tilly and yasmin feedback

I think the strengths of this video are the still frame of the different stereo types with pictures and a short description. I also like the way that it is written on paper to show that these stereo types especially exist in schools. The fault i would change is some of the cuts look strange when it goes from the white stills to the video. I think this is because the still images only take up half the screen so the cross dissolve only takes up half the screen and the other half just fades in from black. a weakness is that the stereotypes do not stay on screen long enough for you to read. Also because they've had to lower the quality so that the video can be streamed online it's hard to read the writing. also there isn't any titles on the film.

i chose this shot of American gangster as it has allot of similarities to my opening sequence. The theme of the opening is the same (the gangster is being repaid with the persons life) this is why we called the film retribution meaning to repay. I also chose this picture as it captures the gas can, the gangster and the hostage this is also similar to my scene. Denzel Washington also uses a gun to murder the hostage but in my opening the gangster uses a bat. But the idea of using a weapon to show power of the character is the same.

my opie

dirty harry

Feedback

No sign of the homework

this is my ident. i liked the idea of a card flying towards the screen and i called my logo a.c.e media productions after the ace of spade card that is in the ident. i used final cut to make the ident and photo shop to make the card.

We made this contact sheet in photoshop using images that we found on images.google.com which we thought represented the ideas that we had in our heads. The font is one which we downloaded on dadfont.com when we were making our font board. We changed some of the images to black and white to make them look more atmospheric and also changed the brightness and contrast.

our idea

our opening sequence is going to be a action, gangster thriller. the scene will start with a man tied to a chair. he will have the appearance that he has been beaten up and brought to the location unwillingly. There will be freeze frames on the characters with titles.

feedback

A good set of posts, Louis.

The fonts we chose are all very edgy, dark and distorted and this is why we chose them. i feel that they go with the feel of our idea.




The Pictures we chose are to represent the setting and atmosphere of our opening.

pitch 4 - the unknown (animated feature, adult audience, based on fictional novel)

a unknown creature emerges from the grown in a small town in America. after being cloned in government labs to find out more about this strange creature the clones bread out of control and set destruction to human existence and the world arm themselves and fight back.

pitch 3 - front line (regional film)

set in the 80's, a cocky 16 year old teenager called Danny Johnson goes to a football match which changes his life forever. after the game Danny finds himself in the front lines of a raging football hooligan scrap. addicted to the buzz of fighting Danny goes on to become one of the most well known hooligans of the time. this was his downfall. matters get personal leading to close encounters to his family. trying to flee from this horrific lifestyle but will he ever escape.

pitch 2 - sure brothers (supernatural thriller)

set in the historical city of Moscow two young brothers seek the reasons for there mothers disappearance. when all hope is lost they receive help from a holy man who tells the brothers he can help them. the holy mans interference brings Satan into there path but will both brothers stay on the good side or join the devil in an attempt to free his mother.

pitch 1 TT. fictional character

after recovering from a unknown life threatening disease tom tucker a 18 year old finds his recovery bring some changes to his body. with his new super powers comes a secret identity. he becomes known as TT and his reasons to fight crime are of a tragic murder of his parent in his childhood.

preliminary task

i feel me, tilly, sophie and jahmal worked well together. me and tilly were on screen. sophie was on camera with jahmal. sophie did a great job with the camera, jahmal timed us in and tilly made the work surface shine (and makes a great cup of tea).

we used each camera rule well i think the rule we used most efectivly was the match on action.

i think me and tilly edited our periminary well. we got the timing write of the shot changes and used the 180 degree rule well.

what is continuity editing, match on action, a reverse shot and the 180 degree rule

continuity editing.

Continuity editing is the predominant style of editing in narrative cinema and television. The purpose of continuity editing is to smooth over the inherent discontinuity of the editing process and to establish a logical coherence between shots.

match on action.

A continuity cut which unites two different views of the same action together at the same moment in the movement, making it seems to continue.

shot/reverse shot.

Shot reverse shot is a film technique wherein one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking "back" at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other.

180 degree rule.

The 180° rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line. The new shot, from the opposite side, is known as a reverse angle.

credits for opening sequence

a Invisible production presents
an a.c.e film
cast
tom stevens
louis peters
elliot fraser
costume design by tilly murr
art direction by yasmin wright
prodction by design steven holloway
casting by boris north
film editing by sarah jenkins
cinematography peter williams
original music by hannah thompson
Produced by bill ditton
Directed by Scott Wordell

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