XMAS HOLIDAYS

HUNTED SESSIONS 11-16: FILMING

HUNTED SESSION 10: PLANNING THE FILMING

Have a group meeting and decide when you are going to film. Then fill out the equipment booking form and make a note on your group schedule. 

HUNTED SESSION 9: PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

USING THE SCHEDULE GRIDS, PLAN OUT WHAT YOU INTEND TO DO UP UNTIL THE XMAS BREAK.

HUNTED SESSION 8: TARGET AUDIENCE QUESTIONNAIRE

HUNTED SESSION 7: SCRIPT FORMATING

HUNTED SESSION 6: (1 HOUR) PRE-PRODUCTION / BBFC RESEARCH HOMEWORK

(POST OPEN EVENING 1 HOUR SESSION)

HUNTED PRE-PRODUCTION JOB LIST

Director
Script
Project planning
Proposal re-write

Camera

Storyboards

Editor

Shot lists

Experimental

Production Designer

Visual style

Locations

Costumes

Props

Credits sequence planning

Sound Design

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BBFC RESEARCH HOMEWORK:

In Word, research and answer the following questions. Please write in your own words – DO NOT COPY & PASTE. 

Don’t forget to add images where appropriate.

o   What is the BBFC?

o   What does the BBFC regulate?

o   Who funds/organises it?

o   What pays for film classification?

o   Why do you think it was set up?

o   What do the different classifications mean?

o   Try to find an example where the BBFC have rejected a film/game/text. Why was this?

o   Do we need a BBFC? How successful do you think the BBFC is?

Use as many websites as you want. These may be useful:

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/about/index.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Board_of_Film_Classification

OPEN EVENING

HUNTED SESSION 5: TARGET AUDIENCE & HUNTED BBFC CLASSIFICATION

HUNTED SESSION 4: STORYBOARDING

HUNTED SESSION 3: PROPOSAL / 9 KEY FRAME GRID / ROLES GRID

TASK 1: PROPOSAL
WRITING THE 'HUNTED' VIDEO PRODUCTION TREATMENT / PROPOSAL

PART 1: In your groups, write a TREATMENT (Synopsis) for your 'HUNTED' END SEQUENCE.

A TREATMENT > SALES TOOL TO PROMOTE A FILM IDEA > SENT TO PRODUCERS

- Summarises the key events

- Conveys a clear sense of the proposed storyline

- A WHO, WHAT, WHEN & WHERE of the story

- Written in the present tense

- No dialogue

- Write the treatment in Word document

- Try to write about three paragraphs (one side of text)

PART 2: TARGET AUDIENCE

- What will be the target audience for your film?

PART 3: GENRE

Which genre of film will it belong to?

Which conventions of its genre will be apparent to the viewer?

PART 4: ROLES

Decide your group roles:

1. DIRECTOR: Script

2. CAMERA OPERATOR: Storyboard

3. EDITOR: Shot list / Experimental camerawork planning

4. PRODUCTION/TITLES DESIGNER: Production art / Sound design

PART 5: EQUIPMENT REQUIRED

What extra equipment do you need to book?

VIDEO CAMERA

TRIPOD

MAC LAPTOP

PHOTOSHOP

FINAL CUT

GARAGE BAND

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TASK 2: 9 KEY FRAME GRID
In your groups, create 9 KEY FRAMES for your HUNTED END SEQUENCE.

- Each KEY FRAME should be drawn on a POST-IT. 

- Stick the 9 POST-ITS on the A3 GRID SHEET.

- The key frames DO NOT have to be in a sequential order. 

- Divide the task of drawing out the key frames between all members of the group. i.e. do not have just one person do all the drawing!

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TASK 3: KEY ROLES GRID

HUNTED SESSION 2: MOOD BOARD TASK

HUNTED SESSION 1: TASK & INITIAL IDEAS

UNIT 2 & 3 MEDIA PRODUCTION TASK: 

UNIT 2 = PRE-PRODUCTION / PLANNING THE FILM
UNIT 3 = PRODUCTION / PRODUCING THE FILM
Please note the work for these units will be produced over the next seven weeks.

Your task is to produce a short 3-5 minute film using ‘HUNTED’ as the title in any genre.

- You will need to produce at least TWO sequences.
- One of the sequences needs to have dialogue. 
- Some part needs to be an action sequence and use experimental camera work.
- You need to consider what visual style the film will have.

GROUP 1: Abi, Ellen, Hazal & Jack
GROUP 2: Paul, Sam H, Sam Mc & Will H 
GROUP 3: Annabel, Cassie, Faye & Will L
GROUP 4: Dave, Isaac, Jackson, Jay & Tom 
GROUP 5: Aaron, Pheonix, Robert & Will C

SESSION 1 OBJECTIVE: 
Developing INITIAL IDEAS for a short 3-5 minute film using ‘HUNTED’ as the title in any genre.

On the provided A3 sheet, map out the groups initial 
ideas for the SHORT FILM.

SESSION 20: FINAL CUT SELF-ASSESSMENT

SESSION 19: BOMB SHORT FILM SCREENINGS

Aaron
Abi
Annabel
Cassie
Dave
Ellen
Faye
Hazal
Isaac
Jack L
Jackson
Jay
Paul
Robert
Sam H
Sam Mc
Tom
Will C
Will Ha
Will Ho
Pheonix

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE VIDEO ALBUM

HALF TERM

SESSION 18: FINAL CUT 'BOMB!' MASTER EDITING & SFX SESSION

N.B. Make sure the green screen / colour key clips are placed on top of the footage that you want to apply the effect on.

A. APPLYING THE GREEN SCREEN EFFECT:

1. MAIN MENU > VIDEO FILTERS > KEY > BLUE GREEN SCREEN
2. Double-click on the GREEN SCREEN CLIP in the TIMELINE
3. Select the FILTERS TAB in VIEWER WINDOW

4. Change the KEY to GREEN 
5. Move the sliders to change the COLOUR, TOLERANCE & EDGE THIN settings to generate the transparency effect.

B. APPLYING THE COLOUR KEY EFFECT:

1. MAIN MENU > VIDEO FILTERS > KEY > COLOR KEY
2. Double-click on the COLOUR KEY CLIP in the TIMELINE
3. Select the FILTERS TAB in VIEWER WINDOW

4. Select the COLOUR you want to make transparent. 
5. Move the TOLERANCE slider to generate the transparency effect. 

SESSION 17: 'BOMB' SEQUENCE PART 3 FILMING

SESSION 16: THE ‘VERTIGO’ CAMERA EFFECT

Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock 1958) The stairs scene

Jaws (Steven Speilberg 1975) 

Used when the Sheriff first spots the shark attacking the swimmer in the water

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Peter Jackson 2001) 

Used when Frodo encounters the "Ring Wraiths" for the first time

http://youtu.be/RV9aC9w6430

Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese 1990) 

Michael Ballhaus (Film Cinematographer) talking about the use of the ‘vertigo’ camera effect

Film Riot (Revision3 2009) Film Technique Internet TV Show

SESSION 15: 'BOMB' MEETING EDITING

Create a NEW SEQUENCE and name it 'THE MEETING'  and edit together the dialogue scene.

Final Cut > Main Menu > New > Sequence

Aaron
Abi
Annabel
Cassie
Dave
Ellen
Faye
Hazal
Isaac
Jack L
Jackson
Jay
Paul
Robert
Sam H
Sam Mc
Tom
Will C
Will F
Will Ho
Pheonix

VIMEO ALBUM

SESSION 14: 'BOMB' MEETING FILMING

TASK:

Fill out the shot list sheet for the filming of the meeting between the Boss and Agent.

Find an empty room and film the scene.

N.B. The Agent has to leave the room so as to fit with the next scene.

SESSION 13: 'BOMB' MEETING MUD MAP & SCRIPTING

TASK:

Using the dialogue grid, write the short dialogue for the GAME SCENE where the agent has to get the information of the whereabouts of the bomb.

Then draw the mud map of where the camera set-ups will be for the filming of the scene. 

SESSION 12: FILMING DIALOGUE & THE 180 DEGREE RULE

- One of the basic rules of filmmaking.




- The 180° rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other.

- If the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called ‘crossing the line’. 

- When cutting across the 180 degree line, the characters SWITCH PLACES on the screen.

Breaking The Rule

Why do you think Stanley Kubrick chose to break the 180 degree rule for the Bathroom scene in The Shining?

Maybe to create disorientation for the viewer / audience?