Dreams Of A Life

Joyce Carol Vincent was found just a skeleton in her flat, it is presumed that she was found and had been there for about three years, there is much suspicion and question as to how and why Joyce was left in her flat, nobody would of suspected that a decaying body was sitting on the couch with the tv on, and how and why none of Joyce's family or friends would come and found her. Throughout the film it becomes evident that Joyce's mother died when she was young around the age of 11, and that she came from a middle/lower class background where the father was hardly ever present and she was brought up by her sisters.

The film was a documentary produced by DogWoof, the film tried to appeal to a wide audience such as web designers, geeks, and even Americans-being that a small English micro-budget film, the film was advertised at a FilmFestival in America at the time of the film being released.

The film focuses in on not only Joyce's life and the people around her, but it also reveals an in look into the 80's lifestyle, how race, gender, sexuality and social life were represented and how life in the 80's may of seemed and how it may of been for Joyce being a young adult  and how she may of experienced it given what people around her said about Joyce and how her life may of been.

Collateral

Collateral is a 2004 crime thriller staring and headlining Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx, the film was directed by Michael Mann and written by Stuart Bettie.

This film incudes many different elements to talk about in terms of cinematography as it is a film that holds great use in terms of what we can learn about the filming and behind it in cinematography, such as: not having to set up lighting to film the coyotes and fox in a scene in the film as the camera had come with low-light setting meaning the camera was then again used to film in more movies such as Miami Vice. Digital camera is used quite often in the filming of this movie, such as when the Los Angeles background is evident in thee background.

Vital scenes in the film

The first scene to analyse is the briefcase scene, this scene shows us the cab driver strapped up to his car probably by Vincent, while the cab driver (Max) asks two men for help as they pass by one of the men see this as an opportunity to rob Max of Vincent's briefcase, from this as the two men walk away Vincent appears and calls after the men, the men come back and Vincent ends up attacking the men and then see's his opportunity, takes his gun out and shoots the two men, showing no remorse he takes his briefcase back from the men who stole it, and while it is evident the man is still barely alive after being shot, Vincent shoots him again to make sure he is dead, showing no remorse. The sound is very effective from the sound of the gun shots, showing that even in a city like this, Vincent doesn't care about who may here it.

Secondly, this clip 'pulled over' is where Max is pulled over by two cops, because he has a broken windshield, the cab driver tries to lie his way out of it but the cops see through this and eventually Vincent and Max are asked to step out of the car, suspense is high here, because Vincent warns that if they find out what is in the boot of the car it is all over, as the cops go to inspect the trunk, a shot is closed in on Vincent's gun suggesting he will kill them if need be, but suddenly, one of the cops gets a call about a shooting and leave straight away, creating relief and tension building effectively in this scene.

Thirdly,  this scene is when Max and Vincent go to visit Max's mother in the hospital, it focuses in on Max's personal life and his struggles, and this is effectively shown through the close ups on his face to show he is struggling with Vincent and his mother getting along so well, Vincent is doing this to wind Max up, potentially threaten him subtly and learn more about Max's personality through his mother who seems to be negatively talking about him, or as if he isn't here, Max seems impatient and wants to leave and Vincent wants to stay and talk, suggesting the differences and contrast between two men and how through fate and chance they come together.

Preliminary Task Evaluation

"The Deal" is the title of my Preliminary task, the short video follows a storyline of two women exchanging money for an illegal item, hence the name "The Deal" to give away to the audience that something dodgy is taking place.

The film itself is quite short, but it is meant to focus in on 'the deal' itself; the sound was at fault here, as the microphone was off from technical difficulties, however subtitles have been included to show to the audience what is being said and the sounds made during the filming that may play a vital part in the film.

Also, the film requires that we use the vital and needed camera shots to show that we have completed the film to an appropriate standard and we as the filmers are aware of the needed camera shots to suggest a certain theme, for example. The used camera shots include: Eyeline Match- used when the character in the green dress (Ruby) looks at the magazine and the camera before hand is shown to focus in on Ruby's eyes. The over the shoulder shot/ reverse shot is used efficiently to make sure that we did not break the 180 degree rule where you film from the other side of the room, breaking the real image of the shot and confusing the audience as to why the two characters are switched. Match On action is used when the magazine is shown sliding across to the other person, Sophie.

Overall, I believe the only fault that I can heavily criticise is that of the sound, at the time of the filming the sound was believed to be efficient- that of the microphone, however when we uploaded the footage, it seemed the sound footage was lost. The film was quite a success overall, the shots where shot nicely and effectively.

Treatment

Title: Crooked

Tagline: Geeky gone bad

Cinematography: Sophie

Mis-en-scene: Ruby

Sound: Ruby

Editing: Sophie

Synopsis: Myrtle is the prey of the bullies at her school, she would constantly undergo bullying from the boys who thought her different, but when suddenly one day the ringleader doesn't turn up for school, things start getting better and better for Myrtle, until it turns out all of the bullies that would bully Myrtle disappear from school one a day and while the last of the bullies doesn't turn up to school as well, they are all found a few days later dead, who is doing this?

Key genre conventions: Thriller/psycological.

Lighting Exercise

Production Schedule/ Location Sheet

Production Schedule Location Visit Sheet Programme Title: Crooked Client: Robert clack Media studies Writer: Sophie Wallace Producer: Sophie Wallace, Ruby Canary Director: Ruby Canary Date:

Rough Sketch/Explanation of location and key points to note In the school Myrtle gets bullied by the gang, the gang take the pee out of her and laughs at her sister’s death. Bill the gang leader takes offence to this and tells them to stop as he was with her when she died, he loved her. The scene cuts between Myrtle doing her daily routine in the morning; waking up, brushing her teeth, showering and getting ready and the gang members kidnapping Kidnapping places are a park, a toilet, an elevator and a car park Access to location via: Walk or buses Name and number of location contact: No permission needed.

Health and Safety Issues to note: ●      Getting dragged (although it would be done as safely as possible) may hurt if they were dropped.

Potential Filming Problems : ●      Little kids may not act sensible, or forget their lines. ●      Microphone may have issues, wind might affect sound ●      Camera may not work ●      Locations problems? ●      Other people in public loactions may not act natural ●      Weather issues

Shot List

Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Thriller sketch!

So, yeah. This is mine and Ruby's sketches for our thriller called crooked! Have fun!

Wednesday, 11 December 2013

Planning: Shooting schedule

Day	Scene	Location	Equipment	Costumes	Props	Cast +Crew
15/12/13 17/12/13	Killing Bullying	ware house or work place/ Elevator  school playground	cleaning equpiment  books	work clothes uniforms	mop,  books	the boys,sophie and ruby school kids

Planning: Hazard list

Hazard	Person(s) at Risk	Likelihood of Hazard 1 – Extremely Unlikely 5 – Extremely Likely	Severity of Hazard Outcomes 1 – Very Low Risk 5 – Very High Risk	Risk Level (Likelihood + Severity) 2	Measures to Take to Manage Risk	Risk Managed? Y/N
The killings of the gang members	The gang members and the murderer	3	3	3	Perform a carefully constructed stunt performance to avoid injuries
Shower scene with the camera in the bathroom near running water (potentially) and slipping in the shower	The person in the shower	2	3	3	Make sure the water is kept away from the camera and the person takes careful steps when stepping out
When the children are taunting the girl in the school scene	Myrtle	3	3	3	Make sure the children are following procedure and not just messing about and the boys are careful around the girl

Planning: Shot list

Shot List
Scene	Shot Number	Description
Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 Scene 5 Scene 6 Scene 7 Scene 8 Scene  9	1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3	Close up of myrtle waking up Medium shot of her getting out of bed and walking to the bathroom POV as she looks in the mirror Long shot of swinging Close up infront of gang as CF walks behind Long shot of draggin Close up behind myrtle burshing teeth Medium shot of legs as clothes drop Medium shot behind burce as he is mopping Long shot of walking to the toilet POV being dragged Medium shot of shower curtain Medium shot of 3 as doors open and CF walks in Extreme close up of CF eye Close up of switchboard Medium shot of CF hits him and drags him out Long shot of myrtle walking out Medium shot behind myrtle as she opens wardrobe Long shot as she throws clothes on bed Tracking shot of 5 walking Medium shot behind as he turns corner POV from CF as 5 runs and hits him Medium shot behind CF as 5 is dragged Medium shot behind CF walking to the door POV as shrine is revealed Close up of picture 1 by 1