Opening scene presentation

 

Camera workshop 2

The one 180 rule is used so if you have two characters not only on a table but could be sitting anywhere or just having a normal convocation, one of the left will always be on the left one on the right will always be on the right, can also mess with continuity if you don't abide by this, its to make the scene less confusing and flow more natural.

We use a wide shot to establish what is going on in the scene, more shots to deal with, which adds like different ideas and elements to each scene

Rules of three is the grid shot which shows where stuff can be positioned in frame to capture peoples attention more and make a better overall scene. Continuity is very important when filming, this means keeping things the same in each shot, for example props and backgrounds, to make sure the scene flows naturally. 

Marks are used in filming to indicate where the actor should stand to say their dialogue, usually it'll be market with an 'X' on the floor, so they know where to stand.

In filming there are stage process that needs to be abided by, this includes stand by, which means get ready, roll camera tells the actor that the filming has started, camera rolling means that they are about to start their scene. Then it goes to action which tells the actor to start their scene, and then cut tells them the scene is over and the camera isn't rolling. 

You keep it rolling at the start and wait until you say action to check if the camera is working and that it's not faulty. At the end you carry on filming just incase there is anything else that can be added to the scene. 

When on a set, you shouldn't watch the footage back, this is because when shown to the actors, it makes them insecure and also it makes them move unnaturally, in order to make themselves look better. It also isn't needed because on set the only thing the actors should be focused on is acting, not watching the footage back. 

Camera workshop

From the workshop today, we were shown camera equipment that we will be using throughout the rest of the year for our opening scene. The equipment we were shown is the camera and the tripod which will be holding the camera throughout are filming. 

The full name of the cameras we were using in the workshop is Black magic 4K mini URSA

The 'yours', 'mine' rule must be used when handling camera equipment, this is to avoid dropping the expensive equipment, by simple telling a person 'yours' and whilst they receive the equipment say 'mine', you avoid miss-communication ensuring that you safely pass along equipment. 

On the tripod a spirit level is also used, this is an instrument that is designed to indicate whether a surface is horizontal or vertical. 

When setting up the tripod it has to be set on the floor, meaning that it is open on its three legs. When setting up the tripod you have to turn the nobs on the side loosening the height adjustment, meaning you can change the height. With tripods there are 3 on each level, 3 on the base which need to be turned anti-clockwise and once the height is adjusted you turn the nobs clockwise in order to lock the height in place, this process is repeated for the next level.

On camera focusing is changed on the lens, in order to focus and zoom, you have to zoom all the way in to your shot, then change the focus until it is clear. Once this is done you zoom out to the correct distance you want for the shot. The zoom lens is adjusted at the end of the lens and the focus is adjusted further back. 

You have to zoom all the way on a person first and then adjust the focus because if you focus first then zoom in the camera will go out of focus, this is due to the lens view being changed. The focus point of a person is their eyes, this is because a persons eyes contains the most amount of detail, and when focused on the eye you can easily infer whether the shot is clear or not. 

Lighting is also a great importance when coming to camera work, white balancing is used to make sure the lighting is right for the environment you are filming in, some these environments include being outside, in shade or inside. This is adjusted on the touch screen and it is important to change because if you have the white balancing on the wrong setting the camera shot will look wrong. 

Putting the equipment away is also known as striking the kit, this includes making sure everything is put away properly, and that the equipment is easy to get out for the next time it is used. 

My Feedback for concept idea

My opening scene was based about four kids around a campfire, these kids would be getting stalked by some supernatural creature. My opening scene was based around this idea because it was an interesting idea, this sort of thing we rarely see and I thought it was unique.

In this opening scene I said that these four kids would be minding their own business, playing games telling stories, until they hear something rustling in the bushes. This rustling would eventually grow louder and louder, until they then heard a groan, which made all the kids run away.

Overall, this opening scene is about four kids minding their business around a campfire, in which they then hear noises from the bushes around them and run away.

The symbols that would be focused on would be carved into the trees, this would be done by a knife of some sorts, to create a more realistic look. 

My opening scene was supposed to be altogether but my idea was seen to contain two ideas, so the idea I am sticking with is the idea around a campfire. 

Overall, with the discussion we did in class I can tell that it would be too hard to film my opening scene outdoors at night, this is due to the lack of lighting, and the hard element that is created to catch a real natural feel too lighting. 

The other questions asked were also outlining how hard it would be to include the lighting, if i were to carry on filming my opening scene outside, I would probably use night vision cameras and flood lights.

With the point of lighting at night being too hard to capture, I have decided I would film my opening scene in the day. 

Stalker

 

Stalker

This opening scene will be a thriller

The opening scene will start off with a flashback of events, which would involve one child and his parents getting killed just moments before he got inside the house, they would be killed by a stray military rocket which would cause this kid to have severe burns over his body, as well as brain damage. We then see the kid stalk the hospital staff throughout the night, appearing in all the places he shouldn't be, this stalking would carry on throughout, until he strikes one of the staff with a metal skewer puncturing the back of their throat, and this is where the opening scene would end.

Throughout his unconscious experience in hospital he replayed the same event over and over, causing him to go insane and seek revenge on the people who owned this military weapons company, which is called Dishapy, this is because not only they killed his parents but they covered it up completely, this made the kid crazy and to cope with the loss of his parents he stalked down and killed people for fun, to which he is never caught, as an adult he seeks out revenge on the dishonest owners of this company.

 He stalks them and drives them to believe that they are insane and haunted by a supernatural force, he places demonic symbols all around his victims home, and when the victim is having a breakdown he comes in and he kills them. This killer is focused throughout the movies narrative but also the families that are killed play a big part as we get to see that their innocent and they are just normal families, but they are getting stalked daily by this psycho, who strikes when they least expect it when all their hope is gone. 

Days go by

 

Days go by

The genre to this opening scene is horror. 

The opening scene starts with a kids parents who didn't come home one night, the parents were supposed to be back by 9 its now 12, the kid starts calling the parents on his new iPhone, this then the phone suddenly flashes black, the phone then opens up with eerie pictures, showing bagged bodies and a constant flashing of creepy photos every second, of bodies mutilated. After a few second of the kid seeing this on his phone, he drops it on the floor in complete shock, he then starts to think what if those bodies were his parents. The phone then starts to make a scary long buzzing noise which then a deepened creepy voice presents itself, saying that he's coming for the kid next. This is how the opening scene would end, with then a creepy ending takes place which would be very loud just like insidious intros. 

The rest of the narrative would be based around the kid trying to find out what happened to his parents, this happens over the span of years, of no action of no word from his parents, even the police are involved, but with no response or any clues to what happened to his parents, this kid has nightmares most days reanimating the night, this makes him more and more determined to find out who or what did this. 

The kid on his 16th birthday in his aunts house which he now stays at after the disappearance of his parents, now starts receiving more creepy untranslated messages on his phone, which makes all his other apps completely stop working, this message completely locks the screen so theres not getting rid of it, throughout the movie the kid tracks down places the killer has been as shown by the photos he receives overall in each location being more messed up that the last containing clues on where to go next. But theres always something watching him, studying his every move. 

quatresylm

Quatresylm

This opening scene will be the horror genre.

The opening scene would be set in the woods, four kids will be situated around a campfire, these kids would be playing games and telling stories, then suddenly they hear a noise from the bushes, these bushes would be rustling loudly as if something is coming towards them. These kids out of reaction would all run in the same direction in the woods, then they would come across an abandoned building, this building is an old asylum.

This buildings backstory is that it has been out of commission for years, the four kids stop and stare at the building arguing about who's going to go in first, they then hear a devilish groan from the woods, which causes them to all at once run into the building. This building has a cold and unwelcoming atmosphere around it, the door then suddenly slams behind them.

This is how the opening scene would go, the rest of the narrative would majorly set inside this asylum where the four kids try find a way out, this starts of well until they notice that they are not alone. They soon find out that this building has a supernatural element to it, and they find out that the building is haunted, but at soon as they come to this conclusion of of the four goes missing, and a scream takes place soon after. 

This scream wouldcause the now 3 kids to argue about splitting up and how they know from watching horror movies that this never goes well. The 3 kids split up trying to find this kid, and the narrative is based around all the kids getting split up and facing their own challenges and worse fears whilst constantly seeing and experiencing supernatural events. Whilst finding clues around the origin of this building and why it's so active whilst in death.