Film Making MYP year 5 Technology

Nancy Lee

MYP Year5 Grade 10 Technology

Moving Image Media Film Media
Date Completed: 30/3/2012 Nancy.Lee

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Table of Contents
Criterion A: Investigation ..................................................................................................................... 3 Project stimulus ................................................................................................................................. 3 Central questions............................................................................................................................... 3 Research into the Grammar of Film ................................................................................................. 3 Research: Filming .............................................................................................................................. 6 Research- Film Experiment (notes on Sony Vegas) ........................................................................ 7 Film Experiment ................................................................................................................................ 8 Film analysis ...................................................................................................................................... 8 Objectives .......................................................................................................................................... 9 Testing Plan ....................................................................................................................................... 9 Criterion B: Design ...............................................................................................................................10 Rough Ideas ......................................................................................................................................10 Story Boards ...................................................................................................................................... 11 How does it meet the objectives ...................................................................................................... 13 How does it meet the objectives ...................................................................................................... 15 Evaluation on my choice .................................................................................................................. 15 Screen play ........................................................................................................................................16 Criterion C: plan .................................................................................................................................. 20 Directors Screenplay....................................................................................................................... 20 Decomposition ................................................................................................................................ 22 Directors Decomposition ............................................................................................................... 23 Gantt chart ....................................................................................................................................... 25 Resources for my role as Clapper .................................................................................................... 25 Resources for editing ....................................................................................................................... 25 Criterion D: Create .............................................................................................................................. 26 Criterion E: Evaluate ........................................................................................................................... 26 Directors Objectives ....................................................................................................................... 26 My Testing plan ............................................................................................................................... 26 Work Cited ...................................................................................................................................... 27

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Criterion A: Investigation

Project stimulus
Can we make a short film using different kinds of shots and editing the film by using Vegas movie studio? Our project is to research, design about short film and create it in a group, which does not include any spoken language. Short films are usually used for advertising, or most of them has some meaningful messages and funny. You can also learn through films so probably that is why it is so popular to use videos in our society.

Central questions
1. 2. 3. 4. What techniques are we going to use in Sony Vegas? What kind of shots are there in filming? How long should be the short film is? What kind of equipments do we need for filming?

Research into the Grammar of Film

1. Two shot A shot of two people together 2. Establishing shot Its an opening shot. Its a general view as an extreme long shot used to set the scene 3. Subjective treatment Its a treatment when the viewer is treated as a participant for example when the camera is filming directly or when it is imitating the viewpoint or movement of a character. 4. Objective treatment This treatment involves treating the viewer as an observer. For example privileged point of view which includes watching from omniscient vantage points. 5. Synching The sound recorded at the time of the filming of the movie. 6. 16:9

Film Making MYP year 5 Technology Its a ratio of standard format of the screen width: length 7. Matched cut

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Its a relationship between the shots may make the change seem more smooth. This cut is usually made on an action because the viewers eye is absorbed by the action the character is unlikely to notice the movement of the cut itself 8. Jump cut Its a cut when you switch from one scene to another 9. Motivated cut This cut makes the viewers want to see something which is not visible.

1 Low shot 2 Eye level shot 3 High shot 4 Worms eye shot 5 Canted shot

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Research: Filming
Aim for very short films is about 9-5 or 10-12 minutes long. However, the rough cut of short film is about 60 minutes long.

To film a short movie, you need lots of equipments for that which is like: Digital Editing Workstation Editing Software Portable Audio Recorder Microphones Muffs/ Windscreens Boom pole Steady cam Lighting

This research will help me and my group to find what we exactly need for filming.

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Research- Film Experiment (notes on Sony Vegas)

S: Split the tracks Ctrl+ dragging: change the length of the sound A button on the bottom right: Effect palette A button on the right: Crop + zoom Rendering: When you are saving your work in Mp4 format.

By using this program, I will be able to edit my film much quicker and easier. I can also polish my film by using some effects

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Film Experiment
For our Film making project, we did an experiment on blade runner. From this experiment I have learnt that to film something, you must need actors, director, camera man, sound, clapper and the lighting. Firstly, the actors have to get in their positions, and when they are ready the director needs to check out with camera man, sound and the lighting. When everything is ready, the clapper has to clap and the actors have to start their scene with directors action sign.

Film analysis

Name of media: Teeth: Source: Internet Video: Use of shots: Extremely long shot to show the boat in the middle of the lake (see) Long shot to show two old men on the boat Mid shot to show old mans angry face Comments: Its a very nice film with many different kinds of angle shots. Looks very realistic and I like how they used old men as main character

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Objectives
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

My film should include at least 3 different angle shots The film should be less than 6 minutes long It shouldnt include any swearing words The story should be something meaningful The film must look realistic

Testing Plan
Test Number 1 Description I will show my film to three people and ask them if they noticed different angle shots By timing our film, Ill make sure that its less than 6 minutes long I will show it to other people to check if there is any swearing words I will ask people to tell me if the film is meaningful and has some message in it. Reason for test By having more than 3 different angle shots, It will make the film much more interesting Short films are usually around 5-6 minutes and if its too long, the audience might get bored Audience might get offended if there are swearing words Expected Outcome People will notice that there are more than 3 different angle shots A film that is about 34 minutes long

A film without any swearing words

If the film doesnt include any meaningful message, it might look kind of pointless Its just visually unpleasing to watch a film that doesnt look realistic

A film that gives you meaningful message such as littering

I will ask people to tell me if the film looks realistic

A film that other people think its professional

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Criterion B: Design
Rough Ideas
Idea1 Title: Caterpillar family Setup: A little caterpillar living inside of watermelon with his family placed in the Migros. Conflict: An old man buys the watermelon and cut it into half to eat it. Resolution: The caterpillar family dies however they reproduce in old mans body. To be continued

Idea2 Title: Technology warning Setup: A guy finds an elevator in the school building that he never saw before. Conflict: He gets into the elevator, and when he gets out of it he see everyone in the world is getting under controlled by the robots so he realized that hes seeing the future. Resolution: When the guy comes back to the present, he tries to tell the world how technology is not always good.

Idea3 Title: Secret magic of the tea Setup: The school is going on a hike on a zugerberg mountain. Conflict: A girl and a guy get lost during the hike, they finds a restaurant which is placed in the middle of nowhere. No one is in the restaurant and the owner looks very strange. They decided to have cup of a tea in there but the tea taste like sweet blood. After a while, one of their friends finds them and they all go back to the school. Next, morning a girl and a guy realize that their body has been changed. They freaks out and the girl doesnt know what to do so she just hide in the elevator however, the elevator breaks so she get stuck in there. Resolution: Suddenly, their body changes back and the guy are claustrophobic so he starts slowly dying in the elevator.

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Story Boards
Possible Solution 1

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How does it meet the objectives

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My film should include at least 3 different angle shots

This storyboard does include more than 3 different angle shots. 2. The film should be less than 6 minutes long I think this is going to be a little bit more than 6 minutes 3. It shouldnt include any swearing words It does not include any swearing words 4. The story should be something meaningful I dont think this story is very meaningful however very interesting 5. The film must look realistic It doesnt include any special location so I think it will look pretty realistic

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Possible Solution 2

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How does it meet the objectives

1.

My film should include at least 3 different angle shots

This storyboard does include more than 3 different angle shots. 2. The film should be less than 6 minutes long I think this will be less than 6 minutes long which is good 3. It shouldnt include any swearing words It does not include any swearing words 4. The story should be something meaningful I think this film will be pretty meaningful. 5. The film must look realistic It doesnt include any special location so I think it will look pretty realistic

Evaluation on my choice
I think I am going to use my second Idea as it meets my objective better than my first idea. It includes more than 3 angle shots, Its approximately 5 minutes long, doesnt include any swearing words, Its pretty meaningful and I think It will look realistic as we dont need any green screen. Read

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Screen play
Technology warning shooting script as of February 24, 2012: The First Task

-BeginEXT. OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING LUNCH TIME BE View of the entire school building, no one is outside INT. IT LAB LUNCH TIME LS Students playing online games in the IT lab and none of them are talking to each other MS Two guys who are so into the games and look like they are spaced out. INT. SCHOOL HALLWAY LUNCH TIME LS A guy walking in a hall way alone He walks closer and closer to the camera and he turns left MLS A guy finds an elevator that he never saw before A guy makes questioning facial expression CU A guy press the button of an elevator MLS the door of an elevator opens and the guy gets in CU A guy press the button to the top floor BE He is standing inside of the elevator MS looking at the mirror BE The door of elevator opens

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LS Just a white space appears Its the future of our life but a guy didnt realize yet He hears some noises and start walking towards that direction He finds a door and open it

INT. INSIDE OF A HOUSE1 - AFTERNOON MLS A guy sees one of his friend who look a bit older cleaning the window Suddenly a woman appears and punches his friend for not cleaning the window properly but she was talking weird, more like mumbling.

INT. WHITE SPACE AFTERNOON MLS A guy freaks out and start running away He finds another door and he opens it

INT. INSIDE OF A HOUSE2- AFTERNOON MS There is a guys teacher looking old and sitting on a chair A guy Mr.Schmetaling? CU Mr. Schmetaling doesnt answer and just keep on staring Looks like he is trying to talk with his eyes MS A guy steps forward a bit Suddenly the siren goes on and Mr. Schmetaling shouts

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Mr. Schmetaling RUN!!!!!!! MSL A guy runs out of the room INT. WHITE SPACE - AFTERNOON He is thinking that something is not right and finds a NESPAPER on the floor CU He picks up the newspaper The date of newspaper is from 24/2/2030 and a guy realize that hes in the future CU A guys surprised face He realize that technology and the robots has took over our world MLS A guy is start running around the empty space and open every single door he finds LS He opens a door and there are human looking robots standing in a row staring at a guy, saying La repeated Robots La. La. La. La. La. MLS A guy close the door really hard and start running again LS He opens another door and there are full of humans on the floor laying in a row saying go Humans Go. Go. Go. Go. Go

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MS A guy stare at them for few seconds and slowly close the door He sees a black spot in the white space and start running towards that ZI The block spot gets bigger and bigger MS A guy slowly go in to the black circle INT. INSIDE THE ELEVATOR AFTERNOON BE A guy is in the elevator again CU He slowly press the button Zero MS He calmly waits until the door opens MLS when the door opens he starts running toward the field

EXT. SCHOOL FIELD AFTERNOON MS A guy lays on the field and looking at the sky CU guys face looking hesitated and he smiles at the end

-Ending-

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Criterion C: plan
Directors Screenplay
INT. CLASSROOM DAYTIME ... STUDENT ONE failing in school... POV from STUDENT ONE: FAILED EXAM (1) thrown onto DESK POV from STUDENT ONE: FAILED EXAM (2) thrown onto DESK POV from STUDENT ONE: FAILED EXAM (3) thrown onto DESK STUDENT ONE: (MS unhappy expression)

INT. CLASSROOM DAYTIME ... CLASSROOM working, TEACHER explaining work and writing on BOARD)... ES CLASSROOM in session STUDENT ONE: (MS sitting at DESK, CU tapping PEN, placing pen on DESK and clicking fingers) POV from STUDENT ONE: CLASSROOM and TEACHER freeze STUDENT ONE: (CU exited expression)

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INT. EXAM ROOM - DAYTIME ... STUDENT ONE decides to use time freezing abilities during exam to cheat... STUDENT ONE: (CU clicking fingers, POV copying ANSWER SHEET into EXAMS)

INT. CLASSROOM DAYTIME ... EXAMS are being returned to students... POV from STUDENT ONE: A+ EXAM (1) thrown onto desk POV from STUDENT ONE: A+ EXAM (2) thrown onto desk POV from STUDENT ONE: A+ EXAM (3) thrown onto desk STUDENT ONE: (CU happy expression)

INT. EXAM ROOM DAYTIME ... STUDENT ONE decides to use time freezing abilities during exam to cheat... ES EXAMROOM: students working during exam STUDENT ONE: (MS sitting at DESK, CU clicking fingers) POV STUDENT ONE: TEACHER and CLASSMATES working and moving STUDENT ONE:
(CU expression of fear)

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Decomposition
Level 0 Making a film called The clicker 0. Set up props 0.1. Place all the desks 0.2. Camera is ready 0.3. Light is ready 0.4. Sound is ready 0.5. The actors/actresses are ready to perform 0.6. Pen is ready 1. Film Scene1 POV shots 1.1. Place the camera in front of main character facing the teacher 1.2. Film the teacher walking towards the student with tests 1.3. The teacher throw failed exams towards the camera 1.4. The teacher throw A+ exams towards the camera 1.5. Whole class moving and working 1.6. Record the footages

2. Film Scene2 - Mid shots of a student 2.1. Student sitting at desk looking sad 2.2. Student clicking his pen 2.3. Record the footages 3. Film Scene3 - Establishing shot 3.1. Teacher is in front of the class teaching 3.2. Students are working on their own desk 3.3. Record the footages 4. Film Scene4 Close up 4.1. Tapping pen which the guy was playing with 4.2. Clicking fingers 4.3. Student 1s excited facial expression 4.4. Student 1s feared facial expression 4.5. Record the footages

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Film Making MYP year 5 Technology 5. Editing the film 6. Adding Sound 6.1. Add Foley effects 6.2. Add music 7. Adding titles

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Directors Decomposition
Making a film called The Clicker 1. Film scene 1 The Establishing Shot 1.1. Set up classroom scene (tables, chairs, teacher) 1.2. Set up actors (children and teacher) 1.3. Set up camera at back of class and film teacher handing out papers 1.4. Set up lights 1.5. Set up microphone 2. Film scene 2 Mid shot of boy 2.1. Set up boy at desk 2.2. Set up lights 2.3. Set up microphone 2.4. Actors do actions 2.4.1.Paper one thrown on table 2.4.2. Boy unhappy face 2.4.3.Paper two thrown on table 2.4.4. Boy unhappy face 2.4.5. Paper three thrown on table 2.4.6. Boy pushes papers away 3. Film scene 3 Close up of tests 3.1. Set up desk with three tests 3.2. Set up lights 3.3. Set up microphone 3.4. Single shot of fs on tests 4. Film scene 4 Same Establishing Shot 4.1. Same set up of class room scene 4.2. Set up lights 4.3. Set up microphone 4.4. Set up camera 4.5. Actors do actions 4.5.1. Teacher writes on board and talks 4.5.2. Boy clicks 4.5.3. Classroom freezes 4.5.4. Boy clicks again 4.5.5.Classroom de-freezes 5. Film scene 5 Mid shot boy at desk 5.1. Set up boy at desk 5.2. Set up other kids around him 5.3. Set up lights

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Film Making MYP year 5 Technology 5.4. Set up microphone 5.5. Characters do actions 5.5.1. Boy clicks 5.5.2.Kids around freeze 5.5.3. Boy clicks again 5.5.4.Kids de-freeze Film scene 6 Close up on boys face 6.1. Set up camera 6.2. Set up lights 6.3. Set up microphone 6.4. Set up boy with expressions 6.4.1.Boy bored 6.4.2. Boy surprised 6.4.3.Boy confused 6.4.4. Boy happy Film scene 7 Establishing shot exam room 7.1. Set up camera at back of room again 7.2. Set up lights 7.3. Set up microphone 7.4. Actors do actions 7.4.1. Every kid working hard (silence) Film scene 8 Mid shot boy cheating 8.1. Set up camera in front of boy 8.2. Set up lights 8.3. Set up microphone 8.4. Boy does actions 8.4.1.Clicks fingers 8.4.2. Gets up and looks at exam 8.4.3.Writes down in own exam 8.4.4. Repeats it twice more Film scene 9 - Mid shot of boy 9.1. Set up boy at desk 9.2. Set up lights 9.3. Set up microphone 9.4. Actors do actions 9.4.1.Paper one thrown on table 9.4.2. Boy happy face 9.4.3.Paper two thrown on table 9.4.4. Boy cocky face 9.4.5. Paper three thrown on table 9.4.6. Boy smiles at papers Film scene 10 Close up of tests 10.1.Set up desk with three tests 10.2. Set up lights 10.3.Set up microphone 10.4. Single shot of A+s on tests Film scene 11 - Establishing shot exam room 11.1. Set up camera at back of room again

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Film Making MYP year 5 Technology 11.2.Set up lights 11.3. Set up microphone 11.4.Actors do actions 11.4.1. Every kid working hard (silence) 12. Film scene 12 - Mid shot boy trying to cheat 12.1.Set up camera in front of boy 12.2. Set up lights 12.3.Set up microphone 12.4. Boy does actions 12.4.1. Clicks fingers 12.4.2. Nothing happens 12.4.3. Clicks fingers again 12.4.4. Nothing happens 12.5. Teacher and boy do actions 12.5.1. Teacher says shh

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Gantt chart

Resources for my role as Clapper

Whiteboard/ marker to write down act/scene/take/date Camera for continuity such as actors clothes and the background

Resources for editing

MS Window7 Sony Vegas

Computer

To start the computer and use the software called Sony Vegas to edit the films For editing films (splitting) apply AFX and VFX. Editing Green screen. Render the film at the end. To look go through the film with bigger screen instead of just looking at it from the camera

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Film Making MYP year 5 Technology Mouse Keyboard

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Criterion D: Create Criterion E: Evaluate

Directors Objectives
o o o o o o My film will contain no spoken language as this is a requirement for the task. There will be a maximum of two main characters in my film because my research has shown me this is a preferred element in short films. My film will run for approximately 2-3 minutes as my research has shown this time frame is used in the more effective short films. My film will have an introduction, complication and resolution because this structure is used in most short films. My film will be shot in colour as the interview I conducted proved this feature was preferred. My film will contain a moral as majority of the individuals I interviewed preferred this element in short films.

My Testing plan
Test Number 1 Description I will show my film to three people and ask them if they noticed different angle shots By timing our film, Ill make sure that its less than 6 minutes long Reason for test By having more than 3 different angle shots, It will make the film much more interesting Short films are usually around 5-6 minutes and if its too long, the audience might get bored Audience might get offended if there are swearing words If the film doesnt include any meaningful message, it might look kind of pointless Expected Outcome People will notice that there are more than 3 different angle shots A film that is about 3-4 minutes long Actual Outcome & Notes It has more than three different angle shots such as CU, mid shot and establishing shot. My film is about 2 minutes long which is less than 6 minutes however, I think its a bit short. My film does not include any swearing words My film does give some message that you shouldnt cheat in your life.

I will show it to other people to check if there is any swearing words I will ask people to tell me if the film is meaningful and has some message in it.

A film without any swearing words

A film that gives you meaningful message such as littering

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5 I will ask people to tell me if the film looks realistic Its just visually unpleasing to watch a film that doesnt look realistic A film that other people think its professional

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I guess my film looks pretty realistic however I think I could have made it more visually pleasing my using some effects

Work Cited
1) What Video Equipment Do I Need? Web. 1 Mar. 2012. <http://www.indie-filmmaking.com/video-equipment/>. 2) "How Long Should a Short Film Be? | Filmmaker.com." Filmmaker.com. Web. 2 Mar. 2012. <http://www.filmmaker.com/node/8416>. 3) "The 'Grammar' of Television and Film." The Grammar of TV and Film. Web. 1 Mar. 2012. <http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/short/gramtv.html>.

Personal Evaluation
Criterion A Investigate For creating a short film project, I have started off by doing some researches. Firstly, the most important thing was to research about what short films are usually used for and what equipment we need. I have also analyzed one of the films that we watched in class, and I also did some editing experiment by editing the film that our class has produced. We used Sony Vegas, which is an editing program for making films. From Investigating, I have learnt what kind of angle shots are there in filming and learnt how to use Sony Vegas. I found it kind of difficult to use Sony Vegas however, by doing some experiments, my skill has improved slightly. The thing I could have changed for my investigating part is that, I wish I could have analyzed more films so I could compare the different use of angle shots.

Criterion B- Design For my design section, I have produced my ideas, storyboards and the screenplay. Firstly, I wrote down 3 different ideas to choose the best one out of it. For my storyboards, I have chosen my two favorite ones however, when I got to write my screenplay, I wasnt sure which one I should use. Neither of my ideas were great however, one sounded little bit plain and the other one seemed like it was going to be a long film so I just decided to use the plain but meaningful idea. I found it difficult to write a screenplay because you have to think about every single angle shot you are going to use and you dont know which place you are going to film yet it was a bit challenging.

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However, from this section I have learnt that screenplays are always written in courier font 12 and the characters name should be in bald. Criterion C- Plan The film that got chosen was Mikaleas The Clicker so for this section, we basically copied and pasted her screenplay and wrote our own decomposition out. After, we were finished with our decomposition we got into a group, and produced a Gantt chart for our next 6 hours of filming lesson. We have also planned the resources that we are going to be used.

Criterion D- Create The most fun part of the project, we started to film our movie. The thing went well in this part is that, everyone in our group co-operated together and the directors were always coming up with good suggestions. The difficult thing was when we recorded our film on different day, the lighting was slightly different, so I had to used lots of white balancing on Sony Vegas. From this experiment I have learnt how you can record the film in different angle shots and I got to know Sony Vegas better. If we had more time, I would like to edit my video more realistic and cool.

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