For my A2 coursework , I had to work in a group to create a short film around five minutes long. The short film I have chosen to create is the life of a young girl living with cancer and the struggles she faces in every day situations. It includes many different themes such as friendship , challenges and peer pressure. The film also includes two other compulsory themes which are time and technology whicih we had to use in the short film.
To help with the film , I had to create various plans such as cast list , location , costume , script and risk assessment. These lists helped alot and made the whole task much easier.
Thursday, 8 March 2012
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
Planning
Week 1 In this week as a group we will decide on what idea we want to do for our short film
-film pitch
-similar films
-narrative
-location
-characters/props/costume
-story board
Week 2 Start filming our woods scene
-tripod/camera
-our main character Britney will be in this scene
-we will be using our first costume ideas
-various shots will be filmed including a long shot of her walking/close ups of the face , feet and hands/ mid shots of her body.
Week 3 In this week we will film the scene of Britney waking up one morning.
- upload filming from previous week onto final cut pro our chosen programme
-start to edit the woods scene from the previous week
- new costume/props
-tripod/camera
- our main character Britney will be in this scene
-various shots will be filmed including a many close up of her face waking up and getting ready , mid shot of her body and longs shots of the room.
Week 4 This week will include filming part of the friendship scenes
-tripod/camera
-new location (house)
- our main character Britney will be in this scene , as well as her friend Rachel
-new costume/props will be used such as drink and glasses/ table and chairs.
-various shots will be filmed including a mid-shot of the two characters in conversation/ close ups of both their faces/drink
Week 5 This week will include filming the other section of the woods at the same location
-filmed scenes from the previous week will be uploaded and edited on final cut pro
-the main character Britney will be in this scene
- the same costume from week two will be worn
- new props will be used such as a bench and cigarette
- various shots will be filmed including a close up of the face/ mid shot of her body/ long shot of her on the bench
-tripod/camera
Week 6 In this week we will film the doctors scene
-there will be a new filming location in an office
-new props such as doctors leaflets/ folders/posters /medical supplies
-Our main character Britney will be in this scene as well as Rachel, The Doctor and Britney’s mum.
- new costumes will be used for the characters
-tripod/camera
Week 7 In this week we will film the rest of the friendship scenes
-New filming location
-tripod/camera
-New props such as bowl/flour/nail polish/ hair products
-Our main character Britney will be in this scene as well as Rachel.
- Various shots will be filmed including a close up of the face/ hands /a mid shot of her and Rachel
-Uploading and editing of previous scenes will be done
Week 8 In this week we will be filming any last bits including the voiceover and final recording
-Tripod/camera
-Continuous editing of scenes
-New costume/ props including a scarf
- Our main character Britney is in this scene
-film pitch
-similar films
-narrative
-location
-characters/props/costume
-story board
Week 2 Start filming our woods scene
-tripod/camera
-our main character Britney will be in this scene
-we will be using our first costume ideas
-various shots will be filmed including a long shot of her walking/close ups of the face , feet and hands/ mid shots of her body.
Week 3 In this week we will film the scene of Britney waking up one morning.
- upload filming from previous week onto final cut pro our chosen programme
-start to edit the woods scene from the previous week
- new costume/props
-tripod/camera
- our main character Britney will be in this scene
-various shots will be filmed including a many close up of her face waking up and getting ready , mid shot of her body and longs shots of the room.
Week 4 This week will include filming part of the friendship scenes
-tripod/camera
-new location (house)
- our main character Britney will be in this scene , as well as her friend Rachel
-new costume/props will be used such as drink and glasses/ table and chairs.
-various shots will be filmed including a mid-shot of the two characters in conversation/ close ups of both their faces/drink
Week 5 This week will include filming the other section of the woods at the same location
-filmed scenes from the previous week will be uploaded and edited on final cut pro
-the main character Britney will be in this scene
- the same costume from week two will be worn
- new props will be used such as a bench and cigarette
- various shots will be filmed including a close up of the face/ mid shot of her body/ long shot of her on the bench
-tripod/camera
Week 6 In this week we will film the doctors scene
-there will be a new filming location in an office
-new props such as doctors leaflets/ folders/posters /medical supplies
-Our main character Britney will be in this scene as well as Rachel, The Doctor and Britney’s mum.
- new costumes will be used for the characters
-tripod/camera
Week 7 In this week we will film the rest of the friendship scenes
-New filming location
-tripod/camera
-New props such as bowl/flour/nail polish/ hair products
-Our main character Britney will be in this scene as well as Rachel.
- Various shots will be filmed including a close up of the face/ hands /a mid shot of her and Rachel
-Uploading and editing of previous scenes will be done
Week 8 In this week we will be filming any last bits including the voiceover and final recording
-Tripod/camera
-Continuous editing of scenes
-New costume/ props including a scarf
- Our main character Britney is in this scene
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Million Dollar Baby - Empire Film Review
Review
Without so much as a decent shower break following Mystic River's victory lap, Clint Eastwood rejoins the awards fray touting another heavyweight contender. Were it simply a thumping two in a swift one-two, Million Dollar Baby would be impressive enough, but as a rueful rumination on sin and absolution, Eastwood's new Baby boldly measures up against the director's undisputed champion: Unforgiven.
Put together on the fly, with little pedigree to speak of, Million Dollar Baby is the movie equivalent of a no-hoper handed a title bout. The source material is a short story from a debut collection by 69 year-old fight insider F. X. Toole. The adaptation is the first produced screenplay by Paul Haggis, a decorated TV writer best known for creating offbeat Mountie comedy Due South. And Eastwood himself stepped in at short notice, moving his Mystic River crew onto the project with virtually no prep time.
In what is essentially an odd-couple drama charting the well-worn contours of seasoned trainer and spunky protege, Morgan Freeman's salty sidekick is elevated to a third leading part principally to provide a semblance of narrative control. His intermittent voiceover, meanwhile, dispenses homilies that might make Shawshank's Red blush. However, Eastwood employs the space cleared by Dupris to explore character in ways that standard Hollywood-movie time simply would not countenance. And Million Dollar Baby's dancing is not entirely in vain. All the bobbing and weaving is clearly intended to put the audience off-balance, blinding seasoned pros to the sucker punch that Eastwood has been cocking all along. Even if you do see it coming - and it's best not to look - Baby's final blow should still floor you, a shot to the gut that will wring tears from the toughest guy in the gym.
With the easy confidence only a true vet can possess, Eastwood tells his story at his own unhurried pace, in his own unadorned style. Ably supported by his usual backroom staff, notably DoP Tom Stern, Eastwood's striking framing has the muscular simplicity and directness of Ernest Hemingway's prose; the twist in this tale is that the embodiment of American manliness is a girl from hillbilly country.
Without so much as a decent shower break following Mystic River's victory lap, Clint Eastwood rejoins the awards fray touting another heavyweight contender. Were it simply a thumping two in a swift one-two, Million Dollar Baby would be impressive enough, but as a rueful rumination on sin and absolution, Eastwood's new Baby boldly measures up against the director's undisputed champion: Unforgiven.
Put together on the fly, with little pedigree to speak of, Million Dollar Baby is the movie equivalent of a no-hoper handed a title bout. The source material is a short story from a debut collection by 69 year-old fight insider F. X. Toole. The adaptation is the first produced screenplay by Paul Haggis, a decorated TV writer best known for creating offbeat Mountie comedy Due South. And Eastwood himself stepped in at short notice, moving his Mystic River crew onto the project with virtually no prep time.
In what is essentially an odd-couple drama charting the well-worn contours of seasoned trainer and spunky protege, Morgan Freeman's salty sidekick is elevated to a third leading part principally to provide a semblance of narrative control. His intermittent voiceover, meanwhile, dispenses homilies that might make Shawshank's Red blush. However, Eastwood employs the space cleared by Dupris to explore character in ways that standard Hollywood-movie time simply would not countenance. And Million Dollar Baby's dancing is not entirely in vain. All the bobbing and weaving is clearly intended to put the audience off-balance, blinding seasoned pros to the sucker punch that Eastwood has been cocking all along. Even if you do see it coming - and it's best not to look - Baby's final blow should still floor you, a shot to the gut that will wring tears from the toughest guy in the gym.
With the easy confidence only a true vet can possess, Eastwood tells his story at his own unhurried pace, in his own unadorned style. Ably supported by his usual backroom staff, notably DoP Tom Stern, Eastwood's striking framing has the muscular simplicity and directness of Ernest Hemingway's prose; the twist in this tale is that the embodiment of American manliness is a girl from hillbilly country.
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