DepicT : 90 second short film

DepicT 90 seconds short film

Barking mad

   I really like this one, I think it could be my favourite. The title of this is called Barking mad. The story is that this man is sleeping, perhaps taking a break from gardening. He has a book on his chest about dogs and a bottle of water near him but it’s spilt. So he’s dreaming about the things around him. Like because he’s got a dog book on his chest he’s scared because he thinks dogs are chasing him (as the sounds show this too.) and he also jumps into a pond at the end, in aid of the water spilt over him.

   The camera actions are really good. The theme is that it’s supposed to be action packed, hence the fast beat music. The camera angles also show this because they’re flipping upside down and twisting and turning. Also the man running is bumping into the walls and jumping over things to tell us this even more. 

DepicT : 90 second short film

DepicT 90 seconds short film

Brief encounters

   I really thought that this short film was funny. The narrative voice throughout is humorous and intended to be fun. The laugh, his voice and also the music makes it feel jolly and happy. As if you should be laughing. I also think the clips are placed cleverly because some of the beats in the tune match their steps as they run. It’s enticing. Also the fact that the actors are both smiling and laughing it makes you smile and I like that.

   I like the different shots of the camera angles. The majority is just tracking to show that they are running/jogging. I liked how it cut to their feet because it shows how close they are and in time.

   I like how the character immediately switches to the next runner he sees who is also a woman. It’s funny because he’s asking the same questions. Making it seem like he just sits and waits for them to run past. 

DepicT : 90 second short film

DepicT 90 second short film Daydream I really enjoyed this short 90 second movie that was created because it flows nicely but also creating a dramatic effect as if the boy is actually dreaming. You can see that he’s dreaming because he’s in a classroom alone and most classrooms contain other people, plus there’s obvious signs he’d fallen asleep because he’s had his head down on the desk. I liked the small editing effects in the first 8 seconds. It matched the theme of the snowy mountain cliffs and the whistling wind. Each sound matched his dream and it was very intriguing to watch because I didn’t know what else to expect. The setting of the clips was good because I liked how he rolled the blind up and down each time to see the different scene, I thought that was cool and a clever way to present it. It was also quite humorous towards the ending because when he woke up, there were other people in the classroom.

The Blair Witch Project.

The Blair Witch Project

   We’ve recently watched the movie called The Blair Witch Project. It is one of the lowest, low budget movies that has been created so far that has made approximately $248 million worldwide when it only cost about $20,000 to make. It was brought out as a true horror story where a few students wanted to document what had happened. It made people worldwide want to watch even more. Unlike most movies there were only three real actors present in the recording. The other seven shown in the film were real life people, some had never heard of it and some went along with the idea of it.

There’s many aspects of the movie that show how they managed to pull off the scenes. The most expensive thing about the movie would probably have been the cameras. But at the end of the shoot the filmmakers managed to recoup some of their expenses by returning some of the equipment they used to shoot the film. The film was only shot in eight days whereas the majority of films are much, much longer.

I enjoyed the movie because it was very dramatic, there were many scary moments in the horror movie/documentary even though it was easy to create. I was quite shocked to hear that during the movie when the tent got shaken (my favourite scene). The actors were oblivious to who was actually doing it. Terrified they thought it was a dangerous animal – rather than the witch or the directors. The directors managed to pull off jumpy scenes and scare their actors too as well as the audience. Overall, a great low budget movie.

Induction Task Evaluation of Changing Hands

Induction Task Evaluation: Change of hands.

The Package.

   We’ve now completed the induction task of creating a small clip. I am quite pleased with the finished video because the story line flows along with including the idea of ‘changing hands’. When we first started recording, it was in the early stages where we decided to change plot and have a plot twist.

   We wanted the music to sound dramatic and dangerous without being too cheesy and corny. We think the music matches what is happening with the actors and in some cases the beat matches the footsteps, this also adds to the dramatic feel. Along with the grunge-like music we wanted to use low camera angles to create a mysterious feel, making the audience work it out who had the package and what was happening without showing any of theirs faces. Another positive thing about the finished piece is that when filming outside the lightening wasn’t too bright and didn’t affect the imagery on screen. My favourite part of the clip was when she had the package and went from walking through the gate, where the bright lights contrasted to the dark, sheltered part of the wood. It gave it a suspicious feel.

   There are a few things that didn’t turn out too well in the finished piece because the idea of continuity didn’t always flow throughout and that was partly because it was filmed on different days so some outfits changed.

   Another thing that we forgot to edit out or move when recording was when we accidentally filmed some bags in the background. Even if the bags didn’t belong to us they are still visible in the shot and it almost ruins the scene because in movies there’s nothing that is owned by the crew in the filming. Also with the filming I feel like with the phone shots we could have focused in better as it’s not that visible what the texts are saying.

   One thing that we could have added into the video would be when she was taking out the gun or about to, if the actor looked around to check if no one was there then maybe, that would have made it more realistic because if you were doing something ‘up to no good’ then surely you would check to see if anyone was watching you. But saying this it would have ruined the story plot. We wanted the scene of three walking feet to lead up to who would end up with the gun.

   After watching the clip over and over I feel the blackout from where the actor gets shot is a little too long by a second or even less as it feels like it has ended. But saying that it creates a good statement that she is dead and the glassy eyed look also creates that mood.
   Overall we followed the brief and I am pleased with the result.

The Package