Holding a shot steady where appropriate
We used stop motion so the flow of each shot is continuous as we had the camera held securely in a tripod.
Framing a shot including or excluding elements where appropriate
The tripod held the camera in place so we didn't require much handling or movement of the camera. In filming time there was a lead in the way of a few of our shots but as it is as dark as the background, we may crop that part out
Using a variety of shot distances where appropriate
This is something we didn't do because of stop motion. If we had extra time, perhaps the credits would have been shot as medium close ups so they were easier to read for our target audience.
Shooting material appropriate to the task set
We have achieved this. Our task was to create a childrens film, either PG or U. There is no foul language, violence or offensive images, you probably wouldn't find a Unicorn travelling the world to find its owner in a gory 18 film!
Selecting mise-en-scene
I think this we partly achieved this, the lighting was efficient, we drew all of our backgrounds of different settings (pyramids, a forest, a cloudy sky) and I drew the characters to fit the storyboard using colours that were bright and would be appealing to the target audience.
Editing so meaning is apparent to the viewer
We haven't started editing yet, but we will use our own knowledge of this and watch some more children's film clips (possibly stop motion) to gather ideas to make it apparent to children.
Using varied shot transitions and effects selectively and appropriately
We haven't done this either, but I don't think we will use a lot of transitions as they can be distracting and unnecessary. We will use transitions for the opening title and credits by looking up some on youtube for inspiration.
Using sound with images and editing appropriately
We have done no editing of our film, but we have allocated Maddie the narrative role for it. She will tell the story so the audience knows what is going on and will introduce the characters.
We have not thought about music for our film but children's films are often very lively and this is an adventure, there will be some element of sadness so this will be reflected in our soundtrack. We will do this by using Garage Band.
Using titles appropriately
The title will be at the beginning of the film and we may use some for the different backgrounds so the target audience gets a better sense of place. We will do this using Final Cut.
Contributions to the production process.
In our first filming lesson I looked up a unicorn outline on google images, drew it and then based the rest of our unicorns on that image.
I drew the background of the pyramids and brought in colouring pencils so the colour would be consistent and in case the pencils in the classroom were all being used.
During my spare time, I drew and coloured the characters, some of which can be seen in a previous post.
I drew:
Three unicorns
Four thought bubbles, including one of Charlie and his owner
The world
The owner himself
The words 'Where are you Charlie?' in bubble type writing.
I also was in control of taking the pictures for the stop motion, my pressing the space bar to take them and deleting any shots that had hands in.
We used stop motion so the flow of each shot is continuous as we had the camera held securely in a tripod.
Framing a shot including or excluding elements where appropriate
The tripod held the camera in place so we didn't require much handling or movement of the camera. In filming time there was a lead in the way of a few of our shots but as it is as dark as the background, we may crop that part out
Using a variety of shot distances where appropriate
This is something we didn't do because of stop motion. If we had extra time, perhaps the credits would have been shot as medium close ups so they were easier to read for our target audience.
Shooting material appropriate to the task set
We have achieved this. Our task was to create a childrens film, either PG or U. There is no foul language, violence or offensive images, you probably wouldn't find a Unicorn travelling the world to find its owner in a gory 18 film!
Selecting mise-en-scene
I think this we partly achieved this, the lighting was efficient, we drew all of our backgrounds of different settings (pyramids, a forest, a cloudy sky) and I drew the characters to fit the storyboard using colours that were bright and would be appealing to the target audience.
Editing so meaning is apparent to the viewer
We haven't started editing yet, but we will use our own knowledge of this and watch some more children's film clips (possibly stop motion) to gather ideas to make it apparent to children.
Using varied shot transitions and effects selectively and appropriately
We haven't done this either, but I don't think we will use a lot of transitions as they can be distracting and unnecessary. We will use transitions for the opening title and credits by looking up some on youtube for inspiration.
Using sound with images and editing appropriately
We have done no editing of our film, but we have allocated Maddie the narrative role for it. She will tell the story so the audience knows what is going on and will introduce the characters.
We have not thought about music for our film but children's films are often very lively and this is an adventure, there will be some element of sadness so this will be reflected in our soundtrack. We will do this by using Garage Band.
Using titles appropriately
The title will be at the beginning of the film and we may use some for the different backgrounds so the target audience gets a better sense of place. We will do this using Final Cut.
Contributions to the production process.
In our first filming lesson I looked up a unicorn outline on google images, drew it and then based the rest of our unicorns on that image.
I drew the background of the pyramids and brought in colouring pencils so the colour would be consistent and in case the pencils in the classroom were all being used.
During my spare time, I drew and coloured the characters, some of which can be seen in a previous post.
I drew:
Three unicorns
Four thought bubbles, including one of Charlie and his owner
The world
The owner himself
The words 'Where are you Charlie?' in bubble type writing.
I also was in control of taking the pictures for the stop motion, my pressing the space bar to take them and deleting any shots that had hands in.
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