So here is my final finished A2 media studies piece, and after many many many hours of researching, planning, constructing, editing and evaluating, I can finally say that I have come to the end of my A-level production work for me media studies. I have grown in my skill and confidence behind the camera, and along the way gained a real passion for media studies and feel that now looking back all the hard work which at times went long into the was worth every minute, and I am proud when looking at the development of my skill from that first lesson whereby I had not even touched a video camera before!
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My Five Minute Short Film : 'Moments'...
So here is my final finished A2 media studies piece, and after many many many hours of researching, planning, constructing, editing and evaluating, I can finally say that I have come to the end of my A-level production work for me media studies. I have grown in my skill and confidence behind the camera, and along the way gained a real passion for media studies and feel that now looking back all the hard work which at times went long into the was worth every minute, and I am proud when looking at the development of my skill from that first lesson whereby I had not even touched a video camera before!
Evaluation Question Four : In What Way Does Your Media Product Use, Develop or Challenge Forms and Conventions of Real Media Porducts?
KEY TERMS
Forms : The general system of relationships among the parts of a film creating a sense of order within a variety of texts. David Bordwell defined a form as the "the overall system of relation that we perceive among elements in the whole film"Conventions : Widely used common traits that are used across film an an art form. Conventions exist across all media platforms, however differ between products depending on the content, purpose and audience in order to allow for the audience to identify with the product (in terms of film the conventions can tell the audience what to expect in the film they are about to watch or inform the audience of the genre of the given film)
I have found that working within the short film as an art form, has allowed me to draw upon the experimental work of influential directors and in turn has given me the confidence to challenge the forms and conventions associated with short film within my A2 production 'Moments'. My work has been greatly inspired by the work of directors such as the Cohen Brothers, Quentin Taratino and Akira Kurosawa, who have openly demonstrated the willingness to experiment and exploit the universal themes. For example as a extremist Kurosawa, made elements such as light in 'Rashomon' the most dazzling, he also demonstrated his wiliness to experiment by begin the first to shoot light sources directly, especially into the sun and to show the diaphragm of the lens. Therefore although it is necessary to research, understand and abide by some of the conventions in order to produce a valid short film, such as it being under a certain length of time, I was also interested in demonstrating a willingness to experiment and in turn challenge some of the establish conventions, such as incorporating longer take shots. 
When researching into the conventions of existing media texts, I found a key convention is the short length of time. The time classification for any short is that it must be less than 40 minutes long (the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science defined a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less including credits"), however why analysing existing short films via sites such as Vimeo, BBC Film Networks and Virgin Media Shorts I found that the average time length was between 5 to 10 minutes. These specific films are branded as 'micro shorts', and therefore the very short time period of my 5 minute short is a development and could be stated to be testing the conventions of the original short film form, for example Ken Russell's early amateur short 'Ameila and the Angel' (1958) running time was 26 minutes and even compared to the modern era a 5 minute short is seen as extremely short, for example compared to 'The Gruffalo' which is a 27 minute British short animated film produced in 2009. As Gareth Evans stated "a short film needs to indicate more than is possible to be screened in their limited time", and by creating a micro-short I had a very small time window to communicate the story and this contributed to my creative decision to create a silent film whereby the plot can be indicated to the audience through the visual imagery, which enabled me to tell the whole story in a limited amount of time and actually when reviewing my piece I feel that if the running time for 'Moments' was much longer than it would be harder to ensure that the audience's attention is captured throughout.
Due to the short time scale, as Catherine Des Forges stated a short film is "...well structured work which draws in the audience quickly", and therefore each take tends to be no more than 3 seconds long in order to allow for the whole story be told whilst ensuring that the audience is drawn into the plot and connects with the audience. However controversially silent films, whereby the dialogue is transmitted through the visual imagery, is a much slower pace with longer takes and therefore by creating a silent short film I have challenged the conventional form of short takes, drawing on the idea of the slow film movement with each take being between 3 to 9 seconds, which is more similar to a European than Hollywood style. This creative decision was also greatly inspired by the work of both Kurosawa and the Cohen Brothers. For example the long take of the woodcutters walk within 'Rashomon' does not in itself advance the plot but is essential for the experience of the film.
This slow pace is also present within the Cohen Brothers production of 'Fargo', with the inclusion of home scenes which would conventionally be cut out within post-production editing of a crime drama, such as that of Marge and Norm simply chatting in bed for 1 1/2 minutes.
In order to ensure that the audience connect with the characters in a short period of time, a trait of a short film is just to feature the minimal cast with the least amount of characters. For example the two potential BBC Film Network films of which we could of recreate for a classroom task (either 'My Beast Friend' or 'Get Off My Land') both only featured three characters. This is one convention that I have compelled to within my own production as within my own piece, there is only two characters (Jenny Harper who is the main protagonist character and Liam Wood who is the secondary character). The reason why I chose to use this convention, is because within my film I felt that it was important that the audience felt drawn into the plot story, and this I tried to do by ensuring that they built a connection with the main character. Short films tend to have a low budget, as most short film directors are independent it means that they lack the finical backing or sponsor, for example 'My Beast Friend' had an estimated budget of just £1,000. In order to sustain this small budget, short films commonly have few actors and/or only one or two central film locations, for example within 'The Black Hole' (2008), the film focuses on one male office worker and the entire film is set within the office whereas within the short film 'Time' although there is many minor and a few main characters present within the film it only set within the location of the cafe.
Similar to many of the independent short filmmakers, I too had a limited budget however I chose to challenge the convention of using an easily accessible location by choosing to film within London and therefore this did mean that my budget was increased with the travel expenditure, however I was interested in creating a piece that was unique to my peers and also it was central to have an individual city worker as my protagonist character, so it was crucial that I filmed within a busy business orientated city, however within London I chose locations that were close to each other either within walking distance or a small journey on the tube so therefore saved money and time when it came to travelling between filming locations. Although I conformed to the convention of having a small cast as my short film consisted of only two characters, I did challenge the convention of a low budget film by having a variety of different locations :
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| Hannahs flat, Outside street and door, Mile End tube station, Bethnal green tube station, Tredger square, Westminster bridge |
A short film can be defined by its content which conventionally is the effective realisation of one particular idea, the idea or situation itself remains fairly true and realistic in order to make it relatable, however the initial subject matter develops it own twist and original interesting aspect. The content of a short film can be liked to Todorov's Theory of Equilibrium, it first starts with an equilibrium, which is a calm period where everything is normal, then a disequilibrium occurs which is where a problem arises so is a period of unsettlement, this is followed by a new equilibrium whereby the problem is solved and everything returns to normal however a change is noticeable. Within my own film, I would say that aspects of the plot line can be linked to this basic theory of narrative :- Stage One : Equilibrium = Jenny's everyday routine, living life in motion, letting moments slip her by, not taking a step out of her own shoes to walk in anothers {Period of calm}
- Stage Two : Disequilibrium = Jenny's life is disrupted by missing her train and discovering anothers shoes, she discovers life in anothers shoes, and eyes are open to the moments of which were simply slipping her by {Period of unsettlement}
- Stage Three : New Equilibrium = Jenny walks away from the man leaving the shoes, everything returns to normal however her priority's and her life focus has changed {Period of new calm}
Overall I feel that I have demonstrated my progression as a film maker within my experimental approach to the short film form. I have drawn upon the conventions of a short film and demonstrated a willingness to develop as well as challenge these forms by creating a 'micro-short' silent film, that incorporates long takes within a tight time scale, whilst still ensuring that I use some of the conventions which ensure that I have produced a valid short film. Short film I feel is a genre in itself, and this has allowed me to demonstrate a freedom of expression and allow for me draw upon a simple idea of shoes and produce an original, creative visual piece.
Evaluation Question Three : How Did You Use Media Technologies In The Constuction, Research and Planning and Evaluation Stages?
Although I have fundamentally chosen to display this response within a transcript format, I have also created a audio response which highlight how I used a variety of media technologies in the construction, research and planning, ancillary and evaluation stages :
Long tracking shot of TOM MATHEWS walking down the corridor into the studio
TOM FELLOW (O.S)
(directly to the camera)
Hello and welcome to ‘Film Uncut’, i’m Tom Fellow here to gain
all the inside knowledge you want to know from the people behind the camera about
the films that will be hitting the screens near you
INT. STUDIO SET. DAY. LARGE POSTER OF ‘MOMENTS BEHIND TWO CHAIRS.
Close up shot
of TOM FELLOW (interviewer)
TOM FELLOW (O.S)
(directly to the camera)
With short films now becoming a trend for film as a product, and
now holding respectively its own categories at ‘The Oscars’, we had a great
discussion last week about why so many amateur film makers are attracted to
this form of film when we were joined by John Kahrs the director of the best
animated short ‘Paperman’ and Shawn
Christensen the director of the best live action short ‘Curfew’, discussing
whether sites such as virgin media shorts and BBC film network, alongside
YouTube are a great value or an added completion to this already competitive
market in media. This week we are going to explore an more amateur reflection
of short films, when we go behind the scenes with film director and media
A-level student Alice Leng, who has for her advance production work had to
create a 5 minute short film. Our topic today is centred around the
technologies that are required within the development of a five minute short
film, and to gain a perspective from as an amateur film maker how important
they are in the creation of a non-professional film.
Long shot of both TOM FELLOW (interviewer ) and ALICE LENG (director) sat
diagonally opposite each other
TOM FELLOW (O.S)
(directed towards Alice)
Now Alice, I love your short film, the
simplicity of it which still delivers an thought provoking and intriguing plot
is one to be admired, and as I’m sure many of our watchers will agree that the
visual imagery is beautiful and real show case of the city in which we all
live, and I know I for one am taking the extra moment to step out of my own
busy life and look at the world and others around us! Now for today’s main
exploration behind the scenes I would really like to know how as a media
A-level student did you use media technologies in the construction, research
and planning and evaluation stages?
Close up shot of ALICE LENG (director)
ALICE LENG (O.S.)
(directed towards Tom)
Every stage in the production of film is of great importance
whether the film is professional or simply for an A-level production, and in
turn all aspects of my film development from the researching, to the planning,
to the actual construction to the post-production relied upon media
technologies and therefore overall it has played a vital part in the
construction of my short film ‘Moments’.
Long shot of
TOM FELLOW (interviewer) and ALICE LENG (director)
I found that with the creation of ‘Moments’ I have been able to
grow on my knowledge of the technological software programmes of which I first encountered
within my foundation production of the opening to ‘Genetics’ (2012), and
although I wanted ‘Moments’ to be appear realistic in order to allow for the
audience to identify with the situation and protagonist character, technology
was still of great important. This being because technology in itself was not
something I just encountered during post-production editing but was an element
that enabled me to research into the conventions as well as tracking my
progress and development along the way on blogger, plan and in turn produce the
film and throughout the whole production of my ancillary tasks (the poster and
review), I was highly reliant on all technological software’s from Photoshop to
publisher to in-design.
Close up shot
of TOM FELLOW (interviewer)
TOM FELLOW (O.S)
(directed towards Alice)
I can already tell that whether amateur or professional film
maker technology plays a vital part in the development, construction and
evaluation of both a feature length and short film. Now Alice within your piece
could you explain to our viewers what specific technological equipment you used
in the physical construction of your short film ‘Moments’?
Close up shot of ALICE LENG (director)
ALICE LENG (O.S.)
(directed towards Tom)
The main primary resource I used throughout the whole
construction process of my short film was a cannon HD camera which I used to
film all my visual footage on. I found that this piece of equipment was a high
enough quality for my need and as I had used the equipment for my previous work
(‘genetics’) as well as throughout this production when creating my own blog
videos, I felt confident with working the camera. The main issue that can arise
however through a standard cannon HD camera is the lack of sound clarity due to
the lower quality microphone on the camera which I discovered from my previous
work, whereby I used the camera to record through a closed lens cap the voice
over of the mother as well as the digenetic on screen dialogue of the
conversation between the two male characters. However as my piece is a silent
film and therefore is highly reliant on sound, I decided that by developing on
the issues that had arisen from my previous work with the sound quality, that I
would record the music separately, within a recording studio this in turn allowed
my sound to be of a much higher quality and I personally think that it creates
a more professional finish. This demonstrates how making these small changes to
the technological equipment such as using a recording studio rather than just relying on the
camera can make a big difference to the overall finish of the film.
For the majority of my filming I used a tri-pod stand for the
camera, this in turn made a difference in stabilizing the movement of each
individual shot, and overall created a better quality to the framing of each shot.
However unlike my foundation production piece, whereby I felt restricted by the
Tripod and to start with was very reluctant to move away from it within my
filming, I learnt that from some of the shots such as the home videos within
‘Genetics’ the most effective ones were those hand-held shots. Therefore
although I tried to use the tri-pod for as many shots as necessary there was
some that it was not possible to apply this form of equipment such as the
opening shot whereby the camera was positioned directly on the floor in order
to capture a low shot of the feet getting out of bed. Although in the end I did
not need to apply this effect as overall I felt I managed to convey steady
shots consistently throughout my piece, I would of been able to use a ‘stabiliser’
effect in premier pro in order to correct shots whereby the camera is unstable,
this in turn teaching me that within post-production technological software’s
are able to correct issues that can arise within the physical production
process, and as a director it is vital to have gained an understanding of such
simple but very useful effects.
Close up shot
of TOM FELLOW (interviewer)
TOM FELLOW (O.S)
(directed towards Alice)
I’m sure our watchers will be grateful to hear that the
equipment does not need necessarily to be over complicated in order to produce
a high quality piece, but at the heart of a successful piece is a little bit of
creative vision and confidence behind the camera and off course in the
technology you are using. Now we all know that technology is vital in the
editing stages of post-production of a film, and as you started to touch on the
effects that can be created within such programmes could you explain to me as
well as our viewers which editing technologies you personally used within the
post-production of ‘Moments’?
Close up shot of ALICE LENG (director)
ALICE LENG (O.S.)
(directed towards Tom)
Similar to my previous production work, I was highly reliant on
editing technologies within post-production, and used the software programme ‘Adobe Premiere Pro CS4’ to edit the physical footage
that I captured. A previous project that I had conducted ‘Life in the Lanes’, a
short film capturing the hidden secrets of Norwich lanes, was edited on ‘Windows
Movie Maker’ however although this piece of software was effective for this
project, I felt that especially with regard to manipulating sound through key
frames this form of the software was too simple for my short film. I felt
confident with editing on Premier Pro, as it is a software that I have used
both throughout my foundation and advanced portfolio work, and therefore I was
able to develop on my basic skill and broaden my knowledge of the software
through experimenting with manipulation but also learning that a professional
effect can be created through a simple transition positioned at the exact
moment in the sequence rather than needing to create a dramatically edited
piece. I was able to manipulate the colour of some of my frames, as when
gaining feedback from my initial footage a suggestion was made that some of the
shots may benefit from a slight colour correction. The programme also acted as
a hub for all my external footage, music, title sequences and original indent
from my production company ‘Seaside productions’, and in turn it allowed me to
draw all the separate elements together through cuts and transitions to create
a smooth sequence. From my reviewing previous
work of editing for ‘Genetics’, I feel that my lack of knowledge in
post-production showed through the “overload” of cross-dissolve transitions, I
feel that I have learnt from this that an professional effect can be create
through the saying “less is more” and learnt that transitions can be extremely
effective within a piece was used at the appropriate moment, for example
applying a cross-dissolve over a simple dip to black transition at the points
where the scene cuts from one location to the next creates a more smoother overall
finish to the film. As I mentioned before a strength to using a more advanced
piece of media technology such as ‘Premier Pro’ over a more basic one such as
‘Windows Movie Maker’, meant that I was able not only to overlay the audio on
top of my footage but was also able to add key frames, which in turn allowed me
to manipulate a small segment of my music rather than having to change it all,
for example I was able to add a key frame to increase the volume of the music
for the opening scene, and then decrease it once the ambience of the scene
changed. However the only issue that arose within the editing process was when
it came to exporting my footage, as I was using my YouTube account to stream my
piece, I had learnt from my previous work that the image quality is higher when
exported under a YouTube format, however when I did this the footage became
jumpy and therefore I had to export it as a quick time file which did have an
effect on the image quality. This in turn demonstrated a limitation to the
technological programme as the image quality is greatly affected when a
sequence is converted into a quick time format.
Although I used ‘Adobe Premiere Pro CS4’ to construct my film
sequence and was a vital programme in the editing of my footage captured, when
it came to constructing the title sequence I drew on the previous knowledge I
had gained and used the programme ‘Adobe After Effects CS4’. This programme
allowed me both to create text over a plain black background for the end titles
and also create text over a transparent background which in turn allowed me to
overlay my main title ‘Moments’ on top of the opening shot within Premier Pro.
The programme also allowed me to create a number of layers; therefore I could
create a simple animation sequence for my main title by having each individual
letter as a different frame and fading them one after another, as well as
creating a fade in-fade out sequence for my end titles.
Close up shot
of TOM FELLOW (interviewer)
TOM FELLOW (O.S)
(directed towards Alice)
It is so interesting to hear the work that goes on in
post-production, as I’m not sure about our viewers but I know that I for one
take for granted the work that goes into creating a simously simple film piece,
even just bringing the footage together is a much more time consumedly process
than many account for. It’s also good to hear than sometime less is more, as I’m
sure we all can fall victim to trying to over complicate everything ending is a
less effective result. Now we have focused specifically on the media technologies
that you have used in the construction of ‘Moments’, but could you explain what
different technologies you used when carrying out the research and in turn
planning of ‘Moments’
Close up shot of ALICE LENG (director)
ALICE LENG (O.S.)
(directed towards Tom)
With regard to the research stage I wouldn’t of been anywhere
without the Internet, which has provided an almost limitless source of data.
Therefore it has played a great importance in the development of my short film
by allowing me to find out about the conventions of a short film, evaluate the
work of previous film makers and research into the elements behind my own idea
of a silent film. I had never previously worked in the form of short film or
even viewed many short films, and therefore the internet enabled me before
starting the main project to gain some background knowledge. By using Google I
was able to research into how a short film differs compared to a feature length
film, for example the most obvious difference is the length of the film as
Gareth Evans stated "short films are long films that end earlier", in
order to be classified as a short film it must be less than 40 minutes long and
Gareth Evans also indicates that a short film needs to imply more than is possible
to be screened in their limited time. I was also able to specifically research into
the criteria of a good short film, for example a successful short film is one
that rather than following a cliché idea develops its own twist and original
aspect to a certain subject matter.
The internet also allowed me to access websites such as BBC Film
Networks, YouTube and Virgin Media Shorts which allowed me to discover which
shorts by other film makers had been most popular, and from these develop an
understanding as to what kind of plot, narrative and overall style worked. For
example I discovered that as a sub-genre to short film, comedy was well
received this was demonstrated by the positive feedback gained from short films
such as the ‘Black Hole’ and ‘My beast friend’. Although I was not attracted to
creating a comedy, it did help me understand that some of the most well
received films were those with the most simplest of plot ideas.
I was also able to search the web in order to develop my own a
basic knowledge behind the fundamental forms of my film idea. For example I
again used Google, and specifically Wikipedia in order to gain an understanding
of silent film as a form, I then was able to use YouTube in order to access
clips of exemplars silent films for example ‘’, from this research I discovered
that within a silent film the visual images are of great importance that the
story must be told through action rather than words, therefore many of
expressions are almost theatrical and the pace of the film itself is much
slower than a conventional film. I also discovered that the music is the
replacement for the dialogue and therefore within a silent film, it is crucial
that the music works in sync with the visuals. I also used Google as a source
in order to research behind the stages involved within the planning of my
construction, for example I wanted to not only construct my storyboard but also
develop an understanding behind the process, storyboarding which was developed
by Walt Disney in the 1930s is seen as a large blueprint for the film as it
provides the visual layout of the film and with regard to animation or silent
films it is sometimes used in place of an actual script. I also researched the
elements behind writing a script and constructed my own ‘Media Glossary’
whereby I explored in detail different shots, angles, camera movements,
narrative and sound.
Long shot of both TOM FELLOW (interviewer ) and ALICE LENG (director) sat
diagonally opposite each other
Another main
technology that I used was Google Blogger, this form of media technology
allowed me to document the chronological developmental stages to my production
piece, from the initial brief, to the weeks of research and planning, to the
physical construction, to the hours of editing and then onto the final evaluation.
The use of blogger therefore meant I could log my work in an efficient,
interactive and systematic way. In order to personally make my blog more user
friendly and in turn effective, I utilized the interactivity of it by streaming
videos directly from YouTube, documenting my written work such as my storyboard
by taking an image with my phone and uploading onto my page and creating
shortcut links to the websites which I had sourced my information, this in turn
allowed for my blog to be more eye catching, interesting and easier to navigate.
By having my own blog linked directly to my schools blog I was able to be
followed by other media students, which allowed for me to gain feedback
throughout my development from my peers, which has been a great asset.
Close up shot of TOM FELLOW (interviewer)
TOM FELLOW (O.S)
(directed towards Alice)
So we have
explored the media technology that was of great use to you within the variety
of stages of the development of your product, and a little extra question from
me before we explore the media technologies you used within the final
evaluation stage of your project. I know that for your advanced production you
also explored the importance of marketing within the film industry and in turn
had to create both a film poster and a film review in order to market your own
short film ‘Moments’, but were there any specific media technologies that
helped your to construct these two pieces?
Close up shot of ALICE LENG (director)
ALICE LENG (O.S.)
(directed towards Tom)
Similar to my film, for both of my ancillary tasks I had to
explore and apply a wide range of media technologies from the internet to Adobe
Photoshop to Microsoft publisher to In-Design and to simply Microsoft word, all
playing a vital role in the final creation of my poster and review. Firstly
similar to with any product, research was essential to the creation of my
ancillary tasks, and therefore the internet again was a great source. It helped
me source the conventions behind each element, for example for film posters I
was able to source from Google Images a number of example and concluded that
one of the conventions was to have a main, eye catching visual image positioned
in the centre of the poster to attract and draw the audience in. However with
my research into my existing film reviews, this taught me that technology is
not always necessary to research, in order to gain an understanding about the
conventions behind the review I decided that the best way was to physically buy
the film magazines and learnt that for example the images for a film review is
conventionally taken directly from the film and that all the reviews had some
form of star rating.
In terms of the construction of my film poster, I used a variety
of media technologies, one being Adobe Photoshop CS4 and the other being a site
that has been recommended by a peer Pixlr.com, although a less comprehensive
programme I found that when combined with Photoshop I was able to distort and
manipulate the original image via the web programme, for example I faded the
main image and using the focal tool made the shoes and label the only element
in focus. Similar to how I used premier pro as a base for my editing, I then used
Photoshop as a base programme for my poster, whereby I could import the image
that I had edited on Pixlr and add layers on top of this original image, which
was a skill that we had worked on within software workshops carried out at the
start of our production.
I also decided to construct my film review on a less
conventional media programme. I started to construct my review on ‘Adobe In-Design’
however I was limited by the software of which I had access to from my own home
computer and therefore decided that I would construct my review in publisher
which would enable me to complete it at home. Drawing on my research I had
carried out into the conventions of the review, I sourced by image directly as
a print screen, this I then imported into Photoshop whereby I cropped the edges
and faded the image a little, in order to create continuity between my poster
and review image. I actually constructed my text boxes however on Word and then
cut them into Publisher, whereby I was then able to use the margins and column
tool in order to establish my layout for my review, overall although the
programmes I used were less comprehensive, I still feel that I have been able to
through media technology create a professional finish. The limitation to
Publisher did however come when it came to exporting my review in order to
upload onto my blog as an image, I had to firstly save it as a PDF this is turn
allowed me to open in within Photoshop when I was at school and from there I
was able to save it in an JPG format.
Close up shot
of TOM FELLOW (interviewer)
TOM FELLOW (O.S)
(directed towards Alice)
Wow, well after establishing the effects that can be created
through a variety of media technologies and learning that less expensive
options can still create an overall successful effect, I’ve just got one last
little question to ask, when constructing an overall evaluation of your work
what specific media technologies did you employ for this stage?
Close up shot of ALICE LENG (director)
ALICE LENG (O.S.)
(directed towards Tom)
Well my evaluation, I feel rather fittingly has allowed me to
draw upon all the previous media technologies I have used through the variety
of stages. I have used blogger not only to stream my responses to the
evaluation questions, but also to look back through my who project as well as
my foundation portfolio in order to develop an in-depth analysis of my work,
such as looking at the work I constructed into the target audience at AS in
order to answer the question on audience feedback at A2. I have used the
internet to source additional data, such as that on the definition of a form
and convention as well as accessing images and clips in order to make my responses
more interactive and visual. I used the cannon HD camera and tri-pod to record
my responses to some of the questions, and edited my footage on ‘Adobe Premier
Pro CS4’ but created the question sequence on ‘Adobe After Effect CS4. I also
used photo websites such as picmonkey.com in order to create photo collages as evidential
proof to support my answer.
All in all therefore without the variety of media technologies,
I would of not been able to create my short film ‘Moments’, as throughout each
stage I was reliant on some form of technology, for the logging of my progress
on my on-going blog, to the researching on the basic conventions, to the
creation of the products, to the editing of the footage and even to the evaluating
of my work. However the most important thing is to feel confident with the
software you are using, to feel comfortable with experimenting and playing
around with different effects and overall developing on your skill within this
area.
Long shot of both TOM FELLOW (interviewer ) and ALICE LENG (director) sat
diagonally opposite each other
TOM FELLOW (O.S)
(directed towards Alice)
Well thank you Alice for taking the time out to have a chat to
us about how you have used media technologies within your work as an A-level
student and providing us with an insight into the importance of these
technologies at every stage of development. I look forward to hearing about
your future projects in the future.
TOM FELLOW (O.S)
(directed towards audience)
Tune in next time to ‘Film Uncut’ where we will be exploring a
different topic and another inspiring director, until then I leave you with the
short film ‘Moments’
Scene cuts to ‘Moments’
film
PHOTO COLLAGE OF MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES
Creation of a Short Film : The Title...
One aspect of the film I have found hard is trying to create a title for my short, this was mostly because my film I feel incorporates a number of different elements which I could draw upon for my title. Therefore in order to create my title I have also researched the actual function of a film title, the prime function obviously is to identify the film, without this initial identification the film would be unable to be promoted, therefore it should be easily remembered and catching. However also the title had a function of guiding how the audience interpretates the film either by stressing on a specific point of view or by giving an specific aspect of the film. Originally I had the idea of 'Life Captured' or 'Capturing Moments' however as my idea has developed and progressed to focusing on one protagonist character rather than a number of non-fictional characters, I feel that these titles are not so relevant or employ the correct interpretation I want to be given to the audience of my film. However as my film is after all created for my audience I plan to put forward my few film title ideas to my fellow class mates, in order to get there opinion on which title I should employ.
The main two ideas I shall put forward for my film title is 'Lables' and 'Moments'. The reason why I chose the title 'Labels, is firstly that we are all expected to fill the shoes of the label of which we have acquired from society, however by breaking the boundaries my protagonists characters eyes were open up to the true reality of London, and how there is life behind the business sector of the big city. The definition which I found of the term 'Label' is :
la-bel
1. Noun : A small piece of paper, fabric, plastic or similar material attached to an object and giving information about it
2. Verb : Attach a label to someone
My second idea was 'Moments' the reason why I chose this title, is how many of us live our lives in motion, we take the small moments for granted and living life for every week rather than for every moment. My protagonist characters eyes are open to these small moments of bliss within London, all the moments that many who live and work in the big city take for granted. The definition which I found for the term 'Moment' is :
mo-ment
1. A very brief period of time
2. An exact point in time
3. A particular period of importance, influence or significance in a series of developments
The main two ideas I shall put forward for my film title is 'Lables' and 'Moments'. The reason why I chose the title 'Labels, is firstly that we are all expected to fill the shoes of the label of which we have acquired from society, however by breaking the boundaries my protagonists characters eyes were open up to the true reality of London, and how there is life behind the business sector of the big city. The definition which I found of the term 'Label' is :
la-bel
1. Noun : A small piece of paper, fabric, plastic or similar material attached to an object and giving information about it
2. Verb : Attach a label to someone
My second idea was 'Moments' the reason why I chose this title, is how many of us live our lives in motion, we take the small moments for granted and living life for every week rather than for every moment. My protagonist characters eyes are open to these small moments of bliss within London, all the moments that many who live and work in the big city take for granted. The definition which I found for the term 'Moment' is :
mo-ment
1. A very brief period of time
2. An exact point in time
3. A particular period of importance, influence or significance in a series of developments
Creation of a Short Film : Characters Costumes...
As my film is a silent film, alongside the music the visual elements are of great importance and one element of the mise-en-scene which is the costumes is one of those visual aspects that I put great thought into. Below are my two main characters in the costumes of which I chose for their characters to wear, as within my film the time scale is just a single day I did not have to use a range of costumes which made it a littler more easier and meant I could put more time into choosing these pacific outfits. Below is a break down of the costumes of which I chose :
This is the outfit I chose for the character of Jenny played by Hannah. Jenny herself at the start of the film, is living a typical day to day life of which consits of 9 to 5 office job within the heart of London. I therefore needed to have a costume that demonstrated this role, however during the film she discovers shoes different shoes which open her eyes to a new way of living, and makes her reflect on her own happiness so I also needed an outfit that was adaptable and would also look right with a variety of different shoes. I chose the floral dress, it is one that my actress Hannah actually wears for work of which she works within an office environment, and put it together with black opaque tights and a black cardie overall I feel creating the visual image of a working female, yet by using the floral dress also demonstrates to the audience that the character also has a more softer and delicate side to her personality. Within my film one of the most important objects for her costume is the shoes which she comes across and wears. To start with I chose navy high heels, highlighting the business woman my second shoes which I used for the park location were light brown vintage brogues and the third pair of shoes which was used for the bridge location was plain flat black pumps.
This outfit I chose for the character of Liam played by Edward. Liam is the mysterious male, that provokes questions arising within the audiences mind as to whether he is the one leaving the shoes, whether him and Jenny know each other, what the relationship between the two are. I decided to use navy as the main base colour, and by adding the orange scarf added a splash of colour and individuality to the character. By using navy as well it is not the same as the main colour scheme of black and white for the character of Jenny, however there is an element of foreshadowing as it the use of navy ties the male character to the female character through the use of her first navy shoes.
Jenny Harper's Costume
Black floral dress. Black waistband. Black cardie. Black opaque tights.
This is the outfit I chose for the character of Jenny played by Hannah. Jenny herself at the start of the film, is living a typical day to day life of which consits of 9 to 5 office job within the heart of London. I therefore needed to have a costume that demonstrated this role, however during the film she discovers shoes different shoes which open her eyes to a new way of living, and makes her reflect on her own happiness so I also needed an outfit that was adaptable and would also look right with a variety of different shoes. I chose the floral dress, it is one that my actress Hannah actually wears for work of which she works within an office environment, and put it together with black opaque tights and a black cardie overall I feel creating the visual image of a working female, yet by using the floral dress also demonstrates to the audience that the character also has a more softer and delicate side to her personality. Within my film one of the most important objects for her costume is the shoes which she comes across and wears. To start with I chose navy high heels, highlighting the business woman my second shoes which I used for the park location were light brown vintage brogues and the third pair of shoes which was used for the bridge location was plain flat black pumps.
Liam Wood's Costume
Dark navy chinos. Navy coat. Orange scarf
This outfit I chose for the character of Liam played by Edward. Liam is the mysterious male, that provokes questions arising within the audiences mind as to whether he is the one leaving the shoes, whether him and Jenny know each other, what the relationship between the two are. I decided to use navy as the main base colour, and by adding the orange scarf added a splash of colour and individuality to the character. By using navy as well it is not the same as the main colour scheme of black and white for the character of Jenny, however there is an element of foreshadowing as it the use of navy ties the male character to the female character through the use of her first navy shoes. Creation of a Short Film : The Script...
So earlier I created a post of how important the script is to the creation of my film, and below is the blueprint to my short film, as I planning on just using digentic and non-digentic sound and music rather than dialogue my script contains just the location and shots of each key scene.
The Script
INT. LONDON FLAT. BEDROOM. DAY.
A variety of shots in order to create an initial
impression to the audience of a typical morning routine for JENNY HARPER. Birds-eye
view of JENNY HARPER (aged twenty-six) in bed, arm stretches out to turn off alarm
clock set for 7:30am. Camera cuts to a medium side shot of JENNY HARPER on side
facing towards camera. Camera cuts to long shot of JENNY HARPER climbing out of
bed. Matching on action as camera cuts to close up of her feet as tights are
pulled on, and step into dress followed by a close up on the end of the zip
being pulled up. Camera cuts to long shot of JENNY HARPER walking out of the
bedroom door wearing dress and tights.
INT. LONDON FLAT. BATHROOM. DAY.
Camera focused on bathroom mirror. Close up shot of
JENNY HARPER applying face creams and make-up
INT. LONDON FLAT. LIVING AND KITCHEN AREA. DAY.
Close up pan shot of cereal bowl, metal spoon, mug
on table. Extreme-close up shot of pouring cereal and milk. Camera cuts to long
shot of JENNY HARPER standing with back to camera looking out of French doors
onto garden, then turns walks towards camera and passes. Camera cuts to extreme
close up of black high heels shoes, label tied to the shoes, JENNY HARPER bends
down to look at label (main focus is centred around the label) unties it and
feet slip into shoes. Label is dropped on floor camera focuses on this image
for a few seconds.
EXT. STREET AND UNDERGROUND. DAY.
Low camera angle looking up to entrance door as
JENNY HARPER walks out of door. Camera cuts to long shot of JENNY HARPER
walking up the road. Match of action as camera cuts to tube entrance, low angle
shot of JENNY HARPERS feet coming down entrance stars. Extreme close up shot of
oyster card being swept on ticket barrier.
EXR. UNDERGROUND. DAY.
A variety of quick shots, cutting between tube map,
people, train pulling away, mobile phone with text message saying work in order
to imply to the audience that JENNY HARPERS concerns are centred around work. Pan
shot, in order to create a smooth transition into an over the shoulder shot, whereby
the second shoes comes into view. Camera cuts to extreme close up of brogue shoes,
label tied to the shoes. Camera cuts of long shot of JENNY HARPER stood looking
down at shoes and bends down. Camera cuts to feet slipping into shoes and hands
bend down to tie shoes up. Black shoes are left in place camera focuses on this
image for a few seconds.
EXT. VICTORIA PARK. DAY.
Long shot of bench, central to the bench is a sign
saying “take a minute to sit and stare”. JENNY HARPER walks into shot and sits
on one end of the bench. Camera cuts to long shot behind bench, giving a point
of view to the audience of what JENNY HARPER is watching. Camera cuts to original
point of view facing JENNY HARPER, LIAM WOOD enter shot holding two takeaway
drinks, sits opposite of the bench, slides one coffee cup across the bench to
JENNY HARPER. Camera cuts to close up shot of JENNY HARPER blowing and sipping
on drink. JENNY HARPER turns to face LIAM WOOD, however LIAM WOOD is already
walking away. JENNY HARPER stands, and notices ballerina pumps beside bench
with label tied to them. Camera cuts to extreme close up of ballerina pumps,
label tied to the shoes. Camera cuts to feet slipping into shoes. Brogues are
left in place camera focuses on this image for a few seconds.
EXT. WESTMINSTER BRIDGE. DAY.
Establishing shot of bridge from water edge. Long
shot of sign and JENNY HARPER. Camera cuts to medium side shot of JENNY HARPER
taking picture (through the lens shot). Camera cuts to close up of JENNY
HARPERS face focussing on photo. Camera cuts to long shot of LIAM WOOD walking
into shot and standing next to JENNY HARPER. Camera cuts to close up shot of
the hands coming together. Camera shots of long shot of JENNY HARPER and LIAM
WOOD walking in opposite directions from each other, camera focuses on the
image of the sign for a few seconds.
REVERSE FOOTAGE.
Hand holding rewind. Foot in shoe rewind. On bench
rewind. Walking up street rewind. Medium side shot of JENNY HARPER laid in bed
looking at camera.
Creation of a Short Film : Props...
The term props within film is defined as any portable item, which is meant to be visible on the set of the film . Therefore as a term it include a huge range of objects; Dressing Props (these are used to dress the sets such as the furniture, drapes and flooring), Hand Props (these are the items which are used or held by the actors/actresses), Hero props (these are the objects that are central to the action within the scene), Stunt Props (these are replica items which are made of a soft material), Mechanical Props (these may move or illuminate) and Other Props (including weapon such as guns/knives and greenery/foliage including trees/plants). Within a feature films the properties department is responsible for the creation, operation and maintenance of all props. Blow is a video whereby it looks around a prop store within London (you really can find anything on YouTube!)
Off course within my short film, there will be a less diverse range of props, however they still play a crucial part within my film, especially as the plot revolves around the object of shoes. Below is a list of a few of the props which I anticipate including within my film :
Shoes
- Black high heels
- Vintage brogues
- Ballerina Pumps
The Flat
- Alarm clock
- Coffee mug
- Bed and bedside table
Key Events
- Signs for bench and bridge
- Labels for shoes
- Mobile phone
For The Filming
- Camera
- Tri-pod
- Dolly
- Script
- Storyboard
Here is an image of the labels and signs which I have created in preperation for my filming :
Here is an image of the props that I needed for the scene set at the tube station :
Shoes
- Black high heels
- Vintage brogues
- Ballerina Pumps
The Flat
- Alarm clock
- Coffee mug
- Bed and bedside table
Key Events
- Signs for bench and bridge
- Labels for shoes
- Mobile phone
For The Filming
- Camera
- Tri-pod
- Dolly
- Script
- Storyboard
Here is an image of the labels and signs which I have created in preperation for my filming :
Here is an image of the props that I needed for the scene set at the tube station :
Creation of a Short Film : My Actors and Actresses...
I have decided to construct a few mini fact files about the actress and actor who were the central throughout my film, demonstrating the fundamental reasons of why I chose them particular to play the key characters. :
Hannah. 27 years old
Jenny Harper. 26 years old
Why Chosen = I chose to use Hannah firstly because she lives and works within the business sector in London, in turn she has first hand experience of the demands of city life, the hectic rush hour, the tired feet from the heels. My actresses understood how my protagonist character lives life in a motion, how life in London is so fast paced it can just pass you by without noticing the small details of the city culture. Practically as well to use an actress that live in London means that there is no cost for transport to the city, and off course a flat to borrow! I also felt that Hannah had the acting skills in order to portray to the audience the journey the character goes on, through different shoes she discovers not only about a different strand of society within London but also about herself and how life should not revolve around work and money, but around happiness
Edward. 24 years old
Liam Wood. 28 years old
Why Chosen = I chose to incorporate a character that throughout the film brings the audience to ask questions and adds in turn a level of mystery. Who is he? Does he know the Jenny? Are they in relationship or merely strangers? Is he the one leaving the shoes, if so why? This character is one that opens Jenny's eyes to the culture of London, to happiness that is brought with life. I chose Edward to play the character of Liam because I felt he portrays a very open nature, also because he is actually in a relationship with my other actress Hannah I felt that there would already be a feeling of a connection felt on camera. For practical reasons as well I chose Edward because he lives in London there is no cost on transport, which is very important for my £0.00 budget! Creation of a Short Film : Release Forms...
When creating a film it is essential to have gained the correct permission. A release form is needed for anyone who is either interviewed within a documentary or speaks on camera. Therefore this meant that I needed to gain consent from my actress Hannah and my my actor Edward but would not need to gain consent from the general public as they are not focussed on within the film, however if I was using a sensitive location (example = a hospital) I would need to gain consent from those who were identifiable within the film. Although this is not appliable to me as both my characters are above 18, if I was using anyone under 16 I would also need to gain consent from their parents. When I handed out the release forms, I went through the true nature of the film to ensure that the consent I gained was fully informed and that they were not misled, I also handed out a copy of the term and conditions which I found from a source on the internet explaining about what they are signing up to and their rights ect. I have photographed evidence of the full consent form I handed out, two close up shots of the actor and actresses signiture and a photograph of the term and conditions. 
Creation of a Short Film : Character Biography...
In order to create memorable and intriguing characters , and most importantly believable characters, I must ensure that as the writer I know my characters inside-out, back-to-front, that I know every high and low of their life, their habits, morals and little quirks. Therefore I have taken on board the template of questions I created early on in the year in order to allow me to construct a biography of my key characters, allowing me to understand why my character behaves in a particular manor, why they wear a particular garment and why they react towards another in a certain way. In order to create my biography I decided to use publisher and create a mind map, I could of created a straight for word processed sheet of answers however it order to make it visually more interesting and ensure I use a range of computer soft wares I thought publisher was the way forward, above is an image of one of of the four bigraphies I created, hope this gives you a little taster into the mind of my characters, what makes them tick and what makes them flip!
Creation of a Short Film : The Moodboard...
I have created a mood board of images and photographs which helped inspire my film idea. This involves the three pairs of shoes of which are going to be key objects within my short film, the locations of which are of great importance, the feel of the busy streets on London and an example of a business woman in London and overall a capture of my many thoughts in a few photographs :
Creation of a Short Film : The Storyboard...
The process of storyboarding can be very time-consuming and itricate. It was first developed at the Walt Disney Studio during the early 1930's, and was the first completed storyboards were created for the 1933 Disney short 'Three Little Pigs'. Disney however creditied animator Webb Smith with creating the idea of drawing scenes on seperate sheets of paper and pinning them up on a bulletin board to tell a story in sequence, thus creating the first storyboard. The second studio in early 1935 to switch from "story skecthes" to storyboard was Walter Lantz Productions, and by 1938 all studios were using storyboards. In 1939 'Gone with the wind' was one of the first live action films to be completely storyboarded. Storyboards are now an essential part of the creation progress. Within film espeically a storyboard, is seen as a large blueprint of the film which is produced beforehand to help film directors, cinematographers and TV commerical advertisisng clients to visualize the scenes and find any potional problems before they occure. Within a storyboard movment is indicated through the use of arrows. A stoaryboard provides a visual layout of events as they are to be seen trhough the camera lens. In the process, most technical details can be efficently described either in picture or additional text. The directors Joel and Ethan Coen, use storyboard extensively before taking a pitch to their funders, stating that it helps them to get the support they require as it allows them to show exactly where the money will be used. Alfred Hitchcock's films are also strongly believed to have been extensively storyboarded to the finest detail. Akira Kurosawa was known, particularly in his later years, for the extensive detail in his stoaryboarding, for example for Ran he storyboarded every shot and are regarded as fine works of art in themselves. However in contrast other directors storyboard only certain scenes and some none at all. Animation directors are usually required to storyboard, as it is sometimes used in place of writing a script. As I am planning on little or no dialogue for my short film, my storyboard will be an essential way of communicating what shots I plan to use, the camera movements, the transistion ect.
I have now began the development of my storyboard, within my storyboard I have included an image of what I want the layout to be for my shot (I say sorry now for my awful drawing), the angle that I will use, the camera movement that I have indicatied through arrows, the characters involved and sound that will be used during the shot
I have now began the development of my storyboard, within my storyboard I have included an image of what I want the layout to be for my shot (I say sorry now for my awful drawing), the angle that I will use, the camera movement that I have indicatied through arrows, the characters involved and sound that will be used during the shot
Creation of a Short Film : Summary of My Final Idea...
Although I have always been focused on the concept of revolving my film around the object of shoes, I have found it challenging to develop a fixed structure for my film and therefore found it hard to become passionate about my idea as I have not been able to "picture" how my film will come together. I therefore decided to look back at my research I conducted for my AS piece to look at how I over came the dilemma of which genre of to follow for my opening, this I overcame by brainstorming both ideas looking at the positive and negatives and coming up with an opening that Incorporated both genres. I therefore decided to do a similar thing for my A2 piece, and have finally come up with an idea (which I promise is my final, final idea!) that incorporates structure, the object of shoes, different peoples lives, a protagonist character and the big city into one! Below I have created a summary of potential elements that I shall incorporate within my short film :
Genre: Short Film
Film Type: Silent Film
Title: Moments
Music: Original piece composed by my friend Alex Reed
Summary of the opening: A fictional drama, following the journey of one women as she seeks to find the truth behind different pairs of shoes. From sky scrapper heels of the business world, to vintage brogues of a city park, through the use of sound and imagery it addresses the question as to whether we really can judge a character by its shoes and whether we are all culprits of living our life in the same pair of shoes rather than exploring the world and culture in which we live in, whether we are victims of living out lives for the week rather than living our lives for the moments
Potential shots, angles and editing that shall be used:
+ Birds eye view
+ Close up and extreme close up shots
+ Long shots
+ Medium Shots
+ Two shots
+ Shot reverse shots
+ Cross-cutting
Characters:
+ Main protagonist character : Jenny Harper
+ Secondary characters : Liam Wood
+ Minor characters : The general public
Locations:
+ Flat in central London
+ Tredgar Square
+ Westminster bridge
+ Mile end tube station
Props:
+ High heels
+ Vintage pumps
+ Ballerina Pumps
+ Spoon, Bowl and Cereal
+ Mobile Phone
+ Signs and Labels
Genre: Short Film
Film Type: Silent Film
Title: Moments
Music: Original piece composed by my friend Alex Reed
Summary of the opening: A fictional drama, following the journey of one women as she seeks to find the truth behind different pairs of shoes. From sky scrapper heels of the business world, to vintage brogues of a city park, through the use of sound and imagery it addresses the question as to whether we really can judge a character by its shoes and whether we are all culprits of living our life in the same pair of shoes rather than exploring the world and culture in which we live in, whether we are victims of living out lives for the week rather than living our lives for the moments
Potential shots, angles and editing that shall be used:
+ Birds eye view
+ Close up and extreme close up shots
+ Long shots
+ Medium Shots
+ Two shots
+ Shot reverse shots
+ Cross-cutting
Characters:
+ Main protagonist character : Jenny Harper
+ Secondary characters : Liam Wood
+ Minor characters : The general public
Locations:
+ Flat in central London
+ Tredgar Square
+ Westminster bridge
+ Mile end tube station
Props:
+ High heels
+ Vintage pumps
+ Ballerina Pumps
+ Spoon, Bowl and Cereal
+ Mobile Phone
+ Signs and Labels
Creation of a Short Film : Developing My Inital Idea...
Below is the video that I have created explaning my development of my inital idea for my short film
Alice : As I have blogged in an earlier post during this half term I have been doing some practice filming, in order to gain an understanding of whether my film concept will actually work in practice as well as theory. I have been worrying a bit over the fact that due to the lack of structure, I have been finding it hard to picture how my film will go together and also how I will storyboard and script it. After doing my filming I decided that in order to ensure that my idea did not become over complicated, and that I focused enough on the technical skill involved in media, I needed to develop a more simplistic structured idea. After carrying out my research into other professional films that focus on the concept of shoes, I was confident that I could create an idea that still had the main focus of shoes but was a more structured film, that rather than focusing on a number of characters had one main protagonist character. My idea therefore has taken the path of focusing on the main character Jenny. The basic plot is that Jenny is a 26 year old woman who works and lives in the heart of London, in a city whereby you have to think big to be big, Jenny melts into the busy background rush hour life of London. She is an average girl living an average life, her black shoes reflect her ambitions to follow the crowd, to watch life as it ticks by nothing bad but nothing exciting happening. However when she is woke at 7am to her alarm radio blasting out, and her mind racing to think about the cocktail do the night before, she thinks today will just be another day in the average life of Jenny, she thinks that after tackling the trains of rush hour, living through one very dull meeting and drinking a countless number of skinny lattes she will unlock the door tonight, have a quiet night in, go to bed and the routine will all start again the next day, however today will be different. The day starts just as any other, dressed in a grey business dress, stripped shirt and opaque black tights Jenny stands at the window gazing out the chilly December morning facing her whilst she eats her breakfast always the same two weetabix a dash of semi-skimmed milk topped with a banana. The routine feeling so similar she at times feels like a robot living through the motions of life. However as she opens her wardrobe to go and put on her pair of black heels, not to high for practicality but the height given her the little bit of inside confidence her eyes are drawn towards the pair of bright red shoes, stood looking sassy in the middle of her shoe rack. How they got there she has no idea, why they are there she has no idea, who's shoes they are she has no idea, all she knows is she has the feeling that today she should live the life in someone else's shoes. As she leaves the house she feels as if the sun is shinning on her, in a city where people are so absorbed in their own lives she feels as if she is on her own bubble of happiness - today she knows is going to be a good day. On her usual train, where usually she sits there thinking about how quickly she can get to Starbucks to crave her caffeine withdrawal before facing the office, she looks around and notices others, the rush to apply make-up, the sipping of coffee, the rustling of the morning newspaper and across from her the man coffee cup in hand, staring at her as there eye meets blood rushes to Jenny's cheeks, she focuses down to her book - a romance novel how appropriate she thinks. When she looks up again the train in pulling in the station the man stands and she thinks well one can dream, he pushes a coffee paper coaster towards her with a number scribbled on, well she thinks shes liking the life in this pair of shoes. As she walks towards work, the feeling of stress that is usually present on her shoulders feels as it it has been lifted, she orders her latte skinny with a touch of gingerbread, why not feel the excitement of Christmas on such a day as today! As she crosses Trafalgar square she sees a penny shinning on the floor; to make a wish on such a day it must come true she thinks "I wish I could live the life of these shoes forever". A day at work, which usually would fill her with the feeling of boredom, is a life changing day as she receives a promotion in five years of being at the company she finally feels she is not just the ghost in the corner. Unlocking the house, she thinks I wish life could always be live in another's shoes, with her favourite film on TV and a bar of chocolate, she snuggles down for a cosy winter evening. When the 7am goes, she wakes up with a start her feet rushing to the wardrobe, her eyes scanning over the shoes, and there just lays her plain black shoes - well she thinks its back to live the life of Jenny again, as she drift back to start the day to day life. For my film, I am going to ensure I use a range of shots and angles, to ensure that the audiences attention is always captured. I am going to on the 10th November go to London with my camera to take photos of a variety of possible locations, as another factor behind my idea is the use of a completely different location compared to my AS piece. I personally feel that with a bit more structure, my film will hopefully turn out more successfully as I feel that there is less of a possibility of the audience getting confused. I am still favouring only using sound rather than dialogue this will be in the form of both diegetic and non-diegetic sound.
The Script
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