How Much Longer

During the half term, a few more clips were recorded for the trailer, however we are running out of time, and still have a fair few of clips to do. Obviously with such little time, not everything will go according to plan, and on some shots, we will have to lower the efforts, however we have agreed to make sure that no scenes will go without carefull mise en scene, so a few days have been planned, where shots that will be taken, will be done in the same area, but in an area that matches the mise en scene.

We have realised that recording little clips at a time are pointless, so instead, we have planned two days out, that will provide atleast 10 final clips each. Major clips will be shot this week, also a photoshoot has been organised to photograph the final poster shots, of Petrov Kane and Frank.

The posters are simple yet effective, and the final drafts will be uploaded in the next post or two, as wil my magazine drafts, and the clips that were filmed through out the half term.

Half Term Schedule

HALF TERM SCHEDULE

HALL PLACE

Arrest scene

  Back of pelican

  Long shot of house and being arrested

  Evil eyes

 Lips-ill see you soon frank

pelican in room-find him, or ill find you

PELICAN ESCAPE

Petrov leaving prison

Office scene

Frank his escaped

Sniper Shot

through the scope

on building shot

School shots

Katherine scene-basement

Final scene

UP LONDON TRIP

david jumping over wall

katherine and david running

fight scenes

CURRENT PROGRESS So far, so G.O.O.D

At this stage of production, all of our members are working well on their individual Ancillary Tasks, with two close to completion so far. All that needs to be done is a jpeg image of the PELICAN HUNTER text that needs to be applied to all 3 magazine covers.

Soon a post will be uploaded of my final draft, and perhaps my final piece itself.

As extra credit, because we are so far ahead in our project, we also decided to add an extra task, of making a potential DVD cover, however this can only be properly finished when more filming has been done, because the screen shot images that are conventional of a dvd, need to be taken from the film itself, or photographed pictures from the day, in the action itself.

EDITING

Editing is taking place, and the clips have been added to three timelines, in three different programmes. Sony Vegas, Premiere Pro, and ofcourse after effects.

I as the lead editor have spoke to the group and have decided on using Sony vegas and after effects, for colour correction and special effects.

They were fine with this, and we made the decision that they sat down beside me and i showed them how it is done. Because of my experience, i was okay with this decision, and also because of my experience, i knew that by using mulitple programmes, the process speeds up, leaving us with more time for blogging, and filming if it needs to be done

POSTER

It was decided amongst the group to produce three magazine covers (one each) and a few posters, which would be created as a group. Another photoshoot has been organised for the posters, as we want new pictures, because we dont wish to use the same image throughout. Although using the same image, is a way of people recognising the link between all types of advertisment we produce, but there are other ways. The one way we are using, is through text.

The text being used is called UNREALISED and it being used throughout, that includes trailer text, posters, magazine and DVD covers.

All that needs to be done for our group  production, is to finish all recording, edit it, and finalise our products.

-Charlie Morgan

Edits and Timeline

This post will show you several clips from the most recent recording session that G.O.O.D undertook. The videos below are random selection from the multiple clips that were taken for eachshot.

also this post is just to inform you, that all of the clips that have been edited or are about to be edited, have been put into a timeline, using several editing programmes, along with sound effects, the trailer music and the trailer text also anything else required to make this trailer conventional and professional

This angle is conventional of an action film, as it creates a bold effect to the character, and gives him dominance. also it is an unusual angle, which interests the viewer.

This scene is a pan of all the weopons/props. This is commonly shown in films such as James Bond, to show how well equiped the individual is, even though in most situations, the hero is the underdog.

The underdog theory is common of almost every action film, other than war, however it is still used. It is used to create tension, and lead the audience into thinking that the hero can't win. In some cases the Hero doesn't win, and is killed, but justice will always take its course, and the villain will loose the war, even though they won the battle

as you can see between these two clips, the angles slightly orientate, however we thought that as it shows the same weapon just in different movements, it would look odd showing two completley opposite angles, and may cause confusion

this is a low angle, that is more often than not used to create dominance, however here it is used to create sympathy for the character, and because this scene is very dramatic, the distortion creates an even more dramatic effect.

A tilt may also be added in editing, to make this seem even more distorted

G.O.O.D has been busy

Over the past few weeks, G.O.O.D production has been busy, in filming and editing all areas of this task, from filming clips, to working on the Ancillary tasks such as magazines and posters. 


On Saturday 28th January, a trip to a industrial site in Slade Green took place, and two domestic locations, where over 5 scenes for this trailer were filmed. Charlie Morgan (lead editor), Alex Leigh (lead Sound Editor), David Robson (main character). Charlie Morgan took charge in choreography, whilst Alex set up the equiptment, then we spoke to locals for the go ahead to film, and was on the way.
I took charge in most of the camera shots, however the group effort of all those there, was put into some clips, even by the actors themeselves, in order to see the best possible results for each clip.
 This was a very successful day, and as you will see soon the clips turned out great. The mise en scene was also great, as was the lighting for that day, as it was very natural, but gave an orangey tinge to the original clips. This will however be changed in editing as the filter colour that this trailer has been using is a Cyan Colour Balance. 


Below are a few behind the scenes of the day, so you can have a look yourself at the scenery we were working with that day, also the precautions taken to allow us to use particular props in a public place. 


Contacting local law enforcement ( Metropolitan Police) 

Putting up signs ( Warning, filming on site, prop weapons will be used, don't be alarmed police have been contacted)

Going Over the choreography 

Considering this is an action scene, there are alot of shots, and a rough estimate shows that we recorded around 40 different shots, for 20 seconds of a clip. Here is one shot that shows most of the fight scene so you can get an idea of the types of angles used, and the choreography itself.

Filming Edits

Below is all the clips that have so far been shot and have been edited. Some edits are simple such as colour corrections however some are heavily edited in after effects. The lead editor, Charlie Morgan took charge on that particular clip, and showed the other members how it was done.  

A typical romance scene, on a bridge, in a city, however the shot is what makes this conventional of a romance shot. A two shot is used, and the actors are composed, into the shape that appears almost like a love heart. I constructed the compostition also shot this shot, as i had pictured it in my mind, and this is how i wanted it, also it was better to take the shot into my own hands as i could portray what i was seeing.

I have told the group, that if they see a shot in their minds, dont hesitate to say so, and attempt it. Alex leigh has taken on board this comment, and has used it well in the action scenes, mentioning that it is conventional to use low angle shots, rather than high angle, as it looks better but also creates another P.O.V of action or a fight.

The Shard Stunt

The shard is the newest building that has been built in London, and we decided to do a shot of Frank repelling down the side of it. This of course was going to be edited using 2 separate shots one of the building itself, and then a green screen shoot of Frank repelling. The actions would be copied as it clearly isn't possible for this to be done.

When this was being edited, we decided to add an explosion. The reason for this is because we realised that our trailer had very few special effects like this, and as it was an action film, it demanded the need of an explosion so we added one. The entire explosion was edited, using plug ins for After Effects CS4 and making fire, smoke also the glass of the building was edited to make it seem as though it had actually shattered. 

And here is the final product for the explosion, there are bits in this that will be cut out due to the editing not matching up to other areas of the clip, other than that we are all pleased with this outcome. 

A Link will be uploaded of How i went about creating this, in Adobe After effects. Also the sound version can be found at 8246 Trinity Alexander Leigh, as he is the lead sound editor.

We both sat down when looking at this shot and applying the sounds, and debated about a stereotypical explosion. We actually selected multiple sounds rather than one, to get the full effect, such as glass shatters, glass falling, rumbling, shaking, fire crackling and wind.

Filming- News Report and Petrov at desk

This post will show you videos from the latest scenes that have been shot, with brief analysis explanations of how they went, and what shots were used etc.


News Report scene    
This is a news report scene for the trailer. It was shot in a green screen studio, with natural lighting. The green screen was used so that images could be placed behind the reporter also it allows a News Reporting studio to be edited, without having to actually use one.


this shoot when rather well, and has been edited using simple after effects techniques such as basic position moving and rotation, also text is being added to create a realistic news scene. 

These two shots, are very conventional shots, and all of the G.O.O.D production group were involved.

Our actor Georgina Kerwin was great here, and played the role of a news reporter very well. The shot is still, and a mid shot something that research showed to be conventional of a News Report, however the context of what is being said, is conventional of an action film news report, and that is why this shot works so well.

Here is a BBC news report. As you can see similar shots have been used, and the actress is conventional of a female news reporter, because their voice makes everything more dramatic, which is the effect we are going for.

All that needs to be added to our clip, is a slow zoom, as you can see in the one below. This zoom slowly builds tension, to the final line.

Petrov Kane ''looking forward to it'' scene

The shots you see here need to be edited, by adding a smoke filled atmosphere, as the actor is smoking. The shot however came out perfect, and the mise en scene is great such as the use of alcohol on the table, as this is stereotypical of a Russian Gangster. 

the shot is a long tracking shot, to build tension up to the point of when the actor talks. It is a low angle, however it is subtle. This is to make the actor seem dominant in the situation