First session back with "Suited and Booted"

After registration and greetings Sara instructed us all step-by-step through the process of "scratch disks".

i directed the cursor to the top left of the page, then clicked on the icon "final cut pro" then "system settings" then "set scratch disk" after this i made a document file entitled with my name. This was done so i can save and access my work with complete and utter ease.

previously we had all done our rough cuts on our short films so this made the whole process run more smoothly and easily. As our "deadline" was in less then a week. After we had all been instructed on how to make minor adjustments to our 'films'. we where all taught and advised to check through our film once more then add Audio clips of our choice if we so wished or felt it appropriate.

lots of us wanted to produce our own audio clips and embed it onto our films but we then had to think logically and this would not have been possible for it wouldn't be complete to a substantial standard in the time frame given. so instead some of the class chose to either use one from a different source and others chose to leave the sounding that was already on the film as it was and possibly alter it slightly.

Like for instance in my film, originally there was numerous amounts of times when i could here one of the members of crew informing us of when the camera was ready for filming by shouting "action"or "rolling" etc. So in some cases i had just found it easier to just crop down the clip to parts of the clip that was most vital, although in other cases it was left to further alterations to then take effect.

i have uploaded images of my print screenings to illustrate the process of modifications made to my film...



this print screen was taken of part of my 'timeline', this was supposed to show the outcome of when i had decreased the fractions of the duration of this particular shot. i had done this because Jake (the love sick main protagonist) had ran down the stairs to show that no matter where he went he still could not escape his thoughts of Kate (the dead girlfriend).

when this was shot Jake had ran down the stairs and touched the wall to the right, then on the second shot he had done the same thing again but then his hand was raised slightly higher then the previous shot.

so to alter this i had to then 'play around' with the shots until i was satisfied. which resulted in the first clip being decreased and the second clip not being altered at all and then it was nice, it flowed.



i hated the whole process of amending and rearranging the film clips and if i am quite honest because i was quite nervous. i think that it was more so of a fear of the unknown. When in doing so i found it difficult for i was limited when it came to using apple MAC's and now that i have successfully finished i am happy to know that i have in actual fact completed my work to a satisfactory standard. for what was my first time in doing rough cuts, amending them then converting them in to a short film.

some of clips taken where taken from particular angles because we wanted to have a nice though creative and effective on the filming. At first we as a group wasn't too sure how we would go about this, we drew up story boards and planned our process thoroughly.



this is a clip of our main protagonist, he was starting his day by freshening up and getting ready in his bathroom. the objective for this was to capture Jake applying his deodorant. firstly you can see Jake opening the cabinet.



this was the image of Jake taking the can of deodorant from the cabinet...



so then finally we had the ending of this "scene" with Kate appearing from behind him in the reflection of the mirror. this was done to help illustrate further more the fact that he is love sick and even in everyday life and normal daily procedures that he cannot escape his thoughts, feelings and even seeing Kate.



that's why we shot clips like these, so then we could add them if we so wished and this allowed room for flexibility, time and detail. i feel that these clips helped to make the audience think or become more involved, it drew them in further and if they where attentive then they would understand the depth of this.



seeing this (Kate in the mirror) it shook jake up and his reaction was to run... this next clip shows jake not just leaving the room but the premesses completely.



jake runs down the stairs,



grabs his coat and heads out the front door.

As this post will no-longer allow me upload images onto this post the following will souly

Edward ScissorHands

This was a film made in the year of 1990, the main protagonist in this movie was Johnny Depp although his character name for this film was Edward.

The plot of the movie is quite comical and shows the social norm for the 1950's what with the street of never ending terrace houses and the nosey neighbours and bright colours. This makes me think of 'The Simpson's'. The audios clips played a significant part in the movie. when there was clips of all the families and neighbours the music was bubbly, cheerful, up beat with a nice constant tempo. The genres perceived in this movie where Drama what with the over egzaderation and excitment, Comedy Fantasy the ever so perfect and happy family lifestyle and Romance.

This leads me on nicely to then discuss the dynamics of the family life in comparison to Edward. When Edwards' character was being introduced into the movie the lighting and colours where minimal. This made it seem eary, scary, and made me as a viewer curious to know what lead up those stairs, who or what was it stood in the corner of the attic and why was it there?

i like the way the director Tim Burton, used all the scenery to his advantage, using both side of the spectrum played them off against one another but then brung it together so that it became a symphony of movie history. not just because i admire this movie and have watched it more then twice, i like the way that even though slight fear comes across the viewers because of Edwards' appearance but the curiosity subsides that and makes them continue to watch the movie.

This is my opinion is a paradigm sub-cross genre movies. Pegg bogs, the local 'Avon' lady leaves the "oh so sweet" suburben area and makes her last stop at the mansion and the top of a long bendy winding trail that leads up to her discovery of Edward. Edward was the result of an great inventor progress he is "almost human" but he doesn't get to finish his "project"for he dies.

At first Edward appears dangerous, but instead he is a sincere gentle being. After Pegg Bogs invites him not just into her car but to her home and neighbourhood. Edwards life then changes for both the better and the worse.



please view the screenplay for this movie...

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi3651404057

Gothic Film shooting

Finally in a session with Jo Saunders we were all asked to put our visuals from the storyboards that were made into order from the filming that had been done. Firstly on the storyboard was a mid-shot of KATE lead in the bath the audio for this clip would have been water running, and the duration for this clip would have been 10secs. Although that clip went along well and I was so chuffed with myself! Because I had done that bit then I started perking up thinking yeah, no problems this will be fine.

The next three clips where supposed to be of JAKE in the bathroom he would slide open the bathroom cabinet door to retrieve his toothbrush, when he had finished doing so and slid-close the bathroom cabinet door their Kate would appear. This separate scene would have lasted for the duration of 30secs (approx) but I couldn't find the film to edit the clips and import them into the rough cut.

As the main protagonist was JAKE playing the part of a love sick boyfriend of a dead girlfriend who died because she committed suicide. a lot of shots were taken so then we had a variety to then chose and refuse from when it came to making out rough cut and final cut.

Doing this took up a lot of time because we then decided to use different camera angles and time frames although we wound up mostly using mid-shots and long-shots. We wanted to used more filming to annotate the story line as opposed to JAKE or KATE speaking. we wanted the film to be self-explanatory this also meant that we had to take the lighting and the audio clips that we were going to use into serious consideration.

A mid-shot was used in the graveyard scene to add extra authenticity, and make it more dramatic, we then used a considerable amount of time on this scene instead of using just a snippet or snap-shot. nearer the end of the film we really brought together the full story because from the beginning not everything is clear but by the end of the film all the pieces of the puzzle fit into place. the last three shot conclude of JAKE no-longer being able to cope and he then takes an overdose.

i feel that this is a smooth modern cut of a Romeo and Juliet love sick story. although it is quite short and sweet the point, subject, and imagery has been done so the purpose has been put across clearly.

jadine. <3