Week 2 Construction

Started filming! Poppy (the new lead in the film) came to the dance school on Monday evening along with the three other girls to do a 45minute session of shots in the studio only.
The filming went well, good natural lighting in the studio allowed me to get good shots and a strong sense of how it would look in editing. The footage has turned out well although could do with a few more exercises. But generally am pleased with the result from this evenings filming.

To do this week:

• film scene with teenagers in alleyway
• Decide which scenes are logistically going to be able to fit into the two minute time period

Hancock Productions

I used stop-motion animation as planned and used an iconic diamond to symbolise a 'rough cut' nature to the company. The rip is deliberately made to look handmade, and you see a hand briefly editing the paper as the second piece draws over. The idea behind this was that a daemon has been let loose on a piece of art, allowed to do what he will. So naturally he scribbles, rips and shreds everything he can and finally leaves his imprint 'Productions'. Although a slightly odd look into the creation of this ident, it's what I envisaged it looking like an unseen character (the hand) had had carnage on the screen.

Productions

H a n c o c k

Progression from Preliminary Task

Looking Back at Your Preliminary Task, What do you Feel You Have Learnt in the Progression from it to the Full Product?

After spending 4months studying media, learning to use Final Cut ProX and other software whilst studying previous projects and other types of similar media. I have learnt to be more efficient in my work, whilst improving my standard. I've had to do a lot of planning for my film opening and it's taken a vast amount of time but as I have endeavoured further into the process my work pace has quickened and I've been able to complete tasks more easily and quickly, for example creating idents, preliminary tasks and storyboard animatics. 

I have learnt to use a variety of forms of media, such as SlideShare and Adobe Flash. These skills are displayed in my storyboard animatic and ident. These skills will be useful in the editing of my film, enabling me insert new music into the ident matching the film for continuity purposes. 
After creating the preliminary tasks of 'The Package' and 'Mysterious Interview' I've learnt about how shots look from camera to screen and the difference between the view through the camera and how that translates onto the screen. Quality of film is also important, on a small camera screen the picture can often appear far clearer and focused than it does on a 20" Mac Screen, so I will attempt to 'overlight' several of the scenes and use fillers to get high definition. However for some of the more intense, hallucinatory scenes I'd like to have grainy quality to distort the image. 

Week 1 Construction

After hoping to film over Christmas, my lead actor Anya is sadly in hospital at the moment for an unconfirmed amount of time so she will be unable to be in the film. I'm currently looking for a new lead, and have a few ideas about who would fit the part, however they have to look similar to the younger Name and also have to be typically 'ballerina' with dance skill.

I think a friend of mine, Poppy Almond will be able to play the part, she is very small and trained in all types of dance. I'm confident she'll be able to perform the role successfully, she also looks suitably alike my niece Amelie.