I believe the project was a success as we all stuck to deadlines, resolved disagreements with compromise and developed skills. I learnt a lot technically (e.g. I can now use Adobe Premier and After FX to a much higher standard than before) but also how important it is to be organised and to work together when working in a group.
Due to our group dynamics, there were no major disagreements and if anyone has an issue, we said it. I now feel a lot more confident with my technical ability due to my individual editing sessions which gave me a chance to experiment.
My main criticism of myself in this project is that if there were conflicting ideas within the group, I found it difficult to back down. however, we worked around the groups strong personalities by compromising or by doing both ideas, seeing how it looked and then deciding as a group.
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Inspiration --> Tarantino
The two scenes below from two of Tarantino's films were of particular inspiration to us when planning and developing the synopsis of our opening sequence 'Rupture.'
Kill Bill
The opening sequence of 'Kill Bill' was very influential to us in making our thriller seqeunce as the first thing we see is a restrained, battered, moaning woman. The torturer then comes in yet you only see his boots walking towards the victim and hear his voice so his identity remains a mystery to the audience. This makes the scene much more enigmatic leaving the audience wanting to watch the rest of the film. My own film shares some of the key themes of this scene e.g. Vigilante characters, revenge, torture etc.
Reservoir Dogs
The torture scene in 'Reservoir Dogs' has a lot of similarities to our sequence 'Rupture' and was particularly influential in 'Rupture's early planning stages. Reservoir Dogs shows a battered cop in a chair central in a room which is very similar to aspects in our thriller. The chair is used a pivot for the camera so there is more emphasis on Mr. Blonde's actions. The irony of the music also makes the scene much more watchable but at the same time highly disturbing.
Kill Bill
The opening sequence of 'Kill Bill' was very influential to us in making our thriller seqeunce as the first thing we see is a restrained, battered, moaning woman. The torturer then comes in yet you only see his boots walking towards the victim and hear his voice so his identity remains a mystery to the audience. This makes the scene much more enigmatic leaving the audience wanting to watch the rest of the film. My own film shares some of the key themes of this scene e.g. Vigilante characters, revenge, torture etc.
Reservoir Dogs
The torture scene in 'Reservoir Dogs' has a lot of similarities to our sequence 'Rupture' and was particularly influential in 'Rupture's early planning stages. Reservoir Dogs shows a battered cop in a chair central in a room which is very similar to aspects in our thriller. The chair is used a pivot for the camera so there is more emphasis on Mr. Blonde's actions. The irony of the music also makes the scene much more watchable but at the same time highly disturbing.
Monday, 21 January 2008
Final DVD Cover
Blurb
The Fifth film from cult director Joel Lanza ('Bulldog', 'Night of the Reaper') 'Rupture', is one of this year's most thrilling and poignant films. Focusing on one sister's revenge, 'Rupture' tells the story of two sisters trying to make a fresh start in Central London after the death of their parents. Everything seems to be going well, until a tragic act of brutality by a gang of thugs results in the death of the younger of the two. The eldest, Jasmine (Nicola Forelli- 'The Puppeteer', 'Away from L.A.'), seeks to avenge her sister on a journey that will take her deep into the seedy underbelly of London.
Lanza's finset film to date, 'Rupture' has shocked and wowed audiences, even picking up the 2008 Palme d'Or.
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Friday, 23 November 2007
Individual Contribution to Avoiding Problems
The 5 things i can do to make sure shooting runs smoothly are...
- Encourage people to speak their mind--> If no one says what they think then no one else will know there's something wrong and resentment will build up resulting in pointless arguments.
- Keep the group focused --> Stop time-wasting as much as possible and make sure everyone in the group knows we're on a tight schedule.
- Assigning Jobs --> Make sure 'fun' and 'boring' jobs get shared out equally between group members so everything is fair.
- If I'm supposed to bring anything on shoot weekends, I must make sure I check I have everything I need before I leave.
- Losing my patience --> When things don't go my way I must learn to compromise and understand that everyones ideas are equal and therefore deserve to be heard.
Wednesday, 7 November 2007
Opening sequence of "Pi"
A film made by Darren Aronofsky, the director of "Requiem for a Dream".
'A paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature' -IMDB
I am desperate to see this thriller movie! I thought the opening sequence was really interesting; really unconventional in some ways but really sticking the rules in others. The whole effect of the opening sequence with the music and the images is really freaky and trippy and looks a bit like a computer game. This sequence is similar in ways to ones I've posted before in the way that there are lots of different images flitting on and off screen in a very short space of time. Very inspirational for my own thriller sequence.
'A paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature' -IMDB
I am desperate to see this thriller movie! I thought the opening sequence was really interesting; really unconventional in some ways but really sticking the rules in others. The whole effect of the opening sequence with the music and the images is really freaky and trippy and looks a bit like a computer game. This sequence is similar in ways to ones I've posted before in the way that there are lots of different images flitting on and off screen in a very short space of time. Very inspirational for my own thriller sequence.
The Departed (incomplete)
First 10 minutes
One of Martin Scorsese's earlier films. In "The Departed", we see the typical Cop vs. Gangster relationship but with a twist; the race to uncover the moles who have infiltrated the Police force and the mob. This makes sure the audience aren't too unnerved, but adds excitement to what would be a very conventional film. It's also such a simple idea that I'm surprised other writers haven't focused their films on this sort of plot. I find it interesting how i was inclined to take the side of the gangsters over the cops and the overall message of the film to me is summed up in this quote "When I was growing up, they would say you could become cops or criminals. But what I'm saying is this. When you're facing a loaded gun, what's the difference?" which sets the tone for the rest of the movie. Throughout the film, it becomes difficult for the audience to distinguish between the 'bad' and the 'good.' Scorsese seems to sit on the fence and does not seem to persuade you who is right or who is wrong and is basically saying at the end of the day, what difference is it going to make?
The movie opens showing the racial unrest and protests of 1960s Boston, suggesting a political metaphor which in fact is not followed throughout the rest of the film. You could say what's happening in the opening sequence has nothing to do with the plot of the film. However, it sets the time and the city in which the film will be situated in therefore giving the audience the background of the film.
"The Departed" is a remake of the Hong Kong blockbuster "Infernal Affairs" and i feel Scorsese had done an excellent job of modernising the story and tweaking it so the audience can relate to it more. However, many people find the psychological tension to be much higher in the original.
One of Martin Scorsese's earlier films. In "The Departed", we see the typical Cop vs. Gangster relationship but with a twist; the race to uncover the moles who have infiltrated the Police force and the mob. This makes sure the audience aren't too unnerved, but adds excitement to what would be a very conventional film. It's also such a simple idea that I'm surprised other writers haven't focused their films on this sort of plot. I find it interesting how i was inclined to take the side of the gangsters over the cops and the overall message of the film to me is summed up in this quote "When I was growing up, they would say you could become cops or criminals. But what I'm saying is this. When you're facing a loaded gun, what's the difference?" which sets the tone for the rest of the movie. Throughout the film, it becomes difficult for the audience to distinguish between the 'bad' and the 'good.' Scorsese seems to sit on the fence and does not seem to persuade you who is right or who is wrong and is basically saying at the end of the day, what difference is it going to make?
The movie opens showing the racial unrest and protests of 1960s Boston, suggesting a political metaphor which in fact is not followed throughout the rest of the film. You could say what's happening in the opening sequence has nothing to do with the plot of the film. However, it sets the time and the city in which the film will be situated in therefore giving the audience the background of the film.
"The Departed" is a remake of the Hong Kong blockbuster "Infernal Affairs" and i feel Scorsese had done an excellent job of modernising the story and tweaking it so the audience can relate to it more. However, many people find the psychological tension to be much higher in the original.
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