Planning and idea's for preliminary task.

In today's lesson we continued on with our film planning. As a group we decided that our original idea for our short film was too complicated. We had to come up with a new idea and used the lesson fully to develop our new idea's. Our new idea was a lot more simple. Throughout the lesson we ensured that we had everything organised in order to produce a successful short film. We discovered that location is very important and that the exact filming location must be known before creating a storyboard. Also, continuity is very important in allowing a film to run smoothly and look well polished so we discussed how we would use it when we begin filming. Match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180 degree rule must be included in our filming so we ensured that what we film will have these shots interpreted in to it.

Deconstructing a scene from a film.

Presenting genre's through still images.

These two compositios are what my group came up with. We used objects to portray a particular genre, our genre was romance. We learnt that the positioning of the objects is very important and that highlighting specific elements of the set up is very effective. The key part to our composition was the wedding ring on the table to show that a proposal was just about to take place.

First preliminary task brief

Some camera shots.

Long Shot

This type of shot is great for using at the beginning of a scene to allow the audience to know of the location in which the scene is happening. For example, it can sometimes use an iconic image such as the Eiffel Tower to let the audience know that the scene is set in Paris. 

Close Up Shot

This type of shot shows something that is going on in a scene closely. It can be used to highlight a particular/important object sometimes. This shot is useful in allowing the audience to be able to see clearly what a character may be doing.

 

 

 

 

Point Of View Shot

This shot allows the audience to view from a particular characters view point, this can be good at creating tension and allowing the audience to feel as if they are actually in the characters perspective.

Key Concepts in Media

Research/ideas for preliminary task.

We used youtube to look at video's similar to the task that we have been set to do. Also, we came up with our own idea's by visualising what we would like for our short film. 

The film making process.

In this lesson, we discussed as a class the importance of planning and understanding the things that need to be done when wanting to make a film. The process is so important because the final piece of film relies on all aspects of the process. Having planned everything out, you are then able to film professionally and successfully.

This is a mind map that my Media class and I created as a team, contributing ideas: