My 60 second film

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TnaYz-7i54

This is my final cut for my 60 second film.
The filming went well even though there was another fault with the cameras.
The film was set in a college room which is very clear to the audience.

The final edit turned out a lot better than i thought it was going to considering I only had a short period of time to film the whole sixy seconds and i had to change my idea at the last minute.

If i was to do this again i would make sure that everything was planned before hand so that i do not have to change my idea on the last minute. I would also make sure thast i had a back up plan if something went wrong i had something to go to.

During the editing of this film i learnt how to L cut. This is where I over lapped the sound for clips with other clips. On the over the shoulder shots one of the characters is speaking and the video cuts to a different shot without an interuption in the speech and all in sync.

This is a toutorial of how to do an L cut, to make a cut a lot more smooth.

Filming Fault

I have had to change my idea for my film because there was a fault with the equipment that prevented me filming.
When filming the second time i decided to stick to the story just add a few lines of dialogue and only have a staring contest.
It is now set in a college room.
From this i learnt to remember to charge the camera for a longer amount of time before shooting anything.

Script for Child's Play

Person 1- C'mon the road runner could definitely destroy Daffy duck

Person 2- NO way daffy is mental

Person 1- There's only one way to decide this!

Music

Person 2- OK it's sorted, the roadrunner would win

Person 1- What about the Human torch and Iron man?

Person 2- Iron Man by far

Person 1- WHAT?!

Recce

Consideration	Comments
Sketches	Living room has a sofa and bits and bobs. Back garden will have a ring table and a barbeque.
Local conditions	Easy access because it is my own house. The ambiance will not intrude.
Selected viewpoints	Most of the view points will be easily accessed. Some of the inside shots will be hard to get to.
Intrusions	There should not be many intrusions but there may be a few door knocks and door bells
Permission	Have permission
Lighting	There will be light coming through the window, if it is dark we can put the room lights on. When filming outside it might get a bit dark which would be a massive continuity error.
Sound	There should not be any noise inside the house. Noise outside the house will not affect anything because there will be music over the top
Weather	The weather is meant to be sunny all day so it will not interfear
Continuity	There may be some continuity errors but i will look back at the videos to make sure that everything stays the same
Set dressing	There will be a couch on the inside and in the garden there will be a ring set up of chairs and rope
Time	Should not take long to set up, will not take long to get there
Cueing	Count down from three when we start recording then edit out the useless bits
Security	We will not need security, we will be with the equipment at all times

I am filming today Tuesday 23rd of April and the weather is fine for me to film outside without the actors, the equipment or me getting wet. Also the light lasts for a long time so there hopefully will not be any problem with it getting dark. This also means that i will have a longer time to film to make sure i have everything.

Story Board

Time Line 

This time line shows roughly how long each shot in my short film should take. This is usefull because it gives me an idea when filming when I should stop recording a shot, this will hep me to keep in the time frame and complete the brief without fault.  

 

Brief Story Board

 This is a brief story board of the main shots that will be in my film, the more detailed story board with all of the shots is below...

 

This is my story board for my 60 second film. It shows all of the camera angles and shots that i will need in my film and gives a brief description of what camera movements there are and the dialogue the actors will be saying.
The story board is important because it acts like a check list. You can use it to make sure that you have got every clip and angle you will need in order for the film to make sense.
A good story board has pictures that you are able to understand and descriptions of what is going to happen in the shot.
Information that will need to be added into a story board are-

• Sound effects
• Dialogue 
• Camera angles
• Actors
• Music
• Pictures

60 Second Film Ideas

1st Idea

1. Man walks into his house
2. Throws his coat down
3. Turns on his radio
4. News say that North Korea have fired a nuke at England 
5. Man looks around to see there is no one around him
6. Man has flash backs of- Meeting a girl, Dating the girl, Falling in love and Breaking up
7. Close up on his face 
8. Man grabs his coat and runs out his door

2nd Idea

1. Two guys arguing about something pointless
2. Decide there is only one way to decide
3. Go into two rooms and come out straight away, changed into sports clothes
4. Go into their garden arena
5. Rock, paper, scissors match, no one wins
6. Thumb war, no one wins
7. Staring contest
8. One of them wins
9. Decision is made
10. Start another argument 

I have chosen to do the second idea because i wanted to create a comic effect and that would be a lot easier and will have a greater effect in the second.
My film will be set in my back garden and living room.

I have decided to call my film Child's Play

Coming up with ideas quickly is good because it gives me a general idea of what i am going to do without wasting time even if somethings need to be changed.

Dynamic Visual Storytelling

• Focus on what you want the audience to see
• Get rid of anything off putting
• No continuity errors
• If you're getting someones reaction to something get their whole face

This will help me when i am filming because it will make me make sure that i do not do anything that is going to be off putting and useless in my film.

Notes on 60 second films

Human App

• A lot of panning
• Confusing at the beginning but less after the second time
• Random angled shot ruins the effect

Custody

• Good hallway tracking shot, but it should last a bit longer
• Tense music
• Can see him squeese past the camera in the hallway
• Some of the shots are too long

Rattle

• First person view/ point of view
• About someone going through their life
• The baby rattle is a significant part of the story

Proposal

• Bathos: Undermining the meaning at the end/ Anti-climax
• Some shaky shots
• Long shot across the field was nice

The Burger

• Good angles
• Pull focusing
• Music worked really well
• Bathos

Anticipation

• Of a guy picturing everything that can go wrong with proposing
• Camera angles at the beginning  and end are really good

Control

• Some shots are out of focus
• Boy gets accepted by something but the the wind takes it away
• Story line is pretty confusing

Reviewing other peoples sixty second films has given me an idea of how shot a film i am going to have to make. Its given me a few ideas on how to angle some shots such as close ups to make my film seem more dramatic. Also two people are talking over the shoulder when someone finishes a sentence and it switches to the other person it looks to jumpy, so i am going to find a way to make it look more smooth.

Micro Elements

Films

Sound

• SFX
• Silence
• Ambienee
• Music/Motif
• Non-Digetic: Added in post production
• Digetic:Noises that the actor can hear

Camera Work

• Angles
• Cinematography
• Framing

Editing/ Special effects

Lighting

• Mise en sen
• Acting
• Location