Movie Storm Session 22 and 23

In this session we added more dialog to our Movie Storm film, finished Movie Storm written work, we have also finished the sound track and added sound effects to the film. We had our friends help us with the voice recording and we had to write there names on a form to make it alright for us to use their voice in our film.

And also had to write down what we have done in the session and to make sure we have finished the Movie Storm film today.

Movie Storm Session 20 and 21

In this session we had to re-do the dialog for the film and we also need to complete the sound track in garage band, transferrer the movie to garage band to complete the music.

We have also done another meeting sheet, changed script to the first script that I wrote, but kept some of the second dialog in too.

Movie Storm Session 18 and 19

This session, we have been discussing what we need to do next and what we have to complete.

We have been given a 'meeting sheet' and wrote down what was to be done.

We still need to put Movie Storm film into Final Cut and we need to complete the sound track in garage band and then transferrer it to Final Cut to add to the film.

Movie Storm Session 16 and 17

In this session we will be creating the sound track in garage band and adding to the shot list for the Movie Storm film, and adding them and the dialog to the characters and the scenes.

We have done the filming of the Movie Storm film and we are now putting on the final touches to it, to make it complete. However, we still need to put it in Final Cut so we can put the sound rack and dialog on to the film and then we also need to make the Title page and add the end credits to the film on Final Cut and then we should be done with that.

Tom is now doing the garage band and Ed has changed the script and has done the dialog for it.

I have done the end and title sequence for the begging and the end of the Movie Storm film.

Movie Storm Session 13, 14 and 15

We have been finishing off the Movie Storm movie, and Ed and Tom have gone and recorded the characters voices, and i have been doing the end credits for the movie. Then once we have completed the title sequence, we will be doing garageband soundtrack and then adding the effects and sound on to the Movie Storm film in Final Cut.

Also if there is anything wrong with the film, we will also be editing it in Final Cut.

With the end credits, to make them more interesting when it is running, the image will go from 'normal' to 'cutout effect' and then it will move on to the next image and the same will happen to them.

Movie Storm Session 11 and 12

Last session we filed out sheets that are a plan for what we have to do for the rest of the week, and then today we are carrying on with the Movie Storm filming when look at it through the directors point of view and then stat filming the sequence adding the in between shots and camera shot types.

character sequence.

Movie Storm Session 9 and 10

In this session we are transferring the characters from one laptop to the other which has the set design on. With the characters we are placing them on the set and making them move when we want and where we want them to be and give them dialog that we have to create ourselves by recording our voices for the characters.

Movie Storm Session 7 and 8

In this session we finished our shot lists. We have also come up with two altemate endings for our film so we can change the ending if we have changed our minds on the ending. We have taken a 'Photo Booth' images of the shot lists in full detail.

Altemate endings.

Movie Storm session 6

In this session we were given a sheet for the key shots that we would be using in the film.

It would be the main shots that we would be using and also the in between shoots of the main shots that we would be using.

With the shot types there would be drawings of what would be happening in the scene, so with one person drawing them and another going over it with black pen so that you can see it better and also put a little detail on it, While that person would be going over it in pen the other person would be drawing the next shot in the scene. We would be doing this again with any filming project, so you could understand what you would be doing in the scene.

Movie Storm Session 4 and 5

This session is about making a 'Proposal form' which is stating what our film is going to be called. Then adding a treatment which summaries:
The key events, Tells the story line, Who, What, When, Where, Has been written in the present tense and Should be roughly 3 paragraphs.

The target audience, would be the legal age to go see the film.
What equipment you will need: Headphones, Microphone, Splitter cable and a Laptop/computer.

Soft ware on your laptop that you need to use: Final cut, Movie storm, Photoshop and Garageband.

Movie Storm session 2 and 3

Roles and planning production, was the subjects of todays lessons. However we did create a planning sheet for each section i.e the character sheet had all the information about the characters and their motives. In the setting sheet there was images of the locations and what was going to happen there. There was also a screen play sheet with the script that the Director composed.

Movie Storm session 1

Firstly we formed into our groups, ours comprised of: Ed, Tom and I. We filled out a sheet about what each person had to do for the group i.e Ed is the editor and set designer, Tom creates the characters and title sequence and I was the script writer, and the director and end sequence designer. Also write down what we needed to do next lesson.

MovieStorm Write up

We had two men (Amos and Alex) come in, who ran the demonstration, to show us how to use MovieStorm, which is basically a program on the computer, which you can make a house/or just one room and then create your character and control what they do and then make a movie out of it.

We were shown in steps how to use the program. We were shown that to make a MoveStorm project we had to click on 'new move' and it would give us a white background and lines on the floor making squares to show where we can place the wall/ or we could use a template, which was a set that was already created and we could change it and change the characters. There were tools that we could use to create the wall, paint it and do the ceiling and the floor. To add props we went into the prop library, and we could also change the direction or the colour of the lighting on the set, to create a different atmosphere or to create different shadings on the set.

Once we had the set all done, we then went into the 'dressing room' to create our characters. With our characters we could change the sex of the character and the shape of the head, eye colour, hair colour and the clothes that our character would be wearing.

Then, once we were done with creating our character, we would go back to the set that we created and place our character where we wanted him/her in the first shot.
This would be in the 'Directors view' so it would be before filming the scene.
Once we had placed our character, we would change the mood of the character, for example, happy/or sad. Have the character do gestures and make them walk, run or sit. We could also, make them interact with the props for example, selecting that the character would sit and play the piano or watch TV. Also, if we had two characters we could make them interact with each other, by making them fight, or flirt with each other, which also meant that we could make them talk to each other or on the phone, by creating the dialog by recording your own voice or something that we already had on our software.

Once we had finished making our character do something in the scene we can then film it happening, but while it is filming, we could purse and change the angle or the view of the camera and carry on filming.
When we changed the view of the camera we can use the shot types that we would normally use if we were filming a real life film.

Then, when we had finished filming our short or long scene, we then went to the cutting room, where we can edit and adjust our film, to make the shots snappier or just to make it a little more shorter, this also enables us to paste our shots in the order that we like.

Once we have finished making the film and editing it, we then clicked on 'Publisher view' which enables us to generate movies as a MP4, which we then choose the 'large' move setting, which will create the movie to have a resolution of 1280 x 720 'PX'

ATTRIBUTES:

The running shot's in between the interrogation

over the shoulder 'L' shaped edit cuts.

Ash as an actor, traditional one hero saving damsel.

Parallel editing.

New shot types.

IMPROVEMENT:

Use local sources.

More reliable people.

Try to use more comic clips.

Shoot clips multiple times.

make the film longer.

Background music, more detail.

Time management.

session 14-15

Ed and I have been doing the editing of our end of sequence film, with the help of our teacher.

We have been doing the editing to make it more snappy and move on so that it would build up the tension, but to help us do that we still need to do the sound track and film the very last part of the film where we can make it seem that, this clip is the end of it.

We need to make the threat towards the hostage a little more, powerful to make the audiance feel that the hostage will die before the hero saves her from death. So with that i think that we need to re-film, but then again we might not have to because we are running out of time to finish he filming and editing. Also, we have had comments on our film and we are taking them to hand so that when we do something like this again, we can use them and have a better film/video,project to hand in.

Session 12-13

Ed and I, have done most of the filming,we need to take some close ups and need to do the scene when Jacob (Lewis-saver) comes in and saves the hostage, and then we need to do the sound track for the movie.

I'm not sure when we are going to do the filming but I think if not today then next week, but we have all ready missed are dead line I don't want to go any farther away :/

Session 11

We didn't film at lunch yesterday because our actors were in a class so we are going to be filming today at lunch time and we are going to be filming the footage with the hostage, terrorists and the interrogator and then when that is done we can spend the time editing it and making the sound track for the film. We have also re-written the script three times because we had to change it to go with the changes that we have made to the film.

Session 9-10

Ed and I, have done some new filming and we have the footage and the photos.

We are also going hoping that we can film at lunch time to do the rest of the filming, and then we can spend the rest of the week editing and doing the sound track for the end sequence of the film, which is going to me taking place in the Media studio.

Session 7-8

Ed and I, have been discussing the project because, we are having to re-think it, and putting forward new idea's, or having idea's to change the project but keeping most of the first idea of the hostage, but they get saved and we are taking out the robbery so that the filming is shorter. So, we are having to re-film the project and reconsider some of the actors and replace them with some of are class mates.

session 5-6

We have finally filmed the first part of the film and we maybe filming the end part today or tomorrow in our free. The first part of filming was good but we had someone else do the filming for us because me and Ed were both in the first part (Ed-ROBBER and me- HOSTAGE).

So we asked a friend to do the filming for us, but because they didn't really know how we wanted it to be filmed, we are going to be editing the footage that we have now and edit it to make a good enough first part of the film. However, we are now going to reshoot the film because its not good filming to edit because you cant cut footage that has the camera moving and the person still talking. so we shall be filming it on monday and also filming the ending of it, so we get it done all on the one day.

session 4

We are going to do same filming (finally) and we are going to film in our free, and i hope that we get most of it done, or all of it in one day, which will be really good, coz then we will be court up and then next week we can start editing with everyone else, and hopefully hit the deadline. (but I'm not holding my breath). Our actors should be filming with us, and if not then we have others that would be able to film with us.

Session 3

Once again we have to wait till tomorrow to do the filming because, are actors keep changing, and we are having difficulty finding some where to film the sequences.

At this rate we wont be able to hit the dead line, and that will make the editing suffer. Getting people to film when we can is hard too because not a lot of them can film when we can.

i am hoping that we will film tomorrow so that we can finally get started with the project.

We have found some rooms that might work for the filming and if we need to add anything in to them by PhotoShop then we can use the 'GREEN' room to help with that.

We may use them because they might be right for the filming.