Finished preliminary Task

This is the final and completed draft of our prelim video, I feel the video went well even after our change in script and location and personal I feel our editing skill was strong alongside out technical side.

due to some problems with the Embeded link ive replaced it with the link to our video on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3yMlJ8V91k&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Premininary Task Script

This is our script that we created for the use of our media task.

Luck Of The Draw....

(First man shown to be the Challenger walks down staircase)
(Shot reverse shot of Challenger opening a door and then walking down corridor to where dealer is seated)


(The two men then proceed to walk towards a room, wherein there is a table and some chairs set up, to show this the two men walk towards the camera, shot reverse shot and then show a match on action shot of the lead man opening the door to the room)


(Show wide shot of one man walking into the room. In the same shot this one man then crosses the room)


(Cut to: wide shot of challenger sitting down at the table and drawing cards. Close up shot of cards being drawn, like lethal and tactical weapons, from concealment holsters.)


1st Man (nodding to the other two in a menacing and hard stare): You in?


2nd Man (nodding in agreement): I’m in. I was born ready.


(Two men lock eyes in extreme close up, placing cards and money onto the table.)


(Close up of money being put down on the table and cards being thrown on top of the cash pile)


(Extreme close up of the remaining two men locking eyes, staring each other out. Cut between the two men. Wide shot of a game of cards being played. When challenger loses, close up of his outrage and upset at the result as the dealer collects the money.)


(Show shot reverse shot of dealer leaving the den. Show separate shot of challenger leaving the room in anger, although one wide shot to retain camera smoothness.)


(Fade to black.)

Preliminary Task StoryBoard

This is our preliminary tasks storyboard, the shots within this storyboard are not all accurate as due to location change and a slight change in the story we were unable to fully achieve what we first hoped for but i feel that the changes we made will benifit our prelim video and give us more chances to show our personal skills.

Premininary Equipment List

Mise En Scene
Mise-en-scene is the term for everything that creates the visual "World" of the movie as well as its overall atmosphere. For our premininary task we wanted to portray the two cast as stereotypical "Youths" so we decided that wearing hoodies and jeans would suit our wants within the clip as that is how many perceive the teens of today.

Costumes
Hooded jacket, Hoodie
Jeans
Watch

Lighting
A mixture of natural light and lights

Props
Money
Playing cards
Table
Chairs

Editing
Music - Dramatic, thriller, mid and fast pace.
Cutting, cropping, stretching, etc

Preliminary Task Part 1

For our AS preliminary we were set the task of creating a short clip to demonstrate knowledge and practical understanding of the basics of film making.

We had to create a group of shots that in a hole would contain a character opening a door, walking across the room, sitting down and exchanging dialog with another character, also the scene had to contain examples of: Match on action, the 360 degree rule and shot reverse shot.

To go alongside the clip we had to create: a storyboard, a script, and a equiptment list, including the props, costumes, ect that we would need for filming.

Sound Terminology

Sound Effects
Sound added to the visuals in editing. For example traffic outside of a window, wind noises ect.

Sound Bridge
This is where a sound continues across one or more cuts.

Dialogue
The sound made by characters talking to each other. Sometimes this is re-recorded in a studio with the actors attempting to lip-sink.

Sound Motif
A sound associated with a character or a place. This could be a particular musical figure that plays when they appear for example the tune that plays when James bond is in an action scene.

Diegetic Sound
Sound that comes from a person or an object in the digenesis and seen within the field of vision.

Ambient Sound
Background sound belonging to the digenesis but not always in the field of vision. Ambient sound within the field of vision may include things like crowd chatter in the background, cars or bird noises.

Non Diegetic Sound
Sound that comes from nothing within the field of vision and has been added afterwards in the editing process. The clearest examples of this are sound track music or a voiceover.

Camera Shots

A camera shot is the amount of space that is seen in one shot or frame. Camera shots are used to show different sides of a film's setting, characters and themes. Camera shots are also very important in shaping meaning in a film.

An extreme long shot contains a large amount of landscape. It is often used at the beginning of a scene or a film to show a general location or scene.

A long shot contains landscape but gives the viewer a more specific idea of setting. A long shot may show the viewers the building where the scene is take place.

A full shot contains a complete view of the characters. During a full shot viewers can take in the costumes and stance of characters and may also help to show the relationships between characters.

A mid shot contains the characters or character from the waist up. From this shot, viewers can see the characters face and facial expressions more clearly as well as their attitude with other characters.

A close-up contains just one character's face. This allows the viewers to understand the actor's emotions as well it helps to build set feelings like worry and sadness.

An extreme close-up contains one part of a character's face or objects for example the characters mouth or a danger sign. This technique is used very often in dramas and horrors because it helps to build tension and drama.

Click here for a great video on 15 of the main camera shots
http://www.youtube.com

Camera Angles

Angles

Camera angles have a extreme effect on the emotions and view pionts of the audience, and guides their judgment about the character or object in shot.

The Bird's-Eye view

This shows a scene from directly overhead. This shot puts the audience in a godlike position, looking down on the action. People can be made to look insignificant.

High Angle

Not so extreme as a bird's eye view. The camera is elevated above the action using a crane to give a general overview. High angles make the object photographed seem smaller, and less significant.

Eye Level

The camera is positioned as though it is actually observing a scene in a first-person view. The camera will be placed approximately five to six feet from the ground and is often not steadied by tripods to give the feeling of lifelike moment.

Low Angle

Low angles help gives the viewer a sense of powerlessness within the action of a scene, as well as making the character in shot more powerful. The background of a low angle shot will tend to be just sky or ceiling. The added height of the object may make it inspire fear and insecurity in the viewer.

Oblique/Canted Angle

Sometimes the camera is tilted to suggest imbalance, transition and instability this technique is often used in horror movies. This technique is used to suggest Point-Of-View shots this is when the camera becomes the character or shows what he is seeing.