During the edit session in which we showed our rough cuts there were still shots that we needed to get as well as some colour correcting to the footage we had already shot. The footage from one of our scenes was very orange and need adjusting, also the recording for the scenes, when listening back to them, were extremely low causing us to change up the idea of the film as it was very dialogue heavy. Pretty much all of the dialogue from that scene was unusable so after listening to feedback we all decided it was the best idea to change around the film, luckily we hadn't shot everything we planned to at that point in time so it wasn't too much of a hassle to turn it around however we only had a few days. As a group we brainstormed ideas and eventually came up with a way to alter the film in the space of time we had, listening to feedback really helped us spark some ideas as well as keep things positive whilst looking for ways to work around a problem we had. That was one of the main things we acknowledged from our progress because as a team we worked well in that moment, on top of other work and stresses, to keep looking for ways to improve rather than give up.
Wednesday, 26 April 2017
Technical/aesthetic approach to drama short film
In the read through workshop we read through an unfinished script for our film to gather general ideas and questions from our peers. As a group we had a very minimal script consisting of some of the main pieces of dialogue in our short drama, these were to be edited and adjusted later as well. From listening to advice it gave us a lot of opportunities to change around the story to help with pacing and the time frame we had, the theme of stalking was still our main idea however after the read through some characters and areas of the plot changed. This then allowed us to start brainstorming our technical/aesthetic approach to our short drama due to the new ideas we had developed, as I was originally doing camera as well as another member of the crew we wrote down ideas on shots and styles we like and would apply to the film. For me I took inspiration from things such as This is England (TV series) and Luther (TV series) which are unite gritty british shows that have a very unique style throughout that really emphasises and compliments the narrative, so this is why I mainly focussed on those two references to see how I could apply it to our film.
Sunday, 16 April 2017
About a girl - directed by Brian Percival
About a girl is a short drama that focuses on a young teenage girl, bringing in aspects of her family and friends however mainly focusing on her. The themes throughout this film including family relationships, belonging whether it be were she wants to/needs to live and loneliness as we can see from when she speeds time with her dad, although she seems fine with her friends and has two parents it seems that she is distanced from them even whilst being around them. The film consists of the girl delivering a monologue directly to the camera/audience cut together with relating scenes between her family/friends. At the beginning we get an almost lighthearted feel from film due to the comical way in which she delivers her comments, but in the shots where she isn't speaking you see the reality of her life. For example she wishes to go live with her dad, explains how the family aren’t too well off financially etc. however as she is just a kid she tells us in a way that isn't as serious and provokes the occasional laugh from the way she delivers it. The director has used the perfect amount of each to show you her perspective and the reality which is slightly different. I think the director used this approach to ease us in in order for the plot twist revealed at the end of the film.
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
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