Thursday, 29 October 2009
Burn My Shadow - UNKLE
The use of camera angles and clever cuts show a complex story using facial expressions and sound to show the story. For a music video or short film. It is possibly one of the best I have seen in a long time!
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
MALAC- Successes and problems
This week we have to film a short 2 minutes called Malac. We have been given a script and can iterpret the script anyway we want. Our group have decided to some sort of kidnapping situation and make the film look gritty.
However we have encountered a number of problems along the way for instance the initial location, which was meant to be a cellar is too small, which means we have to find a new location. It looks like we are using my living room, meaning a new risk assessment had to be carried out and what not. Another problem we are facing is that of finding the time in the short period where everyone can be on set for example, with the location problems, we have to work round filming and it looks like one person will have to miss out on been on set. Hopefully we will be able to work round this though.
The initial ideas everyone is having seem to sound awesome and checking out the locations and getting props, everyone is mucking in and the work is getting done. We think the the film is going to have a good look and we will see by thursday what the raw footage looks like.
However we have encountered a number of problems along the way for instance the initial location, which was meant to be a cellar is too small, which means we have to find a new location. It looks like we are using my living room, meaning a new risk assessment had to be carried out and what not. Another problem we are facing is that of finding the time in the short period where everyone can be on set for example, with the location problems, we have to work round filming and it looks like one person will have to miss out on been on set. Hopefully we will be able to work round this though.
The initial ideas everyone is having seem to sound awesome and checking out the locations and getting props, everyone is mucking in and the work is getting done. We think the the film is going to have a good look and we will see by thursday what the raw footage looks like.
Trailers
I recently saw Saw 6 and thought it was possibly one the best fioms of the series. I like the way that the two stories run parallel with each other. And the twist at the end is very unexpected.
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
The Role of a Location Manager
I know it may sound a little bit blunt and to the point but I just went straight to a job description website to gain the information needed for the role of a location manager.
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/p/types_of_job/location_manager_job_description.jsp
"Location managers are responsible for making all the practical arrangements necessary when filming or photographic shoots take place outside the studio. Productions are made in a wide range of locations; location managers need to research, identify and organise appropriate sites."
Researching the site includes gaining information on whether the site is safe, whether there are enough toilets, food outlets for instance pubs or local cafes. When shooting outside is the place accessible, whether any power genarators or batteries will need to be taken if there is no mains electricity. A location is very much responsible for delivering a detailed and well produced risk assessment on the site; to determine whether the potential location for a shoot will be safe.
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/p/types_of_job/location_manager_job_description.jsp
"Location managers are responsible for making all the practical arrangements necessary when filming or photographic shoots take place outside the studio. Productions are made in a wide range of locations; location managers need to research, identify and organise appropriate sites."
Researching the site includes gaining information on whether the site is safe, whether there are enough toilets, food outlets for instance pubs or local cafes. When shooting outside is the place accessible, whether any power genarators or batteries will need to be taken if there is no mains electricity. A location is very much responsible for delivering a detailed and well produced risk assessment on the site; to determine whether the potential location for a shoot will be safe.
20/10/2009
Welcome to my new and improved blog.
I decided that presuming a lot of things have changed that I needed a full new blog. I didn't want to say what I'd been doing over summer because, in all fairness there wouldn't be a lot to say apart from I've watched too many films to count. Films stemming from the brilliant 'inglorious basterds' to films as bad as 'Eden Lake'. And been to many amount of gig.
We have just completed the first week of uni and have jumped into the second and I am starting to get focussed again. We have another practioner essay to do and since the tutorial I've been thinking what new practitioners have begun to influence since last years essay and personally I don't feel that a lot has changed, the only one I am sure I will definitely focus on is Quentin Tarrantino AGAIN.
I decided that presuming a lot of things have changed that I needed a full new blog. I didn't want to say what I'd been doing over summer because, in all fairness there wouldn't be a lot to say apart from I've watched too many films to count. Films stemming from the brilliant 'inglorious basterds' to films as bad as 'Eden Lake'. And been to many amount of gig.
We have just completed the first week of uni and have jumped into the second and I am starting to get focussed again. We have another practioner essay to do and since the tutorial I've been thinking what new practitioners have begun to influence since last years essay and personally I don't feel that a lot has changed, the only one I am sure I will definitely focus on is Quentin Tarrantino AGAIN.
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