Storyboard of the audio scene

Risk Assessment

We did this to highlight any possible hazards whilst filming.

Status update

What needs filming: Phone scene and soundtrack. When are you next filming: Monday period 3 and Tuesday period 4 (phone scene). Today and Friday period 1 (Soundtrack). Are you sorted for actors, locations etc: Yes were filming in the media studio and we have all the actors and equipment we need. Any concerns: Length of the phone scene and film overall

Feedback to our film opening so far

In today's lesson we showed our film to the class and they commented on our work so far and what we could improve on or do differerently.

The class liked the storyline.

However they also said that the titles were too quick and there were too many. Also we should try intergrating the titles into the action. There is a problem with this though when we tried it in the past it made the picture fuzzy. I did like the idea of having title followed by action followed by title.

issues with conttinuity is that in the script we say the victim has been stabbed, yet on the footage there's no wound. Also they said the victims age is too old to look convcing.

Another point is that a POV shot from the body's point of view isn't very clear and that we should think more about the shots were using as a whole.

They also said the murder scene was too rushed and to fix this we should increase the time spent on the stabbing.

Finally the class said there were too many needless transitions and we need something to bind the sound.

In response to the sound issue we are in the process of adding another scene and a soundtrack to the film.
    

Analysis of detective film openings- Sherlock Holmes

Mise-en-scene:  Costume- Period victorian dress, long tweed coats, hats however also religious cloaks shows contrast between 2 cultutures.

Actors: Serious facial expressions, pained look from henchman, possessed look from girl. Shows how Holmes and Watson can be so calm in life threating situations.

Make up: basic make up, victim made pale- to show the supernatural element of the scene.

Props: carriage, cane, hats, lantern, altar, knife.

Setting: Street in victorian London then makeshift temple.

Editing: fast editing, jump cuts, invisible editing. Shows the frantic pace Holmes works at.

Lighting: low key lighting at night. Shows the darkness of the criminal world.

Camera: extreme close ups of Le Strade, Holmes and Blackwood- helps to emphasise the varying emotions. mid shots mix of slow motion then sped up shots to again show the pace Holmes works at but also to show how methodical Holmes is.

Sound: Non- diagetic: Music and Holmes' internal monologue.
          
            Diagetic: hooves on cobbles, dialogue, ritualistic chanting, cries of pain, suffocation.     

 


 

My view on sound recording

For our next scene we decided to have an all audio scene. It took a while as we had to get use to the equipment and then go through it enough times to make sure it was a good quality. This meant mainly working on the actors vocals and positioning around the microphone. I feel it's a good scene and will fit in well with our other scenes.

My view on filming at night

Set up was quicker as we were used to the equipment. However the main issue was positioning the camera so we had enough light to see the actors but also capture the dark, scary atmosphere we wanted. Once we got an angle we were happy with, the finished product looks good and editing has made it look even better. I feel on the whole the film is coming along nicely.