Yesturday we carried out our second shoot, for the hostage scene. This was done at school, so it was easy to access and we didn't need to travel far to get there. We had two hours to this sequence, and we shot all the shots with both cast memebers in, we could not shoot all of the shots as we didn't have the polaroid pictures we need.
Overall, i believe the shoot was a success as we got all the shots we wanted, and we think that these shots are suitable for our opening sequence. I think that we got enough takes, as we tried to film as many as we could in the two hours available to us, so from these takes i think that our sequence can be made. We will start editing the scene within the next two days, so we can get a feel for the shots, and see how they fit into the sequence.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Monday, 8 March 2010
AO - Next Shoot
We have decided to do our next shoot, of the hostage scene on Thursday the 11th March. We are going to plan this a lot more than our previous scene, as when we came to edit it, we thought it was inadequate to our expectations. This is to ensure that we shoot the whole scene in the time, and that everyone knows exactly what we are doing.
We have taken the decision to remove the flashback sequence from our opening because of the length and the effect it has on the film.
We have taken the decision to remove the flashback sequence from our opening because of the length and the effect it has on the film.
Sunday, 7 March 2010
JM - First day of shooting
So yesterday (Saturday) was our first day of shooting our AS level coursework. The location of the shoot was a friends house in Sevenoaks, so there wasn't really much travelling or risk involved in the shoot.
Overall, I think that yesterday was a very productive day and we got all the shots we needed, so that this week we can begin to get the editing phase underway, choose which of the takes to use and which will end up being ditched. We encountered no problems during our shoot and everything ran smoothly, which was good.
With one more shoot planned for this coming Thursday (11th March) we aim to get the final shots for our film finished,
Overall, I think that yesterday was a very productive day and we got all the shots we needed, so that this week we can begin to get the editing phase underway, choose which of the takes to use and which will end up being ditched. We encountered no problems during our shoot and everything ran smoothly, which was good.
With one more shoot planned for this coming Thursday (11th March) we aim to get the final shots for our film finished,
Monday, 1 March 2010
JM - Fun with Fake Blood...
So there's gonna be a bit of blood in our opening sequence, so I set about finding a good recipe. A bit of a search on the internet and I found one, but it didn't come out too well. So some experimental procedures later and staining my hand several times with food colouring (be careful, this takes ages to come out) I have found a recipe I think is good.
First you will need:
1. Water - One small cup
2. Flour - 2 teaspoons
3. Red Food Colouring
4. Golden Syrup
Ok, so first things first mix the flour and water in a bowl and whisk until all lumps have disappeared. You should be left with a slightly cloudy mixture. Next, put the mixture in a sausepan and bring to the boil. The simmer this mixture for about 10-20 minutes, until you have a good, slightly thick consistency to the mixture. Place back in a bowl and add some Red Food Colouring before whisking the mixture further. Finally, add 3-5 teaspoons of Golden Syrup to mixture and continue to whisk. Leave to cool before application (From personal idiotic experience). Your final mixture should look a lot like this, (lighting shows mix as very bright, it is darker in real life)
This mixture is good for showing trickles of blood, such as nose bleeds, and also for staining clothes. If anyone tries this, feedback is fine, and any questions just ask.
First you will need:
1. Water - One small cup
2. Flour - 2 teaspoons
3. Red Food Colouring
4. Golden Syrup
Ok, so first things first mix the flour and water in a bowl and whisk until all lumps have disappeared. You should be left with a slightly cloudy mixture. Next, put the mixture in a sausepan and bring to the boil. The simmer this mixture for about 10-20 minutes, until you have a good, slightly thick consistency to the mixture. Place back in a bowl and add some Red Food Colouring before whisking the mixture further. Finally, add 3-5 teaspoons of Golden Syrup to mixture and continue to whisk. Leave to cool before application (From personal idiotic experience). Your final mixture should look a lot like this, (lighting shows mix as very bright, it is darker in real life)
This mixture is good for showing trickles of blood, such as nose bleeds, and also for staining clothes. If anyone tries this, feedback is fine, and any questions just ask.
Sunday, 21 February 2010
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Monday, 8 February 2010
Group - Film Treatment
Our film is going to be called 'Polaroid', and the opening sequence will feature two main characters. The main protagonist of the film will be called George Weah, and he will be tormented and tested by the antagonist known only as G.U.S who has kidnapped his girlfriend Jodie Morris. Our opening sequence will also feature a flashback from where the remainder of the film narrative would progress, were we making it.
Opening Sequence
The sequence will open with a blurry screen that comes into focus in a rundown room which looks to be part of an abandoned building. This will be a POV shot from the main character, George. This room will have many polaroid photos on the wall, which will be crossed out in red pen, and will have bloody fingerprints and smears on them. After a few have been shown with close-ups, mixed in with shots showing that George is tied to a chair, there will be a loud bang from a door being slammed. Then the antagonist will be shown to have entered the room, however his face will be obscured throughout this scene. The antagonist will become known to George simply as G.U.S, but the identities of both characters remain unknown throughout the opening sequence. G.U.S will then sit down next to George and begin to fiddle around with something that is also obscured. George begins to panic, before it switches back to POV to show a needle up close, which will squirt liquid. The needle disappears from view, and Geroge becomes more distressed. Still from POV a polaroid camera appears close-up and flashes. The screen goes completely blank/white at which point text appears saying 'One week previous' showing that a flashback has taken place. The sound and visual of an alarm clock will slowly fade in before a hand comes down on the alarm clock to silence it. As the hand retreats from the alarm clock, there is a polaroid photo in it's grasp. The hand it turns out belongs to George and the picture shows a girl smiling. This girl is George's girlfriend and on the back of the photo the is a location and time. Below this text it will be signed G.U.S. The scene will then end.
Ideas for the rest of the film
The basic idea of the rest of the film is that George goes to the location at the time specified and a public telephone rings. The person at the other end of the line will inform George his girlfriend girlfriend is being held hostage by him (This person being G.U.S). G.U.S then sets out tasks for George, with polaroid photos giving further clues to the next task. When completing one task George himself will be captured and will then wake up to find himself in the senario of the opening sequence we will film. After falling unconscious again he will wake up in a high rise building. This final task set by G.U.S is that he shoots the Primeminister, or his girlfriend who is in the opposite apartment building with a rifle. The door to the apartment is rigged meaning George cannot escape. After contemplating it for a while George assasainates the Primeminister, and is subsequently arrested. A further flashfoward would the show Georges girlfriend visiting him in prison six months later. The would film then end.
Opening Sequence
The sequence will open with a blurry screen that comes into focus in a rundown room which looks to be part of an abandoned building. This will be a POV shot from the main character, George. This room will have many polaroid photos on the wall, which will be crossed out in red pen, and will have bloody fingerprints and smears on them. After a few have been shown with close-ups, mixed in with shots showing that George is tied to a chair, there will be a loud bang from a door being slammed. Then the antagonist will be shown to have entered the room, however his face will be obscured throughout this scene. The antagonist will become known to George simply as G.U.S, but the identities of both characters remain unknown throughout the opening sequence. G.U.S will then sit down next to George and begin to fiddle around with something that is also obscured. George begins to panic, before it switches back to POV to show a needle up close, which will squirt liquid. The needle disappears from view, and Geroge becomes more distressed. Still from POV a polaroid camera appears close-up and flashes. The screen goes completely blank/white at which point text appears saying 'One week previous' showing that a flashback has taken place. The sound and visual of an alarm clock will slowly fade in before a hand comes down on the alarm clock to silence it. As the hand retreats from the alarm clock, there is a polaroid photo in it's grasp. The hand it turns out belongs to George and the picture shows a girl smiling. This girl is George's girlfriend and on the back of the photo the is a location and time. Below this text it will be signed G.U.S. The scene will then end.
Ideas for the rest of the film
The basic idea of the rest of the film is that George goes to the location at the time specified and a public telephone rings. The person at the other end of the line will inform George his girlfriend girlfriend is being held hostage by him (This person being G.U.S). G.U.S then sets out tasks for George, with polaroid photos giving further clues to the next task. When completing one task George himself will be captured and will then wake up to find himself in the senario of the opening sequence we will film. After falling unconscious again he will wake up in a high rise building. This final task set by G.U.S is that he shoots the Primeminister, or his girlfriend who is in the opposite apartment building with a rifle. The door to the apartment is rigged meaning George cannot escape. After contemplating it for a while George assasainates the Primeminister, and is subsequently arrested. A further flashfoward would the show Georges girlfriend visiting him in prison six months later. The would film then end.
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