Task Allocation week 7

 

Lighting techniques

Natural lighting was one of our main lighting techniques in the short film. In a way for us to achieve using this lighting, we used the lighting that was already present at the location. The effect of this lighting would replicate real life. This would also allow the audience to have some form of empathy with the character through the narrative. 

Ambient lighting was another lighting that was used in the short film. This was another lighting technique that was achieved easily as we used the light that was already there. Also, as we were filming outside during the morning, we were able to easily use the lighting. This helped to provide the overall lighting of the scene without worrying about any alterations to the brightness.

Key lighting is another lighting that was used in the short film. This was a lighting technique that was used in the film, mainly in the last scene. In order to achieve this lighting, we turned off the lights on the backside of the room and kept the lights on the front side of the room. With this lighting, we could show some shadows. This created a dramatic mood within the last scene as we wanted to present to the audience that the character’s mind has gone out of control.

High-key lighting would be another form of lighting used for this film. This would be presented in the last scene where the friends are speaking to each other. When we had the front light on, it shone quite bright so that we can see the actor's face clearly. The use of this lighting would present that there could be some form of hope for the character, who was believed to be all alone and is seen to be comfortable.

Hard lighting is another lighting that was used in the short film. This form of lighting came from the sun and it created some shadows. This lighting creates. dramatic effects as the objects that are shown are seen to be empty, connoting the idea of there being emptiness. 

Fill lighting is another form of lighting that we used in our film. When we turned off the backlighting, we saw that the light already was on the attention of the actors, along with the props, which would convey that they are the main focus of the scene. This would create a form of hope for the character for the audience as he is seen communicating with other people. 

Generic conventions

Our genre for the film was a psychological thriller. However, as we were creating a short film, we also followed the conventions of this.

Props:

One of the conventions that we followed was props. We achieved this when we were filming the park scene. Denoted in this image is me wearing a puffy coat, along with having a packet of crisps, a paper and pen. This would convey the type of things the character brings around him in order to be satisfied. This follows the convention of a psychological thriller as the use of a notepad would imply that the character would write up what he is currently thinking, along with a diary of what is happening. This would make the viewers be a bit shocked as to how the character doesn't have a lot around him as he is all alone.

Denoted in this image is a character from the film 'Red Eye' holding a blue pen by gripping it with his whole hand. This would connote how this use of prop is for the use to harm someone. This would prove that we followed this convention as the character in our film has a pen with him, and based on how he feels a bit down, the idea of this prop existing would imply that he would use it to do harm to himself. 

Cinematography:

Cinematography would be another convention that we followed in the film. This was achieved through a mid shot at a high angle of the character laying down denoted this image. This shot would be a way to present how the character is feeling, along with the fact that he is the only one there. This would connote how being in isolation can change the way people think of things in general, along with the way they would function.

Denoted in this image is a mid shot of a character who is seen to be bruised after being attacked. He is also seen to be feeling sorrowful. This would connote how these different shots could also be a way to see how a character may feel. This would also prove that our short film has followed this convention as both have similar shots to present a character's feeling, especially as they went through a hard time. 

Themes:

Themes are another convention that was followed in this film. As it is a psychological thriller, we produced this around the theme of isolation and dissolving sense of reality. This would be through the idea of having one main character in the setting him being the only one there. This would covey this convention as the character would feel like he has no one to interact with. Also, this theme would  make it easy for the audience to see how the character's mind process changes throughout, emphasising how being isolated from everyone you know, can affect someone.

Denoted in this image is a shot of a guy looking at a mirror, with the background looking a bit blurry to focus the attention of him. This is from the film 'Alt Space', This would connote how someone may feel like things are changing to the point in which they don't know how to feel. This would prove that our film follows this theme, especially as it follows the narrative fo someone who is left alone.

Costume:

The costume is another convention that was followed in this genre. This would be through what the character wears in the film. The character is seen to be wearing a coat at major parts of the film, which would present how he feels comfortable wearing in wearing it. Also, in the last scene, two had the character wearing smart clothes at his house. The choice of costume would present the everyday life of what people would wear, in which some people would feel comfortable wearing anything in their own homes. 

Donated in this image is a character from a psychological thriller, who is seen wearing a white shirt and a tie. This would convey his status as a smart man who has a great job, which he works everyday. This would connote how the characters are the type of people who take things serious. This would prove that our film follows this convention as the character dresses in a way to present what he does everyday, in which he goes to school.

Situation:

The situation is another convention that we followed with this genre. The situation that happened in the film was the fact that the character found himself alone with no one else around, which left him a bit confused as to where everyone was, especially as he was in a school where a lot of people normally are. It also follows a situation in which the character is losing s grip of reality at some point by speaking as if there are people with him the they are actually not. This use of this situation would shock the audience as to how the character ended up alone in an empty classroom, along with the fact that no one else is there. This would connote how people may react to major changes in their lives that they would never expect, such as being all alone in a place where it is normally packed.

Denoted in this picture is a character from the film 'Black Swan', who is seen to be worried. This would be through how she seems to be working hard. This would connote how her focus on a specific task has caused her to be distracted by other things, causing her to lose a sense of reality and lose control. Relating back to our short film, they have similar ideas as they both convey how a character's mind can spiral after dealing with a certain situation. For our film, the character loses his mind after being alone for a Lon time and in 'Black Swan', the character is seen to be losing her mind after immense pressure to do well in her dance. 

Camera settings explanation

One of the settings that were used in the short film is camera lenses, which were standard. In order to achieve this, we made sure that the exposure of the camera was clear enough to capture the image of the main item or person in the film. This technique would connote the form of empathy, in which it displays that it is a casual day.

Another setting would be frame rates. This would be the frames per second within each shot that is filmed with a camera. With this element, most of our shots that were filmed were 25 fps, which would be mainly at the pace that it was being filmed. This would connote that time seems to be passing by each time the character moves forward with his choices.

Exposure control would be another way to determine how the camera should appear. In terms of achieving how this should be, when using the camera, we went to the settings, went on exposure, and put it to 0, in which it would appear bright. This would be due to how we were filming in the morning and we wanted to ensure that the character’s face was clear enough to be seen on camera. With the ISO rating, this was changed with the wheel that is used on the camera. 

Shutter speed would be another camera setting. This determines when the camera sensor will be open or closed to incoming light from the camera lens. The shutter speed specifically refers to how long this light is permitted to enter the camera. For the footage that we filmed, there were some shots where it was 1/50 - 1/100 seconds. This was mainly the shot of the teacher’s chair, where it was hand-held. This would connote how objects that are mostly used by specific people are being wasted due to the change in time. This would make the audience shocked as to how places and things that are used most of the time seem to be empty. 

Aperture is another feature of a camera setting. This is how much light the lens will pass through. In terms of changing the aperture, when we used the camera, we turned the control dial and changed it to F.5.6. This changed the sharpness of some shots, along with the lighting. This would let the audience be able to see the main character clearly. 

Production log week 7

 

Individual Contributions this week
Name	Specific Individual Contribution – evidence in detail and judgements
Elijah	Did the camera and lighting explanation
Richard	Formed a rushes log for each shot we filmed
Group Successes this week
We managed to get filming for our film done. We also managed to produce a rushes video, along with the rushes log, stating which shots we will use and which ones we won't use. We also managed to make a post explaining our different camera setting choices.
Group Challenges this week
Key Learning Points for this week
Group Targets for next week & Work to be completed before Monday

 

 

 

Short film rushes

 

Task allocation week 6

 

Production log week 6

 

Individual Contributions this week
Name	Specific Individual Contribution – evidence in detail and judgements
Elijah	Did filming for our short film - was mainly the actor in front of the camera
Richard	Did filming for our short film - was mainly the cameraperson
Group Successes this week
We managed to get some filming done for our short film. We managed to get some pictures of us settting up the equipment and using it.
Group Challenges this week
Key Learning Points for this week
Group Targets for next week & Work to be completed before Monday

 

 

 

Release Form

 

Shooting script

 

Shot No.	Shot No.	Shot No.	Shot No.	Shot No.	Shot No.	Shot No.	Description of Action & Character Notes	Titles: Graphics & Supers	Lighting Notes	Location & Prop notes
1	Tesco car Park	Establishing shot	High angle	panning	5 secs	music	Establishing montage		Natural and bright	N/A
2	Barley Lane park	Establishing shot	Eye level	Panning	5 secs	music	Establishing montage		Natural and bright	N/A
3	Barley lane Park	Close up	High angle	Zoom in	3 secs	music	Shot of swings		Natural and bright	Swings
4	Crucible park	Establishing shot	Wide angle	Pan	5 secs	music	Establishing montage		Natural and bright	N/A
5	Crucible park	Wide shot	High angle	Panning	3 secs	music	Shot of the slides		Natural and bright	Slides
6	Crucible park	Close up	Low angle	No movement	2 secs	Music	Shot of the swings		Natural	Swings
7	School Corridors	Long shot	Eye level	No movement	3 sec	music	Shot of the corridors		Natural	N/A
8	School Corridors	Long shot	Eye angle	no movement	3 sec	music	Shot of another corridor		Natural	N/A
9	Classroom	Establishing shot	Eye level	Panning	3 secs	music	Shot of an empty classroom		Natural	N/A
10	Classroom	Mid shot	High angle	No movement	2 secs	music	Shot of tables		Natural	Tables
11	classroom	Close up	High angle	no movement	1 sec	music	Shot of an empty teacher chair		Natural	Chair
12	Classroom	Long shot	High angle	Zoom in	2 secs	music	Shot of the window		Natural	N/A
13					5 secs	Music, Typing noise if possible		"Isolation - Week 1 - Day 1 - Experiment status : Initiated"
14	Second classroom	mid shot	mid angle	zooms in	3 secs	Ambient sound	zooms in at the protagonist, allowing the audience to see that they are alone there.		Slightly dim	Tables
15	second classroom	extreme close up	Low angle	no movement	5 secs	Ambient sound	a look at Tyler's face before he wakes up, his eyes open here and it moves onto shot 14.		Slightly dim	N/A
16	Second Classroom	Mid shot	Wide angle	zoom out and moves backward	5 secs	Ambient sound	After his eyes open, the character lifts his head and looks around, the camera backing away from him slowly to a medium distance.		Slightly dim	N/A
17	Second classroom	mid shot	mid angle	no movement	2 secs	Ambient sound	A shot from behind the character as he stands up.		Slightly dim	N/A
18	Second classroom	Wide shot	Wide angle	Panning	2 secs	Ambient sound	Shot of the classroom that he is in		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
19	Second classroom	mid shot	mid angle	no movement	2 secs	Ambient sound	Turns around to face the camera		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
20	Second classroom	Close up	Eye angle	Zoom in	2 secs	Dialogue - "What the hell?...why am I…at school? Where is…everyone else?	Mutters to himself		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
21	Second classroom	Mid shot	Eye angle	No movement	2 secs	Dialogue	Mutters to himself		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
22	Second classroom	Mid shot	Eye angle	no movement	2 secs	Ambient sound	Looks at the door		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
23	Second classroom	Mid shot	Wide angle	No movement	2 secs	Ambient sound	Shot of the door		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
24	Second classroom	Mid shot	Eye angle	No movement	2 secs	Ambient sound	Goes towards the door		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
25	Second classroom	Over the shoulder shot	eye angle	Tracking/follow	3 secs	Ambient sound	Tyler opens the door and steps out		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
26	Hallway	Reverse shot of both sides of the hallway	Eye angle/POV of the character	No movement	2 secs	Dialogue - "Hello, is anyone there?"	Tyler is in the hallway		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
27	Hallway	Over the shoulder	Eye angle	Tracking	2 secs	Dialogue - "Hello?"	He walks around the hallway		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
28	Hallway	Mid shot	Eye angle	No movement	2 secs	Footsteps	Tyler looks in a empty classroom		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
29	Empty classroom	Wide shot	Wide angle	No movement	2 secs	x	Shot of the empty classroom		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
30	Empty classroom	Close up	Eye angle	No movement	2 secs	x	Tyler sees nothing in the classroom		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
31	Hallway	Mid shot	Eye angle	No movement	2 secs	Footsteps	Tyler continues to walk around the hallway		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
32	Hallway	Over the shoulder shot	Eye angle	Tracking	2 secs	Footsteps	Tyler is inspecting the hallway		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
33	Hallway	Mid shot	Eye angle	No movement	1 sec	x	Tyler stops and thinks about where someone could be		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
34	Hallway	Over the shoulder	Eye angle	Tracking/follow	2 secs	Running sound effects	Tyler speeds to a room		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
35	Hallway	Mid shot	Wide angle	No movement	2 secs	Running sound effects	Tyler still speeds to the classroom		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
36	Hallway	Long shot	Wide angle	No movement	2 secs	Ambient sound	Tyler approaches the classroom		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
37	Empty classroom	Close up	Eye angle	No movement	2 secs	Door opening	Tyler enters the classroom		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
38	Empty classroom	Wide shot	Wide angle	No movement	2 secs	Ambient sound	Tyler sees there is nothing in the classroom		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
39	Empty classroom	Mid shot	Eye angle	No movement	2 secs	Ambient sound	Tyler enters the classroom		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
40	Empty classroom	Long shot	Wide angle	No movement	2 secs	Ambient sound	Tyler looks around the classroom		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
41	Empty classroom	Wide shot	Wide angle	No movement	2 secs	Ambient sound	Tyler looks around the classroom		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
42	Empty classroom	Close up	Eye angle	No movement	2 secs	Ambient sound	Tyler decides to leave		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
43	Empty classroom	Mid shot	Eye angle	No movement	2 secs	Ambient sound	Tyler turns around and leave		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
44	Hallway	Mid shot	Eye angle	No movement	2 secs	Door opening	Tyler opens the door		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
45	Hallway	Close up	High angle	No movement	2 secs	Door closing	Tyler closes the door		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
46	Hallway	Close up	Eye angle	No movement	2 secs	Sighing	Tyler sighs		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
47	Hallway	close up	Low angel	No movement	2 secs	Stomach rumbling	Tyler stomach rumbles		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
48	Hallway	Close up	Eye angle	No movement	2 secs	Ambient sound	Tyler looks down		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
49	Hallway	Mid shot	Eye angle	No movement	3 secs	Dialogue	Tyler mutters to himself		Less saturated/slightly dim	N/A
50	Hallway	Close up	High angle	No movement	3 secs	Dialogue - "I should get something to eat…but the canteen is probably closed, I guess I could head home since I still have my keys	Tyler takes his keys out		Less saturated/slightly dim	Keys
51	Hallway	Mid shot	Wide angle	No movement	2 secs		Tyler walks away		Less saturated/slightly dim
52					3 secs		Fades to black
53					5 secs	Typing		Isolation - 2 months - week 3 - day 4
54	Park outside of the school	Long shot	Wide angle	No movement	3 secs	Ambient sound	Tyler is sat in baggy clothes, eating a bag of crisps		Less saturated/more dim	Crisp packet
55	Park outside of school	Close up	High angle	No movement	2 secs	Ambient sound	Tyler is taking some crisps from the crisp packet		Less saturated/more dim	Crisp packet
56	Park outside of school	mid shot	Eye angle	no movement	3 secs	Eating sound	Tyler is eating the crisps		Less saturated/more dim	Crisp packet
57	Park outside of school	close up	High angle	Zooms in	2 secs	Ambient sound	Picks up notepad		Less saturated/more dim	Notepad
58	Park outside of school	Close up	High angle	No movement	1 sec	Ambient sound	Takes a pen		Less saturated/more dim	Pen
59	Park outside of school	Mid shots	Wide angle	No movement	5 secs	Writing sound	Writes in the notepad		Less saturated/more dim	Notepad
60	Park outside of school	Mid shot	Wide angle	No movement	2 secs	Subtle music	Tyler lays down		Less saturated/more dim	Coat
61	Park outside of school	Close up beside him	Candid angle	No movement	8 secs	Dialogue	Tyler shuts his eyes and speaks to himself aloud		Less saturated/more dim	N/A
62	Park outside of school	Long shot	Wide angle	No movement	7 secs	Dialogue	He sits up and stretches, stands up and hops		Less saturated/more dim	N/A
63	Park outside of school	Wide shot	Wide angle	No movement	4 secs	Footsteps	He walks out the park - showing back		Less saturated/more dim	N/A
64	Park outside of school	Wide shot	Wide angle	No movement	4 secs	Subtle music	He exits the park - showing front		Less saturated/more dim	N/A
65					1 sec		Fades to black
66					5 secs			Isolation - Month 7 - week 2 - Day 1
67					2 secs		Fade in
68	Drama studio	mid shot	Wide angle	No movement	3 secs	Ambient sound	Tyler is sitting down		Very dim	Bag, coat and sofa
69	Drama studio	Mid shot	Wide angle	No movement	2 secs	Ambient sound	Tyler is sitting down from another perspective		Very dim	Bag, coat and sofa
70	Drama studio	Mid shot	Wide angle	No movement	2 secs	Ambient sound	Tyler is shown sitting from another perspective		Very dim	Bag, coat and sofa
71	Drama studio	POV Shot	Eye angle/pov	No movement	2 secs	Dialogue	Tyler is seen speaking to his 'friends'		Noticeably more grey/less coloured	Bag, coat and sofa
72	Drama studio	Mid shot	Eye angle	No movement	2 secs	Dialogue	Tyler is still talking to his friends		Noticeably more grey/less coloured	Bag, coat and sofa
73	Drama studio	Mid shots	Wide angle	No movement	1 sec	Ambient sound	Swaps to mannequins		Noticeably more grey/less coloured	Bag, coat and sofa
74	Drama studio	Mid shot	Wide angle	No movement	2 secs	Ambient sound	Swaps back to his friends		Noticeably more grey/less coloured	Bag, coat and sofa
75	Drama studio	Mid shot	Low angle	no movement	2 secs	Ambient sound	Tyler gets up		Noticeably more grey/less coloured	Bag, coat and sofa
76	Drama studio	Mid shot	Eye angle	No movement	1 sec	Object dropping sound effects	He knocks down a mannequin		Noticeably more grey/less coloured	Bag, coat and sofa
77	Drama studio	Close up	Low angle	No movement	2 secs	Suspense music	Tyler looks at the mannequin		Noticeably more grey/less coloured	Bag, coat and sofa
78	Drama studio	Mid shot	High angle	No movement	2 secs	Sorrow music	He stands up and could be seen quietly crying to himself		Noticeably more grey/less coloured	Bag, coat and sofa
79	Drama studio	Mid shot	Eye angle	No movement	2 secs	Dark music	He continues crying from another perspective		Noticeably more grey/less coloured	Bag, coat and sofa
80	Drama studio	Mid shot	Low angle	No movement	2 secs	Dark music	He subtlety turns his head a roar alerting him of something		Noticeably more grey/less coloured	Bag, coat and sofa
81					1 sec		Fades to black
82					4 secs			Isolation - Experiment A status - closed. Subject A status Deceased, Subject B status - Rogue, Subject C status - Breached Enclosure A
83					20 secs			End credits