Below are the possible content of the credits which we will be using on our opening sequence. We have decided to lay the titles over existing shots rather than putting them on blank screens due to the fact that we don't have any spare time and also due to the fact that as our opening is quite slow moving in terms of plot, then it would add interest to the shots by laying the titles over them and if we used blank screens it would break up the shots too much.
Film Title: Retribution
Actors: Eva Howard, Joshua Dean,
Production Companies: Red Ink Productions,
Director: Tristan Rodrigues
Producer: Phillip Richardson
Music by: Seth Mason
Casting by: Abigail Thompson
Stephanie
Showing posts with label meeting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label meeting. Show all posts
Friday, January 11, 2008
Monday, January 7, 2008
Meeting - 4th December
Who attended: Angela, Nick, Stephanie and Zen
In this meeting we developed our ideas further. We have decided to change the girls clothes to her dress that is worn in the outside shots, because the grey t-shirt does not fit that well. We also decided that it would be much easier to film the whole sequence at night rather than the morning due to the lighting conditions changing and it getting darker earlier. We would incorporate this into the story by having her come home and go to bed. This would be followed by her being awoken by her mobile phone and being told to leave by a friend.
We also decided to create suspense by cross cutting between the kidnapper's footsteps coming up the stairs and hand sliding up the banister. Additionally we will try to have a dark figuire go swiftly past the camera at certain points, possibly after the key dropping scene.
To conclude, an entire re-shoot is required which should hopefully be quicker because we will keep the majority of the same shots.
Nick and Zen
Meeting - 27th November
Who Attended: Angela, Nick, Stephanie and Zen
We had a meeting on the 27th which was to reflect how well our shoot went on the 26th, from this we found some major issues. Stephanie's Grey T-shirt did not appear to be large enough. We thought of possibly adding a male character into the story, this is so we could gradually build up suspense throughout the clip.
The outside scene was not very effective in showing that someone could be watching her, we thought that using more hand held camera shots could have created this feeling. The key dropping scene may have to be changed due to the fact that it was not clear enough that the door had been left open.
Possible ways to fix this problem is to keep the door open further or to angle the camera so you can see outside throught the side of the door. There was a huge problem with maintaining similar lighting throughout our shots, there were no possible areas where we could keep our pag light in order to make the light look the same with each shot.
We could not maintain lighting for another reason which is when the clouds moved infront of the sun, shots became too dark and could not be placed in the same sequence as others. We might need to change Steph's T-shirt as it isn't long enough and so is impractical.
Nick and Zen
We had a meeting on the 27th which was to reflect how well our shoot went on the 26th, from this we found some major issues. Stephanie's Grey T-shirt did not appear to be large enough. We thought of possibly adding a male character into the story, this is so we could gradually build up suspense throughout the clip.
The outside scene was not very effective in showing that someone could be watching her, we thought that using more hand held camera shots could have created this feeling. The key dropping scene may have to be changed due to the fact that it was not clear enough that the door had been left open.
Possible ways to fix this problem is to keep the door open further or to angle the camera so you can see outside throught the side of the door. There was a huge problem with maintaining similar lighting throughout our shots, there were no possible areas where we could keep our pag light in order to make the light look the same with each shot.
We could not maintain lighting for another reason which is when the clouds moved infront of the sun, shots became too dark and could not be placed in the same sequence as others. We might need to change Steph's T-shirt as it isn't long enough and so is impractical.
Nick and Zen
Friday, November 30, 2007
Script
In our lesson period 7&8 on Friday 30th November we discussed the script and came up with the following.
This the script for the main character's dialogue in our actual shoot.
Girl gets out of bed:
(groaning) Oh god, my head.
On phone call:
Hello. Heh, Nah she didn't come back last night. She'll be fine, you know what she's like! I did what? oh God. oh no. Haha. Alright then. I'll speak to you later. Bye.
-Steph
This the script for the main character's dialogue in our actual shoot.
Girl gets out of bed:
(groaning) Oh god, my head.
On phone call:
Hello. Heh, Nah she didn't come back last night. She'll be fine, you know what she's like! I did what? oh God. oh no. Haha. Alright then. I'll speak to you later. Bye.
-Steph
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Meeting: Thursday 29th November 2007
Who attended: Nick, Stephanie, Zen
In our meeting today we discussed our test footage which we have edited into a rough version of our opening. From this opening (below) we have found a few shots which we are going to improve and decided on some editing techniques.
Editing techniques:
In our meeting today we discussed our test footage which we have edited into a rough version of our opening. From this opening (below) we have found a few shots which we are going to improve and decided on some editing techniques.
Editing techniques:
- At the end of the opening the main character is grabbed from behind, we think we might either cut it before her head leaves the shot or else we will put it into slow motion.
- We have decided that for our titles that having the titles over the action would look good. This is because there isn't much action throughout and therefore isn't a need to break it up.
Shot changes/problems:
- The shot of the main character walking down the hallway is at the moment too broken up, so we decided to take the shot from a different angle in Rebecca's house to be able to see her coming out of the room and walking down the hall way.
- The outside shots were too dark and so we have decided to start shooting earlier and also use a porch light to give more light to the door way to be able to see the action - also for this section of the sequence we really liked the variety of angles and positions of the camera so we are definately going to include that as it is quite disorientating.
- In the close up shots of the glass, alkaseltzers and the cigarettes it looks like a still shot/photo so the actress needs to move more to show there is movement in the frame.
- With the close up on the glass the shot itself is too long, but we need a longer time to see the fizzing alkaseltzer, also in our rough edit we had a continuity problem so we need to include a shot of the girl picking up the glass before she puts it down.
- When the girl is grabbed from behind we thought that perhaps we should specifically have the girl putting her hand out on the wall (there is already some of this in the shot) and it gradually moves out of the frame in the slow motion.
As Angela wasn't at this meeting (she was off of school ill) we will make sure that she agrees with all of the things that we talked about and ask her if she has any ideas as well.
-Steph
Friday, November 23, 2007
Meeting: Thursday 22nd November 2007
Who attended: Angela, Nick, Stephanie and Zen
We had a meeting after school on Thursday 22nd November and discussed the following things.
We had a brief discussion about music to get a vague sort of idea as to what we wanted for our music so that as individuals we could seperate and have a look for music which we could possibly use. We will blog ideas for music and then at a later meeting we will go through them and decide which is good and which isn't suitable.
We also discussed themes for the opening as we thought it would better help us to identify the type of music and later on the titles/font we would use. We decided that themes such as isolation, [any more anyone can remember?] are key.
We also decided on the costume for the girl: she should be smart dressed, but we should try to keep her relatable otherwise you may lose audience appeal. As she is going out clubbing/to a party before we meet her then we decided she should have something sparkly such as tights [which is what we decided to use] to highlight this aspect and stop her from looking too serious. By having ripped tights when she is introduced to us, then it will help to emphasise how drunk she is. She is going to be wearing high heels to again emphasise the dressy factor that she has just been out to a party or club. If you look at the post titled costume then you will see a more detailed summary of our idea and also some pictures.
We also narrowed down who our actress will be to either myself or Ciara. We ruled out the other two either due to them looking unsuitable or not being available for the filming.
- Steph
We had a meeting after school on Thursday 22nd November and discussed the following things.
We had a brief discussion about music to get a vague sort of idea as to what we wanted for our music so that as individuals we could seperate and have a look for music which we could possibly use. We will blog ideas for music and then at a later meeting we will go through them and decide which is good and which isn't suitable.
We also discussed themes for the opening as we thought it would better help us to identify the type of music and later on the titles/font we would use. We decided that themes such as isolation, [any more anyone can remember?] are key.
We also decided on the costume for the girl: she should be smart dressed, but we should try to keep her relatable otherwise you may lose audience appeal. As she is going out clubbing/to a party before we meet her then we decided she should have something sparkly such as tights [which is what we decided to use] to highlight this aspect and stop her from looking too serious. By having ripped tights when she is introduced to us, then it will help to emphasise how drunk she is. She is going to be wearing high heels to again emphasise the dressy factor that she has just been out to a party or club. If you look at the post titled costume then you will see a more detailed summary of our idea and also some pictures.
We also narrowed down who our actress will be to either myself or Ciara. We ruled out the other two either due to them looking unsuitable or not being available for the filming.
- Steph
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Meeting: Friday 16th November
Who attended: Nick, Zen, Angela, Steph (everyone).
Following the previous meeting, we continued developing our idea (idea 2) and focused more on what happens in the middle of it.
We decided that the inside of Rebecca's house would be ideal for our opening. The layout of the house fits into our sequence well. Here is a crude diagram of the layout of the house:
Adding to our idea (idea 2), we thought that there should be some kind of distraction that will play with the audiences mind and make the fact that the door is open less relevant. This could be done by having a cat making noises, a phone ringing or by appliances being left on overnight. We discussed the idea that the protagonist could be living with another girl, who she thinks comes into the house and slams the door. This is never seen and it will turn out that the person who slams the door is the kidnapper.
We thought about the way to introduce the kidnapper on screen. When the girl is in the bathroom, she is washing her face. The camera is positioned in typical thrilleresque fashion where it is an over the shoulder shot of the character looking into the mirror as they wash their face. This is where the villain is expected to appear, in the reflection of the mirror, as the girl bends down to wash her face but this is very cliché and we do not want it to be so obvious. An anti climax will come at this point as the audience will have anticipated the villain appearing, but he does not until the next couple of seconds.
We also discussed that it would be ideal to use ourselves as actors because it would make it easier for us to commit our time, rather than someone else who will have to commit to around five days of shooting. Other jobs, such as location shots, where also allocated.
-Nick
Following the previous meeting, we continued developing our idea (idea 2) and focused more on what happens in the middle of it.
We decided that the inside of Rebecca's house would be ideal for our opening. The layout of the house fits into our sequence well. Here is a crude diagram of the layout of the house:
Adding to our idea (idea 2), we thought that there should be some kind of distraction that will play with the audiences mind and make the fact that the door is open less relevant. This could be done by having a cat making noises, a phone ringing or by appliances being left on overnight. We discussed the idea that the protagonist could be living with another girl, who she thinks comes into the house and slams the door. This is never seen and it will turn out that the person who slams the door is the kidnapper.
We thought about the way to introduce the kidnapper on screen. When the girl is in the bathroom, she is washing her face. The camera is positioned in typical thrilleresque fashion where it is an over the shoulder shot of the character looking into the mirror as they wash their face. This is where the villain is expected to appear, in the reflection of the mirror, as the girl bends down to wash her face but this is very cliché and we do not want it to be so obvious. An anti climax will come at this point as the audience will have anticipated the villain appearing, but he does not until the next couple of seconds.
We also discussed that it would be ideal to use ourselves as actors because it would make it easier for us to commit our time, rather than someone else who will have to commit to around five days of shooting. Other jobs, such as location shots, where also allocated.
-Nick
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Meeting: Tuesday 13th November
Who attended: Nick, Zen, Angela, Steph (everyone).
We discussed the limitations of our first idea - that our ending lacked any sort of thrilleresque feeling - it was a bit plain and not very exciting if other people were in the house except the girl (the people in the corridor). Also being stabbed isn't exactly thriller if she is still alive.
We also brainstormed some new ideas and I've blogged this idea (Idea 2). We also had another idea which included the party idea still. Basically it was the same as idea one, but the party was also introduced via flashbacks which would be short and not very clear to begin with before getting longer and more detailed to help explain/set up the girl eventually being kidnapped like in the end of idea 2. Instead of there being another character as the victim, the main character/girl would be the victim/be kidnapped. However we decided against this idea really because flashbacks may be difficult to do and we would prefer to avoid them if possible.
We also discussed possible locations for idea two (my house would be good for the outside shot) and we are planning to take test shots of the locations to blog.
- Steph
We discussed the limitations of our first idea - that our ending lacked any sort of thrilleresque feeling - it was a bit plain and not very exciting if other people were in the house except the girl (the people in the corridor). Also being stabbed isn't exactly thriller if she is still alive.
We also brainstormed some new ideas and I've blogged this idea (Idea 2). We also had another idea which included the party idea still. Basically it was the same as idea one, but the party was also introduced via flashbacks which would be short and not very clear to begin with before getting longer and more detailed to help explain/set up the girl eventually being kidnapped like in the end of idea 2. Instead of there being another character as the victim, the main character/girl would be the victim/be kidnapped. However we decided against this idea really because flashbacks may be difficult to do and we would prefer to avoid them if possible.
We also discussed possible locations for idea two (my house would be good for the outside shot) and we are planning to take test shots of the locations to blog.
- Steph
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