11/02/2015 Double Lesson Progress

In today's double lesson I have been improving and altering my individual questions for my evaluation. I have made significant progress however it is not perfect at the moment but I still have to the 14th of March until the final deadline. I strongly believe I have the time and perseverance to completely dedicate myself to completely everything within the given time and achieving a good grade.

JUNK - FINAL CUT

I have changed several things since my final draft edit, I have removed unnecessary sound effects and also changed all the titles so they appear more uniform throughout. This have given my film a new layer of professionalism and I am very happy with the final result. Enjoy.

Changes to Final Draft

To improve my final cut I shortened the establishing shots as I believe they dragged out too long. Also I tweaked the audio and added a few new sound effects to really achieve the look and feel I was hoping for. It was really difficult editing my final cut and it has been an experience I hope I will embark upon again in the near future. I have included pictures of my timeline in Sony Vegas so you can get an idea of all the layers of video and sound etc.

JUNK - 2ND DRAFT CUT

I have since added better and more titles to my opening. Also I added and tweaked the audio to achieve the levels and quality I wanted. Also instead of individually adjusting the contrast and levels to achieve the look of that particular shot, I rendered the whole video out and adjusted the levels of the entire film to get a more even look throughout. However I have also changed the name since the last upload as I believe 'Junk' is simpler and more effective. Please enjoy my draft cut of 'Junk'.

17/12/2014 Double Lesson Progress

Today I have spent the double lesson planning my titles. I have made two logos in Adobe Photoshop for my two production companies. I believe they look good, however more work is needed until I cam implement them into my edit. I have learned many useful techniques for Photoshop that I will remember to aid me with my progress next lesson. The two production company logos are only a draft at the moment, however they should not need too much altering.

Main Task - Humble Beginnings

The time has come. The time has finally come to start the main task. Which is as follows, to create a two minute opening title sequence to a thriller movie. This should prove quite easy as I have watched several thriller movies and believe I have a good understanding of what to include to really hit the nail on the head in terms of conventions.
The main task should be fun, it should be hard but it should be educational. This is where I really learn what it takes to create a real opening sequence to a movie. Note that I am creating an opening sequence and not a short movie, these are the first two minutes of a feature length movie so it does not matter whether or not the opening sequence makes sense as there should be a further 88-odd minutes left.

I have thought constantly about what my opening sequence should be about and I have not yet came to a definite conclusion but as soon as I do ill update this blog. Once I have my final idea I will begin to storyboard and gradually build up an image in my head of what I want everything to look like in the final version.

I will update this blog tomorrow once I have a solid idea of what I am hoping to achieve.

Matt.