Tuesday, 9 November 2010
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
The Blue Banana Company: Equipment list
• Post 16 SONY camera (& 2 batteries + TAPE). (Mark)
• TRIPOD. (Mark)
• BOOM mic. (Mark)
• 2 Lamps. (Mikey)
• Candles x8. (Jude)
• Suits x2. (Sam & Josh)
• Assorted gardening tools. (Mikey)
• Girls clothes x4. (Jude)
• Police tape. (Mikey)
• Fake blood x1. (Charlie)
• Assorted food products. (all)
• TRIPOD. (Mark)
• BOOM mic. (Mark)
• 2 Lamps. (Mikey)
• Candles x8. (Jude)
• Suits x2. (Sam & Josh)
• Assorted gardening tools. (Mikey)
• Girls clothes x4. (Jude)
• Police tape. (Mikey)
• Fake blood x1. (Charlie)
• Assorted food products. (all)
Thriller conventions
Suspense, tension and excitement.
These are the typical features of a thriller. They are what makes a thriller a thriller. They help carry the films story and draw the audience into the story.
Atmosphere.
The atmosphere is the sense that something bad could happen at any point in the film. It is usually built with ominous shots and eerie music.
Fast passed music (minimalistic).
Minimalistic music is usually the style of music that thriller directors use. This is because it is typically very fast, strange sounding and punchy it is perfect for creating the right atmosphere that thrillers need.
Makes the audience use its imagination.
In a lot of thrillers the killer or the enigma is not show until the very end of the film or at all. This helps to scare the audience and build suspense because they are imagining something far scarier because they cannot see the real enigma.
Plain titles.
This technique is usually used because it does not give a lot away about the content of the film. The plain credits also help to build the atmosphere.
Dark lighting and shadows.
These are used for the obvious reason that when its dark and things are obscured by shadow it is instantly a scary atmosphere. These things help to suck the audience into the story and be scared by the events happening on screen.
No bright colours.
This is used because if there is an absence of colour then the story and setting seem bleak and hopeless. This helps to give atmosphere to the story because it seems like there was no hope from the beginning.
Creates questions, Draw in the audience.
Often from the very beginning of a thriller the first three minutes leave the audience with loads of questions. This is to draw the audience in and helps to hook them and make them keep watching the film.
These are the typical features of a thriller. They are what makes a thriller a thriller. They help carry the films story and draw the audience into the story.
Atmosphere.
The atmosphere is the sense that something bad could happen at any point in the film. It is usually built with ominous shots and eerie music.
Fast passed music (minimalistic).
Minimalistic music is usually the style of music that thriller directors use. This is because it is typically very fast, strange sounding and punchy it is perfect for creating the right atmosphere that thrillers need.
Makes the audience use its imagination.
In a lot of thrillers the killer or the enigma is not show until the very end of the film or at all. This helps to scare the audience and build suspense because they are imagining something far scarier because they cannot see the real enigma.
Plain titles.
This technique is usually used because it does not give a lot away about the content of the film. The plain credits also help to build the atmosphere.
Dark lighting and shadows.
These are used for the obvious reason that when its dark and things are obscured by shadow it is instantly a scary atmosphere. These things help to suck the audience into the story and be scared by the events happening on screen.
No bright colours.
This is used because if there is an absence of colour then the story and setting seem bleak and hopeless. This helps to give atmosphere to the story because it seems like there was no hope from the beginning.
Creates questions, Draw in the audience.
Often from the very beginning of a thriller the first three minutes leave the audience with loads of questions. This is to draw the audience in and helps to hook them and make them keep watching the film.
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Camera Test
1. Two effects of increasing video gain are that the camera lets in more light but the quality of the picture will become grainy.
2. The shutter speed should usually be set at 50 frames per second.
3. You should increase the shutter speed when you want to slow something down in post production. A side effect of this is that the camera requires more light.
4. The white balance is to set the colour balance right.
5. Increasing the audio gain increases the volume but can cause distortion.
6. The presses of focusing are: focus in, zoom in, focus on hair, then use expanded focus.
7. The ND filter is used for shooting outside in overexposed conditions. The effect is that it makes the shot darker.
8. While shooting in a dark room the exposure would be better at F1.
2. The shutter speed should usually be set at 50 frames per second.
3. You should increase the shutter speed when you want to slow something down in post production. A side effect of this is that the camera requires more light.
4. The white balance is to set the colour balance right.
5. Increasing the audio gain increases the volume but can cause distortion.
6. The presses of focusing are: focus in, zoom in, focus on hair, then use expanded focus.
7. The ND filter is used for shooting outside in overexposed conditions. The effect is that it makes the shot darker.
8. While shooting in a dark room the exposure would be better at F1.
Tuesday, 14 September 2010
Digital Television Technology
Digital technology has enabled us to radically change the way that we watch and use TV and film. Because digital signals can be compressed easily we can now have lots more channels with better quality. Also because it can be compressed it means that the data can be stored in very small devices such as USB drives, I-pods and phones. This makes the storage of shows and films a lot easier because it takes up much less space. This allows us to have lots of film on our computers and on the internet (YouTube). Digital has also vastly improved editing. Because it has moved from tape to computers it has made editing much more instant. Also you can add special effects with digital far easier than with tape. Digital has made editing far easier because everything that would have taken a long time before can now be done instantly at the touch of a button.
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