Wednesday 30 March 2011

Storyboard...

Tuesday 29 March 2011

29th march filming.

Got cancelled due to lack of actress yet again.
Only decision at this late stage is to look at the Bullying idea that i wrote about in an earlier post.

Yet again i realise the problem/s in changing my idea so late in, but it's pretty impossible to get all the necessary filming done for Paranormal hunters in just one day/one evening.

The plan is as follows

Wednesday 30th March
08:20 Start, room find and set up equipment.
09:10 Tutor
09:20 Advertise for actors/actresses for filming.
09:30 Film, Film, Film
11:10 Break
11:30 Film + Edit
12:20 Lesson
13:10 Lunch + Edit
Then Lessons following.

Thursday 31st March
09:10 Tutor
09:20 Lessons
11:10 Break
11:30 Film/Edit
12:20 Lesson
13:10 Lunch
14:00 Film/Edit dependantant on needs.

Filming will take place after school also if needed.
Editing will take place after school definatly.

The challenge is on.

Sunday 20 March 2011

Filming 4th March

Today i went off to my location and did some filming with my actress (Hayley White), Due to my own personal flaws i failed to check the battery levels on the camera i booked out and only had enough battery to film 32mins.

Despite this we cracked on and got some nice shots. During the process my idea progressed a bit further and decided to maybe try some try a bit of split screen. But not having Two separate pieces but with three or four.

Film 1|Film 2
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Film 3|Film 4

Thursday 17 March 2011

Why my idea changed.

During the half term I kept trying and trying to film with my actress but had a few issues due to both mine and her personal lives.

When we finally were able to meet up we had a long chat about Magella and discussed both the high and low points of doing that subject, after the discussion I decided despite it being so far in to change my idea from the Magella Dawson cookery style short film to a Most haunted-esque short film.

I feel this change will be very beneficial to not only my personal view on my short but also it will allow me more freedom with my ancillary texts as I felt quite restricted when it came to the ancillary texts with Magella.

I know that it is far in to change or even think about changing my idea but I think it’s an achievable goal to have a new idea filmed and edited by the deadline considering I have unlimited access to the location and the actress I have swapped to is more available and better suited to the project.

The subject is flexible and can be bended into the spoofy take on Most haunted or could be a serious piece. I apologise for changing so far in but I feel that it will be the best idea for me.

The impact of this decision means i am squishing a lot of work into a short space of time, but i believe i can pull it off and create a good piece of work

Other Idea incase of another change.

During the early part of the A2 course I had a play about with a bullying piece with the message to stop/help stop bullying.

It would still be a short film but fall more into the documentry style of short instead of a film, short film.

My inspiration for this is that i was bullied as a child and still am a little at the age of 18. I honestly believe that it's one of those things that we all know it happens but don't do anything about.

I know it's one of those things that is commonly picked on but it really is a devasting thing to happen to someone.

If my idea of Paranormal Hunters falls through at anypoint I will revert to this. It kind of makes sense seeing as i'm passionate about it.