My Contribution to pre-production and construction
Blog Post #64
In terms of role and allocation, I was allocated to create the risk assessment, location recee and the risk assessment.
Location:
Location:
First of all we had to pick a suitable location for the project, Initially I had pointed out that we could film in Hemel Hempstead town, but because our treatment states that the use of weaponry would be involved we decided to pick a safer option due to the fact that some concerns were raised about having a model gun in public. So as a group we decided to film in a house rather than a public place, the property belongs to Jeremy (member of the group) and the house was ideal for the media product. So, after knowing the location I created a location recee PowerPoint slide to show what scene will belong where.
Shot List:
As well as this I took all responsible action for the shot list, this was a vital piece of the pre-production because it shows the construction of the final media piece without this we would not know the shots we need to use for the final piece, furthermore it makes our work more organised as we are constructed our final piece according to the shot list. The shot list outlines the possible shots, the duration of each individual shot, the number of the shot, what type of shot it is and a brief description of the shot.
Risk Assessment
As well as that I had the job to create a risk assessment, the risk assessment was assessed in January, and I had to outline all possible risks this was done by looking at the storyboard and location and outlining the risks and possible solutions and how many people were responsible if any media technologies were broken.
Lead Editor In terms of construction; I played quite a significant part. My role was being lead editor, I created the draft of the opening title sequence, this took me around 8 hours to edit. I created it on Final Cut Pro X which is a software available for Apple Macs. Whilst editing I had to ensure that continuity was maintained, this was then given to Jeremy Cannock he used my draft as a baseline and replicated my one as it was shown onto Adobe After Effects; he then created an improved version on Adobe After Effects which consisted of transitions, which is why my name is listed under editing in the final piece.
How I edited the opening title sequence draft:
Below is a video showing you how i edited the draft and what the timeline looks like:
My Camera Contribution:
I also played a small part of being a cameraman, I filmed several shots . The first couple of shots that i filmed was the high angle shot which was recorded on the top of the scaffolding looking down at the officer (Jeremy) as well as this the third person shot where you see Harry Denn(the assassin) holding the gun. Another shot is when i was filming Harry on the scaffolding, the idea of the shot was mine I wanted to created a shot that has emphasis on the assassin to show his menacing identity. Below is a video showing the shots i recorded with a narration.
Shot List:
As well as this I took all responsible action for the shot list, this was a vital piece of the pre-production because it shows the construction of the final media piece without this we would not know the shots we need to use for the final piece, furthermore it makes our work more organised as we are constructed our final piece according to the shot list. The shot list outlines the possible shots, the duration of each individual shot, the number of the shot, what type of shot it is and a brief description of the shot.
Risk Assessment
As well as that I had the job to create a risk assessment, the risk assessment was assessed in January, and I had to outline all possible risks this was done by looking at the storyboard and location and outlining the risks and possible solutions and how many people were responsible if any media technologies were broken.
Lead Editor In terms of construction; I played quite a significant part. My role was being lead editor, I created the draft of the opening title sequence, this took me around 8 hours to edit. I created it on Final Cut Pro X which is a software available for Apple Macs. Whilst editing I had to ensure that continuity was maintained, this was then given to Jeremy Cannock he used my draft as a baseline and replicated my one as it was shown onto Adobe After Effects; he then created an improved version on Adobe After Effects which consisted of transitions, which is why my name is listed under editing in the final piece.
How I edited the opening title sequence draft:
Below is a video showing you how i edited the draft and what the timeline looks like:
My Camera Contribution:
I also played a small part of being a cameraman, I filmed several shots . The first couple of shots that i filmed was the high angle shot which was recorded on the top of the scaffolding looking down at the officer (Jeremy) as well as this the third person shot where you see Harry Denn(the assassin) holding the gun. Another shot is when i was filming Harry on the scaffolding, the idea of the shot was mine I wanted to created a shot that has emphasis on the assassin to show his menacing identity. Below is a video showing the shots i recorded with a narration.
Opening title sequence draft:
In terms of construction I also play one of the main characters within the opening title sequence, I was one of the agent, this was a challenge to me as I haven't really acted before, but I like to take on challenges and I believe that has boosted my confidence.
How I created the movie title:
I also created the movie title 'Vindicate' at the end, below shows a video of how I created the title, I recorded the screen using the 'ScreenFlow' software.
Foley:
I also recorded my own Foley as well as my group because after editing the draft it came to realisation that there was far too much background noise. In terms of Foley i recorded my dialogue and exported the soundtrack. Whilst hearing the recorded sound, there was a slight issue the sound was only coming through one ear on the headphones, but because I have had previous experience in Garageband (as i record YouTube commentaries) i knew what the issue was, the audio was selected under Stereo which meant that it only comes out from the right side of the speakers/headphones, by selecting mono it enables the sound to come through both ears, I believe this makes the sound of our project more three dimensional as you can hear the sound from both speakers/headphones.
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| How i changed settings so that the sound came from both speakers/headphones |
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| Myself recording my own Foley |
Text Sampling:
I also sampled some 3D text for our opening title sequences, these were created on photoshop and took a whilte to render out the text and put it on the video individually, unfortunately these 3D texts were not used in the final opening title sequence as feedback suggested it was 'breaking the conventions' and seemed like an action film text rather than thriller.
I have posted the opening title sequence with the 3D text below:
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