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From emzwood18 in My Media (171 days old)

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The production of Sacred Writing From emzwood18 in My Media (185 days old)

After our preliminary task was completed then we bagan the task of making our final piece. We were given our brief and initially Katy and i were working together and Ellie and another student, howeve… more

Evaluation From mischief-makers-media in Setting the scene... (189 days old)

Please see attached my evaluation for my opening sequence: Im pleased to have everything completed, but there is one or two changes that i would have liked to make looking back on the opening … more

Payback From mischief-makers-media in Setting the scene... (190 days old)

Here is the film, it's just over three minutes long: … more

Evaluation From emzwood18 in My Media (190 days old)

I am currently experienceing difficulties uploading my final piece, therefore i uploaded my evaluation first.… more

the comentary update From the--driver in media a level (191 days old)

bad news been unable to do podcast so am having to write it on here. above are each question and its answers sorry … more

Evaluation From ellieb13 in My Media (192 days old)

Please find attached my powerpoint presentation of my evaluation. i have encluded hyperlinks to specific websites that influenced my opening sequence. Personally i feel that my final piece worked r… more

Inspiration - The Blair Witch Project & Cloverfield From mischief-makers-media in Setting the scene... (196 days old)

I was inspired by these two films by the way in which they were filmed; they both use hand-held cameras that give the films a more personal and rustic feel. Obviously with no budget i would never be a… more

Almost done! From mischief-makers-media in Setting the scene... (196 days old)

Today i have finished editing my film and added the soundtrack, making it look as polished as i could, and also uploaded the soundtrack onto this blog for you to hear. I am fairly pleased with the… more

Soundtrack From mischief-makers-media in Setting the scene... (196 days old)

Here is my soundtrack. Enjoy! … more

the commentary From the--driver in media a level (196 days old)

a podcast will been put onto the blog soon after it has been finished. this will been my evaluation… more

the end of all things From the--driver in media a level (196 days old)

below is the finished film which has now been fully edited the editing process has been hard due to use of new software and differculty with my laptop disappearing. all in all, filming has been… more

finished at last From the--driver in media a level (196 days old)

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Sacred Writing From ellieb13 in My Media (199 days old)

Here i have uploaded my final piece. Over all i am very pleased with it and i feel it conveys the message we were aiming for. Please find my evaluation of the final product attached above. … more

Transferring Film From ellieb13 in My Media (199 days old)

5th May Today i transfered my film using quick time converter and then burnt it onto a blank CD. I found out that you are able to convert your films into different formats depending on where you wi… more

Filming and Editing, plus numerous technical difficulties From emzwood18 in My Media (201 days old)

Ellie,Katy and I refilmed the office scene again. This time we decided to use Katy as the actress as it would be easier to direct her and easier to contact her to decide filming times. The filming wen… more

Adding The soundtrack From ellieb13 in My Media (201 days old)

30th April Today i watched the clips we had already edited together and made a couple of changes to the editing such as a longer scream at the end. Now our film was edited together i added our ch… more

Editing From ellieb13 in My Media (206 days old)

Having completed all the filming i can now begin to edit which shots we want and create the opening sequence of our thriller. As we filmed each shot 2-3 times we had a variety to choose from and there… more

Filming the Outdoor shots From ellieb13 in My Media (206 days old)

27th April Since we had already filmed the office scenes the outside scenes needed to be shot in the same amount of detail. Straight away we came across a problem as the weather was different, howe… more

Re-Filming - Office scenes From ellieb13 in My Media (206 days old)

After our technical difficulties we decided to re-film. To begin with we watched back all our previous shots and then decided on how we could improve them; by adding more close-ups, facial expressions… more

Film name and titles From ellieb13 in My Media (248 days old)

After unsuccesful being able to trsnfer our filming onto the macs, Emma and i decided to begin thinking of the films name. After alot of debaiting we decided on 'Sacred Writing', we felt this worked a… more

Titles From mischief-makers-media in Setting the scene... (248 days old)

Today i made the titles for the end of the film, deciding on its design. I would also like to include a similar clip after the first graveyard scene. It would again be a black background with white wr… more

technical difficulties From ellieb13 in My Media (249 days old)

Due to the new camera's not being able to sync with the laptops we can no longer transfer all our filming we have done to final cut express. However we have found a way to overcome this yet the qualit… more

Thursday 12th March From mischief-makers-media in Setting the scene... (252 days old)

Today i uploaded the graveyard scenes onto the laptop and deleted the clips that i knew i would not use in the film. I am slightly more behind schedule thab i would have liked to be, due to days of ba… more

Sound Track From ellieb13 in My Media (254 days old)

After searching for a sound track, we fond one that seems to co inside with our story. The track we hope to use is called 'goodnight, travel well' by the killers. Theres a point in the song where the … more

Filming From ellieb13 in My Media (254 days old)

11th march today i managed to film the interior shots of our character in an office. i feel it all went well however we had to make sure we kept the continuity flowing by making sure the costume wa… more

film progress From the--driver in media a level (255 days old)

filming has finished and i have started to edit the film together. i have also now chosen my soundtrack for the film. the song has a slow opening which gives atmosphere but then kicks in which is w… more

Tuesday 10th March From mischief-makers-media in Setting the scene... (255 days old)

Today i looked at what scenes i want to include from the footage i have downloaded so far.… more

film progress From the--driver in media a level (255 days old)

nearing the end of filming, just a few more shots left to film.… more

Graveyard scenes - Thursday 5th March From mischief-makers-media in Setting the scene... (259 days old)

Today i filmed the graveyard scenes, which i will use at the beginning of my film to show that the main character is already dead, then the film will move back in time to when the character breaks int… more