Evaluation

Positive aspects of the project
Lighting was good, made it look gloomy.

Steps in the proccess that could have been better done; Strategies suggested to achieve this.

The part where The main character was walking into the house was kinda dark and hard to see. I could have adjusted the lighting for that to be able to be seen properly

Technology Standard.

Operating a video camera

I used a Canon 550d Dslr camera to record the desired film I wish to get done.
I have also used a Stand for high angle shots. I held it up high to record high angle shots eg at the beginning of the film.
Composing Shot

I just managed to make up shots as we filmed the movie. While filming, I thought about putting the shots all together to create interesting angles. I used a high angle shot, pan, close shot etc

Recording or using sound effects, dialogue or music / Creating music or sound effect.

I didnt use dialogue because it would be messy to hear if you dont have a microphone. So I collected sounds from youtube instead (Keyword: Eerie sound) and put them all together to create a soundtrack for the film.

Importing Video files

I took one frame at a time and just put them all together using a video editor.

Editing Software used

I used Sony Vegas Pro to edit the film.

PRE PRODUCTION WORK

Concept:

I am planning to do an opening for a slasher film. The title for the film that I am thinking of will be called "Unknown". The emotions i wish to evoke are panic, terror and fear. I want the audience to feel scared and terrorized... Watch your back and lock your door !

Research:

Music : eerie sounds from youtube. I mixed them all up to create a soundtrack for my movie.
Idea: I got the idea of doing it from the movie halloween. Girl stalked by the unknown and masked killer.

Treatment:

A girl (victim) is walking along alone in the streets. Minutes later she notices someone is following her, so she started to panic.. Se constantly turns around, running away from the "unknown killer". She goes inside her house. Making sure she locks the door properly knowing if she does, the killer cant get her.
There was a sudden noise. Its like someone is throwing little rocks at the window. The victim checked if someone is there... But theres no one.. So she decided to go on the laptop to minimize her fear. But suddenly the door opened and the killer is there.

Crew

Director : Ron Raz
Masked Killer: Andrew Diamante
Main Character : Shem Dela Cruz

Production Schedule
Film comleted on 24th August

Art Department
 Props: Phone, Mask from two dollar shop, Knife from the kitchen, laptop.

Location
Burdale street, Elizabeth street. Andrew Diamante's(Masked killer) house.

Describe - knife

In the film Halloween and Psycho. The item "knife" has been used relatively by the killers in both films. This is to make the killing scenes more suspense, thriling and brutal. It hurts more to imagine yourself being stabbed by a knife a couple of times than being shot in the head just once. And also, Blood is more noticeable when you  witness someone cuts someone deep with a knife.

Mise en scene

There are some things that the film-maker chooses to put in this scene. Such as the tall buildings and pile of rubbish and junks. The film maker chooses to put this here as it is uses the technique of contrast. Contrast between the ruined Earth. The tall buildings represents the advanced and nice environment we once lived in whereas the pile of rubbish and junks symbolizes the place now. Dirty and Untidy.

The reason why the pile of rubbish beside overlapped the tall buildings(how the pile of rubbish is much taller than the buildings) is  because the film maker is trying to make a point. That the earth now is a really dirty place, not like what it all used to be. Beautiful and full of life.

Lighting and Color

The lighting in this scene is very effective as it  goes well along with the music. The lighting in the part where the the buildings and garbage are shown are dull and sepia. The reason why the dull lighting is being used is because it is shaping the viewers emotional response, the feeling of sadness and emptiness. Dull lighting goes well along with the hopeful music. It is really making the viewers feel that the scene is hopeful yet sad and lonely.

The color sepia is being used also as it brings in the idea of the setting having it in a different time (the 60's). It is relevant to the whole movie as the opening scene(the beginnning of the movie)shows the earth in the past.
In the near end of the movie when people are starting to plant things... the color sepia has been changed to full colors.

It means that in the beginning of the movie, sepia has been used to display Earth having no life... but it is changed when a tree has been planted, a symbol for a new beginning, Life.

Music and Sound

The Opening scene uses the song "put on your Sunday clothes". It is used to let the viewers absorb the emotion of the music. It is very effective as the techniques of contrast is being used. Between the normal Earth and the ruined Earth that we see in this scene. The line from the song "there's lots of worlds out there" is very effective as well because it puts you in a point of view where you can feel the line and will be hopeful of transforming the ruined earth back to normal, which the movie is really all about... Reviving our planet.

The opening scene also uses the sound of "blowing wind at the near end of the scene to help convey the idea of emptiness and loneliness, of the scene. It also helps viewers to notice that the scene uses contrast between the ruined earth.

Angle and camera movement

The birds eye view angle shot has been used in the scene to let the viewers see the overall establishing shot of the scene.
Lets the viewers see a more wider variation of the setting. Another Camera movement technique that has been used is the Aerial shot, this shot has been used also to let the the viewers see what the setting is like. Such as tall buildings, huge piles of rubbish and junks.

The Shots that has been used that i am studying in this opening scene is very effective as it draws you in. Puts you into a viewers point of view. How it shocks you for what you will see. The planet earth as we know now; Full of life, living creatures,flowers,plants,trees etc... is not the same as what we will see in this scene. A planet full of garbage.

Although i have said that the purpose of using the birds eye view angle shot and aerial shot is to let the viewers see a more wider variation of the setting. It also creates an emotional effect. To shape the viewers emotional response. The emotional feeling of  sadness and emptiness as it is displaying the planet earth having  no life, so lonely and empty.

Genre/atmosphere

The tone and the mood of the opening scene is Hopefull and kind of happy at the beginning (The music helps set that tone and mood of the scene) However, when the music faded... The mood is suddenly changed from hopefull and happy to sad and empty. In the near end of the scene when the music stopped the sound of the blowing wind took over, and helps create the mood of "emptiness".

Opening scene description

I am choosing to study the opening scene of the movie wall e.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx-4Hz_W-TY
The opening scene starts with the pixar logo and the hopping lamp. Then it cuts, and the scene shows the galaxy(stars,milky way,other planets etc)and the word "Walt disney picture presents".  The camera uses the pan technique as the camera looks from the galaxy ..... to the planet Earth and it goes all the way through too let the viewers see what its composed of.

The opening scene fits into the film as a whole as it is shows what the subject of the movie is. The planet "Earth".

This opening scene appeals to me because its good.