Hey hey,
I've done a mock up of my Channel four "FEAR" ident as a animatic.
Traditionally animatics are still images, but with this idea it was very hard to plan out on paper how i wanted it to look. So, i thought i'll just do it! I've filmed sort of what i will do.
My idea is to make you feel like your TV has gone dodgy and then these unsettling images appear. You can also hear my soundtrack, but that also needs tweaking.
Here we go
I know that youtube isn't the best quality, but i think it gets my idea across. Also the cut footage is just a knife and a sink, i do have other footage in mind to film.
The sound i am really pleased with but i'll explain that in a new blog.
Monday, 6 October 2008
Multipul Me's!
I've been testing my skills out on after effects, i really like doing special effects. I've never been a massive fan of too much CGI/post production work, but i can see why production companies opt for this. I think post production or SFX is an area i'd like to start in...possibily...
Anyway this is me five times in the same room.
"How did i do this?" i hear you say...
Well, I filmed myself five times, then layed them up in after effects and masked round four of them. I thought this would be a lot harder than it actually was.
My next task is to make my head blow up! using a combination of post production and on set SFX.
Anyway this is me five times in the same room.
"How did i do this?" i hear you say...
Well, I filmed myself five times, then layed them up in after effects and masked round four of them. I thought this would be a lot harder than it actually was.
My next task is to make my head blow up! using a combination of post production and on set SFX.
MAX PAYNE
The new action film Max Payne as we all know is an adaptation of a video game. I don't think there as ever been a good video game film! FACT!
Here is the trailer.
The one Thing i have read, which is pretty cool is that the makers have used a new type of camera the records at 1000 frames per second. This means they can get that super slow motion effect like in the video game. You can see this effect in the trailer.
From the one and half minutes i've seen it looks rather like a story from Sin City, the sound, visuals and style.
I suppose we'll have to wait and see...
Here is the trailer.
The one Thing i have read, which is pretty cool is that the makers have used a new type of camera the records at 1000 frames per second. This means they can get that super slow motion effect like in the video game. You can see this effect in the trailer.
From the one and half minutes i've seen it looks rather like a story from Sin City, the sound, visuals and style.
I suppose we'll have to wait and see...
Thursday, 2 October 2008
after effects
Never used after effects before this week, i've had a understanding about it, how it works and what it does. And, a couple of times i've even opened it clicked a few buttons and closed it down. After effect is a program i have been wanting to learn and i have relished this oppurtunity to learn.
With the few skills i learn't i my first class i made these channel four "fear" title screens.
This is my first attempt
Basically it is a photoshop file and i have layered the layers on top of each other in the correct order and animated them. This technique can work to good effect, used in the right way. I have also used a spot light, to give it a feathered edge.
SECOND ATTEMPT
This attempt is better. I've used the spot light more effectively, animating it, using it to help create an atmosphere. I have also animated a blur on the text.
THIRD ATTEMPT
On this one i have used a mask on the text so that when the spot light intensity gets higher the mask fades in. I believe this works well.
FOURTH ATTEMPT
This is similar to the third one, but this time i've used a camera. The cameras in after effect are a great tool, thay enable you to create a 3D style look.
After combining all my skills i have created this ident.
I think that this is pretty close to professional. I've used many skills, Cameras, lights, key frame animation, compositions inside compositions, the lot. I'm really pleased with this effort.
With the few skills i learn't i my first class i made these channel four "fear" title screens.
This is my first attempt
Basically it is a photoshop file and i have layered the layers on top of each other in the correct order and animated them. This technique can work to good effect, used in the right way. I have also used a spot light, to give it a feathered edge.
SECOND ATTEMPT
This attempt is better. I've used the spot light more effectively, animating it, using it to help create an atmosphere. I have also animated a blur on the text.
THIRD ATTEMPT
On this one i have used a mask on the text so that when the spot light intensity gets higher the mask fades in. I believe this works well.
FOURTH ATTEMPT
This is similar to the third one, but this time i've used a camera. The cameras in after effect are a great tool, thay enable you to create a 3D style look.
After combining all my skills i have created this ident.
I think that this is pretty close to professional. I've used many skills, Cameras, lights, key frame animation, compositions inside compositions, the lot. I'm really pleased with this effort.
Monday, 29 September 2008
Ident sound scape
On the creative side of this brief i am going to start with the sound. I believe the sound is a good place to start because it creates the atmsophere. The sound makes a visual scary, Freddy Kruger would have looked shit in a silent movie, but with the right music and sound effects he takes a complete different form. Thats how important sound is to film, if they would have put clown music to the ghost face "Scream" killer...well you would have Scary Movie (which with out going of subject are the worst types of film), but i think i make my point.
With the sound i can make an instant impact, which i don't think i could do with a visual. Also if i have the sound to work off i believe the visual will come naturally, as for if i create the visuals i'll have to make music to fit.
With the sound i can make an instant impact, which i don't think i could do with a visual. Also if i have the sound to work off i believe the visual will come naturally, as for if i create the visuals i'll have to make music to fit.
Thursday, 25 September 2008
New YEAR, New BRIEF. IDENT
Ah, the start to a new year, a further step into my career.
The new brief title is "IDENT" a 20 second trailer for a programme on a TV channel.
The stand out programme, or in this case season is "FEAR" an ident for a series of horror/thriller films on channel 4.
My first step of research is to view other idents form previous horror seasons.
This is bbc's 2 ident.
My firsts thoughts are the eerie location, which is a graveyard. I think this is a bit cheesy, however you instantly know it is a advert for something scary. Then there are the clips of classic horrors, which confirm it is an advert for a horror programme. The music is also key, loud and dark, creating an atmosphere. And, finally the deep voice over. A film trailer classic. I believe BBC 2 have gone for the B-Movie look, with the mummified "2" at the end. This isn't really my thing, looks a bit "Buffy the vampire" really tacky
This is ITV's
This, personally, is poop. It's just a montage of horror clips with a cheesy song about the boogyman. Not good what-so-ever, the guys at ITV obviously couldn't be bothered that day. This is an example of what not to do.
This is TV3's
I'm not totally sure what TV3 is, but this is a good attempt at something original. If i'm honest i'm not sure if it is for a horror series. But, I like how its unexpected, it seems like a advert for a music programme and then BAM! there is blood everywhere.
This would be the trailer for the american re-make of The Grudge, sorry for the Sarah M. Gellar intro.
What i like about this is the invert hair, for the titles/credits. It's a nice colour scheme, not one you would label with horror, but it as a soft uneasy feel. The font also flows with the hair and there is something unsettling about the distorted/larger letters in the font. The music helps with this though.
This is 2 trailers from The Blair Witch Project.
The second trailer is better than the first one, but neither of them are that great. What i do like about them is that in parts your not quite sure what you are looking at, and that unsurity is scary. The bit with the hand prints on the wall. When you think about it they could be any old hand prints, but with the right music your head automatically goes to blood. Also, the bit with the girl running, again she could be running away from anything, but we think it is something terrible.
I also like how the short text at the beginning sets the tone for the whole trailer.
What i have learn't from these few idents and trailers is that you have to identify your audience quickly. I wasn't a fan of the BBC2 ident, but it captured the horror feel instantly. However, i feel they did it in the wrong way, i previously said that i think they went for a B-Movie look, but it was too polished, they could have added film grain. It also mixed gernres, It was set in a graveyard, which we normally associate with zombies, but a mummy jumped out of the grave.
The TV3 ident did not indentify the horror audience at first, and if i'd have seen that when surfing through the channels looking for something about horror then i would have gone straight past it.
The horror trailers are good examples, because they get to the point. The music is right, the visuals fit and you know exactly what your watching.
I think with this ident being only 20 seconds long you have indentify the genre within 3 seconds and keep the pace going.
The new brief title is "IDENT" a 20 second trailer for a programme on a TV channel.
The stand out programme, or in this case season is "FEAR" an ident for a series of horror/thriller films on channel 4.
My first step of research is to view other idents form previous horror seasons.
This is bbc's 2 ident.
My firsts thoughts are the eerie location, which is a graveyard. I think this is a bit cheesy, however you instantly know it is a advert for something scary. Then there are the clips of classic horrors, which confirm it is an advert for a horror programme. The music is also key, loud and dark, creating an atmosphere. And, finally the deep voice over. A film trailer classic. I believe BBC 2 have gone for the B-Movie look, with the mummified "2" at the end. This isn't really my thing, looks a bit "Buffy the vampire" really tacky
This is ITV's
This, personally, is poop. It's just a montage of horror clips with a cheesy song about the boogyman. Not good what-so-ever, the guys at ITV obviously couldn't be bothered that day. This is an example of what not to do.
This is TV3's
I'm not totally sure what TV3 is, but this is a good attempt at something original. If i'm honest i'm not sure if it is for a horror series. But, I like how its unexpected, it seems like a advert for a music programme and then BAM! there is blood everywhere.
This would be the trailer for the american re-make of The Grudge, sorry for the Sarah M. Gellar intro.
What i like about this is the invert hair, for the titles/credits. It's a nice colour scheme, not one you would label with horror, but it as a soft uneasy feel. The font also flows with the hair and there is something unsettling about the distorted/larger letters in the font. The music helps with this though.
This is 2 trailers from The Blair Witch Project.
The second trailer is better than the first one, but neither of them are that great. What i do like about them is that in parts your not quite sure what you are looking at, and that unsurity is scary. The bit with the hand prints on the wall. When you think about it they could be any old hand prints, but with the right music your head automatically goes to blood. Also, the bit with the girl running, again she could be running away from anything, but we think it is something terrible.
I also like how the short text at the beginning sets the tone for the whole trailer.
What i have learn't from these few idents and trailers is that you have to identify your audience quickly. I wasn't a fan of the BBC2 ident, but it captured the horror feel instantly. However, i feel they did it in the wrong way, i previously said that i think they went for a B-Movie look, but it was too polished, they could have added film grain. It also mixed gernres, It was set in a graveyard, which we normally associate with zombies, but a mummy jumped out of the grave.
The TV3 ident did not indentify the horror audience at first, and if i'd have seen that when surfing through the channels looking for something about horror then i would have gone straight past it.
The horror trailers are good examples, because they get to the point. The music is right, the visuals fit and you know exactly what your watching.
I think with this ident being only 20 seconds long you have indentify the genre within 3 seconds and keep the pace going.
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
THE DARK KNIGHT
WOW, I went to see The Dark Knight twice in it's first weekend. It is really good. The medium is just right, not too dark, but not too commercial. Chris Nolan was the perfect director for this series, he has some how taken the comic book cheese genre and turned it into a serious thriller. Which is F*****G brilliant. The film has been a massive success so far in the USA and its been the first film this year that i've seen fill a cinema, every seat was sold. I even saw one person sat on the steps! Both nights i went to see it...PACKED. I couldn't believe it.
Heath Ledger as Joker was such a good choice. When i first heard he was taking the role i was a bit unsure, but he did it better than i could ever imagine. And, it's a real shame, i knew he was a talented actor, but this performance will go down in history. Even if he hadn't have died it would have still been a historical performance.
There wasn't enough of the Joker, when he was on screen it was really exciting and you didn't know what he'd do next. Ledgers performance brought so much energy to the film.
It seemed like an introduction to his manic personality and the next film would have shown you the real Joker.
There as been talk on the net that the Joker was written to be in the third film, but rumours have it they've scrapped the script. They don't want to re-cast him, but i think they should. Ledger has brought to life a great character and there must be more than one person who can do character acting well.
On the movie forums Johnny Depp's name is being thrown around, and yeah, i think he'd be good. But, there must be more than Depp around. His name is up for every role.
The SFX were outstanding too. I'm not going to in to them too much. But, it's been awhile since i've seen some real nice big explosions. It's all CGI these days, i'm sure there were CGI in there to make it look bigger. But i remember the days when if you have written that a helicopter gets blown up, then you blow up an helicopter. I understand that its quicker and cheaper to do it CGI, but never looks the same.
All in all, it was a fantastic film, the best this year and it'll be very hard to beat it.
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