Assignment 1 - DepicT!: Feedback 20 Dec

Lewis,

some good work completed here and it is clear that your pre-production work has been adhered to for the filming and editing process.  There were some changes made during the process but these were documented albeit in a basic form.
Whilst all of your pre-production paperwork is in place, there isn't enough detail in some aspects (primarily the storyboards) to achieve more than a pass grade here.

After all this good work, you have failed to submit your written work on the pre-production process.
This is important and without it you will fail this assignment. This becomes a referral at this point and I am setting you a new deadline which is the 11th January 2016. It is vital that you meet this deadline otherwise you will fail this unit.

Get this work completed.

Carl.

Consequences of Drugs - DepicT! Video

In our Depict short film we decided that the narrative would be an average guy trying to cope with the consequences of drugs, the idea started from another Depict short film which had made a serious topic comical. There were very few different types of camera shots used in the short film; long shots, close ups and low angle shots. There is no dialogue used in this short film due to an upbeat soundtrack in the background which on its own sets the mood and tone of the short film. The lighting used in the short film was low key as it set the atmosphere of hopelessness and loss which is the main theme of the short film. The mise-en-scene used was a simple table with miscellaneous items on it such as mugs, glasses and scattered pieces of paper which is up to the audience to determine what’s written on them. Improvements that could be made to this short film is that we could have used the camera better to get a better quality video with the dark lighting and the settings on the camera.

Initial idea

The intention of this production was to convey a serious message in a humorous way. The reason we chose the set is because it adequately represents the 'average joe's' living space, we also thought the placement of the table next to the door allowed for most of the film to be shot from the same spot. This production was inspired by 'How to Tell When a Relationship is Over' by Tony Roche as we used the same shot angle for most of the film and it all takes place at a table, overall, the general structure was inspired by  'How to Tell When a Relationship is Over' by Tony Roche.

Location Recce

Location release

Risk assessment

Talent releases

Shot list Depict

Props and Costume

Production Schedule Depict

Connotations photo exercise

Depict Sun

http://www.depict.org/2013/sun/?category_request=picks

What I like most about this short film is the high quality animation, The shadows used kept my interest as it worked very well with the message of the narrative as it kept a contrast of light and dark. The combination of the story and the good quality animation is enough to keep the audience engaged with the comedy of the man running away from the sun. There is only one camera shot and little editing keeping the animation simple in regards to post production.

Depict Childhood

The aspects of this depict film that I like is the simplicity of the editing and the camera, I think that the shortness and simplicity of the short film helps with the engagement of the audience, the sound effects used are amusing as well sound track being linked to childhood.

Depict Cool unicorn bruv

I like the simplicity of the camera shots, also the framing with the three shots, it has good continuity with over the shoulder shots and follows the 180 degree rule. The close ups used helps the audience engage in the conversation. I also enjoy the comedic narrative.

Evaluation - The Deal

Evaluation – The Deal

Mise-en-scene

The mise-on-scene in The Deal is all outside in a local park, there were no special costumes or makeup used in the induction task. We used a few unique props such as a gun as it was key to the storyline, other props included a plastic bag and a phone.

Lighting

All of the lighting in the clip is ambient light as we did not have the time or budget to set up motivated lighting or to block the lighting, we also had to do it in the daylight due to times that we could film.

Angles

We used a few low angles in the task and no high angles due to it being difficult to get those high angles as the scene wasn’t equipped for it.

Shot distances

We used a range of distances covering all ranges from extreme long shots for the establishing shot to extreme close ups.

Camera movement

We have a few camera movements especially with the over the shoulder shots, we didn’t see the need to use camera movement due to it not being necessary as well as it being too hard to keep the camera steady without professional equipment.

Fades/Dissolves

We did use a fade at the very end to show the audience that it’s the end of the scene.

Continuity System:

180 Degree rule: We broke the 180 degree rule accidentally due to a tree blocking the shoulder of one of the actors meaning the shoulder that should have been used is blocked.

Establishing shots: We used one establishing shot, this is due to only one is needed, as well as it’s important to establish the scene to help the audience get a feel for the environment the actors are interacting in.

Match cuts on action: We did not use any of these cuts due to it being too difficult to integrate with the short storyline.

Eye line match cuts: We used one eye line match with the dealer and the buyer halfway through the film, you see the eyes of the dealer look to his left and you can see the buyer leaning up against the tree showing what he was looking at.

POV shots: We used a point of view shot when the dealer is holding up the gun in front of him as the buyer is running in the background.

Shot reverse shot: We use a shot reverse shot with the over the shoulder shots, the first shot was the over the shoulder shot of behind the dealer looking at the buyer, then an over the shoulder shot behind the buyer looking at the dealer then back to the dealer’s shoulder.