On Thursday 25th February we did a photoshoot for our film's poster.
https://youtu.be/KD9R59rDQp4
Above is a video that we created of photos that were similar in style to the idea we had for our poster. The aim was to create something like these photos but also for it to have our own interpretation and to tell the audience something about our film.
We had to bring a DSLR camera and lights with lighting stands to make sure that we got the most effective shots. Our group travelled to our actor's house together and then began to set up. The camera was handheld and we had two lights on light stands set up close to the bath. Our actor then had to lie in the bath with his eyes closed. The shot that we took required our photographer to be directly above our actor so that the photograph showed the actor's face and shoulders and part of the bath surrounding him.
A number of photos were taken so that we could chose from them which one was best suited to being the photo for our poster. We wanted to chose one that added mystery but also helped to give background information to the film.
Thursday, 25 February 2016
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Recording The Voiceover
The only voice heard in the film is a voiceover. The voice in the voiceover is Dylan's. This is used instead of him talking in the present moment of the shot. It helps to make the film seem more reflective as he speaks of the times in his life where he felt happy and everything that he misses. It also shows how he has reflected on his existence in the afterlife. The voiceover plays so that we can hear him speaking of the "middle-ground" that he is stuck in while the camera shots show him exploring this very place.
Recording the voiceover was the last task we had before making the final touches to the film. This was because we wanted to have the shots all taken and edited correctly so that we would know exactly how long he would need to all for and the different start and stop times in the voiceover. This meant that once it was done everything would be together. By shooting and editing everything first and leaving the voiceover to last, our group made the process of editing much more simple.
We recorded the voiceover on an iPhone using its built in speaker. There were a number of reasons for doing this
Recording the voiceover was the last task we had before making the final touches to the film. This was because we wanted to have the shots all taken and edited correctly so that we would know exactly how long he would need to all for and the different start and stop times in the voiceover. This meant that once it was done everything would be together. By shooting and editing everything first and leaving the voiceover to last, our group made the process of editing much more simple.
We recorded the voiceover on an iPhone using its built in speaker. There were a number of reasons for doing this
- We had to record at the weekend and we therefore did not have access to the recording studio at our school.
- Using an iPhone was going to make the recording process a lot faster than spending hours in a recording booth thus meaning our actor wasn't being made to take up too much of his time.
- An iPhone produces a lot less static noise than most recording equipment and therefore would help to give a clearer sound which would sound a lot better in the film.
After recording the voiceover, we transferred the recording onto the MacBook. Once this was done we added in into the video on Final Cut Pro and made sure that each clip matched up with the voice and that there wasn't a voiceover in any of the clips that we didn't intend to use of voiceover in. We also checked to make sure that the voiceover could be heard over the other background sounds.
Friday, 12 February 2016
QUESTIONNAIRE
Please circle your answer.
1. What is your gender?
Male Female Non-binary
2. How old are you?
12-15 16-19 20-25 26-34 35+
3. What is your favourite independent genre?
Indie Thriller Comedy Musical Horror Romance Sci-fi Drama
4. What draws you to an independent film?
Actors Plot Title Setting Characters HeroVs.Villain Other
5. Write from most to least important, the order of importance of these elements in an indie film.
Setting Props Costume Make-up Lighting Sound
1:................ 2:............... 3:............... 4:............. 5:............... 6:................
6. How did you expect to feel when watching our independent film?
Informed Interested Excited Intrigued Unresponsive Confused Bored
7. What was your reaction to our independent film?
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8. Are there any improvements that you think could have been made?
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1. What is your gender?
Male Female Non-binary
2. How old are you?
12-15 16-19 20-25 26-34 35+
3. What is your favourite independent genre?
Indie Thriller Comedy Musical Horror Romance Sci-fi Drama
4. What draws you to an independent film?
Actors Plot Title Setting Characters HeroVs.Villain Other
5. Write from most to least important, the order of importance of these elements in an indie film.
Setting Props Costume Make-up Lighting Sound
1:................ 2:............... 3:............... 4:............. 5:............... 6:................
6. How did you expect to feel when watching our independent film?
Informed Interested Excited Intrigued Unresponsive Confused Bored
7. What was your reaction to our independent film?
...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
8. Are there any improvements that you think could have been made?
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Wednesday, 3 February 2016
Friday, 29 January 2016
FILM TITLE -The Unknown
Our group spent time discussing possible title names for our film. It needed to be something that grasped the audience's attention and suggested what sort of themes the film would include.
We decided to name our film 'The Unknown'. This is a fitting title for a sic-fi film as it creates mystery as to what is happening.
Our film is set in purgatory, a place unknown to the protagonist. He does not know how to escape or if escape is possible. It is unknown whether or not he will have to spend eternity here.
As he explains how he got there we learn that once he began to drown his decision of suicide was full of regrets which is something that his family and friends still living could not know.
Dylan is in isolation. For someone who had previously been very sociable and happy, his lonely and unhappy existence in purgatory is not something he would have been familiar with.
It was also unknown to Dylan what was going to happen to him once he died. Being stuck in purgatory does not seem to be the afterlife that Dylan expected.
Another thing is that Dylan's situation is unknown to the people he left behind on Earth. There is no way for them to know what has happened to him as they cannot possibly know what happens after death let alone what happens after death by suicide.
Throughout his voiceover, Dylan speaks of how he does not understand what is happening to him. He feels stuck and describes the setting as a "middle ground".
The title helps to give some background information to the audience as well as making them question what is happening throughout the film. Also, it creates enigma in line with the Barthes Enigma Code.
We decided to name our film 'The Unknown'. This is a fitting title for a sic-fi film as it creates mystery as to what is happening.
Our film is set in purgatory, a place unknown to the protagonist. He does not know how to escape or if escape is possible. It is unknown whether or not he will have to spend eternity here.
As he explains how he got there we learn that once he began to drown his decision of suicide was full of regrets which is something that his family and friends still living could not know.
Dylan is in isolation. For someone who had previously been very sociable and happy, his lonely and unhappy existence in purgatory is not something he would have been familiar with.
It was also unknown to Dylan what was going to happen to him once he died. Being stuck in purgatory does not seem to be the afterlife that Dylan expected.
Another thing is that Dylan's situation is unknown to the people he left behind on Earth. There is no way for them to know what has happened to him as they cannot possibly know what happens after death let alone what happens after death by suicide.
Throughout his voiceover, Dylan speaks of how he does not understand what is happening to him. He feels stuck and describes the setting as a "middle ground".
The title helps to give some background information to the audience as well as making them question what is happening throughout the film. Also, it creates enigma in line with the Barthes Enigma Code.
Monday, 25 January 2016
Tuesday, 19 January 2016
Filming Day Schedule
We are filming the scene on the beach, the part of the film set in present day, on Friday
22nd of January. This will cover the majority of the filming. The flashbacks from Dylan's life will be added in at a later date. Our group will all be travelling separately. I will be travelling on the train with out assistant cinematographer Andrew Murray from Dunmurry train station getting the 8:30 am train as we have all agreed to be on set by 9:20 am.
I am spending the majority of the day on set. The filming should take roughly 5-6 hours. In the group, I have the job of cinematographer and so will be in charge of taking the shots. I will have a list of things to bring with me. Below is a photo of my list:
22nd of January. This will cover the majority of the filming. The flashbacks from Dylan's life will be added in at a later date. Our group will all be travelling separately. I will be travelling on the train with out assistant cinematographer Andrew Murray from Dunmurry train station getting the 8:30 am train as we have all agreed to be on set by 9:20 am.
I am spending the majority of the day on set. The filming should take roughly 5-6 hours. In the group, I have the job of cinematographer and so will be in charge of taking the shots. I will have a list of things to bring with me. Below is a photo of my list:
We will spend about 20 minutes talking to our actors about what they will have to do and setting up and then filming will commence at 9:40 am. We are aiming to wrap up filming at around 2pm and so will have a lunch-break during the day to eat and rest while talking about the schedule for the rest of the day. The drowning scene will be filmed last so that our actor in the sea can get changed and go home quickly and won't have to sit around after being in the sea.
Once shooting is over myself and the rest of the cast and crew will aim to travel back to Belfast city centre by train and make our own ways home from there.
There will be six of us in total at the location during the day. This includes: myself, Ellie and Eimear who are part of my group, Micheál our lead actor, Jack our stunt double actor and Andrew our assistant cinematographer.
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