Problem 2

The area around Turkey street train where we have decided to shoot our film has been temporarily closed and out of bounds to the public because of an incident involving a fatal stabbing :| (*gulp*).

Hopefully it will be open soon in order for us to continue the process of filming.

This has given my group an experience of having an unexpected external problem that can affect the production of a film, all we can try do is overcome it and continue as normal.

Group Discussion 3

My group have made the decision that i will be the camera man , this job entails Directing , learning how to use camera equipment and ensuring that i use a wide range of camera movements, angles and shots.

Corrine and Vicky have accepted to play the roles of the two female victims, this job entails dressing appropriately to fit the mise-en-scene, following instructions from the director and basic acting skills.

A friend of Corrine's had accepted our invitation to be involved with the production of our film and has agreed to play the male villain in our film.

Seven opening credits 2

I found the opening credits of seven very interesting and it introduced the film in a very captivating way.

The credits display a mixture of scenes of the criminal at work , with the credits shown in a wired type of font flashing and shaking possible reflecting the instability and awkwardness of the siutation that the film is about.

I would like to use the technique of showing a mixture of scenes using fast paced shot cuts to show a variety of scenes that could summarize the content of my film without giving away too much to viewer i would like to think of it as preparing the viewer for what they are about too watch.

Seven opening credits

Group Discussion 2

Before we begin the process of filming my group has made suggestions on who should take on particular job roles for the filming.In order for our film to be successful we need a Camera man to capture the scenes, Two females to play the victims and a male character to play the villan.

After these job roles are accepted by the individual, we will ensure to make them understand the responsibilities that came with the chosen job role.

Rough Edit 2

This rough edit clip shows our first go at creating the credits for our two minute film , i like the first opening scene alot with the flash of light emerging into the words NBC UNIVERSAL , this looks really realistic as i have seen this technique of editing in alot of film credits. It makes the words instantly eye catching and shows the film companys importance.We decided to use a montage of gloomy scenes showing the scary environment the film is set within.

We decided to make the font impact bold and the colour white so it can stand out visibly having a contrast with the dark scenes, i also think that the pace of the credits should be a tad bit slower so that they are easily readable.

Rough edit 1

This clip was video recorded on my smart phone then uploaded on to my computer to put on on my blog. The clip shows a van driving past the films villan , then showing the villan suddenly dissapearing creating suspense to the viewer of the villans wearabouts. I am hoping this will have an impact on the viewer making them feel uncomfortable and uneased whilst watching my thriller giving them an experience as if they are involved in the awkward situation unraveling before their eyes.

The car driving past was unintentional but myself and my group loved the idea that it gave us of a disappearing act. Unfortunately i stopped the camera too soon , making the van passing by incomplete , then it jumps to another scene of the phone box being empty.

My self and my group need to find someway of changing this and making this flaw seamless and unnoticeable. I was thinking maybe we could use a series of fast jump cuts to edit it.

day 3 filming

On the third days of filming a new character was introduced in the filming and this was the villain played by my sister. The costume she wore was mostly the colour black to represent the darkness of her character.

She wore a hooded jacket with a black scarf covering her face enabling her to identity adding mystery and suspense to her character as well hiding her feminine facial features as the character she played was supposed to a male.

We filmed the villain in a phone box patiently waiting for his victims to pass by.

The camera was across the road filming and i did a mid shot to film this scene.

I then filmed a scene where a blue van passes by the villain in the phone box and i will be editing this to make it look like the villain supernaturally disappeared.

day 2 filming

On the second day of filming we continued to film the scenes of both victims walking down the road , we ensured that the characters wore the same clothes they did the day before to help with the continuation of the filming.

We filmed both characters walking in three different locations instead of filming them walk all the way to the final destination we decided to use jump cuts to make time pass by, by showing them walking in each different location.

The continuity of them walking was very important and we also ensured that the three different areas wasn't too far apart so that they had similar features in surroundings to avoid confusion to the viewer.

day 1 filming

On the first day of filming my responsibility was to make sure that the video camera was fully charged and too bring the other equipment used to film.

After my group members came to my house we then walked to our chosen film location.

As i knew the area well i showed my group members around showing them the possible places we could film.

Both my group members wore appropriate costumes to contribute to the mise-en-scene.

After setting up the filming equipment we then began to film the scary environment of the area mainly filming dark , gloomy trees and the night sky possibly to use for establishing shots to give help establish the location to the viewer.

I mainly used smooth pan shot movements to pan across the scenery to give the viewer a clear view of the surroundings within the film.

We then began to film shots of both victims walking down the street, it then began to get extremely cold and late and we decided to call it a night.

The first day of filming was very exciting and i am looking forward to filming again.

Camera Movements

Here are some camera movements that i would consider using in my two minute film. These camera shots would be great to use because i think they would compliment the genre of my film by allowing to me film my scenes

Camera Pan

A pan is a horizontal camera movement in which the camera moves left and right about a central axis. This is a swiveling movement, i.e. mounted in a fixed location on a tripod or shoulder.

This type of camera movement will allow me to show the viewer different views of the content within a shot.

It would be great to use for an establishing shot showing an overall view of the environment within the scene. It is important that my pans should be smooth and seamless.

Zoom Shot

Zooming means altering the focal length of the lens to give the illusion of moving closer to or further away from the action.

This shot could be used to emphasize the importance of something in a scene of my film by allowing the viewer to see it from a distance and suddenly having a full blown image of it before their eyes , exposing the object or person for all to see.

Follow Shot

The follow shot follows the subject ot action. The following distance is usually kept more or less constant.

This could be done with Hand-held follow-shots , but unfortunately this would be shakey and unsteady.

Pedestal Shot

A pedestal shot means moving the camera vertically with respect to the subject. This is often referred to as "pedding" the camera up or down.