Day three of filming, and the final day of filming, took place on Monday 25th February. The shots were filmed later in the evening/night so that it was completelt dark outside.
There was only one location for filming on this day and that was on the drive of my house. These shots were the toughest to shoot as it's difficult to make hand to hand combat look realistic. due to this i didnt have any set shots i wanted so i just started the camera and we tried different things to see if they looked good. We were using a toy gun however the drive is away from any main roads or busy footpaths and we notified all neighbours surrounding our house. I didn't want to spend too long filming as we were using a flashing light and i was conscious of disturbing my neighbours. We managed to get all the shots relatively quickly and i was really pleased with how well the flashing light worked.
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Filming Day Two
Day two of filming took place on Sunday 17th February 2013. The filming took place in the afternoon and took up quite a while as we had to drive a fair way to get to our locations
The first location was Holton Heath and here we did the outdoors action shots, mainly shots running and jumping as one of the main ideas behind the film is that the protagonist is on the run. we didnt spend much time actually filming there however it took us a while to drive there, then we had to walk through the wooded area to get to the place where i wanted to film. After we finally arrived the was a couple of shots that were took, most of them were good enough first time however i shot some extras just to be safe.
The other location was at Lytchett Minster, at a friends house. It would have been a lot easier to film it on the same day as were in Lytchett filming the car shots however due to poor organising we had to make another trip there. We didn't spend long there, not through my choice but prearranged plans of my friend so we had to get in and done as quickly as possible. despite the lack of time there was good shooting conditions in their house which it a lot easier and faster to set up and film.
The first location was Holton Heath and here we did the outdoors action shots, mainly shots running and jumping as one of the main ideas behind the film is that the protagonist is on the run. we didnt spend much time actually filming there however it took us a while to drive there, then we had to walk through the wooded area to get to the place where i wanted to film. After we finally arrived the was a couple of shots that were took, most of them were good enough first time however i shot some extras just to be safe.
The other location was at Lytchett Minster, at a friends house. It would have been a lot easier to film it on the same day as were in Lytchett filming the car shots however due to poor organising we had to make another trip there. We didn't spend long there, not through my choice but prearranged plans of my friend so we had to get in and done as quickly as possible. despite the lack of time there was good shooting conditions in their house which it a lot easier and faster to set up and film.
Poster Evaluation
The feedback i gained from the film poster was incredibly positive and really went down well with anyone i showed.
The main feature that people liked was the image that was used, the poster was constructed from a single photograph rather than a mixture of many. The quality of the photograph was praised and so was the text and layout. the text received positive comments about the fact it looked clean and professional, and fitted with the photograph without looking obscene or out of place. If i were to do it again i would, although i like the font, perhaps choose one that was a little bit more interesting however other than that i would keep it the same.
One slightly weak aspect that was pointed out was the fact the layout could have looked a little more interesting and that the poster could have more relevance to the film. I understand this and the fact that the image is not taken from a scene in the film however the main mid-ground feature of the photograph is a set of light trails, which link in with the title "Trails"
One slightly weak aspect that was pointed out was the fact the layout could have looked a little more interesting and that the poster could have more relevance to the film. I understand this and the fact that the image is not taken from a scene in the film however the main mid-ground feature of the photograph is a set of light trails, which link in with the title "Trails"
Filming Schedule
This is the filming schedule that I'm using, its fairly basic as because i am making a trailer i only need to film various shots, not entire scenes. The filming should only take 3 days to complete and will require a minimal number of people aswell.
Trailer Evalutation
I asked 3 different people to analyse my final trailer and feedback on their thoughts and suggestions about it, there was a mixture of positive and constructive points but i felt that overall the majority were positive which definitely fills me with confidence.
Some of the most pointed out positive aspects of the trailer included the text, almost everyone I've shown including the three people that gave proper feedback and others have said that they liked the use of text and also the effects used on the text. They say that it looks professional and certainly enhances the feel of an action film rather than distract from it. This is pleasing as it was the effect i was going for, with the contrast of the clean silver text, and the dirty lens effect from the optical flare. If i was to redo it the only change i would make would be perhaps exploring moving the text in 3D space rather than just left and right.
Another positive aspect was the music used, most of the people that viewed it liked the fact that the music goes against the general conventions for action trailer music. It was different however still managed to enhance the feel rather than take from it, and made it feel more original. I'm really happy with the choice of music and probably wouldn't change it if I were doing it again.
Some of weaknesses that were pointed out included the fact that some of the footage was shakey, there was intention for the footage to have a shakey hand-held effect to it however due to lack of equipment some of it appeared more unstable than would have been preferred, the same goes for the lighting of the footage. I wanted it to have a darker feel and deliberately used lights to create high contrast, however due to the low quality of lights being used they didn't particularly give off enough light than what would have been desirable. If doing it again i would make sure to organise myself better so that i can gain access to better equipment and lighting.
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