• film clips – done
• get the background sorted out -done
• edit the clips and put them together – DONE
• draw the abstract art -done
• risk assessment -done
• blog work – doing
• booking equipment -done
• get the stop motion app -done

what we are going to do for our project:

checklist of what we have done so far:

• paint rainbow- done
• paint birds & blue sky – done
• lemon drops drawn – done
• grey smoke- done
• clouds – done
• chimney tops (lego) – done
• stars – done
• pink triangles – done
• bird cage- done

we have painted the blue sky yesterday so here it is dried today:

these are the birds we painted and cut out:

this the rainbow we painted:

the lemon drops:

the grey smoke from the chimney tops:

the clouds from cotton pads:

the stars:

these are the pink triangles:

We are soon to be done on the props and then we can start filming our stop motion video, which will need help on as its going to take some time. So some other people have requested to help us to speed things up, and move the props around. So we have agreed that they can help us.

We have now filmed our stop motion video, it wasn’t that long to film, we had some help from other team members from different groups. As 2 people in our group weren’t there, but now the filming has done we are going to be learning how to edit the footage on Premiere Pro. I have saved all the footage onto my X drive folder from college, so I don’t lose it and people from my team or my teacher can use it. As its easier, so we will edit on Monday.And learn how to edit all the clips together in the right places, add in the music over the top, then publish the video. That’ll be our video project done.

in the process of making the props, some photos:

Our production name is called Rainbowava and this is just everything that we have done for Pre-Production, all combined together so its in one place.

The Risk Assessment:

The Storyboard for the Video:

1st draft:

2nd draft updated:

This is our Power Point Presentation:

The Mind Map with all our ideas on this sheet of paper, brainstorming what we can do for the project.

Shots for the video:

Shot Listing:

Extreme Wide Shot

• A Wide Shot. Is a shot that shows the subject within their surrounding environment. A Wide Shot tells the audience who is in the scene, where the scene is set, and when the scene takes place.

Wide Shot, also known as a (Long Shot)

• A wide shot (WS), also referred to as a long shot, is a camera angle that shows the entire object or person and their relation to what surrounds them.

Full shot

• Full shot is another name for wide shot or long shot. It shows the subject fully, from head to toe (in the case of a person). Full shots using the 4×3 aspect ratio tend to include the subject and very little else.

Medium shot

• A medium shot, also called a mid-shot or waist shot, is a type of camera shot in film and television that shows an actor approximately from the waist up. A medium shot is used to emphasise both the actor and their surroundings by giving them an equal presence on screen.

Medium close-up shot

• A medium close-up shot (or MCU) is when a filmmaker places their camera so that an actor is framed from right above their head down to about midway on their torso.

Close-up shot

• A close-up shot is a type of camera shot size in film and television that adds emotion to a scene. … This allows the actor to establish a strong emotional connection with the audience, and the audience to intimately see details in the subject’s face they wouldn’t see otherwise in a wideshot, long shot, or full shot.

Extreme close-up shot

• The extreme close-up shot is traditionally used in film to allow the viewer to enter the character’s intimate space, revealing certain characteristics and emotions that would otherwise go unnoticed from afar.

Establishing shot

• An establishing shot is a long shot at the start of a scene (or sequence) that shows things from a distance. Often an aerial shot, it is intended to help identify and orient the location or time for the scene and action that follow.

Prop Making:

• Stars
• Rainbow
• Chimneys
• A Land
• Birds
• Lemons
• Blue skies
• Clouds
• Smoke
• Bird cage
• Pink triangles

Materials for this Video Project:

• Paper
• Draw
• Paint
• Lego
• Pencils
• String
• Cotton Buds
• Lemon Sweets
• Cardboard board
• Felt

Moodboard:

Tilt-

• Tilt up/down

• When camera is neutral its 180 degrees

Pan-

• Right or Left
• Can be static or can move

Dolly In/Out-

• Camera goes on a tripod then on a wheel thing, and if there’s a subject the camera goes in(forwards), and zooms out going backwards.

Zoom-

• In/Out

Tracking-

• Moves from Right to Left

What is a Camera Shot in photography?

A Camera Shots is when the angles, transitions and cuts are used to express emotion, Ideas and movement.

Close Up (CU)

A Close Up is a picture showing a small part of the scene, such as a characters faces in detail. So it fills the screen, a framing in which the scale of the object is shown is large. In a close up the person’s head or some similar sized object will fill the frame. These shots can be used to show stress of a specific character at a certain moment, in a film or place. As the person central to the narrative, by removing the character in CU at the beginning of the film. It creates intimacy between the characters,there would be space between the chin and frame called air.

This is My example of a Close Up:

Extreme Close Up: (XCU)

Can only focus on the eyes, mouth or nose. The objects are very enlarged, a small part of the body shot with a zoom lens, this shot can be used to show an extreme close up of a text on a phone. They have a symbolic value during a film. How and where they recur is revealing not only of their importance, but also of the direction or meaning of the narrative. Or to signal out at a important person or object, they can show emotion, fear or happiness.

Here is my example of a Extreme Close Up:

Big Close Up: (BCU)

A tighter shot where it almost suffocates the frame means there is no air with the frame and the chin. But to be careful to not mistake it with other types of close up.

Medium Close Up: (MCU)

Is halfway between a Mid Shot and a Close Up , a Medium Close Up, is framing the shoulder chest to head and would fill most of the screen.

They are used frequently for the tight presentation of 2/3 actors. This shot is used in indoor sequences, allowing for a visual signification of relationships between characters. It’s also for intimacy and coming together and its the biggest Close Up.

My examples for Medium Close Up:

Medium Long Shot (MLS)/Mid Shot (MS):

Framing such an object 4/5 ft high would fill most of the screen vertically. Its called plain american its the western genre, and its important to keep a cowboys weapon in the image. Can also give a clear sense of character, in a given location and shows body language. Goes from knees and above and you can see the knees and hips.

Long Shot (LS)/Wide Shot (WS)/Full Shot (FS):

A Framing which the scale of the object, shown is small a standing human figure would appear near the height of the screen. Making it a relatively stable shot that can accommodate movement without re-framing. Allows the audience to see a large number of the components of the arena. There is some air from the top of the frame to the head of a person or character.

This is My example for Long Shot:

Extreme Long Shot: (XLS/ELS)

The scale of an object is very small: a building, landscape or crowd of people will fill the screen.Surroundings now have as much importance if the shot is in high angle. XLS will give an overall view, and its either the first or last shot of a sequence and can also function as a establishing shot.

My examples of an Extreme Long Shot:

Bird Eye View Shot (BEV)/ Aerial Shot (AS):

A camera that is filmed from an air plane or helicopter, and isn’t a moving shot.

Here are My examples of a Bird Eye View Shot or an Aerial Shot, as I couldn’t really get into a helicopter. I don’t have a drone so I went to the top of a car park and took the view of a city (Southampton). its the best i could do for a aerial shot. To take these type of photos as my example on this blog post:

Point of View Shot (POV):

Point of View shows what the character sees, and are often freehand and used in horror films. The editor may change the audiences point of view to create certain effects. To make the audience feel that they are part of a story.

My examples of a Point of View Shot. I tried to make it look scary so the audience, feel like they are involved in a scene.

Over the Shoulder Shot (OS)/Reaction Shot:

Cinematographic shot taken from over the shoulder of a character, whose back can be seen at the side of the frame. This type of shot is very common when 2 characters are having a discussion and will usually follow an establishing shot. Which helps the audience place the characters in their setting and can see expression or emotion in the characters.

My example of a Over the Shoulder Shot:

These are some photos of all the main Close Ups in one chart so its easier to look at and remember:

Mise En Scene:

Location

• Woods
• Lake
• Citadel
• Fantasy
• Is a green screen for most things like the kingdoms, and where the evil home is
• A Cave

Lighting

• Blue Lighting- Brings out the cold, feels like isolation and no one around, emptiness
• Yellow/Orange Lighting Is making it feel like its alive, and happy, and is bringing warmth into the film as if everything is ok
• Dark Lighting(Dark Blue almost Black)– Makes it seem scary, dark and gives us a feel that its the evil, also makes it seem like a horror film
• Golden Lighting- The Golden lighting is seemed to be good, no dark magic to be there, also brings like heaven to the place and that God is with them whoever they are
• Many black screens, and how it fades in and out of scenes quickly
• A few white screens showing us it could be heaven
• White bright light shining directly onto the tomb and just the tomb to make it seem important and stand out

Camera Angles/Shots

• Close Up
• Big Close Up
• Extreme Close Up- of the ring/someones eye
• Mid Shot- of some of the characters
• High Angle
• Low Angle
• Dutch Angle- The dumbledore lookalike is falling through this tunnel and it spins round multiple times
• Bird Eye View Shot- On the hunt to escape from the evil coming at the start of the journey, and the man on the bird flying over the mountains

Props

• Sticks
• Horses
• Swords to fight and other weapons
• Masks for the evil
• Fake blood

Facial Expressions/Body Language

• Sadness
• Confusion
• Happiness
• Unconscious
• Angry
• Rage

Costumes, Hair & Makeup

• Long hair, bright Blue eye Contacts, Pale face for makeup
• The costumes in this film seem to be old fashioned and kind of mythical too
• They had black long cloaks for the evil
• Fake blood/Wounds

Music

• Classical- Powerful
• Violin
• Piano
• Other Instrumentals
• Chanting- Crossing the bridge over lava
• The music that was quiet and calm and was heaven like
• More calm, relaxing kind of sad music too for the fairy kingdom
• The transition from wild, crazy scene of the evil chanting to the calm and stillness scene with the relaxing music and how it changed it very quick

Other things about the film

• The man and woman who had the White Lighting surrounding them, and was just an orb of white around them both, could be a spirit/ghost meaning that they are powerful, important or high up
• Its about Good vs Evil and was written during the world war

What is it?

Composition means to place the objects within the shot, in such a way that it looks aesthetic (Beauty).

Leading Lines:

The natural lines of something that makes you focus.

Harmony/Balance:

Can be by creating visual symmetry and achieved by colour.

Symmetry:

Doesn’t have to be the same density (symmetric), there can also be minimal differences, but doesn’t have to be perfect.

Contrast:

Show 2 worlds in a single shot, they can be complete opposites and can be by colour.

Texture:

Texture can be seen by lighting, and being close up to the subject, and use Extreme Close Up.

Repetition:

Makes the image more interesting and capture things that make a sense of unity. Can be by shape, colour, elements, proportion.

Alignment:

The main vertex, the image holds a central point and all the elements will work around it.

Gestalt:

Create links between what you think and understand.

Movement:

Captured through long shutter speeds which record movement, a moment, emotion expressed. Its a photograph but taken in freezing time.

Unity

All the elements in the photo make one whole part in.

Cropping

The removal of unwanted outer areas from a illustrated image/photographic.

First Idea:

• I have my own idea since we could just repeat the scenes as there 2 verses each and they repeat each other.

• A person is looking confused as to where they are “somewhere”

• The flag in the song could be a lgbtq flag or a painting

• They see a land which would be the college

• The dreams could be drawn on by paper

• Then someone has a thinking facial expression

• A star drawing

• Lullaby a drawing

• Get an actual lemon and drop it

• Film the chimney tops from houses or a drawing

• Birds flying/ blue skies

Abstract:

• Lullaby
• Stars
• Dream
• A flag (rainbow)
• Chimney tops
• Troubles
• Wake up

Real Life:

• Birds flying
• Blue skies
• Facial expressions – question thinking facial, confused
• Land (college)
• Lemon
• Chimney tops
• Rainbow (flag)
• Clouds
• Wake up

2nd idea:

UPDATE ON VIDEO PROJECT IDEAS:

• No emojis
• We are going to do stop motion for our video
• Create abstract art with drawings, paint etc
• Use 3D models and animote
• Use simple paper shapes such as triangles, squares, rectangles etc as the elements to film
• Evoke the emotions
• Use a table to put the stuff against for the background, or use the green screen
• There will be no one in the video just the other objects that we will film

This is a photo of the song lyrics being analysed into depth:

I’ve split them into 2 categories which is Abstract and Visual. So everything in the lyrics if they can’t be seen in real life or won’t be able to get the visuals ,at a certain time then they will go to Abstract to draw. All the visual words in the lyrics is something that we can see and will be able to do. This is how we got inspiration for ideas on what to do, from figuring out the lyrics and what they mean. But the actual meaning behind the lyrics is very sad, and kinda dark and it isn’t happy at all from the way its been sung.

This blog post will be all about our planning for this video project and what we are going to do.

What we’ve all come up with so far:

• Montage of images following each other
• Facial Expressions= Emojis
• No people in the shot
• Emojis sliding down the rainbow, fading out as they get to the end
• Original Soundtrack
• Bluebirds- picture off the internet
• Chimney pots- picture off the internet
• Film the clouds
• Draw/Paint a star

Camera Shots:

• Close Up
• Dutch Angle
• Point Of View
• Bird Eye View Shot
• Framing
• Eye Level

Lighting:

• Fade In
• Fade Out
• Black screen
• White screen
• Coloured lighting (Blue, Red ,Green etc)

Techniques:

• Post Production
• Equipment- camera, SD card, tripod, props, lights
• Lighting

Inspiration:

• Pride
• Nature
• Wizard of Oz
• Fantasy
• Dreams
• Story- Narrative
• Magic
• the Good vs the Bad

Location:

• Media Studio
• Outside the college

Mise En Scene:

• Drawings
• Images off the internet
• Clips of clouds
• Facial Expressions
• Setting

To Do:

1. complete mind map with team ideas (done)
2. create a production schedule (done)
3. create a storyboard (done)
4. create a technical script (done)
5. create a mood board (done)
6. risk assessment (done)

My Mood Board for our video idea:

This is our mind map of all ideas for this project:

This is our script for a first draft, the different colours mean different things:

These are some examples for inspiration of stop motion to use:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOQdsewdGTs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSzCLf8tjP4

Hope but in stop motion:

Update we are scraping the idea of having emojis for facial expressions and instead are going to use stop motion to film our video. For the song Somewhere Over the Rainbow.

This is our Powerpoint presentation: