Thursday, 22 September 2011

Camera shots in our preliminary task

1. LS: Businessman rushes in the room opening door (Moving subject into space).
2. MS: The businessman is typing on his laptop (Over the shoulder shot).
3. MCU: The businessman is staring anxiously (Looks into space shot).
4. MS: Cuts to two people playing cards next door using dialouge. Callum:"Snap" Thomas:"aww you always win" Callum" Hehe, wait what was that noise? (180 shot).
5. ECU: Comes back to the businessmen.
6. MS: Crushes a can and then throws it behind him.
7. CU: Focuses on the can landing in the bin.
8. MS: Two people are still playing cards (Over the shoulder shot).
9. CU: A loud scream coming from nextdoor "YEAHH!" and then zooms in ofna glass of water shaking.

How to make a good film

· Plot must be understandable
· Knowing your equipment
· Having a good script
· Good customs and props that go well with the story
· Working as a team, allocate roles
· Motivation/dedication
· Good actors, playing the script well
· Editing and effects that look effective
· Taking feedback and improving
· Have good camcorder and good techniques
· Think about appropriate lighting

Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Media photo shots

















The Captions from clockwise top to bottom: Tilted frame 1, Tilted frame 2, Looks into space in the frame, Low angle shot, Medium shot, Two shot, Medium close up, High angle shot, Extreme close up, Moving subject, Long shot, Very long shot, Big close up, Medium long shot, Close up

Monday, 19 September 2011

Pitch for the Preliminary task

The pitch of this idea for the preliminary task would consist of a buisnessman (Ellis Trutwein) under pressure at home on his desk using computer typing madly, sweating profusely and getting nervous, wearing his favourite tie and shirt as well as glasses. On the screen as the camera walks in, the time of the event appears on the screen. In the bottom right of the screen there will be a timer counting down. The Computer screen would be really emphasised with a bright light but unable to see as it’s really blurry so the viewer wouldn’t know what the person is doing on it. Throughout the intense scene there will be a red light slowly fading on and off to highlight how stressful the buisnessman is and how intense the atmosphere is. The camera skips to the next room where two people are having conversation, they hear tapping noises from next door, one of the two asks “what is that noise?” the other replies “I have no idea” the camera then goes back to the buisnessman and there is loads of empty Red Bull cans filling up the bin, the time of the event appears again, the camera the goes back to the buisnessman who is still typing ferociously, and still sweating. He receives a text message, without looking at the message he throws is phone. Time goes on and the buisnessmen is still typing crazily, the camera cuts back to the two people in the other room who are playing cards, then all of a sudden the buisnessman  screams “YEAH!” and they hear it reverberating from the other side of the wall causing the tea to smash. The camera finally then returns back to the buisnessmen's screen for the first time and shows that he has won an ebay bid.