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Final OTS

This is the final OTS

Rumplestiltskin: Final cut

Rumpelstiltskin: Final cut from Fabian Harrison on Vimeo.
This is the final version of our noir fairytale, Rumpelstiltskin. As a group we feel that this short film turned out very well. I feel that this version turned out far better than the previous ones which had a few errors which we hadn't noticed.

What was done well:
Fabian's cinematography was very good because he had great knowledge of how to use his camera. This meant that he could do very smooth focus pulls and other camera techniques.
We all wore suitable costumes for the noir genre as we were all dressed in suit.
The amound of smoke in our film suits the noir genre very well. We used it to add some mystery to the character of rumpelstiltskin and also to fit the typical conventions of noir.
The guns we used were fitting because they looked realistic in black and white.

What could have been better:
Some of the clips didn't look as good as we initially though when we came back to them in editing. We were also low on time so we had to edit these to make them look as good as they could without being able to re-film the scenes.
In my house we also had lots of things in the background that didn't fit the time period such as: an xbox, a flatscreen T.V, etc

Fifty shades of Grey | Sweded Trailer

50 Shades of Grey sweded trailer from Max Shepherd on Vimeo.

We were set the summer task of creating a sweded film. We chose the fifty shades of grey trailer because it seemed like it was going to be fun to film. It also seemed relatively simple and unique. We couldn't find any similar things on youtube because it hadn't been attempted before.

Editing

During editing I changed the clips to black and white then adjusted the clips to be slightly blue which made the clips look slightly darker but also added some vibrancy. I also adjusted the darkness of the clips so that it would be darker depending on the scene. For the flashback scenes

For the flashback scenes I added a slight yellow tint to the scenes, cross blur transitions and added the dream video effect to make it obvious that it was a flashback.

This image shows the editing I did to make the clip black and white with a yellow tint.

This is showing the different video effects in iMovie.

This shows where I added the transitions.

Audience

I looked on yougov profiles and looked up similar films to our OTS. I started with Double Indemnity

This shows us that double indemnity appeals mostly to old men due to the time period of noir film. It also shows that the typical person who likes double indemnity has a high social grade. They also have left wing views of politics.

I  looked up the yougov profile for the noir film 'The Third Man.' The demographics are the same as the ones for 'Double Indemnity' and share the same political views.

These results show us that our target audience should be old men with high social grades with left winged political views.

These are Pete Buckingham's audience profiles which is used to interpret an audience.

Out of these profiles I feel that our target audience is film fanatics because they are very organised and are in the best age range of all the profiles.

The target audience for our ilm will be men in their 50s who are film fanatics.

Camera dolly

We decided that for our opening title sequence it would be nice to have smooth pans across the desk. The best way for this is a camera dolly. We decided that for this we would follow a video tutorial. Link to tutorial. We looked at all the things we needed from the video tutorial and hen went to homebase to get it all. 

Once we'd collected everything we started with the tubes for the dolly to roll on by driling holes through either side.

We then cut the wood to an appropriate size for the camera to mount.

Instead of a 90 degree metal strip we used plastic because it was cheaper and wouldn't affect the structure. We then cut this to size to be used to hold the wheels

Instead of a 90 degree metal strip we used plastic because it was cheaper and wouldn't affect the structure. We then cut this to size to be used to hold the wheels

We then drilled holes into the plastic so that it could be held in place by the wood and hold the wheels

We then cut more wood so that we could have a place to mount our poles

When we were adding wheels from a pair of old skates we ran into a problem because he wheels were too big to have them where the video tutorial instructs. This meant that it was very hard for to keep the wheels on the metal poles

We decided to add a strip to the end of the wheel and the used duct tape to keep it in place. This made it harder for the wheels to fall off of the track

I forgot to record a few steps but basically we took the head from a small tripod and then we used a special drill bit to hold the tripod head in place. 

I also forgot to record a few steps for this but we just drilled holes in the wood then put roofing bolts through the wood and the metal poles before 

This is the final product 

I am relatively happy with the camera dolly however wish that we had more time to create it because we may have been able to get some  different wheels which would fit the tutorial and make the dolly roll without having to be held in place. This camera dolly should reveal objects to the audience nicely and smoothly. This was also a much cheaper alternative to buying a camera dolly because they're usually very expensive. Here are a few examples Link 1 Link 2. As you can see these are around £60-£80. Although there are a few setbacks with our dolly it only cost us about £20 which is far cheaper than buying a premade one.

Film certificates post

This is greg's post on film certificates

Here is a link to the post:
http://gbabstockasmediaproductionschs2016.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/research-film-certificates.html#comment-form

OTS company ident

Greg has made a post on his blog which displays the ident he made.

Here is a link to the post: http: Link to post

I really like the final ident and feel that it looks great and think that the improvement on the first one due to the effect of a light bulb being lit rather than the whole lamp head. This made it feel as if the lamp were being lit rather than the whole lamp shining. This ident is very simple but fits the genre of film noir, although the bulb is yellow the rest is black and white. The lamp also fits noir film because it looks like it is from the noir time period. The rain also gives off an unsettling gloomy effect on the audience.

Below is a screenshot of Greg's post

Fonts for OTS

Here are a few examples of titles for noir film. We will use this to decide which fonts would be appropriate. All of these fonts have a huge impact. These also have either no colour or little colour which has large impact on the title. Most fonts are also very bold or very thin. This makes it have a huge impact on the audience because the bold text is very clear which means they can easily read it. The boldness also makes it easier to read.

This font is simple but has a large impact on the reader due to the the splatters of white which due to film noir being black and white could represent blood. This will give the audience an idea of what will happen within the film that .The font is also not very readable due to the splatters which could be a problem for the audience trying to read it depending on what is in the background of the title. This should be used in a distopian film which applies to film noir because something will go wrong. The title shows something being broken down which applies to our everyman. This font is also typical because it's bold like a majority of the titles above.

This font will have a large impact on the reader due to it's boldness and roughness. This may show the reader that our film will follow someone who's gone through lots. It is also very readable so the audience won't have trouble knowing what the film is called. This font may be typically used in an action movie because it catches attention very easily and is easy to read.

This font represents noir film because it has a fog over it which adds a sense of mystery to the title. This should set the tone of mystery for the audience and give them a hint toward the mystery of the film. This font would also be typically used in a distopian film but could represent that our everyman is being broken down and pieces of him are a blur. This font may not be very readable depending on the background behind the title. This would also be typical because it's bold like a majority of the titles in the collage above

This font is very bold and would also typically be used in a distopian film due to the parts within the text missing. This would also be appropriate because it would represent our everyman. This also gives the title some mystery due to the parts missing from the title. This font is quite unclear and hard to read  so it won't have as much impact on the audience.

This font represents the time period we want to show but is not conventional as most noir films have bold titles so that they grab your attention. This would probably be more commonly used in a romantic film set in the same time period as noir. Due to the title not being very bold the audience will have trouble reading it.

This font is traditionally used for gothic horror however we may use it for our traditional noir because it could represent that our everyman isn't a normal person. This font also isn't very bold like the ones in the collage above but I feel that it represents the time period we want to represent.

Location Examples from Noir Films

This picture is from the opening title sequence of double indemnity. This shows the sort of road we need for our noir opening title sequence. It is also set at night which maked all the lights more apparent and the figure at the front more mysterious.

This picture was taken from the trailer of 'The Black Dahlia' and shows an alleyway which is similar to what we could use for our drug exchange scene. This would be appropriate because of the old style of the buildings and also the old props such as the lamp.

This picture was taken from sin city and although it's not entirely appropriate because it's a neo noir it is relevant because of the old buildings, lamp posts, etc. The character on the bike is close to the camera with half of his face lit which could emphasise his bad side.







This image is taken from the noir film 'The Third Man.' This may be appropriate because there is a large building on an abandoned street.

This picture is from 'Double Indemnity.' This is similar to what we want for our scenes at the desk because it has appropriate props  and gives off the feel of an office. It also has light shining through the blinds which we want to create the effect of. Half of the everyman's face is darkened to create the effect of his dark side.








This picture was taken from the noir film 'The Maltese Falcon.' This is similar to what we would like for our desk because it has some old style props such as the phone, clock and lamp. The everyman in this scene is close to the camera to make the audience feel close to him and allow us to see his facial expressions

Group Communication

We used facebook group chats to communicate outside of school. In this screenshot we were discussing the name of the production. We used the group chat so that we could give each other our opinions. The group is also helpful because it means that we can tell each other what we've done and what we're plannimg to do. We also skype quite frequently because it's even easier to discuss our ideas, thoughts and feelings.

Costume in film noir research

Seeing as our group is going to produce a traditions noir film I decided to research what is most worn by the typical characters in noir film. All of the images bellow show the everyman/antihero wearing suits. This is shown to be a lighter colour than the suit that the villain wears as the villain usually wears a black suit Both the everyman and villian wear fedoras however it's not a necessity as some of the characters pictured below aren't wearing any hats at all. A majority of femme fatal's in the photos below are wearing revealing dresses and bright lipstick. Later I will be adding the costumes for our characters to this post.

This is how we decided to dress our everyman because we wanted to dress our everyman in a suit and fedora because our OTS is for a traditional noir film and this is very typical for noir film.