Saturday, 25 April 2009
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
Just a Few extra bits and pieces from my Preminalary
This is my Storyboard, please excuse the rubbish drawings!
Thursday, 12 March 2009
Massacre 31
Salut!
Just finishing the final touches to our short opening of a film.
Really enjoyed filming it, but encountered a number of problems and things we had to change.
For example:
Getting times when everybody could film
Camera's not working
We changed the plot of our story
Getting permission to film in certain places
Understanding Final Cut Pro (we got there in the end)
Re-filming
All these experiences made our production group (MaxAl) realize that the key to a good film is pre-planning, patience and perserverence.......(excuse the alliteration!!)
On the whole MaxAl productions are very pleased on how our film is coming along, and we are looking forward to the final piece.
We are just tweaking the editting, touching up the effects and filming our extras.
I will include more information about 'Massacre 31' in my next post..... (Synopsis, poster, storyboard etc)
Untill next time.....
Just finishing the final touches to our short opening of a film.
Really enjoyed filming it, but encountered a number of problems and things we had to change.
For example:
Getting times when everybody could film
Camera's not working
We changed the plot of our story
Getting permission to film in certain places
Understanding Final Cut Pro (we got there in the end)
Re-filming
All these experiences made our production group (MaxAl) realize that the key to a good film is pre-planning, patience and perserverence.......(excuse the alliteration!!)
On the whole MaxAl productions are very pleased on how our film is coming along, and we are looking forward to the final piece.
We are just tweaking the editting, touching up the effects and filming our extras.
I will include more information about 'Massacre 31' in my next post..... (Synopsis, poster, storyboard etc)
Untill next time.....
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Saturday, 10 January 2009
Creative Carrot Crunch
After a long festive break I am looking forward to returning back to school, even if I possibly did eat too many mince pies, nothing that a few sessions of football cant sort out...
Didn't really get up to much in the holidays, went up to Derbyshire too see family etc. Looking forward to getting back to school, I have enjoyed the work in media so far some of the highlights have included....
With Mrs F, Learning about British films especially working title films. I feel that having learn't the 'ins and outs' about what makes a British film and what a British film includes, British film is the BEST!
Working Title Films is a British film production company, based in London, England. The company was founded by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1984. It produces feature films and some television productions. Eric Fellner and Bevan are the co-owners of the company now. Working title films include, Shaun of the Dead, Billy Elliot and Notting Hill.
With Mr V, Learning how to work final cut express was insighting. But shooting our Preliminary task was fun although sometimes my actors were a little 'immature'! But I managed it in the end after several threats! Now as I look onto the next term, what a busy time I will have.
'Maxal' productions have created a great, original storyline which we hope to act and shoot well. By the end of this new year of 2009 Maxal productions will be hitting the big time in Hollywood....
Anyway, at the moment I am just in conformation with a work experience place with carrotmedia in London. Carrotmedia is a digital media agency specialising in graphic design, web design and marketing strategies. They love working with fantastic businesses across the UK developing the very best design, web and marketing strategies for their clients. I am pleased I have connections here since I am really interested in advertising in the media! Who knows what I will get up too, possibly making tea and coffee for 2 weeks, or could I be starting a new advertising campaign!!!
Au revoir.
Didn't really get up to much in the holidays, went up to Derbyshire too see family etc. Looking forward to getting back to school, I have enjoyed the work in media so far some of the highlights have included....
With Mrs F, Learning about British films especially working title films. I feel that having learn't the 'ins and outs' about what makes a British film and what a British film includes, British film is the BEST!
Working Title Films is a British film production company, based in London, England. The company was founded by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1984. It produces feature films and some television productions. Eric Fellner and Bevan are the co-owners of the company now. Working title films include, Shaun of the Dead, Billy Elliot and Notting Hill.
With Mr V, Learning how to work final cut express was insighting. But shooting our Preliminary task was fun although sometimes my actors were a little 'immature'! But I managed it in the end after several threats! Now as I look onto the next term, what a busy time I will have.
'Maxal' productions have created a great, original storyline which we hope to act and shoot well. By the end of this new year of 2009 Maxal productions will be hitting the big time in Hollywood....
Anyway, at the moment I am just in conformation with a work experience place with carrotmedia in London. Carrotmedia is a digital media agency specialising in graphic design, web design and marketing strategies. They love working with fantastic businesses across the UK developing the very best design, web and marketing strategies for their clients. I am pleased I have connections here since I am really interested in advertising in the media! Who knows what I will get up too, possibly making tea and coffee for 2 weeks, or could I be starting a new advertising campaign!!!
Au revoir.
Sunday, 16 November 2008
Manic Media Motivation
I can only appologise for not leaving a post in a while, i have been very busy! So lets start at the october half term!
Didnt really do much and was a couch potato must of the time!
Just kidding, Went to the national media muesum in Bradford with my auntie and uncle. It was a real big eye opener for me because I couldnt believe on how far the technology of cameras for instance has come. 40 years ago a camera man would be carrying up to a stone and have to worry about film strips etc. Now days it is all digitised and effects can be used with ease. There was also an exibition there on televison, I was shocked to see that there was only 3 channels when my parents were growing up! How did they mangage? Well obviously they did manage but the point is I feel that television is a huge inlfuence to the sterotypical child from aged 3 to even 16, not just for learning purposes but for entertainment as well. Where would we be without the powers of television in this day and age, news would be portrayed in different ways, would people lose knowledge of other cultures? On the other side of things, whats next, whats next in the step of technology. Only time will tell.
Anyway, on to the media studies lessons, working with the pratical side of things with Mr.V, experimenting with cameras, learning how to use final cut express etc. It took me a while to figure out the tricky macs, but 'practise makes perfect'. Just finished our first exercise of making a short film, after 3 trials we managed to do it in the end. Now our group 'maxal' is thinking about our horror film, just brainstorming some ideas... abandoned warehouse- a sense of lonliness, possibly a murder on the run through the warehouse.
In Mrs F's lessons we are studying the pratical side of things, analysing British TV drama. Looking at four different areas : Mise en scene, Sound, Cinematography and Representation.
So far we have looked at many dramas from Spooks to Skins to Doctor Who.
I am really enjoying studying bits of drama's, it just shows how much work goes into making them. You dont realise it when you watch it lesiurely but when you tear it apart you see great sets, costumes, backround actions, camera angles to show emotions, scripts, diegitic and non-diegitic sounds.
Untill next time, hopefully not 6 weeks!
Ciao.
Didnt really do much and was a couch potato must of the time!
Just kidding, Went to the national media muesum in Bradford with my auntie and uncle. It was a real big eye opener for me because I couldnt believe on how far the technology of cameras for instance has come. 40 years ago a camera man would be carrying up to a stone and have to worry about film strips etc. Now days it is all digitised and effects can be used with ease. There was also an exibition there on televison, I was shocked to see that there was only 3 channels when my parents were growing up! How did they mangage? Well obviously they did manage but the point is I feel that television is a huge inlfuence to the sterotypical child from aged 3 to even 16, not just for learning purposes but for entertainment as well. Where would we be without the powers of television in this day and age, news would be portrayed in different ways, would people lose knowledge of other cultures? On the other side of things, whats next, whats next in the step of technology. Only time will tell.
Anyway, on to the media studies lessons, working with the pratical side of things with Mr.V, experimenting with cameras, learning how to use final cut express etc. It took me a while to figure out the tricky macs, but 'practise makes perfect'. Just finished our first exercise of making a short film, after 3 trials we managed to do it in the end. Now our group 'maxal' is thinking about our horror film, just brainstorming some ideas... abandoned warehouse- a sense of lonliness, possibly a murder on the run through the warehouse.
In Mrs F's lessons we are studying the pratical side of things, analysing British TV drama. Looking at four different areas : Mise en scene, Sound, Cinematography and Representation.
So far we have looked at many dramas from Spooks to Skins to Doctor Who.
I am really enjoying studying bits of drama's, it just shows how much work goes into making them. You dont realise it when you watch it lesiurely but when you tear it apart you see great sets, costumes, backround actions, camera angles to show emotions, scripts, diegitic and non-diegitic sounds.
Untill next time, hopefully not 6 weeks!
Ciao.
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