Lights camera action ♡
lights, camera, action! Monday 20th sep 2020
LO: to explore the narrative structure of a film
Disney movie anagrams
todorov
character case study
protagonist - belle
antagonist - gaston
18 . 10 . 2021 genre & narrative
protagonist - the main character / hero
antagonist - villain
sidekick - helps the hero / main character
genre - the term for any category of literature or entertainment, based on a set of common conventions
science fiction - new technology, the future, time travel, space travel, space ships - star trek
horror - scare the audience, frightening, jump scares, death - the shining
action - thrilling, exciting, stunts - mission impossible
movie name : screams in my dreams
equilibrium - main character babysitting child in child's house while parents are out for date night, main character cutting up apple with a large, sharp knife in the kitchen. ( time around 19:00pm)
disruption - child runs into kitchen to give babysitter a hug, babysitter turns round and accidentally slits child's throat.
22 . 11 . 2021 lesson 5 - setting and colour
LO: to explore the use of setting and colour in films
settings - why might a director choose the following settings?
1. an isolated house in a rural setting for a horror film
because theres a creepy sense to being all alone where no one could hear you scream if you were in trouble, silence is usually scary as we are so used to being surrounded by people.
2. a big city for an action film
variation for more scenes, more obstacles in the way creating more danger and excitement.
3. a small seaside town for a romantic comedy
because being in a small town with the sea right by it creates a peaceful and romantic scene where the couple aren't going to be interrupted by a busy world.
4. a range of different countries for an action adventure film
so that the main character(s) have plenty of different destinations and locations to turn up in, this also keeps the viewer guessing where they're going to go next or whats going to happen next.
5. a large modern science laboratory for a science fiction film
crazy unnatural things can happen in a science lab with people always trying out different experiments to make new things.
colour - why might a director choose the following colours?
1. blue and red for a new superhero costume
previous superheroes like wonder woman, captain america & superman all use these colour aesthetics
2. a black suit for a villain
black is a mysterious/sinister colour as its really dark that would help people blend in with the shadows which would help a villain who's spying, sneaking around etc. black is also associated with night time and death
3. bright colours for a comedy film
bright colours will automatically lighten the mood and make you happier and this is a bonus for a comedy film as you'd already be laughing/joyful anyway
1. in space & on earth
2. because its and action / sci-fi movie with spaceships and aliens
3. they go to earth, space, space ships etc
4. they fight villains in space?
5. the fact that they're in spaceships
6. no, its all based around space, different planets, super villains etc
7. probably the earth but a different future dimension as theres very high-tech weapons and gadgets
i am legend
genre - action
narrative - plague occurs making him the only person left who's not infected, he needs to search for a cure
characters - main character, pet dog
a science fiction film set 1000 years in the future, the main characters are a team of scientists who are struggling to find a cure for a deadly virus that is threatening to wipe out their world. the virus has been developed and released by another scientist who used to work with them but was sacked when they discovered he was testing his discoveries on innocent people.
1. the setting would be in a huge laboratory where it was unsafe to go outside as the air was barely breathable due to pollution.
2. colour choices would probably be lots of mint green and white for their outfits and more white for their lab as white is seen as a very clean and sanitary colour and that would be extremely important in a lab
3. lots of flashing lights and high-tech instruments that the scientists are using (this will make it look more like its set in the future)
Monday 6th December 2021
photoshoot
LO: to explore different styles of photography
reflections
props - glasses
work on ambers blog
Monday 17th January 2022
sound in film
LO: To explore the use of sound in films
2. an action film - fast paced, energetic music + cars(car chases/crashing) + explosions + gunshots
3. a thriller - build up/suspenseful music + jump scares
4. a comedy - happy/bubbly music that puts you in a good mood + laughter
5. a science fiction film - music that sounds futuristic, aliens + beeping
diegetic - sounds you would hear if you were in the scene e.g. someone speaking, footsteps, music on a radio
non-diegetic - sounds that only the audience can hear e.g. narration, internal dialogue, music
the matrix trailer
diegetic - the characters talking, explosions,
non-diegetic - the music,
foley
foley is the reproduction of everyday sounds for use in film making. these reproduced sounds can be anything from the swishing of clothing and footsteps to squeaky doors and breaking glass, this helps to create a sense of reality within a scene. without these crucial background noises, movies feel unnaturally quiet and uncomfortable.
the present
diegetic sounds
shooting on video game
the boy talking
the mum walking around
the mum talking
the mum placing the box down on the table
the dog barking
the boy kicking the dog away
the boy throwing a ball for the dog
the phone ringing
boy grabbing his crutches and getting off the sofa
the front door opening
1. yes
2. suspenseful
3. when it moves to a different scene or someone says something important
4.
5. for some of the scenes yes, but others aren't as clear
6. yes but very short moments
7. some characters speak and sound very stern and serious when they do
8.
9. yes
10. yes, the sounds are probably enhanced to add to the scene and make it clearer of what is happening
inside a spaceship laboratory, two scientists are trying to find out what a mysterious alien creature was by doing tests on it. they think it is dead
Monday 31st January Mise-en-scene
LO: to explore the use of mise-en-scene in films
1. home alone
2.iron man
3.spiderman
4.titanic
5.pirates of the caribbean
mise-en-scene is made up of 5 different areas
- settings and props
- costumes, hair and makeup
- facial expressions and body language
- lighting and colour
- positioning of characters/objects within the frame (blocking)
Lights! Camera! Action! Monday 14th February 2022
LO: to experiment with foley and sound affects
the setting looks expensive and posh, the expensive looking foods on the table, the candles, the paintings on the walls. the man in the middle looks like a scruffy criminal who's been caught by the two serious looking guards probably serving someone important. thee man in the middle looks serious/annoyed, while the two men at the sides of him look to be holding him there like he's a threat to society. the scruffy man is in the middle this would assume that he's a main character or very important to the story.
Scene: huge clean laboratory in a space ship, mainly metal everything, technology everywhere. the scientists are wearing white lab coats with slicked back hair, tied up if its long. blue/green and white lights with lots of light, no dark or shadowy area.
guess the sound
1. bowling
2. toilet flushing
3. owl hooting
4. pen clicking
5. glass/ceramic smashing
6. hair-dryer
7. chicken
8. water running/ tap
9. clock ticking
10. ducks quaking
11. cutting paper
shaun of the dead - video clip
- video game
- feet stepping
- teeth brushing
- breathing/sighing
- talking
- spreading stuff on bread
- clothes rustling
- fridge door
- tap running
Monday 7th March 2022 Disaster Movies
LO: to explore the disaster movie genre
- titanic - is an epic, action-packed romance set on the R.M.S titanic She was the most luxurious liner of her era -- the "ship of dreams" -- which carried over 1,500 people to their death in the ice cold waters of the North Atlantic in the early hours of April 15, 1912.
- the two main characters consist of 1 male and 1 female
- jack saves his 'true love' she isnt a blood relative but i'd still call it family as he would've married her if he had not died.
- the disaster is when the ship sinks (an accident)
- rose survives, jack doesn't
- they go on a boat from England to ice-burg, the original destination was New York
- piranha - set on Spring break . when an underground tremor releases hundreds of prehistoric, carnivorous fish into Lake Victoria, a popular waterside resort, people are in danger. the local police officer Julie Forester must join forces with a band of unlikely strangers -- though they are badly outnumbered -- to destroy the ravenous creatures before everyone becomes fish food.
- the main character is a female
- she saves people but they're all strangers to her
- its a horror natural disaster movie since its caused by a tremor and the fish are eating people
- world war z - When a former investigator ,Gerry Lane and his family get stuck in urban gridlock, he senses that it's no ordinary traffic jam. suddenly, the city erupts into chaos. A lethal virus spread through a single bite is turning healthy people into something vicious and feral. As the pandemic begins to take over humanity, Gerry leads a worldwide search to find the source of the infection and a way to stop it spreading.
- the main character is a male
- he has to save his family from the zombies
- its a man made virus that caused this disaster
- the humans win
- they go around the world
creative task
- main character (eclipse) is female, alien who was seperated from her family at birth. now she wastes her life away by traveling the universe alone causing havoc everywhere she goes
- she is tracked down by the galactic federation and is paid lots of money to blow up a planet that has a whole civilisation on it
- the person the federation gave her to work with becomes her friend. her mum and dad and sister are also characters who nearly get blown up.
- the mum gets blown up as she cant be saved.
- the sister, who is a protector for the planet thats supposed to get blown up has to fight eclipse to save her planet however they don't know that they are related yet.
- the parent dies, then the father uncovers the truth about eclipse being related to them. eclipse destroys the galactic federation as they knew what she'd be doing if she was killing her family.
- eclipse and (most of) her family meet and they forgive her and try to help her become a better person and atone for her sins, eventually she helps rebuild the mess she created and make peace with her family before she leaves the planet to explore space again.
possible titles - the eclipse is coming
- well that was a twist
- abandoning her fate
- the main character is a female
- she saves people but they're all strangers to her
- its a horror natural disaster movie since its caused by a tremor and the fish are eating people
- world war z - When a former investigator ,Gerry Lane and his family get stuck in urban gridlock, he senses that it's no ordinary traffic jam. suddenly, the city erupts into chaos. A lethal virus spread through a single bite is turning healthy people into something vicious and feral. As the pandemic begins to take over humanity, Gerry leads a worldwide search to find the source of the infection and a way to stop it spreading.
- the main character is a male
- he has to save his family from the zombies
- its a man made virus that caused this disaster
- the humans win
- they go around the world
creative task
- main character (eclipse) is female, alien who was seperated from her family at birth. now she wastes her life away by traveling the universe alone causing havoc everywhere she goes
- she is tracked down by the galactic federation and is paid lots of money to blow up a planet that has a whole civilisation on it
- the person the federation gave her to work with becomes her friend. her mum and dad and sister are also characters who nearly get blown up.
- the mum gets blown up as she cant be saved.
- the sister, who is a protector for the planet thats supposed to get blown up has to fight eclipse to save her planet however they don't know that they are related yet.
- the parent dies, then the father uncovers the truth about eclipse being related to them. eclipse destroys the galactic federation as they knew what she'd be doing if she was killing her family.
- eclipse and (most of) her family meet and they forgive her and try to help her become a better person and atone for her sins, eventually she helps rebuild the mess she created and make peace with her family before she leaves the planet to explore space again.
- the eclipse is coming
- well that was a twist
- abandoning her fate
Monday 4th April 2022 Narrative theory
LO: To effectively develop an idea for a disaster movie
Todorov
applying propp to my film
Monday 16th May 2022 script writing and storyboarding
LO: to effectively develop an idea for a disaster movie
movie blurb no1 :/
she thought she'd be dead by now,
she wasn't.
instead Scarlett is minutes away from blowing up a rather populated planet for a large sum of money... not quite the way she expected to spend her birthday weekend.
movie blurb no2 :(
competing in a race with time, Scarlett Fray struggles to stop a bomb thats been planted on a very populated planet from blowing up her missing family along with every other living being on the planet
movie blurb no3 :)
Scarlett fray () , a regular teen delinquent travelling space in an attempt to cause trouble must complete a mission to get let off loose when she finally gets caught by the galactic government. little does she know the government are brainwashing her into accomplishing a very dangerous and highly illegal task for them. lets just say that blowing up her home planet isn't the way Scarlett planned on spending her birthday weekend this year....
visual story telling
- i'm hungry = tummy rumbling, rubbing tummy, feeling sorry for them self , seeing food and wanting it
- i've lost the cat = saying "here kitty" searching everywhere for cat, shaking treat packets
- i'm so tired = yawning, eyes slowly closing then snapping back open, slouching, no energy
- i'm late for school = waking up in a panic, rushing to get dressed, looking scruffy, grabbing a piece of bread or something, looking at clock "oh no!", running out of the house.
- i'm annoyed with her = rolling eyes, sighing, acting mad, sarcastic voice while talking to them
beginning of movie - Tuesday 11th, Museum, Planet in the Galaxy, 01:00am
Scarlett is on one of her best robbery planets trying to steal a valuable type of acid for a weapon she's making to sell for a fair amount of money. she's crawling through a cramped ventilation tunnel rather uncomfortably squished
"oh my god why did i decide on this outfit? its so inconvenient" she mumbled uncomfortably to herself
she's in a scruffy leather jacket and trousers with a white cropped shirt on, she's crawling through a vent so she can reach the acid room. the vent was very squished so it was exceedingly difficult to slip through
"ow it feels like this vent is getting smaller and smaller..''
she paused
"this had better be worth it"
once she's in the room she begins to cut the glass case to the acid she needs and the lights turn on to show galactic government guards surrounding her.
"FREEZE!" a voice yells from the corner of the room
"STOP RIGHT THERE YOU LITTLE CRIMINAL!" another voice adds
"chill i'm co-operating...for now" Scarlett spoke calmly. she'd escaped from plenty of these attacks before, what made this time any different?
"well miss fray... looks like we meet again" she could recognise that breathy whisper-like voice anywhere.
"Zlo." she muttered under her breath
the governments leader (Zlo) comes out from the shadows, handcuffs her and escorts her to a car that'll take her to the galactic federation prison.
16/5- Good work today T: 3. use the format of the script from my blog and extend your script.
6th June 2022 Industry
LO: to explore how a film is made and the various industry roles
photoshop/video editing
props/ set design
interviewing actors/casting
actors/cast
sound management
makeup/costumes
director & producer
camera/film crew
cinematographer - The Cinematographer works with the Director to achieve the overall visual aesthetic of a film, television show, music video, or other type of content. they're in charge of the camera and lighting crew and are in charge of the lighting,colour, looks and framing for every shot in the film.
casting directors - Casting Directors help Directors and Producers find the right Actors for their film, TV, and commercial productions.
- Make sure the talent has enough notification for the production, and also a reminder
- Know about the topic of the production. Take the time to research topic, and at least know a little background on the subject
- Get an outline together
- Take time to set up
2. Production - when shooting begins. During this short timeframe, additional crew will be hired—like a script supervisor to check for script continuity while filming, and a property master to acquire and oversee any of your film's props.
3. Post-production - is the editing of audio and visual materials to create a film. An editor assembles footage shot by shot, adds music (either original or licensed), and incorporates other visual and sound effects.
Film distribution - Film distribution is the process of making a movie available for viewing by an audience. This is normally the task of a professional film distributor. this may be expensive but this is how they get a movie noticed/popular.
Marketing
advertisement- magazines, posters, ADs, clothes, merchandise,
marketing for harry potter
Monday 20th June Movie Marketing
LO: to develop an effective film marketing strategy
starter - list all the different methods you can think of to market (promote) a movie.
trailers
merchandise
posters (on a bus/in shops/fast food containers/train stations)
online posts (on Instagram/snapchat/Facebook/twitter)
in newspapers
celebrity interviews with actors who are in the movie on TV
Deadpool 2 - research task
researching all the different methods used to promote deadpool 2
- the original deadpool movie was very popular as people instantly adored deadpool as a loveable rouge in his own comedy/action film. using this information, it was easily discovered that people would pay plenty to watch a second movie with deadpool as their main character.
- movie posters starring deadpool for the movie came out and showed off deadpool posing with the release date for the movie.
- there have been plenty of trailers for deadpool 2
- reviews from people who have been payed to watch and review deadpool 2 get all around the internet, this makes for pretty good promotion.
- the main actors have been in interviews to do with deadpool 2, Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin and Zazie Bee
tz are in most of the interviews.
Film Posters
1. film posters are usually found outside cinemas, at bus stops or on buses, or in shops/ fast food restaurants
2. a distributor will try to put their posters for their film in places that the most people are going to see them as this will attract more people to go and see the movie.
3. on a film poster there should be, a film title, a release date, an image, actor names, director/producer names.
Disaster film posters
genre conventions:
most of them are blue and black (small touches of red/orange) with chunky fonts that have added shapes or patterns to them. the images tend to include lightning or lots of clouds (usually grey clouds). there are depressing/sad taglines that dont have much context in nearly all of them, for instance, this is the begining of the end,never let go,there is no calm in the storm. The rock shows up in more than one disaster related movie
The poster suggests that the disaster is a tornado storm (this may include multiple tornados) it includes 3 tornados in the front cover and the title is 'into the storm' this gives us the idea that its more than one tornado. The font is blocky and has a icy pattern on it, this suggests that its cold and windy. There are people dashing away to get to safety in the corner as there is a dangerous looking tornado coming straight towards them, this means that theres probably a group running and hiding to keep safe from this disaster. the whole poster is a dark bluey-grey colour with black near the top and bottom. Theres also what looks to be fire in the bottom left corner so that adds to the disaster element as the tornado could make the firer bigger or create a fire tornado to test the humans lives. At the bottom theres a hashtag 'IntoTheStorm' this hashtag could be used by people who have watched the movie and are posting about it online, this is an amazing way to promote the movie.
Homework 20/06/2022
Deadpool revealed that he actually shaped the character in a more significant way than expected. "It was during a writers' strike, so all my dialogue in that movie I wrote," Reynolds told GQ. "I mean, in the stage directions it just said, 'Deadpool shows up, talks really fast, and makes a lot of jokes. The film was produced in February 2016 from 20th Century Fox, it was an R-rated superhero action comedy set that was part of the X-Men movie universe. Despite its rating and its relatively unknown lead character, Deadpool doubled its opening weekend predictions, earning $135 million in the United States alone. The production team spent plenty of time at Iron Works than any other set around Vancouver. They started in March to do some filming and came back in May for any needed re-shoots. once the film was made, the deadpool team created lots of promotion material such as, plenty of movie posters and a few trailers to help get the word around about the movie
4/7- add your screen shot of the poster. 1: Make sure that you have all the elements on your poster: Main Image Title Tagline Credit Block Actor names/director name Release date
Monday 18th July 2022 Disaster movie trailer
LO: to create an effective trailer
17/1/22- Excellent work this lesson, well done.
ReplyDelete21/3- Great work here, T 2. More detail in Describing when and where your film is set
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16/5- Good work today T: 3. use the format of the script from my blog and extend your script.
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