Ollie here
we've decided as a group that the names I suggested sounded too atypical of the thriller genre. Chris suggested one of his own: Acolyte. We liked this as it is not a commonly used word and sounds unique, yet the meaning of the word summarises the plot of our movie i.e. the one who listens to the orders he is given. This will be our final title name of our thriller introduction.
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Showing posts with label production. Show all posts
Monday, 8 March 2010
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
1st lesson Wednesday week two
Ollie here
Today we are continuing with our editing process, we will be focusing on the long "walking through the house" scene. To edit this we will be using key frames to speed up movement sections and then return to normal speed for any pauses in movement that will signal something important happening. We may also use our time this lesson to include some image flashes that will last for only a split second so that it breaks up the flow of sequence on purpose. An example of what i mean is in this video from Youtube. Obviously our image flashes will not be of a creepy face, but this is a good representation of the technique we are looking to use.
The Flash is 30 seconds into the clip.
Today we are continuing with our editing process, we will be focusing on the long "walking through the house" scene. To edit this we will be using key frames to speed up movement sections and then return to normal speed for any pauses in movement that will signal something important happening. We may also use our time this lesson to include some image flashes that will last for only a split second so that it breaks up the flow of sequence on purpose. An example of what i mean is in this video from Youtube. Obviously our image flashes will not be of a creepy face, but this is a good representation of the technique we are looking to use.
The Flash is 30 seconds into the clip.
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Filming update
Ollie here
on a very late note, we (me and chris) got the last of our filming done last night (24th feb) i feel that this went incredibly smoothly with no problems or lighitng issues (like before) to speak of. As it is complete we can focus on editing as stated in my previous post.
on a very late note, we (me and chris) got the last of our filming done last night (24th feb) i feel that this went incredibly smoothly with no problems or lighitng issues (like before) to speak of. As it is complete we can focus on editing as stated in my previous post.
Start of editing
Ollie here
Today we began the editing process in our media lesson. So far we are deleting clips we will not use + any bloopers that are lingering on the tape. We are also beginning to arrange the clips into their vague order as according to the storyboard. So far though i think we are using final cut express and other resources to a good standard and i think that the thriller will definatley benefit from this if we can keep it up.
Today we began the editing process in our media lesson. So far we are deleting clips we will not use + any bloopers that are lingering on the tape. We are also beginning to arrange the clips into their vague order as according to the storyboard. So far though i think we are using final cut express and other resources to a good standard and i think that the thriller will definatley benefit from this if we can keep it up.
Saturday, 20 February 2010
Name ideas
Ollie here
I've just realised that our group hasn't put any thoguht into a name for our thriller introduction yet. This is obviously a group decision so these are only my own ideas
-The Occult
-The Cult
-The Listener
-Influence
These names also work without the "the" prefix.
I've just realised that our group hasn't put any thoguht into a name for our thriller introduction yet. This is obviously a group decision so these are only my own ideas
-The Occult
-The Cult
-The Listener
-Influence
These names also work without the "the" prefix.
Fonts & appearances
ollie here :D
As editing is looming on the Horizon (provided our filming gets done) i think now would be a good time to think about fonts for our titles and production credits etc.
Firstly i think it is important that our style of font conforms to the thriller genre because if it subverts from this genre it can make the whole introduction seem confusing to an audience, or it will just not be as effective as it could be. the font should look sinister and possibly be quite bold so that it is eye-catching and engaging to the audience. This would complement the conventions of our thriller introduction whilst also supporting the sinister content.
I really like Droeming and Impact label, i think they really keep the tone of the movie plot and the genre whilst also looking quite good and being very clear and bold. The others were more aesthetic choices as they look eye-catching and/or nice to the audience. however they are not striclty in keeping with the conventions of the thriller genre, so I personally think we should use one of the other two. I'll see how Chris and Nikki feel next lesson. If we cannot agree on one of these fonts then im sure a standard microsoft font will suffice, perhaps Verdana or Arial. as they are clear and readable however not very sinister.
As editing is looming on the Horizon (provided our filming gets done) i think now would be a good time to think about fonts for our titles and production credits etc.
Firstly i think it is important that our style of font conforms to the thriller genre because if it subverts from this genre it can make the whole introduction seem confusing to an audience, or it will just not be as effective as it could be. the font should look sinister and possibly be quite bold so that it is eye-catching and engaging to the audience. This would complement the conventions of our thriller introduction whilst also supporting the sinister content.
I really like Droeming and Impact label, i think they really keep the tone of the movie plot and the genre whilst also looking quite good and being very clear and bold. The others were more aesthetic choices as they look eye-catching and/or nice to the audience. however they are not striclty in keeping with the conventions of the thriller genre, so I personally think we should use one of the other two. I'll see how Chris and Nikki feel next lesson. If we cannot agree on one of these fonts then im sure a standard microsoft font will suffice, perhaps Verdana or Arial. as they are clear and readable however not very sinister.
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Props List
these are the props we will be using in our thriller opening. I will update this if we have any late additions.
-Shovel
-Bible
-headphones
-ipod
-candles
I feel positive that this is all of the props we have discussed, but feel free to update this if i have missed anything out Chris & Nikki :D
-Shovel
-Bible
-headphones
-ipod
-candles
I feel positive that this is all of the props we have discussed, but feel free to update this if i have missed anything out Chris & Nikki :D
Monday, 25 January 2010
updated cultist symbol
Ollie here :D
This is expected to be the final design for our fictional underlying cult logo that will be recurrent throughout our thriller opening.
it was designed on photoshop by me, I think for the most part this is an origional design, loosely based on the emblem system in the halo video games franchise (the player designed their own from preset symbols) however i also tried to make it look a tiny bit supernatural and alien-like so there are small some small personal influences in my design. I was also aiming for simplicity in the design, which was not present in my previous one. Simplicity is a recurring feature of most cult symbols throughout history and so i tried hard to emulate this. for example the KKK and Nazi Symbols:
Anyway we agreed it looked good so expect to see this in the opening :D
This is expected to be the final design for our fictional underlying cult logo that will be recurrent throughout our thriller opening.
it was designed on photoshop by me, I think for the most part this is an origional design, loosely based on the emblem system in the halo video games franchise (the player designed their own from preset symbols) however i also tried to make it look a tiny bit supernatural and alien-like so there are small some small personal influences in my design. I was also aiming for simplicity in the design, which was not present in my previous one. Simplicity is a recurring feature of most cult symbols throughout history and so i tried hard to emulate this. for example the KKK and Nazi Symbols:
Anyway we agreed it looked good so expect to see this in the opening :D
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