Thursday, 7 December 2023

Location recce

Location Recce

 Hainult Forest: (Main place)




It's be easy to film in since it's accessible. It's something where all of us will be able to go to. The lighting is great because it can be dark swell because of the shadows. When we go in a gloomy scene we can use the shadows for help to set the scene. This is great since we will have a variety of lighting. There is also so much space in the forest with some greenery. This location is creative since not many horror films have a forest as their main source of location. It matches well since it's eery and you don't know whats out there. This shows us that in the film you don't know what will happen next so this will contrast to that. The place where will be filming will be fine. Since it's free to go to and we're allowed to film. We have free access to this place. As a backup option we will go to Fairlop waters, this is because it's similar to Hainult forest. They both have trees, and it's easy accessible.


House:

A house is very easy to film in since it's available to use at anytime. Since it's one of the persons group house, it'll always be available. We are able to use any equipment in the house as well, so we wouldn't have to waste that much money. Also we have curtains to make the lighting more or less. This is creative since we are able to add stuff and use our creative minds to make things work out. Since a household has many items, we can use the items to change how the location looks. It has multiple items which we are able to use as props. As the backup location we can use either Harleen or Yunus's house which is similar to Milhan's house. This is because the location also has curtains, props and rooms. 


School:





School is very easy to film in since it's available to use at anytime. Anything we want we are able to use it. We are accessed with any options whether to go outside or stay inside. We can change the lighting how ever we want, because we are accessed to redhead lights. This means that we are able to change how the lighting looks. The location is creative since we are able to make the room look like other locations. E.g the media room we can act like that's a jail room and an office. Backup location is someones house since we can manipulate the rooms to look like something else. By using the school we are able to manipulate it to make the room look like something else. We can get props for our house and make it look like a office etc. As a backup location we can use Yunus's house since it's a similar location  since he has a office. 


Outside:






Since we will be going outside, we can film in front of the police station. Or anywhere, we are able to go too. The outside area will be here in chadwell heath since there is loads of locations which will be situable for our film. This means that we can change locations in the area and  find a suitable place for each of the different scenes. This is creative since it's close by and we can change locations as Ive pointed out before. Also we are able to see the weather on the weather app and use it to determine whether it want it to be gloomy or sunny. As a backup location we will use a outside but a different location outside. Such as the area Barkingside since they have similar places like Chadwell heath. A police station, park and much more.

Sunday, 1 October 2023

The skinwalker - First Edit - Accountability


Milhan


Harleen


Yunus


The skin walker - Unedited footage - Accountability





Harleen



Evidence of saving, rendering, exporting and the opening sequence

Saving.

In the image above it clearly shows us that we have are saving the drafts for the opening sequence once we have finished all the editing in the film.


Rendering.

In the image above shows us that rendering has occurred. This is part of the editing stage of the post production. 


Exporting.

Once we were happy with the ending result of the opening sequence, we were then able to export this into a video and able to upload it so that everyone can have access to it. 


Edit list

Edit decision list 

Evidence of applying filters, transitions and effects to enhance meaning

Applying filters

Above is an image of using filters to change the opening sequence to attract more people for the target audience. This will keep the audience engaged with the sequence and enjoy it even more.

Transitions

Above is an image that shows how we used to jump from scene to scene. This made the opening sequence quick and easy to follow. 


Enhance meaning

Above is an image that shows how we added more effects to enhance the meaning of the opening sequence. For example the image has text in the beginning of the clip that shows the title of the SkinWalker. This attracts the audience as they are intrigued as what is going to happen next. 

Health and safety Information/Evidence

Below is evidence of health and safety information and evidence that we used before we filmed.


Exporting product in suitable file format

This is an image to show the Skin-walker in a suitable format.

 

Off line edit


 

Individual Production Evaluation


Gantt chart

Tuesday, 26 September 2023

Codes and conventions

 Codes & Conventions 1

The sound effects used is a code\conventions. This confirms that this is a thriller genre, and helps create various moods for the audiences to experience these different moods. At 1:19 the music used, gives a sense of thrill and suspense to the audience, along with the scene that is shown. Overall this gives an eerie vibe to the audience and will intrigue them to want to continue watching it. 

Codes & Conventions 2

The listing was quite bright as we were outside. But once my character entered the 'forest' at 01:04 in the opening sequence, the lighting seemed more dim and this helped create a mysterious yet suspenseful outcome. 

Codes & Conventions 3

The editing that has been done includes, flashes, transitions, black outs with bits of description and added sound effects. These all create a great impact on the finished piece, and attracts the audience with the overall piece. 

Thursday, 20 July 2023

The SkinWalker - First Edit

The SkinWalker - First Edit




Improvements for movie 

Start with the prisoner running - with montage 


Quiet down the ambient background noise. Then add evidence 


Continually evidence - cutting scenes 


Separate shot of bag 


Cut the pathway part. 


Avoid Harleen and Yunus noticing the prisoner 


Instead have credits in 


After the montage have the bag scene. 


The ending of Yunus arresting the prisoner 


Cut scene of yunus running and Harleen doing a zombie walk 

The SkinWalker - Unedited footage

The SkinWalker - Unedited footage

Post Production Techniques: Annotated Screenshots

Post Production Techniques: Annotated Screenshots

Sound Editing:

  • Adding music 
MP4 to Final Cut Pro - Import edit MP4 files in Final Cut Pro

One technique that we used was adding in music. This was exported into an mp3 file which we then inserted into the movie. This allowed the opening sequence to become more interesting.  
  • Increasing audio

Another technique that we used was increasing the audio. This was done by clicking on the volume button and increasing the audio. This allowed the opening sequence to become more clearer for the audience so that they can hear everything that is happening.  
  • Adding in sounds to match with the sound effects board 

Lastly another technique that we used was adding in sounds to match with the sound effects board. This was exported into an mp3 file which we then inserted into the movie. This allowed the opening sequence to become more interesting and therefore allowed us to use the sounds we said we were going to use in the opening sequence.  

Video Editing:

  • Cutting into a black screen 

One technique that we used was cutting into a black screen. All we had to do is get a black image and insert it into final cut pro. This allowed the opening sequence to become more suspenseful.  
  • Adding in transitions 
How To Create Transition Effects In Final Cut Pro X - YouTube

Another technique that we used was adding transitions. This was done by choosing different transitions from final cut pro. This allowed the opening sequence to become more engaging for the audience and make the film look more professional.  
  • Changing the lighting of particular scenes 



Lastly another technique that we used was changing the lighting of particular scenes. This was done by changing the lighting by selecting the scene on final cut pro and change the gradient of the lighting. This allowed the opening sequence to become more interesting and linking to the client brief.  

Graphics/Text Editing:

  • Adding in the title of the SkinWalker

One technique that we used was adding in the title of the SkinWalker. This was done by using final cut pro to add a title in and using another software to make the title look spooky. This allowed the opening sequence to become more full of suspense.  
  • Adding in the spell in the background 

Another technique that we used was adding the spell in the background. This was done by using final cut pro to add a title in. This allowed the audience to understand what was being said when the SkinWalker was casting the spell.  
  • Changing the style of text 

Lastly another technique that we used changing the style of text. This was done by using final cut pro to change the text style. This allowed the audience to understand what is happening and making the opening sequence stand out. 


Production week log 16

Production week log 15

Production week log 14

Production week log 13

Production week log 12

Production week log 11

Thursday, 6 July 2023

Rushes log

Rushes log 

 

Shot

No.

Location

Shot type

Angle

Movement

Duration

Sound notes

Description of Action & Character Notes

Graphics & Supers

Location & prop notes

Use/Discard 

      1

Forest

Close up

High

Hand held

00:03

Heavy breathing, sound of running through the forest

Two FBI’s running through the forest

4k resolution

Forest

Suits

Torches

Use

    2

Forest

Close up

Straight

Dolly

00:07

Panting

Character is tired

4k resolution

Forest

Suits

Torches

Discard

    3

Forest

Mid shot

Straight

Hand held

00:11

Huffing in irritation

Frustration

4k resolution

Forest

Suits

Torches

Discard

    4

Forest

Wide shot

Straight

Dolly

00:13

Talking

Calm and collected

4k resolution

Forest

Suits

Torches

Use

    5

Forest

Wide shot\Close up

Jumbled

Hand held

00:15

Music showing the chase

Both characters running

4k resolution

Forest

Suits

Torches

Use

    6

Forest

Close up

(Scene Switches)

Straight

Dolly

00:17

Heavy breathing

Prisoner running and hiding

4k resolution

Greyjumper and grey joggers

Use

    7

Forest

Wide shot

(Scene switches)

Straight

Hand held

00:20

Heavy breathing

Stopped running

4k resolution

Forest

Suits

Torches

Guns

Use

    8

Forest

Wide shot

Straight

Dolly

00:25

Mysterious Music

Both characters split up

4k resolution

Forest

Suits

Torches

Guns

Use

    9

Forest

Close up

Straight

Hand held

00:34

Built up suspenseful music

Finds a baby toy

4k resolution

Forest

Suits

Torches

Guns

Use

    10

Forest

Close up

POVjumbled vision

Hand held

00:48

Breathing\music

Hand over characters face

4k resolution

Forest

Suits

Torches

Guns

Cape

Binoculars

Use

    11

Forest

Wide

POVjumbled vision

Hand held

00:55

Heavy breathing\music cuts out

Sees a girl standing in front of her and starts to walk towards her

4k resolution

Forest

Suits

Torches

Guns

Cape

Binoculars

Use

    12

Forest

Close up

Straight

Dolly

01:12

Whispering spells

Girl is casting a spell/taking over her mind

The FBI’s face starts to change

4k resolution

Forest

Suits

Torches

Guns

Cape

Binoculars

Blood

White Contacts

Use

    13

Forest

Close up

Straight

Dolly

01:20

Silence

Girl disappears leaving FBI alone and dazed 

4k resolution

Forest

Suits

Torches

Guns

Use

    14

Forest

Wide shot

Straight 

Dolly

01:34

Static from the radio

No response from the FBI

4k resolution

Forest

Suits

Torches

Discard

    15

Forest

Wide shot

Straight

Dolly

01:50

Talking

Both FBI’s and Prisoner meet back

4k resolution

Forest

Suits

Torches

Use

Script reflection