Tuesday, 14 December 2010
Friday, 12 November 2010
Making my locations realistic
Making my locations realistic
As well as having my locations which I want to include in my footage I need to edit certain aspects including colours, shadows and lighting to give the perfect settings for each scene.
After having a look at my possible locations I have taken to consider including in my film trailer I have noticed a few problems.
Some of the pictures I have included do not particularly match the mise of my horror film; a good example of this would be the picture I have taken of the bath. The bath is simply spotless, tidy and it isn't something you would see in a well established film like SAW. If I was to record my footage using these locations I would need to take a look into which could make my scenes suit the mise.
Some of the pictures I have included do not particularly match the mise of my horror film; a good example of this would be the picture I have taken of the bath. The bath is simply spotless, tidy and it isn't something you would see in a well established film like SAW. If I was to record my footage using these locations I would need to take a look into which could make my scenes suit the mise.
I have purposely edited the colours in these pictures to make them appear higher in blue and green colours, I have purposely done this due to the fact green and blues connote cold, chilling and bitterness. As well as editing the colours in a specific way I have altered the saturation in these pictures slightly lower, this gives the effect of a paler picture which is also highly effective in horror films since it gives a pale and lifeless feeling.
This is the final edited picture of the stairs, as you can see I have perfectly edited the picture using Photoshop to how I would like the scene look if this was to be real footage. I have focused with making the distance look dark and gloomy in this picture to give the effect that you cannot see into the dark distance, this is very effective due to the fact the audience doesn’t know what to expect.
If I was to improve this picture and make it more suitable to use as a location in my movie I would do a few things to add to the mise of my movie.
> Remove the painting and pictures at the top of the stairs; these simply do not fit well with the mise of the trailer.
> Remove the towel from the banister; this doesn’t fit well with the mise of the trailer.
If I was to improve this picture and make it more suitable to use as a location in my movie I would do a few things to add to the mise of my movie.
> Remove the painting and pictures at the top of the stairs; these simply do not fit well with the mise of the trailer.
> Remove the towel from the banister; this doesn’t fit well with the mise of the trailer.
This is the final edited picture of the bath, as you can see I have perfectly edited the picture using Photoshop to how I would like the scene look if this was to be real footage. I have tried to make the bath the main focus; I have blacked out most of the edges of this picture to make you feel some what limited, this makes the bath the main focus.
If I was to improve this picture and make it more suitable to use as a location in my movie I would do a few things to add to the mise of my movie.
> Add some way of making the bath look like it isn’t immaculate, perhaps get some tea bags to make the bath look as dirty as possible before filming.
> Using fake blood of some sort on the tiles would also be a great effect.
> Adding different objects around the bath area such a tools which would be used for building, this would give a strange effect and make the audience ask themselves questions as to why they were there.
If I was to improve this picture and make it more suitable to use as a location in my movie I would do a few things to add to the mise of my movie.
> Add some way of making the bath look like it isn’t immaculate, perhaps get some tea bags to make the bath look as dirty as possible before filming.
> Using fake blood of some sort on the tiles would also be a great effect.
> Adding different objects around the bath area such a tools which would be used for building, this would give a strange effect and make the audience ask themselves questions as to why they were there.
This is the final edited picture of the stairs, as you can see I have perfectly edited the picture using Photoshop to how I would like the scene look if this was to be real footage. I have tried to make the bath the main focus; I have blacked out most of the edges of this picture to make you feel some what limited, this makes the bath the main focus.
If I was to improve this picture and make it more suitable to use as a location in my movie I would do a few things to add to the mise of my movie.
> Make the bed look like it simply cannot be slept in, blood stain the bed covers and make the walls look dramatic and dirty as if someone has been murdered in the room.
Possible locations for my footage
Possible locations for my footage
Due to the fact I will need to start recording my footage shortly I have decided to take camera shots of possible locations which would suit my genre of film
While taking these pictures I have roughly planned which locations could be used for which scenes in my trailer. Along with this I have taken into consideration that I need to mix my locations up with dark, negative and enclosed areas with open, colorful and positive locations.
The reason for having to separate my locations with negative and positive locations is due to the fact there are happy and bad parts to my film plot. I need to consider which locations can be recorded for certain parts of my footage.
Possible Locations
This is a basic picture taken at the bottom of some stairs; these stairs would be a perfect location for a negative and scary scene. I could use this location to intimidate my audience; I could do this by placing one of my actors at the top of the stairs which would make us feel vulnerable since he is placed in such a high height advantage.
Due to the fact I will need to start recording my footage shortly I have decided to take camera shots of possible locations which would suit my genre of film
While taking these pictures I have roughly planned which locations could be used for which scenes in my trailer. Along with this I have taken into consideration that I need to mix my locations up with dark, negative and enclosed areas with open, colorful and positive locations.
The reason for having to separate my locations with negative and positive locations is due to the fact there are happy and bad parts to my film plot. I need to consider which locations can be recorded for certain parts of my footage.
Possible Locations
This is a basic picture taken at the bottom of some stairs; these stairs would be a perfect location for a negative and scary scene. I could use this location to intimidate my audience; I could do this by placing one of my actors at the top of the stairs which would make us feel vulnerable since he is placed in such a high height advantage.
This is a picture of a bath which could also be perfect for a scene involving a scary and negative atmosphere. This location could be used to scare my audience due to the bathroom being a very enclosed area. With good camera work and different variations of close up shots this could be an excellent location for a scene where John is being held for his life.
I have taken this picture of my bed since I am going to include a scene where one of my characters suffers from a bad nightmare, I wont necessarily use this bed but it is a possible locations which could be included for a scene where John suffers from a breakdown.
Friday, 22 October 2010
Finding my actors
Due to the fact I am creating a movie trailer I will therefore need actors to star in my trailer. These will most likely not be professional actors; however I will need a maximum of five people to act in my trailer. These actors can be a wide range of people due to the fact I will be using a lot of camera techniques where appearance will often not matter.
Very shortly I will need to start recording my footage for my trailer. I have only reduced it to four or five people due to the fact I can use camera, costumes and other methods to make a certain actor look like someone else.
I have created a list of actors I could possibly ask who would represent the genre of my film in a suitable way. In the next week I will try to sign these people into my film trailer, I will ask the list of people if they are willing to participate.
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Although some of these people could decline my invitation I will need to make a secondary plan. If things weren’t to go to plan I will talk to a few teachers from William parker Sports College who could become involved with acting in my film trailer.
Very shortly I will need to start recording my footage for my trailer. I have only reduced it to four or five people due to the fact I can use camera, costumes and other methods to make a certain actor look like someone else.
I have created a list of actors I could possibly ask who would represent the genre of my film in a suitable way. In the next week I will try to sign these people into my film trailer, I will ask the list of people if they are willing to participate.
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Although some of these people could decline my invitation I will need to make a secondary plan. If things weren’t to go to plan I will talk to a few teachers from William parker Sports College who could become involved with acting in my film trailer.
Friday, 8 October 2010
Planning my trailer
Due to the fact I need to start piecing together which scenes in my trailer will favor other ones to summarize my story, I have decided to explore what I need to display in my trailer.
First Scene
In my trailer i will firstly need to display how everybody is friends, there is a very nice balance in the community. Everyone enjoys each others company. I need to make a friendly scene to display this in a positive way.
I will most probably record a few friends for this scene showing their friendship between each other with a positive vibe to display there is nothing but trust. This scene will be filmed outside in an open, free and presentable environment to enhance the happy mood. I will be using a variation of long and close camera shots to include different factors. The close camera shots are mainly used to display the closeness and trust between the friendship groups. On the other hand the long shots are to help the nice environment mood soak up into the friendship group’s personality and conclude them being close, however it can also conclude that they don’t know each other as closely as they think. This scene will not have much pace; this will be because there isn't any tension in the scene.
I will most probably record a few friends for this scene showing their friendship between each other with a positive vibe to display there is nothing but trust. This scene will be filmed outside in an open, free and presentable environment to enhance the happy mood. I will be using a variation of long and close camera shots to include different factors. The close camera shots are mainly used to display the closeness and trust between the friendship groups. On the other hand the long shots are to help the nice environment mood soak up into the friendship group’s personality and conclude them being close, however it can also conclude that they don’t know each other as closely as they think. This scene will not have much pace; this will be because there isn't any tension in the scene.
Second Scene
Secondly I will need to display how the equilibrium becomes upset and affected; I can simply show this by my main character John Randal changing certain things in his personality due to his newly found drug abuse. I can show this perfectly in a scene where two best friends are having a conversation about how his friends are becoming worried about John.
The way i will plan this scene will be to have some kind of scene where a couple of the friends are going to try some drugs for the first time. This will be a perfect scene where different personalities can conflict to upset the equilibrium. I could create this mood by certain friends being pressured into trying drugs; this would pressure and upset certain characters in the friendship group to bring some kind of concerns. I could film this scene in the woods using a mixture of different camera angles such as high angle and close up shots to make certain characters seem vulnerable or intimidating depending that is in the shot. My main aim in this scene is to try and convince the audience John has a hidden evil side to him, this will indicate to the audience why he has to be punished eventually.
Secondly I will need to display how the equilibrium becomes upset and affected; I can simply show this by my main character John Randal changing certain things in his personality due to his newly found drug abuse. I can show this perfectly in a scene where two best friends are having a conversation about how his friends are becoming worried about John.
The way i will plan this scene will be to have some kind of scene where a couple of the friends are going to try some drugs for the first time. This will be a perfect scene where different personalities can conflict to upset the equilibrium. I could create this mood by certain friends being pressured into trying drugs; this would pressure and upset certain characters in the friendship group to bring some kind of concerns. I could film this scene in the woods using a mixture of different camera angles such as high angle and close up shots to make certain characters seem vulnerable or intimidating depending that is in the shot. My main aim in this scene is to try and convince the audience John has a hidden evil side to him, this will indicate to the audience why he has to be punished eventually.
Third Scene
Thirdly I will need to create a type of scene with John on his own showing how badly his drug addiction has started to affect him personally. This could be a very affective scene if it was to show him turning against his friends violently; his evil side needs to be exploited to show he has to be stopped in some way. This could be displayed with him and his closest friend who are up to mischief as usual who are doing something illegal involving drugs or trespassing. I could easily reveal John's evil side if I was to make him do something crazy, I could then record them arguing with his best friend Harry about not wanting to trespass and do what John wants him to do. This could potentially result in a huge argument resulting in physical violence from John before he realizes what his drug addiction is doing to him, his friend realized he is associating with a demon inside and escapes with fear.
Thirdly I will need to create a type of scene with John on his own showing how badly his drug addiction has started to affect him personally. This could be a very affective scene if it was to show him turning against his friends violently; his evil side needs to be exploited to show he has to be stopped in some way. This could be displayed with him and his closest friend who are up to mischief as usual who are doing something illegal involving drugs or trespassing. I could easily reveal John's evil side if I was to make him do something crazy, I could then record them arguing with his best friend Harry about not wanting to trespass and do what John wants him to do. This could potentially result in a huge argument resulting in physical violence from John before he realizes what his drug addiction is doing to him, his friend realized he is associating with a demon inside and escapes with fear.
As well as this I need to also show him on his own away from his friends, this is to show it's not too late to return to his normal character. I can easily make this into a sort of monologue where I use very close up shots of John sleeping at night time, I can show that it is coming to the end of the road for him and he needs to stop before it is too late and he loses all his friends. I can make this scene very dramatic by using a lot of high speed video combined with sharp sounds; this could be very affective with a voice over to show he can still be a good person. I will combine this with very affective flashbacks to make the viewer feel the emotions between their friendships.
Fifth Scene
In the next scene I will need to have John filmed in a dark unpredictable environment to show the mood in the friendship group is dark and dangerous. John will be filmed using a hand held camera to show he is being monitored in a very close way; I will also make these shots quite close to hint the viewer that he is closer to the stalkers than he thinks. John will then be kidnapped and taken away in a very quick scene, by now the moods will have become a lot tenser and therefore the pace of the trailer will become a lot more fast compare to the beginning of the trailer.
Sixth Scene (Twist)
The next few scenes will be very similar, these will include a lot of fast paced, close up and unpredictable footage. John will be made very vulnerable, he will learn that life should not be taken for granted and he will be tested hugely where he needs to fight to his will to be free again by a mysterious person in disguise who he knows a lot more than he thinks he does. These scenes will most probably be filmed in a house, the phoenix arts centre and they could even be very well filmed in a toilet. These scenes will be very dark, i will try to use very close shots to make the viewer feel very vulnerable as if they have no clue where the person is to add a scary unpredictable factor.
In this scene I could have a small act where John feels like giving up; this could be combined with a flashback of his best friend giving him an important motivational quote which he previously ignored. This will be the quote which drives him to fight for his life and earn his rights to live in freedom again. However the twist will be revealed in this scene that the person who has kidnapped and is handling him is actually his best friend Harry.
The next few scenes will be very similar, these will include a lot of fast paced, close up and unpredictable footage. John will be made very vulnerable, he will learn that life should not be taken for granted and he will be tested hugely where he needs to fight to his will to be free again by a mysterious person in disguise who he knows a lot more than he thinks he does. These scenes will most probably be filmed in a house, the phoenix arts centre and they could even be very well filmed in a toilet. These scenes will be very dark, i will try to use very close shots to make the viewer feel very vulnerable as if they have no clue where the person is to add a scary unpredictable factor.
In this scene I could have a small act where John feels like giving up; this could be combined with a flashback of his best friend giving him an important motivational quote which he previously ignored. This will be the quote which drives him to fight for his life and earn his rights to live in freedom again. However the twist will be revealed in this scene that the person who has kidnapped and is handling him is actually his best friend Harry.
Final Seventh Scene
In my final scene John will have earned his will to live life in freedom again, this is all thanks to the memorial quotes from his best friend Harry in the past. John will be filmed in a location outside which can summarize how beautiful, precious and taken for granted life is. I will need to capture this last scene on a clear day with blue skies, for extra meaning I will most probably record this scene at sunset. As well as this the tense music will turn into a very slow, relaxed and precious music to display that the pressure has now been taken off for John and he can choose how he wants to relive his life with the lessons he has learnt. Never take life for granted.
Wednesday, 6 October 2010
Man on fire - Trailer overview
Directed by Tony Scott, Man on fire is a typical action packed movie that is tense, upfront and upsetting at times. Made in 2004 Being budgeted at 70$ million, Man on fire is considerably a rather high budget film.
From this trailer you can just feel how tense it is, the sound effects are simply amazing. The sound has such a huge impact in this trailer, it really gets you involved. The sound effects totally override the music. 
As you can see there is a bird’s eye overview of the whole situation, this gives us an overall view of what is happening. Yet it looks down meaning someone is going to be made vulnerable, very predictable that something bad will happen.
We then see a close up of creasy; this makes us feel restricted and limited in a way as if he is also limited. This is almost seen in a claustrophobic way.
As you can see from this part in the trailer sound is so vital. It adds such a big shock factor and keeps the audience focused. These gunshot sound affects are nearly double the volume of the music soundtrack, this is very good for creating a dramatic effect.
Here are some memories and flashbacks of creasy and pita, sepia effects are used here to create a past tense moment. I will need to include scenes like this in my trailer with sepia colour effects to connote the past tense.
The trailer is structured really well. The first 50 seconds open the trailer up perfectly, it includes the most chaotic and important scene in the movie at the beginning of the trailer. I feel this works well due to the fact it gets the person watching it attracted and focused instantly. After this the trailer pace slows down a bit. A big part of this trailer is emotion. You can feel the relationship creasy and pita have from watching the trailer. In my trailer I include two people with a close bond as well as creasy and pita, I can use this trailer as inspiration. We then see the trailer rapidly speed up; this is inevitable due to it being an action movie. Overall the structure of this trailer is vital to explore and consider for my trailer, the way the trailer starts fast with a big impact. Followed by a slow period expressing a relationship and ending with a fast pace buildup is exactly what my trailer will consist of.
SAW 2 - Trailer Overview
The Saw II trailer could be compared in a visual way to any other horror or thriller trailer. The first impression we get when we glimpse into the SAW trailer is that the atmosphere of the scenes is often very dark, gloomy and overwhelming. The main theme of each shot in this trailer usually has a blue, green or yellow enhancement of colour, these two colours contrast perfectly with the genre of a thriller movie. The majority of thriller and horror movies used enhanced amounts of green, blue or yellow with sometimes slightly lower colour saturation to create a dark and scary atmosphere, this will often be combined with very low brightness which creates a perfect dark, daunting and intimidating thriller atmosphere. This trailer has been created to persuade us to fear these characters who are imprisoned in the trailer; this is evident from the variations of different camera angles used in the making.
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Trailer Plot - 28th September
First Film plot thoughts
I currently have a small but improvable film plot. This film plot will probably be tweaked and improved before completing my final trailer. I have chosen to comprehend a similar film plot to the SAW trilogy, however maybe with less of a twist. I need to develop my ideas a lot more before I can perfectly decide what happens sequential in my trailer plot.
We did a small exercise in class which was cleverly designed so everyone in the class could talk to each other individually; this was to explain about their film plot and their latest ideas. Through this exercise I was able to include some different things to my plot which I wouldn’t have thought about before.
We did a small exercise in class which was cleverly designed so everyone in the class could talk to each other individually; this was to explain about their film plot and their latest ideas. Through this exercise I was able to include some different things to my plot which I wouldn’t have thought about before.
I have currently decided to have a main character that lives a normal life. He is a typical boy aged 17; he has just dropped out of high school and is living life in the fast lane. He has recently done some bad things; these bad things include abusing alcohol, drugs and simply taking life for granted. Due to this he has been kidnapped and taken to a mysterious place by dangerous anonymous people. He struggles to fight for his life; he soon learns you need to take every day in life with respect and not to take life for granted as he has been. However there is a small twist along the storyline, he may know the kidnappers a bit more than he thinks.
Main Character – John Randall (kidnapped boy) – The main character in my trailer is a normal boy of 17 years of age, he is amongst the most popular highest people in his age group. He has just discovered alcohol and different types of drugs. However, he has started to become involved with a slight addiction towards these drugs and certain people are slowly losing their patience with him. Eventually he gets kidnapped where he struggles heavily for his life; he soon learns that life is a very important thing which should never be taken for granted.
Second Main Character – Harry Smith (John’s best friend) – Harry Smith is also a normal boy who is 17 years of age, he is totally equal to John and they have a very close friendship bond. Harry is slowly watching his best friend’s personality deteriorate slowly; Harry doesn’t like this due to many different reasons and decides to sadly act upon Johns bad indecisions. Harry eventually decides that enough is enough, John is abusing his life to the point where Harry and the rest of the friendship group have developed a hate for John after he starts to turn against them. They have decided that karma has to be dealt with, what goes around comes around is a line which starts to appeal to Harry and the rest of the friendship group.
Third Character – Tim Wright (friendship group) – Tim is also involved in their close friendship group, Tim is a very cautious person who doesn’t have much confidence. Along with Harry, Tim is also watching John slowly go off the rails and is becoming upset at the same time along with Harry. Due to Tim’s lack of confidence and his shallow personality he doesn’t have much say to anything therefore Harry and Tim slowly work together to come to a very important decision regarding Johns treacherous behavior.
Fourth Character – Mysterious Torturer (Harry Smith) – Harry Smith will play two very important roles in the film plot, as well as being Harry Smith he will eventually interrogate John without John even knowing. This will eventually be revealed as the very fascinating twist in the film plot which will make people gasp. Harry Smith will mysteriously be challenging John to fight for his life without John even knowing his previous best friend is teaching him a very valuable lesson that life should not be taken for granted.
Other Actors – These will be the main actors, however I may use a few other people who will fill in gaps regarding my film. By this I mean different people who can sit with John, Harry and Tim but not necessarily play any role in my plot. These other actors will most likely not talk but be there to generally fill in to make the scenes look genuine.
Second Main Character – Harry Smith (John’s best friend) – Harry Smith is also a normal boy who is 17 years of age, he is totally equal to John and they have a very close friendship bond. Harry is slowly watching his best friend’s personality deteriorate slowly; Harry doesn’t like this due to many different reasons and decides to sadly act upon Johns bad indecisions. Harry eventually decides that enough is enough, John is abusing his life to the point where Harry and the rest of the friendship group have developed a hate for John after he starts to turn against them. They have decided that karma has to be dealt with, what goes around comes around is a line which starts to appeal to Harry and the rest of the friendship group.
Third Character – Tim Wright (friendship group) – Tim is also involved in their close friendship group, Tim is a very cautious person who doesn’t have much confidence. Along with Harry, Tim is also watching John slowly go off the rails and is becoming upset at the same time along with Harry. Due to Tim’s lack of confidence and his shallow personality he doesn’t have much say to anything therefore Harry and Tim slowly work together to come to a very important decision regarding Johns treacherous behavior.
Fourth Character – Mysterious Torturer (Harry Smith) – Harry Smith will play two very important roles in the film plot, as well as being Harry Smith he will eventually interrogate John without John even knowing. This will eventually be revealed as the very fascinating twist in the film plot which will make people gasp. Harry Smith will mysteriously be challenging John to fight for his life without John even knowing his previous best friend is teaching him a very valuable lesson that life should not be taken for granted.
Other Actors – These will be the main actors, however I may use a few other people who will fill in gaps regarding my film. By this I mean different people who can sit with John, Harry and Tim but not necessarily play any role in my plot. These other actors will most likely not talk but be there to generally fill in to make the scenes look genuine.
Thursday, 23 September 2010
Narrative
The narrative of a storyline is often created involving a wide range of different fictional or non-fictional involvements. These aspects often include prose, pictures, song, motion pictures, speech, video games, poetry theatre or dance.
The narrative of a film can be rearranged using different ‘narrative devices’, this mainly occurs when a film travels through the past, present or future tense. This is very popular in the majority of films; these are often related to as flash forwards, notions and flashbacks. These can be used in many different ways to represent the past, present and future tense.
In SAW movies flashbacks of the present tense are very affective. These flashbacks are often revealed in a shift narrative which explores the present tense of a situation.
Another narrative device is known as shifting a certain narrative point of view. In this case the plot is often very chaotic, an audience will usually figure plot and story information with pieces of information between individuals and groups.
I feel that if I was to involve this narrative into my film with use of flashbacks and sound will be the perfect combination to make my trailer stand out in a unique way.
I will now talk about a few narrative devices which I feel can bring a lot of excitement and thought into a trailer from an audience’s perspective.
Dreams, Nightmares – Including dreams in a narrative are the perfect method to make an audience feel involved and draw their mind. This is evident that an audience will instantly wonder whether a scene is happening in the past, present or future tense.
Voiceovers – Voiceovers are a strong narrative device which is often used to explore into an individual or a situation to give an audience a deeper insight into a situation. A good example of a voiceover revealing emotion would be to explore an individual characters problems, this instantly connects an audience to feel as if they should be helping them.
Repetition – I feel repetition is a very strong narrative device which if used with sound can be displayed very effectively. A good example of repetition being affective would be a brutal scene where perhaps an individual was being tortured, together with use of sound this could build up perfect tension to an audience.
The narrative of a film can be rearranged using different ‘narrative devices’, this mainly occurs when a film travels through the past, present or future tense. This is very popular in the majority of films; these are often related to as flash forwards, notions and flashbacks. These can be used in many different ways to represent the past, present and future tense.
In SAW movies flashbacks of the present tense are very affective. These flashbacks are often revealed in a shift narrative which explores the present tense of a situation.
Another narrative device is known as shifting a certain narrative point of view. In this case the plot is often very chaotic, an audience will usually figure plot and story information with pieces of information between individuals and groups.
I feel that if I was to involve this narrative into my film with use of flashbacks and sound will be the perfect combination to make my trailer stand out in a unique way.
I will now talk about a few narrative devices which I feel can bring a lot of excitement and thought into a trailer from an audience’s perspective.
Dreams, Nightmares – Including dreams in a narrative are the perfect method to make an audience feel involved and draw their mind. This is evident that an audience will instantly wonder whether a scene is happening in the past, present or future tense.
Voiceovers – Voiceovers are a strong narrative device which is often used to explore into an individual or a situation to give an audience a deeper insight into a situation. A good example of a voiceover revealing emotion would be to explore an individual characters problems, this instantly connects an audience to feel as if they should be helping them.
Repetition – I feel repetition is a very strong narrative device which if used with sound can be displayed very effectively. A good example of repetition being affective would be a brutal scene where perhaps an individual was being tortured, together with use of sound this could build up perfect tension to an audience.
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Film Director - James Cameron
James Cameron
James Cameron is one of the better known film directors in the film industry. Cameron is a Canadian film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, and inventor, he was born on August 16, 1954 and he is currently 66 years of age. Cameron was born on Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada. Cameron grew up in the town of Chippawa, Ontario in Canada. Cameron studied at a school in Niagara Falls named Stamford Collegiate School.
James Cameron has directed, edited, and produced a huge number of mainstream movies. I would personally say Avatar is his biggest accomplishment to date, however his collection of movies are all too unique to compare.
Cameron is a very inventive film director, this is evident from Avatar. He could be seen as someone who sets the height of the bar for new inventions. In Avatar James Cameron was the first person to use stereoscopically technology.
James Cameron has directed, edited, and produced a huge number of mainstream movies. I would personally say Avatar is his biggest accomplishment to date, however his collection of movies are all too unique to compare.
Cameron is a very inventive film director, this is evident from Avatar. He could be seen as someone who sets the height of the bar for new inventions. In Avatar James Cameron was the first person to use stereoscopically technology.
Film Director - Tony Scott
Tony Scott
Tony Scott is an English male film director, he was born on June 21, 1944 and he is currently 66 years of age. Tony Scott is an English film director; he was brought up in North shields, United Kingdom. Tony studied at Grangefield School in his early days; he later proceeded to West Hartlepool College of Art and Sunderland Art School for his fine arts degree. This insisted Tony to become a painter due to the success of his elderly brother.
Eventually Tony became interested in film making and directing where he made his first debut by appearing in Boy and Bicycle. However he wasn’t directing this film, he was an actor. After a short time this diverted Tony’s attention towards directing and film creating.
Tony Scott has directed some very well known famous films, with these big film names such as Top gun, Beverly Hills cop 2 and Man on Fire. These are very well established films which are known hugely worldwide.
The majority of Tony’s films involve a lot of action; however he has a special way of keeping his audience engaged throughout. This is evident from Man on Fire, the film is very well balanced in terms of action, and there is always something big happening quite often in terms of action scenes. His main way of keeping us engaged throughout the film was having a tense kidnapping scene; the only way we can find out what truly happens is to watch the film through to the end. This is a very good method to keep audiences alerted to the film due to the fact we want to know what happens.
Eventually Tony became interested in film making and directing where he made his first debut by appearing in Boy and Bicycle. However he wasn’t directing this film, he was an actor. After a short time this diverted Tony’s attention towards directing and film creating.
Tony Scott has directed some very well known famous films, with these big film names such as Top gun, Beverly Hills cop 2 and Man on Fire. These are very well established films which are known hugely worldwide.
The majority of Tony’s films involve a lot of action; however he has a special way of keeping his audience engaged throughout. This is evident from Man on Fire, the film is very well balanced in terms of action, and there is always something big happening quite often in terms of action scenes. His main way of keeping us engaged throughout the film was having a tense kidnapping scene; the only way we can find out what truly happens is to watch the film through to the end. This is a very good method to keep audiences alerted to the film due to the fact we want to know what happens.
Thursday, 16 September 2010
Film Director - Darren Bousman
Darren Lynn Bousman
Darren Lynn Bousman is a male film director, he was born on January 11, 1979 and he is currently 31 years of age. Bousman is an American film director; he was brought up at Overland park, Kansas. He originally graduated at a film school named Full sail university. He originally attended a high school named Shawnee mission north high school before advancing to university. He eventually got engaged to Laura Bosserman during October 4, 2008.
I would personally say Darren is popularly known for his recent infamous SAW trilogy. The horror/thriller film series is fairly unique compares to other films of the same category.
Bousman has a very reliant way his films keep us engaged throughout, from the start to finish. Darren’s method in his films to keep us engaged, attached and wanting more is common amongst the SAW trilogy fans. This is due to the fact each movie, during and after often leaves a lot of unanswered questions in our minds. I think the way he keeps us attached in his films is definitely something for me to look at, I will definitely try to incorporate this factor into my trailer.
Moodboard
Mood Board
- What has influenced my choice of film
- An overall exploration of film directors
- Which films I am interested in
- Why I am interested in these film genres
- What style of films I enjoy
Tuesday, 7 September 2010
Different ways of editing
Editing can be used in many different ways to give different effects whether it is time and present or in the past present tense.
If you are aiming to show some footage is in the past tense you can introduce different effects.
one example of a past effect is using black and white unsaturated colours, this is one of the main effects used in very old films to give a old history effect.
... black n white video
another effect for representing the past tense is using a high blur maybe combined with slow motion to your video for a dreamy kind of effect.
... blur slow motion video
These effects are very good for different situations such as flash backs or old memories in a movie clip.
In different type of movies different colour settings are often used, this is to connote the general mood and atmosphere of a certain scene or movie genre.
Here is an example of a gloomy horror movie , horror movies or dark scary scenes often have a higher contrast of blue involved combined with maybe a lower contrast and brightness. This is to add a dark and gloomy effect.
... horror scene effects
On the other hand in maybe a comedy film you would match the colours with the mood, a comedy has a high level of humour therefore bright and happy colours would be perfect to match a comedy movie. I would simply add a higher amount of saturation if i was editing a clip involving comedy.
... high saturation comedy clip
When editing a trailor you need to try and involve all the action into a short amout of video time, this involved including a lot of different video angles depending which type of video trailor you are creating.
Fast paced editing is often used to tense situations, this would mostly be involved in a fast paced chase or something similar. This would involved a lot of variations of POV, close up and over shoulder angles, this is to keep our view limited to make us feel in the victims boots.
...small example of a chase...
Music is also a very big part of editing, the way you sync a clip can determine the total mood of a clip. I will make two small videos to display emotion and how music can make the viewer think.
... emotion clip make peopel think.
I will now make another clip where music syncing can create a more tense and quick atmosphere to keep the viewer on their toes.
If you are aiming to show some footage is in the past tense you can introduce different effects.
one example of a past effect is using black and white unsaturated colours, this is one of the main effects used in very old films to give a old history effect.
... black n white video
another effect for representing the past tense is using a high blur maybe combined with slow motion to your video for a dreamy kind of effect.
... blur slow motion video
These effects are very good for different situations such as flash backs or old memories in a movie clip.
In different type of movies different colour settings are often used, this is to connote the general mood and atmosphere of a certain scene or movie genre.
Here is an example of a gloomy horror movie , horror movies or dark scary scenes often have a higher contrast of blue involved combined with maybe a lower contrast and brightness. This is to add a dark and gloomy effect.
... horror scene effects
On the other hand in maybe a comedy film you would match the colours with the mood, a comedy has a high level of humour therefore bright and happy colours would be perfect to match a comedy movie. I would simply add a higher amount of saturation if i was editing a clip involving comedy.
... high saturation comedy clip
When editing a trailor you need to try and involve all the action into a short amout of video time, this involved including a lot of different video angles depending which type of video trailor you are creating.
Fast paced editing is often used to tense situations, this would mostly be involved in a fast paced chase or something similar. This would involved a lot of variations of POV, close up and over shoulder angles, this is to keep our view limited to make us feel in the victims boots.
...small example of a chase...
Music is also a very big part of editing, the way you sync a clip can determine the total mood of a clip. I will make two small videos to display emotion and how music can make the viewer think.
... emotion clip make peopel think.
I will now make another clip where music syncing can create a more tense and quick atmosphere to keep the viewer on their toes.
Friday, 16 July 2010
Genre of my film
Finding the genre of my film
I have been closely looking at action and horror/thriller films in depth. The two main movies which have intrigued me to work with these two genres are Man on fire and SAW 3; these films interest me since I found them very entertaining to watch. Due to the fact I share interest, I think it would be a good choice to work with one of these genres as my film genre choice.
I personally think an action film wouldn’t be as simple as it seems due to having the ability to organize the scene. In most popular action genre films there are a lot of special effects, these usually involve huge explosions, car accidents and amazing acting. As an amateur this would be a less realistic option to create a film trailer.
On the other hand if I take an insight into the SAW 3 movie and its trilogy. A lot of the scenes are shot in enclosed dark locations; this makes it a lot more possible to find suitable locations for the films scene.
Overall good and bad summary for horror/thriller movies compared to action
Horror/Thriller Movie
+ Easy to find locations to shoot the scenes, watching some of the SAW movies gives a lot of ideas of how I can shoot my scenes realistically.
+ Costumes can easily be created; these can either be old Halloween masks or bin bags and old clothes. There are many clothing options for my actors.
Action Movie
- Action movies often need good actors, as I am just an amateur film director I do not have access to professional actors.
- It can be hard to find locations for the big scenes in a movie, action movies include a lot of explosions and crazy scenes. I need to think realistically about the limited access and budget I have for my film.
- Having to buy props such as fake weapons would be increasing the budget.
Conclusion
I personally think an action film wouldn’t be as simple as it seems due to having the ability to organize the scene. In most popular action genre films there are a lot of special effects, these usually involve huge explosions, car accidents and amazing acting. As an amateur this would be a less realistic option to create a film trailer.
On the other hand if I take an insight into the SAW 3 movie and its trilogy. A lot of the scenes are shot in enclosed dark locations; this makes it a lot more possible to find suitable locations for the films scene.
Overall good and bad summary for horror/thriller movies compared to action
Horror/Thriller Movie
+ Easy to find locations to shoot the scenes, watching some of the SAW movies gives a lot of ideas of how I can shoot my scenes realistically.
+ Costumes can easily be created; these can either be old Halloween masks or bin bags and old clothes. There are many clothing options for my actors.
Action Movie
- Action movies often need good actors, as I am just an amateur film director I do not have access to professional actors.
- It can be hard to find locations for the big scenes in a movie, action movies include a lot of explosions and crazy scenes. I need to think realistically about the limited access and budget I have for my film.
- Having to buy props such as fake weapons would be increasing the budget.
Conclusion
Making a tough decision including the options I have to shoot my scenes and accessibility, I have decided I will base my film upon a thriller/horror. I have a lot of interest towards the thriller/horror genre; this should widen my view giving me more experience when it comes to creating my film trailer.
This genre has a very wide selection of narrative, the majority of horror and thriller films all vary very much. A good example of this is comparing a SAW movie to a Halloween movie; they are two totally different types of movies. The SAW movies have a very interesting narrative and plot.
