Untitled
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkGWQxCA_tY
This film has a brilliant fight scene in it, very well choreographed and obviously well practiced. It is films like this that inspire me to do a fight scene in our movie. They have taken select peices of footage and made them slo-motion, and repeated some bits for better effect. It looks very effective, and it is an action-filled powerful fight, and this makes me want to use this in a film. We know some people who are very into freerunning and stage-fighting, so we could use this to are advantage and include a fight scene in our film.
Thursday, 14 October 2010
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Product Research - Constantine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3lfSQTDSVM
This seems to sum up exactly what we are aiming for, a macabre mix between exorcisms, the personal life of the main charectar, and horror/thriller exitement. There are a lot of dynamic moving shots, close ups and running shots to portray and accentuate the fast paced action that the movie contains. We will try and replicate and build on the techniques and contents that they use to create a distinctive but inspired peice that will share the quality of Constantine but be a stand alone movie in it's own right.
This seems to sum up exactly what we are aiming for, a macabre mix between exorcisms, the personal life of the main charectar, and horror/thriller exitement. There are a lot of dynamic moving shots, close ups and running shots to portray and accentuate the fast paced action that the movie contains. We will try and replicate and build on the techniques and contents that they use to create a distinctive but inspired peice that will share the quality of Constantine but be a stand alone movie in it's own right.
Product Research - The Last Exorcism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTNl7_QJzgo
This film gives us good shots and clips of a possessed woman, giving us something to base our charectar on so we can see how a typical possesed woman would act, look and move. This film also contains an Exorcist, albeit a bogus one, that we can base Sam's charectar on. Overall, this has been a good film to study as we can use aspects of the charectars to make our charectars more realistic and convincing, and we can use the handheld shakycam-type footage to heighten the tension in the final possesion scenes.
This film gives us good shots and clips of a possessed woman, giving us something to base our charectar on so we can see how a typical possesed woman would act, look and move. This film also contains an Exorcist, albeit a bogus one, that we can base Sam's charectar on. Overall, this has been a good film to study as we can use aspects of the charectars to make our charectars more realistic and convincing, and we can use the handheld shakycam-type footage to heighten the tension in the final possesion scenes.
Audience Research - BARB Top ten BBC4
| 1 | ONLY CONNECT (MON 2030) | 572 |
| 2 | MICHAEL WOOD'S STORY OF ENGLAND (WED 2102) | 522 |
| 3 | MAD MEN (WED 2202) | 467 |
| 4 | WALLANDER (SWEDISH VERSION) (SAT 2101) | 354 |
| 5 | IN SEARCH OF MEDIEVAL BRITAIN (THU 2030) | 348 |
| 6 | THE BORN FREE LEGACY (TUE 2101) | 330 |
| 7 | GAUGUIN - THE FULL STORY (MON 2103) | 318 |
| 8 | MICHAEL WOOD'S STORY OF ENGLAND (SAT 2001) | 309 |
| 9 | SINGER/SONGWRITERS AT THE BBC (FRI 2101) | 308 |
| 10 | BOYS FROM THE BROWN STUFF (SUN 2131) |
Audience Research - BARB Top ten Watch
| 000's | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRAFFIC COPS (MON 2059) | 219 |
| 2 | MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA (WED 1859) | 186 |
| 3 | MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA (MON 1859) | 184 |
| 4 | WORLD'S STRICTEST PARENTS USA (WED 2201) | 170 |
| 5 | MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA (FRI 1859) | 155 |
| 6 | MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA (THU 1900) | 154 |
| 7 | MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA (SUN 1900) | 150 |
| 8 | JONATHAN CREEK (TUE 2100) | 141 |
| 9 | MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA (TUE 1859) | 141 |
| 10 | TOTAL WIPEOUT USA (SUN 1800) |
Audience Research - BARB Top ten Sky 1
| 1 | AN IDIOT ABROAD (THU 2101) | 1,382 |
| 2 | SIMPSONS S21 (WED 1933) | 605 |
| 3 | SIMPSONS (FRI 1930) | 572 |
| 4 | SIMPSONS (WED 1902) | 550 |
| 5 | SIMPSONS S21 (MON 1931) | 529 |
| 6 | THE MIDDLE S1 (SUN 1801) | 528 |
| 7 | THE MIDDLE S1 (SUN 1830) | 509 |
| 8 | HOUSE S7 (SUN 2202) | 492 |
| 9 | SIMPSONS S20 (WED 1832) | 475 |
| 10 | SIMPSONS (FRI 1901) |
Audience Research - BARB Top ten ITV3
1 | FOYLE'S WAR (WED 1959) | 1,245 |
| 2 | MIDSOMER MURDERS (SAT 2001) | 911 |
| 3 | FOYLE'S WAR (TUE 2201) | 740 |
| 4 | FOYLE'S WAR (SUN 1306) | 566 |
| 5 | ROSEMARY AND THYME (TUE 1959) | 492 |
| 6 | FOYLE'S WAR (SAT 1553) | 490 |
| 7 | MONARCH OF THE GLEN (WED 1852) | 486 |
| 8 | MONARCH OF THE GLEN (TUE 1852) | 471 |
| 9 | AGATHA CHRISTIE'S MARPLE (SAT 1756) | 466 |
| 10 | ABOVE SUSPICION - THE RED DAHLIA (FRI 2102) |
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
Product Research - Lullaby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoU6tpvKbZk
Lullaby
This is quite a tedious film, that just proves you need a good storyline to accompany good filming and editing otherwise you end up with a film that drags on and gets boring. In fact the only thing that saves this film is the shots of the spinning baby toy that gives the film a sense of pathos and sadness. When we make a film we will make sure there is good light levels and that the camera is always steady. We will also make sure we have a fast paced storyline so our film doesn't end up like this.
Lullaby
This is quite a tedious film, that just proves you need a good storyline to accompany good filming and editing otherwise you end up with a film that drags on and gets boring. In fact the only thing that saves this film is the shots of the spinning baby toy that gives the film a sense of pathos and sadness. When we make a film we will make sure there is good light levels and that the camera is always steady. We will also make sure we have a fast paced storyline so our film doesn't end up like this.
Product Research - The Sinners
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYiELpYtga4
The Sinners
This had a few things that impressed me, such as the use of a set, which I have not seen in many. Most films tended to use just an empty room or a forest etc. The fact that they had built a set with candles and a knife seemed to make it look professional and scary. They also used a couple of brilliant angles and shots at 1'12'' and 1'15''. We will try to use shots like this as they are visually interesting.
The Sinners
This had a few things that impressed me, such as the use of a set, which I have not seen in many. Most films tended to use just an empty room or a forest etc. The fact that they had built a set with candles and a knife seemed to make it look professional and scary. They also used a couple of brilliant angles and shots at 1'12'' and 1'15''. We will try to use shots like this as they are visually interesting.
Product Research - Blood Rush
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeZOg3sBYqo&feature=related
Blood Rush
This is not a great video, in fact the only reason I chose to include it in my product research is because it uses a nice technique in the middle, where it rapidly flickers between the boy being strangled and anothere scene. If we can work out how to do this we could use this as it is very effective and I think it looks brilliant.
Blood Rush
This is not a great video, in fact the only reason I chose to include it in my product research is because it uses a nice technique in the middle, where it rapidly flickers between the boy being strangled and anothere scene. If we can work out how to do this we could use this as it is very effective and I think it looks brilliant.
Product Research - Scapegoat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD4ooFNC5yQ
Scapegoat - 'Scapegoat' is a film which we made the opening sequence for. The purpose of this was for our AS Media Studies coursework where we had to plan, shoot, edit and compile everything for our own opening sequence. We chose horror as we believed it would be the most interesting genre.
This is a very good film, and I would like to use a similar type of 'jump cut' in the video we make as I think it is very effective and creates a sense of unease. I also like the use of the black and white quick imaging. These are all things we could use in the film we make. This also reminds me that we will need to use suitable music, the music they use in this movie is fitting for the genre and helps build up a sense of tension.
Scapegoat - 'Scapegoat' is a film which we made the opening sequence for. The purpose of this was for our AS Media Studies coursework where we had to plan, shoot, edit and compile everything for our own opening sequence. We chose horror as we believed it would be the most interesting genre.
This is a very good film, and I would like to use a similar type of 'jump cut' in the video we make as I think it is very effective and creates a sense of unease. I also like the use of the black and white quick imaging. These are all things we could use in the film we make. This also reminds me that we will need to use suitable music, the music they use in this movie is fitting for the genre and helps build up a sense of tension.
Audience Research
This website shows the most viewed tv programmes every week -
| 1 EASTENDERS (MON 1959) | 10,149 | |
| 2 | EASTENDERS (TUE 1928) | 9,056 |
| 3 | EASTENDERS (THU 1929) | 8,621 |
| 4 | EASTENDERS (FRI 2000) | 8,353 |
| 5 | NEW TRICKS (FRI 2100) | 7,560 |
| 6 | MERLIN (SAT 1931) | 6,060 |
| 7 | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW (SUN 1929) | 5,682 |
| 8 | COUNTRYFILE (SUN 1829) | 5,681 |
| 9 | HOLBY CITY (TUE 1959) | 5,542 |
| 10 | CASUALTY (SAT 2026) |
All of the top viewed programmes on BBC1 are dramas or soaps, Eastenders, New tricks, Merlin, Casualty etc.
As dramas seem to be the most popular genre, this may be the direction we go in.
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