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Film complete

Re-Produced Soundtrack

We adjusted the music from the original using garage band. We still used the initial audio that was created after receiving feedback and making an updated version however this is the main theme song for the film as the lyrics highly relate to the Lonely boy's character 

Rough Cut 2 (Improvements Needed)

Things We Need To Improve 

- The ending of the opening sequence needs to leave the viewer feeling like they want to watch the rest of the movie which at the moment does not portray in what direction the movie is actually going. 

- During the walking scene it didn't distinguish the stereotype we were looking to have using the lonely boy

- Forcing us to add another scene to the end of the movie to help create the stereotype that in the end began to give the viewer an understanding of what direction the movie is going in.

Rough Cut 2 (Positives)

Positives:

- The overall idea that we are trying to portray was generally understood, to make sure that viewer knew that we was creating a sports movie about  a boy with a dream.

- The effects we input and the music, added to the emotion we were trying to create of a boy who is 'Lonely' 

- The angles we shoot the walking scene in was well shoot and provided us with and General idea of how to improve it the next time.

- The way in which we shot the football scene and the editing of it provided the viewer with a visual aspect of the boys dream 

- Making the 'Lonely boy' wake up from a dream allowed us to link the name of the film with the story we are trying to portray

Response to Feedback Rough cut feedback 1

Response To Feedback
We listened to the feedback and proceeded to schedule another shoot in an attempt to bring the contents of the production to life and effectively fit the filming and the our lighthearted theme together. Our aim now is to give the viewer a sense of direction when watching the opneing scene so they have a clear idea on what is happening and what will or could happen/involve.

Secondly, we have plans to change the music in a more experimenting and interactive way. We will adjust the music and show it to different people so we receive isntant feedback on what the selected music makes the listener think and feel. If we can identify these feelings with our theme, then we can assure that we've succeeded in this aspect of the film.

We carefully considered different titles but the main concept of the film and this idea is one of this young man that dreams of being a successful footballer. It's someone that even if things don't click in for him, there's this drive and determination that will make this distant dream a reality for him. and sticking with this idea we decided to alter the title instead of changing it into 'The Dream' OR 'Dream'. 'The' determines that the dream is specific, so we left it open to just 'Dream', as if encouraging the viewer to maintain their aspirations. A positive title to in contrast to our first, more negative title.

Feedback from Rough Cut 1

Feedback
After revealing the first Rough Cut to the teacher and received feedback for it there were a few major problems with the actual cut. The first problem encountered was not the quality of the footage we'd produced but the actual contents of the footage which aren't relevant to what our presentation on our production proposed had to be changed. It was too simple and stale. The exact opposite of what we were aiming to produce. 'It's just him walking to College.'

Mary also commented on the music and how she felt like the music didn't really fit the theme we were trying to bring across. The theme we were trying to portray was a lighthearted success story. However, it come more across as a dark and heavy theme because of the selected music.

Our original title of the film was 'A Lonely Dream'. The word 'lonely' has rather negative connotations; depression, sad, isolation, black et cetera. This also put emphasis on the 'dark' music we had wrongfully chosen.

Title Name Update

Mise En Scene

Weather Checks

For the days we filmed we had to ensure that we had the right weather conditions to film with as we didn't want the equipment to get wet. Also we needed to make sure the scenes filmed would be seen clearly without the problem of it raining.

Location of Walking Scene

Locations Update

 


These are both Locations which will be seen in the film when the lonely boy arrives to college and the film starts to set as to what kind of character he is portrayed as. As it was a public location we had to film when it was less occupied so we could get the correct shots we needed without having anyone interfere with the scenes.

Costumes

FeedBack Update

After Receiving feedback as to what we needed to improve, we added an extra scene to the end of the film to set the initial idea of the film as to what his dream is and what starts to motivate him to pursue it. This needed to be added as it is what would make the audience want to carry on watching it as it showed that the film had actual purpose, which now is clearly seen.

Locations

This was also a location that was used.The scene that was filmed here was when we have the dream sequence at the start of the film when he is training and playing football. We had to ensure that we find a location that was mutual for everyone whilst it being accessible for public use. As the scene didn't consist of any extra's we didn't require any permission when it came to filming as it was only the actor in our film on the pitch training.

Music Sound Track

Our main soundtrack has come a Youtube video called 'Famous' this track represents both the lonely boy's ambition as well as the idea that he has to be on his own and fight for his dream.

Creation of the Title Sequence

Making of Production Ident

The production Ident was created using Motion, this is the visuals that will be shown at the start of the film before it is started.

18 Titles in Motion

 It's fairly simple to create your own title using the program Motion. When you load up the program you have 4options to choose from; view the quick tours, begin with an online tutorial, start with a template and start a new project. The first two options are learning tools for the last 2. If you're a novice at using Motion like I am then that's okay too, you can use the third option which enables you to choose from a multitude of templates on a basic but effective title sequence. As a group we also considered this but we agreed that an integrated title sequence into the film would be more 'proffesional'.

If you take your time to learn the tips and tricks of Motion then you can start a new project and create everything from scratch, the problem here is it will take up a lot of time to get something you yourself will like. I created the title sequence below with the help of templates.

Even if you do use a template you can edit the layers of that template according to how you see it fit. For my own I actually liked the contrast and colour of the template so I kept it the same and simply changed the text to what I wanted it to be. Lastly, I also changed the title's animation into a flip from a fade. Once you get the hang of it, your time on Motions will be effective and with ease.

Editing

Blogging Health Check 2

Using Handbrake

Due to a limited amount of size that a file could be uploaded on the the blog, HandBrake is a converter that makes it a able to be viewed on the blog in the correct format.

Evaluation of Using GoPro

The GoPro filming was a good experience as it was a new technology that had been recently released, it was a camera that allowed the user to record everything they do from a first person perspective however the problems that occurred when we first used it was that we had been in the shots therefore it meant all the footage was unusable. 

Overall we had many difficulties while recording with the GoPro camera as we weren't able to directly able to review the footage once it had been filmed as it needed to be reviewed on a computer so by the time we noticed any problems we had with the footage it was too late to record as it would have been too dark to film the footage as to film with the GoPro camera required natural daylight.

Problems With Filming

When we first started filming we had filmed the first scene and then when we went to edit the footage then realised that in the reflection of the clock a member of the production and due to being in every shot so it had to be refilmed.

When preparing to re-film the scene we had the a problem with our chosen actor cutting his hair, this then unfortunately pushed us back with time as we had to find a new actor and re-film the scene whilst losing crucial time. It meant that we had less time to edit, therefore we had to ensure that we perfected every shot taken after that.

Change of music

The original soundtrack for the opening scene had to be changed as it was not setting the mood that we wanted it to as it was creating a mood that would be in a horror film. We wanted it to create a sense of loneliness whilst being a mood of aspiration. This is the new soundtrack that is used in the opening scene. We decided that there should be a variance in the music that should be played, this soundtrack supports the idea of a football scene due to the high tempo and the sporty atmosphere that it builds.

This soundtrack allows the viewer to begin to incorporate themselves into the sporty yet serious environment we are trying to create in the opening two mins.

Rough Cut 2 Feedback

Heres some feedback towards the Rough Cut of our opening scene:

Title Research and Feedback

1st Rough Cut