Friday, 19 December 2014
Timeline of Shots and Titles
Today I created a timeline of shots and titles of the first Draft of our opening sequence:
However i realised that once i had finished this i in fact forgot to add the titles to the timeline. Below is the 1st minute of the timeline of shots and Titles:
1st minute timeline:
2nd minute timeline:
3rd minute timeline:
Monday, 15 December 2014
Film Poster - Marketing
James once the film poster was created placed the Poster in various ways at which the film could be Promoted as shown below: |
| Film Poster at a Bus Stop |
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| Film Poster in a Cinema |
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| Film Poster in a Bedroom |
Friday, 12 December 2014
Second Draft of The eZ life
Today we finished the long journey of planning , filming and editing and below is The eZ life final film opening sequence.
Script for News Broadcast
Today Issak wrote the script for the news broadcast for our final scene in our film sequence.
Thursday, 11 December 2014
Why we choose our Music
Our group recieved feedback at which we were queried about our music selection. This blog post will address some criticism and doubts of the music choice that our group recieved whilst created the eZ Life.
The lyrics used actually help to create imagery and help to
add more meaning to the viewing experience. Remember, The eZ Life is a film to
advocate helping drug users with their problems.
Below are the lyrics which are featured in our opening, and
with them, an explanation as to how it relates to our convention and film:
[INTRO]
"Niggas need a spot where WE can kick it"
- Since thugs don't have a sense of belonging in many
places, they require a 'Thugz Mansion' where they can chill and kick it. A
place where they can relax and escape from the society where they're oppressed.
This reflects the drug culture which our film is aiming to present to it's
target audience.
"A spot where WE belong, that's just for us"
- The lyric is basically saying that since society tends to
get all bent out of shape when it looks at drug consumption, Tupac wants place
where he actually feels like he belongs. Not a place where he's looked down
upon by society, but instead a place where he's accepted. This reflects how the
drug consumption is exclusive.
"Niggas ain't gotta get all dressed up and be
Hollywood"
- Tupac's describing his heaven as a place where people can
be relaxed and not worry about being fake. This represents how the drug is
real, and not just "Hollywood".
"Y'knahmean? Where do niggas go when we die?"
- This line reflects the concept of 'life after death'. This
fits perfectly with the effects that eZ have upon consumption.
"Ain't no heaven for a thug nigga"
- This statement helps foreshadows how the drug doesn't
create heaven, infact it has detrimental effects upon the user.
"That's why we go to a thug mansion"
- This line simply is a metaphor for entering the party and
also taking eZ.
"That's the only place where thugs get in free and you
gotta be a G ... at thug mansion"
- Basically, the party is the utopia, but also eZ creates a
dystopia.
[VERSE]
"A place to spend my quiet nights, time to unwind"
- The drug, eZ, is envisioned to be stress free and the
opposite to time on Earth.
"So much pressure in this life of mine, I cry at
times"
- This lines outlines how drug users usually have a
stimulant to their addiction or desire to consume.
"I once contemplated suicide, and woulda tried"
- This line suggests how drug users sometimes rely upon
drugs to live. This creates an interesting idea as obviously eZ turns you
undead.
"But when I held that 9, all I could see was my momma's
eyes"
- This line shows how things in drug users' pasts prevent
them from ending their lives.
"No one knows my struggle, they only see the
trouble"
- Drug users are generally labelled and are considered
trouble.
"Not knowin it's hard to carry on when no one loves
you"
- People are ignorant to drug consumption and the problems
which it causes.
"Picture me inside the misery of poverty"
- This line makes the audience think about the pain and
anguish which negligence of drug users causes.
"No man alive has ever witnessed struggles I
survived"
- The media only portray drug users in a bad light, and not
rehab or anything similar.
"Prayin hard for better days, promise to hold on"
- Through every dark night, there's a bright day after that.
"Me and my dawgs ain't have a choice but to roll
on"
- People who have a drug habit are forced to continue on
their path without any help.
"We found a family spot to kick it"
- This line suggests how drug users have regular locations
and take drugs with the same people.
"Where we can drink liquor and no one bickers
over-trick shit"
- Drug users commonly share what they have.
"A spot where we can smoke in peace, and even though we
G's"
- Again, this portrays the regularity of the locations which
they select.
"We still visualize places, that we can roll in
peace"
- This line shows the oppression against drug users and how
they should be helped peacefully rather than violently.
"And in my mind's eye I see this place, the players go
in fast"
- Drug use is becoming more of a problem as more and more
people take them.
"I got a spot for us all, so we can ball, at thug's
mansion"
- This line suggests the influence which drugs have on
vulnerable people and if they're promised a euphoric experience, they're more
than likely to return.
Filming for the final cut
This process was very difficult as it was very time consuming, taking a couple of hours to complete. I applied face paint whilst James took pictures throughout the process.
Tuesday, 9 December 2014
First draft feedback
Today we watched our first draft film opening for our group and we then gave feedback to our fellow peers. We also received feedback. Below is feedback from our fellow peers, we received good feedback with various scores which exceeded 40. Below is a mixed set of feedback which was between 38-48. We received some high strong feedback which reached to 55 although we also received some criticism seen below.
Film Poster
Today Issak created the film poster using a photograph which i took a few nights previously. Issak edited the picture on his iPhone using an app called Aviary. Aviary is a simple app which uses professionally designed filters, creative stickers and frames , touch up tools and more to create and share pictures.
Issak increased the brightness and contrast and decreased the amount of shadows. He enhanced the picture with a hi - definition filter. He then used Adobe Photoshop to place text onto the poster which my group found suitable to the genre our film fits into. He then placed the zombie hands to the left and right sides of the poster in order to show the zombie theme. He then placed the institution logo onto the poster and then finally added the group's names onto the top of the Poster.
Issak increased the brightness and contrast and decreased the amount of shadows. He enhanced the picture with a hi - definition filter. He then used Adobe Photoshop to place text onto the poster which my group found suitable to the genre our film fits into. He then placed the zombie hands to the left and right sides of the poster in order to show the zombie theme. He then placed the institution logo onto the poster and then finally added the group's names onto the top of the Poster.
Friday, 5 December 2014
First Draft - The eZ Life
This is our first draft of our film opening sequence. We handed in our draft so that we could recieve feedback from media students , teachers and other helpers. As a group we will collect feedback and take criticisms and try to address them. Together as a group we were originally concerned with the ending and the titles we felt were not good enough.
Thursday, 4 December 2014
Filming
Today we agreed that we would film for a consecutive night. We filmed the car scenes with the help of Mrs Brooks, who kindly agreed to assist us.
We filmed at a road opposite the school. Here, we shot the scene of Zach exiting the car approaching the party. James filmed and I directed whilst Issak played Zach.
Conveniantly, the house opposite had a driveway with very good lighting which I spoted. We decided to shoot a scene there, making a full use of the opportunity. We felt as though this shot would also help with our film Poster.
Below is a recce shot of the location spotted:
Wednesday, 3 December 2014
Tuesday, 2 December 2014
Shooting Schedule
Today I created our shooting schedule of each day that we were filming and what we shots we are doing.
Tenacious D Inspiration
As a group we watched this scene from Tenacious D after Issak suggested it. The idea of having a clip of the visions Jack Black has and then putting he clip of reality right after was both funny and made the genre obvious. We can incorporate an idea like this into our film the eZ life. Also the start of it is one of many ways to show drug taking. We will be showing it differently but it is good to see there are other ways we can do it.
Monday, 1 December 2014
Institution
Film4 is a British digital television channel available in the United Kingdom, owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation, that screens films. We choose film 4 to distribute our film as it is a well known brand with a good Reputation. Film 4 channels many independent and mainstream films. Film 4 was first launched on 1st November 1998. It has made huge blockbuster movies such as 12 years a Slave but it has also made small movies such as The Double. It distributes a wide variety of films.
Props Research and list
Aspirin Pill: This is needed to represent the pill eZ which our film is based on
Black Hoodie: This will be used in the scene where the drug deal takes place, it will be worn by the dealer
iPhone: Needed to show texts between durg dealer and Zack
Mirror (in bathroom): for scene where Zack looks into mirror after taking eZ pill
Lampost (outside): Needed for drug deal scene for light
Green screen: To edit party scene on Adobe Premiere
Music Research
Issak has been looking for various tracks which could suit our film opening for The eZ Life.
Firstly, the song 'Hell of a Night' by Schoolboy Q caught my notice due to the out of body feel which the synth gives at the beginning of the song. The lyrics are also very relevant to the film.
'Hell of a Night' can be heard below :
Next, the song 'Dancin (KRONO Remix) caught my attention due to its upbeat and lively tempo which would suit a party scene.
Dancin Can be heard below:
The music video and song 'PMW' by ASAP Rocky ft. Schoolboy Q caught my notice due to the lyrics relating to things which happens at parties.
The song '2Pac vs. Banks Thugz Drowning (Carlos Serrano Mix) caught my attention due to the high tempo and lyrics.
Firstly, the song 'Hell of a Night' by Schoolboy Q caught my notice due to the out of body feel which the synth gives at the beginning of the song. The lyrics are also very relevant to the film.
'Hell of a Night' can be heard below :
Next, the song 'Dancin (KRONO Remix) caught my attention due to its upbeat and lively tempo which would suit a party scene.
Dancin Can be heard below:
The music video and song 'PMW' by ASAP Rocky ft. Schoolboy Q caught my notice due to the lyrics relating to things which happens at parties.
The song '2Pac vs. Banks Thugz Drowning (Carlos Serrano Mix) caught my attention due to the high tempo and lyrics.
Friday, 28 November 2014
Blog reflection 1
Technology - Have you learned new online programmes for
showing off work?
I have used various online Programmes such a prezi and
Premier Pro. These have various effects which improve the work. I feel
comfortable on these programs and I feel as though I will improve as I know
more effects. I now prefer to use these softwares as I feel as though they
improve the outlay and design of my work.
What mark out of 20 is it so far?
I would give myself a mark of 15 out of 20 as I feel like I
could make my blog be more appealing for the readers attention. I feel as
though I need to be careful when I am typing as I constantly spell words wrong
when I am typing to fast.
Where could you be a little more thorough or a little less
complacent?
I think that I could be more detailed on my analysis as I
feel as though I am not being so precise, however I do not want my blog to be
to full of text otherwise it is not appealing to see and will seem quite
boring. I try to use different software's and images in order to fulfil the
analysis and to make sure that it is also fun to look through.
Is it fun to look through?
Yes I think that it is fun to look through as I have used
various softwares in order to show text and various images which makes it fun
to look through. It is not just full of text however I feel as though I need to
make it more entertaining.
Is the learning journey evident?
Yes the learning journey is evident as now I feel as though
I can analyse and give my views and opinions on a wider range of film openings.
I feel more confident and on my blog I think that I understand more. I feel more
confident in blogging now.
Three targets to improve blog -
Use more technical terms in blog posts
Make my blog more appealing
Make sure that my blog is organised
Thursday, 27 November 2014
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
Monday, 24 November 2014
Recce Shots
Today we looked at some particular locations at which our film would start. This is similar to the opening scene of Spike island where there is a tracking shot which revolves around a wall. We felt as though this is a good place where we can fit our titles into our opening scene. I have found three locations at which all have a plain brick wall which we could use. We are a bit worried about the lighting as we do not want the shot to be greeny. However the texture of the wall would be good.
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| This is a shot of the wall in the daylight, outside the media department. |
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| This is a shot of the wall in the daylight, opposite the media department, in the night time the shot does not appear with the flash. |
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| This is a shot of the wall in the daylight, outside the sixth form block. in the night time the shot does not appear with the flash. |
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| This is a shot of the wall in the night, outside the sixth form block. This is a photo with the flash on. |
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| This is a shot of the wall in the night, outside the sixth form block. This is a photo without the flash. |
Thursday, 20 November 2014
Production Diary
Day 1: Monday 10th November
Today we pitched our own individual film ideas. We then discussed eachother's ideas and contributed to what we felt would improve or what we could do slightly differently. During this discussion we then choose the film idea which we felt would be different and something that has not been done before. We choose this film then gave our own ideas to try and improve and develop the idea. We used this as we felt some ideas would have been to hard to do. We felt as though if we contributed our own ideas and discussed them this would benefit the film itself. We choose Issak's film pitch idea, The eZ Life
Day 2: Tuesday 11th November
Today we Pitched our film, The eZ life to our fellow peers and teachers. We received mixed feedback with some really taking to the idea however some people found it as though to be too hard and that the party scene will need lots of shots in order to select and pick the best ones. However the actual idea was overall accepted and that this could work. The fact that it is something that is different and has never been done before was something that would be exciting. It is an unusual but clever film pitch. We did have one critism which was later resolved. We classified the film as a 15 certificate however this was questioned by many of our peers as our film involves drugs however we resolved this issue and we were correct in thinking that our film arrived inside the 15.
Day 3: Thursday 13th November
Today we researched certain films which we felt as though would help us and give us some inspiration. I choose the film 21 and over. I choose this film as it is an age group at which our film is targeted at. Our actors are of similar age. Issak researched the film Zombieland. James researched the film, zombeavers. We all picked different films and we collectively decided that this would see a wider range of film openings.
Day 4: Friday 14th November
Today we had to research different titles. We did this to try and get some inspiration and some thought as to be what our film title could look like. We also done this to see the timing of the titles and the fonts. This would overall help us in picking our title. We each done this separately and together we came back into a group to discuss various titles that we felt were good or what we could do for our own titles in our film opening.
Day 5: Monday 17th November
Today we had a group meeting and we allocated roles for the tasks that we had to do e.g. Storyboard, audience research, etc. We felt as though if we allocated this now that this would save us time as we know who is doing what. We allocated these tasks to what everyone felt comfortable with and what we felt as thought would work well the best. We also created a moodboard of which gave us inspiration. We did this to give us an overall idea of the shots and the posters which we felt would help us. We choose similar genres and types of films so this would help us look at the shots for our particular film.
Day 6: Tuesday 18th November
Today I researched a similar genre film in which i researched various stats and information about the film which i thought would best suit our particular film. This film was Zombieland. This is similar to our film, with both including zombies. Issak researched different types of music for our film opening. Issak had to make sure that it was copyright free so therefore he researched and played different musics at which he felt would work best. James created a powerpoint which was synopsis planning. James did this as a brief plan for the overall plan. We then had a group meeting at the end to make sure that we was all on track and we then spoke about what we had researched.
Day 7: Thursday 20th November
Today I created our production diary as we realised that we had to post this constantly up to date. James started the script for our film opening, whilst Issak started the storyboard.
Day 8: Friday 21st November
Today I researched film institutions in which we felt would distribute our film. James continued producing and making the script. Issak continued to create the storyboard. We discussed our various ideas for the script and storyboard so we all felt as thought the storyboard would be as close as it could towards out final shots that we want to take.
Day 9: Monday 24th November
Today I researched certain locations and got some recce shots in which our locations could be. Me and Issak also started to create the storyboard video. Once we completed this however we received some feedback and we realised that we had to introduce titles into the video. James started the marketing campaign presentation.
Day 10: Tuesday 25th November
Today I created our risk assessment for our health and safety for our shooting risk assessment. James created our marketing campaign PowerPoint whilst Issak continued to work on our storyboard.
Day 11: Thursday 27th November
Today i planned the shooting schedule and together in our group meeting we decided what days we would film. We decided that if we planned certain days that we could all make that we would keep to this schedule. James finished the script after feedback which we felt as though we could improve the script from our group meeting so James redone the script at which he improved. James also researched different titles fonts for which our genre was evident. Issak finished the storyboard editing and started to research various music research for our film. We started filming the first shots to our film.
Day 12: Friday 28th November
Today we continued filming shots for our film and started editing for our film. Together we filmed the first three shots of our film. We took two shots of every shot that we had so that we could pick the best shot which would fit our film.
Day 13: Monday 1st December
Today we continued to film certain shots for our film and Issak continued to edit the film. I researched various film institutions and researched Film4. James researched various props that we were using for our film.
Day 14: Tuesday 2nd December
Today we continued to film certain shots for our film and together we contributed to edit the film together. Issak continued to edit although we would constantly ask eachother's opinions and what we could do to improve it. We researched various inspirations to try and help us improve our film.
Day 15: Wednesday 3rd December
Today we continued to film certain shots for our film as we try to continue filming as a way to see what we could do and need to improve our film sequence. We looked for different locations in ways which were we could improve the shots to make them better. James made the shot list of what shots that we are using for our film sequence.
Day 16: Thursday 4th December
Today we continued to film certain shots for our film as we found shots at which we wanted to improve for our film opening sequence. James started the powerpoint whilst James started the representation powerpoint. I started the timeline of our opening sequence.
Day 17: Friday 5th December
Today our first draft needed to be in. This needed to be in so that we could recieve feedback from our fellow peers. We however continued filming on this day in order to finish as we were slightly rushing. I also finished the timeline of our opening sequence.
Week commencing 8th December:
This week we recieved our feedback from various peers and teachers in order to try and see what we would could improve. Our feedback was what we expected and was very good however we felt as though we could improve our film when we had group discussions. We continued to film for our opening sequence and we changed other sections and shots of our film in order to improve it. We constantly stayed every night after school as a group till 6 oclock at least. Together as a team we discussed various ways our film could be the best it could be. As we were ahead with paperwork we filmed various of shots that we did not use and shots that we filmed twice as we were ahead of time. The final film needed to be in on Friday 12th December and therefore we focussed our time on the film opening sequence. After a long and enjoyable journey we finished our film: The eZ Life.
Today we pitched our own individual film ideas. We then discussed eachother's ideas and contributed to what we felt would improve or what we could do slightly differently. During this discussion we then choose the film idea which we felt would be different and something that has not been done before. We choose this film then gave our own ideas to try and improve and develop the idea. We used this as we felt some ideas would have been to hard to do. We felt as though if we contributed our own ideas and discussed them this would benefit the film itself. We choose Issak's film pitch idea, The eZ Life
Day 2: Tuesday 11th November
Today we Pitched our film, The eZ life to our fellow peers and teachers. We received mixed feedback with some really taking to the idea however some people found it as though to be too hard and that the party scene will need lots of shots in order to select and pick the best ones. However the actual idea was overall accepted and that this could work. The fact that it is something that is different and has never been done before was something that would be exciting. It is an unusual but clever film pitch. We did have one critism which was later resolved. We classified the film as a 15 certificate however this was questioned by many of our peers as our film involves drugs however we resolved this issue and we were correct in thinking that our film arrived inside the 15.
Today we researched certain films which we felt as though would help us and give us some inspiration. I choose the film 21 and over. I choose this film as it is an age group at which our film is targeted at. Our actors are of similar age. Issak researched the film Zombieland. James researched the film, zombeavers. We all picked different films and we collectively decided that this would see a wider range of film openings.
Day 4: Friday 14th November
Today we had to research different titles. We did this to try and get some inspiration and some thought as to be what our film title could look like. We also done this to see the timing of the titles and the fonts. This would overall help us in picking our title. We each done this separately and together we came back into a group to discuss various titles that we felt were good or what we could do for our own titles in our film opening.
Today we had a group meeting and we allocated roles for the tasks that we had to do e.g. Storyboard, audience research, etc. We felt as though if we allocated this now that this would save us time as we know who is doing what. We allocated these tasks to what everyone felt comfortable with and what we felt as thought would work well the best. We also created a moodboard of which gave us inspiration. We did this to give us an overall idea of the shots and the posters which we felt would help us. We choose similar genres and types of films so this would help us look at the shots for our particular film.
Day 6: Tuesday 18th November
Today I researched a similar genre film in which i researched various stats and information about the film which i thought would best suit our particular film. This film was Zombieland. This is similar to our film, with both including zombies. Issak researched different types of music for our film opening. Issak had to make sure that it was copyright free so therefore he researched and played different musics at which he felt would work best. James created a powerpoint which was synopsis planning. James did this as a brief plan for the overall plan. We then had a group meeting at the end to make sure that we was all on track and we then spoke about what we had researched.
Today I created our production diary as we realised that we had to post this constantly up to date. James started the script for our film opening, whilst Issak started the storyboard.
Day 8: Friday 21st November
Today I researched film institutions in which we felt would distribute our film. James continued producing and making the script. Issak continued to create the storyboard. We discussed our various ideas for the script and storyboard so we all felt as thought the storyboard would be as close as it could towards out final shots that we want to take.
Day 9: Monday 24th November
Today I researched certain locations and got some recce shots in which our locations could be. Me and Issak also started to create the storyboard video. Once we completed this however we received some feedback and we realised that we had to introduce titles into the video. James started the marketing campaign presentation.
Day 10: Tuesday 25th November
Today I created our risk assessment for our health and safety for our shooting risk assessment. James created our marketing campaign PowerPoint whilst Issak continued to work on our storyboard.
Day 11: Thursday 27th November
Today i planned the shooting schedule and together in our group meeting we decided what days we would film. We decided that if we planned certain days that we could all make that we would keep to this schedule. James finished the script after feedback which we felt as though we could improve the script from our group meeting so James redone the script at which he improved. James also researched different titles fonts for which our genre was evident. Issak finished the storyboard editing and started to research various music research for our film. We started filming the first shots to our film.
Day 12: Friday 28th November
Today we continued filming shots for our film and started editing for our film. Together we filmed the first three shots of our film. We took two shots of every shot that we had so that we could pick the best shot which would fit our film.
Day 13: Monday 1st December
Today we continued to film certain shots for our film and Issak continued to edit the film. I researched various film institutions and researched Film4. James researched various props that we were using for our film.
Day 14: Tuesday 2nd December
Today we continued to film certain shots for our film and together we contributed to edit the film together. Issak continued to edit although we would constantly ask eachother's opinions and what we could do to improve it. We researched various inspirations to try and help us improve our film.
Day 15: Wednesday 3rd December
Today we continued to film certain shots for our film as we try to continue filming as a way to see what we could do and need to improve our film sequence. We looked for different locations in ways which were we could improve the shots to make them better. James made the shot list of what shots that we are using for our film sequence.
Day 16: Thursday 4th December
Today we continued to film certain shots for our film as we found shots at which we wanted to improve for our film opening sequence. James started the powerpoint whilst James started the representation powerpoint. I started the timeline of our opening sequence.
Day 17: Friday 5th December
Today our first draft needed to be in. This needed to be in so that we could recieve feedback from our fellow peers. We however continued filming on this day in order to finish as we were slightly rushing. I also finished the timeline of our opening sequence.
Week commencing 8th December:
This week we recieved our feedback from various peers and teachers in order to try and see what we would could improve. Our feedback was what we expected and was very good however we felt as though we could improve our film when we had group discussions. We continued to film for our opening sequence and we changed other sections and shots of our film in order to improve it. We constantly stayed every night after school as a group till 6 oclock at least. Together as a team we discussed various ways our film could be the best it could be. As we were ahead with paperwork we filmed various of shots that we did not use and shots that we filmed twice as we were ahead of time. The final film needed to be in on Friday 12th December and therefore we focussed our time on the film opening sequence. After a long and enjoyable journey we finished our film: The eZ Life.
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
Target Audience Research
Today we researched a similar genre film in which we researched various stats and information about the film which we choose, Zombieland. We felt this is similar to our film, with both including Zombies. This has given us an idea to which worked well and which did not.
Monday, 17 November 2014
Friday, 14 November 2014
Title's Research to Opening Sequence
The Captain America Winter Soldier:
This Title sequence has very Bold titles for the names of People. It also has a variety of special effects at which are all cartoon. The colors are varied towards the end however the colours at the start resemble the title with it being a winter soldier which relates to the white winter and soldiers back in the day everything was black and white. The constant theme was then taken out by a red which resembles blood and war. The special effects are very consistent. The actors names come towards the end of the opening sequence.
This Title sequence has very Bold titles for the names of People. It also has a variety of special effects at which are all cartoon. The colors are varied towards the end however the colours at the start resemble the title with it being a winter soldier which relates to the white winter and soldiers back in the day everything was black and white. The constant theme was then taken out by a red which resembles blood and war. The special effects are very consistent. The actors names come towards the end of the opening sequence.
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