Dear monster film students,
This week we worked with film equipment:
1. Camera
2. Tripod
3. Boom Mic & Stick
4. Reflector
5. Clapper Board
This is the first time we worked as a team to shoot a scene.
This is for preparation for you 4 Hour Movie Challenge which is next week, and for your own major films.
Just a reminder that you must BOOK with Kevin (IT guy) for camera/boom/tripod/reflector hiring. You have been trained to use these equipment, so please don't break anything!!!
I'll also post up vids on making home-made equipment too, and check the GOODIES box for the film goodies PDF which tells you what equipment you should get for your films.
Happy Filming!
- Dray & Patrick
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We have no access to AV editing, as posted on JIVI.
Would be possible to upload the movies on medialab, so we can start working on our assignments, please?
Thanks!
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Inception is a film written, directed and produced by Christopher Nolan, which portrays the trials and tribulations of a “corporate espionage” spy. Set in a contemporary time, it possesses great cinematography and complex themes and concepts.
There are two worlds which are portrayed by Nolan, exploring the “real” world versus the complications of the “surreal”, where in this case is signified by the dream state. There are various motifs used throughout the film which create clear depictions as to which state the scene is portraying.
The first scene sets this surrealistic emphasis of the film, creating an eerie surreal aspect through the use of an echoed soundtrack of the kid’s voices in the background. Further use of a dissonant ambient soundtrack is also used all throughout the film, creating this sense of surrealism and ascertaining to a sense of urgency as time is slowed and further complication within a situation is comprehended. This distorted and dissonant soundtrack used as a motif to portray a current surreal state or setting. A sense of mystery is also created, with the use of a long shot of the kid’s from behind, emphasising a notion of questioning.
Contrast between transposing scenes are also used to create this notion of surrealism the director is trying to explore. There are major differences between the transitions of scenes, an example being the dissimilarity between the scenes where there seemed to be a peaceful high class dinner party, presented with a mixture of colonial-imperial Chinese theme, juxtaposed to a South American revolutionary movement shown within an a rundown apartment building with prevalent anarchy within the background. This juxtaposition and contrast between scenes also creates for a faster paced progression of the film.
There are also motifs used to differentiate current states of surrealism and reality. “Totems” are key items of symbolism, which create the inclinations between the setting of the scene, signifying if it is within a dream state or the real world.
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This is one of my favourite films of all time. I recently went back and watched it after a few months of not watching it, and I still love it. The movie is based around the Hoover family, who take a road trip from Albuquerque to the Little Miss Sunshine pageant in Redondo Beach, California, where they plan on taking their 7 year-old daughter, Olive. During the road trip, the family are met with many obstacles which the family must deal with. The family have to learn how to overcome much heartbreak, a broken-down VW bus, and ultimately death, leading up to the surreal Little Miss Sunshine competition itself. On this 2 day road trip, the Hoover family learns how important family is and also how to trust and support each other in any circumstances.
The film uses mainly natural colours to portray a more comfortable feeling to the film. The film is very colourful and the film uses colours to show the personalities of each character. For example yellow for the VW bus, green/blue for the mother, white for the uncle, black/white for the son, pink/red for the daughter, very vibrant colours for the grandpa, but the dad is always in different varieties of business shirts.
Each person has a very different personality. The grandpa, played by Alan Arkin, is very colourful and full of energy while he is the oldest, he acts like an out of control teenager. The father, Richard played by Greg Kinnear, is very stubborn and is a failed businessman and acts upon his winner/loser theory which does not get him anywhere. The son, Dwayne played by Paul Dano, is very determined to become a fighter pilot, to the point that he takes a vow to not speak for 9 months. The daughter, Olive played by Abigail Breslin, is still a very innocent ordinary little girl who is still chasing her dreams. The uncle, Frank played by Steve Carrell, is recovering from a suicide due to heartbreak in a gay relationship. The mother, Sheryl played by Toni Collette, plays a woman with a weak will which we can see from her deciding to quit cigarettes and not being able to. I feel that the actors/actresses all did an amazing job in bringing the characters to life. For example, in one of the scenes that I will always remember is when Dwayne says “Do what you love and fuck the rest”, this not only shows his personality and was also a dramatic point in the movie.
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