PRODUCTION SCHEDULE: RESUBMISSION

Hand in on:
31st Jan

• General conventions research Vodcast
• Audience research

5th Feb

• Industry research
• Theory (E.G: Propp, Todorov etc.)
• Idea, journey, prod. schedule podcast  

12th Feb

• Links listing
• Eval Q1,2,3,
• Final review + improvements

DEADLINE - FEB 15TH 

PRELIM: Discovering continuity editing

TBC
THE BRIEF:
Preliminary exercise: Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.
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WHAT I LEARNED:

• shot lists make everything easier
• tell actors who aren't in the shot to shut up or to go somewhere else
• to not use shots with a small difference (2 steps minimum)
• as a director need to give clear instructions
• using shadows to advantage (shadow on my face in video)
• using manual focus
• doing 'rushes' 

WHAT I LEARNED FROM FINAL CUT PRO X:

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GENERAL CONVENTION 1: IDENTS, COMPANIES, PRODUCTION CONTEXT

POSSIBLE INFLUENCES:

• Ideal length: 
• Simple: 
• Has music:
• Effective font:
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Summary

Typical length: 6,7 seconds on average

How many: 3, 4 (some have 0 or 1)

Music?: Sometimes, however usually not, only Sound effects

Audio Bridge:

SFX:

Font:

Link to genre?: Usually no, but sometimes subtle changes to colour (eg Friday 13th reboot, Matrix)

Idents

Usually there are 

Vodcasting techniques

• Try to not rely on mac mic
• Stack mic recordings to add dynamic depth
• Take notes to footage assembled
• make folders and drag and drop from finder into event and every folder becomes tag
• Favourites 
• You don't have to be formal - crack jokes but make sure content 
• Relevant visual material 
• Add titles to simplify what is being said verbally
• Chapters
• Give clear credit
• Edit and tweak titles
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Learning from past students

• Good shot variety 
• Cutaway shot
• post-production sound

• cross-cutting - waxed 3-way: kettle, tanning booth, eyes
• use video and audio, don't use speech - i do love battin use mise en scene instead
• Fine to rip off sound
• Use or challenge conventions - nowadays more accepting 

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• health and safety checks
• signifying sex without showing it
• red run inspired from childs play

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• Very strong influence of submarine
• good voiceover
• binary oppositions
• transition to film
• don't film at night
• don't have permission? get schwifty
• use candles to play around with light 
• secondary audience references

Welcome to my blog!

tbc