Storyboard timed video

Ok, Chris here, I've just spent half an hour trying to convert the silly file, but i digress.

This is our timed storyboard with music, however the music hasn't been edited, and is just to give you an idea of the sound ideas. For example, we won't have any lyrics during our video, so the music needs mixing. So yes just a basic outline of what to expect in terms of timing.

Filming assessment

Chris, Ollie & Nikki here

On monday night (5/2/10) me, Chris and Nikki began filming. We managed to film most of scene two without any problems, however when we went outside at around 6pm it was getting increasingly dark which later became a problem for us as the camera was not very responsive to the light we used. So we will need to do some re-filming which we are aiming to get done as soon as possible. We are all busy until the last weekend of last term which we are setting as a vague date for re-filming. hopefully we will be able to complete it. Nikki will be bringing lights this time so that will overcome our main problem. We are also going to begin filming slightly earlier to make the most of the twilight.

So far though we have segments of scene one and most of scene two only small sections are needed for us to complete filming

Final storyboard

ollie here

this is our final storyboard. Click on the thumbnail to enlarge.

Scene one


Scene Two


Please excuse the thumbnails that are rotated, photobucket really doesn't like me.

Ratings analysis

ollie here

This is something that our group has not covered yet so i think it would be a good idea to get it done before filming begins tommorrow

i would estimate that due to the content of the plot of our thriller that it would get a '15' rating. also many other thriler films get this rating so i think it would definatley be the most reasonable.

This is from the BBFC website on classification guidelines. I chose to copy and paste the whole classification for the '15' ratings.
Discrimination
The work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory
language or behaviour.
Drugs
Drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not
promote or encourage drug misuse. The misuse of easily
accessible and highly dangerous substances (for example,
aerosols or solvents) is unlikely to be acceptable.
Horror
Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic
or sexualised.
Imitable behaviour
Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and
self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be
copied. Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised.
Language
There may be frequent use of strong language (for example,
‘fuck’). The strongest terms (for example, ‘cunt’) may be
acceptable if justified by the context. Aggressive or repeated
use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable.
Nudity
Nudity may be allowed in a sexual context but without
strong detail. There are no constraints on nudity in a
non-sexual or educational context.
Sex
Sexual activity may be portrayed without strong detail.
There may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour,
but the strongest references are unlikely to be acceptable
unless justified by context. Works whose primary purpose is
sexual arousal or stimulation are unlikely to be acceptable.
Theme
No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is
appropriate for 15 year olds.
Violence
Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction
of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to
be acceptable. Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also
unlikely to be acceptable.
There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence
but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discreet and
have a strong contextual justification

Media lesson

Ollie here

in todays media lesson we decided to try and get our final storyboard complete so that it can be uploaded to the blog as soon as possible. if we can get this done then we are free to begin filming.

we are planning to begin the bulk of our filming in Debden green on monday the 8th of February. this will leave us half term to complete any other outlying tasks which are not already complete.

Today

Me, Ollie and Nikki have spent the media lesson performing separate tasks, Ollie and Nikki have been getting our storyboard on paper, as we already know what we're doing, whilst i've been trying to gather skills on Final Cut Express, namely using effects. I now know how to use and add effects into our videos, get some of my own, and Nikki and Ollie have done the second scene of the storyboard. More work coming soon.

Group meeting 1/2/10

Ollie here

Yesterday me chris and nikki went to E3 so that Chris could bring nikki up to speed with some of the editing techiniques on Final Cut Express. This should prove useful as now we all have a fair understanding of the nesesary techniques. this was a short meeting but it seemed worth noting.