to show that he is vunrable and a weaker character. the shots are in a certain order so they fit to the words of the characters and to the script.I really enjoyed this part because i was very new to the editing process and it was fun. it was pretty straight forward and the film runs quite smoothly but i know that i will improve and for a first start it was a decent effort. we used final cut to edit our clips.

Prelim Task Video

Prelim task

I was in a group of four, it was myself, Daisy Balwin, Jack Lemon and Theadora. We had to place our scene in one of our media class rooms. We had to use many different camera actions. We first got the exposure right on the camera and the correct light to film in we had to get the correct while balance and to do this we got a white piece of paper in front of the camera lense. before every shot sequence we  had to check that the tripod was level and we had to check if the each shot was framed correctly.We first started shooting off by using a wide shot. We filmed the whole sequence all the way through. We then did a "over the shoulder" shot facing towards character one. We filmed all they way though. Then we filmed a "over the shoulder" shot of character two. Yet again we filmed all the way through, just in case we missed something. We then did some close up shot on both actors. At the end we filmed the entry of character one through the door and some sliding of the cube from one charater to another and the slam of the cube. When filming we found that light was hard due to the room we were filming in. The Light was very flat and not very effective it was pretty boring and didnt have any effect. 

The other problem was doing a "over the shoulder" shot of character two. Due to the fact that he was sitting down and the shoulder of character one was standing up so we ad to put the tripod quite hight to make it look good. with the sliging of the cube we had to make it look good for to actually work. we filmed just the hand on the cube moving it on the table at the same time to the character lines. We also did the same for the other character. the slam of the cube was just the hand and the cube slamming down onto the table. It started off with just the table as a shot and the cube and the hand follwed into the shot. throughout the time of filming we always stuck to the 180 degree rule. Before we filmed we used the correct / appropriate terminology so that everyone on set knew what was going on.

So far i have learnt about light and angles and how to direct from my practical film. It was very fun and interesting.

Introduction to using a video camera

The past two week we have been in the media suite at school learning how do use a video camera. we managed to get out a test the cameras out by filming small scenes. we first learned how to set up the tripod and how to fit the camera onto the tripod correctly!. Once we got the camera onto the tripod we learned how to bubble the tripod so we could get a good level of balance. with the camera we learned the camera operation and functions. we learnt about timecode, which is how long you record for. then we learnt about white-balancing which is getting the correct light and exposure levels. We then learnt about focusing, we started by in class room focusing on objects on the other side of the room. There are different benefits of tripod shots as well as handheld shots such as you can get it be completly still and also you can be very precise with your shots. with handheld you canj get some amazing effects of tension and suspense for example.


We then went onto different types of camera shots. this helped us to learn the different ways of filming and imagrey. we had make a composition of work that included spacing and framing. We learnt about the rule of thirds. for example not to break the 180 degree rule. we started filming we learned the key words. such as 'Stand by, Standing by, Turn over, Turning over, Lead in, Action!, Lead out, Cut' this was very fun!.


On the first time filming i made the mistake of breaking the 180 degree rule whilst doing a over the shoulder shot. but apart from that there were no other mistakes!.


The change of going from a still camera to a video camera wasnt to bad due to it not being that different although there was a live picture contantly, the levels of exposure and shutter speed and aperture didn't put me off. i really enjoyed it because was fun and very interesting!

Doctor who editing exercise

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/trailermaker/view/7iasqi

I first started with this scene because it is a punchy start for an advert.
I then added this music to make it sound mysterious and slighty scary to build up tension
The next part was chosen to show the viewer that there is a bad guy.
The next scebe us to show what the doctor is about and also to give the viewer a description about him
The final scene is to leave the viewer with some mystery.
I ended the music early so the doctors final words mean a lot.

What is a Thriller?

We have been learning about the film genre 'Thriller'.  we looked into the film 'The Usual Suspects' we learned that a thriller consited of many types of media, such as 'Mystery 'Unexpecting Endings 'A Clever Storyline' 'Death' 'Crime solving'. with the 'Usual Suspects' we analised the poster for the film. we analysed from that who is the most important person in the film. so overall a thriller is a film that is full of mystery and death with a twisting storyline. In a thriller music and lighting and the mise-en-scene are a major part of making the thriller. The music helps to build tension.

Photoshopped Movie Poster

Photography Composition

Photography brings a visual language that is universal in understanding. We must then understand its vocabulary which consists of shapes, textures, patterns, lines, colours, shade of light to dark and sharp to blurry images. Just as we must learn to arrange words in a coherent order in order to make sense when we write or speak, so too must we put visual elements together in an organized manner if our photographs are to convey their meaning clearly and vividly.

Composition means arrangement: the orderly putting together of parts to make a unified whole; composition through a personal, intuitive act. However, there are basic principles that govern the way visual elements behave and interact when you combine them inside the four borders of a photograph. Once we have sharpened our vision and grasped these basic ideas of principles, then we will have the potential for making our photographs more exciting and effective than ever before.

About myself

My name is Patrick but everyone calls me Patch. i am doing AS Media at Hurtwood House. The subject is really interesting! i am studying media because i enjoy movies and potentially making them. i highly enjoy watching thrillers, gangster and action films. my favourite Gangster film is either the Business or Blow.
i am really into my music. i am a fan of ' The Doors' 'Pink Floyd' 'The Who' 'Cream' 'Dire Straits' 'Rolling Stones' 'Arcade fire' 'Santana' 'Jimi Hendrix' ' Led Zeppelin' and MANY  more.
i am really looking forward to getting to the practical part of this subject.