http://prezi.com/0whiur35kgal/herbert-marcuse/
Turns out I can't use my blog. Well...there's my presentation anyway. :)
Monday, 6 February 2012
I'm just hopeless with technology...
After learning how to fully use my Media blog today (Result!) I decided i'd give Prezi a try because the presentation I made for Media is really boring so I thought i'd spice it up by using something different that looks really good on my friend's blogs when they use it...however I had no idea how hard it was. I actually think i'm going INSANE. I can't click anything without it enlarging something half way across the page. No I don't want to enlarge my text...I made it smaller FOR A REASON. Insert sigh here. I'm just ranting on here as Tumblr probably wouldn't care...and it's all media related...in some way.
Well when I get my prezi up (unlikely to happen but i'm giving it a go) I expect it to get top marks after all i've been through today. :)
Well when I get my prezi up (unlikely to happen but i'm giving it a go) I expect it to get top marks after all i've been through today. :)
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
The Adventures of Ralph: Editing our final piece together post 1.
So today we decided (now that we've got all of our filming done) that we were going to eliminate the shots that we didn't feel worked (and there were lots of them...) and put down the ones we liked in the order we intend them to be in. We haven't added our transitions yet but when we tested a few on some of the clips they looked quite effective so hopefully we'll be adding them in next time. Unfortunately though today God decided that he would put an end to our short-lived luck. It turns out that the footage we filmed actually isn't that long. Well, not as long as we thought it would be. Infact it's about a minute and 20 seconds too short. Damnit. However being the film making geniuses that we three are we came up with a good idea of what we could add to the end of our footage to make it longer (not filler though...it's all relevant to the idea of Death and Satanism). In this extra footage you should be seeing Jess (the Satanist) talking to her 'friend' (Me) who actually turns out to be a figment of her imagination that's telling her to kill people. We're so original. :) Oh and also one of her other friends informs her that her friend (Sarah) was brutally murdered and wishes her well. Which is nice of them. But this isn't a nice film opening so we decided to make my character angry at the friend for interfering and tells Jess to go ABSOLUTELY CRAZY at them. Oh well...here's hoping everything goes okay from now on. Fingers crossed. I mean it can't get much worse from here, can it? *touch wood*
Thursday, 19 January 2012
About my production company.
Before I start i'd like to point out that this particular film had lots of Production Company's involved. So I chose the main one (or what I think is the main one) and at the bottom i'll list all the others.
The Weisntein Company is an american film studio founded by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in 2005 after they left -Disney-owned Miramax Films, which they had co-founded in 1979. Their first realeases included the dramatic thriller Derailed (starring Jennifer Aniston and Clive Owen), the offbeat comedy-drama Transamerica (starring Felicity Huffman) the computer-animated family film Hoodwinked, the World War II-era comedy-drama Mrs. Henderson Presents (starring Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins) and the caper comedy The Matador (starring Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear).
In July 2006 the Weinstein brothers and Robert L. Johnson announced the creation of the venture studio titled Our Stories Films which then would distribute African-American-oriented films.
On May 24, 2007, The Weinstein Company announced the launch of three new direct-to-video labels: The Miriam Collection, Kaleidoscope TWC, and Dimension Extreme.
In 2009, TWC lost the rights to the movie Sin City 2. The first movie cost 40 million dollars to make and brought in almost 159 million in box office alone.
In June 2009, The Weinstein Company announced the hiring of a financial adviser to restructure the finances of the company
There's a few facts...:)
The Weisntein Company is an american film studio founded by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in 2005 after they left -Disney-owned Miramax Films, which they had co-founded in 1979. Their first realeases included the dramatic thriller Derailed (starring Jennifer Aniston and Clive Owen), the offbeat comedy-drama Transamerica (starring Felicity Huffman) the computer-animated family film Hoodwinked, the World War II-era comedy-drama Mrs. Henderson Presents (starring Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins) and the caper comedy The Matador (starring Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear).
In July 2006 the Weinstein brothers and Robert L. Johnson announced the creation of the venture studio titled Our Stories Films which then would distribute African-American-oriented films.
On May 24, 2007, The Weinstein Company announced the launch of three new direct-to-video labels: The Miriam Collection, Kaleidoscope TWC, and Dimension Extreme.
In 2009, TWC lost the rights to the movie Sin City 2. The first movie cost 40 million dollars to make and brought in almost 159 million in box office alone.
In June 2009, The Weinstein Company announced the hiring of a financial adviser to restructure the finances of the company
There's a few facts...:)
Monday, 2 January 2012
Questions on the film.
What do you need to establish environment?
To establish the environment during the scene of the victim we used a long shot although it doesn't show all of the room the audience know from what they can see that the character is at home, having a normal evening. Noramality was given off by this choice of shot.
To establish the environment during the scene of the Satanic Ritualist we used a crane shot to show the pentagram and the dark floor which is surrounded by candles. You can't see much of the room but you can see the character and the things surrounding her. This was to create a sense of mystery.
When do you show establishing information?
Our establishing information was shown in the opening of both scenes. We wanted the audience to be clear on what was happening before we got into the plot.
When do characters move and how do you show it?
Unlike the ritualist, the victim moves quite alot during her scene. We see her looking down at her phone, standing and walking into the kitchen, back into the living room, pausing and looking down at her stomach, falling in agony and dragging her hand across the rug. When we were filming her walking through to the kitchen and walking back out we used a variety of different shots and the ones we'll use will be decided later when we start editing.
The ritualist is sitting for most of her scene and the only real her victim. movement she has is when she lifts the notebook, crosses out the name of her victim and throws a bone into the bowl which she is performing the ritual in. We also filmed this in many different ways and will decide which one we use later when we edit.
Who's point of view is it from?
There isn't an actual p.o.v to our film. We're watching the characters as if we are there...which we're not...cause you wouldn't just watch someone die infront of you. Atleast I hope you wouldn't...I wouldn't...
When/why does the camera move?
During the death scene the camera moves quite alot as the camera follows the victim as she keels over and falls to the floor, spilling her guts and dying. A tragic death but it's a horror film...so. We use a tracking shot as we follow her into the kitchen.The only movement we see during the ritual film is when we use a close up on her face.
What are the significant eyelines and when do they change?
We see Jess glancing down at her notebook as she performs the ritual to show that she is concentrating on what she's saying. She also watches as she places the bone into the bowl but I don't think that that's very significant to the plot. A significant moment for the victim is when she realises that she's being killed/is bleeding to death when she glances down at her stomach to see the gash in her stomach.
I'm not sure what the last question means, sorry.
To establish the environment during the scene of the victim we used a long shot although it doesn't show all of the room the audience know from what they can see that the character is at home, having a normal evening. Noramality was given off by this choice of shot.
To establish the environment during the scene of the Satanic Ritualist we used a crane shot to show the pentagram and the dark floor which is surrounded by candles. You can't see much of the room but you can see the character and the things surrounding her. This was to create a sense of mystery.
When do you show establishing information?
Our establishing information was shown in the opening of both scenes. We wanted the audience to be clear on what was happening before we got into the plot.
When do characters move and how do you show it?
Unlike the ritualist, the victim moves quite alot during her scene. We see her looking down at her phone, standing and walking into the kitchen, back into the living room, pausing and looking down at her stomach, falling in agony and dragging her hand across the rug. When we were filming her walking through to the kitchen and walking back out we used a variety of different shots and the ones we'll use will be decided later when we start editing.
The ritualist is sitting for most of her scene and the only real her victim. movement she has is when she lifts the notebook, crosses out the name of her victim and throws a bone into the bowl which she is performing the ritual in. We also filmed this in many different ways and will decide which one we use later when we edit.
Who's point of view is it from?
There isn't an actual p.o.v to our film. We're watching the characters as if we are there...which we're not...cause you wouldn't just watch someone die infront of you. Atleast I hope you wouldn't...I wouldn't...
When/why does the camera move?
During the death scene the camera moves quite alot as the camera follows the victim as she keels over and falls to the floor, spilling her guts and dying. A tragic death but it's a horror film...so. We use a tracking shot as we follow her into the kitchen.The only movement we see during the ritual film is when we use a close up on her face.
What are the significant eyelines and when do they change?
We see Jess glancing down at her notebook as she performs the ritual to show that she is concentrating on what she's saying. She also watches as she places the bone into the bowl but I don't think that that's very significant to the plot. A significant moment for the victim is when she realises that she's being killed/is bleeding to death when she glances down at her stomach to see the gash in her stomach.
I'm not sure what the last question means, sorry.
Any extra information.
Our film opening is set in the 21st century, modern era. Where we see a girl kill another girl using a Satanic Ritual. So the main themes of our film our death and satanism. Where did we get inspiration to make such a creepy film opening? Supernatural. Supernatural, all of Supernatural and nothing but Supernatural. Though Sarah and Jess have probably added in other things that have inspired them. For me it was all Supernatural. I wanted to do something that would relate back to Supernatural as i've always wondered what it's like to film scenes that involve...unnatural things. I think...yeah. So by doing a horror film opening based around a Satanic Ritual that was my way of attempting that.
The scene of the victim should be filmed in a natural setting. Somewhere like a house (which we ended up using) where there's no signs of something shocking about to happen. The victim should be doing something normal like sitting watch tv or reading a book rather than doing something that wouldn't fit in with the setting like something really energetic. The only props the victim uses in this scene is a phone and a water bottle. The character wears a set of pyjamas to give off the idea that she's relaxed at home.
The scene of the Satanic Ritualist should be filmed in a dark, quite space. The actual setting shouldn't be clear to the audience to give off the sense of mystery. The only lighting visible should be from the candles laying around the pentagram. The only props in this scene are the candles, the pentagram, two glittery skulls and the notebook she uses to read the ritual from. The character is wearing dark clothes that blend into the background with a cloak hung around her shoulders. Only her face is properly visible in the dim lighting.
Colour Palette...i'm stumped as to what that means. But I think I may have answered that in my paragraphs or I hope so.
The scene of the victim should be filmed in a natural setting. Somewhere like a house (which we ended up using) where there's no signs of something shocking about to happen. The victim should be doing something normal like sitting watch tv or reading a book rather than doing something that wouldn't fit in with the setting like something really energetic. The only props the victim uses in this scene is a phone and a water bottle. The character wears a set of pyjamas to give off the idea that she's relaxed at home.
The scene of the Satanic Ritualist should be filmed in a dark, quite space. The actual setting shouldn't be clear to the audience to give off the sense of mystery. The only lighting visible should be from the candles laying around the pentagram. The only props in this scene are the candles, the pentagram, two glittery skulls and the notebook she uses to read the ritual from. The character is wearing dark clothes that blend into the background with a cloak hung around her shoulders. Only her face is properly visible in the dim lighting.
Colour Palette...i'm stumped as to what that means. But I think I may have answered that in my paragraphs or I hope so.
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