Filming update

Today we filmed two scenes:

Scene 1:

Location: the pub "the blueboar" 

Actors: Sophie (me), Vitor, Sophie, Alice and Alice 

Videoing: Took in turns because there was no shot where we were all involved

Props: Beer and other drinks

Scene 2:

Location: Costa Coffee

Actors: Sophie (me), Vitor, Sophie, Alice and Alice

Videoing: Again took in turns

Props: Glasses and mugs

These scenes were successful and we managed to film them within an hour. We only have the performance element and scenes located in Vitors house left to do. I am going to film the rest of the narrative element on saturday.

Here is a long shot showing the girls in a pub, having a few drinks. This follows a stereotypical view of young people and our target audience will be familiar with the location. This is a redundant element to the video. The girls are all sat close together and leaning into conversation, connoting they are close friends.

This is a mid shot of Sophie (me). It shows the perspective of Vitor and due to the closeness of the shot, connotes that the actors are becoming more close. The side view and sad expression, however, connotes she is not feeling connected to him, due to his rude behaviour.

This is a long shot showing Vitor alone. He is positioned alone and toward the centre of the frame, connoting the loneliness and strangeness of the character.

In this image the girls are parted slightly more than in the pub and Sophie's expression is sad. This connotes the situation is affecting the girls relationship, because they laugh at the guy Sophie likes.

Filming update

Today we have filmed two scenes:

Scene 1:

Location: street

Actors: Alice, Vitor

Videoing: Sophie (me)

Props: Face paint

Scene 2:

Location: Castle

Actors: Sophie (me), Vitor

Videoing: Alice

Props: Face paint

Both scenes were successful and we managed to film within two hours. We now have 4 scenes of the narrative left to film and the performance. We plan to film the next scene on wednesday.

 These two images are long shots of the two actors approaching each other. This allows us to view the surroundings, so the audience knows they are in the same place and walking toward each other. The angle is slightly higher when viewing Vitor to connote that he is smaller, because he is strange and unpopular.

Here is a close up of Vitor's painted face to connote a sense of strangeness. This close up allows the audience to view how strange his face looks and this will draw the audience to watch the video to find out why he has his face painted. We can also view his expression in this close up, so we can see his emotions. The camera shot also allows the audience to feel more involved with the actor, because it is the first front close up of this actor, so they may feel less negatively about him now.

This image is a two shot of the two main actors. Vitor is alone on the side of the image, which creates a sense of loneliness. Sophie (me) is towards the middle of the frame and looking at Vitor, this creates a sense of drama, because the audience can see she is approaching him and something significant is going to happen.

Change of actors

 Unfortunately one of our actors (Esther-friend of main actor) couldn't be in the film anymore, due to her unavailability and so we decided to use her sister as the actor as she is very similar to Esther and she also has a lot of free time and is around Ludlow college a lot, which is near the location we would like to film her. She has an Indie style and is a very giggly person, which suits the character she is acting as.
Alice:

My inspiration in creativity

 This has inspired my creativity, because it is humorous, entropic and very upbeat. It inspired me to use face painting in my video and to add a humorous element to it, because it was very entertaining and caused me to watch the whole video to find out why the clowns were going crazy. By using face paint in my video I hope it has the same effect and people want to continue watching to find out why he has his face painted.
 This video inspired our story line of our narrative element. In our video we decided to create a character who avoids positive attention and ends up attracting a girl who gives him positive attention. This movie clip is similar because it is about a monster who tried to scary people but a girl doesn't find him scary and laughs at him.

Creativity

Creative from Vitory

I feel that all these ways do make me more creative as they expand the way you think and motivate and develop ideas more to make them better:

Filming this week

We have decided to film this week, starting today. We have completed our storyboard and have all the props ready to use. We have organised when people are free to film. Today we are going to film the last scene.

Location: Linny

Actors: Vitor, Sophie (me)

Videoing: Alice

Props: Flower

This filming was successful and we managed to film within 2 hours. We plan to film two scenes next monday.

Here we used an over the shoulder shot to show Vitor's perspective. This draws the audience into the scene. The young audience will also be able to relate to this scene due to the age of the actors and the situation. This will allow the audience to be involved in the narrative.

This is a long shot of the main character sitting on a bench. This allows the audience to view the surroundings and what the actor is wearing. The young, indie audience will be drawn to this image as the style is what we expect our target audience to wear and the surroundings are a place where young people hang out. This shot is to show where Vitor was looking, so we videoed this from where he was standing.

This is a long shot at a low angle of Vitor approaching the area. This camera angle creates a sense of power for Vitor and suggests a change in him, because we are looking up at him. He is dressed smartly, yet still casual to still give that indie look and he is carrying a rose that attracts the eye of the audience.

Time management