Research and Planning - Jay Writing Music !

Jay is in the currently writing music for our film. From what i have listened to so far, its very dark and un-nerving. Jay stated "The use of a repeated single and double key piano riff would be used in the house, or during flashbacks." i think that the end result will be pretty cool, and i think it will go awesomely with the film!

Sunday, 23 January 2011Research & Planning:- MusicI am in the current production phase of writing music, it is dark, solemn and downtempo, this creates a very intense atmosphere. The use of a repeated single and double key piano riff would be used in the house, or during flashbacks, this would be a powerful hearing stimulant that will definately accompany the film. Even though we haven't filmed yet, the music can easily be changed, to accompany it better.

LOCATION SHOT, LIVING ROOM

LOCATION SHOT, LIVING ROOM

LOCATION SHOT, STAIRS AND BATHROOM

LOCATION SHOT, THE BEDROOM

Key Terms

Camera angle, Shot, Movement and Position.

• Establishing shot e.g. shot of a building to show that what follows occurs inside.
• Master shot - A shot that is returned to at the beginning or end of sections.
• Close up
• Long Shot
• Wide Shot
• Two-Shot - Two people in the shot
• High angle - the camera looks down on the subjects
• Low angle - the camera looks up at the subject
• Ariel shot - shot from above
• Point of View
• Pan - camera movement from side to side from a fixed position
• Crane - Filmed with the help of a crane
• Tilt - like 'Pan' but up and down
• Track - follow alongside the subject
• Dolly - the dolly is a short piece of track that allows movement either backwards and forwards, or from side to side
• Zoom/reverse zoom
• Framing - the composition of a shot and the relationship of the elements within it
• Composition - what is included in a shot
• Hand-held
• Steadicam - like a hand-held camera, but steadier.

Editing

• Sound and vision editing - cut, fade, wipe, edit
• FX - often used in the credits of programmes where the edit is enhanced. for example a sound may be used to make the wipe from one shot to the next.
• Dissolve
• Long-Take - the time between edits is could a 'take'
• Superimpose
• Slow motion
• Synchronous/asynchronous sound - the sound matches action/or not.

Sound

• Soundtrack
• Theme tune
• Incidental music - used to create particular emotions at key moments
• Sound effects
• Ambient sound - the sound from within the scene e.g. a radio
• Dialogue - People speaking
• Voiceover
• Mode of address. direct address - do the people in the scene speak to you? are they angry? sarcastic? patronising?

Special Effects

• Graphics - Pictures
• Captions - Used to establish location. Spielberg uses this in close encounters of the third kind to add credibility and authenticity
• Computer generated images (CGI)
• Animation - Indiana jones and the temple of doommakes use of hand-drawn animation during the famous mining car chase.
• Pyrotechnics - fire, explosions, fireworks etc.
• Stunts
• Models - these can be big or little. Think of the ship in Titanic as it sinks (big) and the space ships in star wars (little)
• Back projection - a technique used to display an image behind a person/set often achieved using a 'blue screen'

Mise-En-Scene

• Location
• Set
• Studio/set design
• Costume
• Properties
• Ambient lighting - daylight, lamp light, that makes up part of the production
• Artificial lighting
• Production Design period
• Colour design - remember colours have powerful connotations.

Useful Information

Mise-En-Scene

• A french term meaning "that which is put into the scene"
• Includes such elements of design as lighting, costume, settings.

Consider that everything in a shot has been designed to be there

Camera/Cinematography

• Movement
• Lighting
• Stable Camera
• Moving Camera

Framing

• Front on
• From behind
• Side on

Angle

• High angle
• Low angle
• Tilt angle

Editing

• Relating images in a logical sequence
• Continuity

Techniques include

• Eyeline match
• Shot-reverse shot
• Match on action

Establishing shot

• First, Character 1 is estblished in a location, Walking down a hallway

Close up

• This close up shows character 1 performing an action

Match On Action

• The 'cut' between these two shots show that no time has passed between them. "match on action" is when you cut during an action to another camera angle but showing the action from the same point in time that you left it from the previous shot. This is important to continue the flow of the scene.

Reaction

• We first see character 2, at the point when the door to the office is being opened. This encourages the audience to believe the same characters are in the same geographic space.

Long Shot

• This long shot shows both characters in the location. This informs the audience of the characters' positions relative both to one another and to their surroundings.

180 Degree Rule

• the 180 degree rule is a very important concept in a video and film production. It refers to an imaginary line which cuts through the middle of the scene, from side to side, with respect from the camera.