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Friday, 21 May 2010
Finishing touches
I have now finished most of the four-image editing and have increased audio levels where needed. I am very pleased with how it is all looking and the coincidence of how the subjects appear to look and study each other from box to box.
I am now working on titles and possible credits- perhaps paying thanks to everyone who features in the film.
I am now working on titles and possible credits- perhaps paying thanks to everyone who features in the film.
Friday, 14 May 2010
Contextual Reference
Andy Warhol had a fascination with voyeurism and observing peoples presence. He made numerous films like the one here, simply recording people staring into the camera lens and watching their reactions. I feel this is very close to what I am trying to achieve, however I have created a situation in which I wish my subjects to react to.
Waiting...
I have now finished shooting all my material and have begun the editing process. Although my film will be presented in its original state (no filters or effects) I want to present four image sequences per screen, overlapping the audio in order to create an active, attention grabbing piece that will (hopefully) keep the viewer engaged and interested; allowing them to study and absorb human reactions.
The actual process of moving around my video and audio to overlap and fit on screen together; is not actually very time consuming. What is however, is rendering each change in order to watch the footage back. Because it is a very 'bulky' piece, with various things happening at once it takes about 15 minutes every time I need to render it, which is key to evaluating the editing process. When it comes to compressing and converting the film to MPEG-4 this will take an even greater length of time. However I am very optimistic that all this waiting will pay off!
The actual process of moving around my video and audio to overlap and fit on screen together; is not actually very time consuming. What is however, is rendering each change in order to watch the footage back. Because it is a very 'bulky' piece, with various things happening at once it takes about 15 minutes every time I need to render it, which is key to evaluating the editing process. When it comes to compressing and converting the film to MPEG-4 this will take an even greater length of time. However I am very optimistic that all this waiting will pay off!
Friday, 23 April 2010
Progress report...
Since changing my concept filming so far has been very successful and I have shot the majority of footage that I will need.
I have set up a large Victorian chair in the corner of a room and used artificial lighting in order to keep a consistency in setting. The camera has then been set up on a tripod, directly in front of the chair in a more or less fixed position (unless I have filmed someone smaller and had to tilt the camera down slightly). As I have been filming on different days; I have marked the floor with masking tape so that the tripod can be set up in the same place.
Because everything is at a constant, it makes the film very interesting and directed as the only thing that changes is the people. This means your attention is much more focused on them and their body language.
I have set up a large Victorian chair in the corner of a room and used artificial lighting in order to keep a consistency in setting. The camera has then been set up on a tripod, directly in front of the chair in a more or less fixed position (unless I have filmed someone smaller and had to tilt the camera down slightly). As I have been filming on different days; I have marked the floor with masking tape so that the tripod can be set up in the same place.
Because everything is at a constant, it makes the film very interesting and directed as the only thing that changes is the people. This means your attention is much more focused on them and their body language.
Saturday, 17 April 2010
MAJOR BRAIN-WAVE
Although I started shooting for my film last week, I hadn't been getting the desired shots that I was hoping for due to poor lighting and camera quality.
I also realised that my narrative was far too complex for such a short film and it was going to be incredibly hard to achieve something really effective and successful in the long run.
Spending time working on my FMP also brought me to the conclusion that the ideas I'd had for my film would especially not work in my installation; therefore I have decided to not include the film as part of my FMP.
HOWEVER, although most of what I have said so far sounds majorly dissapointing; I have had ideas for a new film and began shooting this morning. Using an old striped jumper that I had planned for my victim to wear in my original film; I have decided to make this insignificant item the main topic of my new film. The concept is to have the camera set up in a more-or-less fixed position on a tripod, facing the corner of a room with a chair in it. I will then get as many different people as I can to wear the jumper and sit in the chair for 30 seconds whilst I film their reactions. They will not be asked to do anything other than sit there. They may speak if they wish but I will not reply to them, sort of like the Diary Room in the t.v show Big Brother.
I will use lots of different people from various age group, I will also use animals. The idea is once all the footage is montaged together; I will have produced a piece of film that will enable the viewer to become a voyeur- watching the reactions of individuals put in an unusual situation. By using a a broad range of 'characters', I am also helping this will make the film rather comical.
Due to these last minute changes, I have had to conduct a strict timetable for shooting so that I will have enough time to edit the footage.
- By the second session back (Friday 30th April) I will have completed all shooting and will be ready to begin the editing process.
I also realised that my narrative was far too complex for such a short film and it was going to be incredibly hard to achieve something really effective and successful in the long run.
Spending time working on my FMP also brought me to the conclusion that the ideas I'd had for my film would especially not work in my installation; therefore I have decided to not include the film as part of my FMP.
HOWEVER, although most of what I have said so far sounds majorly dissapointing; I have had ideas for a new film and began shooting this morning. Using an old striped jumper that I had planned for my victim to wear in my original film; I have decided to make this insignificant item the main topic of my new film. The concept is to have the camera set up in a more-or-less fixed position on a tripod, facing the corner of a room with a chair in it. I will then get as many different people as I can to wear the jumper and sit in the chair for 30 seconds whilst I film their reactions. They will not be asked to do anything other than sit there. They may speak if they wish but I will not reply to them, sort of like the Diary Room in the t.v show Big Brother.
I will use lots of different people from various age group, I will also use animals. The idea is once all the footage is montaged together; I will have produced a piece of film that will enable the viewer to become a voyeur- watching the reactions of individuals put in an unusual situation. By using a a broad range of 'characters', I am also helping this will make the film rather comical.
Due to these last minute changes, I have had to conduct a strict timetable for shooting so that I will have enough time to edit the footage.
- By the second session back (Friday 30th April) I will have completed all shooting and will be ready to begin the editing process.
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