Deliverance Opening Sequence

How did you integrate technologies in this project?

How did your production skills develop throughout this project?

For Codes & Convention - From 3 to 4 after been watching films and analysing films finding conventions and codes within the film, i felt like i've improved.

For Planning & Organisation - From 3 - 5, because after filming short scenes or films i've felt like i needed to improve on the planning, more than improvising, all the equipment and the gear needed for the shoot. 

For Camera Work - From 5 - 7, First of all 5 because I already knew photography, and with the extended knowledge of all the shot types, the framing and the 180 degree rule, i felt like i've improve even more. Learning to use a Steadicam or making one has improve shot types and the stabilisation of the overall film making it look professional. Here is an example of a parallel shot of 2 people and a object that will ignite the shootout.

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Visual Effects & Editing - Visual Effects is 2 - 4 and Editing 2 - 5, when i started learning the course i knew little about editing and visual effects and how to create and implement them in a film,  but after lots of training in after effects and premiere i was able to improve my skill by a lot. An Example is the opening production credit and the actual credits.

Finally Creative Confidence - 3 - 4 I did improve, a lot because there was a problem with our casting, for them not able to attend our final shoot our first rough cut here. With the problem we decided to improvise and create a shootout scene which ended up as our final project "Deliverance".

How would it be distributed as a real media product?

How would it be distributed as a real media text?

Our film is a thriller action film. Here is our research on YouGov to research on our YouGov audience demographics:

For our strategy it would be a NON- THEATRICAL distribution. Why? Because we would like our film to be reviewed by critics and strike a deal with an investor which would like to purchase our film for distribution. Our film is an independent film slightly indie, so for choosing distributors we would like to choose a independent distributors, Our choice would be LIONSGATE because they focuses on independent film, we could also get small distributors from different countries. But if all things fails we would have to be our own distributors, we would post our film on Youtube or Vimeo so it is straight to the customers and after that develop our film company from there. Our release date would be around August / September because the LFF (LONDON FILM FESTIVAL) is held in October and after that enter other films festival as well, locally and internationally.

How does your product engage with audiences?

ANNOTATION OF VIDEO

How does your opening represent social group or issue?

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How does your product use or challenge convention?

Media Example of Deliverance :

• An action thriller like Taken, lots of action scene, shooting and brawling.
• Action like John Woo films for example Hard Boiled in 1992. Deliverance has a similar approach to John Woo action films, John Woo excels in making action shots and slow motion shots which we have applied in to the film.

Opening Title

I used Auto Trace to mask the text to be able to create the effect i want.

I used Trap Code particular to parent the masked text, to guide the light through the line.

Then i used Layer - Light (Emitter) This well help guide the line through the letter as parent.

Leftover Script and Equipments

   Weapons Deal

    Written By 

    Bib Krittawat

   

    Address

    Phone Number

    

     

    INT. WAREHOUSE - MID DAY

    Camera FADE IN to a pan of blurred black cloth, camera 

    slowly focuses on a part of the storage cache, then foots 

    steps and the metal door clanking open, 3 cartel gang 

    members walks in holding firearms as camera goes over 

    shoulder of the dealer look at the cartel boss.

    EXT. WAREHOUSE - MID DAY

    *Cartel members and the dealer mumbling* Tracking foot shot 

    of the undercover cop Craig, Camera slowly panning up on 

    foot to the overall view of the warehouse. Then close up on 

    ear with hands over.

                            CRAIG

                    Artic this is Iceman over

                            HEADQUARTER

                    Iceman this is Artic over

                            CRAIG

                    I'm approaching the compound, 

            requesting a SATSCAN over.

                            HEADQUARTER

                    Roger that Iceman, SATSCAN 

            authorize. SATSCAN inbound in 30 

            seconds over.

    Camera tracking shot against to wall then fade into next 

    scene.

    INT. WAREHOUSE - MID DAY

                            CARTEL BOSS

                    Show me what you've got for me

    CARTEL BOSS tidying up his dress and smirking, camera close 

    up on his face under his sunglasses, as the second camera 

    pan behind 3 of the members as the dealer pulled the cloth 

    revealing the weapons cache, camera zoom in on smuggled 

    firearms focusing and panning slowly.

    CARTEL BOSS signal one of his member to go check the weapons 

    and the other to guard the entrance, as the CARTEL BOSS 

    observed the warehouse. Camera still focuses on CARTEL 

    MEMBER 1 and the firearms.

                            DEALER

                    Eh you (Looks at the CARTEL MEMBER 

            1) Careful with the product now, 

            these are brand new! Wouldn't want 

            to get the product dirty now ehh?!

    Reaction shot of the CARTEL MEMBER 1, looking annoyed.

                            CARTEL MEMBER 1

                    Is there a problem fool? (Pull up 

            fire arm) You either give us the 

            guns and you walk or you give us 

            the guns and become cripple 

            (Smirking)

    Reaction shot of the DEALER, surprised and scared.

                            DEALER

                    O..okay? Calm down now aight? I'm 

            just here to make some agreement 

            with your boss aight?

    EXT WAREHOUSE - MID DAY

    *Mumbling sounds from inside of the warehouse* Camera over 

    the shoulder shot over Craig moving up against the wall, 2nd 

    Camera panning along to show door entrance, Craig slowly 

    pulling out his hand gun, it is equipped with a suppressor, 

    receiving contact from HQ

                            HEADQUARTER

                    Iceman this is Artic over

                            CRAIG

                    Artic this is Iceman over.

                            HEADQUARTER

                    SATSCAN complete, you have multiple 

            tangos in the compound over.

                            CRAIG

                    Roger that Artic, Requesting 

            permission to engage over.

                            HEADQUARTER

                    Roger that Iceman, You are clear to 

            engage over.

    Craig moving slowly moving in as the camera panned to see 

    CARTEL MEMBER 2 on guard from the door, a CAMERA from CARTEL 

    MEMBER 2 foot view as Craig slowly slit up behind the man, 

    over the shoulder as Craig move up closely 

This script was leftover due to not enough cast and heavy dialogue.

ROUGH CUT CAST 

EQUIPMENTS

Rough Cut

First Script

22 Jump Street Style script

Setting: Apartment complex low light location

(Camera w/ 2 shot of the gansters)

Gangster1: yo man you sure this guy got the cash

Gangster2: yeah man, hey I even got some new hardware prepared for this shit take a look at these baby

Gangster1: yo man that can only hold 6 shots man dat is some bullshit

Gangster2: hey man 1 shot 1 kill

Gangster1: every gun is 1 shot 1 kill man gaddamn

Gangster2: but we asian doe

Gangster1: man shutup, we gonna bust through that door and we gonna do it right aight

Gangster2: alright cuz lets do dis

(pitbull dont stop the party played for 5 secinds then disc scratch)

(Guy in wife beaters sitting in the middle of the room eating noodles staring at them)

Gangster2: well shit...

Gangster1: (stare at gangster 2 ) you piece of...

(camera pan to the corridor outside of the room)

man: DIU LE LO MO GET DA FAK OUT

(door shuts 2 shot closeup of the two gangsters)

Gangster1: this is the third time now dumbass get yo shit together

Gangster2: hold on lemme check mah notes man....(check notes) ohh sorry man one more floor down

Gangster1: yeah it better be otherwise imma whoop your ass

(camera faced to staircases on the lower floor)

(wideshot of the 2 on both side of door in between)

(close up of gangster1)

Gangster1: you ready

(close up of gangster2)

Gangster2:(cocking gun) been waiting for a long time man

(close up od gangster1)

gangster1:(cut to in the middle of cocking gun) lets do dis

(play pitbull dont stop the party)

(camera angle to the other side of the wall)

(gangsters breach door then stylized credit come up with actors name)

(action montage shooting down mafia inside the room while putting stylized credits for some scenes)

(gangsters kick down final door)

both gangsters: whatsup bitch

(both shoot then walkaway in slowmo)

(longshot of gangsters walking away)

(when boss on chair drops onto the floor play song turn down for what)

(gangsters dance and at some point accidently high five each other and bullet ricochet to sniper on roof)

(bullet hit sniper in the head then stylized credit of movie name with sniper blood)

FIN

Costumes

Gangsters: well... gangster like

Mafia: mobster type outfit (fedora, suit, etc.,)

Storyboard

Vlog

Location Scouting

Lighting Experiment

We wanted to set a dark and calm mood for out lighting so we decided that using the lights by its own is too strong and solid. So we try to test out the reflector.

Equipment:

without the reflector:

With reflector:

The lights without the reflectors seems to unnatural, artificial lighting to be accurate, but as we use the reflector it can be seen that the light is more natural, sunlight colour and the reflector can diffuses some light off and make it shine on the background as well making the actor and the background look more natural.

Steadicam Experimental

So we decided to test out our new DIY Steadicam test in comparison with a handheld style.

Location Recce

Location Recce - X, Bib, Koji from Histmedia

3D Title Experimenting

inspired by Panic Room opening credit scene

Tutorial used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1ans3H9zqU 

Credits - Xkie

New Script Action/Thriller

So we decided to cut out the comedy in our film, so we needed a new script.

Hostage Rescue

Casting Crew Size: 5-6 so far

Location: Warehouse

Camera Pan from left of room to hostage silence in the scene

Hostage: (Looking down on the floor contemplating)

Camera behind hostage shoulders intially focused on hostage then later the door as sound from outside disturb silence
Door opens with captor busting through the door then rescuer walk out the door looking at hostage for a brief moment then walk towards the hostage

Camera transition to 2 shot of hostage still sitting down on seat and rescuer over the hostages shoulder trying to cut cable tie

Rescuer: Are you alright

Match on action to close up the cable tie beeing cut

Camera angle aligning hostage face with the dead corpse initially focused on the hostages face

Hostage: Yeah

Camera focus on firearm dropped on the floor hostage looks in the genral direction

Hostage: I should be just fine

Camera close up view of the rescuer panning from behind to hostage for a brief moment then match on action close up of hostage and rescuer walk across camera
Hostage's eyes follow the rescuer until rescuer reaches door then looks at firearm

Match on action extreme close up of firearm on floor with correct lighting to show hostage's shadow walking over to firearm then hostage hands pick up firearm

Match on action track shot of the two sneaks along the wall of the warehouse

Camera placed near confined spot where two cartel members are spotted and focused on

Camera focused back on the two escapees

Rescuer hushes the hostage the camera focused on rescuer and cartel members then rescuer does silent takedowns and signals hostage to follow
Camera 2 shot of rescuer and hostage

Hostage: How many of them are there here

Rescuer: From the outside there are only 7 of them, nothing we can't handle

Rescuer turns around to talk to hostage camera over the shoulder shot of rescuer face

Rescuer: But I'm sure that there are a lot more inside so we should be fine if we don't...

Camera goes to over the shoulder shot of hostage mid sentence and at the end of rescuer's line hostage shoots cartel member behind rescuer

Add sfx of gunshot

Close up of rescuer surprised face and focused on his face then rescuer turns around camera focus on dead cartel member behind rescuer
Close up shot of rescuer

Rescuer: ... Alert them

Long shot of cartel members busting out of the door bantering in random foreign language slowly searching the vicinity

Camera transition to 2 shot of rescuer and hostage in hiding

Rescuer: Was that really neccessary

Hostage: It was either him or us so your welcome

Rescuer: Anything in mind

Hostage: Easy, we improvise

Camera close up to cartel member walking
sfx tinkering sound
Cartel member look down camera pan to fashbang then sfx flashbang and screen goes white
Hostage jumps form cover to another cover while firing firearm mid air
Close up of hostage

Hostage: I'm out!

camera trackshot to rescuer running out of cover

Rescuer: Improvise!

Rescuer goes runs and guns towrds the exit and gets shot in the leg

Close up shot of hostage with a cartel member behind him

Hostage: NO!

Cartel member hits hostage in the head with the stock of the firearm the black screen transition to title entry sad cello or orchestral music

Music Composing

Hans Zimmer

What was Hans Zimmers intention when making this soundtrack? (0.30 for clues)

He wanted to compose a music that the audience will hate.

What qualities did Hans Zimmer want the music to have (try and find at
least three)?

1. He want to music to draw the audience into Joker's story
2. He want the audience to know who Joker is going to appear on screen
3. Real edgy music
4. Razor blades and string instrument (cello, violin) create tension
5. Keeping the same batman style music, no to punk or rock
6. Minimum play a possible

How do you feel about the final score and explain why you feel it
work/doesn’t work.

The sound effects of timer ticking creates tension among the audiences, like it is counting down to something. When the timer stops ticking, an disruption or an negative event will occur due to the silences, though it shows signs of relieve, though a jump scare will surprise the audience.

Evaluate what you have learned from this task and how it might impact
on choices made when coming to create your own soundtrack.

On listening to this, i would like to try to implement different soundtrack and experience with the target audience first before launching to film, i would like to see the audience on edge at all time more than relax and at times. (Only Applies in Thriller, Horror or Action for me).

Why does Kyle Cooper believe the Vertigo credit sequence is so effective?

Pick out at least 3 things Saul Bass attempted to do with his credits sequence (e.g. set the tone of the film)

His greatest advice to any graphic design students is to learn to draw or gonna live life around that, drawing and implementation in communication to help communicate for do jobs because once you get a job you would eventually feel like at a certain time in your  life would wish you knew how to draw.

6th January Production Meeting

X koji bib 1 from Histmedia

Panic Room Credit Analysis

Limitless Film Opening Analysis

Opening sequence analysis

Limitless (2011) 

Directed by: Neil Burger Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, Robert DeNiro

The narrative information provided consists of:

• ·      4 Digits IQ
• ·      Could have an impact on the world
• ·      Going to Suicide
• ·      Someone trying to kill him and shot his neighbor
• ·      Just moved in

The protagonist is an intelligent and a successful, we know that because he told us he had an 4 Digits IQ and he just got an luxury penthouse apartment in a middle of a city. Though he was going to suicide, having a killer hacking down his door and killing his neighbors. He was fulfilling his ultimate goal. (Making Impact On The World)

Several enigmas are created such as:

• ·      Who is this man?
• ·      Why are people after him?
• ·      How was he about to impact the world?
• ·      Why does he have a 4 digit IQ
• ·      Why is his stuff in boxes
• ·      Who is after him?
• ·      Why is he contemplating suicide?
• ·      Why would he rather kill himself than get killed?
• ·      Why so calm?

The narrative uses the action code (an action or event that implies something else is going to happen:

• Hacking down a door – Suggest the killer will break it down eventually.
• Jumped of the edge – P.O.V that suggest “suicide” suggest that he will jump.
• Narration – Suggest he was going to tell the story.

The audience is positioned (identifies with) Who does the audience identify with?

Main protagonist is shown an amount of screen time and hearing a non – diegetic voice over, telling a story, conveying the audience that they’re in side his mind.

  The atmosphere and setting is established through the combination of the micro-elements.

• Modern city, very busy and contemporary. Luxury and hi-tech. Some tension, violent. Criminal aspects, urban crimes.
• Camerawork – Pans, across the lobby revealing dead security guards, floating camera, scaling the building.
• Diegetic – Metallic door being smashed, Edits on the noise.

The representation of the protagonist is established through the combination of the micro-elements.

• Close up – A worried facial expression, birds eye.
• Sound – non – diegetic voice over tells us he is successful and smart yet going to kill him self.
• Mise – En - Scene Boxes – Suggest he just became successful.