editing tasks for week

Tasks to be completed by editor by the end of the week

 Day 1.  to have a whole rough cut with all shots needed in sequence including small editing snips
 Day 2. to have sound fitted with the editing so it makes sense and wind got rid off so there is no disturbance
 Day 3. to have shots and meanings that i have discussed with harri are in the sequence and the rest of the group understand the story and cuts i have made.

Sound Aims to be done by the end of the week.

As soundman, Im going to look at including non-diegetic sound like music, and diegetic sound like shouts, gunshots and more detailed sounds like rustles etc.
But what we also must acheive is do get rid of the annoying wind in some scenes. Other than that, most of the main sound aims are on track to be done by wednesday. by thursday music can be added and the wind sound will be gone. magic. working with mitch, we can sync up the sound lag.

Director

To do:

• Help with the editing to allow the parts that I thought were best directed to feature prominently in the finished sequence
• Start writing my evaluation of the aspects of directing that went well and had room for improvemeny

Notes on evaluation so far:

• I shall upload onto here some of the directed shots I was heavily involved with, and also screenshots that inspired me from other films I have looked at
• I was proud of the work done as the storyboard was accurate to the final product, and the acting was realistic and appropriate
• I thought I could have tried some different directions on a certain shot, but we managed to cope with the shots we have got

To be continued...

Aims for cinematography this week

Things needed to be done for cinematography  

• Although i have finished with the actual filming, i will need to help out with the editing, and see if i am happy with the camera shots in the order they are in, in order to see if the sequence flows. I will also help the editor, perhaps with transitions, and suggest what transitions look better when moving into different shots. 

• I also need to start my evaluation this week, on cinematography, and talk about where i got my ideas from, and why i chose those particular shots, as well as why i chose the camera shots from particular sequences. 

Shots that we really liked in the sequence
and we thought we effective: 

• We liked this close up shot of two because it introduces the audeince to the characters.It also gives the audience a feel of relationship within the characters. It also then creates sympathy for them, and gets the audience more involved with what is going on in the sequence.  

I liked this mid- long shot because it got other characters involved within the frame. It then shows the importance of all the characters and the role they play in the short film sequence. 

The use of this mid shot was used to create sympathy for the characters. As it enhances the friendship they have, and the team work needed in the film extract. It also engages with the audience more as the camera movement is held hand and the camera moves closer to the action taking place. This makes it almost look as though the camera is from another characters perspective., having a larger effect on the audience as they see how importance team work is in the genre. 

music tracks

Some pretty epic music for some scenes - try to listen all the way through, some bits might be better than others.
- use stuff like this to take inspiration from in creating music for the film
use of army drums, drones etc;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DWyuWh7gPA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wM7oPmAcyE&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdNuchx1OGA&feature=related

I know they are off the same game, but they will work well with a war film.

comment, expand upon this shizzle :p
Much love

Music

taking a page out of band of brothers' book, we might not include music to add a certain realism to it, but i do have a good load of bare war film tuneage if we do choose to include music
Im thinking of adding a drone to build tension in 'troughs' and faster paced music at peaks - on top of shouts, gunshots whatever to make a really immersing sound overload.

What went well with the cinematography

What went well in cinematography   

On the day of the filming, it went great everything went to plan, we got loads of filming done and the weather was really good. Everyone turned up on time for the filming and we got loads and loads of different camera angles. 

Pictures to show the cast and what went well... 

We got loads of different camera shots angles and movements to go into this sequence making it look far more interesting and captivating.

Directors Task

Even though most of my targets were met on the day of filming, I still have a few more to complete in lesson. By Thursday I will have:

• Bought in an SD card adapter to allow the footage to be used more effectively
• Analyze the footage against the storyboard and work alongside the editor to include the more realistic and appropriately directed pieces

This will help our finished product be AWSOME!!

editing task for end of week

my task for end of week is to get a sequence that is roughly in order so we have a understanding of the order and length the sequence will roughly meet.
also i will be hoping by more the end of the week to start cutting the footage down into its fina cutting form so that we get cleaner shots and the sequence isnt in a coomplete rough form.
another aspect will be looking at is having the footage all uploaded completely and all in the final cut program ready to edit and get into a rough cut.

Sound Aims

Aims in terms of sound are:

• Add MG-42 gun sounds and  cut them to fit the 'burst' fire.
• Use 'ambient sound' to create atmosphere
• Cut out annoying shiz like wind 
• Exaggerate things like 'crunches' at paradrop 

• add diegetic sounds like shouts, gunfire,  other war atmospheric stuff.

So im gonna try to get this done by thursday - wind will be cut during editing, but i shall try to fin the diegetic sound about on the internet, and we could make your own foley shouts.                                                           

Aims

What we do now is to make aims to meet before thursday;
As Soundman, im going to get a load of sound effects for us to choose and add to the clip.
Mitch is going to put a rough cut together for thursday, and we will discuss what stuff to put in and what clips to add/cut and ting with Mel and Harri.
Much love

Awesome shizz

Awesome footge here boys and girls! we have managed to get the filming done with alot of time left for editing ad ting much love x

BBFC- Deciding what age restriction we should give our film extract

• As a group we were thinking about what we age restriction we should give our film extract, and looking at the BBFC's requirements for age restrictions we decided that the suited age restriction, best suited is 15. This is because it complied with all the policies for a a 15 film. 
  

  ’15′

  Suitable only for 15 years and over

  No one younger than 15 may see a ‘15’ film in a cinema. No one younger than 15 may rent or buy a ‘15’ rated video work.
  

  Discrimination

  The work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour.
  

  Drugs

  Drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse. The misuse of easily accessible and highly dangerous substances (for example, aerosols or solvents) is unlikely to be acceptable.
  

  Horror

  Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic or sexualised.
  

  Imitable behaviour

  Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be copied. Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised.
  

  Language

  There may be frequent use of strong language (for example, ‘fuck’). The strongest  terms (for example, ‘cunt’) may be acceptable if justified by the context. Aggressive or repeated use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable.
  

  Nudity

  Nudity may be allowed in a sexual context but without strong detail. There are no constraints on nudity in a non-sexual or educational context.
  

  Sex

  Sexual activity may be portrayed without strong detail. There may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour, but the strongest references are unlikely  to be acceptable unless justified by context. Works whose primary purpose is sexual arousal or stimulation are unlikely to be acceptable.
  

  Theme

  No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate for 15 year olds.
  

  Violence

  Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable. Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also unlikely to be acceptable. There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discreet and have a strong contextual justification.
  
  We think that our film suits with the criteria above so we rated it a 15, that was no-one below the age of 15 will be effected by any of the violence or language.
  

 

effective use of after effects and sound

here is a video we think has brilliant use of sound and after effects to give a really good sense of action and stress in combat.

Sounds - guns and ting

http://soundbible.com/tags-gun.html

A whole list of gun sounds that we can use

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwW31u6wYvE&feature=related

MG42 we gonna use in the film - probs best one we can get

Costume and props

Here is a picture of what the costume will contain for the british soldiers included in the film extract, there is a basic uniform of denison smock, 37 pattern trousers, collarless shirt and studded ammo boots.
There are then less basic items like 37 pattern webbing, para beret, scrim scarf, and ammo bandoliers. we then have a lee Enfield rifle which is the basic rifle for british soldiers in ww2. We have chosen this costume as it is 100% accurate in what they are wearing and not inaccurate like many war films can be. this gives authenticity to our film extract and shows small details have been taken into account and looked at.

character profiles

Pvt Lawrence
Lower down in the squad, with no rank hasnt seen serious action before. He has been eager as a child to join up for the war and now its is first time facing the germans.

 

SGT Bass
sgt bass is a veteren to combat and has been in the army before the war started, he was one of the few handpicked to join the newly started regiment.

 

 CPL Coates

Tyrone is a australian that was drafted into the british army, he was from the small town of perth and as the war has progressed has turned into a hardened soldier. He gives morale to the squad and is a man the younger and less exsperiences soldiers look up too.

 

Pvt Sam and colin Higgins

These two men are cousins in which Sam the very young fresh soldier and his very much older cousin Colin who has more exsperience and knowlege of the army compared to his younger cousin. This is Sams first time in combat like Pvt Lawrence and Colin soon realises the cost of war.
PVT S HIGGINS:

PVT C HIGGINS:


CPL T seymour

Seymour is a older genration solider and has seen conflicts on the commonwealth territories of Britian, he like SGT Bass was picked to join the unit because of his knowlege in warfare and tactics but this is Seymours second drop with the unit and has to adjust to the tactics of this modern ww2 unit.

 

 Captain A Looke

CPT looke is a vetren of the british army, with over 8 years of service he has alot of knowlege and exsperience under his belt, CPT looke has always been a officer that leads from the front and believed in lead by excample, this makes him a valuble officer to the rest of the squadand one that is looked up to and admired.

Risk Assessment

Risks 

 Because we are creating our own sequence from a war film, there are quite a few risks, so we decided to write down what we thought were the important parts to keep in mind while carrying out our project. 

1. Set safety- Because we will be outside, we have to make sure that all equipment is kept well out of the way so that people do not get hurt or even so damage the equipment.
   
2. We have to make sure that all equipment doesn't get wet or dirty while filming, this could cause damage and cost the group money.
   
3. Keep equipment within our group at all times so that we are aware of where all the equipment is, this way we will avoid theft.
   
4. Traffic- Make sure that all of us are aware of traffic while entering the main property, as it is near a train track as well as the main road, we are also using friends to act in our film we need to think of their safety too while filming and make them aware of the precautions that we are taking while filming. 
   
5. Setting- We are filming in a location which not many of the crew members are familiar with, so we need to make sure that all of use are located near each other in order to stay safe and kept together so none of us end up getting lost, this will also save us all a lot of time during the process of filming our sequence.
   
6. Weather- We need to make sure that the weather will be alright to film on this day, not because of the characters as such but it's more safety for the euipment so we need to make sure that if it is raining, we need to have an umbrella to keep the camera dry to prevent damage.
   
7. Explosions- We are not planning on using explosions however if we do decide to use any we need to make sure that we are far enough away from them to revent getting hurt, and keping all crew members safe as well.

Dates And Organizations

Dates and Organizations

We have decided that we will be filming this Saturday the 12th of march. We chose this weekend because we thought it was a reliable time and convenient for all of us, an we can get all of it done in time for editing the Monday the 21st. As well as this we have found some private land that will be big enough to hold all of us on the premises, and we will be able to use ammunition legally. Ii will also give us more time and we won't feel the need to rush as much while filming, there is also a rather large amount of land, this means that we will be able to have more shots and do more camera shots form different angles.  

Ideas On Cinematography

Cinematography  

• For our film sequence we felt as though we should look at different film sequences from war films in order to get a feel of what the film should in theory look like. From the extracts that we have looked at we liked the idea from a sequence off the film. 'Band of Brothers', The reason why we liked the look of this sequence, was because it used a good use of camera angels and shot to make the sequence look ,more interesting and realistic.    
•   The image on the top left side of this page in a camera angel that we are thinking of using, this shot consists of panning movement from a perspective of a character moving through the bushes, this shot looks highly realistic, and effective, this will then keep the audience engaged with the sequence.
  

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  The image at the bottom of this page is another shot that we are thinking of using, because of the use of hand held camera movement, it creates a sense of distortion for the spectators, this gives them an idea of how the characters feel perhaps, which gets the audience involved more with the sequence, keeping them more entertained.
  
  
   
• This is another shot that we liked in the sequence of 'Band of Brothers, because of the use of the mid shot to show the audience the body language of the characters, to again get them involved and keep them entertained.   

  

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Sound

A good idea for diegetic sound effects is shouts/conversations within the distance; for Germans, we can use a normal youtube clip of two germans talking or whatever and put it in background as the troops get closer.

We can intensify smaller details in sound, such as rustling of grass, splashes in puddles etc.

Also, we can use a failproof effect called the wilhelm scream - it is good for action/ explosions as it isn't a long drawn out thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdbYsoEasio

^ a nice compilation of wilhelm screams (as if you haven't heard it already!)