Monday, 28 November 2016
Monday, 21 November 2016
Action Plan - Progress Update
I have gone back to consider my action plan and check if I am progressing as I planned at the very beginning of this project. So far I can say that my research has gone to track and I have covered all the areas I planned too and than some more.
Sunday, 13 November 2016
Preliminary Task Evaluation - The Meeting
While filming my preliminary task I acquired more usefull knowledge and skills on the technology and cameras that I will also be working with when filming my film opening.
At first I lacked the inspiration for the task, but after watching some of the footage that fellow class mates have recorded and watching one or two finished products I had a better idea of what I was going to create, with a general brainstorm I had drawn out a basic storyboard and decided on what the scenes will be, and how they will be acted out while also adding in the different shot types required by the preliminary task guidelines.
After this I proceeded to move on to a idea of a script, although there was not much that I could develop it with, as I kept my preliminary video relatively short and straightforward, since it was my first time operating such technology and cameras. I stuck to just a couple of lines, keeping it ambigious and to a satisfactory level of communication in my and the tasks requirements.
In my video I used, the video contains 180 degree rule, medium shot, close up, shot reverse shot, two shot. Which can all be seen here:
The task also required me to use continuity editing, which I actually think I did pretty well as my video does not contain any continuity errors or obvious mistakes. I think I could further improve on it though by further planning and organising the enviroment around me when I am recording the real task.
With this task I was heading for a final level of a high quality, big budget video but also the originality and meaningfulness of a indepndant film company. Although I did not fully achive this as at the end of the video, the quality of the recording does seem to drop, I believe this is to my lack of expertise when it comes to working with cameras however I aim to combat this before it comes to recording the real task, by getting more comfortable with the cameras and such by doing excercises such as this preliminary task.
At the editing stage at first I did feel quiet overwhelmed, however after a quick tutorial and other minor explanations I had grasped the feel of the software pretty well, becoming comfortable with the tools I required to edit and manage my preliminary video task. The second stage was not as hard as I had privieous expirience in exporting / impoerting video to YouTube due to my personal intrest in creating videos for YouTube in the past. Although I did learn how to embed and share my videos in ways I was not aware off in the past.
Overall I think I did ok, yet I also learnt that next time I will need to work more profficently with time, and other limiting factors when it comes to recording and editing. Also I could improve on the software FinalCut Express to a more extensive knowledge which could add further benefits when it will come around to me editing my final film opening.
At first I lacked the inspiration for the task, but after watching some of the footage that fellow class mates have recorded and watching one or two finished products I had a better idea of what I was going to create, with a general brainstorm I had drawn out a basic storyboard and decided on what the scenes will be, and how they will be acted out while also adding in the different shot types required by the preliminary task guidelines.
After this I proceeded to move on to a idea of a script, although there was not much that I could develop it with, as I kept my preliminary video relatively short and straightforward, since it was my first time operating such technology and cameras. I stuck to just a couple of lines, keeping it ambigious and to a satisfactory level of communication in my and the tasks requirements.
In my video I used, the video contains 180 degree rule, medium shot, close up, shot reverse shot, two shot. Which can all be seen here:
The task also required me to use continuity editing, which I actually think I did pretty well as my video does not contain any continuity errors or obvious mistakes. I think I could further improve on it though by further planning and organising the enviroment around me when I am recording the real task.
With this task I was heading for a final level of a high quality, big budget video but also the originality and meaningfulness of a indepndant film company. Although I did not fully achive this as at the end of the video, the quality of the recording does seem to drop, I believe this is to my lack of expertise when it comes to working with cameras however I aim to combat this before it comes to recording the real task, by getting more comfortable with the cameras and such by doing excercises such as this preliminary task.
At the editing stage at first I did feel quiet overwhelmed, however after a quick tutorial and other minor explanations I had grasped the feel of the software pretty well, becoming comfortable with the tools I required to edit and manage my preliminary video task. The second stage was not as hard as I had privieous expirience in exporting / impoerting video to YouTube due to my personal intrest in creating videos for YouTube in the past. Although I did learn how to embed and share my videos in ways I was not aware off in the past.
Overall I think I did ok, yet I also learnt that next time I will need to work more profficently with time, and other limiting factors when it comes to recording and editing. Also I could improve on the software FinalCut Express to a more extensive knowledge which could add further benefits when it will come around to me editing my final film opening.
Genre Research - Comedy
In my project I have decided to go with the genre which I felt most inspired by and felt I could work with: Comedy.
However as I have come to learn throughout my media studies there is more depth than that, to the genre as a whole.
Some of the sub-genres of comedy are:
Alternative Comedy -
Comedy feautering a mixture of all the others listed below, often used when there is no specific direction to the comedy.
Black Comedy / Blue Comedy -
Most often deal with disturbing subjects and can be viewed as controversial, some of the topics used are: Death, Drugs, Terorrism, Sexism, Racism and Homophobia sometimes it can be traced back to the horror genre.
Character Comedy -
Comedy based on a persona made up by a performer, often based heavily on stereotypes.
Cringe Comedy -
A form of comedy based upon embarassing or awkward actions, makes use of innapropiate timings and innapropiate words.
Deadpan Comedy -
Not alaways recognised as style of comedy, but in a nutshell its just a character telling jokes but with no emotion or facial expressions.
Mockumentary -
A parody using the conventions of documentary style.
Slapstick -
Exaggerated physical comedy which typically exceeds normal physical activity.
Observational Comedy -
Pokes fun of everyday life, and often done by inflating the trivial things.
However as I have come to learn throughout my media studies there is more depth than that, to the genre as a whole.
Some of the sub-genres of comedy are:
Alternative Comedy -
Comedy feautering a mixture of all the others listed below, often used when there is no specific direction to the comedy.
Black Comedy / Blue Comedy -
Most often deal with disturbing subjects and can be viewed as controversial, some of the topics used are: Death, Drugs, Terorrism, Sexism, Racism and Homophobia sometimes it can be traced back to the horror genre.
Character Comedy -
Comedy based on a persona made up by a performer, often based heavily on stereotypes.
Cringe Comedy -
A form of comedy based upon embarassing or awkward actions, makes use of innapropiate timings and innapropiate words.
Deadpan Comedy -
Not alaways recognised as style of comedy, but in a nutshell its just a character telling jokes but with no emotion or facial expressions.
Mockumentary -
A parody using the conventions of documentary style.
Slapstick -
Exaggerated physical comedy which typically exceeds normal physical activity.
Observational Comedy -
Pokes fun of everyday life, and often done by inflating the trivial things.
Company Case Study - Warp Films
They create an considerable amount of impactful low budget films, some examples of these are Four Lions or This Is England. The company really does push in the media industry, Four Lions was quiet a controversial film and had a dark comedy sort of feel, which I want to use for my final media piece.
This Is England was overall the most profitable for the company with the a large budget of 1.5 million british pounds, and profit was made of about 5.5 million pounds, the most the company has ever made.
This shows they are not afraid to challenege corporate giants, and to prove that indepndant cinema and production companys can still make a stand in the industry. The passion behind the film making in this company allows them to carry on releasing meaningfull cinema and surpass the audiences expectations once again.
Overall Warp Films have also heavily influenced my outlook on my project, and have driven me to re-consider some options by showing that it is possible, even with low budget.
Monday, 7 November 2016
Company Case Study - Warner Brothers
Warner Brothers Inc is an American entertainment company, it was founded in 1923 on April 4th but some of the productions before registered go as far back as 1918. Today Warner Brothers is a giant company with millions of dollars backing them up due to the many super successful productions, they work on many sets in the UK due to cheaper taxes, allowing for cheaper production.Some of the most well known Warner Brothers films are, Dark Knight, Harry Potter and American sniper, which are the top three in terms of profit for the company with the Dark Knight film brining in about $533,345,358, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 taking in $448,139,099 gross profit and number three, American Sniper with $350,126,372. The film company has a very large budget, the profit they make from most of there films is huge returning the money spent on the costly film, and even more. The company obviously works with passion on the films however the company this size, with this amount of money obviously works for the profit and is not driven by passion for film making like smaller independent companies, such as Warp Films.
Overall this company has influenced me on my film making as there high budget breath taking films inspire me to create something or at least attempt to of the same standard. I aim to create media which will be just as impactful and popular, seeking to make the audience feel something not just see it.
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