Third edit for depict film

second edit for depict work

depict rough edit take two from stephie allen on Vimeo.

Depict first edit

This is my first edit of my final piece of courseowork, my chosen topic is family and what it means to people.
I chose to shoot my short film in the style of documenary as this i the career I want to pursue in the future.

Treatement video for Depict Work

This is my video giving a brief overview of what my plan will be with regards to my Depict project.
My idea will focus on family and how its changed over the years. I plan to interview a number a students to ask them one question How would you definate a family?.

Although my research has covered a great deal I have now scaled back how much information I will put in to my project as I have to take into consideration the amout of weeks I'll have as well as how much i'll be able to ft in 90 seconds.

Third Idea for visual piece

Here is my third idea I have taken the time to create a couple of images which are featured in my short video which is playing alongside my chosen track.



My aim is to keep the  abstract theme going and attempt to illustrate it to music

One of three ideas *Entering another realm*

This is a short video of various images from manga, X-men & other cartoons.
As there is an option of an abstract theme I chose to name my first idea as fantasy.
The images I have chosen are to illustrate entering a world of fantasy and things beyond your wildest dreams.

My first Idea Projection Mapping

As I have now chosen my music for my vusual piece I have begun to look into how Hip Hop & Ballet can be fused together.
My first idea is to find a video of a ballet & hip hop performance then project it onto a building of my choice.

Below are a number of videos which showcased these two different dances coming together as one to make something unual and beautiful.

The First Video of Ballet & Hip Hop,

The Second Video of Hip Hop fussed with Ballet

Projection mapping 16th January 2012

For my next project I have been asked to create a 6-8 minute visual piece for a band.
To help me prepare for this project I have begun to look into projection mapping videos which I've found on Youtube.
One of the most famous projection mappings created was the 4D Ralph Lauren campaign launch a few years ago. This took place on London's Bond Street infront of a large crowd of delighted shoppers.
The visual display was projected onto a building and showcased a catwalk taking place, a range of Ralph Lauren products and various other things.

Below are a few videos:

Ralph Lauren 4D campaign Launch

The Vimeo Festival Display

My favourite Addidas Projection Mapping in France

My final edit for 30 second advert

What Made Jace Famous "Appearing on Harry hill's TV Burp"

Above is a 50 second video of  Jace Wills he appeared on Harry Hills TV Burp a few years ago after being featured on BBC1 When Teenage Meets Old Age.

Here he is singing Pass Out by Tinnie Temper.

Second edit of my 30 second advert based on Privacy

This is my second edit of  my Say Something Political brief which is based on privacy. In terms of how I changed it one was  by exaggerating the composition and lighting, secondly I cut one scene where jace is struggling to get into a house as he is trying to escape being hounded.

See below:



There are a number of things that still need to be changed before I submit my final edit at the end of term. To get a second opinion I decided to ask my mum what she thought of  my videos once she saw both of them.
She told me that she liked the composition, also how she could hear a noise at the beginning of the ad and also how Jace appears to be out of breath in another scene, as this made the ad more realistic and understandable.

With regards to my first edit my mum felt the point I was trying to get across was unclear and also she didnt like the title's  as they could have been designed better.

Things that need to be changed:

1. To take out the blackout scene
2. Change the title fonts
3.re-record the sound

Privacy my rough edit for 30 second advert "Say Something Politicial"

Below is the first edit of my 30 second advert based on privacy.
It is slightly different from my original concept as I decided to add an interview scene during the course of filming as I felt it gave the concept more of a back story.

Untitled from stephie allen on Vimeo.

Feedback from show and tell sessions

With regards to the feedback I recieved from last friday's show and tell session I felt that although it was constructive criticism it also highlighted many things that need to be changed before my final submission.
Three main things that need to be changed consist of the following:

1. Reshoot the interview scene
2. To get rid of the titles
3. And add in a scene which explains how my actor became famous in the first place

I was overall  pleased with my first attempt considering I encountered a number of set backs,  and by set backs I mean not being able to find an actor who could film on the day,  also trying to find people to help with the production side of things and so forth.

With this in mind next week I will hopefully go ahead with reshooting the scenes which need to be changed and aim to start finalising my final piece ahead of the deadline.

The run up to making a rough edit for my brief

Over the last few weeks I have been putting my theory into practice with regards to bringing my say something political ad.
As my initial idea required hiring an amature actor I decided to contact the Nottingham Arts Theatre to see if anyone there could help me. I eventually came across the sales and marketing manager who kindly gave me details for the director of The People's Theatre.

Once I had these details then attempted to make contact the director to see if he could help me. I gave my e-mail address and also explained what types of actors I required  for my advert. Although I did get a good response from a range of actors I was unable to use many of the actors who came forward because they werent what I was looking for.

Eventually an amature actor called Joshua Belamey came forward and said he was interested in taking part, however he later decided to pull out at the last minute, which left me needing to find a replacement at very short notice. Despite needing to find someone to star in my 30 second advert the day before I was due to film I managed to convince a friend to step in.

Production Roles (Art Director)

1. What are the main duties of this role?

The main job for an art director is overseeing the creative process for either film,  internet, television and video games.

2. What skills and knowledge are needed to achieve this role?

In terms of skills need for this role and knowledge required for this role, a good understanding of art & design is key, secondly managerial skills would benefit as the art director would be supervising people also.

3. In which stages of production does the role operate?

With regards to when the art director's role operates, this happens once filming has begun. The art director will work with set designers and productions designers to start work on artist sceners for the film.

4.What are the tools that this roles needs to do their job?

The type tools needed for this role are computers for the graphics, set designs and camera's to take photographs of what has been made.

5. Find some examples of people and their work. Include images.

 Art Directors

6. What opportunities are available to those wanting to develop into this role?

Feedback from show & tell/ scene by scene my ad

On friday 4th November 2011 we had our final feedback session with regards to our planning, the group shared their final ideas ahead of next week's filming schedual.
We also discussed project management and creating a recca list before filming can take place. Despite changing my location over the last couple of weeks I now have a firm idea of where I'm going to shoot my 30 second ad and I will edit it.
I felt the feedback was direct and constructive, and therefore helped me to establish what exactly I was doing and how I could convey my idea better.
Over the course of this weekend I have taken a series of pictures which will break the ad down scene by scene as illustrated below.

Saturday 12th November 2011 will be the day I plan to shoot my 30 ad, as for tomorrow and the rest of the week I will be booking equipment and organising a crew to help me carry out filming.

Here are the images I have taken over this weekend which break down each scene:

Scene one the staircase:

Scene two the street

Scene three getting closer to home:

During my 30 ad I will be adding stills at the beginning of  my ad and at the end to highlight the topic and its importance.

The images above were taken in various locations, waverly street, lace market and just off of peel street.

Practical Sessions *Last week's group work*

Last week saw us being put into groups of 5 and 6 to help us complete three tasks which each took 45mins to complete.
Each task required our group to look at different ways of filming which were more professional. Our first scenerio to work with, however each time we finished shooting our scenes we then had to return to our room to look at the footage and edit it.
I feel this sessions are very beneficial as it allows us to have hands on experience with equipment that we may not have had the chance to use yet.
Here are the pictures

Reaching the end of the theory part

After weeks of presenting my main idea to my group and lecturers it has reached the end of theory part and as of next week I will shooting my 30 second ad.
It has taken me a while to fully decide how I was going to explain idea as I wasn't entirely sure If I knew what my idea was going to be.
I have now chosen my topic which is privacy. There are so many issues surrounding privacy right now that after much thought it seemed like the ideal choice for me to look into as well as give me the opportunity to  express my creativity when it came to filming.

This afternoon I managed to take some photographs of one of the three locations I plan to use in my 30 second advert.
In terms of my idea and I hope it will convey on screen will see the character trying to flee the cameras, I also plan to have the camera peeking out from around the corner to go with my peeping tom concept.

Here are a few ideas:

The staircase idea came to mind when I was walking down them to as I thought to myself,  the staircase is normally a way out for someone to get away or to a destination however in my case it'll be to get away from the camera.

In terms of other locations I considered they consisted of a lift and a toilet.

However after much consideration I decided that they may be deemed inappropiate.

Taking an in-depth look into "The Shinning" By Stephan King

The video clip above is the iconic scene featuring Jack Nicholson in Stephan King's "The Shinning". His character has completely lost the plot and is now on a murderous war path and will stop at nothing until he gets what he wants.
In this scene the camera has zoomed in for a close up of Johnny's wife as she is overwhelmed with terror only clutching a knief for protection as she hides behind a door for safety. This shot really empathsises what her character is going through as the audience begin to feel emotion for the character and willing for her to escape his evil clutches.
With  regards to  the lighting as this film was shot in 1978 the lighting comes across as cloudy and ever so slightly blurry, this I feel adds to the sinister undertone that the film has. As an audience member you become immediately drawn into what is happening as each scene captivates without needing an special effects compared to films right now.

Despite the general cinematography being fairly basic compared to horror films right now The Shinning still managed to scare its audience and left them feeling slightly shaken by the story portrayed on screen.

The Malac script and making it our own

As a introduction to our first week back to uni as 2nd year students, we were each assigned groups and given a script called Malac. Each member of our group was given the opportunity to pick a role which we felt would suit us best.
After we had picked our roles we then decided what the malac should be and where the filming should take place.
To help us with the script we were shown a few previous Malac films from a cuople of years ago which were done by 3rd years. The films were completely different to each other with some coming across as more serious whilst others portrayed a much funnier side.

With this in mind our group decided to have a mixture of both as we plan to start the film off with a sinister undertone but towards the end make it more humourous by having the malac as a dildo, however on the day  of filming we couldn't get  hold of the dildo and instead we had to improvise. In terms of other props we needed  for the shoot, as our director of photography was friends with people on Theatre Design he  was able to borrow a liquid nitrogen machine to create the smoky effect we wanted.

In terms of the location we decided to shoot in a basement of a member of our group's homes, we also hired an actor for the male lead and I was the female lead.
The filming took just over two hours and during this time we found ourselves shooting  and re-shooting scenes we wernt happy with.

When it came to editing the end result was quite surprising as the film ended up being in the style of a movie trailer as apposed to a film.
This caused not only confusion but also criticism from lectures and fellow peers, the group should have been there to oversee the editing instead of leaving it all to one person.

Overall despite the movie trailer inspired edit I was impressed with how the group did and the end result.

My Main Idea

Last week saw the group I was in present three ideas for our 30 second ad called "Say Something Poltical". In terms of what my ideas were the first one would have been based on the cancellation of EMA, this topic interested me because the EMA system was created for the the purpose of encouraging teenagers to attend college on a regular basis.
Also  depending on the income of the parents the teenagers could get between £10-£30  each week which would have paid into their account directly.
However I was then recommended to change the topic as this was deemed not very interesting.

My second idea saw me look into the world of celebrity and our peeping tom society. I feel that over the last few years the media has given us the power to make us feel like celebrities owe us in some way. I then began to look into the rise of  the so called "super  injunction" which was brought into circulation only a few years  ago.
We first heard of the super injunction when Max Mosley requested one to prevent details of his sordid sex life reaching the public domain.
Since then  a number of celebrities have taken them out to try and prevent the same situation happening to them, however my question is if  a member of the the general public requested one for their own personal reasons would the courts allow it? or would they say no on the grounds of not enough money?

Now my finalised idea sees me look into privacy a bit more deeper as I explore, celeb phone hacking, the exploitation of ongoing murder enquires and what is the true cost of privacy and can everybody afford it.