We had to have layers of different music so that it all flowed & no music sounded out of place. We used loops & i also created our own song using the keyboard. I put it in different pitches so i could use all different sounds.
Sunday 27 March 2011
Individual Response To Idea
My response to the idea was that it would be good if we can make the effects & sound suitable & give it a scary effect. After creating the storyboard i was happy with the idea & was looking forward to getting it filmed & to start editing.
Inspiration About Opening
We created an opening sequence several weeks ago but we have now decided to change the idea because of complications.
To get inspiration for our new sequence we looked at different horror film openings & analysed the conventions of horror films.
Myself & Vidur then brainstormed & came up with an idea for our opening. We decided we wanted it to be mysterious & create an enigma for the audience. We decided to use props to add a scary effect such as candles, knives, & a bloody book. We made the colours dull & dark to add to the effect of the genre of horror. We decided the sequence would be short & snappy & include lots of titles to break up the footage.
We also had thoughts about sound, we wanted the sound to be eerie & strange to give it a suspicious & freaky effect.
To get inspiration for our new sequence we looked at different horror film openings & analysed the conventions of horror films.
Myself & Vidur then brainstormed & came up with an idea for our opening. We decided we wanted it to be mysterious & create an enigma for the audience. We decided to use props to add a scary effect such as candles, knives, & a bloody book. We made the colours dull & dark to add to the effect of the genre of horror. We decided the sequence would be short & snappy & include lots of titles to break up the footage.
We also had thoughts about sound, we wanted the sound to be eerie & strange to give it a suspicious & freaky effect.
Own Initial Idea Submitted To Group For Consideration
My first idea to contribute to the group was about a group of friends who have been dared to sleep in a forest that is notorious for murders. I wanted to group to set up a tend & film them in the evening & then they all get murdered.
I made a basic storyboard for this idea to show the group so they had an idea of what i wanted. After discussing this with the group, we came to the conclusion that this would be too difficult due to lighting problems & the sequence would be too long. We then came up with an idea as a group & created a storyboard for this.
Editing
I have now completely finished editing on final cut. I used many different transitions & video effects such as cross dissolve, fade out, cross zoom & dip to colour dissolve. I also used video effects such as gamma control, strobe, blur motion & decreased saturation.
The editing was a long process & took a lot of patience as sometimes certain effects wouldn't work properly. I also had to film some extra footage to put into the sequence as we filmed insufficient footage to make the sequence long enough. I also added a lot of credits to break up the footage.
The clips are very short & snappy, I did this because I wanted the sequence to be mysterious & edgy. I wanted it to create an enigma for viewers.
Once the editing was completed I needed to export it & save it as an mp4 file so I could open it in garage band to add sound. I then transferred it into garage band & started playing around with loops & the keyboard to make my own track from different types of sound. Vidur then came over & we decided on loops to use & where we should put them. I have completed quite a lot of the music now & I am going to carry on testing out different loops to add layers to the music & to make the sequence intense.
The editing was a long process & took a lot of patience as sometimes certain effects wouldn't work properly. I also had to film some extra footage to put into the sequence as we filmed insufficient footage to make the sequence long enough. I also added a lot of credits to break up the footage.
The clips are very short & snappy, I did this because I wanted the sequence to be mysterious & edgy. I wanted it to create an enigma for viewers.
Once the editing was completed I needed to export it & save it as an mp4 file so I could open it in garage band to add sound. I then transferred it into garage band & started playing around with loops & the keyboard to make my own track from different types of sound. Vidur then came over & we decided on loops to use & where we should put them. I have completed quite a lot of the music now & I am going to carry on testing out different loops to add layers to the music & to make the sequence intense.
Saturday 26 March 2011
Production
Myself & Saskia created the production about two weeks ago. We had many different ideas about what we could do, but we found that our ideas were too complex for the program we were using. Therefore we had to come up with a more simple idea. Creating the production was difficult, as neither of us knew how to use the program. With help from our media teacher we played around with the program & figured out how to use it. We decided to call our production 'Lightning Studios' & we made a lightning bolt flash on the screen & the name 'Lightning Studios' fading into the shot. This took a whole double lesson to complete & we had alot of trouble importing it into final cut but we managed in the end.
New Opening Sequence
Due to technical difficulties, we have had to restart out editing. We are now using final cut to complete the editing. I have played around with the program & tested different transitions & video affects to decide which ones are suitable for our type of film. I am now 1:20 into the film. Due to not enough footage, i am going to do some more filming to add to the sequence today.
I intend to complete editing by the end of the day & start adding music tomorrow so we are ready to showcase our film next week.
I intend to complete editing by the end of the day & start adding music tomorrow so we are ready to showcase our film next week.
Tuesday 15 March 2011
New Opening Sequence
We have decided to create a completly new opening sequence due to some problems.
Myself & Vidur came up with the idea on March 10th during our Media lesson. I then created a storyboard & we filmed that night at my house.
For the props, we needed a notebook with lots of writing & cut up pictures of people. I made this once i got home so it would be ready when we started filming. I also got all the other props together & arranged them on my desk, where we would be filming.
I filmed most of the sequence with the help of Vidur for some shots. Filming went well & we managed to complete it withing 1/2 hours.
We then uploaded the footage onto Vidurs Mac the next day & began cutting the film & arranging it in iMovie. The next step is to beging editing.
Myself & Vidur came up with the idea on March 10th during our Media lesson. I then created a storyboard & we filmed that night at my house.
For the props, we needed a notebook with lots of writing & cut up pictures of people. I made this once i got home so it would be ready when we started filming. I also got all the other props together & arranged them on my desk, where we would be filming.
I filmed most of the sequence with the help of Vidur for some shots. Filming went well & we managed to complete it withing 1/2 hours.
We then uploaded the footage onto Vidurs Mac the next day & began cutting the film & arranging it in iMovie. The next step is to beging editing.
Progress in Editing
We have now completed all of our editing for our film. The next stage is adding sound to complete the sequence.
I contributed to the editing stage by transferring the footage to FinalCut, cutting the shots & adding them to the sequence. I also did effects & transitions with the help of my group members who gave their input into what would be most suitable.
Editing went quite well, we all sat together & made decisions about which shots to use & effects & transitions. We tried out transitions & effects & decided which would be most appropriate & fitted in well with our sequence.
A main problem was that the sequence was too long; we resolved this by cutting out several shots at the beginning & shortening some other shots to tighten the sequence & to make the pace faster.
Me & Saskia made the 'Lightening Studios' Production using flash player. We worked together whilst making this.
I contributed to the editing stage by transferring the footage to FinalCut, cutting the shots & adding them to the sequence. I also did effects & transitions with the help of my group members who gave their input into what would be most suitable.
Editing went quite well, we all sat together & made decisions about which shots to use & effects & transitions. We tried out transitions & effects & decided which would be most appropriate & fitted in well with our sequence.
A main problem was that the sequence was too long; we resolved this by cutting out several shots at the beginning & shortening some other shots to tighten the sequence & to make the pace faster.
Me & Saskia made the 'Lightening Studios' Production using flash player. We worked together whilst making this.
Thursday 3 March 2011
Filming
This was the first day we met to film due to the fact that the whole group was unable to attended several other dates. Filming took place on the 26th January at my house. Saskia & Vidur came over at 5.30pm. We filmed for approximately 3-4 hours. In that time, we managed to complete all the filming for our opening sequence. For each shot, we did about 2-4 takes, this enabled us to have more choice when choosing which shot we would use during the editing stage. We also filmed each shot using several different angles, this also would give us more choice for editing. We did encounter a few problems whilst filming such as unwanted shadows & lighting problems. We worked together to solve this problems & continued filming efficiently.
I think that overall we worked well as a group. We all had a job & carried out that job well. The next step would be to upload the shots & start to edit.
I think that overall we worked well as a group. We all had a job & carried out that job well. The next step would be to upload the shots & start to edit.
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