Short Film Review Research

Review Research

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Ancillary Tasks- Short FIlm Review

We are going to look at a selection of film reviews and analyse them in order to help us make a review for our own short film ‘The Dream’.

Poster Evaluation

Overall our poster is very bold and eye-catching which is exactly what we aimed towards as if it was being used to sell our film we would need it to stand out and appeal to the audience. We have used features we found during research for example a soft tone and red titles as we want the poster to represent the genre romance. We also added on the small information at the bottom which all posters include with details such as music supervisor etc. We then added ‘IN CINEMAS THIS SUMMER’ in capital letters to make it more bold and important.

Final Poster

Final Edited Photographs

We have chosen the first photograph for our final poster as we think the photograph works well with a romance theme as it has a red tint to it with the lipstick and trousers. It also puts all the focus on the main character Livy.

Photoshoot Contact Sheet- Main Character

Ancillary Tasks- Poster Research

Ancillary Tasks- Poster research

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Final Short Film

Print Screens from editing

Post Production- Edit decision list

Edit Decision List

Shot 1
00:00 to 00:15
Tilt shot
Shot starts out of focus of a candle being lit, the camera then zooms out and tilts up to introduce the first character Matt to the audience and he looks at his reflection in the mirror

CUT TO

Shot 2
00:15 to 00:18
Still shot
The audience are introduced to the second character Livy. She walks across the frame towards the front door

CUT TO

Shot 3
00:18 to 00:22
Still shot
To show continuity Livy walks through the front door into the hallway

FADE TO

Shot 4
00:22 to 00:26
Zoom in
Livy is sat on the stairs, the camera zooms in towards her as she takes her shoes off

FADE TO

Shot 5
00:26 to 00:29
Still shot
An over the shoulder shot brings Matt and Livy together in a shot as he walks into the corridor

CUT TO

Shot 6
00:29 to 00:32
Still shot
Another over the shoulder shot as Matt goes down on one knee, Livy looks down at Matt showing she has power

CUT TO

Shot 7
00:32 to 00:34
Tilt up
The camera switches positions and tilts up to Livy now putting Matt in power

FADE TO

Shot 8
00:34 to 00:37
Reverse zoom
Camera zooms out of Livy’s face showing her confusion

DISSOLVE TO

Shot 9
00:37 to 00:48
Reverse zoom
An out of focus shot of Livy as she looks down at her phone, the camera slowly zooms out. There is a mix of two shot into one with a mix of in and out of focus, this shows Livy’s confusion of what she should do

FADE TO

Shot 10
00:48 to 01:02
Close up
Editing effect- Slow down, half
Titles- The Dream
Close up of Livy as she thinks to herself in bed

FADE TO

Shot 11
01:02 to 01:11
Still shot
Editing effect- Speed up, double
Livy and Matt in bed as Livy can’t settle herself with everything going through her mind

FADE TO

Shot 12
01:11 to 01:14
Slow Movement
The camera slow moves around Matt and Livy as they are sleeping

FADE TO

Shot 13
01:14 to 01:25
Still shot
Editing effects- Slow down, half
                            Black and White
                            Old film
Livy as a young girl holds a bunch of flowers towards her and then slowly turns to look into the camera

FADE TO

Shot 14
01:25 to 01:26
Still shot
Matt is pulling his top down

CUT TO

Shot 15
01:26 to 01:28
Continuity- Still shot
The camera is positioned behind Matt as he goes in to kiss Livy goodbye

CUT TO

Shot 16
01:28 to 01:30
Continuity- Still shot
The characters are positioned in the middle of the shot as Matt goes in to kiss LIVY goodbye

CUT TO

Shot 17
01:30 to 01:32
Continuity- Still shot
Livy pulls away as Matt goes to kiss her, Matt then shakes his head in disapproval

FADE TO

Shot 18
01:32 to 01:34
Birds eye shot
The camera looks down at Livy as she puts her hands through her hair

FADE TO

Shot 19
01:34 to 01:38
Still shot
Editing effects: Speed up, double
                            Old film
Matt is teaching Livy how to play guitar as they are happy with each other

FADE TO

Shot 20
01:38 to 01:44
Still shot
Editing effects- Slow down, half
                            Old film
Matt and Livy laugh with each other as they have a pillow fight

FADE TO

Shot 21
01:44 to 01:51
Still shot
Editing effects- Slow down, half
                            Black and White
                            Old film
Livy as a young girl picks all the petals from the bunch of flowers and throws them

FADE TO

Shot 22
01:51 to 01:56
Still shot
Editing effects- Speed up, double
                            Black and White
                            Old film
Livy as a young girl dances to herself laughing

CUT TO

Shot 23
01:56 to 01:58
Still shot
Editing effects- Speed up, double
                            Black and White
                            Old film
Livy dances to herself laughing

FADE TO

Shot 24
01:58 to 02:08
Zoom in
Editing effects- Slow down, half
                            Black and White
                            Old film
The camera zooms in on Livy’s eye as a young girl

FADE TO

Shot 25
02:08 to 02:20
Reverse zoom
Editing effects- Slow down, half
                            Black and White
The camera zooms out Livy’s eye as she shows a slight smile

FADE TO

Shot 26
02:20 to 02:47
Tilt down
Editing effects- Slow down, half
                            Black and White
The camera slowly tilts down as Young Livy dances on Matt’s feet

CUT TO

Shot 27
02:47 to 03:03
Tilt up
Editing effects- Slow down, half
                            Black and White
The camera slowly tilts up as Livy dances on Matt’s feet

FADE TO

Shot 28
03:03 to 03:05
Still shot
Editing effects- Speed up, double
Matt lifts Livy up and spins her round, then lays her down on the bed

FADE TO

Shot 29
03:05 to 03:10
Still shot
Editing effects- Slow down, half
An extreme close up of the camera looking down at Livy and Matt holding hands

FADE TO

Shot 30
03:10 to 03:26
Still shot
Birds eye view
Editing effects: Speed up, double
Livy is looking through a photo album and box of memories of her and Matt

FADE TO

Shot 31
03:26 to 03:33
Still shot
Close up
Editing effects: Old film
The camera is at the same level as the two characters as they cuddle with each other

FADE TO

Shot 32
03:33 to 03:42
Still shot
Editing effects- Slow down, half
                            Black and White
                            Old film
Livy as a young girl holds a bunch of flowers towards her and then slowly turns to look into the camera

FADE TO

Shot 33
03:42 to 03:59
Still shot
Editing effects- Speed up, double
                            Black and White
                            Old film
A mix of four shots with Matt and Livy as a young girl and Livy currently as they play with each other on the bed having fun

FADE TO

Shot 34
03:59 to 04:01
Still shot
Editing effects- Slow down, half
A reflection of Livy and Matt together in the mirror

DISSOLVE TO

Shot 35
04:01 to 04:06
Returning to shot 7
Livy jumps into Matt’s arms

Production schedule, actors/crew call sheet

Filming date 1: 2^nd November 2010

Filming date 2: 6^th November 2010

Filming date 3: 12^th November 2010

Filming date 4: 19^th November 2010

Actors:

Plays: Matt – Gatien Proyart
Availability – All four filming dates

Plays: Livy – Olivia Chamberlain
Availability – All four filming dates

Plays: Livy as a young girl – Millie Stone
Availability – Filming date 3 and 4

                                                         

Crew:

Camera: Camille Proyart
Script: Camille Proyart
Storyboard: Matthew Ploszynski
Sound: Matthew Ploszynski

Location Recce with Risk Assessment

In order to find the best location to film our short film a location recce is necessary. This is done to choose an area to film which is the most suitable and will be the most successful, it also needs to be practical so we can all access it.

(The images are print screens we have later added in from our short film in order to show the locations we have written about when planning the location)

Our requirements are as follows:

Ø  A comfy living space

Ø  A large corridor

Ø  Two different bedrooms

1)      The first area we need to film in is a corridor coming in from the front door of a house, this area will introduce both of the characters Livy and Matt, there are no health and safety issues in this area as it is plain, the only issue we may have is where to place the filming apparatus in the corridor as there will be a limited amount of space. We have decided that we will play with this idea on the night of filming in order to see where we can take the best shot from.

2)      Another area we plan to use is a bedroom with a double bed which the characters share. A problem we need to consult is that there are photographs on the walls of this bedroom, we will either have to make these out of focus or take them down for the filming duration as the photographs don’t match the two actors. The bedroom will be tidied to ensure there are no safety issues and there will be a clear area to move around in during filming.

3)      One of the main filming areas will be in the living room where we plan to clear an area so that we have a canvas like white background effect and plain wooden flooring. We are going to use this area for a variation of shots. There will be no health and safetly issues as we are going to clear the space so there is a clear area to use when filming.

4)    We are going to use the living to room for a shot of Livy and Gasey together relaxing and having fun, we plan for this to only be a short clip and therefore will be extremely simple.

5)    For more variation we are going to film in two bedrooms, just so that there is a small change. This bedroom is relatively small, therefore there won’t be enough space to move all of the filming equipment around and we will only do a shot focusing on the bed.

Equipment Checklist

Equipment Checklist 

Name of project – The Dream

Individuals involved – Camille Proyart, Matthew Ploszynski

Date of shoot- 8/11/10

Location of shoot – 17 Cockney Hill

                                                                                                          

	Required	Ready
Camera		Yes
Clapperboard	No
Tripod		Yes
Microphone	No (but was needed)
Lead		Yes
Headphones	No
Tapes		Yes
Batteries		Yes
Mains adaptor		Yes
Extension cable	No
Script		Yes
Story board		Yes
Notebook		Yes
Lights	No
Stand or boom	No
Other.....