Overall I believe my short film adheres to the codes of conventions found in most short films that are produced. It is a 7 minute long documentary, that is quite heavily focused on the editing to make the content be portrayed in such a short amount of time, and is aimed to teach something.
By having a lot of quickly cut shots and mini montages within my short film, it fastens the pace and makes it more intriguing to the viewer. However long interviews within the film are made more interesting by having cutaway shots and trnasitions between different shots of the person rather than one long shot.
Overall I believe I have made an effective short film and am very pleased with the outcome.
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Editing process of Rockumentary
Overall the editing didn't take half as long as I imaged it to be. I believe I edited efficiently and effectively still with some minor alterations to make, however because I was on my own in a group it allowed me to have freedom in what and how I wanted it to look like visually.
I didn't come across many problems when editing however did have to do some colour correction and adjustments of brightness and contrast when editing dark shots. However because it wasn't a particular complicated piece there wasn't much to do that was complex editing as if it would have been if it were say a horror piece or an avant garde short film.
I managed to add in credits easily from Photoshop and I converted music formats to be able to use in FCP however that was really the most technical part of the editing! Otherwise it was mainly just short cuts of shots and fade transitions that contributed for the most part of the edit.
I firstly used only one song for the Rockumentary throughout, however realised it became slightly repetitive, however when I decided to change it to have two songs it wasn't as effective so I am going to change it back but maybe have a few variations in what parts of the songs I will use.
I didn't come across many problems when editing however did have to do some colour correction and adjustments of brightness and contrast when editing dark shots. However because it wasn't a particular complicated piece there wasn't much to do that was complex editing as if it would have been if it were say a horror piece or an avant garde short film.
I managed to add in credits easily from Photoshop and I converted music formats to be able to use in FCP however that was really the most technical part of the editing! Otherwise it was mainly just short cuts of shots and fade transitions that contributed for the most part of the edit.
I firstly used only one song for the Rockumentary throughout, however realised it became slightly repetitive, however when I decided to change it to have two songs it wasn't as effective so I am going to change it back but maybe have a few variations in what parts of the songs I will use.
Filming and preparation of Rockumentary.
Overall the filming of my Rockumentary went extremely well. The organisation aspects of about 90% of footage went to plan however I did not get 2 of the interviews I wanted in time, however will hope to do so when I do my feature length version.
I managed to get a lot of cutaway fotoage from clubs and pubs and in Camden, where I even gained permission to film a timelapse from a roof which looked very effective in my piece. I easily gained permission from places in Croydon to film footage and they were very welcoming of it. My production schedule went relatively to plan and I was filming almost every day throughout the holidays. I liked the setup of my interviews and believe the lighting did them justice and were good shots. Although some shots were hardly visible when I shot in the Black Sheep Bar the first time, the next time I took a camera light and it gained much better clearer results.
Overall I am happy with the quality of my filming however wish I had gotten certain interviews with the camera light as opposed to having to adjust the clarity within the editing.
I managed to get a lot of cutaway fotoage from clubs and pubs and in Camden, where I even gained permission to film a timelapse from a roof which looked very effective in my piece. I easily gained permission from places in Croydon to film footage and they were very welcoming of it. My production schedule went relatively to plan and I was filming almost every day throughout the holidays. I liked the setup of my interviews and believe the lighting did them justice and were good shots. Although some shots were hardly visible when I shot in the Black Sheep Bar the first time, the next time I took a camera light and it gained much better clearer results.
Overall I am happy with the quality of my filming however wish I had gotten certain interviews with the camera light as opposed to having to adjust the clarity within the editing.
Monday, 22 February 2010
Who would fund my video?
As this would be a very independent production and not something that would be considered as commercial, I would like to think that someone like MTV or Scuzz music channel would fund and air my 'Rockumentary'.
As MTV has shown films from the likes of Beavis and Butthead who also did rock and metal music videos/mini documentaries I could imagine my Documentary being on a similar wavelength and given a slot on there or a metal music channel such as Kerrang or Scuzz.
As MTV has shown films from the likes of Beavis and Butthead who also did rock and metal music videos/mini documentaries I could imagine my Documentary being on a similar wavelength and given a slot on there or a metal music channel such as Kerrang or Scuzz.
Primary and Secondary research.
For my presentation on my film that I will produce I have had to research a lot to find what will be the main content of my film.
I have created a questionnaire that I have proposed that will enable me to gain information and statistics to use in my film.
The questions are as follows:
• What is the question you would like answered most in this ‘Rockumentary’?
• What elements of Rock culture do you think are the most important? Clothing, the music, memorabilia, artwork, live venues/festivals, merchandise or the culture in general? And why?
• Who do you think is the biggest rock icon ever? (Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Ozzy Osbourne, Jim Morrison etc.)
• What do you think helps keep rock culture alive today? (open question)
• What subgenre of rock/metal do you think is most popular/scene at the moment? (open question)
My secondary research has come from books, DVD's, CD's and videos on youtube that have given me inspiration for the over
all content of the film.
'Headbangers journey', quotes from various music videos such as Silent Civillian and Steel Panther to give instant impact on the video.
I have created a questionnaire that I have proposed that will enable me to gain information and statistics to use in my film.
The questions are as follows:
• What is the question you would like answered most in this ‘Rockumentary’?
• What elements of Rock culture do you think are the most important? Clothing, the music, memorabilia, artwork, live venues/festivals, merchandise or the culture in general? And why?
• Who do you think is the biggest rock icon ever? (Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Ozzy Osbourne, Jim Morrison etc.)
• What do you think helps keep rock culture alive today? (open question)
• What subgenre of rock/metal do you think is most popular/scene at the moment? (open question)
My secondary research has come from books, DVD's, CD's and videos on youtube that have given me inspiration for the over
all content of the film.
'Headbangers journey', quotes from various music videos such as Silent Civillian and Steel Panther to give instant impact on the video.
Visual Style of my Rockumentary.
The visual style of my documentary is very important in the way that people interpret it. The colours used throughout the credits, titles and any artwork will definitely be black white and red as these are the main colours associated with Rock. I have created a mock-up of the style of the logo which is shown above. Names of people who will be interviewed will also come up on screen in this style.
I am hoping to produce a small animated logo as well which will help create the tone and mood of the film.
Questions I want to answer in the rockumentary.
There will be a main question within my documentary that I will focus on however will definitely answer sub-questions that are directly related to the main question.
The main question I will be answering will be "WHAT ELEMENTS DEPICT THE MAIN STEREOTYPES OF ROCK CULTURE"
Other questions that will be answered throughout which are relative will be decided via my primary research by a questionnaire that will help me see which questions would most like to be answered by people who participate in 'rock culture'.
The answers that people give will help me see what people in todays society who are interested in this subject would like to know and find out. I am doing this documentary for research purposes and to try and establish a wider understanding of the lifestyle I lead.
The main question I will be answering will be "WHAT ELEMENTS DEPICT THE MAIN STEREOTYPES OF ROCK CULTURE"
Other questions that will be answered throughout which are relative will be decided via my primary research by a questionnaire that will help me see which questions would most like to be answered by people who participate in 'rock culture'.
The answers that people give will help me see what people in todays society who are interested in this subject would like to know and find out. I am doing this documentary for research purposes and to try and establish a wider understanding of the lifestyle I lead.
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