Friday, 6 December 2013
"When Things Turn Ugly" Film Analysis
Conor and I made a film called "When Things Turn Ugly", it is about two men named Egbert and Cuthbert who are good friends. We see Conor (Egbert) walk in the room and me (Cuthbert) is sitting in the room, firstly we used match on action where conor walked through the door, then he greats me with a "yo". Then we used the eye-line shot where he looks at me and I look at him.
Then you see him walk over to me and we do our special handshake with a close up on our hands. Then it all turns sour when Cuthbert tells Egbert that he saw his girlfriend and thought she was looking a "piff ting". Then Egbert reacts really badly and starts to get mad and start a fight with Cuthbert tells him to "come at me bro" then Cuthbert said "pipe down" then he pushes him away and then he swings for me and Cuthbert dodges it, then I go to punch him but he blocks it and punches me in the face to knock me out, and it changes shot to a point of view shot to show Egbert punching Cuthbert in the face to knock him out. Then we see a shot of Cuthbert on the floor not moving leaving the audience wondering if he is dead or not...
Thursday, 28 November 2013
Monday, 25 November 2013
no country for old men...
this film is about a man who was hunting (moss) and came across the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong. their he finds a breif case with alot of money in it. he then takes is back to his trailer home. Later that night he returns but is chased away by two men in a truck and abandons his vehicle. When he gets back home he grabs the cash and sends his wife Carla to her mothers house, and goes to stay in a motel where he hides the money in the air vent of his room.
a hitman has been hired to recover the money. He has already strangled a sheriff's deputy to escape custody and stolen a car. Now he has a receiver that traces the money via a tracking device which is hidden inside the case. he then bursts into Moss's motel room hideout at night and surprises a group of Mexicans set to ambush Moss, but he murders all of them. Moss, who has rented another room which connects his room to the one on the other side, is one step ahead. By the time Chigurh(hitman) removes the vent cover, Moss is already back on the road with the money.
In a border town hotel, Moss finds the electronic bug, but not before Chigurh is near him. A shoot out between them continues onto the streets, this leaves both men wounded. Moss flees across the border, collapsing from his injuries before he is taken to a Mexican hospital. There, Carson Wells (police officer) offers protection in return for the money.
After Chigurh cleans and stitches himself up with stolen supplies, he gets the drop on Wells back at his hotel and kills him as Moss calls the room. Picking up the call and getting up to not get any blood on him, Chigurh promises Moss that Carla (moss's wife) will go untouched if he gives up the money. but Moss remains defiant.
Moss arranges to meet his wife at a motel to give her the money and send her out the way of the danger. Instead, she reluctantly accepts protection for her husband from Bell, but they reach the rendezvous too late so they see a few Mexicans speeding away from the motel leaving Moss lying dead in his room.
That night, Bell returns to the crime scene and he finds the lock blown out in his suspect's familiar style. Chigurh hides behind the door of a motel room, observing the shifting light through an empty lock hole. His gun drawn, Bell enters Moss's room and notices that the vent cover has been removed with a dime and the vent is empty.
this film is about a man who was hunting (moss) and came across the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong. their he finds a breif case with alot of money in it. he then takes is back to his trailer home. Later that night he returns but is chased away by two men in a truck and abandons his vehicle. When he gets back home he grabs the cash and sends his wife Carla to her mothers house, and goes to stay in a motel where he hides the money in the air vent of his room.
a hitman has been hired to recover the money. He has already strangled a sheriff's deputy to escape custody and stolen a car. Now he has a receiver that traces the money via a tracking device which is hidden inside the case. he then bursts into Moss's motel room hideout at night and surprises a group of Mexicans set to ambush Moss, but he murders all of them. Moss, who has rented another room which connects his room to the one on the other side, is one step ahead. By the time Chigurh(hitman) removes the vent cover, Moss is already back on the road with the money.
In a border town hotel, Moss finds the electronic bug, but not before Chigurh is near him. A shoot out between them continues onto the streets, this leaves both men wounded. Moss flees across the border, collapsing from his injuries before he is taken to a Mexican hospital. There, Carson Wells (police officer) offers protection in return for the money.
After Chigurh cleans and stitches himself up with stolen supplies, he gets the drop on Wells back at his hotel and kills him as Moss calls the room. Picking up the call and getting up to not get any blood on him, Chigurh promises Moss that Carla (moss's wife) will go untouched if he gives up the money. but Moss remains defiant.
Moss arranges to meet his wife at a motel to give her the money and send her out the way of the danger. Instead, she reluctantly accepts protection for her husband from Bell, but they reach the rendezvous too late so they see a few Mexicans speeding away from the motel leaving Moss lying dead in his room.
That night, Bell returns to the crime scene and he finds the lock blown out in his suspect's familiar style. Chigurh hides behind the door of a motel room, observing the shifting light through an empty lock hole. His gun drawn, Bell enters Moss's room and notices that the vent cover has been removed with a dime and the vent is empty.
Friday, 1 November 2013
12B1 Lighting
http://www.youtube.com/v/sCD7ODSsXa8?autohide=1&version=3&feature=share&attribution_tag=LNNZBJDWJOqoRE1kg9t5Kw&showinfo=1&autohide=1&autoplay=1
RC media study (The chase)
http://www.youtube.com/v/M0scKzcgJRc?version=3&autohide=1&autohide=1&feature=share&showinfo=1&autoplay=1&attribution_tag=vxMZhLa74C6ScNr169QA9g
lighting
key light: this is one of the main 3 lights on a movie set. this is usually the brightest of the 3.
back light: this is another of the 3 lights on a movie set. this is behind the actor to create an outline/silhouette of the actor.
filler light: this is the last of the 3 lights on a movie set. this is usually put to the side of the actor. this is used to create shadows.
under lighting: this is when the source of the light is underneath the subject. this type of lighting is usually in thrillers/horrors to give intimidating scary lighting to the actor.
top lighting: this is when the light is above the actor. this makes the actor look more younger.
low key lighting: this is when the back and key lights are used to create a contrast between dark and light.
high key lighting: this is when more filler lights are being used, this creates a more realistic lighting.
Sound
Diegetic sound: This is sound which is heard by the characters within the film and also the audience can hear it as well, eg: characters talking, footsteps, etc...
Non diegetic sound: This is sound which cant be heard by the characters in the film but it can be heard by the audience, eg: background music, etc...
On screen sound: This is when the audience can her the sound and can also see the source of sound, eg: radio, etc...
Off screen sound: This is when the audience can hear the sound but cant see the source of the sound, eg: distant sound, etc...
Parallel sound: This is when the sound matches the action/scene in the film, eg: sad music with sad scene, etc...
Contrapuntal sound: This is sound that doesn't match up with the action/scene in the film, eg: happy music with sad scene, etc...
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Monday, 21 October 2013
Psycho analysis
psycho
In media studies, we have been watching the Alfred Hitchcock's film "the psycho"
Media Studies camera excercise
We have made our own film in media studies, this task was for us to practice our skills when using the camera, and also to test our knowledge on what type of shot to use. Our group managed to do the majority of shots, however, we did not shoot every single shot type. In the beginning, we struggled to think of a storyline. This left us with a shorter amount of time to successefully film our short movie. In the end, we decided that I would be directing, Parveer would be the boss, Hassan would play his handyman, Jordan would be the worker, and George would be the camera man. However, due to some of our shots being major mishaps, we decided to re-take the first scene. Parveer was not in school at this point and so for that reason, I took over his role as the boss. 4
The first scene started with Jordan walking up the stairs and approaching the room in which his boss was in ( long shot ) and then had Hassan anticipating his arrival at the top of the stairs. Hassan then buzzed himself and Jordan into the room and showed him to his seat, opposite his boss. We filmed this with an over the shoulder shot so we did not reveal the identity of the boss. We then made the most of the sound effects made available to us. We used the sound of the clock to drown out our voices. We then had the boss give his handyman the instruction to take the worker outside. Then we have the tracking shot that happens after the fight scene involving Hassan and Jordan. This shot then leads into a crane shot overlooking the small confrontation that Hassan and Jordan have on the stairs. Then we have a low shot when we see Jordan and Hassan running from the foot of the stairs with them coming towards us.
Next is the Point of view shot ( POV ) this is where we see the events through Hassan's eyes. He walks towards a room where there is a crate in the door. Then Jordan hits Hassan with the crate and we have a rolling shot when Hassan falls down. Then we have another low tilted shot as we see Jordan look down at Hassan and say a few intimidating words before he walks off of the seen.
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Welcome
Welcome
My name is George Wright, and welcome to my new media blog. this blog will record my progress as I complete my AS portfolio. The task I have been set is to plan, film, edit the opening of a Thriller film.
My name is George Wright, and welcome to my new media blog. this blog will record my progress as I complete my AS portfolio. The task I have been set is to plan, film, edit the opening of a Thriller film.
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