Eleanor Rose Film and TV Blog

Me and my group made a 90 second short film depicting ideas about conformity and how society views people with different ideology's for this project. Our camera use was very simple as our production was made up of different people but with the same shot type. All of our shots were either close ups or wide shots. When people were walking down the path we used a wide shot and with the shots of the faces we used close up shots. We also used an extreme close up of an eye behind the mask to emphasize the fact that people were still individual underneath the mask. Our camera angle also didn't alter much as we kept it very straight on to what was happening.The only time we moved our camera angle was in the final two shots where the camera follows the masks down off of the peoples faces. We kept our editing quite simple as we felt like if we added too many cuts or fades into the already confusing story line would become lost. We added simple cuts between shots in order to ...

We went with our very fist idea with our film, which was that we wanted to base it on a metaphor. We researched some different metaphors and chose the one we liked the most which ended up being 'I'm lost in a sea of nameless faces'. This is how we came up with the idea to do a film about conformity and about how society teaches us to follow the majority. Instead of following this concept we broke it showing that just because the majority is doing something doesn't mean you should do it as well.

Pre-Production Process The pre-production process is an important part of making a moving image text. Without effective pre-production planning, there would be little or no organisation of personnel and equipment, or no creative direction for the media text being made. The pre-production process begins with conceptualisation of the media text, which is done using various creative processes including script-writing, story boards and shot lists. Without this step, the team would make mistakes when shooting the media texts, as the scripts and shots would not be clear. After the completion of the creative planning, there are many legal and logistical issues that need to be sorted before filming can begin. This includes equipment, prop and costume hire and location organisation. As well as the legal paperwork, including location recces, talent release forms and a thorough risk assessment of the production process. These steps assure that there is no legal issues when filming, and that the...

Picking Sides The first short film I watched was called ‘Picking Sides’ by Dotty Kultys & Beatriz Pinto. This was an animated film about a man and his dog who get caught in the middle of two warships. The film starts off with just the man and his dog in their little boat. Right from beginning there is a very calm tone set. The sea was very tranquil and the colours that they used set a very peaceful scene. Even when the action increases the colour still quite light. I think this has been done to show the hope that people must have when they're stuck in the middle of war. We are lead to believe that this short film is going to be free from strife however this harmonious mood is quickly dismissed when the two warships are brought into frame. Since this film never changes it shot type or shooting perspective it all it allows the watcher to take in every detail of the scene. If you look closely at the warships you notice how you can see the hull below the water. This is don...