STORYBOARD - PRE PRODUCTION Blog Post #51

Storyboard

Pre-Production - Blog Post #51

This is a storyboard created of the main scenes within our opening title sequence created by Jacob Osman as part of our groups pre-production. As you can see below each individual shot of how our project will be constructed when it comes to filming. x

RISK ASSESSMENT PRE PRODUCTION Blog Post #50

Risk Assessment

Pre-Production - Blog Post #50

 


This is my risk assessment, the purpose of the risk assessment is to outline all the possible potential risks and how to solve them if we do ever come across them. Within our risk assessment one of the main outlined risk was the fact that as our project consists of the use of weaponry, this was a huge concern especially to the neighbourhood because if we were spotted with weapons (even though they were model guns) the neighbours wouldn't be able to distinguish the difference between the two, furthermore this could have resulted into police matters; which is why we informed the neighbours in advance prior to the production day in the next couple of weeks. When creating the risk assessment, I thought of all possible hazardous risks and put them together with a solution, so when it comes to filming we make minimal mistakes and are extra precautious.

Camera Tests with the Canon 700D Blog Post #49

Camera Tests with the Canon 700D
Blog Post #49

In order for me to achieve the best final outcome for my opening title sequence, prior to the filming date i recorded some test footage from the camera in order for me to test the quality and get a better understanding of it's features as it is such an advanced camera, below is a video of me running test shots.

               

So as you can see in the video i demonstrate various shots such as a close up, medium shot, medium long shot, and a long shot to see the quality of the camera. As well as this I zoomed in on the camera to see how the quality was whilst zooming in, furthermore I focused on the 'push' door handle to see the 'auto-focus' feature in action. When it comes to filming the final opening title sequence, I tri-pod will be used, the reason why I didn't use a tripod in this video was because I did not have access to any.

Final Logline Blog Post #48

Final Logline:
Blog Post #48

In my previous blog I stated a logline for my opening title sequence:

''A police officer is saddened after the death of his partner, he is now trying to get revenge as his partner was murdered by an assassin''

Although I was happy with the opening title sequence logline, I wanted to know what other people thought about it so I asked a few people on Facebook on what they thought about the logline. Many had stated that there was too much writing and 'went on' for a bit and that it could be shortened to intrigue them more, as well as this one person said that it would be better the describe the assasin rather than having the word on its own. Below are pictures of the feedback I was given by my contacts on Facebook. This type of new media was very helpful with getting feedback as it was almost instant, and it is a really quick and convenient way to interact to my audience.

After receiving this feedback, as a group we decided to change some aspects of our logline, making it more condense and intriguing to the audience, below is the new and final logline for my opening title sequence. 

'A police officer seeks revenge for the death of his partner, who was murdered by an infamous assassin'

Logline for my opening title sequence Blog Post #47

Logline for my opening title sequence:
Blog Post #47

After doing research into loglines and the importance of loglines, my group and I have finally come up with a logline for our opening title sequence:

'A police officer is saddened after the death of his partner, he is now trying to get revenge as his partner was murdered by an assassin'

So the idea behind our logline keeps the audience in suspense, the logline itself creates a sense of enigma as to why his partner was killed in the first place, it may question the audiences head such as 'how will he get revenge' and 'does he succeed in doing so?'. I believe that this logline is also effective, and may divert a lot of attention for the reasons given above. 

Skype Interview with Mike Harrowes #46

Skype Interview with Mike Harrowes
Blog Post #46

Today in class our class engage in a Skype conversation with Michael Harrowes via video call. Throughout the interview my fellow classmate Daniel Bruce was asking questions to Michael which was set by the class, the reason why we asked various questions was that Michael had previous experience in the filming industry (specifically editing) this enabled us to gain a better understanding of exactly what  we could do to our opening title sequences.

The questions that were asked Michael Harrowes are worded below and also a link of the video is attached:

1. Can you name 3 key things we should aim to achieve when creating our opening sequences?

2. Do you have any useful tips about what we could add to our title sequences in order to improve the overall quality?

3. What would you consider to be the most challenging aspect of editing?

4. How would you say the way editing differs when you go from editing say a Comedy to a Thriller?

5. How has the use of Foley enhanced the quality of your films?

6. Using editing alone can you increase the intensity of a film/ sequence?

7. Can you tell us about the importance pace and rhythm have on a film?

8. How closely do you work with the director in a film?

9. In terms of editing how would you describe the thriller genre itself and how it should be portrayed 
via editing?

10. And to finish, what element of the editing process do you yourself enjoy the most?

        

Editing Thriller - Blog Post #45

Editing Thriller

Blog Post #'45

A Skype call has been organised in the upcoming week with Michael Harrowes, Michael is a BAFTA nominated editor who is currently editing a horror drama for British television. He has previously worked on other TV series such as "Agatha Christie: Poirot" and "Mr Selfridge''. 

The questions that I hope to ask him will be:

1). How did you get into the media industry?

2). What has been the biggest project that you have worked on?

3). What tips would you suggest when editing our final opening title sequence?

Michael Harrowes - IMDB