Sunday, 8 January 2012

Question 4

Q 4

Question 3

At the start of the coursework we researched on different film productions that was used in the industry. I was looking into fox production and i researched it more into it. the reason i have chosen fox production was because i liked the way the logo was designed and the films that was produced by fox, the comedy films used fox productions. I also like the soundtrack of the fox production that they use before any film.

We couldn't use the fox production, we needed a production company that was been used in many thrilling and horror films. Warner brothers seemed good therefore we carried on with warner brother. this is because warner brother produce films that are similar to ours. 

We also needed to create our own film production. The first thing was to get the name, we wanted a name represented each of us. Therefore we used our first initials which was RIJS. we also needed to create our own design and i was the one who created few so that as a group we can choose.

This was the film production company that we created. 



The Logo will start form far and zoom in suddenly with some effects.  


This is the design of the warner bother production that we will be using in our film 



Question 2

Question 2

Evaluation Question one

Tuesday, 3 January 2012

Filming (Mr Bryants Office)

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The plan changed and we forgot to research for on room, the head teachers office. we decided as a group that it was a better location than the connexions room, therefore we went and asked the reception and the reception advised us to go and ask his secretary which was next to his room. She said that we have about a day because he will be using he's room after and that we wasn't allowed to touch anything on the table. It was a bit scary to take a video of the head teachers room because we was like what if he comes in. The room was perfect for a detectives office with computer desktop and a meeting table in the middle of the room with comfortable chairs..


This is the detective table and the meeting table. it has a more serious mood for a detectives office.

 The scene started form the outside, Sana coming inside and going towards the detective and giving the reports o the murder. we used many angles for the camera but at the end the best angle was taken from a support of a chair. 

This was were jamiul will be sitting as a detective.

We also printed out some pictures of the girl who was murdered (Iram) so that in the folder that sana brings as a secretary is like the folder of the murder. 

As you can see Iram was filming at this point while in the sense I and Jamuil discussed about the evidence. This was ones again change of angle, at this point it filmed from over Jamiuls shoulder.

Why we did this 
Because we didn't really know that the head teachers office would be possible we didn't bother putting it into our research of location. But when we know that we can, as a group we agreed that we will use the head teachers office. the mod of the room and the layout of the office was fitting really well with the office room we was looking at. 

Filming (Connexions Office)

We have done the first scene which was the murder scene and know we will be filming the the office scene which is the detective and his secretary trying to find the killer. the actors are Jamiul and Sana. Jamiul is the detective and Sana is his secretary. Iram and i are the cameraman and the director.

The we researched many locations for this scene, like classes, offices and many more. Then we found the Connections room which had windows which was high which made the atmosphere a dark and serious feeling. The room was like a meeting room with a big table in the middle and chairs around it. This was fairly a good set out for our scene because the office was going to play the role of detectives office were he investigates.
We needed to take of the logo that connections group had on the door. 

As soon as we went into the room the first thing we did was to look at the camera from different angle, This was important to find the correct angle for the correct shot so that the angle rules was followed. We also had a chat about what we individually think. 

Iram and i was the two which wasn't acting, Therefore It was our job to do the camera. i was busy with taking these pictures but obviously i have been involved in the camera settings. 

This was when me and Jamiul was setting up the camera to be used in the shot. 

 We also took notes of what we needed to do so that it was easier for the actors to act in correct script. we also made the table into more of a busy table with folders, paper, and documents. 

Sunday, 11 December 2011

filming (Grovehill)

Finally we were ready to film. We were aware of that it was very late for us to film and that we needed to catch up really quickly.  The Sunday before we filmed which was Monday we planned out what we needed and what we were going to wear. In the scene there was Iram and I. Sana and Jamiul were the director and the cameraman. I thought it would be an advantage if we had two cameras so that we can use two of them at ones or check shot angles and find the correct position, therefore before monday i had to get the cameras ready in full charge. i was a very cold day and we struggled filing because we was very cold as a team, however the day and the location was perfect or a murder scene so we was happy in that way.


Before we started filing we took try shots and practiced thought the scene so that there there wasn't any mistakes occurring while filming. the cameraman which was Jamiul made sure the angle was correct angle for the scene and that it would be the best shot as possible. As you can see heir we are going though the scene without no pressure of camera. However we also took it while filming so that we cam see how it looks through the camera view.



The scene starts with Iram walking through a alley way and the murder is there to. However when Iram heirs noises and when she turns around and there is nothing behind her, however when she turns again killer is there to take her down.





These are videos which have been taken from a amateur phone Camera. We did this because it was important to get the hint of shooting a scene in the correct angle. We also wanted to go thorough the scene roughly therefore we needed a camera that could be paused and while recording so we used my phone and went through the scene.

Saturday, 10 December 2011

Risk Assessment

This is the Risk Assessment that Iram has created for the film. The reason Iram done it was when we done the action plan we decided her to do the task when we had separate other tasks to complete. This was a fairly important report before we started filming because it involved our health and safety in the scene. The report informs us about he risks we might have while filming and will help us get away from them.
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My Costume

In a film or a scene a costume is very important for the actors to get the mood to the audience in a good and right way. The actors background and personality will effect the costume, because i am the killer in the film and that i will be murdering i needed to get costume which fitted a killer or a murder. I needed costumes which covered my face and was not eye catchy. i looked into my wardrobe and found some boring black trousers and a hoodie which looked rough and scary when hood was on. i also had a pear of gloves which would of fitted a murders equipment nicely so that there is no finger prints around. i also found some trainers which suited my trousers. Because i wear glasses myself i needed to involve glasses in the costume to the glasses were simple glasses and it didn't really matter because my face will be covered while filming.

Trousers 

Hoodie

T-Shirt

Gloves

Glasses 

This is the last image of me as the killer.

Sunday, 4 December 2011

Jamiul AS MediOur Synopsis...What its going to be like...

This was the synopsis that jamiul done but becuase it was a first one it wasnt done well.



Jamiul AS Media Astley Cooper: Our Synopsis...What its going to be like...

Our Synopsis

This is our Synopsis that my group member Jamiul has created. before this he has attempted doing a synopsis but it was a rough copy. this is our main synopsis.  This contains the beginning of the film, the target audience and the BBFC age rating. the target audience was done by Iram and the BBFC age rating was done by Sana. 
The new improved synopsis
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Sunday, 27 November 2011

The Logo production

As a group for the production company we needed to create and design a logo which was attractive and also had an image of filming. Personally this task was a vey hard and needed a lot of idea to create a logo. First of all i struggled with the name of the film production company. As i said on the other blog i had some ideas for the name of the production company. I have discussed the name with the group and we came up with RIJS. The meaning RIJS is the first letters of our names, (Ruhan, Iram, Jamiul, Sana). I though the first letter of our names would be symbolic individually. 


RIJS Production


the logo was a hard step and i was struggling to get ideas, i decided to make couple of logos and compare them. This would of give me more wider image of the logos and decide in more clear view. I wanted to use many ways to create logos, this is because i wanted to experience different styles and see which one is better for logos. For logos i have used Microsoft word, pixlr.com and visitprint.co.uk. i have also looked on app store on my mac to see if there is any app which could help me create a logo, yes there is but very expensive to purchase. Here are some of the logos that i have designed or tried to design!
her is the way i did the logo with the tools on the side. as you can see it looks simple but i think i could get the hang of it after couple of tries. 



i wanted to add a bit of colour therefore i searched on Google for a image or a background that i could use with the name. I found couple of images but the most one which fascinated me was 

This was the first time i was using the pixlr.com, our teacher suggested us to use if for any designs we make because it was easy to use. i didn't now much about the edit website therefore i was just playing with the tools. The images needed to be suitable for the film and production industry so i searched for images like film projector, film strips, film feel and film camera. I have also used windows word to create some logos in a simple way. I designed theses logos to get some idea of what I could do with the name and the images that I have searched. The logos were simple but it had the look of a film production company, I want the logo to be simple but effective on the other hand and that’s a hard combination to match.



Saturday, 26 November 2011

The Preliminary Video

Before we started our 2-minute movie we needed o get some experience with the camera and blend into our groups. Therefore the teacher gave us a task for us to communicate and also test the equipment that we will be using. Luckily I know my group form Long dean School. Iv known them for 3-4 years so I didn’t feel strange between them. The first thing we did was to check the equipment, which was provided to us by the media department. They whore expensive products therefore we needed to be very careful. Before the task we were given as homework to do a story bored for the video all of us completed it but forgot to bring the story bored, thankfully our group member Jamiul had it so we used he’s story bored for that day.  While me and Jamuil was setting up the camera the girls which was Sana and ihram was going through the story bored of what they need to do. The actors that we have decided as a group were going to be Sana and jamiul. The script was simple but was wasn’t experienced so it was a little bit hard for us to position our camera and the actors but we got there eventually. Sana was the first actor and Jamul was the second actor. Sana walking to the door putting her had on the door lead and opening it while Jamiul is sitting in the table reading the book that Sana has given. Sana goes inside sits across Jamiul and Jamuil gives the book to Sana. Then she gets up and goes back out. I was the one who was filming and Iram was the one who was setting up the positions of the actors by using the story bored. 

The pictures we took while working on the video. 
Me and Jamiul setting up the camera for the video to be recorded 
Iram reading the storyboard and going through with the actor jamiul. 
After we done the first video then we decided to make another one, with a different story. The actors was also diferent. this time it was me and Iram. This helped us more because this time we know what we was doing therefore it was more easier. as a group we was rushing in this video to complete it because the lesson was going to finished and the stairs would of been full of students.
sana getting used to the camera to capture the scene in comfort. 


Me helping Sana getting the setting done and showing her how to recored and hold the camera. 

Me and Iram going through the plan so that we wont make any mistakes while the camera is on record.

Sana giving us hints and tips about acting. 

discussing the scene before the record.

Storyboard


This is my storyboard that i done after the video was captured. Like i said we used Jamiul's storyboard because none of the member of the group had there storyboard. the storyboard helps us a lot before the video was taken because we can image the scene and work it out in our minds before we do anything and this helps the group go get ready for the scene.

Video Editing 


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The Videos




This was the first video that we took as a group. The scene is very simple. The actors are Sana and Jamiul while me and Iram is the cameraman and the director. In the video Sana which is the first actor starts form outside the room. She walks towards the door puts her hand on the door handle and then opens it. At that time the camera changes position and shoots from inside of the room. The scene starts from the door handle and. Sana walks in and sits across Jamiul which is the second actor. they have a dialogue about a book Jamiul gives the book to Sana and Sana gets up and goes out the door.

We also done a second video and in this one the actors were me and Iram this tiem while Jamiul was the cameraman and Sana was the director. The scene was taken in the stairs. The first shoot was me while pushing the door. As soon as i open the door while on my way to the stairs Iram the second actors appears and we have a dialogue. After the dialogue is finished we carry on our way.


After we took the filming we needed to do the editing. Therefore i used Final Cut Express HD (the editing is shown up above). This is the final finish of the videos. 


i have also uploaded the videos onYouTube to make it public to anyone around the world.



why we have done this 
as a group it was our first time with the camera and first time we worked as a group. this made us gain more experience to working and communicate better, it also gave us more skill with using the camera and the camera equipment. we also experience how to act and dialogue amongst ourselves which will be very helpful when we recored our two minute video. Acting will be under lined in the movie, this means it needs to be close to professional and flexible while acting 

Tuesday, 15 November 2011

Textural analysis X Man First Class

First class is a action trilling drama movie based on superheroes.  The film is set in the passed where it all began with x man and mutants. The film acts as a prequel for the X-Men trilogy, set primarily in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. It focuses on the relationship between Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr and the origin of their groups, the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants.


camera 


The scene starts with two characters in the film. Second character is steering outside to space while the other approach’s slowly which I the main character to start a conversation. We can see the camera is more focused on the second character more and at the background. Our eye is more on the character in the front rather than the main character.
This shot is a shoulder shot form the back of the character it is also a good way to show the viewers that what the second character was looking at. The conversation will switch form main character to the second one with the same angle shown in the scene. 

On this scene we can see that the main attention is the satellite far away. And the character is faded doing he’s acting. The fading effect is mostly used in films to get another things attention of the viewers, This is called transition; We can see the director has used this effect to show the audience what the character is trying to do. (Moving the satellite).

All of these screens are similar to each other. We can see that the screen shots are taken with one character mostly shown but also a little bit of the other character the he’s having a conversation with is shown to. This shot is mostly used when the characters are dialogue from close. There camera angle could change all the time form one character to another, this will make the viewer to feel and understand the conversation more in the film. This shot could only be used when two characters are close to each other 

When the characters are far away we can see that the shots are more only of one character. There is still a dialog between them but the shot is taken one of the actors in the scene. The frame switches back and forward while they have their conversation.  

This shot is a flashback of the actor in the passed. At this point the audience is shown a scene happened in the film. The fade effect is also used her to slowly get the audiences into the scene.

This shot is taken by a high angle with two of the characters in the same shot.  There a character having a conversation, which the camera stays steady, and the conversation carry’s on. 
sound 
Sound tracks in films are as important as the actor’s successful talent and the effects that have been used. Soundtracks are the most important part in getting the mood of the film showing the viewer. The type of soundtrack been used in the film depends on what kind of genre the film is set on. Film the film is set in comedy then the soundtrack need to fit well to force this effect and show it to the viewers. The soundtracks used in the background of the film will focus the viewer to get into the mood that the director wants therefore it has a big role in the film industry. 



Mise en scene 
In the two-minute scene the set in based outside of a big mutant mansions balcony. As we can see its set in daylight with medium weather condition which gives the audience a relaxing safe atmosphere. The set is light and bright but not a light, which disturbs the audience’s eyes. The balcony seems like a very peaceful place with the flowers and trees, which suggests it’s going to be a non-action scene. The costumes of the actors are casual which suggests us that they live at the mansion. 


Why i did this 
personally i needed to understand why the shots were taken in a angle in the film. for the first film analysis i choose a film that i already know, so that i know how to analysise a film and get the experiance. i also looked at the soundtracks been used and i realised why they used specific soundtracks. the reason was to catch the films rhythm and get the audience into the mood they need to be. I have also looked at the mice en scene which is the prop, costume, location, lights ects.