Plan

I've found a working computer!!!! Success.

Here is the picture:

Very neat, as you can see, but we've powered through most of them, and got all the timings and the music next to the points so it's easier to interpret.
I'M SO EXCITED

Lift shot!

Lucy, Athena and I got our lift shot yesterday! It looks fantastic and our editing is coming along brilliantly!


I shall put a picture of the rough plan we did for the order of the shots tomorrow because my laptop has decided that it wants some time out and made my screen go black so we aren't friends anymore. And my phone, despite claiming to be "smart", won't let me post a picture. Apologise. We were all lied to; there's nothing clever about BlackBerry's.

Title Ideas

Athena blogged about this a few weeks ago and I just watched it so thought I'd do the same!



LOVE the simplicity of it - nothing fancy; just plain old black and white. Sophisticated.
To be fair, all along we did say we'd go for simple titles to contrast with the fairly complicated story line so this is just tangible evidence of what we were all thinking would suit our film opening.
However, I'm still not sure what will look better; Credits at the start in silence OR credits popping up in between shots with Athena's music in the background (That's diagetic sound, I believe.. Ooohh media term).
The first one will set a really eerie tone just before Athena gets on the train, which is when the music will start. But then the second one will gradually build tension up. AND I'M JUST NOT SURE.


SO
Friday's lesson will consist of:
- vlogging about the sound/music
- de-stressing me and coming to an actual conclusion regarding the credits
- de-stressing Foster regarding our whole entire film and showing her the FABULOUS shots we already have
- deciding when we're going to film the over-head shot (We'll probably go at lunch time)
- and sorting out when we're going to our new lift and christen it by getting some shots with Josh - I'm thinking Monday because we're all oh-so-busy and hopefully it won't be as cold... Priorities... :--)

Pictures!

Here are some pictures I forgot to post after our filming session the other week:

New filming location!

WE'VE FOUND A LIFT THAT FITS THE REQUIREMENTS AND DOESN'T NEED A PERMIT. REJOICE. REJOICE.

Here's some pictures:

Ooohhh, isn't it eerie and scary and a perfect scene for a brutal murder? :----)

Today

GOOD NEWS.
Athena, Lucy and I went out in our media lesson to try and film the Inglourious Basterds shot.
My doubts were confirmed: the wooden bits on the car park had poles in the middle of them so we couldn't slide the camera along.
However, we got Athena to walk below the bridge in the town and we tracked her from above, sliding the camera along at roughly the same pace as her walking.
The end product was a bit shaky but we really like it - we will probably re-do it so all is well.


BAD NEWS.
Today, Lucy, Athena, Josh and I attempted to shoot the lift scene of our film. Attempted being the subjective word here because we did try. And failed.
A security man with funny eyes asked us if we were filming, reminding us that it is a "private property". The others just left me to waffle our way out of it, which I successfully did. (You're welcome, guys.)

And so, the quest to find a lift that fits our requirements and doesn't have hawk-like guards protecting it like the dementors of Askaban continues:
One of our friends rang her dad, who's a police man, and asked him who we need to talk to about getting an Enfield Council permit to film in the precinct in the town. Apparently its free.. Raise the roof. We should be sorting that out this weekend so in the mean time, Team Mac One will be brainstorming about a few things:

- Production name - Athena suggested 'Shadow Play' which we all liked. I, for some reason, suggested translating "MURDER" into foreign languages to be subtle/funny/original/generally strange.
- Where/when we will be filming the bit where Athena and Josh bump into each other.
- Music - both bouncy/energetic and dark/sinister.

But we shall keep you updated!!
(Whoever "you" are..)

On a totally unrelated note, here's a cute kitten

Guess who's back!!

Happy New Year!
I am back and blogging, as you'll all be pleased to know.

Vlog:



Shot I spoke about in the vlog:

Little creation of the title I did in Paint:

I PROMISE it will look better in our actual film. 

Promise.