audio voiceovers

I have began recording voice overs for my production and then imported them into Itunes. then imported them onto Imovie. the challenge was adjusting thier length in audio to fit the visual clips as required. I then placed effects onto some of the film clips, such as a echo effect for the two telephone voiceovers , in order to make them more suitable for their roles in the trailer.

editing

I have began to edit the material I have and began to slot it into the correct positions using IMovie,. I have been spending particular attention on the editing side of things, as currently many of my scenes are too long and have had to be cut down dramatically in order to keep the trailer to a reasonable length.

shooting scences

I have began to shoot several scenes for my media production, these include the chace scenes and the scenes around 54, getting the required group of actors together was one of the challenges i faced, as was making sure that everyone gave the permission to be filmed. this was particularly paramount when we were shooting g in public places, such as the point four leisure centre.

scenes checklist

completed scenes
power station scene
server scene
house scheme
Luke talking to his boss tin he day.
interior chase scenes
exterior chase scenes
office scenes
confrontation with scientist
scientist in office talking for cliffhanger next Tuesday pm
jack under walkway talking to his boss in the night for cliffhanger next Tuesday pm..
Luke sneaking through base before confrontation with scientist
voice overs
newsreader, jacks boss, and narrator, next Wednesday.

unfinished scenes
as of February 2010, all scenes are now complete

provisional prop list

Prop list
agents mobile phone
Portable Radio
Pen Drive
mobile phone for the guard
peaked caps for guards
weapons for guards
torches
briefcase for agent
suit for agent

locations props and lighting

I did some location scouting yesterday. I found that the point 4 sports complex at college would make an excellent base for the Blackmore corporation. because it is quite a large modern building. We also thought the tutor room would make a good office for the opening scene. When we asked the point 4 if we were allowed to use the area, they said as long as no members of the general public were in any shots as we would have to fill out a release form for them. We also looked at 54 Venn's lane as a good area to use for the section where people are huddled
round a radio.

in terms of costumes, I believe my scientist should wear a lab coat to demote him a such, and my agent should wear a suit. I am not sure what the three security guards should wear, as it will be difficult to find costumes for them. In terms of props, we will need something to represent the program that my agent has to recover, and perhaps my agent could have a briefcase as part of his disguise for getting into the base. We will also need a mobile phone to allow my agent to communicate with his boss.

Ressearch

I watched a wide variety of trailers in preparation for this project. These gave me a good understanding of how a trailer is put together, and gave me ideas on how to give a broad overview of the film without actually giving away too much of the plot. It also gave me a better idea of the different genres of film Of particular interest o me were action trailers, as this is the genre in which my film was based. the things I noticed about these were that the trailers relied on fast cuts in order to build up a sense of excitement, and gave hints about the story through bief lines of dialogue. Dramatic music was also often used, as this helped to build suspense and helped to intrigue the viewer.

I also looked at various film websites, and how these can create an imaginary world for the film. an example of this is that 2012 website which is a website in which the supposed "institute of human continuity" invited visitors to place their name into a lottery to escape being on the earth when an asteroid hit the planet . This resulted in several people complaining to NASA about why nothing had been done about the supposed asteroid heading towards earth. it is important to note that a large number of these film websites used colours and font styles to match the ambiance of their respective films, an example of this is the district nine web page, which uses dark colours and Grey background in order to reflect the grim mood of the film.