Shots Redone

The clip above is the original opening shot for my film sequence. It has been noted that the camera jerks right towards the end of the shot. I also think that the shot goes at a slow pace, so I re-shot it completely;

This is the new opening shot I plan to use for the final version of my film. The camera tilts significantly faster than the original and the camera does not jerk.

Filming Update

The fourth shoot, which will be for the shots which need to be redone for the film will commence on Wednesday, March 14th. New location photos will be taken on the day as well.

Film Sequence; shots which need to be redone part 02

This is another shot of my sequence; the final shot of the current version of my film. Akira realizes that Lucifer is in control. The only problem with the actual shot can be seen in the background; the door of the other class is closing shut.

Concepts and Ideas Update 3: Akira's visual perception

Akira, as a character, can be seen as a regular teenager who is thrust into an absurd situation. I also wanted to show that unlike regular people; Akira does not see the world the way we do. He has a special kind of colour-blindness; not the actual deficiency per se, but he chooses not to acknowledge anything which doesn't bear any particular interest to him, and to achieve this, I changed the colour scheme within the mise en scene to match how Akira views his surroundings; which will be shown in black and white. If anything of interest or immediate danger comes within his field of vision then the colour would come back. An example of this concepts can be seen in the extract of my sequence shown on the video above; the shots involving Akira are in black in white, this is to signal that there is nothing of particular interest to him. The shots involving Flash are, in contrast, in full colour. It is only when Flash approaches him, that Akira's surroundings are returned to full colour, a second or two before being knocked out by Flash.

Film Sequence; shots which need to be redone part 01

This is one of the shots from my sequence which will need to be redone; the opening shot in which the camera tilts down to show Kai unconscious on the floor. You will notice that camera jerks slightly to the right. Although a minor detail, reshooting it without the jerk would be the best option, rather than leaving it as it is.

Filming and Editing Update

Due to the actors in my film going away for the New York trip next week, next week's posts will be centred around the editing of my film. The fourth shoot for my film will begin sometime after.

Concepts and Ideas Update 2

For Rebecca's possession scene, I opted to have Emily's hair messy and covering her face; this is intended to be a homage to Kayako Saki and Sadako Yamamura from Ju-On the Grudge and the Ring respectively.