Skills Audit: Filming And Editing Preliminary Match Cut Exercise

For our preliminary match cut exercise we filmed a story of a man who had to deliver a message to someone. The film starts with a man walking through a corridor and standing outside a door and typing in a code to open the door. You are shown him opening the door and from inside the room you are shown the man entering and closing the door. This is where we used the match cut technique. The man sits down on a chair next a table where you are then shown another man reading a newspaper. Dialogue is then used between the two men and reverse shots were used to show both men talking and replying back to each other. Halfway through the dialogue a shot is shown of the man giving over a message to the second man. The second man says how he has been followed and how he had not done a very good job.

We had planned out a story and drew out a storyboard for the film and had also added more shots which were made on the spot during filming. After filming we had edited the shots in Final Cut Pro and used Soundtrack and Livetype to add in titles and background music. Credits which we included were the producer, director, actors, music by and the title of the film using Livetype.

Preliminary Match Cut Film Storyboard

This is the storyboard for our preliminary match cut film exercise. There are eleven shots but may have extra shots added when during filming. We have used long, medium and close up shots as well as used tracking. Our main focus of this exercise was to use a match cut which we plan to use during the shots of the man opening the door.

skills audit: soundtrack

After filming a sequence of the "bag swap", we had to edit it and add soundtrack. We were taught how to experiment with different sounds to add to the suspense of the sequence we filmed. There was a variety of soundtracks to choose from, to choose which one suited our sequence. We were able to adjust the volume and experiment with sounds.

Intro To Camera & Health And Safety Tutorial

We recently had an introduction tutorial into using the cameras for which will be using to record our film. We also had a health and safety session into using the cameras and equipment properly. In the tutorial we used the following equipment:
• Camera
• Tripod
• SD Memory Card
• Video Drive
• SD Card Reader

We started off by getting a introduction to using the camera. We were shown how to turn on and off the camera and how to put in the battery. We were then shown the SD Card slots were there are two. We were shown how to slot in a memory card of which we later turned on the camera and shown how zoom in and out of a shot. Other things taught were how to manually and automatically focus the camera. Finally we shown how to record and watch back our recorded clip.

The tripod was the next equipment to be shown to us. The tripod is a 3 legged camera support which helps to hold the camera and make steady and focussed shots. We were shown how to use the tripod and how to open and close it. We were also shown how to extend the legs and how to raise the tripod to different heights which could be beneficial for our filming.

The SD card was then introduced to us next. The memory card is what we would be using to store our recorded data on from the camera. We were shown how to slot it in into the camera and how there are two slots in the camera. One important message we had got during this introduction was to check if the memory card was on lock as this would unable us from recording on the memory card.

A memory card reader was shown to us of whom we would use to transfer our data from the SD card to the computer.

The last equipment shown to us was the video drive. This device would hold and store all our footage, videos and data we have recorded over the period of time. We were shown how to connect and disconnect safely to a computer.

In the health and safety tutorial we learnt that we should not use the camera or any of the equipment in the rain as this would damage the equipment. We were given strict instructions on how to disconnect and turn off equipment top stop from resulting in loss data.

Skills Audit: Livetype & Soundtrack

In our group we filmed a sequence for the exercise of ‘Bag Swap’. The sequence consisted of two men with identical bags in a lift and the bags are accidently swapped by one another without their knowing. We had edited the film and then exported the final cut to software called Livetype and Soundtrack.
With Livetype we were able to add our own credits for our title sequence using different fonts, effects, transitions and colour. This had given our sequence a professional look and created a good thrilling opening to a film.

With Soundtrack we were able export the sequence and add music and backing sounds to the sequence. We were able to match specific sounds and noises to the scenes such as pressing a button for the lift and adding in suspenseful music to create the tense atmosphere.

Livetype Audit

Before we recorded our little practise of the bag swap we did a testing on a other bait film which we edited using final cut pro and used livetype for the titles sequence so we are fimiliar with how it works and how we are going to use these skills for the bag swap piece.

In this lesson we had to film our own version of bag swap which is seen on Collateral. After we recorded our piece we then had a chance to edit it and make it look better.

We used Final cut pro to help us edit it which we then used livetype for the titles sequence which we had this will help us with the real sequence we would have to do. After the livetype we inserted sound to it to make it more exciting and more thrilling.

Livetype audit tutorial

We as a group filmed a sequence of a 'bag swap'. The bag swap occured in the lift where two identical bags get swapped without the other person knowing. We edited the film by cutting some of the sequeuence and making it shorter,we put it on a timeline so it comes up in order of events. We were then introduced to 'Livetype'. This is to use when adding effects to your finished film. We experimented with differnt types of font, effects and colour ,and were taught how to use it so the finished product looks professional.

Skills Audit of Livetype & Soundtrack Pro

After filming our 'Bag Swap' exercise, we then needed to add titles and a soundtrack to it. We finished editing our film and rendered it to be compatible with these programs. We were then made to create titles on Livetype. There are many choices and preferences so you can tweak every detail of the titles on this program. There are numerous fonts, and animations to go with it. However we opted not to use the animations as they were too over the top and would of distracted the audience from what was going on in the film. This allowed us to us the lower-key animations, where the text fade out, or fade in, where they come from side to side. This is better I believe for a film of the genre of thriller. From the start it adds to the mystery created, as the text slowly move around the screen, giving us a feeling of a spy thriller. We can also add colour to the text, this is an important feature, as colour can be a key element which can add to the atmosphere. For example for a thriller film, you would expect coloured tones of matte grey and dark blue, rather than sky blue and bright yellow. Having these darker tones add depth to the atmosphere and create a sense of mystery, whereas the vivid colours may create a sense of happiness and joy.

The second program we used is called Soundtrack Pro. Where you can add pieces of music of all nature, dramatic, tense, fast, slow, or you can create your own one and even change some of the ones pre-loaded on it. This is an interesting program, because it can be used in collaboration with Livetype, having suspenseful titles may not be enough, therefore using this program with the titles from Livetype will be a crucial element in the making of our film, as it will certainly give it a dramatic edge from the music.

My favourite program out of these would be Livetype. Much can be achieved through it, and Soundtrack Pro, however Livetype has an edge because I think that for our film, its what you see will be important, and not what music you will hear.

- Mehmet Tarhan

The Mummy Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor

The style of the writing shows that it goes with what the film is going to be about and also how it relates to the title of the film it has a connection. The titles come up in a way to show who the directors and the crew are. There are various ways of the opening being shot, as it has close up shots to show what it is about and how just by the opening the film might be. Also just by looking at this sequence its not giving away the excact plot of the film and no givng to less information to the audience its at the point where they would put you in suspense and want to carry on watching it.

http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/08/01/the-mummy-tomb-of-the-dragon-emperor/

10) Analysis Of 9 Shots From Art Of The Title Sequence

The title sequence I will be analysing is from the movie 300.

The first shot shows a fight happening. There are horses and warriors shown. This can be said to be a medium shot. The next shot shows a close up of a face with blood splashed out in the left of the shot. The producer’s name is shown in red at the bottom right corner. The 3rd shot is a medium shot showing a warrior with his shield and his spear. There are various titles shown in the bottom left which show the executive producers. The 4th shot shows the title of the movie ‘300’ in red in the middle of the shot in big funky writing.

The next shot is a low angle shot of warriors holding up their spears and has the title in the bottom left corner of an actor. The 6th shot is a long shot of warriors fighting and spears being thrown about and has the titles of two of the actors. The 7th shot is a close up of a warrior holding out his shield and sword and has titles written over him which show who is the costume designer. The next shot shows blood mostly all over the shot and is a medium shot of the action in the fight. The last shot shows blood in the left side of the shot and the titles of the producers.

The whole sequence is cartoon animated and the colour of the font is red. This blends in with the splashing of the blood which is thrown all over the shots. The sequence appeals to me a lot because of its animated graphical nature. It is very cinematic to give a 3D effect and gives an example of what the film could be about.

This is the link to the website http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/03/17/300/

These are the nine shots I have analysed:

SAHARA title sequence analysis

http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/04/16/sahara-2005/

The title sequence of the film 'Sahara' is a narrative opening with the title running throughout. The title of the film 'SAHARA" is shown in on the front of a postcard which shows Sahara the desert. The style of the title themselves is in the font Times in the colour white and is bold. Othere information such as, names of producers and writers are also in the same font but it is not bold. The images are of adventures someone has been on around the world in different places. A panning shot is used at the beginning to show the pictures and then a tracking shot is used to show the souveniors they have from their adventures.

This title sequence appeals to me because of the music used throughtout. It is very upbeat and exciting, it matches the scene because it shows that the characters have had an exciting journey and it makes you curious as to where exactly they have gone and why.

Analysis of Marathon Man

Marathon Man is a 1976 thriller film based on the novel of the same name by William Goldman. The film was directed by John Schlesinger, and stars Dustin Hoffman as the protagonist.

Roy Scheider as his brother, an undercover agent, and Laurence Olivier as Nazi dentist and war criminal.

what happens in the clip is that there is a man in his running gear running on the field this is shown in a tracking shot as the guy is running the camera is moving with him, it then shows another men in a suit walking towards a locker which he then opens t bring out something in a shape of a rectangle box this is keeping us in suspense as we would like to know whats in there also how this is conected to the guy running. The background music were of people screming so this is also creating a scene of suspense as why are people screaming. The place that this was set in was the running field where is starts of with a man running and then into a room full of lockers with dark lighting making it look like its secretive. The editing was parallel as two different stories where shown.

The titles where is bold,white. It was coming in from the left to the right which then faded away.

The trailer of the film is below please click on the link to view.

http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK26KtN99R4