For our preliminary task, we were asked to shoot a short sequence of a series of various camera shots and angles. This was to demonstrate how we can use different shot types such as, match on action, shot reverse shot and also mantaining the 180 degree rule. We decided who would take which role, Mercedes filmed the shots wth the camera, Michael and I acted ni the film. Michael displayng the 'opening of a door'.
The first part of the task, we filmed Michael from a long shot and he walked towards the camera (and door), we then cut to a close up of his hand pushing the door open. We then came back to a long shot of Michael as he walked through the door. This displayed the match on action shot. We then filmed a medium shot of Michael sitting down, whch then cut to a medium shot of me and agan back to Michael. This demonstartes shot reverse shot. Throughout the film, we maintained the 180 degree rule.
My role was to have a short conversation with Michael in which he asked, 'are you okay' and I replied 'not bad thanks, you?', finishing with Michael saying 'not bad thanks'.
I was happy with the final result, although there is room for improvement. The surroundings we filmed in were slightly too loud and overpowered our voices slightly. Overall though, the results were satisfactory.
The camera work could be more fluid, the transtion between shots are slightly jumpy/mismatched. The match on action matched quite well and so I was impressed with this. I think that we worked well as a group and will produce more good work together.
I haven't had much experience with using the camera but I am confident with it and I am very confident with using Imovie.
The Dark Knight
was funded by Warner bros...
This page gives a brief synopsis of the film underneath the box showing the trailer for the film.
Also down the side of the trailer box, it provides the genre, the year it was made and the names of the actors in the film.
The trailer provides the main plot and draws the attention of the viewer. It shows a selection of clips from the film that the creators think will attract the viewer and help them decide whether the film is for them or not.
Beneath this box, is a brief synopsis of the film, telling the reader a summary of the plot. So if the trailer did not provide enough for the viewer to decide if the film was for them, the synopsis below should.
Down the side of the trailer box, there is information regarding the actors in the film, the genre and year of production. It also shows films produced the same year, and of the same genre.
And made at Warner Bros. studios...
• The studios were first built on a plot of farmland in 1926 by First National Pictures, which Warner Bros acquired in 1928.
• By the late 1930s, Warner Bros. Studios had constructed 9 new sound stages. All these sound stages still being used today.
• At this time, the company was also developng it's own brand of animations. Such as the now well known Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, Sylvester and Tweety who became part of the now classic Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons.
• Two of the main structures on the lot, Stage 16 and the Mill Building, and one exterior set, Midwest Street, were also built during this decade. Stage 16, the largest sound stage at Warner Bros. and one of the tallest in the world, was completed in 1935.
• In 1972, Warner Communications and Columbia Pictures collaborated to create a single production facility called The Burbank Studios. The studio resembled a small city with its own fire department, mail services, bank, restaurant and bicycle shop. Also at this time, The Burbank Studios acquired what is now the Warner Bros. Ranch. Adjacent to the Main Lot, the 32-acre facility houses five sound stages and exterior sets, including Park Boulevard and Blondie Street, a circle of residential houses which have hosted such television classics as Bewitched, The Partridge Family, Dennis the Menace and I Dream of Jeannie .
Warner Bros. also own...
• Warner Bros. International Television Distribution.
• Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
