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Showing posts with label michael. Show all posts
Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Monday, 7 November 2011
Childrens film Production
After all the shots for our film had been captured, the editing was now needed to be done. After 2 lessons in editing last week we had produced a soundtrack for the opening, the full 2 minutes of film and the start of the opening credits. Our aim for the end of last week was to complete these two tasks (which we did). Now with only 1 more lesson left in editing before the film opening is to be complete, titles and soundtrack are to be added, along with transactions between shots and opening credits.
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
U Clasification
The clasification of a film rated at "U" means that the genre and content of the film if suitable for all ages and groups. "U" rated films however should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over, as some contect may still affect certain members (For example the film "watership down" shows seens of violence that very young viewers will find distressing).
However,"U" rated films should be set within a positive fram work and offer reassurence to counterbalances any violence.
What Should not be found in "U" rated films
No discrimatory language or behavior, references to illegal or drugmisuse should be pressent, and if there is any scary scenes they should be mild and beif and unlikly to couse undue anxiety.
AND THE OUTCOME SHOULD ALSO BE REASURING!
However,"U" rated films should be set within a positive fram work and offer reassurence to counterbalances any violence.
What Should not be found in "U" rated films
No discrimatory language or behavior, references to illegal or drugmisuse should be pressent, and if there is any scary scenes they should be mild and beif and unlikly to couse undue anxiety.
AND THE OUTCOME SHOULD ALSO BE REASURING!
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Children's film, the first day of filming
We filmed the first part of our footage on Monday, using our story-board as a plan.
Before we began filming we set up the characters and props in the way we wanted them to look in the film. Our main character is a nerd who gains the ability to read minds after an accident, we gave Reece a combover to accentuate the look we wanted to give him. We also gave him large glasses and a psychology book (both provided by Vicky) to use as props. Our next character was the antagonist of the film, and therefore we wanted him to look as mean as possible. He looks like the opposite of Reece. For props Michael had his skateboard and headphones.
We tried to film in chronological order so that it would be easier to keep track of the footage that we had filmed. Our establishing shot was one where Michael is coming round the corner on his skateboard, but because of errors due to the wind which was blowing that day (making it harder to communicate) and because of people passing the pathway which we were using; we had to film it nine times. However our most complicated shot was the important collision which happens at the start of the film. In order to film the shot we had to coordinate two actors at a time. Which was hard because Dan had to tell Michael when to skate towards the doorway and Vicky had to tell Reece when to walk out of the automatic doors next to the refectory; for practical reasons we never planned to film the collision. After five goes, we eventually got the shot we needed and were able to continue onto other more simple tasks.
The task of filming was made even more difficult by interruptions to the footage and if we had planned to shoot in sound the dialogue would have been ruined by people trying to disturb our filming. Overall, we got the shots that we needed and most are good quality because we persisted and kept re-shooting until we were certain that we had a really good clip.
We are currently editing our footage to check if we have the shots we need or if new shots will need to be filmed to fill the timeframe which we have been given.
Before we began filming we set up the characters and props in the way we wanted them to look in the film. Our main character is a nerd who gains the ability to read minds after an accident, we gave Reece a combover to accentuate the look we wanted to give him. We also gave him large glasses and a psychology book (both provided by Vicky) to use as props. Our next character was the antagonist of the film, and therefore we wanted him to look as mean as possible. He looks like the opposite of Reece. For props Michael had his skateboard and headphones.
We tried to film in chronological order so that it would be easier to keep track of the footage that we had filmed. Our establishing shot was one where Michael is coming round the corner on his skateboard, but because of errors due to the wind which was blowing that day (making it harder to communicate) and because of people passing the pathway which we were using; we had to film it nine times. However our most complicated shot was the important collision which happens at the start of the film. In order to film the shot we had to coordinate two actors at a time. Which was hard because Dan had to tell Michael when to skate towards the doorway and Vicky had to tell Reece when to walk out of the automatic doors next to the refectory; for practical reasons we never planned to film the collision. After five goes, we eventually got the shot we needed and were able to continue onto other more simple tasks.
The task of filming was made even more difficult by interruptions to the footage and if we had planned to shoot in sound the dialogue would have been ruined by people trying to disturb our filming. Overall, we got the shots that we needed and most are good quality because we persisted and kept re-shooting until we were certain that we had a really good clip.
We are currently editing our footage to check if we have the shots we need or if new shots will need to be filmed to fill the timeframe which we have been given.
Thursday, 13 October 2011
List of Props
Prop list
Skateboard - Michael
Nerdy glasses - Vicky
Comb - Vicky
Paper - Anyone
Stickers - Dan (If I have any >_>)
Sellotape - Dan
A pen - Reece :D
Scissors - Michael
Dictionary - Dan
Headphones - Michael
Highlighters - Vicky
Stones - Long Road (Michael will skate past them, some of the credits ☺ )
Smartboard - Dave (?)
Skateboard - Michael
Nerdy glasses - Vicky
Comb - Vicky
Paper - Anyone
Stickers - Dan (If I have any >_>)
Sellotape - Dan
A pen - Reece :D
Scissors - Michael
Dictionary - Dan
Headphones - Michael
Highlighters - Vicky
Stones - Long Road (Michael will skate past them, some of the credits ☺ )
Smartboard - Dave (?)
Genre Conventions of KiKi's Delivery Service (U Rated film) *Michael's post*
The following is an analysis of an animated children’s film (Kiki’s Delivery Service), the idea of the reviewing of such a genre of film is because we needed to get in the frame of mind of how to create such a film.
Colours
The colours used in the animation tale are very bright and warming from the moment the film starts. Sunny weather helps in creating a friendly atmosphere for young viewers.
Characters
The main characters are friendly and seem to be happy all the way through the opening of the film; this I feel is to get young viewers to build a positive relationship with the main characters from the begging.
Settings
The film opens on a lake surrounded with green fields on a sunny day and then moves on to Kiki’s home with again is a pleasant place and every character seems positive.
Sound and Music
The music used is the opening is in a very positive and fits well with the whole presentation of the characters and the surrounding.
Dialogue
The dialogue through out is very easy to understand, which is so that young viewers and older ones are able to understand what is being said. There is also no use of language that is in anyway offensive or demeaning throughout the whole of the film. (which is why the film is rated at U).
Colours
The colours used in the animation tale are very bright and warming from the moment the film starts. Sunny weather helps in creating a friendly atmosphere for young viewers.
Characters
The main characters are friendly and seem to be happy all the way through the opening of the film; this I feel is to get young viewers to build a positive relationship with the main characters from the begging.
Settings
The film opens on a lake surrounded with green fields on a sunny day and then moves on to Kiki’s home with again is a pleasant place and every character seems positive.
Sound and Music
The music used is the opening is in a very positive and fits well with the whole presentation of the characters and the surrounding.
Dialogue
The dialogue through out is very easy to understand, which is so that young viewers and older ones are able to understand what is being said. There is also no use of language that is in anyway offensive or demeaning throughout the whole of the film. (which is why the film is rated at U).
Planning for filming part 2
Our planning for the children's film started with a mindmap to collect ideas. This mindmap is the source of our final idea, and is the second picture in the post below. After about 20 minutes of brainstorming we examined the ideas. Taking small pieces of all the ideas, we came up with our final plan. Our movie is going to be about a boy who gets in an accident, and can then read minds. Reece is going to play the main character, while michael will play the person who causes the accident.
After establishing an idea, we then worked out the storyboard. The clip will begin with Michael skateboarding, while credits will be made of real life objects. Reece will be speaking in a voice-over during this clip, while a song would also be played at a low volume. Eventually Michael and Reece would collide, which is the 'accident' that will cause reece to develop his 'special abilities.'
Michael, Dan and Reece looked into music for the opening sequence, while Vicky began to work on the storyboarding of the idea. In terms of music, we have decided we're going to use 'Stay away - Nirvana' for the opening scene. The beginning of this song seems perfect for the portrayal of Michael's character.
The storyboard is not yet finished, but will be finished in time for us to film next week. :)
After establishing an idea, we then worked out the storyboard. The clip will begin with Michael skateboarding, while credits will be made of real life objects. Reece will be speaking in a voice-over during this clip, while a song would also be played at a low volume. Eventually Michael and Reece would collide, which is the 'accident' that will cause reece to develop his 'special abilities.'
Michael, Dan and Reece looked into music for the opening sequence, while Vicky began to work on the storyboarding of the idea. In terms of music, we have decided we're going to use 'Stay away - Nirvana' for the opening scene. The beginning of this song seems perfect for the portrayal of Michael's character.
The storyboard is not yet finished, but will be finished in time for us to film next week. :)
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Planning stages of children's film
This is the mind map of our first ideas yesterday (On Wednesday) The writing that has been highlighted in green is the ideas that we decided to keep.
Monday, 10 October 2011
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