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Showing posts with label Production. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Production. Show all posts
Monday, 25 April 2016
Thursday, 14 April 2016
BV: Would our production pass the Bechdel Test?
The Bechdel Test is a rule that states that the film should include 2 or more female characters who are named and who talk about something other than men in a film. Surprisingly, many films do not pass this test. Just because a film passes the test, that doesn't make it a bad and similarly If a film does not pass the test, that does not necessarily make it bad a bad film, its more about how women (and men) are represented in films.
There is also an article about famous films that have surprisingly failed the test.
This is a short video which explains the test and gives examples of films that do not pass it.
So, would our production pass the Bechdel test?
Imagining our film opening was a full film, we would want it to pass the Bechdel test. This is because our main character is unconventional for our genre (she is not a scream queen) and as we are presenting our female character in arguably a more positive manner than most horror/slasher films, we would want to take this further and be sure that we have a scene that makes our film pass the test.
Most horror/slasher movies fail simply because most conversations in the films revolve around the villain, who is generally a male. This is the case in our film (the killer in the mask).
What i found, is that there is often a strong female character/ lead character in slasher films, for example, The Descent. There is a very interesting article about the film, found on GeekQuality. So although our film would pass the test, we are also including a strong female lead.
There is also an article about famous films that have surprisingly failed the test.
This is a short video which explains the test and gives examples of films that do not pass it.
So, would our production pass the Bechdel test?
Imagining our film opening was a full film, we would want it to pass the Bechdel test. This is because our main character is unconventional for our genre (she is not a scream queen) and as we are presenting our female character in arguably a more positive manner than most horror/slasher films, we would want to take this further and be sure that we have a scene that makes our film pass the test.
Most horror/slasher movies fail simply because most conversations in the films revolve around the villain, who is generally a male. This is the case in our film (the killer in the mask).
What i found, is that there is often a strong female character/ lead character in slasher films, for example, The Descent. There is a very interesting article about the film, found on GeekQuality. So although our film would pass the test, we are also including a strong female lead.
Tuesday, 8 March 2016
2nd Rough Cut of the Final Scene
This is the 2nd rough cut of the final scene, where the killer kidnaps the final girl. This is the bit that I edited, where I am still going to put sound on and either detach the audio that is on there now to just work with sound effects and non-diegetic music for there to be created a lot of tension.
In the exam there will be 4 main technical aspects that we need to comment on. These are:
- Mise en scene
- Cinematography
- Sound
- Editing
In terms of mise-en-scene, the costume of the central protagonist such as her jacket and her tight jeans denote that her age is around 16-17. You can tell that the central protagonist is not the typical character of the usual scream queen. Had it been a scream queen, she would have had blonde hair, ripped jeans or even a skirt and maybe have a handbag or clutch with her. The choice of the central protagonist wearing a concervative high collar T-Shirt, also emphasise the fact that there was a counter-typing by using the final girl and killing her instead of the scream queen.
Also, the costume of the killer waering all black and having his hoodie up around the mask denotes the genre. The mask is very good, because it really emphasises on the horror genre. Throughout the entire film, the audience isn't able to see the mask until the last bit where the killer finally appears on screen. This creates tension, and I intend to work a lot more with non-diegetic music to be able to build up the tension. Furthermore, when looking at the 1st rough cut, which was edited by Jonathan, you can see how our final girl is getting a false scare, by a woman who only wants to return her bible.
In this clip, which I am going to edit as well, I will begin with the non-diegetic music in order for there to be continuity throughout in terms of sound.
Moreover, there is a different ambient sound in every single shot. because we hear Bronwen's shoes going over the street and then you hear a car as well in the background. Due to this, I will loop the sound from the first shot, so that there will be continuity in it and that the sound doesn't change in the different shots.
Moreover, there is a different ambient sound in every single shot. because we hear Bronwen's shoes going over the street and then you hear a car as well in the background. Due to this, I will loop the sound from the first shot, so that there will be continuity in it and that the sound doesn't change in the different shots.
The mise-en-scene is very good outside, and the darkness and the natural appearance of the blue tint helps to connote the genre. This location was chosen on purpose because of the very bright lighting that added this specific blue tint as a natural effect. Because it turned out this well, I will be editing the first rough cut, by adding a blue filter when our central protagonist comes out of the church as well.
Another way we could have portrayed our central protagonist as more vulnerable would be to have framed Bronwen on the left or right side in the frame.
There is also some foreshadowing because she is walking towards a less lit space, where it is very dark, which foreshadows that something is going to happen.
Two other angles, that could have been incorporated, would have been a low angle and a dutch angle to make Bronwen appear as more vulnerable.
This shot was done on purpose to foreshadow, how she is going to get kidnapped. In thsi shot, she is a dark silhouette, which connotes that she is practically already gone.
Another way we could have portrayed our central protagonist as more vulnerable would be to have framed Bronwen on the left or right side in the frame.
There is also some foreshadowing because she is walking towards a less lit space, where it is very dark, which foreshadows that something is going to happen.
Two other angles, that could have been incorporated, would have been a low angle and a dutch angle to make Bronwen appear as more vulnerable.
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
Editing - Final Cut Pro X
In terms of editing we used Final Cut Pro for the creation of our film opening.
We used Final Cut Pro X, because it offers a lot of different opportunities and varieties in terms of editing. With the use of Final Cut, we were able to adjust the lighting and the look in our film opening. Furthermore, we will be creating our title sequence with Final Cut, because it has very simple controls that allows us to generate studio quality titles.
The timeline that you can see on the bottom, offers you a flexible way to edit.
Clips automatically move out of the way to avoid clip collisions. Moreover, it is very clear and simple to use Final Cut Pro, meaning that you always know what is happening as you work and you can always try out new ideas with all of the different varieties of effects and transitions.
Friday, 29 January 2016
The Film Cycle
There are 3 steps in the film cycle, these are called:
Production, refers to the making and creation of the idea for the film. Finding the right idea, writing the screenplay, casting the actors, filming and editing are all part of the production.
What a film really needs before being able to go into production is investors. Before the investors decide on wether to fund the film or not, they analyse wether the idea will be a success in order for them not to make a big loss.
They do this by asking themselves:
I got the information on the production phase from a powerpoint that had been uploaded to slideshare. (http://www.slideshare.net/robertclackmedia/productiondistributionexhibition-an-intro-final-for-media)
Distribution is a phase in the film cycle, that is about getting the film launched and how it should be marketed and advertised. Very single film, has it's own distribution plan to be sure that it reaches the right audiences.
The distributor buys the right to a movie to be able to show the movie around the world.
The movie Everest was distributed in 65 different countries. The distributor of Everest was Universal, which you can see on box office mojo. Below, is a table (from box office mojo) where you can see in which countries the film Everest was distributed. As mentioned it was distributed by Universal International Pictures (UIP).
View: BY COUNTRY | BY WEEKEND
Why did the movie get so much success and get distributed? One main reason is because there were only big actors in the movie such as Jake Gyllenhaal and Keira Knightley. These actors have had big success in previous films. Moreover, there was a high budget of $55m for the production of this film. This means that the producers had good equipment to film and edit the movie. Hence, distributors want to distribute the film.
- Production
- Distribution
- Exhibition
Production, refers to the making and creation of the idea for the film. Finding the right idea, writing the screenplay, casting the actors, filming and editing are all part of the production.
What a film really needs before being able to go into production is investors. Before the investors decide on wether to fund the film or not, they analyse wether the idea will be a success in order for them not to make a big loss.
They do this by asking themselves:
- Is the star or main protagonist popular?
- Has the director of the movie had previous success?
I got the information on the production phase from a powerpoint that had been uploaded to slideshare. (http://www.slideshare.net/robertclackmedia/productiondistributionexhibition-an-intro-final-for-media)
Distribution is a phase in the film cycle, that is about getting the film launched and how it should be marketed and advertised. Very single film, has it's own distribution plan to be sure that it reaches the right audiences.
The distributor buys the right to a movie to be able to show the movie around the world.
The movie Everest was distributed in 65 different countries. The distributor of Everest was Universal, which you can see on box office mojo. Below, is a table (from box office mojo) where you can see in which countries the film Everest was distributed. As mentioned it was distributed by Universal International Pictures (UIP).
View: BY COUNTRY | BY WEEKEND
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Exhibition, is about the public screening of the film. The exhibitor sells the experience of the film to the customers e.g. by selling tickets to the cinema.
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