Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Main task; post production
March 8th- We started editing our filming. When we first looked through the filming, we realised there was a lot that had gone wrong that we had not noticed during the filming process. This means we are going to have to spend a lot longer editing to try to sort the mistakes out. Some of the mistakes were things such as the torch light, the fact that there wasn't enough light to film the scene and continuity problems.
Main task: pre production location pictures
These are our location pictures, from Hawthorne road in Yaxley. We decided to do our filming here because it was quiet and we were unlikely to be interupted by passers by. Although before we filmed we thought this was a good idea to film, we later regretted it, because there was not a lot of lighting so our filming was very dark. I think if we had realised this would be such a problem, we would have found a location with more lights, or changed our script, so that the majority of the setting was inside so we could light it properly. Also with the location being outside and because we filmed at night, it was very cold which affected our filming, if we had set our location to be inside, i think we would have got a better quality of filming and would have been able to spend more time on it and made sure there were no mistakes.
Main task: pre production- diary entries
January 25th- My group for the film noir task is me, Caitlyn and Katie. We discussed some ideas for what we could do for our film noir and put our ideas down on a mindmap. The ideas were things like what conventions we could include in our film noir such as the storylines and types of locations and charecters and props. We discussed some of the possible locations we could use to shoot our film. We agreed on our roles for the production; Caitlyn would be director, Katie would be cameraman and I would be editor. I have never done editing before so i thought this would be a good chance to do that.
February 2nd- We finished off the first draft of our script and read it out to the rest of the class. Once we had read it out, we then got some feedback from our class, what they thought was good and things that could be improved. We found this very helpful, as it improved our script, but there wasn't a lot for us to change. One thing we did change was some of the charecter names because they did not fit the conventions of film noir. We also put an advertisement up on a website called http://www.castingcallpro.com/ for actors to respond to if they were interested in being part of our production.
March 2nd- We booked the cameras out and planned to film our production on Tuesday 6th March. We had all the locations sorted that we were going to use and how everyone is going to get there. Also all our actors and props are sorted as well as charecter costumes.
March 6th- We started filming at 7pm, we decided to film at this time because it was dark and we thought this would fit into the film noir conventions. However, this proved to be a lot harder then we thought, because it was dark, we needed some light so we tried to use torches as the lights are not to be used outside, but when we looked back at the footage, we found that this hadn't worked very well at all. Also it was very cold, so this made everyone eager to get it done quick, which resulted in sloppy filming. Another thing we didn't notice was continuation. A few times we were caught out on this. I think to improve, we should have planned our filming a lot more, and made sure we had plenty of time to do it so we didn't feel rushed to get it done.
February 2nd- We finished off the first draft of our script and read it out to the rest of the class. Once we had read it out, we then got some feedback from our class, what they thought was good and things that could be improved. We found this very helpful, as it improved our script, but there wasn't a lot for us to change. One thing we did change was some of the charecter names because they did not fit the conventions of film noir. We also put an advertisement up on a website called http://www.castingcallpro.com/ for actors to respond to if they were interested in being part of our production.
March 2nd- We booked the cameras out and planned to film our production on Tuesday 6th March. We had all the locations sorted that we were going to use and how everyone is going to get there. Also all our actors and props are sorted as well as charecter costumes.
March 6th- We started filming at 7pm, we decided to film at this time because it was dark and we thought this would fit into the film noir conventions. However, this proved to be a lot harder then we thought, because it was dark, we needed some light so we tried to use torches as the lights are not to be used outside, but when we looked back at the footage, we found that this hadn't worked very well at all. Also it was very cold, so this made everyone eager to get it done quick, which resulted in sloppy filming. Another thing we didn't notice was continuation. A few times we were caught out on this. I think to improve, we should have planned our filming a lot more, and made sure we had plenty of time to do it so we didn't feel rushed to get it done.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
main task: pre production TARGET AUDIENCE RESEARCH graphs and conclusion
when we got our questionnaires back, we were able to put our results into a table so it was easier to analyse. By doing this we found that most people who watched film noir films were aged 51+ so our target audience was for people 51+. We found that peoples favourite sub-genre in film noir was mystery so we needed to include mystery in our film to please our target audience. We found that there was no gender preference for film noir, so we didn't have to aim our film at a specific gender.
main task: per production- lighting
all films are lighted, either naturally or artificially. the lighting can display types of mood and create a focus.
Three point lighting - key lighting, fill lighting, back lighitng.
Key lighting is the strongest and can be placed at the side of the camera.
Fill lighting is placed opposite the key light and is the secondary light, it is used to fill the shadows caused by the key light.
Back lighting- back lights are placed behind the subject and lights them up from behind.
RULES OF USING A LIGHT
-Never use an extension lead
-Unplug other sources
-Dont use outside
-Ask for help
-Hold light with gloves
-Cant ask lighting guy to help you out with anything but lighting.
-Warn actors when lights are coming on
-Fire hazards/heat rises
-Light not to be higher than 1 meter from a roof
-If you wanted to move the light turn the light off 1st
-Red head gets lava hot in 10 seconds
-leave light for 10 minutes before packing away
Monday, March 5, 2012
main task: pre production- props and costume
in a film noir i would expect the male actors to be wearing things such as smart suits, long trench coats, and a hat.
we are hoping derek to look similar to this....
we are hoping derek to look similar to this....
We are hoping Tony to look like this..........
And hopefully maggie like this
main task: pre-production- location
We have decided to use yaxley shops because they have a perfect ally way which will be easy to film in and over to create the shots we need. As well we are filming in Caitlyn's house which is in Stilton because of the darkness of it and how empty it is to we can our things in it to make an office.. We are waiting for it to be dark so aiming to film for 6 and then finish at 10 at the latest.
main task: pre-production- actors
We made an advert on www.castingcallpro.com describing what we neede in our actors and what our film was about, making clear that we were only a-level students and that we couldnt pay them. Unfortunatly nobody came back to use regarding that, so we ended up finding actors ourselves. We could only find 2 guys to do our film because of others being caught up with either school work or other productions. So we are just going to use one of our actors to play two charcters, one of them being Joesph because you cant see his face. Our actors are:
Ben Johnson-Tony Nicholson
Jacob Sells-Derek Jones+Joesph Kennedy
Ben Johnson-Tony Nicholson
Jacob Sells-Derek Jones+Joesph Kennedy
main task: pre-production- charecter bio's
Tony Nickleson- Head Detective
Age:40
dressed smartly, height about 5ft7, Medium build. Has been a detective for 20 years so knows what he is talking about so is very wise and experienced in his field. Tony is a divorced man with 2 young kids who he very rarely sees because of his job which causes his children to dislike him. Tony spends a lot of time alone and prefers his on company.
Derek Jones- Tony's Assistant
Age:27
Derek is also dressed smartly with neat comb hair. height about 6ft and very slim he has only been a detective for 2 years so doesn't have a lot of experience so learns alot from tony and looks up to him and has a lot of respect for him. Derek is a single man who is know as a ladies man, who enjoys other people's company.
Joesph Kennedy- Mysterious Man
Age:32
Dressed in a long trench coat, black suit, trousers and a hat, with half his face covered. Not much is know about Joseph but apart from he had a picture of Maggie in his wallet when he was shot. making tony believe he got caught up with her.
Maggie Franklin- A beautiful lady
Age:24
Wearing a red dress about 5ft6 slim and curvy. A very seductive women who only uses men for their money and leaves them broken often driving them to commit suicide.
Age:40
dressed smartly, height about 5ft7, Medium build. Has been a detective for 20 years so knows what he is talking about so is very wise and experienced in his field. Tony is a divorced man with 2 young kids who he very rarely sees because of his job which causes his children to dislike him. Tony spends a lot of time alone and prefers his on company.
Derek Jones- Tony's Assistant
Age:27
Derek is also dressed smartly with neat comb hair. height about 6ft and very slim he has only been a detective for 2 years so doesn't have a lot of experience so learns alot from tony and looks up to him and has a lot of respect for him. Derek is a single man who is know as a ladies man, who enjoys other people's company.
Joesph Kennedy- Mysterious Man
Age:32
Dressed in a long trench coat, black suit, trousers and a hat, with half his face covered. Not much is know about Joseph but apart from he had a picture of Maggie in his wallet when he was shot. making tony believe he got caught up with her.
Maggie Franklin- A beautiful lady
Age:24
Wearing a red dress about 5ft6 slim and curvy. A very seductive women who only uses men for their money and leaves them broken often driving them to commit suicide.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Similar Products- film noir openings
1. Sunset Boulervard
the opening scene of this film has a voiceover the whole way through, slowly beginnig to explain what is going on, i would like to include this in my film as i think it works well, because although there is still a sense of mystery, the audience are not completely left in the dark wondering what is going on.
2. A Touch Of Evil
I really like this opening scene, the thing i like the most is the shot used. there is just one shot used throughout the opening scene, this is a tracking shot. I really like how it seemed to concentrate on the car, then moved to the people walking, and while it was showing them, you could see lots of other things going on in the background. i also really like the music used in this scene as it seemed very convential of the 1940's and felt it fit the setting and the scene very well.
3. The Third Man
The opening scene in this film is different to the other films i have looked at because it just shows credits which is mega boring, i would not use it in my movie because i do not want to bore the audience to death before the movie starts.
the opening scene of this film has a voiceover the whole way through, slowly beginnig to explain what is going on, i would like to include this in my film as i think it works well, because although there is still a sense of mystery, the audience are not completely left in the dark wondering what is going on.
2. A Touch Of Evil
I really like this opening scene, the thing i like the most is the shot used. there is just one shot used throughout the opening scene, this is a tracking shot. I really like how it seemed to concentrate on the car, then moved to the people walking, and while it was showing them, you could see lots of other things going on in the background. i also really like the music used in this scene as it seemed very convential of the 1940's and felt it fit the setting and the scene very well.
3. The Third Man
The opening scene in this film is different to the other films i have looked at because it just shows credits which is mega boring, i would not use it in my movie because i do not want to bore the audience to death before the movie starts.
similar products- film noir plots
1. Sunset Boulevard
The story, set in '50s Hollywood, focuses on Norma Desmond, a silent-screen goddess whose pathetic belief in her own indestructibility has turned her into a demented recluse. The crumbling Sunset Boulevard mansion where she lives with only her butler, Max who was once her director and husband has become her self-contained world. Norma dreams of a comeback to pictures and she begins a relationship with Joe Gillis, a small-time writer who becomes her lover, that will soon end with murder and total madness.
2. The Maltese Falcon
The story concerns a San Francisco private detective's dealings with three unscrupulous adventurers who compete to obtain a fabulous jewel-encrusted statuette of a falcon.
3. Touch of Evil
Mexican Narcotics officer Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas has to interrupt his honeymoon on the Mexican-US border when an American building contractor is killed after someone places a bomb in his car. He's killed on the US side of the border but it's clear that the bomb was planted on the Mexican side. As a result, Vargas delays his return to Mexico City where he has been mounting a case against the Grandi family crime and narcotics syndicate.
4. The Third Man
An American pulp writer arrives in post-WWII Vienna only to find that the friend who waited for him is killed under mysterious circumstances. The ensuing mystery entangles him in his friend's involvement in the black market, with the multinational police, and with his Czech girlfriend.
5. Notorious
Following the conviction of her German father for treason against the U.S., Alicia Huberman takes to drink and men. She is approached by a government agent who asks her to spy on a group of her father's Nazi friends operating out of Rio de Janeiro. A romance develops between Alicia and Devlin, but she starts to get too involved in her work.
The story, set in '50s Hollywood, focuses on Norma Desmond, a silent-screen goddess whose pathetic belief in her own indestructibility has turned her into a demented recluse. The crumbling Sunset Boulevard mansion where she lives with only her butler, Max who was once her director and husband has become her self-contained world. Norma dreams of a comeback to pictures and she begins a relationship with Joe Gillis, a small-time writer who becomes her lover, that will soon end with murder and total madness.
2. The Maltese Falcon
The story concerns a San Francisco private detective's dealings with three unscrupulous adventurers who compete to obtain a fabulous jewel-encrusted statuette of a falcon.
3. Touch of Evil
Mexican Narcotics officer Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas has to interrupt his honeymoon on the Mexican-US border when an American building contractor is killed after someone places a bomb in his car. He's killed on the US side of the border but it's clear that the bomb was planted on the Mexican side. As a result, Vargas delays his return to Mexico City where he has been mounting a case against the Grandi family crime and narcotics syndicate.
4. The Third Man
An American pulp writer arrives in post-WWII Vienna only to find that the friend who waited for him is killed under mysterious circumstances. The ensuing mystery entangles him in his friend's involvement in the black market, with the multinational police, and with his Czech girlfriend.
5. Notorious
Following the conviction of her German father for treason against the U.S., Alicia Huberman takes to drink and men. She is approached by a government agent who asks her to spy on a group of her father's Nazi friends operating out of Rio de Janeiro. A romance develops between Alicia and Devlin, but she starts to get too involved in her work.
similar products- genre and conventions
"Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s. Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography. Many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Depression.!" -wikipedia.
List of Conventions for Film Noir:
- Femme Fatale
- Black and White
- Cynical Characters
- American
- Detective
- Odd Camera Angles
- Hero/Villain
- Mystery
- Low Lighting
- Relevant Costumes (Suits)
- Font
- Period Music
- Crime/Murder/Drugs
- Wealth
- Corruption
List of Conventions for Film Noir:
- Femme Fatale
- Black and White
- Cynical Characters
- American
- Detective
- Odd Camera Angles
- Hero/Villain
- Mystery
- Low Lighting
- Relevant Costumes (Suits)
- Font
- Period Music
- Crime/Murder/Drugs
- Wealth
- Corruption
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