please can you leave comments about our little film, pros and cons. hopefully more pros than cons!
thankyou!
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
Tuesday, 4 December 2007
Critical Evaluation
We've now finished filming, and started our critical evaluation. deadline for the draft is the 21st of december. so we shall add on our finished film soon and ask for our audience to comment on it.
Thursday, 29 November 2007
Planning Folder!
29th of November. we handed in our beautiful planning folder! whoo!
now all we need to do is complete the finishing touches to our short film.
NIKRAL WE NEED THE MUSIC ASAP!!!!!!
now all we need to do is complete the finishing touches to our short film.
NIKRAL WE NEED THE MUSIC ASAP!!!!!!
Friday, 23 November 2007
Draft Film for Friday 23rd November
This is our draft film, we still have to do more editing and we have one more filming session to do before we have all the shots we need for it to be complete. There also still needs to be the soundtracks added which we will get this weekend.
there are also a few finishing touches to do.
there are also a few finishing touches to do.
Thursday, 22 November 2007
Filming On the Bus!
On the bus we had to have a manager accompany us to make sure we didn’t film anybody else. We got all our shots done. Only Alan forgot Alistair's glasses, and he had a shave. But hopefully we will fix it so that it makes sense.
Filming in Leeds
Filming in Leeds went really well, the creepy background music made our clips look like something out of Stephen Kings IT. Although we did have a little trouble when this ignorant woman came up asking for directions and ruined the shot. Charlotte got really freaked out when this drunken hobo turned out. The guy was telling us a 'story' about how he got this black eye, over heroin. He had a finger missing and only had one tooth!
Tuesday, 20 November 2007
Filming at Boots
The filming in boots was a complete success, thanks to our little star Eden Rodwell. Working with such a small child did prove to be difficult at times aka dirty nappies. but all in all it all went well. big thanks to the staff at Boots for their full co-operation and letting us film there.
Monday, 19 November 2007
Emma to Chaz
Don't forget all the places we hav'nt filmed we have to take pictures of. and stick em in the folder. can you do that?
Boots! Filming!
Tuesday 20th November.
Charlotte has sorted out access to film in side Boots Ilkley. This will be the shot scene for shots 30 – 37.
Conditions for filming in Boots are that we have a one hour slot, 8am – 9am. We will have to be searched on leaving the shop.
Cast
Alan – Alistair
Lauren – Lauren
Eden – Eden
Costume
Alistair costume. Inc bag.
Lauren normal everday clothing – different to different scenes so doesn’t confuse audience
Eden – any costume.
Props
Camera
Tripod
Bag
Pram
Waterproofs (incase of rain)
Baby Gear.
SHOT 30 – MEDIUM SHOT – Alistair is stood looking at the alises shopping looking at random products.
SHOT 31 – MEDIUM SHOT – Lauren walking into shop with
SHOT 32 – MEDIUM SHOT – Alistair sees that Lauren has entered the shop and approaches Lauren.
SHOT 33 – CLOSE UP – of Eden
SHOT 34 - CLOSE UP – LAUREN
SHOT 35 – CLOSE UP – ALISTAIR.
SHOT 36 – POV – LAUREN RUNNING AWAY.
SHOT 37 – CLOSE UP – ALISTASIR LOOKING ANGREY.
Charlotte has sorted out access to film in side Boots Ilkley. This will be the shot scene for shots 30 – 37.
Conditions for filming in Boots are that we have a one hour slot, 8am – 9am. We will have to be searched on leaving the shop.
Cast
Alan – Alistair
Lauren – Lauren
Eden – Eden
Costume
Alistair costume. Inc bag.
Lauren normal everday clothing – different to different scenes so doesn’t confuse audience
Eden – any costume.
Props
Camera
Tripod
Bag
Pram
Waterproofs (incase of rain)
Baby Gear.
SHOT 30 – MEDIUM SHOT – Alistair is stood looking at the alises shopping looking at random products.
SHOT 31 – MEDIUM SHOT – Lauren walking into shop with
SHOT 32 – MEDIUM SHOT – Alistair sees that Lauren has entered the shop and approaches Lauren.
SHOT 33 – CLOSE UP – of Eden
SHOT 34 - CLOSE UP – LAUREN
SHOT 35 – CLOSE UP – ALISTAIR.
SHOT 36 – POV – LAUREN RUNNING AWAY.
SHOT 37 – CLOSE UP – ALISTASIR LOOKING ANGREY.
Filming
Week comencing 19th November
we will be having three filming sessions this week. Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. Here we will film our shots in Boots, on the bus and in Leeds.
we will be having three filming sessions this week. Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. Here we will film our shots in Boots, on the bus and in Leeds.
Friday, 16 November 2007
Music cont.
Emma has spoken to Nicral, we have come up with different music to reperesent the different emotions in the short film. he should have this finshed within the week.
Thursday, 15 November 2007
Music
We are aware that we need to add music and get rid of some unwanted background noise. We are however, waiting until we have collected all of our neccessary shots, and when we have our film more or less finished.
Emma is meeting nikral (the man that has been hired to make the music) on friday with the screenplay and storyboards to go over the music needed for the film. so that our short film will have its own unique music. that will express the emotions that are expressed in the film. e.g. love, haterd and isolation.
Emma is meeting nikral (the man that has been hired to make the music) on friday with the screenplay and storyboards to go over the music needed for the film. so that our short film will have its own unique music. that will express the emotions that are expressed in the film. e.g. love, haterd and isolation.
I AM GOD
I AM GOD
Video sent by dramaholic931
FIRST DRAFT.
need to change un-steady shots, add music and extra filming!!!
Monday, 12 November 2007
Filming 2
Thursday 8th November
Emma and Alan (aka Alistair) got the 8:12am bus from silsden which arrived in Addingham at 8:36am where I got on. We then together got the bus to Ilkley. We went over our storyboard and screen play to ensure we new exactly what shots we wanted to get. From Ilkley we got back on the bus to Keighley where we started filming. When we arrived in Keighley we got the bus back to Ilkley and repeated this twice. This was so we gave ourselves enough time to get all the footage that we wanted.
We did however encounter some problems along the way. This being that the type material of the seats on the bus changed slightly (colour & pattern) on some of the journey's. This did pose as a problem at first but we adjusted our filming so it wouldn't be obvious to the audience.
We did get all of the shots we intended to, however, we may need to re-do some of them dependent on the quality and if they fit together effectivley.
Week commencing the 12th November: we intend to have two filming sessions this week. These are outside so it depends on weather conditions if they go ahead or not.
Emma and Alan (aka Alistair) got the 8:12am bus from silsden which arrived in Addingham at 8:36am where I got on. We then together got the bus to Ilkley. We went over our storyboard and screen play to ensure we new exactly what shots we wanted to get. From Ilkley we got back on the bus to Keighley where we started filming. When we arrived in Keighley we got the bus back to Ilkley and repeated this twice. This was so we gave ourselves enough time to get all the footage that we wanted.
We did however encounter some problems along the way. This being that the type material of the seats on the bus changed slightly (colour & pattern) on some of the journey's. This did pose as a problem at first but we adjusted our filming so it wouldn't be obvious to the audience.
We did get all of the shots we intended to, however, we may need to re-do some of them dependent on the quality and if they fit together effectivley.
Week commencing the 12th November: we intend to have two filming sessions this week. These are outside so it depends on weather conditions if they go ahead or not.
Tuesday, 6 November 2007
Thursday, 1 November 2007
Shooting Schedule 2
Tuesday 6th November
Meet: 8am-9am at Boots: 37-39 Brook Street, Ilkley.
Shot no. and action: 30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37.
Rosorces needed: cast: Lauren, Alan & Eden.
Equipment: camera, tripod, costumes and bag.
Wednesday 7th November
Meet: 2:30pm in ilkley, leeds
shot no. and action: 8
Resorces needed: cast: Allan
Equipment: costume, camera and tripod.
Thursday 8th November
Meet: 6:30am - all day.
Shot no. and action: 2,3,6,7,14,15,16,17,26,28,29,45,46,47,48,49.
Resorces needed: Alan, Emma, Charlotte
Equipment: costume, camera and tripod.
Sunday 11th November
Meet: 2:30pm
Shot no. and action: 9,19,20,21,22,40,41,42,43,44.
Cast: Alan, Jo & Lauren
Equipment: camera, tripod, wet equipment, knife and blood.
Meet: 8am-9am at Boots: 37-39 Brook Street, Ilkley.
Shot no. and action: 30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37.
Rosorces needed: cast: Lauren, Alan & Eden.
Equipment: camera, tripod, costumes and bag.
Wednesday 7th November
Meet: 2:30pm in ilkley, leeds
shot no. and action: 8
Resorces needed: cast: Allan
Equipment: costume, camera and tripod.
Thursday 8th November
Meet: 6:30am - all day.
Shot no. and action: 2,3,6,7,14,15,16,17,26,28,29,45,46,47,48,49.
Resorces needed: Alan, Emma, Charlotte
Equipment: costume, camera and tripod.
Sunday 11th November
Meet: 2:30pm
Shot no. and action: 9,19,20,21,22,40,41,42,43,44.
Cast: Alan, Jo & Lauren
Equipment: camera, tripod, wet equipment, knife and blood.
Wednesday, 31 October 2007
Chaz - Emma
Sup'!
i havent yet rung the bus dude up but i will do in a min!
we cud film thursday after school? if that is at all appropriate?
also i dont think we should change the name of it because he is still playing God and we are still linking it to the poem so i think it will be ok!
Haven't asked asked work yet but will do when my manager is in!
i havent yet rung the bus dude up but i will do in a min!
we cud film thursday after school? if that is at all appropriate?
also i dont think we should change the name of it because he is still playing God and we are still linking it to the poem so i think it will be ok!
Haven't asked asked work yet but will do when my manager is in!
Emma to Chaz
when will we be next meeting up to film?? alan is a lazy bum, so he will be available when i say so. so its up to you really. I'll let you ring up the bus company!
also i know this will cause alot of hu har but do you think we should change the name of the short film?? as we have changed the story quite a bit.
also have you asked boots about the filming? i need to know when i should get eden.
also i know this will cause alot of hu har but do you think we should change the name of the short film?? as we have changed the story quite a bit.
also have you asked boots about the filming? i need to know when i should get eden.
Editing begins!
Having collected the first few scenes of our production. we have now begun to select the best shots, to put in our short film "I AM GOD".
We will be shortly adding clips to our blog, so watch this space!!
We will be shortly adding clips to our blog, so watch this space!!
Sunday, 28 October 2007
Jo - First girl
The 'first girl' is played by Johanna Gill. She has taken on the role of Laurens best friend. She is again in school uniform, however, both her and Lauren change their outfits various times to show the passage of time.
Lauren as Lauren
Lauren is played by Lauren Pinder. She is the girl that Alistair becomes obsessed with and eventually kills.
Here you can see that she is wearing school uniform, this is for the first part of the short film.
We ahve also done a befor during and after her transformation into her character.
Alan Bell - Alistair
Alan faced a dramatic transformation when he agreed to play the role of 'weirdo' Alistair. For the start of brainstorming our original ideas we had a clear image of what we wanted his character to look like.
To ensure we created the correct look we went shopping for his costume.
Alistair is a middle-aged man that is a loner. Even though he is being played by Alan who is in his early twenties we still felt that the costume we had obtained for him made him look considerably older.
Throughout the whole of the short film Alistair remains in the same clothing despite the change in time. This adds to the idea of him being a disgusting 'freak'!
He wears: brown cords, a 80's style pastel shirt, a knitted beige cardigan and flip flops. He also carries what resembles the traditional 'Roy Cropper' handbag!
To ensure we created the correct look we went shopping for his costume.
Alistair is a middle-aged man that is a loner. Even though he is being played by Alan who is in his early twenties we still felt that the costume we had obtained for him made him look considerably older.
Throughout the whole of the short film Alistair remains in the same clothing despite the change in time. This adds to the idea of him being a disgusting 'freak'!
He wears: brown cords, a 80's style pastel shirt, a knitted beige cardigan and flip flops. He also carries what resembles the traditional 'Roy Cropper' handbag!
Filming 1
Tuesday 23rd October
On Set 1 - Ilkley Park
The cast and film crew met at 9:00am at the train station. The characters then went to change into their costume ready for filming.
We filmed for 2 hours at the park ensuring we captured all the relevant footage we required.
On Set 1 - Ilkley Park
The cast and film crew met at 9:00am at the train station. The characters then went to change into their costume ready for filming.
We filmed for 2 hours at the park ensuring we captured all the relevant footage we required.
Tuesday, 16 October 2007
Shooting Shededule
Tuesday 23rd October
MEET: 9.00am Ilkley Train Station.
LOCATIONS: Leeds, Ilkley
SHOT NUMBER: Leeds - shot 8
Ilkley - shot 1,9,10,11,12,13,14,18,19,20,21,22.
CAST REQUIRED: Alistair, Lauren, Joanna
EQUIPMENT: Camera, Tripod, Phone, Bag, Costume, Make-up
Thursday 25th October
MEET: 8.00AM Silsden
LOCATION: Bus
SHOT NUMBER: 2,3,6,7,14,15,16,17,26,28,29,45,46,47,48,49.
CAST REQUIRED: Alistair, Lauren
EQUIPMENT: Camera, Tripod, Bag, Knife, Blood, Costume, Makeup.
MEET: 9.00am Ilkley Train Station.
LOCATIONS: Leeds, Ilkley
SHOT NUMBER: Leeds - shot 8
Ilkley - shot 1,9,10,11,12,13,14,18,19,20,21,22.
CAST REQUIRED: Alistair, Lauren, Joanna
EQUIPMENT: Camera, Tripod, Phone, Bag, Costume, Make-up
Thursday 25th October
MEET: 8.00AM Silsden
LOCATION: Bus
SHOT NUMBER: 2,3,6,7,14,15,16,17,26,28,29,45,46,47,48,49.
CAST REQUIRED: Alistair, Lauren
EQUIPMENT: Camera, Tripod, Bag, Knife, Blood, Costume, Makeup.
Thursday, 11 October 2007
Thursday, 27 September 2007
Section 6 - equipment & roles
Equipment
Filming
Camera
Tripod
Dolly (make own)
Costume
Make-up
Set – Living room (design and make our selves to fit with the story and character profile)
Waterproofs (filming in the rain)
Lighting equipment
Editing
Computer
Music Disc
Roles
Charlotte
Director, camerawoman. Charlotte will control the aspects of filming and story boarding. Having overall say on what his being filmed and how. She will also share the role of script writing. Will also take control of the set design. Will do make-up.
Emma
Will take control of the editing process, and will choose the length and style of the shots.
Will take control of the lighting and colour of the film. This will also include costume design. Will share the role of script writing.
Wednesday, 26 September 2007
Planning section 5 - Treatment
Synopsis
The purpose of our short film will be to entertain and educate. It will outline the key points in Carol Ann Duffy’s poem ‘Education for Leisure’. We aim to interpret the hidden meanings within the poem.
Title
I AM GOD
Charlotte Gill
Emma Pinder
Target Audience
It will be aimed at teenagers of both genders aged 14-19. They would have to have interests in literature, media and thrillers. This is because it would be shown to students studying the poem to give them a greater understanding of it. It would be only for English people of any ethnicity.
Plot Summary
This short film would be filmed outside on streets, on a bus, in a shop and in the protagonist’s living room. (One of the production teams living rooms which we would modify to fit with the story.)
There will be three characters in this short film. The protagonist ‘Gary’, middle aged man who believes he is ‘God’. He is very plain looking wearing glasses, braces and old fashioned clothing.
A sales assistant who serves Gary at a shop, she is wearing the uniform specific to that particular shop.
The third character is the victim – a teenage girl, dressed in casual everyday clothing.
Style
It would be half colour, half black and white. We would use freezes, Dutch angles and we would also purposely break the 180˚ rule. It would be filmed during the day and night to create the correct atmosphere for certain parts of the film. The colours used in the film will be dull to complement the protagonist’s personality.
In the shop it will be light as it is reality – how most people live.
At his house it will be dull.
At the end it will be dark to add to the eeriness of the situation.
Recce
Filming in rain, we have to ensure that we keep the equipment dry.
If we use a dolly or any other equipment we have to make sure we use it correctly and safely.
We also need permission to film on the bus and in the shop – people’s safety.
Scripting & Storyboard Considerations - We will create both parallel to one another.
The purpose of our short film will be to entertain and educate. It will outline the key points in Carol Ann Duffy’s poem ‘Education for Leisure’. We aim to interpret the hidden meanings within the poem.
Title
I AM GOD
Charlotte Gill
Emma Pinder
Target Audience
It will be aimed at teenagers of both genders aged 14-19. They would have to have interests in literature, media and thrillers. This is because it would be shown to students studying the poem to give them a greater understanding of it. It would be only for English people of any ethnicity.
Plot Summary
This short film would be filmed outside on streets, on a bus, in a shop and in the protagonist’s living room. (One of the production teams living rooms which we would modify to fit with the story.)
There will be three characters in this short film. The protagonist ‘Gary’, middle aged man who believes he is ‘God’. He is very plain looking wearing glasses, braces and old fashioned clothing.
A sales assistant who serves Gary at a shop, she is wearing the uniform specific to that particular shop.
The third character is the victim – a teenage girl, dressed in casual everyday clothing.
Style
It would be half colour, half black and white. We would use freezes, Dutch angles and we would also purposely break the 180˚ rule. It would be filmed during the day and night to create the correct atmosphere for certain parts of the film. The colours used in the film will be dull to complement the protagonist’s personality.
In the shop it will be light as it is reality – how most people live.
At his house it will be dull.
At the end it will be dark to add to the eeriness of the situation.
Recce
Filming in rain, we have to ensure that we keep the equipment dry.
If we use a dolly or any other equipment we have to make sure we use it correctly and safely.
We also need permission to film on the bus and in the shop – people’s safety.
Scripting & Storyboard Considerations - We will create both parallel to one another.
Ideas
Idea one, I AM GOD
Based on a poem written by Carol Ann Duffy, we have a have creepy man called Gary. Who is old, isolated and believes himself to be God. He feels that the world he lives in does not appreciates him, and that he can be anything he wants to be. He lives a very dull ordinary life, but is deluded into thinking he is better than everyone else.
To demonstrate his weird perception we will show him having an argument with a girl in the shop, over his autograph. In the end he becomes so frustrated with the world that decides to take the life of a young girl on the street.
Based on a poem written by Carol Ann Duffy, we have a have creepy man called Gary. Who is old, isolated and believes himself to be God. He feels that the world he lives in does not appreciates him, and that he can be anything he wants to be. He lives a very dull ordinary life, but is deluded into thinking he is better than everyone else.
To demonstrate his weird perception we will show him having an argument with a girl in the shop, over his autograph. In the end he becomes so frustrated with the world that decides to take the life of a young girl on the street.
Tuesday, 18 September 2007
Script Writing
There are many sites on the net that can assist you in writing a good script.
Some of these sites include:
www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork/filmmakersguidewriting
www.scriptwritingsecrets.com/
www.singlelane.com/escript/
Some of these sites include:
www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork/filmmakersguidewriting
www.scriptwritingsecrets.com/
www.singlelane.com/escript/
Short Film Festivals in the UK
There are many independent film festivals in the UK that take place all year round.
Here are a few that we have found out about on www.britfilms.com/festivals/browse/
Edinburgh (August): Edinburgh international film festival
London (February): The orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) AA
London (March/April): London Lesbian and Gay Short Film Festival
Manchester (December): Exposures UK Student Film Festival
Sheffield (July): Showcomotion Young People's Film Festival
Here are a few that we have found out about on www.britfilms.com/festivals/browse/
Edinburgh (August): Edinburgh international film festival
London (February): The orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) AA
London (March/April): London Lesbian and Gay Short Film Festival
Manchester (December): Exposures UK Student Film Festival
Sheffield (July): Showcomotion Young People's Film Festival
Planning sec 2
Found a classic short film to reseach called Le Jetee, although its a little long at around 26 minutes. Its directed my Chris Marker, and this film inspired Terry Gilliam’s “12 monkeys”.
Wednesday, 12 September 2007
Planning
www.youtube.co.uk - has loads of good british short films
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www.bbc.co.uk - film festivals
www.tvlinks.com -
www.bbc.co.uk - film festivals
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