Lo4

 

Final film

I exported my file as an MP4 file, this will allow my video to be high lossless quality when uploaded to YouTube. 

LO4: Justifying The Creation Process Against The Original Production Concept Plans

The effects I used in my product turned out how I expected them to, my title scene matched up well with my planning document as, I used a hand written artsy font and added a jitter to my text like I planned in my story board to gain the viewers attention. However I did not use stop animation like I wanted in my product as seen in storyboard, I think it would have added allot of energy to my product and character, that I think is lacking in my final product. I think the transitions I used worked well and I used only smooth transitions and cuts this helped to reflect the calm theme of my storyline.

Offline edit

As you can see in my offline edit I had allot of footage to work with, as I spent time filming for about 2 hours. 

Exporting with the h.264/Mp4 format on DaVinci is the most suitable for my intended purpose as a mocumentary as it has universal compatibility and I want to post this product on multiple platforms at high quality and efficient file size is useful to quickly export and download for when I share it to different platforms.

Justify the creation process

I have followed my original concept documents such as my story boards. I kept the subject matter mostly the same as in my sort boards, however I did change some settings and angles as I had to adapt my filming to the environment. 

I have followed my risk assessment as I brought medical supplies to use as a response and I tied down equipment wires so that crew members wouldn't trip on set. I also avoided using large lights that could generate allot of heat and cause burns when touched. 

To enhance my product with special effects I would experiment with blue screens so that I could place my character in more environments, so that the journey they are going on seams more intense and difficult to undertake, making it conform to adventure genre convention. I had this planned in a story board, but I didn't have time to execute this. 

To enhance my product I would have also liked to use the special effect, stop animation. I had this planned in a story board but again I did not have enough time to execute this, I think this would have added allot more energy and action to my product making it conform to adventure genre conventions. I think it would have also denote my fantasy theme, as showing the pixie creature moving would have given it a more whimsical aesthetic.

To enhance my product if I had more time I would have also added more puppets so that my characters could interact more and I could explore the story and world build more, to make the product more engaging and immersive for the viewers entertainment. 

Lo3

 

Special effect puppet prop

I used DaVinci resolve in my opening scene for this scene I used the titles window and selected the jitter text, I then went into the inspector window and charged the speed of the jitter with the bar, I used the colour picker tool to match the colour of the blue bells in the fill text and outline text colour and I changed the font to a non-copywrite text from Dafont that I felt fit with the whimsical theme of my production. I then added a fade transition to the start of the clip.

For my credits I used DaVinci resolve and opened the titles window to selected a smooth fade in heading, I changed the font to Baskerville old face as I felt it fit the cozy aesthetic better than a modern bold text would, while still being clear. I used the X and Y axis bars to change the placement of the text so that it could be placed on the hill in the background, I did this as the dark green background will cause the most contrast with the white text making it easy for the viewer to read. 

I opened the colour window and added a yellow colour filter to all of my clips individually by altering the white dot in the middle of the colour wheel tool, to make the hue of the clips above appear warmer, I added different levels to all the clips as some looked warmer that others and didn't need as much of the hue being added, I think this gave my clips cozier due to yellows connotations of sunshine and warmth.

I added in a colour filter transition from the transitions window in-between two clips, I used a colour filter in white to correlate with the previous clip as it was over exposed, I think using white transition to blur out and revile the picnic scene highlights that this is the final goal for my character as white is often used to symbolise opportunity and optimism.

I used a cross dissolve transition from the transitions window in-between two clips to seamlessly fluidly transition two clips together that I felt were to long, I didn't want to use a cut transition as I felt it looked to harsh. I think the effect of fading these clips together created a dreamlike atmosphere, this linked to my theme of phantasy.    

EDL evidence of acquiring files. 

Lo2 pre production

  Treatment  

Trudge in the mud

Synopsis

The genre of my film is adventure, I will be filming a mockumentary. I will explore this genres conventions by having my character complete a quest to traverse the woods, with a bindle leant on there shoulder they will journey across a multitude of landscapes including wheat fields and rocky regions and come into contact with various creatures such as mice and problems such as getting stuck in the mud along the way. Finally to complete their quest they will find a snug spot with a view of the sunset, undo their bindle and set out a cozy picnic, pitch a tent and make a fire. In this spot they will make tea with water they boiled on the fire and quickly tuck away the treats they hauled in their bundle after a long day of traveling.

Target audience

I will target this project at young women and girls within the ages of 8 - 19 in both the ABC1 and C2D audience. As this is a short film it will complement the lifestyles of young women that have little time to relax and watch a long movie  they may have little time because they are university or collage students or have part time jobs along with there studies, or girls that have a short attention span. As my character is a mythical pixie my viewers won't identify with my charters culture or race but they may relate to their personality, likes and dislikes. 

Cast

In this film I may include background characters for some scenes, for these background characters I will cast Sally B and Mollie B. Although I will mainly use a clay character, this clay character will be voiced by myself however I will use software to change the pitch of my characters voice.

Crew Required

I will be the only person to: record with a camera, construct setting, set out lighting, create and record sound and direct my cast. However my cast will help me to position and move my clay figures in some scenes.

locations

I am planning to film in outdoor spaces such as meadows, rivers, woodlands and hills in Mosborough and the peak district. This fits my genre because my character will be exploring unfamiliar environments and solving the obstacles the landscapes lay out.

Props & costume

My props will include: a clay character in a shabby worn out costume including boots trousers and a shawl, my background characters will be dressed in winter coats, wellies, jogging bottoms and jumpers they are dressed this way so that they can walk in muddy cold locations. For my clay character to compete their journey they will use sticks, miniature tea cups, miniature bread, miniature camping equipment, a bindle, berries and nuts, leaves, a miniature soy saws fish bottle, mushrooms, miniature plates and cutlery, marbles, plastic rubbish and finally flowers as props.

Equipment

I will be using: A Cannon 2000D camera, microphones, A dead cat microphone, ring lights and torches, A tripod and headphones. This equipment is needed to: record sound accurately, film in good quality, create good lighting for my setting, steady my camera to film still shot's and listen to sound to make sure I have recorded the sounds I want. 

INCORPORATING VISUAL EFFECTS INTO THE PRODUCTION PLAN

For the visual effect in my production I created two small clay figure puppets as the protagonist in my production, I initially planned to have a scene including stop animation when the main character Tansy is having a picnic, as I did not have enough time for this, I instead filmed a close up so that the hand moving my wire character could not be seen, this created the effect of the character being more animated and like a real mythological creature.

I also used the visual effects of non copywrite animated text for the title screen, credits and end screen. This made my product look more fairytale like as it follows story conventions of having a Title and an end screen of 'The end'

I used a colour wheel to add a yellow colour filter in my product to give it warm and friendly connotations.

RISKS OF PROPOSED EFFECTS

As I mentioned the plan to do stop animation posed the risk of running out of time as it is an incredibly slow prosses. Using this effect also creates the risk of having lighting fluctuations as I would be filming in daylight this could create a flicker once the images are animated together. It could also create white balance shifts, focus issues and camera shake.

The model I created was small, this posed the risk of getting damaged and effecting the consistency of my characters appearance. To prevent this I stored my prop character in a sealed container as well as a separate container for the different hand attachments and prop cups etc., so that they didn't get lost.

Due to recording clips on an SD card and uploading them to my computer I ran the risk of them getting lost or corrupted, I prevented this by making copies of my footage and putting them in a USB drive. This also helped to store my footage when I didn't have enough storage space on my laptop. 

Budget and feasibility 

For this product I have a small budget to work from, however this project is feasible as I can use cheep scrap materials to create my character due to the small size of the model, and I can hire cameras for free instead of buying them. And I wont have to hire and pay for crew as I will be doing everything myself and getting help from volunteers.  

Mood board 

risk assessment

                               location recce

                                                            

location recce for UTC 

                                Story board

Production schedule 

Footage log

Lo1 visual and special effects

Definitions of -Visual Effects and Special Effects

Digital compositing: is digitally combining multiple images or video elements to create a single, cohesive final image or sequence. The goal of this effect is making the scene look as if all the elements were originally part of the footage. This gives the viewer the immersive effect of realism. 

Blue/ green screen: is a solid colored backdrop that is used in post production as part of the visual effects technique called chroma keying.

Chromakey: allows you to remove a specific color (of the blue/green screen) from an image or video and make it transparent, so that another image or video can be placed behind it. In this scene it is used to transform the background of this clip to make it look like the man is balancing on a bridge instead of being filmed on agree screen set. This creates drama as it transforms the clip into looks like a realistic dangerous stunt.

Computer-generated imagery (CGI): is any still or moving visual 3D computer graphics created primarily with computer software. In this scene it is used to depict the superhuman movement of the character Spider-Man, this creates drama and intrigue as this movement would not be easily replicated by a stunt double. 

Mattes: is essentially a mask or a stencil that defines which areas of an image or video are visible and which are transparent, Its primary purpose is to allow multiple visual elements to be combined seamlessly into a single, cohesive final image or sequence. This allows the scene to appear like their is a hoard of army troops instead of a small section of actors playing trooper to make the scene appear more threatening and oppressive.

Morphing: is used to smoothly transforming one image or shape into another. In this scene its used to smoothly transition faces of different people to make it look like the model is transforming into another model. 

Rotoscoping and 3D graphics: artists do this by manually trace over live-action footage, frame by frame, to create a silhouette of an element within the shot. This mask can then be used to separate the element from its background or to apply animation.

Mechanized props (e.g. robotic arms, animatronics): mechanized props are designed to perform actions on cue, The use of the Spider-Man mask's movement connotes themes of complexed advance si-fi robotics and intelligence.

Stunt props (e.g. sugar glass, balsa wood props): when actors or stunt performers need to interact with objects in a way that would be dangerous with a real or prop or setting. In this scene sugar glass is used to mimic a real window being crashed through and shattered. 

Scale models (e.g. buildings, spacecrafts): are used for depicting large-scale objects, vehicles, or environments that are too expensive, impractical, or impossible to film in real life. In this scene a fantastical realistic castell is shown to depict the setting the characters were in. 

Makeup (e.g. prosthetics): are custom-made, three-dimensional pieces applied to an actor's skin to dramatically alter their appearance, their primary purpose is to transform actors into characters that would be impossible or impractical to achieve through traditional makeup or even solely with CGI, in this scene a face prosthetic is used to depict the effect of 'venom' on the character Eddie Brock, this creates a realistic dramatic effect.

Pyrotechnics (e.g. fire, fireworks, explosions):is the science and art of creating fire, explosions, sparks, smoke, and other visual and auditory effects using controlled combustion. In this scene its used to depict a dangerous fire to add drama to the scene.