The Coalition

Date:	15/11/2011	16/11/2011	17/11/2011	18/11/2011	19/11/2011
What are we doing:	Filming + Blogging	Filming + Blogging	Filming + Blogging	Filming + Blogging	Editing + Blogging
Details:	We will film a mix up of shots that will be used within the montage & the argument section of the first scene. We’ll then blog about our day	We will shoot the dolly zoom (contra zoom) shot used for the realisation of the imaginary friend. We’ll then blog about what we have & haven’t achieved today.	Shoot the whole 3rd scene.	Shoot the final & first scene + look over the shots as a group and analyse them.	Editing begins...
Date:	21/11/2011	22/11/2011	23/11/2011	24/11/2011	25/11/2011
What are we doing:	Editing + Blogging	Editing + Blogging	Editing + Blogging	Ancilary piece photo shoot + Editing + Blogging	Editing + Blogging
Details:	By today we should have the title sequence & the 1st scene edited.	We would like to have 50% of the film edited by today	We plan to have 80% of the film edited by now hopefully leaving just the final scene and closing credits to be edited	We want to hold a photoshoot including all characters from the film that will be used in the creation of our ancillary pieces.	Look over what we have so far and round up the editing section of our project.

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ambinace. facial expression.

mise en scene- The location of this shot, is perfect for the murder scene, the floors are red, so is the door to the set. From the colour red we connote, danger and blood. This set is perfect, from all the build-up we are going to create in each shot, to a dramatic setting, to a dramatic end.

body language- Firstly Efa walks with confidence towards Rhys, then folds her arms, which signifies her emotions of being upset or fed-up with something, she doesn't seem to be impressed by what he has done to her. The audience can clearly see that Efa is in control, she uses her sexuality to gain control of Rhys. His body language is completely different to hers. He has a slouched and helplessness to his stance, which comes across strong to the audience.
Personally I’m not convinced the close up of the lips work. I don’t agree that it flows well enough, and the lip gesture is a little bit to sexual for what we are trying to achieve here. Perhaps this would work if we could get the cut tight, and change the gesture to one of a less sexual nature. Also the music doesn’t fit as perfect as i would like it to, although we are on the right lines of finding a track, this is not 100 per cent suited.
Also, the casting could be better, this actor and actress don't work well on screen together, so we will find another actor to replace this one because he also expressed that he didn’t feel comfortable in front of the camera, as he is part of the group he is most comfortable behind it, and in front of a computer editing. Which was a good learning curb, because we have been working together for a while now, and know each other’s strength which will benefit us majorly when producing our final piece.
camera angles and movement

Like all the characters, Efa is wearing clothing typical to a teenager; however the choice of red on her t-shirt is deliberate. The colour red is associated with danger, it’s a warning colour. It’s also associated with, anger, love and blood, which are all themes of the film. Firstly it’s to signify to the audience that something terrible will happen at some point in the film, the there’s a possibility that blood will spill, and that feelings of anger mixed with love and passion are all definite themes of our film.
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Following the success of our As piece, we really wanted to challenge and excel our selves. So using the contra zoom, this will be our ‘money shot’ which will be the biggest part of our challenge. Unfortunately we do not have to correct equipment to our disposal, however using our initiative and props available to us, were going to try and achieve the dolly motion on a skateboard. By placing the camera man and the camera on the skateboard, and pushing him along the corridor and, zooming out and moving towards the subject we have come close to the contra zoom, however it’s not polished and we haven’t had a worthy shot yet, but it is most defiantly in progress.

This was our first attempt at shooting an establishing shot, to set the scene of our short film. In the first stationary shot featured in this clip, the school in which everything takes place is viewed from a low angle creating a slight edgy vibe, this is intentional, alongside a piece of music, which hasn’t been chosen yet. We will be able to get the story rolling quite effectively.
In the second shot featured in this film, we have taken the stationary shot, and experimented with a tilt up. This may or may not be used, as our second establishing shot we intended to film, of the same location but from a different angle, will also include a tilt up.
We may or may not use both establishing shots for the film; however it is useful to have both in mind when editing.