Final Video

This is evaluation I have created, by Miraz Uddin.

Change of Plans

we have changed the structure of the narrative. at the beginning we had two flash backs, but now we are only going to do the flash back of the forest scene and took out the webcam scenes as we have decided that it gives too much away at the beginning. we are also going to record a new scene where after the flash back is shown the screen will fade out and and we can hear the psychiatrist telling Momin to calm down and to tell her everything from the beginning, this is were the equilibrium starts and the friends all meet up.

Sound Track

I have created 2 soundtracks at the moment for our film, these are rough copies and not the final piece, i will be creating a poll where people can help us choose the right soundtrack. 

After getting in the votes for which instrumental we would be using we have seen that instrumental one had more votes, therefore we will be using instrumental one for our film.

Shahin Ahmed

Film Title - Mizan

This is our first draft of the title, i felt that red would be a good colour to use for the title as the colour signifies danger horror etc.

Created by Momin

This is the second draft of our title. i have done this because the white gives a  sense of horror and the smoke gives the audience a sense of danger.

Created by Mizan

This is our final title we have all chosen to put in our opening sequence. We have chosen this title as it fits best with the genre of or movie. We have chosen the colour white as it creates an eery effect which will hint out to the audience that its not a peaceful film. The electric pulse creates a sense of horror which will be best fitted to our film. However at first we were going to use the colour red but the program "Motion" changed it to pink or orange. I had over came this problem by choosing another colour that would fit best to our horror genre.

Created by Mizan

Diary Entry

9 January 2012
we recorded the scene of when Momin is with the psychiatrist, traumatised by what had happened to his friends, we recorded the footage in the school medical room because it has a hollow atmosphere which will make it more believable, before all this we have an establishing shot of St Clements hospital to make the audience think that he's in a mental hospital.

15 January 2012
We recorded the main footage of when the 3 students (Mizan, Moe, Shahin) get lost inside the forest. we faced a problem because it was dark and we did not have a torch light to see all the footage and the cam corder did not have night vision. we then came to the conclusion to use our phone lights as it is not that powerful, this created a mysterious sense because not much was visible. we thought this could keep the audience alarmed because it would make them unaware when something was going to happen. this will keep the audience interested in our opening because it will keep them thinking.

16th January 2012
we recorded an establishing shot of St Clements hospital.

23 january 2012
we recorded the webcam scene where Momin was talking through the webcam to Mizan. He is traumatised by what had happen in the forest and can't seem to forget about it.

29 january 2012
We recorded the webcam scene where I (Mizan) was talking through the webcam to Momin, I then meet the killer which kills me but this is not shown we just have a sense when momin see's me got and then see's the murder looking back at him through the webcam. We faced many problems on the day for example we did not have a tri-pod to keep the camera steady however we found another solution to overcome our problem. We used a shoe box which we felt worked very effectively. we used a black cloak, black gloves and mask for the killer (Akram) and the victim (mizan) wore casual clothing we felt as if he should be relaxed. for the props we used a knife, laptop and furniture, we felt that the setting should be in a bedroom because it will be more suitable.

16 March 2012
we recorded the end of our opening sequence were it shows the equilibrium and the four friends are all together, this is before all the disequilibrium started. as we don't want to give to give to much of the story away at the beginning.

Mizan...

Props used whilst recording the last scene

these was the props we used whilst recording on the 29th january 2012,  we also used a black cloak for our ghost however this was not visible in the image.

This is the murderer in our film. this was played by Akram Hussain, an actor we recruited to play the murderer in our film. we chose him because his body figure fitted the requirements we needed to fit a murderer.

Choosing The Right Props

We were deciding on which mask to use for the murderer. we have come to an agreement and chose the white skull mask (On the left) we have chosen this mask because it will be more suitable for the film.

Rough Edit

This is a rough edit of how we were planning on starting the film.

Date Filmed : Monday 23rd January 2012 

This is the unedited shot of the victims friend who is traumatized. We don't see the murder but we see the friends reaction.

Script for bedroom scene

Moe: yo u all right ,, what happened on Friday was messed up

Mizan: yhyhh I’m fine, don’t be paranoid

Moe: we shouldn’t have gone, something might happen to us

Mizan: stop being paranoid that stuff only happens in films

Light goes off in mizans room*

Moe: what was that (stuttering)

Mizan: nothing man the light just went off

Light comes on again*

Mizan: see I told you it was nothing

Light goes of again*

Comes back on*

Moe : what’s that behind you (scared and shaky)

Mizan: im not going to fall for that

Light goes off*

Mizan is gone and murder is just standing there

Moe: screaming 

First day of filming: 09/01/2012

on the day of the filming we encountered a problem, we have failed to produce a script for our actors, our solution to this problem was to create a quick script before filming.

however, the rest of the recording worked out, the costumes fitted the role of the actor and actress.
Professor McCartney (Mrs. Georgiou)

• Black suit
• Glasses
• Brief Case

The reason why we chose these costumes was because we thought the psychiatrist should look formal, professional and sophisticated.

Mr. Ahmed (Mominul)

• Leather jacket
• Shirt
• Jeans

The reason why we chose this was because we thought the actor should be rebellious and tough.

Pitch

this is 2 of the four pithches created , after votes from the class we felt that both these were the strongest , the first one is by mominul and the second by miraz, our final idea is both theses two ideas combined together.

Actors in our film

Mizan

i was chosen to act in the film because i best fitted the role of the brave individual who tries calming everyone down.

Mominul

mominul played the surviving victim because we thought he best suited for the role because he had an innocent look.

Shahin

He had a rebellious appearance to him with the characteristics of a student. 

Mrs. Georgiou

her appearance looked very mature and sophisticated, this was reverent to the role she was playing as a psychologist

Our edited preliminary task

Production Group

A video intro showing the name of our production group and the people in the group.

Evaluation Of Our Work


Equilibrium Edits-evaluation of my work 

Mominul Islam 

Planning targets

- I need to work on my  story boarding more,indicate exactly how the shot should be filmed , make sure all the shots and the frames are accurate and clearly show the characters being filmed in different locations

- I  also need to think more about the setting and make sure it suits the genre we are filming, also,beforehand need to think about if that setting will be available for filming,for our the time we are available

- in order to do this i will be practising with blank story boards 

 Filming Targets

- i need to get more familiar with using the camera properly, how to use the tripod and other camera equipment properly

- to do this i will be booking out the cameras one weekend and playing around with it and get to know what all the buttons do and how the settings work 

Editing Targets

- need to get for familiar with final cut pro,know how to use it properly and understand how it works 

- i will be coming after school and playing around with the software,getting more familiar with it

Equilibrium Edits-evaluation of my work 

Shahin Ahmed

Planning Targets

-I need to focus more on the angle shots whilst planning, I need to indicate in the storyboard what the shot is being shown in the frame.

-To do this I will go over the shots and become more familiar with the shots and angles, I then can show what shot is being taken in the frame.

Filming Targets

-I need to concentrate on using the camera more often, I need to improve the shots and angles I take, when filming with out the tripod and I'm using my hands I am too shaky.

-To overcome this problem I also will be booking out the camera on various weekends and will be exercising my accuracy on the shots I take.

Editing Targets

-I need to be more comfortable with Final Cut Pro this is because it is my first time using this software.

-To overcome this I will use my free time to just mess about with Final Cut Pro and get familiar with it.

Equilibrium Edits-evaluation of my work 

Miraz Uddin

Planning targets

- When story boarding I need to make it clear what kind of shots are being used and make sure that the images match the shots

- I need to add more detail to the storyboard pictures even if they are minor so the audience can easily identify the scene.

- I need to add more information in the storyboards so the audience can read the story more easier

Filming targets

- While using the film I will try to experiment with a variety of shots and keep the camera more stable by comfortably using a tripod, to do this I will experiment with the camera more by using it regularly.

Editing targets

- I will experiment with different types of editing techniques and try to get used to the different tools, I will do this by experimenting with Final Cut Pro and looking around for different techniques.

Equilibrium Edits-evaluation of my work 

Mizanul Hussain

Planning targets:

-To be more organised in the practical planning, to improve this i will plan before hand for example whilst        making a story board i will plan where the setting will be and what props will be in each frame.

-Also whilst making a story board i can be more clear when i draw, also each frame should be noticeable. i can improve this by taking more time and thinking about what i draw in each frame, also i can use pictures to create my story board which will be more clear and it will also allow me to have more time for the rest of the task.

Filming targets:

- To keep the shots more accurate and to be more steady whilst i hold the camera whilst filming. i can use the camera in my spear time to learn how to use all the functions more clearly. to improve the camera shots i can use the adjust the height and angle of the tripod for the frame to be more accurate.

Editing targets:

-I can improve on my editing by playing around with final cut pro, this will allow me to contribute more towards the editing instead of just giving ideas.

-I can also learn how to use many functions by asking someone who has experience in editing or in the software, this will increase my knowledge and help me with my editing skills.

Introduction To Group Members

 

Hi, my names Shahin and I am an actor and a camera man for 4 Degrees Productions. I was chosen as an actor because I have studied Drama in my GCSE's and also have past experience working with cameras and filming.

Hi, my names Miraz and I am the editor and a camera man for 4 Degrees Productions. I have taken the role as the editor because I have past experience working with editing software such as Sony Vegas Pro and Photoshop. I am a freelance graphic designer which gives me the ability to comfortably edit for 4 Degrees Productions.

Hi, my name is Mominul AKA Moe, I'm 17 years old and I enjoy many things including socialising, going out with friends and doing certain leisure activities, but what I mainly enjoy is a nice cup of tea and an afternoon of Easty. My faviourite subject I honestly have to say is Media.

My names Mizan, i have an interest in media i have been studying it for GCSEs and now for A levels. i plan to work in the media industry in the future. i like to do a variety of activity's to make use of my spare time as well as gaining knowledge. i often like to have fun whilst i work.

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