Editing that last little bit!

Me and Kyle uploaded and edited our last scene with the stairs in today. I looks really good, but the scene after where they are talking about the flash back is too casual, it breaks the humour from the flash back. If we could film again we'd have our actors be more dramatic about it.

Kyles Posters

Kyle has been working on designing posters, from the photos we took for our film. He's made 2 and they all look really good, he has really made them look similar to the Lost poster. I like how he has developed them with editing the lighting and contrast.

Filming that last little bit!

This afternoon I filmed the scene where the character Jack falls down the stairs. Unfortunately Kyle couldn't be there because he lives far away, but I managed well with out him. We filmed at Jonnys house because his stairs are perfect, he has a open stairs with a wooden railing and made it easier to film. I got a few shots of Jonny (playing Jack) walking towards the stairs and beginning to fall. For the falling down the stairs I couldn't have the actor actually fall and roll down it himself so I filmed it in a point of view way and held the camera and rolled it around down the stairs. Then I got a couple of shots of Jonny laying at the bottom of the stairs, I panned from him to Tom (playing the lawyer). I created a website for 'Lawyers that Sue for Gold' just as a little extra and to get the audience interactive with our film and Kyle's going to edit it and add a bit more for humour.

I took a couple of photos for the website:

Extras

I've desperately been trying to film the flash back scene for the film, unfortunately I haven't been able to get hold of a camera because of all the days off due to snow. But today I now have a camera and my actors are available to film tonight. Me and Kyle have talked about the radio advert and what should be said in it, I brought up the point of who will be the voice for our advert and I suggested my Dad. I asked my Dad if he would like to do it and he said yes, I'll record the advert a few times and get him to try different voices so we have a range to chose from.

My Christmas Animation

At home I make short sketches and animations with a small group of friends (who have starred in 'Misplaced'), we call ourselves 'Accidentally On Purpose'. It's mainly me and my boyfriend who make the animations and for the past two months we have created a Christmas Lego animation (legomation) to the song 'Merry Christmas Everyone' by Shaking Stevens. It's on our youtube page. We have improved impressively since our first animation that we made in 2008, 'The Ultimate Showdown', we used a better quality camera and we had improved our skills of movement.

For our animations we originally used my camera phone, then I got a better camera phone and now I have a proper 5mp , HD, digital camera with a tripod that we are now using for our new 2010 animation inspired by the '8 Bit Trip' video on youtube.

The Script (edited to final cut)

Jack: (close up of his face, he wakes up confused, camera follows him up) Err… (Looks around) Where am I? (He rubs his eyes and hears a cry for help close by, he turns to look and sees two people shouting, he panics and runs towards them) What is it, what’s wrong?

Matt: (Matt and John look at Jack) what’s a four letter word that sounds like zero?

Jack: (Looks very confused and slightly annoyed) Wha? (Matt and John look at him with hope)…What the F-

(Title cuts in and music plays)
(Close up on a scrunching up the crossword. P and A are in disbelief.)

Matt: Wha?! Why did you do that for? I was going to win an Nintendo 360!

Jack: Err… umm… I’m sorry it’s just-

Matt: You have no consideration for other people’s feelings!

Jack: But I thought you guys were seriously hurt or something

(Pause)

John: It’s not like you would have won any way…

(Pause)

Matt: What do you mean? You said the Magic 8 ball said I was gonna win!

John: …I lied (Matt looks stunned. Pause)

Jack: Any way, how did you guys get here anyway?

John: The Magic 8 Ball took us here. I was thinking of Thorpe Park but Matt the animal lover here (looks at Matt) was day dreaming about the woods.

Matt: You're mean, I did nothing!

Jack: What? I don’t understand

John: Well… I have this special power you see… I ask the Magic 8 ball to take me anywhere I want and as long as I keep the picture in my head it will take me there, this involves other people if they are tagging along too.

Jack: (Laughs) that’s a bit stupid!

John: Don’t insult her! (Talks to the Magic 8 ball and strokes it) It's ok he didn’t mean it, he’s just ignorant.

Jack: O…kay. Can it take us back?

John: I’ll try. Lets all think of a place (Talks to the magic 8 ball) Magic 8 ball can you take us back home? (Shakes the 8 ball, they all surround it. A message slowly appears on the magic 8 ball “Ask me later”) Ask me later?! What?! (talks to the 8 ball) I’m sorry sweety, I didn’t mean to shout. Are you upset with the bad man you called you stupid, don’t worry M is here –

(Jack and Matt walk off, leaving John talking to the 8 ball)

Matt: So… Who are you anyway and how did you get here?

Jack: I’m A and umm… I’m not sure (puts hand on chin as he looks up)

(FLASH BACK STARTS)

Jack: (walks along and falls down stairs) Whoaah! (shot of him lying at the bottom of the stairs)

Lawyer: (appears from nowhere) Have you had an accident at home or work? At Lawyers that sue for gold we are real lawyers that get you the gold that you deserve... all of it! (shot of hand trapped in door) You see that hand? Sued! (shot of block of wood on floor) You see that bit of wood that shouldn't of been there? Sued! (shot of stairs) You see them stairs? Sued! (shot of lawyer) So if your interested call '0800 give me gold'... we're real lawyers!

(FLASH BACK ENDS)

Matt: Pfft, that’s your power? (Laughs)

Jack: (Dazed and confused) Wha…What? …Power?

Matt: We all saw it

Jack: What? My flash back? I didn’t know I could do that… I don’t remember a lawyer being there.

John: I didn’t know I could teleport with my magic 8 ball.

Matt: That’s your power, you have flash backs in advert form… and we can see it too! (Laughs)

Jack: (Doesn’t look amused) So how did I get this?

John: It’s this place I think

(Screams are heard from the distance getting closer, they all turn around)

Jack: What’s that? (takes a step towards the scream)

(P.O.V shot of person running, panting and screaming. Shot of everyone from behind watching W stop)

Jack: Are you ok?

Blaire Witch Project girl: (out of breath) Get…. yourselves…. out of here!

(Matt, Jack and John look confused)

Matt: What?

Blaire Witch Project girl: (catches her breath) THERE’S A MAN EATING PLUSHY TOY BACK THERE!!!

John: What?!P: No way!

Blaire Witch Prject girl: (looks back) RUN! (Runs off screen)

Jack: … What’s going on?!

John: AAHHH!!!

Matt: Oh wow a 'Hello Kitty'!

John: It’s a killer 'Hello Kitty'!

Matt: Don’t worry guys (close up on Matt's face)… I think I’ve just discovered my power. (walks up to the polar bear) Hello, 'Hello Kitty' (close up on bears face, then back to Matt)

Jack: (whispers) What is he doing?

John: (loudly) I don’t know. ('Hello Kitty' looks at M and snarls, he looks back at Matt and attacks)

Matt: AAHHHH!!! John you idiot! (he collapses whilst being mauled, the other two look away and run. Extreme close ups on 'Hello Kitty' attacking Matt. We see John and Jack stop, out of breath)

Jack: … Are you ok?

John: Yeah, you?

Jack: Yeah… you going to be ok?

John: Sure, why?

Jack: You’re friend just got killed…

John: Yeah… he’ll be remembered (voice is heard from a distance “I’m ok!”)

Jack: What was that?

John: Yup…. He’ll always be remembered (voice heard from distance “No seriously guys I’m ok! Wait for me!”) … Always

(They continue walking through the woodland. Suddenly they are at the exit)

Jack: There's the exit?!

John:

Jack: Oh no! (shot of the 'Hello Kitty' sitting in the way of the exit)

John: Right that's it! (Looks at the magic 8 ball) Magic 8 ball, shall I go over there and kick that 'Hello Kitty'? (Shakes the magic 8 ball) Yes! Hold this (plants the magic 8 ball in Jacks hand and runs up to the 'Hello Kitty' and kicks it) Whooaaah!

(They both run out of the woodland and onto the path where there is a road)

Jack: (Puts his arms in the air in triumph) Free dome!

John: (Looks at the camera) Can you stop filiming us now?

Off Screen Director: No sorry mate, we have another three series to make out of this.

Jack: What? What the f-

(Camera cuts. Fin.)

Editing

I've been editing our film using I-Movie on the macs. We haven't completed it yet but it's going good so far. I've noticed some problems, it was very windy the day we filmed and unfortunately you can hear it on the tape, we may have to use music to cover it up. I really like what I've done with the scene where you first see the Hello Kitty, I've made the clips quick to raise the tension and the lame acting makes it funny too. Although I may like what I've done others may not, so we'll have to show it to an audience and ask for their opinion and advice on how to improve it if we were to do it again.