Progress so far...

This is to show what we did film, edit and put to music but unfortunately we cannot use this footage anymore but this is to show what we did film.

As the first part of our film is a flashback we have realised that we can now use this footage, what we are going to do is cut up this with another part we have so it's a montage and then we will have about 2 minutes of footage =]

And a longer clip...

Mel's Trailer Ideas

For my trailer I am  really inspired by the trailers for episode's of the Vampire Diaries. They are really good for capturing many different aspects like action, which is a main feature I want in my trailer. In addition I really like the way they are edited together, they are short, snappy and intriguing. I like this one because it really focuses on the characters.

I love this trailer because it really highlights the vampire personality of Stefan. Its quite scary to see his lack of ability to control his instincts which is increased by the clock ticking in the background adding suspense. This is a great trailer for really keeping the audience gripped.

Trailer Story Line

The trailer will focus on the boys struggle with his vampire self. It begins with him walking down the street towards the camera with his head down and hood up. When he reaches the camera it zooms into his eyes and there is a graphic match. When it zooms out again he is sat on the floor with his head in his hands looking depressed.  There is a voice over saying "I hate what I've become". The screen then fades to white. It fades back into his mother reading the letter and there is the voice over saying "You know what I've gone to do, I'm going to get revenge". Then it flashes to his cutting his wrist and the sharp object dropping to the floor. Then it flashes to his head whipping round as he hears something in the forest. Then there is a blank screen and for a few minutes all we hear is heavy breathing and his fast heartbeat, then it stops. When the scene comes back it is fast paced, the boy and the vampire chasing each other, the boy going to reach for the vampire. Blank screen. The boy is then stood alone in the forest, his arms are out stretched, his head is up and he's yelling at the top of his lungs. Then its cuts out to a blank screen and the film name comes up.

Progress report MEL :)

So far I have managed to complete all my paperwork for my film, including: shot lists, storyboards (for all scenes), lighting design etc. Although I have made great progress here I am quite behind on my filming. 

  I have only filmed one very short scene but I really need to do more.  I am hoping to film a large chunk of the film this weekend to really boost my progress so I am ready for the deadline in 7 weeks. 

  Finally I have done quite a few pieces of music for the film so I will have less to do in post production.

Progress Report - 3 Nov 2011

So far, we have made progress from our last post. We have completed the script and shot list for the first two minutes of our film. We have also gone out and filmed the first minute- the bedroom scene and the landing and stairs scene.
We are hoping to film next Tuesday to complete the indoor scenes involving the main character so we can then move on the the outdoor scenes. :)

Megan and Charlotte

Trailer ideas - Charlotte Reid

As we our making a vampire film I thought that for my trailer it might be good to include some of these things in the trailer.

- Little bit of background, when he got turned
- Normal day life
- The mum reading the letter when her son leaves.
- Sunlight

The music I  thought would suit this trailer is quite upbeat and intense.

Music =]

Here is a little bit of the music that we already have =]

Coursework Update- 3 Oct 2011

Update
During the next three weeks we will be using the class time to finish the planning sheets we have including the script and the storyboard for our new film that we have been planning (see previous post) and we have made really good progress in the past two weeks as we have done all the planning sheets for 2/7 minutes and have fully planned the other minutes ready to do the script and the shot-lists for.

Also during the next three weeks in our free time we (esp Charlotte) will be creating the music for the film and we will be filming the scenes that are ready to be filmed.

We have used the last 17 weeks mainly creating all planning sheets for our previous film with our two other group members but Charlotte and I decided that that film would be extremely difficult to film so the group has amalgamated and so we are making a new film based on similar ideas from the last one.

We have learned a lot of valuable lessons about filming in the past 17 weeks as we have done a few test filming scenes and shots and we have realised the importance of the 180 degree rule and spacing between shots. Also that it is necessary for the locations of scenes to be very similar to the ones that we had in mind when planning the film so that the shots work together.

Music: I have learned over the past few weeks that I was not as easy as I expected, I've got a few little bits but I am planning to do most of it on Wednesday.
I have now recorded some music and I am really pleased with it but I'm not quite sure how to edit it, I know which part of the film I want it in but I don't just want the guitar on it's own, so I'm planning to add a bit more of a beat to it