In the movie Blade, there are different variety of features which includes the camera shots, the sound and the signs and signifier. in the opening scene, we can sense the rush as it has fast music and it is shot in a way that looks like it is been forwarded. we could see the shadows falling in which clearly shows the dominance of darkness in the film. the camera shot which are used in the shot are mainly high ankled shot. This is to show what has been happening around and also could use to show the location. The frequency of the music is like a roller-coaster as it goes up and down constantly. Younger characters in here is significant as it emphasis the carelessness and the car is rashly driven. This also gives a sense of danger and keeps the audience anxious. The camera shot here is tracking. The scenes get more unpleasant along the way as the next scene is in a meat chopping factory and the characters shown seem to be arrogant. this is not pleasant for the audience as it creates a tensed atmosphere. But suddenly vibrant music comes along and its all in a party mood. Although, we get a feeling of something coming in the way. This is supported by the camera shots as it constantly moves from one to another searching for action. The camera shot used here are point of view shots and panning shots.
Night of the demons takes us through a time in the 1900s with classical music. The black and white picture suggests that what is happening is old. However the sudden change in the mood get the audience jump out of their seats. There are some editing to make it more effective. The scene takes close up shots of demons which really slams the audiences' mind. The mood keeps changing so does the music. This is to give the audience a glimpse of what to expect. The root of the story comes from the 1920s which sets the base of the story where a woman commit suicide. The camera shot used in here are mainly tracking and close ups. The next scene is shot is shot in the modern world so it uses appropriate editing. The sound is vibrant as it is a Halloween party scene. The camera shot used is panning. This is suspicious because why Halloween? Adding to that are the flexes showing 'the end is near' gets the audience worried and anxious. The music is fast so as the camera movement which symbolises that something is coming and you get the feel of a rush. The environment is quite dark and the characters are spooky wearing only dark colours.
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Friday, 1 October 2010
Preliminary Task
How did you approach the filming process?
I was put in group of four people where we worked as team, producing different ideas about what the storyline could be. Everyone had their own view of presenting the film but eventually we were down to the best one out of our selection. We were provided with a storyboard and a camera to shoot with which was helpful as it had all the necessary elements we needed on making a film. Now that every components are there, it all came down the location- as a group we had a plan of starting the film with a establishing shot so we concluded on taking an outdoor shot to start with. We tried many shots with and without the tripod, saved it and chose the best shot we thought when it came to editing. We had to arrange ourselves for the different roles we had to play in the process of the film to make it an achievement. I had to adapt myself into the character as I was responsible for making the audience impress by our acting along with one of my mate Jack. While the rest of the people in our group (Sherko and Mushy) had to make sure all the scenes were watchable with trying different location and different camera ankles. We knew in order to put this together and give it a soothing effect, support from a sophisticated machinery which would then allow us to have a certain mind of the things we could do to make it look like a film was needed. Thankfully we were provided with a Mac book which really helped us a lot both in case of video and audio editing.
How satisfied were you with the filming?
The filming was fun as we all had a chance to chip in our own opinion about the ankle of the camera placed, the location and the shot itself- if that shot was necessary to be shown in the film? It was a chance for us to explore our knowledge in the camera shots which we learned in the past few lessons. However I wouldn't be able to say that I'm fully satisfied with the way we did our task. There are many areas where we could've improved including the possibilities of more technical support. For example, help of a trolley could make the tracking shot more steady and with the help of more advanced lighting sources could make the shot more clearer and visible to the audience. Although I am not too much worried about the lack of skills as it was our first attempt to prove ourselves in making a film.
How well did your team work together? How could you be better organised next time
Although the time we spent on the filming was very short, we had long periods of planning and discussion between us about the film. It was fun working as group as it would then enable you to extend and develop your own ideas from the suggestions and views of other people in the group. The first thing I would make sure when doing filming is to keep the basics right. This means steadying the camera when shooting with using a tripod, not letting any kind of light source behind the character when filming and the dialogue delivering must be clear- this could be done by using a mike may be. Also I would try hard to limit my time on planning, thinking about the locations and the type of camera shots. But trying a certain shot on different ankles would do no harm even though you know the best ankle to place it. The film itself would be the other factor I would take care about because doing a film which is sensible and appealing to the audience would be better than experimenting new things and identifying your ideas along the process, making no sense at all.
What particular challenges or problems occurred?
I was put in group of four people where we worked as team, producing different ideas about what the storyline could be. Everyone had their own view of presenting the film but eventually we were down to the best one out of our selection. We were provided with a storyboard and a camera to shoot with which was helpful as it had all the necessary elements we needed on making a film. Now that every components are there, it all came down the location- as a group we had a plan of starting the film with a establishing shot so we concluded on taking an outdoor shot to start with. We tried many shots with and without the tripod, saved it and chose the best shot we thought when it came to editing. We had to arrange ourselves for the different roles we had to play in the process of the film to make it an achievement. I had to adapt myself into the character as I was responsible for making the audience impress by our acting along with one of my mate Jack. While the rest of the people in our group (Sherko and Mushy) had to make sure all the scenes were watchable with trying different location and different camera ankles. We knew in order to put this together and give it a soothing effect, support from a sophisticated machinery which would then allow us to have a certain mind of the things we could do to make it look like a film was needed. Thankfully we were provided with a Mac book which really helped us a lot both in case of video and audio editing.
How satisfied were you with the filming?
The filming was fun as we all had a chance to chip in our own opinion about the ankle of the camera placed, the location and the shot itself- if that shot was necessary to be shown in the film? It was a chance for us to explore our knowledge in the camera shots which we learned in the past few lessons. However I wouldn't be able to say that I'm fully satisfied with the way we did our task. There are many areas where we could've improved including the possibilities of more technical support. For example, help of a trolley could make the tracking shot more steady and with the help of more advanced lighting sources could make the shot more clearer and visible to the audience. Although I am not too much worried about the lack of skills as it was our first attempt to prove ourselves in making a film.
How well did your team work together? How could you be better organised next time
Although the time we spent on the filming was very short, we had long periods of planning and discussion between us about the film. It was fun working as group as it would then enable you to extend and develop your own ideas from the suggestions and views of other people in the group. The first thing I would make sure when doing filming is to keep the basics right. This means steadying the camera when shooting with using a tripod, not letting any kind of light source behind the character when filming and the dialogue delivering must be clear- this could be done by using a mike may be. Also I would try hard to limit my time on planning, thinking about the locations and the type of camera shots. But trying a certain shot on different ankles would do no harm even though you know the best ankle to place it. The film itself would be the other factor I would take care about because doing a film which is sensible and appealing to the audience would be better than experimenting new things and identifying your ideas along the process, making no sense at all.
The taking of the film was the biggest challenge as we had limited range of experience. Although, we took the task as an opportunity to invent our abilities in the different prospectives of filming. The other important concern was the impact it would make on the audience. We had to step up the standard of our video with necessary video and audio editing to make it more appealing to the audience. There weren't any particular problems that we had to face apart from the fact that we had to go around school finding appropriate locations to shoot our video. Although, we would wish to have an advanced technical support on the shooting of the film.
What have you learnt about filming from completing this task?
Firstly I have realised how much time should be put in the process. It can be long and you need patience to come out with a film of your wish. All the other secondary things which goes from using a camera to mixing the sounds and editing has its own difficulties in the making. A lot of effort has to be gone in for a worthy outcome.
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