Thriller update 31- quick notes

Thriller update 31- quick notes

 

 

 

 

 

In shot 11 we planned to film a tracked shot of the vigilantes feet as he moves towards the right. However we did'nt have access to a tracking dolly that will go low enoguh to capture such footage. Furthermore we wanted to convey a dark environment while still keeping the footage captured visible. To solve these problems I proposed we use my skateboard to capture the moving footage.On the skateboard we attach a torchlight and the camera. The torchlight and the camera were flat therefore there should be little shaking . In additon the torchlight will allow us to reveal certain areas of the scenery while still creating shadows; an element of thriller iconography.

 

 

What we used to capture our tracking footage while on a budget





 

The detective's revolver

Because of budget constraints we could not get access to a high quality snub nosed pistol replica, however we got around this problem by buying a blue toy snub nosed pistol instead.  I then to make it look realistic I then painted the top part of it in black acryllic paint. After that using silver paint and crunched up paper I dipped the crunched up paper in silver paint and started to paint over the parts in black. The texture of the crunched paper would cause a scratch mark on the gun making it seem like it was made out of metal.

Finally we decied not to worry about painting the handle as we found out that blue and brown show up as similar tones when a black and white filter is overlayed. We plan to capture our footage in colour and re-colour it in black and white using final cut or after effects.

 

Coloured vs Black and white side by side

 

 

 

 

 

Changes from thriller storyboard to filming

Changes from thriller storyboard to filming

 

 

 

Below is a list of changes from the storybaord and planning in our thriller film

•  A number of new shots were included to improve continutiy between shots
• The plasterboard will not feature in our film, although it was finished and fully constructed, it unfortunatley did not suit  our location.
• The high shot of shot 10 was adjusted due to lighting issues
• The over the shoulder shot of shot 13 was removed as it added more footage that wasnt needed and would potentially break the continuty between previous scenes filmed at other locations to connote one whole location.

 

Opening credit pictures

Opening credit pictures

For our thriller opening shots 5-9 will be handled slightly differently as we plan to print of off  images like the one below and tear sections of these images. We will then scan in the images and using adobe after effects we plan to animate the frame panning across a close up of the image. The images hold some significance to the narrative in our thriller i.e the image of the detective badge links in with our character Teddy Kaplin and his job role.

Using Photoshop I was able to distort an image of a LAPD detective homicide badge to give it that film noir aesthetic.
As noted before two opening credits that inspired our opening credits were the opening titles of se7en with its use of close up shots of objects and the opening for girl with the dragon tattoo which uses a similar method.

Original image

Edited

This video will help us to achieve said desired effect

Construction of the Elizabeth Short photoframe prop

Construction of the Elizabeth Short photoframe

 

 

Below is a visual process of how I constructed the photoframe that features in our thriller opening.

 

1. First I printed out an image of Elizabeth Short
2. Then I cut out the image and using an old photo frame  I found I placed the picure in it.
3. To make sure the image wasnt too small or too big first I resised the image using photoshop then with a craft knife I cut around the image to fit around the frame.
4. Finally I ripped the photo in two to add to the dark atmosphere that features in our film.

 

 

 

 

 
 

Kinetic typography test

Kinetic typography test

Above is a test for the kinect typography effect produced in adobe after effects by me.We plan to implement this feature in our thriller film but further develop on its visual effects as well as attempting to get it in sync with the speech of the monologue. Due to how long it would render a high res version I felt it would be appropriate to render a low res test version to show the effect. For our thriller we do plan to render a high to medium res typography effect depending on time.

Thriller planning update - lighting test

Thriller planning update - lighting test

Below is a picture I have taken using my phone(so the quality may be a bit poor) testing how we can use lighting to create a film noir tone. When I took the photo it was around 4:00 so it wasn't too dark or too bright. To create the light in the corner since I do not have access to a high powered lamp I used the light from my laptop to achieve this look. I hope to implement this method in my groups thriller when we film the apartment scenes.

One quick update - editing audio in final cut

Since we are going to use final cut pro to edit our film I felt that It would be appropriate to research a little about how to edit audio since a lot of the sounds used in our thriller will be non diagetic, The video above shows how to edit audio in this program and will hopefully be useful in our editing stage.

Location

Location

Location on Prezi
Above is a power point converted into Prezi documenting the locations we plan to film our thriller on.

Please remember to zoom in to read the text.