This film trailer shows how my fear has been used to create a film called "Snakes on a Plane".
this film shows how my film has developed as i was already scared of snakes before i watched this film, but the way which the snakes have been portrayed increases that fear, showing how effective the film was.
The trailer also uses key horror techniques like snakes jumping out towards the audience and the normal blood and gore. what the trailer does very well is that it does not use music, the trailer creates tension by using the sound effects of the the environment like the plain engines and computers, instead of using music. this draws the audience in as they are trying to listen to each individual sound, this intern gives the excitement factor as this is the point where the adrenaline is pumping.
This trailer also can show how other fears can develop, as some could be scared of going on planes after watching this film, therefor creating a new fear.
Research
This is the group task. We had a discussion of what our fears are, and how they have developed. one example is mine, where i am scared of snakes, and this fear has developed through films like "Sakes on a Plane".
This task helps use understand others peoples fear and how they have developed therefor allowing us to be able to to know how to portray it best when making the film. this task can also work as an idea session, so we find out what people are scared of then we can choose the one which we can actually do and work with. The task also helps use focus on why people are scared of, what they are scared of, when we know this we can then focus on the specifics, to get the best effects from the film.
Preliminary Task Evaluation
When filming the footage, i found it very difficult to to keep a steady shot, as i did not have a tripod or crane etc to keep the camera steady, this meant we had to film certain, scenes more than once to get a clean shot. shooting in school meant we had a few restraints, like the space we could use and the lighting that was available within the building, as we had no control over them, this also meant we had to constantly change the angle of the shot to restrict the amount of light entering the camera.
some things did go well During the filming process. I found a lot of extras, this made the environment of the filming more realistic as they were in a school, meaning there would need to be students at least at one point in the filming to reassure the audience of the location where this event is taking place, and this also made it more believable. While filming I could have thought of the surrounding sounds in the rooms, for example the doors shutting when the characters where speaking, this can be distracting, and the speech could have been lost, but a lot of this was not in my control as, it was a busy environment where there where a lot of people moving in and out of room.
There are three main sections of the production process which i did. the first section is pre-production, this is the process where, the casting members, costumes, location planning, storyboards and and props are all decided. these are basically the steps that need to be taken in to account before the filming has started, by taking these steps you have a set plan, and you subtract future problems as you will already know what the lighting is like as you have done the location planning, or you have the right characters.
Production is the other step, this is where the actual filming and recording takes place. The aim of the production (Principal photography) is to film all the shots needed for the film, in no particular order. this part is where the pre-production takes its affect as all the actors and locations are already chosen. and this is where the director is usually in charge.
finally post-production is where the final editing and creation of the final piece is made. this section can include some production, if mistakes have been noticed in the filming or if the editing can not fix it. mostly this section involves;
While using iMovie i found it very easy to use, as it was all set out very simply, one key feature which made it very easy to use was the auto save, which meant you didn't lose your progress, and all the shots filled would appear in one place and also all the shot that have beet edited continually are separated and these can be added or remove with the right click.
while doing the test edit and the final preliminary edit, i learnt how to, fade in and out music, this is a good feature, because if the music just suddenly cut of half way it would make the production sound untidy and interrupted
. i also learned how to mute the background noise as some of it was unwanted for example doors slamming and people talking, as it was either to distracting or to loud when the music was placed over it.
thirdly i learned how to add subtitles to the film for instance, when there was a text on the phone, and it was not readable, because the text was to small and there was light reflection from the screen. I used the subtitles to so write what was on the screen so the audience know what the text was about, there for it would allow the audience to interact with the film as well.
Overall i think i have done very well in my preliminary task as i have used a variety of shot, which we where expected to use, and i think that is one of the strengths of the film as it does have a wide range of camera shot and angles, one unique camera shot I used was a low level shot, looking up at the character, which made it differ from other films. this shot also give the audience a different view point of the character, which keeps the film interesting.
another shot which was key to the continuity task we were give, was to use shot/reverse shot. shot/ reverse shot is a sequence of dialogue where it uses the 180 degree rule, to show one characters looking at the other character talking, and usually the camera is over the shoulder, then it switches to the opposite character to show the response of the second character.
another shot I used well was the closeup shot. I used this shot alongside the shot reverse shot to show the reaction of character two, when he is told the joke. With this shot you can see that the joke does not amuse him as shown by the expression on his face, and because I wanted to make this clear, so I Tried to show
detail in his face. I also think that my timing when using the shot reverse shot was good, as a continuity shot as it made sense and non of the lines where interrupted.
Another strength of the film was, the match on action. This is a technique used when creating a continuity task. When one shot goes to the next shot, but its a part of the same sequence of movement, no sections of that movement are lost or repeated. One example where i think this was used accurately was, when character two walks towards the door, then moves to a different shot to them opening and walking through the door. this looked clean and it flowed, because it look like the character started from where he left of in the previous shot.
on the other hand i think some of the week points in the editing phase of the production where the, unwanted background noise, which you can hear when the character is on his phone. this particular noise is negative as the character says something and you can hear door slamming in the background and i think this could be an improvement as we could have found a quieter location. Another background noise which affected the quality of the film was, noise that was not muted when the music was placed over it, this made the piece sound untidy at points and took some of the affect of the music.
some things did go well During the filming process. I found a lot of extras, this made the environment of the filming more realistic as they were in a school, meaning there would need to be students at least at one point in the filming to reassure the audience of the location where this event is taking place, and this also made it more believable. While filming I could have thought of the surrounding sounds in the rooms, for example the doors shutting when the characters where speaking, this can be distracting, and the speech could have been lost, but a lot of this was not in my control as, it was a busy environment where there where a lot of people moving in and out of room.
There are three main sections of the production process which i did. the first section is pre-production, this is the process where, the casting members, costumes, location planning, storyboards and and props are all decided. these are basically the steps that need to be taken in to account before the filming has started, by taking these steps you have a set plan, and you subtract future problems as you will already know what the lighting is like as you have done the location planning, or you have the right characters.
Production is the other step, this is where the actual filming and recording takes place. The aim of the production (Principal photography) is to film all the shots needed for the film, in no particular order. this part is where the pre-production takes its affect as all the actors and locations are already chosen. and this is where the director is usually in charge.
finally post-production is where the final editing and creation of the final piece is made. this section can include some production, if mistakes have been noticed in the filming or if the editing can not fix it. mostly this section involves;
- Editing video footage.
- Editing the soundtrack, adding sound effects, music, etc.
- Adding titles and graphics.
- Colour and exposure correction.
- Adding special effects.
- Re-shooting certain scenes. (Pick-up shots)
While using iMovie i found it very easy to use, as it was all set out very simply, one key feature which made it very easy to use was the auto save, which meant you didn't lose your progress, and all the shots filled would appear in one place and also all the shot that have beet edited continually are separated and these can be added or remove with the right click.
while doing the test edit and the final preliminary edit, i learnt how to, fade in and out music, this is a good feature, because if the music just suddenly cut of half way it would make the production sound untidy and interrupted
thirdly i learned how to add subtitles to the film for instance, when there was a text on the phone, and it was not readable, because the text was to small and there was light reflection from the screen. I used the subtitles to so write what was on the screen so the audience know what the text was about, there for it would allow the audience to interact with the film as well.
another shot which was key to the continuity task we were give, was to use shot/reverse shot. shot/ reverse shot is a sequence of dialogue where it uses the 180 degree rule, to show one characters looking at the other character talking, and usually the camera is over the shoulder, then it switches to the opposite character to show the response of the second character.
another shot I used well was the closeup shot. I used this shot alongside the shot reverse shot to show the reaction of character two, when he is told the joke. With this shot you can see that the joke does not amuse him as shown by the expression on his face, and because I wanted to make this clear, so I Tried to show detail in his face. I also think that my timing when using the shot reverse shot was good, as a continuity shot as it made sense and non of the lines where interrupted.
Another strength of the film was, the match on action. This is a technique used when creating a continuity task. When one shot goes to the next shot, but its a part of the same sequence of movement, no sections of that movement are lost or repeated. One example where i think this was used accurately was, when character two walks towards the door, then moves to a different shot to them opening and walking through the door. this looked clean and it flowed, because it look like the character started from where he left of in the previous shot.
on the other hand i think some of the week points in the editing phase of the production where the, unwanted background noise, which you can hear when the character is on his phone. this particular noise is negative as the character says something and you can hear door slamming in the background and i think this could be an improvement as we could have found a quieter location. Another background noise which affected the quality of the film was, noise that was not muted when the music was placed over it, this made the piece sound untidy at points and took some of the affect of the music.
test edit
This is my first project test edit. I had never worked with iMovie before so, This task allowed me to learn new ways to edit my mini film to create a film that made sense. From using this software i have found that it is very easy to use, and it is very straight forward, meaning you don't need a lot of practice to produce a good quality edit.
One this i found difficult was, cutting small amount of speeches out of the film when making the, conversation between the two characters, so the conversation seems continues, while using the 180 degree rule.
During the mini film you will hear a range of sound effects. the sound effects you hear are all pre loaded on to iMovie, this is a feature which i liked as i had found it very useful, as it had a school bell sound, this allowed me to reenforce the establishing shot to show the audience that the location was at a school. In this film i also used music where there was no speech. This song was also supplied by iMovie. I chose this song as it reflected the age of the characters in the film and to fill in the, elongated walk which character two took, so it kept the film interesting and the audiences attention.
While doing this test edit i learnt how to, fade in and out music, this is a good effect, because if the music just suddenly cut of half way it would make the production sound untidy and interrupted. i also learned how to mute the background noise as some of it was unwanted noise like doors slamming of people talking, as it was either to distracting or to loud when the music was put over it.
To improve this edit i could use titles and credits, this is so the audience know what the film is called and the actors etc.
Overall i think that iMovie, is a good software to edit films on as it gives you a range of options, t improve you film from sounds and music, to filters and and credits, furthermore it is very easy to use, and export the film so you can share it with others, on to Youtube and other video sharing sites.
Casting
This is my casting process where i would choose the best characters for the role. the actor you cast could affect, how realistic and believable the film is, as some might not fit the description of the character, or might not be able to portray what the character is supposed to be like.
These are the options i had for character one and two;
choice one, didn't make it as they where not comical enough for the role of character one and did not suit the characteristics needed for character two.
choice two, he was chosen for character one as he was funny and comical, which suited the role characteristics needed.
This is choice three, this character was chosen as he was able to portray the serious role we needed for character two.
These are the options i had for character one and two;
choice two, he was chosen for character one as he was funny and comical, which suited the role characteristics needed.
This is choice three, this character was chosen as he was able to portray the serious role we needed for character two.
Location Planning
location one, atrium.
location two, sixth form corridor.
location three, sixth form common room.
location three, sixth form common room
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