After Effects Trial

During the editing process and today's lesson we decided to add another feature commonly seen in the popular TV series Sherlock, it consists of the camera movement slowing down with a vast array of words and sentences describing the character on screen and possibly hinting towards the audience the reason why this particular character is targeted or wanted for example we decided to include phrases such as 'BNP Supporter' and 'Police Officer' causing the audience to speculate the reason for him being targeted. The program that I used was to insert these words into the footage is called After Effects and the screenshots below show my practice run using the program. From having a practice attempt at using this program I identified some problems and possible improvements for when we include this in the final sequence these included:

1) The amount of phrases used, as seen in Sherlock there are many different words which are only onscreen for a split second but have a profound effect on the audience.

2) The movement the words take. After a long process of trial and error we finally came up with the movement of the words flying across the screen, we decided on a very slight movement making the word readable for the audience.

3) When recording the footage we didn't take into account the fact that the sequence would look better with a quick zoom in, we were able to do this within the programme itself however the end result was more pixelated ao when it finally comes to refilming small parts of our opening sequence we will take a high resolution picture to keep the shot looking sharp.

Essentials for Re-filming

Essentials for Re-filming

For our opening scene we have a good minute and a half of footage but our target audience have given us the feedback that it was fitting into the genres conventions nor doers it fit to the Mise en Scene. As the scene has elements of comedy as well as the scenes being to light and the action on scene being to dark.

So we don't need to re-film the whole of the scene as the ideas and shots within the small clips are good but ewe need to film small aspects of the scene to create a better Mise en Scene.

• Entering of new character antagonist mimicking the actions of the protagonist making breakfast. This is vital as there will appear to be a link between both protagonist and antagonist.
• Shots of London Tube network and interior of Modern. This is also vital as we need show more scenery and it will also show the location and as the tube is really busy and complex is similar to the mind of a killer. 
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Our First Attempt

This is our first attempt of our film "RUN!" we have been told by our target audience that the props and lighting doesn't fit our audience. We are going to fix these problems by re-filming most of the film having an equal share of both the protagonist and antagonists screen time, this will make the film fit more into the conventions of a thriller film and will engage the audience more then the current one does.  

When it came to the editing process of the clips we had already filmed we decided that the majority of the clips were too light and didn't fit in with the dark tone of the film. So we have scheduled a new day to start filming. We decided to change a large majority of the sequence. This included changing the props being used, the costume worn by the antagonist and the time and place where we need to film, we also decided to change the amount of screen ti e that the two characters would have so that it was an even split. 

Firstly, in the original sequence the prop used as the murder weapon was a pink cricket bat. This doesn't fit with the dark tone of the thriller film it most probably wouldn't have been the weapon of choice for a top secret organisation set with the task of murdering a conspirator. So this needed to be replaced with something more suitable for the role, this being a gun. In addition to this in the sequence we only see the victim recieve one blow from the cricket bat, although possible it is unlikely the victim would be killed as oppose to one shot from a gun.

In addition to this, the costume worn by the antagonist needed to have a more threatening appearance, this involved the antagonist wearing dark clothing with a balaclava. This would clearly indicate the intent of the killer to the audience.

Finally, the location needed to be included and changed. For our idea of cross cutting to work the lighting would play an important role in setting the scene as seen in our first attempt the lighting didn't represent a typical thriller film. It was too light. So when it comes to filming the new shots included needed to be filmed in the evening as the lighting fades creating a sense of suspense and tension. 

Props

As we analysed our first footage we decided that my character would need a more lethal and discrete

appearance.









We decided to buy a balaclava as it adds a mysterious feel to the character and hints to the audience that he wants to be anonymous. 













We decided to buy a toy gun with a silencer, this is because i am playing a very effective assassin and it makes more sense if the murder weapon was more efficient that a bat, Also the silencer helps to add to the mysertious feeling as it implies i dont wasn't anybody to know.

Indent Ideas

For our Production company we chose the name of Flusspferd as it is a very distinct name for a production company and stays in peoples heads. We chose this name due to the originality and its german translation of Hippopotamus as they are docile creatures which is in complete contrast to the films that will be in production.

The plan for the indent is to have an african safari scene and for the camera to pan up[ into the sky and then for the name to be revealed and the for it to go to black.

Second Day of Production

Second Day of Production

We started the editing of the filming we had done over the christmas holidays.
It went well as all the footage we had shot uploaded onto the MAC, and the editing went well too. However the music that was put over the filming changed the whole complexion of hate film and made it seem like a comedy. This meant that we will need to re film some of the shots, for Example the shot of the protagonist making toast and the shot of the antagonist hitting the protagonist. We will fix the music problem through the medium of reediting the film so that it will sound more lie a thriller then an comedy.