Brian has a dramatic change in his life when
one day he has an accident which gives him a gift that changes his life. A series
of events unfold, one day he discovers that his gift brings him a lot of money.
He becomes involved in several events where he sees into the future, where he
can predict the outcomes. He start off being involved in small prize events
where he starts gambling with his friends, as time progresses he gets more and
more involved into gambling where his gift plays a big part until one day, he
was less fortunate and the outcome was unpredicted by his gift when he was hit by a
car, when he steps into the road without seeing what was about to happen….
Saturday, 17 November 2012
Film title
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As a group we gathered our favourite
names for our short film. After listing down the names we most liked we picked
out a few which were most appealing these were, 'The Prediction' and
'Unpredictable'. We then broke both down by their meanings. We decided that
'The Prediction' would possibly fit our short film as it covers a series of
events which the main character has to predict. However after discussing the
name in context of our film we changed our opinions that this name was not as
good a fit in comparison to the other title name. The reason for this is that
we felt 'Unpredictable' was a good title as it tells the opposite of what the
majority film is all about, until the end of the film we have an unpredictable
event which ties up the story. So we decided to go ahead with the film title
'Unpredictable' as we feel it fits much better as it ties up the loose ends to
the ending of the film much better than the other title name 'The Prediction'.
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Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Film Theory's-Matthew Gollick
narration- The way in which the story arranges information and gives it to an audience
unrestricted narrative
With the audience knowing whats happening more than the character does himself. This is used in our film when we see into the future we can see the outcomes before other characters in the film.
closed narrative
a Close narrative is where all the lose ends of the film are tied up on screen and the narrative comes to an end. While this also still leaves room for speculation where the audience can wonder what happens the actual events that drove the story have come to an end for example the main character of a villain is caught. in our film we use a closed narrative as our main character dies at the end of the film.
Claude Levi-Strauss theory
Levi-Strauss introduced the notion of binary oppositions as a useful way to consider the production of meaning within narratives. His argument was that all construction was dependent upon the oppositions. Some examples of these oppositions may be for example good-evil, east-west, dark-light. Our film uses this theory as we have oppositions to some degree with present-future, These throughout the film determine on outcomes which effect Brian whether he wins or loses at the events within the film.
Tzvetan Todorov’s Equilibrium theory
His theory is a relatively simple one and goes something like this:
1. The fictional environment begins with a state of equilibrium (everything is as it should
be)
2. It then suffers some disruption (disequilibrium)
3. New equilibrium is produced at the end of the narrative
There are five stages the narrative can progress through:
• A state of equilibrium (all is as it should be)
• A disruption of that order by an event
• A recognition that the disorder has occurred
• An attempt to repair the damage of the disruption
• A return or restoration of a NEW equilibrium
To an extent our film also has aspects of Todorov's theory with an event that takes place near the beginning of the film which leads a trail path of another story. This incident that takes place leads to a narrative which doesn't follow a linear narrative but a switch between present and future. At the start of the film an event takes place which changes the natural day to day routine of Brian's life.
unrestricted narrative
With the audience knowing whats happening more than the character does himself. This is used in our film when we see into the future we can see the outcomes before other characters in the film.
closed narrative
a Close narrative is where all the lose ends of the film are tied up on screen and the narrative comes to an end. While this also still leaves room for speculation where the audience can wonder what happens the actual events that drove the story have come to an end for example the main character of a villain is caught. in our film we use a closed narrative as our main character dies at the end of the film.
Claude Levi-Strauss theory
Levi-Strauss introduced the notion of binary oppositions as a useful way to consider the production of meaning within narratives. His argument was that all construction was dependent upon the oppositions. Some examples of these oppositions may be for example good-evil, east-west, dark-light. Our film uses this theory as we have oppositions to some degree with present-future, These throughout the film determine on outcomes which effect Brian whether he wins or loses at the events within the film.
Tzvetan Todorov’s Equilibrium theory
His theory is a relatively simple one and goes something like this:
1. The fictional environment begins with a state of equilibrium (everything is as it should
be)
2. It then suffers some disruption (disequilibrium)
3. New equilibrium is produced at the end of the narrative
There are five stages the narrative can progress through:
• A state of equilibrium (all is as it should be)
• A disruption of that order by an event
• A recognition that the disorder has occurred
• An attempt to repair the damage of the disruption
• A return or restoration of a NEW equilibrium
To an extent our film also has aspects of Todorov's theory with an event that takes place near the beginning of the film which leads a trail path of another story. This incident that takes place leads to a narrative which doesn't follow a linear narrative but a switch between present and future. At the start of the film an event takes place which changes the natural day to day routine of Brian's life.
Film techniques
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1japIhKU9I
This video learnt us how to use a wide variety of different filming techniques for example slow motion, we would use this in our film to show details where they are most relevant we would use this to capture the detail to the car at the end of our film as it builds up to the accident. also we could use shots used in this film Point Of View shot this would be used to show the male looking around the street before he crosses the road here the male could be looking around to check his surroundings.
The point of view shot is used to show the characters point of view. This gives the viewers more detail via this shot much more than a long shot would. The point of view shot also is used to show an object or building of significance. This can help views to understand whats happening in the scene.
We will also use a series of close up shots to show the detail of the characters hands of cards. This will help us capture the special effect of seeing into the future and back into the present. We will use fade in and fade out we could also add a black and white overlay on this clip to add the effect of the character seeing into the future. Another shot we will include in our short film will be extreme close up. We will use this shot at the end of our short film when he gets hit by the car. This will follow from a black screen to conclude our short film.
Thursday, 8 November 2012
Title sequence Analysis- Matthew Gollick
The title sequence which I will be analysing is the film se7en.
What is se7en about?
This film follows down several case of murder. The 2 two detectives are hunting for a serial killer to justify the crimes absolution for the worlds ignorance of the seven sins. The story follows the two detectives as they try to track down the killer based on the seven sins. When they trace the killer, they witness the this horrific crimes as they increase one by one. Until they get closer to the fate which neither of them predicted.
The titles start with an eye line match as the hand turns over the page on the book the light throughout is bare minimum which helps create a shadow effect, making it look abnormal. The titles are in a hand written in calligraphy font, this links to the writing in the book. The sequence uses several black screens where the titles overlay. In every shot as seen in the selection above the font is placed in the dark area this looks really good as the dark and white fit with each other so the whites standout well.
The second shot uses a plan view medium shot where we see 2 hands are printed face down on the book. This shot captures the shadows as they cross on the page. Following this shot are cut with fast paced rhythmic editing of the hand and the tools which the male is using. Between some of the shots we cut to a back screen where the titles overlay the centre of the screen, this helps to break up the action and the titles. The cast names are presented on the black screens and match up well with the music and sound the diegetic sound here the names flicker when the razor vibrates. This effect links really well to visuals of the video.
After several shots we get a series of extreme close ups to show the objects in the hand of the male. Then they use some overlays where abnormal activity appears were random numbers appear over the title this is also a symbol of the film. When the film title appears non diegetic sound changes and the titles vibrate again. The credits shown throughout help define the genre as they use great editing techniques to capture the thriller/horror feel using a messy and flickering effect on the credits gives this appeal. The images shown look as if they doubled but they are being blurred, which helps to connotes to the audience that the activity is paranormal and mentally unstable.
The sound as a whole in this clip is made from non diegetic sounds but are all made to sound natural. sometimes in this title sequence there is a very high pitched noise which creates visuals in the audiences head of horror such as screaming. This also connotes danger. As a whole the back ground music is heavy toned and is quite fast. this creates suspence for the audience.
My thoughts and review
Analysing this title sequence has helped me understand the features involved with in the thriller genre for a title sequence. I found that a title sequence plays a big role around Mise-en-scene with the use of props as a symbol of the film. I really like this idea as it sets a tone and a feeling for the film to the audience. Researching into title sequences has given me ideas for a possible title sequence which my group could produce so I have decided to help me make that choice im going to send out both of my ideas to our audience so that they can tell me which they think is the best one.
Wednesday, 7 November 2012
Title sequences
http://www.artofthetitle.com
To get the ideas flowing for a possible title sequence for our project I have been looking around at several different title sequences as show below:
http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/a-view-to-a-kill/
http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/mentiras-piadosas/
http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/deadwood/
what is a title sequence?
A title sequence is a method which films use to present their title. In title sequences we often see key symbols of objects main characters. Other uses of capturing a visual from the film is through sounds the use of music may set a tone for example if the non diegetic sound, music for example may be low pitch with a creepy tone this will be the way in which the audience can recognise this film is going to be linked to horror genre.
To get the ideas flowing for a possible title sequence for our project I have been looking around at several different title sequences as show below:
http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/a-view-to-a-kill/
http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/mentiras-piadosas/
http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/deadwood/
what is a title sequence?
A title sequence is a method which films use to present their title. In title sequences we often see key symbols of objects main characters. Other uses of capturing a visual from the film is through sounds the use of music may set a tone for example if the non diegetic sound, music for example may be low pitch with a creepy tone this will be the way in which the audience can recognise this film is going to be linked to horror genre.
Monday, 5 November 2012
Passage of time
Here we filmed our own example of passage of time to help use with our own understanding. We filmed this in location of our college where i travel from the 5th floor to the student union on the lower ground floor. This was the full length video for our example (Above) I then edited this down to a shorter clip (Bellow) to show how much the film could be shortened whilst still achieving the same outcome.
Here is an example of Passage of time. We will use passage of time in our short film to show a change in location after brian travels from his house at the end of one scene to the next where he is in barnsley town centre. To achieve this shot we will shoot a bus coming up the road. Then we will cut to a side on shot of the bus as it goes by, then cut to the next shot in the next scene.
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