Film - Complete!

Film - Editing

The final bit of filming took place this morning. I would write about it, but unfortunately I couldn’t make it back to Nottingham in time.

This afternoon I spent my time editing the film, piecing together different shots and adding the soundtrack. Although I’m only half way through it. Further work needs to be done, including adding the credits. We also need to record the voiceovers.

Film - On set

Who knew organizing a few people could be so difficult. OK, so over the past 2 weeks we have been filming Ticket.

The first day of filming took place at a bus stop on Birchover Road, Nottingham. This road was to our advantage as it wasn’t very busy; therefore we were able to film all that was needed. It was also a sunny day, so luckily we didn’t have to worry about the weather!

Before filming, we had to arrange a day to suit everyone, however this proved to be very difficult, as one actor was free one day but the other wasn’t. After finally agreeing on a day, the camera man forgot to wake up. Already behind on the work, Briony and I had to film it ourselves.

Lesson learnt: Do not leave filming weeks into the project – people may not be free when you want them to be.

Problems encountered: We experienced several problems that day. Firstly people were stood at the bus stop, in our shot. They realised we were filming and kindly moved out the way. However towards the end of the shoot, a young boy was in the shot and refused to move when we asked politely. To solve this we had to wait until his bus came.

The second day of filming took place outside a care home. However we only used the gates of the premises. We planned to film on a dull day, and luckily enough the weather forecast was right! This suited our shot nicely, as it represented the mood outside a mental home.

Problems encountered: The gates we were using in our shot was the main entrance to the care home, therefore visitors kept disturbing our shots as the gates kept opening when a car approached.

I played the part of the nurse and was required to walk past the censors for the gates. Unfortunately this made them open. To solve this problem, we put a jumper over it, but had to keep an eye out for approaching cars.

Film - More photos on set

Film - Photos on set

Film - Filming locations

Today I took pictures of the three filming locations to put with our risk assessment.

Filming at the bus stop:

Filming on the bus:

Filming outside a care home:

Film - Character descriptions

Below are the character descriptions, as produced by another member of the group:

Boy: The boy is one of the main characters. He is a local carpet salesman, dressed smart but not too smart. This suggests he is down to earth and doesn’t take himself too seriously. His clothing includes a light coloured shirt i.e. pale blue, a brightly coloured tie to reflect his personality, a black v neck jumper, smart trousers i.e. suit trousers and smart shoes. His character is the type of person who is able to start up a conversation quite easily. This shows when he asks the girl why she never gets on the bus and the subsequent conversation. 

Girl: The girl is another main character in the film. She appears at the start sitting at a bus stop, wearing a cardigan, t-shirt and jeans. Her clothes will look old and rough, due to the fact that she has not been able to buy any new ones. She is portrayed as an innocent girl and therefore uses these clothes to cover her body and to make her feel protected. They are clothes she can hide under to seek comfort. She has had a traumatic childhood and has an isolated teenage life, shrinking into herself and watching the world go by.     

Nurse: The Nurse appears briefly at the end of the film. She is dressed in her uniform, allowing the audience to easily recognise her character. The dress is a traditional/old style indicating that the mental home has quite a conventional approach to the way they treat the patients, i.e. that they have strict rules or systems in place. Her personality is of a sweet nature with a cynical edge which can be seen through her facial expressions and posture when the girl returns to the care home at the end of the day. 

Film - Getting organised

Last lesson three out of five members turned up to lesson. So the three of us spent the lesson going through our ideas and also creating a time plan to organise ourselves, as shown below.

The plan shows who needs to do what and by when. If all tasks are completed by the set date, this will allow us to film as planned.

This weekend, I have managed to complete a risk assessment form for filming at the bus stop and also managed to borrow some clothes off my brother and boyfriend. These clothes will be used for the boy character.

Film

Forth lesson into Moving Image and I have yet to post. So here it is!

During the first session we selected our team and got allocated a script, Ticket, which we are able to edit and add to. I was very pleased with the script given, as the main location is set on a bus, which will hopefully prove to be a challenging, yet fun aspect of the project.

Also, during this session we began to brainstorm ideas about the film, some successful, whilst others weren’t. I’m not going to lie, but I think we should have picked at least one person who is interested in film to be in our group. It was after the class had selected members when we realised none of us are that interested in film. However we are trying our best to produce a high standard film.

Later on in the lesson we also assigned roles:

Me: Editor
Briony: Producer
Rachelle: Director
Beidi: Sound
Chris: Camera


Brief outline of the story: The beginning of the film takes place at a bus stop, where a girl meets a boy. They end up going on a bus together and chatting until the girl eventually gets off.

Similar to the film The Uninvited, we have decided to make the girl imagine things, i.e. the boy is just in her imagination. This can only be seen at the end, when she waves him off and he’s not really there

Animation - COMPLETE!

Animation - Exploding chandelier

Nearly finished my animation! YES! Ok, so today I added an explosion effect to a chandelier, using a pArray. All that's left to do is:

1. Add the bell to the scene
2. Add lighting
3. Render

Animation - Candles

After searching, and not succeeding, for tutorials on how to create a candelabras, I created one from the chandeleir made the other day:

Animation - Table

Last night, whilst my boyfriend was on xbox and I had nothing to do, I decided to create a table to go inside the church. This consisted of adding a texture to boxes. I also swift-looped the cross out the box.

Animation - Chandelier

I decided to alter the size of the candle holders on the chandelier. I also inserted candles and changed the colour of the chandelier using the material editor.

Animation - Chain & Chandelier

Today I created a chain to go with the bell. To do this I followed a tutorial on http://www.secondpicture.com. Obviously I will make it longer when I merge it into my animation. The chain will be used to swing the bell across the cart.

I also created a chandelier by following a tutorial found on YouTube. At first I thought it would be a fairly difficult object to create, but all it consisted of was using the Extrude, Bevel and Chamfer properties on a cylinder!

Of course I will change the colour to suit a chandelier. I am also debating whether or not to alter the size of the light holders, i.e. make them smaller. To do this, I will have to do is scale them down.

Animation - Bell

I also created a bell which will later be animated to swing down, just missing the cart. To create the bell, I followed a tutorial on http://tutorialtown.com/

Animation - Fog effect

Today I experimented with the fog effect to add to the graveyard. At first I was unsure which parameters to alter because there were so many, and I struggled to get the desired effect. In the end I found myself changing the Density and Max Steps and produced the effect as shown below:

You can't tell much difference, but I'll carry on experimenting with the parameters to see if I can produce a more noticeable effect.

Animation - Final week

So this is the final week of animation and I can confidently say I have enjoyed this project, but not enough to continue on to second year! Although it's the final week, we still have the holidays to complete it (luckily).

Having almost completed the graveyard, this week I have been focusing on creating the inside of the church. So far I have added textures to the walls and floor, created the pews (benches found in church), and added a ledge on the back of them containing bibles.

Additionally I produced a skeleton hand, which eventually be animated to come out from under a pew. Creating this was probably the most challenging aspect of this week.

Things to do:

1. At the moment, the ride goes through the walls and window. Need to find out how to animate the door and window

2. Need to find out how to make a chandelier for another scare scene

3. Need to find out how to create a bell

Animation - Storyboard

Today I created a storyboard for my haunted ride. Having already thought of a theme and scare scenes to include, this task proved to be simple. Before the ride begins, I have decided to include an opening image asking "Would you dare to ride the [name of ride]?"

Animation - Screenshots