Footage we have and what we now need...

So far we have already got the time lapse. The time lapse was the initial idea for the film as it not only looks great but we believe it emphasises how the protagonist is feeling alone in the world, with everything moving fast pace but her staying still, oblivious to the world. This is followed by her getting up from trafalgar square where she starts her journey and from there become more anxious. We then see her walking into the train station - this shot we still need to record for the scene to make sense - followed by the shots we have of her sitting on the train becoming increasingly anxious as she gets closer to home. We then see her walking the ally's, frightened and aware of her surroundings making us ponder why, implying at this points she is hiding a secret. Furthermore, we are going to edit in a siren sound which triggers something in her mind and at this point she begins to run implying she may be in serious trouble. She continues to run with her ending up in forty hall which leads onto our last shot - still needed to be recorded. She then goes to pull a picture out of her pocket then ends leaving a cliffhanger, not giving to much away and to avoid making a short film. In all the shots Leanne has her earphones in allowing us to work with the sound allowing us to entwine diabetic music to the clips but when she begins to run the earphones fall out to show she is listening to the music. Also we have tried to make Leanne look rough, suggesting she has been up all night as she has too much on her mind to sleep. Final shots will hopefully be filmed this week, leaving plenty of time to edit so we can see if any more shots need to be re-done.

Samsung Smart TV Advert

Whilst I was in the cinema this advert came on, the start is a bit seductive however there are several shots and edits that are very clever. The first shot I really like is when there is a long shot of all the men in the window scrambling to get out and you can see all the different scenarios in the window. Furthermore, the scene of the builders running down the stairs has been edited very smartly with a triple scene adding to the effect of how ridiculous the men are. This feature is recurring so adds continuity to the advert and more humour as the men are acting like children. As the lady opens the door, they have used the door number '69' as a prop which is used as an innuendo conforming to the stereotype. In the end we find out they are advertising a TV so the main purpose is to attract the male viewer. However there is relevance as we could use the three picture shot as an edit when Leanne is walking to show how she has been out all day as her paranoia increases although it may not make sense so we will see.

Plans for next week...

As recently planned we were meant to have got all the footage needed by this week so we were able to just focus on the editing however due to the snow last week we were unable to record due to continuity issues in our shots. Next week we are planning to go out and get the rest of the shots needed which are: End shots in forty hall and the final train station shots. Also, whilst we watched our shots as a team last lesson we notice there is a shot which needs to be re-filmed to look more professional so we are hoping to get this done too. We have estimated this to take a day to film so by the following week we are ready to edit and re arrange several clips so the 2 minute opening starts to shape and make sense. We will be posting pictured to archive our final filming session.

Analysis on Kidulthood...

Kidulthood is a gang cultured film - similar to our two minute opening. This scene is very similar to one we would like to re-create so I think it helps us a lot. It opens with an establishing shot showing the location - London town (known by the black taxi) then the man uses taboo language which is very unnecessary but common for the youth today.  I believe it is only similar as it follows the protagonist walking which we need to do with Leanne, it has great use of the Snori Cam which is clever due to us being able to see the characters expressions clearly which we need to show Leannes increasing paranoia.  I think the music adds effect as the back beet implies her instability and disconnection to the world which we want to portray in the clips. The split screen is also a great use of the editing and looks very clever as we are able to see the comparison between characters.

Les Miserables

Last Saturday I went to see the film 'Les Mis'. I thought it was an amazing film however some scenes in the beginning were quite long winded although it concluded several scenes in the end. The use of effects were fantastic, especially when the whole cast were together at the end singing the final song, it was a very chirpy ending making me love the film more. Due to it being the French Revolution there were many guns and canons used to add effects which was filmed very cleverly even though it was a tear jerker when Gavroche died. Also the scene where Enjolras was shot then fell out the Window with the red flag was very powerful, a mid shot was used to film it with only him in the frame hanging from the window with the flag to add effect of how tortuous it was also becoming such a powerful heart renching scene.

Group Vlog session

Here is the group blog we did the other day keeping you up to date on our whereabouts. We are also facing a slight problem due to Snow being for cased over the next few days so may have to postpone our last filming sessions, that's british weather for you...

Problem Solved...

Hoorah... due to some help from Miss, we have overcome the time lapse situation. What we did was, put the time lapse to its maximum speed then uploaded it to youtube. We then converted the clip and downloaded it back onto iMovie where we then spead up the clip even more - to the speed we wanted. We then cut this into our final footage at the beginning and continued editing the rest of our footage. We are all very pleased with the opening so far, fingers crossed the rest of the footage looks great.

Slight Problem...

After we had a very productive break, getting most shots needed we were all very enthusiastic to start editing. The first lesson back we downloaded all the clips onto iMovie. We started to edit the time lapse first and all was looking great but unfortunatly the time lapse took most of our opening. The tool used to speed it up hit the speed limit so we couldnt spead up the footage any more. However, all the other shots are looking great and steady which is a bonus.

Vlog on Train

Here is the vlog from the past week me and Taneshia took on the days filming up London:

Short clip in One Tree Hill

Here is a clip from 'one tree hill' that I saw when I was watching it. I am posting this because I feel the various shots used really added effect within the situation and are similar shots to ones we need. I liked the shot of the close up, track of the feet which then reverted to a close up track of Haleys face which is similar to a shot we are needing to film. Several shots and angles have been used and I feel that when I watched this gave me more knowledge of how we need film our opening and what will be most effective... Ignore the French voice over - it's the only clip I could find on youtube

You will not believe it...

After our recording session last week we have finally buckled down and filmed the TIME LAPSE. We went out to Trafalgar early morning to get the shot then got the shots of Leanne on the train on her journey home becoming anxious. We have now pretty much got all the shots needed, now all that is left is to get a tracking shots and a few close ups of Leanne. We are all very happy we have the shots needed. Here is a few pics of  the days hard work: