Considering out initial ideas:
Short Film: Although a short film would be an intresting creative project we both felt that the time taken to plan, produce and edit a five minute short film would be extortionate compared to the time taken to produce a music video or film trailer. The fact that a short film can be about any subject and have any target audience and conventions was daughting on our group as we relaised the planning neeed would be huge. However we did consider producing a short film that tied into our AS production, opening two minutes of the film 'Remembrance', but quickly realsid it would be more efficiant and beneficial to our studies if we chose one of the other options.
Film Trailer: As we had ruled out producing a short film we were torn between making a film trailer or music video. As me and Jordan are both passionate in music and film production it was a tough decision to make and took quite a while before a decision was made. I felt that a film trailer would limit our creative freedom slightly as they have to stick to certain conventions and expecations within the film industry. Again we were inspired by our previous AS project to continue 'Remembrance' further into a film trailer but we decided to not continue with the prouction of a film trailer as we had some strong initial ideas for a music video.
Music Video: The choice to produce a music video for our A2 product was based on the strong initial ideas for the project. Immideately we knew we wanted to produce a video for an artist in the Hip Hop or Electro genres as they are genres we are passionate about in everyday life. Similarly to last year we have decided to split our roles equally with both performance and production, although Jordan supplies his own camera and editing software i will produce an equal amount of material and editing space.
Monday, 15 October 2012
My Group/Group Roles
Our Group: Continuing from our AS studies me and Jordan are going to work together in a group of two this year. This decision was made on the basis knowing that we work work well together and have similar creative ideas when it comes to production.
Group Roles: Similarly to last year me and Jordan chose to split the work equally, with the same amount of performance, production, planning and editing from both of us. Jordan supplies the group with his own high quality camera so he may or may not have more of an influence on shot types and framing but this will not effect the overall amount of individual work producd by each member. Traditionally when me and Jordan have worked together i have take a more directive role in the planning and producing of our project whereas he has been the more practical member of the group.
Link to Jordan's WordPress Blog: http://jordanbarclaya2media.wordpress.com/
Group Roles: Similarly to last year me and Jordan chose to split the work equally, with the same amount of performance, production, planning and editing from both of us. Jordan supplies the group with his own high quality camera so he may or may not have more of an influence on shot types and framing but this will not effect the overall amount of individual work producd by each member. Traditionally when me and Jordan have worked together i have take a more directive role in the planning and producing of our project whereas he has been the more practical member of the group.
Link to Jordan's WordPress Blog: http://jordanbarclaya2media.wordpress.com/
Skills I achieved from AS
Research and Pre-ProductionHow have you improved so far and and how could you improve further?
During the AS course i developed a vast array of technical and theoretical skills that helped me to achieve a strong coursework grade. Coming into the AS with virtually no technial ability i was able to strengthen my creative ability during the blogging planning stage, working with my partner to plan, storyboard and research a Thriller/Horror two minute film openining. In order to get a good understanding of current products we textually analyised several film openings within the genre. By doing this research we were able to get a good understanding of genre conventions and what aspects of film openings are succesful and common. By drawing up a list of conventions we were able to establish a rough idea of what we wanted to include in our film opening and began to establish a rough storyboard. I created a short storyboard that laid out the foundations for out film opening. We then reinforced the splanning by creating a visual storyboard that worked alongside a location shoot. These tasks allowed us to have a clear path when it came to production which created an organised and smooth filming proccess. I could have improved the ammount of work i put into planning, having underestimated deadlines and research needs i was often lacking in time to complete the work which showed in my final work.
Production (Filming)
How have you improved so far and and how could you improve further?
Coming into the AS course with virtually no technical ability in filming i was able to develop my filming ability which has helped me in both my AS course and other media activities outside of education. Although i have developed some filming skill i still need a huge amount of practise and experience which i hope to expand in my A2 course. Using our own higher quality camera's we were able to achieve proffesional standard quality without wasting time or effort. The high standard of the camera allowed s to use a variety of effects within the production, including the focus tool that allowed to acheive a tense suspensful atmosphere. We also used a variety of camera shots and movements in our film opening, an exmaple would be the titling crane shot that we achieved by using a modified crane shot. In the A2 course i would like to be able to spend a lot more time experimenting with filming, as in our AS production acted, so filming was widely unavailable to me.
Post Production (Editing)
How have you improved so far and and how could you improve further?
Similarly to filming i had very little knowledge of editing prior to my AS course. The post production stage of the project allowed me to experiment with editing and i managed to achieve some intresting results with both picture and sound in Adobe Premier Pro CS5. We used a variety of techniques while erditing to work paralell with the effects created in our filming. For example towards the end of the timeline we backward looped the sound that had ran troughout the opening to siginify a change in atmosphere and emphasise suspense. In the A2 course i would like to have a more direct approach to editing as i am now more confident with the process.
During the AS course i developed a vast array of technical and theoretical skills that helped me to achieve a strong coursework grade. Coming into the AS with virtually no technial ability i was able to strengthen my creative ability during the blogging planning stage, working with my partner to plan, storyboard and research a Thriller/Horror two minute film openining. In order to get a good understanding of current products we textually analyised several film openings within the genre. By doing this research we were able to get a good understanding of genre conventions and what aspects of film openings are succesful and common. By drawing up a list of conventions we were able to establish a rough idea of what we wanted to include in our film opening and began to establish a rough storyboard. I created a short storyboard that laid out the foundations for out film opening. We then reinforced the splanning by creating a visual storyboard that worked alongside a location shoot. These tasks allowed us to have a clear path when it came to production which created an organised and smooth filming proccess. I could have improved the ammount of work i put into planning, having underestimated deadlines and research needs i was often lacking in time to complete the work which showed in my final work.
Production (Filming)
How have you improved so far and and how could you improve further?
Coming into the AS course with virtually no technical ability in filming i was able to develop my filming ability which has helped me in both my AS course and other media activities outside of education. Although i have developed some filming skill i still need a huge amount of practise and experience which i hope to expand in my A2 course. Using our own higher quality camera's we were able to achieve proffesional standard quality without wasting time or effort. The high standard of the camera allowed s to use a variety of effects within the production, including the focus tool that allowed to acheive a tense suspensful atmosphere. We also used a variety of camera shots and movements in our film opening, an exmaple would be the titling crane shot that we achieved by using a modified crane shot. In the A2 course i would like to be able to spend a lot more time experimenting with filming, as in our AS production acted, so filming was widely unavailable to me.
Post Production (Editing)
How have you improved so far and and how could you improve further?
Similarly to filming i had very little knowledge of editing prior to my AS course. The post production stage of the project allowed me to experiment with editing and i managed to achieve some intresting results with both picture and sound in Adobe Premier Pro CS5. We used a variety of techniques while erditing to work paralell with the effects created in our filming. For example towards the end of the timeline we backward looped the sound that had ran troughout the opening to siginify a change in atmosphere and emphasise suspense. In the A2 course i would like to have a more direct approach to editing as i am now more confident with the process.
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