Preliminary video task

Discussion/ interview task:

Nabil:

Future aims of training

R: Hi Nabil, how are you doing today?

N: Im doing good man, yourself?

R: I’m doing good thanks, so how long have you been training at the gym for?

N: Ive been training for a good 2 years by now

R: Lots of hard work?

N: Yeah definitely(chuckles)

R: How many days per week are youn in the gym for?

N: 6 out of 7 days a week. But every 7^th week I take a weeks recovery then start training again.

R: Sounds like a good plan. So what kind of diet are you on currently? Are you also taking supplements?

N: Right now im on a bulking phase so im usually eating half a plates worth of 

proteins, quarter plates worth of fats and a quarter of carbs. Im also taking 

BCAAs and creatine monohydrate.

R: And what are your final aims of your bodybuilding career?

N: My final aims are to place into mr olympias mens physique competition, it 

would be a dream come true.

R: Well I wish you luck and hope you make that dream come true. Thanks for the interview!

N: You’re very welcome!

Evaluation of preliminary task idea:

I think this is a good idea with little drawback since it is fairly easy and realistic to produce. It is easy since it would only include video rules such as the 180 degree rule and would be easy to edit overall. There are drawbacks such as a lack of originality for a preliminary task. 

Kundai:

plot:
a notorious terrorist has been captured by MI5 and is being interrogated and eventually reveals the information, however little does the interrogator know that his colleague is actually an undercover terrorist and aids the terrorist in his escape

Interrogator: Well, Mr._______, you have currently been charged with treason, attempted mass murder and possession of weapons of mass destruction. What do you have to say for yourself?

Terrorist:
silence


Interrogator:
Mr.______ I would advise you that if you do not comply with us then we will be left with no choice but to charge you with the three crimes which would result in a public execution

Terrorist:
Silence

Interrogator:
chuckles
Quiet one aren’t ya’
However, if you were to comply then I could perhaps make you an offer maybe less extreme? Than being decapitated


Terrorist:
What do you want?

Interrogator:
We want to know who you work for


Terrorist:
I work for your mum
laughs


Interrogator:
Smacks terrorist across the face
(angrily)
Now listen here if you don’t tell me what I need to know right this instance then... 

*Enter Interrogator 2*

*Grabs interrogator 1*

Relax! Relax! We can't interrogate him if he's dead

Interrogator 1: that's a lot more than what he deserves

Assigned rolles

Director - Kundai

Editor - Nabil

Location Scout - Nabil

Actor Scout - Annabel

Storyboard - Ollie/Kundai

Ollie:

LOUIS

Hey Bobby

BOBBY

Hey Louis how ya doin?

LOUIS

 I'm good, the boss in there?

BOBBY

 Yeah he'll see ya shortly.

*muffled argument*

CRIME LORD

 *Karen I’ve had it with your crap, now get outta’ my* face before I get you outta’ my face. 

LOUIS

You called me boss?

CRIME LORD

 (distracted) what? Yeah, Sorry you had to hear that Louis, come in, take a seat son, take a seat. I called you cause I need a job doin’.

LOUIS Well I got a lot on my hands boss with bringing in the shipment and all’.

CRIME LORD

 Sorry Louis, I must ‘ave implied you’ve got a choice in the matter. I need this job done. 

LOUIS

 Boss…

CRIME LORD

Now you listen here Louis, I ain’t got time for your sob story! There’s this guy out there, a detective, he keeps shutting down our warehouses and stopping our weapons supply. As of yet he has no evidence that links these weapons with me but…

LOUIS

 So…

CRIME LORD

BUT, and it’s a big but so you better be listening Louis, he’s getting very close. SO what I need from you is to persuade him a little.

LOUIS

 What do you want me to do then?

CRIME LORD

 His wife’s recently had a kid she's still in hospital. Give ‘em a little present on my behalf; you know to welcome the kid to the world. 

LOUIS

 Have you tried talkin’? 

CRIME LORD

 Yeah we have but he’s persistent.  You know I wouldn’t be askin’ ya if there were any other way. He threatens the whole operation everything. You’re freedom, my freedom, our freedom. Your all like sons to me, that makes us family and family comes first. 

LOUIS

 What do you want me to do when it’s done?

CRIME LORD

 Nothin’ the paper will speak for itself.

LOUIS Exits

CRIME LORD

 Bobby, get in here.

BOBBY

 Yeah, boss? 

CRIME LORD

 Keep an eye on young Louis aight? I’m not sure he understands the responsibility he has to this family.

Annabell

Interviewer: Hello, thanks for coming

Interviewee: Hello, no, thank you for the opportunity

Interviewer: So, what makes you the right person for this job?

Interviewee: Well, I’m a fast learner, so any new things that need doing I’ll be happy to tackle, also, I’m up to date with the use of technologies so anything computer related wont be a problem 

Interviewer: Great stuff, would you be able to do overtime if necessary?

Interviewee: Yes, of course 

Interviewer: Have you go any previous experience

Interviewee: Yes, I worked in a place just like this as my last job but  had to resign due to moving away

Interviewer: Will you be moving again soon?

Interviewee: No, I’m settled now

Interviewer: Ok, thank you, please would you just wait outside my office while I have a conversation with for coworker 

Interviewee: Ok, thanks again

Location analysis

photo 1

photo 2

photo 3

photo 4

These photos represent the proposed location of our video recording for my preliminary media task. These locations would be suitable for our dialogue and mark scheme. It would be suitable since photo 1 is our interrogation room where our main dialogue would take place. It would also be suitable for our mark scheme since it can include a door opening and a range of camera shots and angles.

Video Auxiliary Equipment

Track and Dolly

The track and Dolly camera setup is essentially a camera is generally used to take smooth, horizontal video shots, mainly tracking shots. I work in a way that the camera is set up onto a moving board (Dolly) and is manually pushed back and fourth by a person. An advantage of this would be that it is human controlled rather than machine controlled which could possibly be faulty. The disadvantage of this technique could be that is does not have a vast range of movement, rather than a handheld camera.

Stedi-cam

The steady cam is a large camera stabiliser used to capture steady camera shots. It allows a steady camera shot even over uneven surfaces when used. The main advantage of a steadicam would be its ability to take steady camera shots over a regular handheld camera. The possible disadvantage could be that it is a heavy device and could cause discomfort for the user.

Tripod

A tripod is used to elevate and stabilise a camera while filming a section. It works in an automated fashion that the user only controls the angle of camera shot. The advantage of a tripod would be that it steadies the camera and is easy. The possible disadvantage could be that it cannot move. It is only in one stationary placement so it limits the user.

H1N

The H1N recorder is used to record audio at very high levels of quality. It works simply with one butting with the function of start and stop recording. You are also able to adjust the sensitivity of sound being recorded when being used. The advantage of this over a handheld camera is that it has a greater sound quality recoding. The clear disadvantage is that it cannot record video.

Diagetic sound - Sound whose source is visible on the screen or whose source is implied to be present by the action of the film: voices of characters. sounds made by objects in the story. music represented as coming from instruments in the story space.

Non-Diagetic sound - Sound whose source is neither visible on the screen nor has been implied to be present in the action: narrator's commentary, sound effects which is added for the dramatic effect, mood music.

Magazine Layout and Design Development and Evaluation

Editing

Editing

Video editing cuts:

• cutting on action
• cut away
• cross cut
• jump cut
• match cut
• fade in
• fade out
• dissolve
• smash cut
• iris
• wipe
• invisible cut
• l-cut
• j-cut

Editing - prepare material for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it.

Continuity - make sure things are continuous

Continuity Editing - make scenes look continuous

180 degree rule - Is to orientate the viewer, to establish the placement of characters.

Match on action - show continuous action

Shot reverse shot - when it goes from shot a to b to a to b

eye-line match - Is a following shot that follows what character is looking at, makes cuts smoother the audience expects the cut to happen and is eager to see what happens next/what character sees.

cross cutting - Technique of continuously alternating 2 or more scenes that often happen simultaneously (at same time) but in different locations.

insert shot - In film, an insert is a shot of part of a scene as filmed from a different angle and/or focal length from the master shot (original/establishing shot). Inserts cover action already covered in the master shot, but emphasize a different aspect of that action due to the different framing.

cut away - A cutaway is video scene that CUTS away to relevant images or footage

Editing techniques used in the matrix

The editing techniques used in this sequence of the film are cutting on action (0:04), match on action (0:05), CGI transitioning into a cut away (0:33)

Continuity errors

Continuity errors can be errors such as angles, lighting, costumes, props.

The errors from this sequence includes the changing position of the wine and bread from 0:30 to 0:35, the TV that was turned on at 0:37, the second bottle of wine at 0:40, the third bottle of wine and different shirt at 0:45, changed from orange juice at 0:36, no bottles of wine and changed meals at 0:56.

Examples on matching on action:

An example of matching on action would be this sequence of the matrix, transitioning from the first combat to the next shot towards the pillar.

Eye line matching would be a shot of the actors point of view such as an actor looking off screen then transitioning into a wide shot of the scenery.

Cross cutting example:

Insert shot example: