Wednesday 15 December 2010
Magazine Front Cover Plan
This is a rough outline of how I plan my film magazine front cover will look. I based it on the layout of 'EMPIRE' magazine and have tried to apply some of the similar conventions. for example, I have placed the masthead at the top of the page and behind the models head as all magazines across a variety of genres use this convention. I have also positioned my three models in the centre of the page covering a vast area. the shot is also a medium shot as many magazine front covers use either medium shots or close ups. I have also included sell lines such as 'FREE TWILIGHT POSTERS INSIDE' and 'PLUS WIN TICKETS TO BLACK SWAN PREMIER' which will help me promote the magazine.
Tuesday 14 December 2010
Filming and the Beginning of Editing
Before I began filming my teaser trailer I assumed that I wouldn't have many problems. I thought the only minor issues I would have would be that my characters would keep laughing.
However, when it came to the day of the shoot i realised I couldn't do the high angle shot as I was originally going to climb a tree to receive this shot as no ladder was available. Although I was unable to do this as it was wet and very slippy which became a hazard. The same issue was caused again when I did a re-shoot. I also did a re-shoot as I changed my camera. I first recorded my shots on a recorder, although the poor quality resulted in me re-shooting on a digital slr which gave me a sharper result.
To be able to use my clips I had to convert all my footage from 'AVI' files to 'MOV' files so that I wouldn't need to render them every time I make an alteration to my editing. For example, if I put in a special effect then each time I added one I would have to render the sequence each time.
This is the first time I have ever used Final Cut Express. To learn some of the basics I went on YouTube to view tutorials of how to do some basic editing on this programme. I learnt how to do the very basic tasks of importing clips and how to place them on to the timeline. When I understood how to do this I put all the clips I wanted to include in my teaser trailer sequence in order. I then began searching for tutorials on how to include transitions as I wanted to make my trailer look more realistic. This tutorial (shown below) really helped me with experimenting with transitions.
However, when it came to the day of the shoot i realised I couldn't do the high angle shot as I was originally going to climb a tree to receive this shot as no ladder was available. Although I was unable to do this as it was wet and very slippy which became a hazard. The same issue was caused again when I did a re-shoot. I also did a re-shoot as I changed my camera. I first recorded my shots on a recorder, although the poor quality resulted in me re-shooting on a digital slr which gave me a sharper result.
To be able to use my clips I had to convert all my footage from 'AVI' files to 'MOV' files so that I wouldn't need to render them every time I make an alteration to my editing. For example, if I put in a special effect then each time I added one I would have to render the sequence each time.
This is the first time I have ever used Final Cut Express. To learn some of the basics I went on YouTube to view tutorials of how to do some basic editing on this programme. I learnt how to do the very basic tasks of importing clips and how to place them on to the timeline. When I understood how to do this I put all the clips I wanted to include in my teaser trailer sequence in order. I then began searching for tutorials on how to include transitions as I wanted to make my trailer look more realistic. This tutorial (shown below) really helped me with experimenting with transitions.
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