Animatic

This is the motion animatic edited on Final Cut. The music I have used is Flying Lotus.

New Continuity task

We now have access to to new higher quality cameras, so we decided to redo our continuity tasks to A get to grips with the new equipment and B to find any problems with the compatibility of the Cameras and the Macs.

We took really well to the new Cameras and seem to only encounter one problem at first which was rewinding the tape but this was quickly overcome with a bit of adventuring and fiddling around. The second problem came when we started to edit, we found the sound had a fuzzy effect which can be overcome by using the wind guard over the microphone.

This is my Continuity video.

Nuisances and Minor Concerns

The nuisances include the poor weather conditions as college was closed for two days and could have more closures also in my opening the shots include no snow so I will have to wait for it to clear. another nuisance includes helping other people (invoices) as I am not very good at managing time. I also need a Halloween mask which isn't tacky and not overly used in other films and media.

My minor concerns about the project include Filming near a main road which could be dangerous and the lack of cameras, this means I will have to manage my time better when I have it and work to my best ability.

3 Major Issues

My first issue is that I need to get up for an early morning shot at a location which is hard to get to, firstly this is a problem as my getting up skills are poor, but my project wont have the same effect with out the early morning shot. I will have to work past this by going to bed early and staying at a friends closer to my location.

The other problem is that I have to get transport to my location at the early time as no one lives close enough to walk to it. I have found a bus route which goes closest to the location, it also arrives at an early enough time to get the right live of light.

The third problem is getting my actor to the location and encouraging them to get up in time as they are not being paid for their part in the role so may not feel the need to put in the effort. For this reason I will have to chose my actor carefully, one they will have to have above moderate acting skills to make my opening more professional secondly they will have to trustworthy.

Costume

The character is returning home from a party so I have decided to put him in fairly casual clothes but quite dark and ragged at the same time to fit in with the whole monster theme and the fact that he has been partying all night and lack of sleep, he is also supposed to be a popular character so he also has to look somewhat modern.

I think the simpler I go the better it will look as if I put him in something too fancy it will take away the effect of the animation within my opening. I am going to put him in Jeans but more modern than standard blue jeans, he will also be hooded to create the atmosphere of mystery as all the shots are from over the shoulder to conceal his face.
For the last shot in which we actually see his face he will be wearing a mask as you find out that he has been at a Halloween party. I have not decided which mask yet but I don't want something too tacky or over used within other films.

Location

I have been thinking about locations for my opening, for the first scene I have chosen the road leading down towards Addenbrookes Hospital which is called the Gog Magog hills on the A1307 road. This has a downward slope which looks conveniently like my first shot leading down to a city. For shots within the city I still need to look for appropriate streets I can use, especially shots in which an alley is needed for the animated monsters to lurk down. For the house shot I am thinking of using my friends house situated in Barnwell. Pictures are still to come.