Story-boards and shot choices

 

 

Story-boards and shot choices.

 

 

 

What is the connection between story-boards and shot choices?

 

The connection between story-boards and shot choices is that when you make a story-board you are planning out the shots you want to take and you draw it out to match the scenes/script.

 

 

 

 

How are story-boards are used in production-

 

Story-boards are used in production because it is an easy/good way to set out your ideas. Also people will most likely understand it more than reading descriptions of a scenery on a script. It is also a good way to see how you want a shot of a scene to be filmed and at what angles you want the camera's to be.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Script

Type of Shot	Photo/Storyboard	Action	Dialogue
MS (mid shot)		Gabriella is on a bus on the way to the cinema and is looking out the window listening to music
LS (long shot)		Gabrielle looks out the window and sees her friend outside of the cinema
WS (wide shot)		Gabriella meets up with her friend Zoe outside of the cinema	Gabriella: Hi how are you? I haven’t seen you in ages!   Zoe: I’m fine thanks and I know I’ve missed you! How are you?   Gabriella: I fine to thanks.
MS (mid shot)		Gabriella and Zoe are sat in the cinema watching a film	Zoe:*whispering* We should have went to see a different film… this is rubbish. Gabriella: Really? I think it’s funny. But I guess it’s kind of weird.

 

 



learning about codecs

Learning about Codecs-

Codec-A device or program that compresses data to enable faster transmission and decompresses received data. 

H.264-Is a video compression technology. But is commonly used for recording formats, and distribution of video content. 

Pro Res- Is a video compression format that was made by Apple Inc.

Bit rate- In telecommunications and computing, bit rate or as variable R) is the number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time.

Work Flow- 

The sequence of industrial, administrative or other processes through which a piece of work passes from initiation to completion.

The History Of Editing

The History Of Editing.

The Lumiere Brothers

Born-

 Auguste Lumiere was born October 19th, 1862, France 

Louis Lumiere was born October 5th, 1864, France 

 Died-

 Auguste Lumiere died April 10th,1954

Louis Lumiere died June 6th,1948

They where french brothers who where the first film makers in history. Also the brothers are famous for making the first moving picture film. This lead to them making the first cinematography and this is also where the word 'Cinema' came from.

                                       

                                          

Marie-George-Jean Melies-

Born- December 8th 1861 and is from France, Paris.

Died- January 21st 1938 in France, Paris.

Marie-George-Jean Melies who is also know as George Melies is know for being an amazing French illusionist and film maker. In the early 1900s he also famous for many technical and narrative developments in the start of cinema making.  He made a historically famous little film called 'A Trip To The Moon' which was made September 1st 1902. Also George was the inventor of the jump cut. The jump cut was discovered when he was filming a bus leaving and the camera got jammed and when it started to work again there was another car in its place. This was a brand new discovery and this is how editing started to be discovered. It was also when they discovered that time was compressed and editing is all about time and compression. 

Edwin Stanton Porter-

Born-April 21st, 1870, Pennsylvania, United States.

Died-April 30th 1941, New York City, United States.

Edwin Stanton Porter worked in a manufacturing company and in the Players film company. However Edwin was most famous for being a director, producer, studio manager and a cinematographer. Edwin made over 250 films in his life time. One of his most important films he made was called 'Jack and the beanstalk'. Edwin contributed to film making by creating new, electrical devises that actually improved communications throughout film making.

David Llewelyn Wark Griffith (D.W)-

Born- January 22nd 1875, Kentucky, United States.

Died-  July 23rd 1948, Los Angeles, United States.

David Llewelyn Wark Griffith who is mostly known as D.W Griffith is famous for being an American film director in the early 1900s  and he made a film called 'The Birth Of A Nation.' He was popular in the film making world because he was the first person to think about moving the camera to get different camera angles. Also he created something called the '180 rule'. This was when you had more than one camera but they where put on certain angles so you can not see the other cameras but you could see the actors from different angles. This was known as continuity editing.

My Photos

'Long Shot'

'Wide Shot'

'Long Shot'

'High Angle'

'High Angle'

'Mid Shot'

How to use Prelude

How to use Prelude.

• Open prelude
• Click new project
• Go to D drive and create a new folder and write 'your name' and '16'
• Then go into folder and click save
• After that open YouTube
• Find a video
• Go onto youtubeinmp4.com
• Copy your video link into the youtubeinmp4.com bar and then click download
• Go into prelude and click ingest
• After that find video in downloads
• Go into transfer options
• Then click transfer clips into destination
• Click primary destination and browse for location
• Find folder on D drive and select it
• Then click ingest
• Double click the video on left
• Then find the you want and click 1
• When you have found the clip you want drag the line and click the letter O

Video editing

How to edit in premier pro cs6

Videos that will help you learn how to edit on premier pro cs6- 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SCz2MQYhZY&list=PL38648D595F475331

Short cuts to help you on premier prop cs6-

K key-stop and starts

K key double clicked- goes twice as fast

L key- backwards on the video.

I key-in

O key-out

J key-forward

Space key- Also stops and starts

When you use one frame you use the arrow keys.

when you have made your chosen clips drag them with the curser to a square bow next the bin. Then your new clip will appear to the left on your screen.

But you click full stop to put your new clip next to the last clip you just made- an overwrite edit.

If you have made a mistake you press command Z  for Mac or you click control Z for PC.

To insert edit you use a comma but not a full stop.

Scripts

Scripts.

Slug line- at the start of every scene.

when you do films at different angles its called a coverage. Also you repeat the scene over and over again just in different set ups.

When the same sequence of story is in a different room its a new scene.

The lighting crew (gaffer) need to know if the scene is in the day or night so then they know what type of lighting to use. The directors also help with the choices of the lighting.

Film out of sequence- when you are in one room you film all of the scenes you need for in that room so then you don't waist any time or money. This is good for directors but not for actors because it can confuse them in scenes. It can confuse them because you are not doing the film in the right order (sequence).

When a new character is introduced you have to put it in capital letters in the script. This is so then the assistant director knows that there is a new character but you don't use capital letters every time you use the name in the script. Also you have to put the age in brackets. If a character is given a name they have to keep the same name through out the hole script this is so then the actors and directors don't get confused through out the film. They also have to do the same with locations.

Even if a characters identity changes throughout a film they are still referred to as there original name. This is so then there is no confusion through out the film and to actors and directors.

When making a film give a few clues to what is happening but not to many. This keeps the audience intrigued and they will want to work out what will happen through out the film.

If you need something later on in the film you need to tell the set designer at the start before you start filming the film.

When writing a script you need to put the dialogue in the centre of the page.

Sound affects need to also in capital letters e.g "TING".

You use metaphors to show horror parts e.g If in a scene someone is killing them self you would reflect this by dramatically showing a mug of tea dropping to the ground and smashing on the ground.

Don't use Microsoft word for scripts!

Scripts are written is present tense.

1 page of script is roughly 1 minute long.

Exterior- Outside 

Interior- Inside

A call sheet is made for the crew (everyone) so then they know where to go and how to get to where they need to be.

Production

What I learnt about Pre-Prod.

Pre-Production

Production 

Post Production

The term 'script is locked' means that you can not change anything on the script except for the director.

A 'script editor' is someone who checks to make sure that the script is right and also gives notes only on the script.

Visualize is part of pre-production.

Producers need investors sometimes because they care about the money. But when they are done they need to give back the investments (ROI- return of investments).

Line Producer is someone who looks for appropriate locations.

Director of photography is someone who is in charge of what cameras they use. 

'gaffer' is an on site lighting director and also deals with electricity.

'colour temperature' is colour change in the skin. daylight- blue tones in the skin. Normal inside lighting- Orange, yellow etc. But a camera can not tell the difference between the colour so you use colour corrector. 

Data Wrangler -gets the information.

Work Flow - from camera to 'cinema'.