Preliminary Storyboard

When planning our preliminary piece we made a storyboard of pictures which we got by walking the root we would film around school and taking photos of our actor standing in various positions.

Casino Royale opening titles

This is a collection of clips from the opening titles of Casino Royale, the reason I used these specific clips is because I feel they are the most important out of the title video, I got the pictures by watching the opening titles on YouTube and print screened them and putting them together using the snipping tool. I made this to practice opening titles and to gain ideas for my thriller piece. In Casino Royale like most James Bond films there is a very long title sequence involving lots of editing for example as the plot of the film is based around a casino the editor includes cards in the scene, this includes the use of hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs as seen in the 3rd picture in the storyboard as spades are shot from the pistol. The opening title also has the classic 007 shot where James Bond spins on the screen and fires a bullet down the barrel of a gun as blood drips down the screen. The opening scene shows shots of violence which shows why the film is rated 12A. The tittles of the opening scene are perfectly placed as they don't cover the main action point on the screen however they still catch your eye. When the main title shows there is a symmetrical pattern which gives off an aesthetic effect.

preliminary evaluation

this is my evaluation of all processes of the preliminary piece.

Youtube video

This is our preliminary piece which we put on YouTube after editing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyuy9tNbj_g&feature=c4-overview&list=UUht5fxUjha19_XNfG0mi2EA

post-production

After filming we changed roles and set Beth and Ciara to editing the video on adobe premiere pro CS4 while myself and Harry created a music track from scratch that would suit our short film using Mixcraft. Half way through the editing me and Harry took over, we made sure all the clips were in the correct order and then cut off parts which were unnecessary such as parts of me saying action etc. Once we had completed the work we saved it and uploaded it to YouTube.

production

Before we started filming we assigned roles, Beth and Ciara acted in the film, Harry organised everyone and I filmed and directed. When we were filming I used multiple angles such as close ups, low shots and panning of the camera to follow the actor. When filming we made sure that match on action was correct and that each scene matched the ones next to it, for example when Beth opened the door with her right hand we made sure on the other side she held the door with her right hand. We also used the 180 degree rule when filming the conversation. We also played with light and used angles that would make the light impose the main actor for effect.

pre-production

I have started our preliminary piece of a journey to school, my group consists of myself, Ciara, Beth and Harry. Firstly we planned ideas on a piece of paper and after gaining enough ideas we made a storyboard using photo's myself and Harry had taken while Beth and Ciara planned.

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Here I will post all the things I will do over the year throughout media studies.