Digital StoryBoard: Survival Of The Wittest

Time Frame For Digital Storyboard

1.by now rough sketches with instructions e.g camera sound edit etc should be completed.
2.by end of next week 21st December half of photos to match sketches should be taken and checked.
3. by 8th of Jan all photos to be presented to dgn in class.
4. by 15th Jan photos to be accompanied with director instructions( mis en scene). etc.
5. presentation format:story board photographs with directorial instructions to be on blog by 22nd of Jan.
6. micro analysis of own story board to be completed by last week of half term Feb 12th?

Iphone short film: Zombie Case Study

What is the source of the text?

The source of the text is an article on how two men put together a short film using only a Iphone 4s and their imagination. The iphone 4s special effects were the only accessories used in this short film and was enough to make a adequate, even enjoyable, short film.

What are the key points?

The key points are that this film was the first short film to be captured on phone.By seeing how great the production is it shows how advance technology has become especially if short films can be created successfully from a phone. The creativity in this short film is a significant key point as it saves the makers money very cleverly without editing anything significant. 

Choose one quote to remember?

"Two friends use an iphone to document a zombie Apocalypse"

What are your opinions on the subject matter?

I believe that using a phone to create a short film is create and amazing as it really does highlight how advance technology is when you think that only 6 years ago the public were introduced to something as simple as camera and bluetooth. The only negativity of this short film is that people believe they can create a film purely because they have a camera therefore diminishing the quality and importance of film making.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Neville's Speech Scene

American Beauty

American beauty is a classical drama movie directed by Sam mendes and written by Alan ball. this epic story consists of a family living in the suburbs of American town. this fantastic tale shows he audience how life of an adult can be and how meek and dull it can become, American beauty focuses on high lighting society issues through the film and how they affect the average American citizen's life martial problems, job entrapment and unhappiness. the main character Lester meets his daughter's friend Angela and becomes enamoured with her lighting a fuse within himself that leads to drastic changes which the audience see as the film commences, along the way the protagonist in this amazing film realises his life and marriage is a failure along with his relationship with his daughter is gone therefore he decides to do something about his shattered gloomy life leading him to live his American dream which is symbolised through him buying the car he always wanted quiting his job etc. the eccentric enamouring he has for Angela progresses as it pushes Lester to work out after overhearing a conversation about him between his daughter and Angela and angela prefering men with 'muscles' this then gave lester the drive to make himself more fit and healthy showing the audience the effect she has on him, even though this type of attention from lester towards angela is considered wrong it just indicates how lonely and desperate for attention he feels.Lester's daughter creates a oddlly and emotionally bonding relationship with the boy next door ricky which shows the symbolism of beatuty in life through the most mundane things i.e a plastic bag blowing through the wind.

The Hobbit

how is 'hype' being created about the Christmas release of peter Jackson's 'the hobbit'

The hobbit is being advertised heavily by the blog made officially by peter Jackson. trailers, interviews and pictures of the cast have been included to keep the audience updated and freshly interested in the anticipated release for the hobbit. The hobbit is being advertised greatly my many articles talking about the upcoming film. Action figures are being made and sold to keep the interest high along with the reselling of the lord of the rings in 3d with directiors cut just to continuoulsy keep the audience interest.

camera shots

This camera shot in inglorious bastards is called a establish shot which allows for the current scene in the film to be set and shown to the audience as the scene can trigger a emotional response from the audience such as wariness, anticipation and hesitation etc.

this is a mid close up shot from my boy jack which shows the audience jacks determined eagerness to start training in the army to the audience, by allowing the audience to see jack's posture from his rigid shoulders and mused tie the audience can deduce that this moment is significant for the character jack henceforth will be significant for the film and consequentially to the audience.

This is a a extreme close up shot used in harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1, this camera shot occurs at the first shot of the opening scene which is significant as this shot emits  powerful emotions to the audience which was the aim as only the eyes are shown to convey what the character is thinking and feeling to the audience. As the emotions such as fear, helplessness and solemness  are shown at the very beginning of this film through this extreme close up it also sets a wary anticipated feeling of foreboding within the audience.

This is a birds eye view canted shot used in harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2. this shot allows the audience to see the two character's body language is relaxed and comfortable, with each other and their surroundings henceforth showing the relationship between these two characters making this camera shot significant for the film's plot.

This camera shot from lethal weapons  is called a eye level shot which means that the audience is sharing the same point of view as the character, which can let the audience connect strongly with the character and what they are feeling at that point of the movie. This eye level shot shows the audience that the character is eye level with a gun henceforth making the audience feel scared for the main character's predicament.

This shot from the hunger games is a long mid shot of one of the main characters running. This shot effectively portrays the chaos occurring around him by having the chaotic background blurred and having the camera focused in on him, as his panic determined face intensifies the chaotic environment for the audience to see and feel through his facial expressions and his body language.

 This camera shot is a worms eye view of will smith in bad boys 2. This worms eye view camera shot shows the audience will smith's dominance at this moment in the film it allows the audience to see his status as a powerful formidable police officer therefore the audience immediately knows that he is going to be a significant role in the film and therefore is respected