Holly's blog

 My aim for this was to show the highs and lows of being in lockdown. I had crosscutting between day to day activities and me crying as this shows how in lockdown you can be having fun and then feel really sad and lonely the next minuet. I used a blue huge on the crying clips to separate them but also reflect mood. I chose the upbeat music to reflect the happy mood but to also juxtapose the sad mood too.

  We started very early in the morning around 8am. We took two cars to pick up everyone who was involved with filming before heading to Thetford forest. It was tricky to get everyone in the same place as there was no mobile connection but we worked it out in the end. We started to walk in a random direction until I found a spot I thought it would work for the shots. I then helped my two main leads get into their costumes and make up. We filmed for a few hours but unfortunately I had forgotten an SD card and my phone was dying so the last scenes were rushed and if it hadn't been for COVID I would of gone back to film the last section again. Then me and my two leads headed to my nans house while the other actors were dropped off at their homes. We filed the last few scenes we needed at my Nans house, I still need to film a little more but unfortunately due to COVID restrictions I have been unable to do that.

 I have recreated a student made 1 minuet short film called toast. After having first watched the video I took a screenshot and analysed the Mise en scene, editing and cinematography of every shot. The screen shots of the work are slightly blurry. Also the first shot is at the end of the post and works up from there. List of props I will need: Bread Toast Lighter Hairdryer Plate Oven  Actor: Suzanne (my mum) will be my actor, I have chosen her because she was the only person in my house available to help me but she is also very funny and can take direction well. Here is my recreation I could not get access to the music over the top but have kept in the natural diegetic sound. I also had to edit on my phone as I did not have access to premier pro so I was unable to do the slow constant zooms.

Creating meaning - Awkward situation

Run 1 minute short film Me and my peer worked together to create our own version of this 1 minute short film Our version: The original:

  Trapped 1 minute short film: Me and my peer worked in a pair to do our own take on the short film trapped This is is our version: This is the original:

The plan: We are recreating the famous Chicken scene from Charlie Chaplin's THE GOLD RUSH Setting: We will use a classroom for the setting of the cabin and reception for when filming outside. We have done this because it is spacious and already comes with table and chairs. Cast list: Lewis (a member of the group) will play Charlie Chaplin because they have the same hair and Mr Roe (a teacher at the school) will play big Jim as they look similar. Costume: We will use a waist coat from my Dad for Lewis and he is already in smart clothes I have a big fur coat that we will use for the character of big Jim, we will also use a animal onsie for when Charlie turns into a Chicken. Props: We are going to use bacon for the cooking and a nerf gun instead of a shotgun. Hair/Make-up: Since most of the cast looks similar to the orginal cast we will only need to add a fake moustache to Lewis with most likely eyeliner.

Todorov's theory of narrative  Put the theory into practice through pictures using our own original idea of a stabbing. We used our peers for actors and the school quad for the setting.  The first shot, Equilibrium, shows a girl waiting for a friend after class. The costume shows that she is in a educational or professional environment. The hair and make up is subtle and natural suggesting to the audience that she is quite young. This second shot, Distruption, shows the arrival of a murderer disguised as a pupil at the school. T he setting, of a school court yard ,which would be a familiar setting to her given her costume, we did this to suggests that she has no reason to feel unsafe, but this is juxtaposed by the meaning over the shoulder shot of the murderer.    The 3rd shot, realisation, shows the boy pulling a knife out of his pocket. We chose the prop of a knife shows the sinister intentions of the boy and creates suspense for the audienc...