This document provides a summary and evaluation of Olivia Gascoine's work on developing a horror film opening titled "Anomalous". It discusses the skills and techniques Olivia learned from creating a preliminary task and how they were applied to the final opening. Key points include improving camera work, learning from mistakes, increased planning of shots, and gaining experience editing and using color correction software. The document also evaluates conventions used in the opening, such as atmospheric music and realistic shots, and how it both challenges conventions through its daylight setting and protagonist character.
Ryan hires a private investigator, Alex, to find his missing wife Mia. Alex discovers evidence that Mia has been secretly withdrawing money from Ryan and her bank accounts and using an alias, Ms. Mia Bramley. CCTV footage shows Mia withdrawing a large sum of money. When Alex shows Ryan the CCTV still, Ryan recognizes it is in fact Mia. Alex informs Ryan that Mia has been fraudulently assuming a false identity and committing identity theft, which are serious crimes that could result in prosecution. Ryan is shocked and confused by this revelation about his wife.
This document outlines scenes from a film about a husband named Ryan who hires a private investigator to search for his missing wife. The scenes show Ryan expressing anger, anxiety, and distress over not knowing where his wife has gone. He finds evidence on her laptop of hotel reservations, meals, and work in London, which contradicts his belief that they were happy. Ryan demands the private investigator do whatever it takes to track her down and find her, as he is desperate to speak to her and get answers about what happened.
Script for recording video analysing Detourlivgascoine
This document provides a script for analyzing various clips from the 1945 film noir "Detour". It summarizes key elements in each clip such as lighting, music, shot types, and how they advance the plot and develop characters. The opening credits set the tone with their font and music. Early scenes establish the protagonist Al as an ambiguous figure and use flashbacks to build mystery around his journey. Subsequent clips showcase techniques like voiceover and femme fatale characters to reveal Al's inner thoughts and complicate the narrative. The film employs many classic noir elements like dark lighting, reflections, and an ultimately tragic ending left ambiguous for the audience.
An amended script to build the narrative of our film noir film identity. This script adds a new character the private investigator, uses various camera techniques and creates more interest to the narrative.
The process of making my film review for web based medialivgascoine
A powerpoint presentation showing the stages I went through to create my film review on Photoshop CC.
I screenshot quite often however did not screenshot every stage as the creating of this review took around 4 hours and had a many stages and layers to complete.
This document provides a summary and evaluation of Olivia Gascoine's work on developing a horror film opening titled "Anomalous". It discusses the skills and techniques Olivia learned from creating a preliminary task and how they were applied to the final opening. Key points include improving camera work, learning from mistakes, increased planning of shots, and gaining experience editing and using color correction software. The document also evaluates conventions used in the opening, such as atmospheric music and realistic shots, and how it both challenges conventions through its daylight setting and protagonist character.
Ryan hires a private investigator, Alex, to find his missing wife Mia. Alex discovers evidence that Mia has been secretly withdrawing money from Ryan and her bank accounts and using an alias, Ms. Mia Bramley. CCTV footage shows Mia withdrawing a large sum of money. When Alex shows Ryan the CCTV still, Ryan recognizes it is in fact Mia. Alex informs Ryan that Mia has been fraudulently assuming a false identity and committing identity theft, which are serious crimes that could result in prosecution. Ryan is shocked and confused by this revelation about his wife.
This document outlines scenes from a film about a husband named Ryan who hires a private investigator to search for his missing wife. The scenes show Ryan expressing anger, anxiety, and distress over not knowing where his wife has gone. He finds evidence on her laptop of hotel reservations, meals, and work in London, which contradicts his belief that they were happy. Ryan demands the private investigator do whatever it takes to track her down and find her, as he is desperate to speak to her and get answers about what happened.
Script for recording video analysing Detourlivgascoine
This document provides a script for analyzing various clips from the 1945 film noir "Detour". It summarizes key elements in each clip such as lighting, music, shot types, and how they advance the plot and develop characters. The opening credits set the tone with their font and music. Early scenes establish the protagonist Al as an ambiguous figure and use flashbacks to build mystery around his journey. Subsequent clips showcase techniques like voiceover and femme fatale characters to reveal Al's inner thoughts and complicate the narrative. The film employs many classic noir elements like dark lighting, reflections, and an ultimately tragic ending left ambiguous for the audience.
An amended script to build the narrative of our film noir film identity. This script adds a new character the private investigator, uses various camera techniques and creates more interest to the narrative.
The process of making my film review for web based medialivgascoine
A powerpoint presentation showing the stages I went through to create my film review on Photoshop CC.
I screenshot quite often however did not screenshot every stage as the creating of this review took around 4 hours and had a many stages and layers to complete.
This document discusses social media and provides tips for safe usage. It defines social media as online platforms that allow users to create and share content. While social media can help people connect, it also poses risks if personal information is shared publicly. The document provides 10 tips for maintaining privacy and a positive online reputation, such as customizing privacy settings, limiting work history on profiles, avoiding oversharing of details, and being aware of how sites collect and use personal data. The overall message is that social media users should educate themselves on appropriate usage and potential downsides to ensure their online presence does not harm them professionally or personally.
This document defines social media and discusses its importance. Some key points made:
1. Social media allows for open conversations between individuals including customers, donors, employees and more. It is organic and complex.
2. Examples of social media platforms are given like social networks, blogs, video/photo sharing and more. Word of mouth is becoming more influential than traditional marketing.
3. Companies can effectively engage in social media by influencing conversations, delivering great customer service, and being transparent. The 10 keys to success in social media are also outlined.
The document discusses how personalization and dynamic content are becoming increasingly important on websites. It notes that 52% of marketers see content personalization as critical and 75% of consumers like it when brands personalize their content. However, personalization can create issues for search engine optimization as dynamic URLs and content are more difficult for search engines to index than static pages. The document provides tips for SEOs to help address these personalization and SEO challenges, such as using static URLs when possible and submitting accurate sitemaps.
Olivia contacted various individuals in an attempt to gain copyright permission to use a James Blake track in their student film. She sent polite, formal emails explaining their situation and requesting consent. One contact responded positively and asked to view the film. Olivia shared the film and continued following up respectfully. Eventually another individual responded with a document outlining the process, making them unsure if permission would cost money. They completed the form but did not receive a final response in time. While disappointed, they felt using short clips and mixing the music made legal use reasonable, and they were proud of creating their own music and finding free alternatives.
This poster analyzes three movie posters:
1) Salt poster uses Angelina Jolie to appeal to male audiences and presents her as an attractive female stereotype.
2) Alter Egos poster uses contrasting images and costumes to hint at themes of hidden identities and features unusual character portraits.
3) City of Fear poster draws attention with a close-up of scared eyes, symbolizing a troubled soul, and uses the setting of Los Angeles to portray the film noir genre.
The group collected questionnaires to learn about their target audience's preferences for a new film noir project. Their results showed interest in the film noir genre, with 48% having seen one and 52% not having. The audience also expressed interest in a black and white film with a modern narrative and liking hybrid films combining two genres. Most audience members preferred an urban city setting like London, giving the group confidence in their narrative and setting choices. They chose to present these results on Padlet, an interactive website, to showcase the data, images, and text in an innovative way.
Poppy, an 18-year-old, was chosen to play a femme fatale character in her mid-20s through the use of makeup and costume. Her distinctive features were seen as vital for portraying the character's two identities and allowing experimentation with different looks to show the separate identities. Aside from her suitability for the film role, Poppy is also considered very reliable and unlikely to disrupt productivity during filming.
The document provides a shooting schedule and details for an independent horror film called "Anomalous" being produced by Unprecedented Pictures. It outlines four filming dates at various indoor and outdoor locations, with descriptions of the scenes, actors, costumes, props, roles and types of shots planned. Precise execution of shots and realistic details are emphasized to achieve the intended atmosphere and storytelling. Safety measures are also noted for the scene involving a prop knife. The schedule aims to capture quality footage across multiple settings to effectively tell the story.
The document summarizes research done on previous student media projects and the development of a new project idea. It discusses how the initial concept was influenced by horror films but had to be altered due to a changed task requirement involving dialogue. The group then improved their narrative and storyboard to keep the horror theme while incorporating the new dialogue elements. They assigned roles and prepared to film.
Liv Gascoine took photos of Frankie Gascoine at an old, spooky lake to achieve a haunted horror film aesthetic. She used different camera shots and an innocent child model to tell a narrative story through the photos. Liv enjoyed experimenting with different camera shots.
The document outlines several conventions commonly used in horror film openings:
1) Logos from film institutions appear to identify the producers and spread costs. Logos may be edited to suit the genre.
2) Establishing shots set the time and location and introduce key characters and settings. Themes are hinted at through dialogue.
3) Opening credits list the directors, writers, and main actors, usually in order of screen time. The film title conveys expectations of the plot.
4) The genre is established through visuals and characters. Music, mood, and pace are used to build tension during the opening credits.
These photos were taken by Liv Gascoine and feature her model Frankie Gascoine. Liv wanted to experiment with different shots in an old, spooky lake to achieve a haunted horror film aesthetic. She used an innocent model and adding a little girl provides narrative context to all the pictures.
This document discusses social media and provides tips for safe usage. It defines social media as online platforms that allow users to create and share content. While social media can help people connect, it also poses risks if personal information is shared publicly. The document provides 10 tips for maintaining privacy and a positive online reputation, such as customizing privacy settings, limiting work history on profiles, avoiding oversharing of details, and being aware of how sites collect and use personal data. The overall message is that social media users should educate themselves on appropriate usage and potential downsides to ensure their online presence does not harm them professionally or personally.
This document defines social media and discusses its importance. Some key points made:
1. Social media allows for open conversations between individuals including customers, donors, employees and more. It is organic and complex.
2. Examples of social media platforms are given like social networks, blogs, video/photo sharing and more. Word of mouth is becoming more influential than traditional marketing.
3. Companies can effectively engage in social media by influencing conversations, delivering great customer service, and being transparent. The 10 keys to success in social media are also outlined.
The document discusses how personalization and dynamic content are becoming increasingly important on websites. It notes that 52% of marketers see content personalization as critical and 75% of consumers like it when brands personalize their content. However, personalization can create issues for search engine optimization as dynamic URLs and content are more difficult for search engines to index than static pages. The document provides tips for SEOs to help address these personalization and SEO challenges, such as using static URLs when possible and submitting accurate sitemaps.
Olivia contacted various individuals in an attempt to gain copyright permission to use a James Blake track in their student film. She sent polite, formal emails explaining their situation and requesting consent. One contact responded positively and asked to view the film. Olivia shared the film and continued following up respectfully. Eventually another individual responded with a document outlining the process, making them unsure if permission would cost money. They completed the form but did not receive a final response in time. While disappointed, they felt using short clips and mixing the music made legal use reasonable, and they were proud of creating their own music and finding free alternatives.
This poster analyzes three movie posters:
1) Salt poster uses Angelina Jolie to appeal to male audiences and presents her as an attractive female stereotype.
2) Alter Egos poster uses contrasting images and costumes to hint at themes of hidden identities and features unusual character portraits.
3) City of Fear poster draws attention with a close-up of scared eyes, symbolizing a troubled soul, and uses the setting of Los Angeles to portray the film noir genre.
The group collected questionnaires to learn about their target audience's preferences for a new film noir project. Their results showed interest in the film noir genre, with 48% having seen one and 52% not having. The audience also expressed interest in a black and white film with a modern narrative and liking hybrid films combining two genres. Most audience members preferred an urban city setting like London, giving the group confidence in their narrative and setting choices. They chose to present these results on Padlet, an interactive website, to showcase the data, images, and text in an innovative way.
Poppy, an 18-year-old, was chosen to play a femme fatale character in her mid-20s through the use of makeup and costume. Her distinctive features were seen as vital for portraying the character's two identities and allowing experimentation with different looks to show the separate identities. Aside from her suitability for the film role, Poppy is also considered very reliable and unlikely to disrupt productivity during filming.
The document provides a shooting schedule and details for an independent horror film called "Anomalous" being produced by Unprecedented Pictures. It outlines four filming dates at various indoor and outdoor locations, with descriptions of the scenes, actors, costumes, props, roles and types of shots planned. Precise execution of shots and realistic details are emphasized to achieve the intended atmosphere and storytelling. Safety measures are also noted for the scene involving a prop knife. The schedule aims to capture quality footage across multiple settings to effectively tell the story.
The document summarizes research done on previous student media projects and the development of a new project idea. It discusses how the initial concept was influenced by horror films but had to be altered due to a changed task requirement involving dialogue. The group then improved their narrative and storyboard to keep the horror theme while incorporating the new dialogue elements. They assigned roles and prepared to film.
Liv Gascoine took photos of Frankie Gascoine at an old, spooky lake to achieve a haunted horror film aesthetic. She used different camera shots and an innocent child model to tell a narrative story through the photos. Liv enjoyed experimenting with different camera shots.
The document outlines several conventions commonly used in horror film openings:
1) Logos from film institutions appear to identify the producers and spread costs. Logos may be edited to suit the genre.
2) Establishing shots set the time and location and introduce key characters and settings. Themes are hinted at through dialogue.
3) Opening credits list the directors, writers, and main actors, usually in order of screen time. The film title conveys expectations of the plot.
4) The genre is established through visuals and characters. Music, mood, and pace are used to build tension during the opening credits.
These photos were taken by Liv Gascoine and feature her model Frankie Gascoine. Liv wanted to experiment with different shots in an old, spooky lake to achieve a haunted horror film aesthetic. She used an innocent model and adding a little girl provides narrative context to all the pictures.