Preliminary Task
Preliminary Task
Prelim Task - Group Members
The names shown below are part of group 1, which was picked by my media teacher Laura
Hopwood. These group members are part of the prelim task.
Hopwood. These group members are part of the prelim task.
- John Martins
- Denzel Aifuwa-Morgan
- Seun Jonah
· Dialogue (conversation)
· Match-on-match action
· Shot-reverse-shot
· Natural editing (e.g. no transitional effects)
Possible group roles:
· John Martins -Actor/Editing
· Denzel Aifuwa-Morgan -Camera man/Co-Director
· Seun Jonah -Actor/Co-Director
Film Script
What a film script means?
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing.
Examples of a film scripts
Below is an example of a film script, of 'The Bourne Identity'.
Below is an example of a film script, of 'The Bourne Identity'.
DARKNESS. THE SOUND OF WIND AND SPRAY.
MUSIC. TITLES
EXT. OCEAN -- NIGHT
The darkness is actually water. A SEARCHLIGHT arcs across
heavy ocean swells. Half-a-dozen flashlights -- weaker
beams -- racing along what we can see is the deck of an
aging FISHING TRAWLER.
FISHERMEN struggling with a gaff -- something in the water --
A HUMAN CORPSE.
EXT. FISHING BOAT DECK -- NIGHT
THE BODY sprawled there. The Sailors all talking at once --
three languages going -- brave chatter to mask the presence
of death --
SAILOR #1
-- Jesus, look at him --
SAILOR #2
-- what? -- you never saw a dead
man before? --
SAILOR #3
-- look, look he was shot --
(nudging the body--)
SAILOR #1
-- don't, don't do that --
SAILOR #2
-- he's dead, you think he cares? --
SAILOR #1
-- so have some respect -- it's a --
(stopping as--)
THE BODY MOVES! -- convulsing -- coughing up sea water -
the Sailors -- freaked -- jumping back -- standing there, as --
THE MAN begins to breathe.
My film script (for the prelim task)
A male walks into a room (in an angry mood) where a female is located in.
Seun (Male)
-- Where's my money !!! --
Sandra (Female)
-- I don't know ??? --
Seun (Male)
--If you don't have my money by 24 hours, you know what going to happen to you !!! --
Sandra (Female)
--SHOCKED reaction--
This is my own film script (for the prelim task). The reason why its this short in length, is because the prelim task only lasts no longer than 1-2mins. As it only needs show required media aspects, such as 'shot reverse shot', etc... Below is the other techniques it needs to showcase:
· Dialogue (conversation)
· Match-on-match action
Shot-reverse-shot
Shot-reverse-shot
· Natural editing (e.g. no transitional effects)
Why a film script is important?
A film script is important because it allows the film stars, director, and more - to know what is expected of them and they will have a clear overall picture of what the whole movie will look like. Importantly film stars are occasionally allowed to go against the script and say something that not on it. Meaning film scripts are flexibly, just an indication of the narrative.
Storyboard
A film script is important because it allows the film stars, director, and more - to know what is expected of them and they will have a clear overall picture of what the whole movie will look like. Importantly film stars are occasionally allowed to go against the script and say something that not on it. Meaning film scripts are flexibly, just an indication of the narrative.
Storyboard
What a storyboard means?
Having a storyboard is highly important as it in determins the success and quality of your movie.
What is a storyboard?
It is a sequence of images that tells what the scenes that a movie will go through. A movie flow will follow what the storyboard illustrates.
Example of a storyboards
Below is an example of a storyboard, which is one of Alfred Hitchcock's films that was given to me in my media studies class.
1st Page
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2nd Page
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Why is a storyboard Important?
1. Clarity during development
1. Clarity during development
By having a storyboard, the production team will be clear of what is expected of them and they will have a clear overall picture of what the whole movie will look like.
2. Improved movie quality
2. Improved movie quality
A movie will be enjoyable when the camera angles are correct. That is when the zooming fits in nicely and the characters are properly portrayed. This is integral also for animation productions. So when all this is shown on the storyboard and errors are corrected, the final movie will be more enjoyable to the audience.
3. Cost reduction
Without a proper storyboard, the whole scene of a movie needs to be redone when it is deemed Unsatisfactory. But with a storyboard, the scenes are laid out on paper and unsatisfactory ones can be
Redrawn using a new storyboard even before the movie goes into production. This saves time and resources.
My storyboard plan (for the prelim task)
My storyboard isn't the greatest, but this gives a indication of what the film sequence is going to
involve. What my storyboard explains is of a man, who want his money back from an individual. But little did he know that the scared individual (man) hasn't got his money. So this creates a serious problem.
A change concerning the Prelim task
Unfortunately I couldn't make the day when the group was
intending to film the prelim task. This left the group in a very bad situation, as I also hold very
good editing skills.
However Denzel (Camera man/Co-Director) got Sandra from the other prelim group to
appear (as an actress) in the prelim task.
intending to film the prelim task. This left the group in a very bad situation, as I also hold very
good editing skills.
However Denzel (Camera man/Co-Director) got Sandra from the other prelim group to
appear (as an actress) in the prelim task.
However I did promise the group that this wouldn't affect my part in the editing
process, of the prelim task.
process, of the prelim task.
Preliminary Task
Below is Preliminary Task of my group (LMED2: Group 1)
Location: Christ the King: St Mary's
Camera man: Denzel Aifuwa-Morgan
Editing by: John Martins
Starring: Seun Jonah & Sandra
The aim of the preliminary task is to allow a sense of progression and to prepare for the main task.
Preliminary Analysis
How the different technical aspects (from this shot) construct the situation
How the different technical aspects (from this shot) construct the situation
Preliminary Task Evaluation
To improve this prelim task, I personally believe there needed to be a number of aspects added to the prelim - titles should have been added to the sequence to inform the audience on the narrative or somewhat the cast involved and also a longer dialogue or facial expressions, for example when Sandra in the prelim sequence said "I haven't got it" there should've been a shot of where Seun had a shocked reaction and retaliated to Sandra’s response. Finally I believe that I should have outlined the required money she owes, to give it that sense of realism.
But however, never the less this is only the prelim task, so these outlined negative points provides the group with useful knowledge and a stepping stone for the main task.
Overall I felt quite proud with our piece, as it met all the requirements set initially.
Which were the following:
But however, never the less this is only the prelim task, so these outlined negative points provides the group with useful knowledge and a stepping stone for the main task.
Overall I felt quite proud with our piece, as it met all the requirements set initially.
Which were the following:
Ø Dialogue (conversation) - Sound
Ø Match-on-match action - Editing
Ø Shot-reverse-shot - Camera shot - Natural editing - e.g. no transitional effects
Setting Location (Caputured via Photography)
Below is a selection of images taken from the scene of our preliminary task shoot. We filmed our preliminary task at Christ the King: St Mary's (in the media suite).Setting Location (Caputured via Photography)
*Images were taken from the CTK website*
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Filming schedule
Preliminary Task - Filming Schedule
Camera, Tripod, Tracking equipment & story which provides the group with aid.
Aims: To complete the filming process for the preliminary task.
People Present:
Ø Denzel Aifuwa-Morgan (Camera man)
Ø Laura Hopwood (Media Teacher)
Ø Sandra (Guest appearance)
Schedule:
16:00 - Meet outside Christ the King: St Mary's Media Room
16:05 - Begin to set up tracking equipment outside to begin the introductory scenes.
16:20 - Begin shooting the first shots in the corridor.
16:50 - Complete shooting the corridor scenes.
17:05 - Begin shooting the conversational scenes.
17:45 - Finish shooting preliminary task.
Preliminary Task - Editing Schedule
Today we will aim to complete the entire editing process for our group's preliminary task using Final Cut Pro.
Aims: To complete the editing process for the preliminary task.
08.45 - Acquire external hard drive with preliminary footage on to begin editing.
09:00 - Begin importing footage
09:30 - Begin editing raw footage together
09:50 - Ensure sound levels for speech are correct and can be heard easily.
10:00 - Complete the editing process for our group's preliminary task.
* Both I and Denzel took part in the editing process
Understanding editing software
When creating our preliminary task, it was important that my group and I had a good grasp of many of the features on Final Cut Pro to maximise the impact for our thriller opening and include all of the elements required for the preliminary task (i.e shot reverse shot match on action etc).
Above: Video taken from Youtube (embedded into Blogger)
By watching these clips, it has greatly furthered my knowledge with the software and I believe that it has enabled me to produce films which have a greater impact on the audience.
All together this has been a valuable experience for my group members and I, we have learn tips from experts with regards to Final Cut Pro and we will now try to implement these features into our thriller opening
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