I have some problems with my shooting plans as I was planning on shooting my film introduction on the Kingskerswell main road in either late night or early morning to lose the traffic in the background, however, if I filmed at this time of day the screen will be far too dark. I will have to re-think this and, as it is winter and it's getting dark early in the day, I may have to completely re-think the time and place of shooting, maybe having to shoot during the day or changing the setting to somewhere else.
I have decided to film the opening inside my school as myself and the people in my film are working a lot so it will be helpful to do it inside the school. I will change my film plan and the setting will actually become a school setting and the story will be set in a school.
Friday, 23 January 2009
Shooting list
The first shot in the opening will be an establishing shot of the road taken from the bridge.
After this, a slow zoom will be used whilst titles will appear on the screen. Once the camera is fully zoomed in so the main characters can be seen clearly, the shot will cut to a medium shot of the two characters walking.
The shots will all then follow the two characters and whenever the camera moves it will use high angle shots for the woman and low angle shots for the man to show the male superiority.
When the characters have walked to the drive, the male character will shot whilst the female character walks up the drive. A slow zoom will then be used to show the male character's face hidden in shadow.
After this, a slow zoom will be used whilst titles will appear on the screen. Once the camera is fully zoomed in so the main characters can be seen clearly, the shot will cut to a medium shot of the two characters walking.
The shots will all then follow the two characters and whenever the camera moves it will use high angle shots for the woman and low angle shots for the man to show the male superiority.
When the characters have walked to the drive, the male character will shot whilst the female character walks up the drive. A slow zoom will then be used to show the male character's face hidden in shadow.
Proposal
I am planning to create a film noir/thriller film opening.
The film is going to be about a woman who is being stalked by a shadowed figure. The opening credits will involve following the female character who is being stalked by the shadowed figure. As the two characters walk down the road, the credits will move around them.
The opening will begin with a crane shot of the two characters walking down the road. A track will then follow behind the 'stalking' character & have a view of the female character walking infront. As the characters walk, the title credits will shift and cange according to the movement of the characters. After the credits have shown, the shot will cut to a POV shot showing the female character walking up a drveway. After ths, the camera will show a shot of the 'stalker's' face and a slow zoom will finishe the opening sequence with an extreme cu of the character just before cutting to a black screen.
Initial plan
Film noir/Thriller
Woman being 'stalked' by shadowed figure
Following the figure down the road (b&w)
Start from crane watching figure
Zoom in from top of bridge
Tracking shot of figure whilst titles show
Character stops outside a drive & camera moves around to show his shadowed face
Slow zoom in & cut to black screen.
Props, costume, characters & setting:
Characters:
Woman - Emma
Stalker - Henry
Props:
Dress
High heels
Long black coat
Trilby hat
Camera
Tri-pod
Setting:
Deserted road, long drive toward a house.
Wednesday, 21 January 2009
My film noir: Title
I have come up with a few names for the film:
Lady of the night,
The following.
Lady of the night,
The following.
Cheat
I think I will use 'Lady of the night'.
I think I will use 'Lady of the night'.
My film noir plan
My film will be filmed on the main road in Kingskerswell. I will begin filming on the bridge near the Sloop and I will use voyeuristic shots to follow my two main characters walking down the road. The female character will be wearing a party dress, preferably in red, and the male character will be wearing a long black coat and a trilby hat.
The characters will be walking down the road with the male character following the female as if he was stalking her. When the characters get to a long drive the female character will walk up the drive and the male will stop and watch her walking away. The following shot will be a black screen.
During this opening sequence, the titles will show up during the beginning shot, from the bridge as the camera zooms in towards the two characters.
I am aiming to film this late at night or in early morning so I can get the minimalist light and there will be less traffic on the road.
The characters will be walking down the road with the male character following the female as if he was stalking her. When the characters get to a long drive the female character will walk up the drive and the male will stop and watch her walking away. The following shot will be a black screen.
During this opening sequence, the titles will show up during the beginning shot, from the bridge as the camera zooms in towards the two characters.
I am aiming to film this late at night or in early morning so I can get the minimalist light and there will be less traffic on the road.
Friday, 16 January 2009
Sin City notes
-Black & white
-Dark- nighttime
-Woman in red dress, centrally framed
-Only colour is red dress & red lips
-Voiceover of man with gruffly voice
-Jazz music in background- saxophone
-Voiceover becomes dialogue coming from the man
-OTS shots- shot reverse
-Eyes turn green as cigarette is lit
-Graphics used to invert picture as they kiss- cartoon style- people turn white
-Back to normal picture for the end of the kiss
-Sound of gun- female character's body shakes-she's been shot
-Gun comes into shot-he shot her
-Rain- computer generated
-'I'll cash her cheque in the morning"- all about money?
-Zoom out starting slowly and gradually getting faster
-Camera canters and pulls away to show the city.
Film Noir notes
Film noir is a term used to describe Hollywood crime dramas.
The classic film noir period is regarded as the early 1940s to the late 1950s.
Film noir is associated with a low key black and white style.
The term 'film noir' is French for "black film"
Film noir's were normally set in Hollywood and at the time were called either Crime Thrillers or Murder Dramas.
Usually exploring the consequences of a criminal act.
The films were darker and more pessimistic than pre-war American films.
The lighting used in film noir was very dark to create shadows.
The 'femme fatale' or fatal woman were normally found in film noirs to bring excitement and danger.
It has influenced films such as crime thrillers and sci-fi movies.
Noir is unconvential compared to other Hollywood movies of the time.
Account of the processes of the preliminary task
I came up with my idea in my group. My group consists of myself, Nikki Frost and Steff Snook.
Our idea was to do a scene of one person walking through a door, entering the room and sitting down next to someone else, watching television and exchanging conversation.
The first thing that we did was to create a storyboard of our idea. The storyboard consisted of one character walking through a living room door, walking across the room and sitting down on the coach next to another character. They then exchange about 2 minutes of conversation and then the camera shows the film that they are watching before turning back again to show them watching the film and eating popcorn. We then decided what props we needed and made a props list. After that we made a shooting list of when we would shoot each part of the scene and decided when we would shoot and where.
Once we had decided this information, we created a script of the conversation between to two characters and decided who would play the characters in the scene.
Once this was all done we began to shoot. We decided to shoot our scene at Steff's house and used Stephen and Jack to be in it. Once we finished shooting our scene we could begin to edit it.
The first thing that we did was to create a storyboard of our idea. The storyboard consisted of one character walking through a living room door, walking across the room and sitting down on the coach next to another character. They then exchange about 2 minutes of conversation and then the camera shows the film that they are watching before turning back again to show them watching the film and eating popcorn. We then decided what props we needed and made a props list. After that we made a shooting list of when we would shoot each part of the scene and decided when we would shoot and where.
Once we had decided this information, we created a script of the conversation between to two characters and decided who would play the characters in the scene.
Once this was all done we began to shoot. We decided to shoot our scene at Steff's house and used Stephen and Jack to be in it. Once we finished shooting our scene we could begin to edit it.
The editing didn't take very long because the scene was already well filmed and all we had trouble with was making the television sound playing as the scene showed Stephen and Jack as we filmed the TV at a different time to when we filmed Stephen and Jack.
The Three Principles of Continuity
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QehZjjwb7-I
The first rule of continuity is shot-reverse shot. This is used at the very beginning of the scene, when the Joker walks into the room. We first see a shot of the Joker's back, tracking him as he walks into the room, then, at 12 seconds, the camera angle changes and we see the Joker's face.
The second rule of continuity is the 180 degree rule. This is used when the characters around the table are in conversation. For example, when one of the people is talking, we always see them from the same angle. The same goes for the Joker, whenever we see him when he talks, it is always from the same angle.
The third and final rule of continuity is match on action. We see this when one of the characters gets up at the 24th second and the shot cuts to see him walking around and getting hit onto the pencil by the Joker.
The first rule of continuity is shot-reverse shot. This is used at the very beginning of the scene, when the Joker walks into the room. We first see a shot of the Joker's back, tracking him as he walks into the room, then, at 12 seconds, the camera angle changes and we see the Joker's face.
The second rule of continuity is the 180 degree rule. This is used when the characters around the table are in conversation. For example, when one of the people is talking, we always see them from the same angle. The same goes for the Joker, whenever we see him when he talks, it is always from the same angle.
The third and final rule of continuity is match on action. We see this when one of the characters gets up at the 24th second and the shot cuts to see him walking around and getting hit onto the pencil by the Joker.
Introduction
This blog will be used to keep all of my practical production work and the plans that I will make. It will also hold all of the deconstructions that I make on other films and any extra information that I will need for my work.
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