Song Ideas

So this half term, I met up with my group and we were browsing Youtube to try and find some songs that would be suitable for our film opening. Here are some we came across. I like them all but I personally love the first one the most.

Treatment discussion

Final treatments
1. 1960's themed bike ride that flashes back the main character's treacherous childhood she tries so desperately to forget.

2. The final separation of two close friends due to university ends in tragedy as a car crash determines their future relationship.

3.Things take a turn for the worst when a girl is given shocking news about her dad on the day of her 18th birthday.

What we have done so far in Media Studies.

Camera Shots, Angles, Movement and Composition

Camera Shots/Angles

Close Up (CU) - A close up shot is a very intimate shot. It allows the audience to be lead in. CU shots are normally focused on a character or a section of the mise en scene.

Wide Shot (WS) - This angle takes up a full frame just like a long shot.

Over The Shoulder Shot - Mainly allows the audience to focus on the person facing the camera however part of the other character is shown facing away from the camera which may be part of their head/shoulder.

Low Angle Shot - These are used to make the audience feel small or like they are being looked down on by a character. The background will normally be the sky or ceiling.

Movement

Pan - The camera turns slowly from it's fixed position horizontally.



Tilt - The camera moves from it's fixed position vetically.

Composition


Focus Pull - The process of adjusting the lens to get a sharper image.

Rule Of Thirds - A technique where the frame is divided into sections to create reference points.








Editing

Eyeline Match - An edit that cuts from the character to whatever the character is looking at e.g another character or object.


Shot Reverse Shot - Usually happens in conversations in which scenes are shown from on character's point of view, then the others and then back to the first character's.


Graphic Match - Making the final shot of one sequence similar to the first shot. This helps smooth the transition between them and link them.

Sound

Non-Diegetic Sound - Sound that cannot be heard in the action e.g music to create dramatic effect.

Finished Preliminary

So this is my group's finished preliminary. I am really happy with the way it all came together and that we stuck to the 180 degree rule. The filming part was pretty easy and surprisingly, so was the editing which I was really worried about at first but it's just one of those things you have to get used to. I got the hang of it after a while. This really gave me a taster of what we will be doing in the future and I am really looking forward to editing more.