Final presentation - movie and description

The final movie edit we used was Danielle's one (below). My final edits are further down on this page.

In Enters Blue from danielle bossio on Vimeo.

I'm listed as editor in the credits because that's the role that I was originally assigned. Our final 'official' roles were:

Jackie - Editor
Danielle - Director
Jess - Art Director
Zoe - Conceptual Artist

Overall the roles don't mean much as we all did an equal amount of work, including each of us doing at least one edit of our own.

The final presentation was both good and bad. We got quite a bit of criticism, not necessarily all negative, but we also got some good/positive feedback about it. I think that maybe we didn't manage to say everything we wanted to because the questions started very early on and we ran out of time.

After showing our movie the presentation, thanks to me, started off pretty badly. For some reason I just couldn't manage to say what I was trying to. Most likely it was the pressure and nervousness of being in front of an audience. Luckily Danielle saved me and I was fine after she had talked for a bit. All things considered I am pleased with the final outcome of our project, and set up, and I think that the amount of work we have done really shows through.

Unfortunately our dvd didn't burn very well so the quality isn't as good as it should be. Also 2 of the alternate edits don't have audio which basically defeats the purpose of putting them there. All of the edits accidentally have me credited as the editor but I only did the last two, which for some reason are the ones without audio.

Final exhibition setup

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Poster and DVD cover

Final poster designed by Danielle




Final DVD cover designed by Zoe

Story board

Story board - drawn by Danielle

Bigger model for our presentation and exhibition

Second final

My second final edit. I edited this one a little bit more than the first, just cutting it a bit differently and slowing it down. I used sounds that I recorded as well as one that was recorded for our Aural Terrains project last year. I tried using these tracks instead of just songs to make it more experimental and fit more with the mood of the film.

First final

My first final edit, using songs for the music. A track from Inception and a track from Donnie Darko.

Alternate edit

My alternate edit

Alternate endings

My 2 alternate endings

Alternate ending, titanic:



Alternate ending, stewie:

Show reel

A show reel of our time lapse/making of - edited by Danielle.

In Enters Blue Show Reel from danielle bossio on Vimeo.

Notes

Production 101 - also on group blog

During the whole production we've all shared pretty balanced roles as a whole. We've each got a say in what happens with each aspect such as the materials, setting, time management, general ideas. I believe as we come to shoot our film we will each take more individualised roles.

We will all share the role of moving the objects within the space and taking the photos, which during our production are the most basic, yet vital jobs.
Jessica will be the dominant voice with the camera angles and such, being our Cinematographer.
Jackie will be working with the photos we are all producing and collecting all data and arranging them and such, being our Editor.
Danielle will be guiding the production in the creative sense, keeping things close to the story board and making sure the production is done effectively and consistently as our Creative Director.
Zoe will be helping out in most aspects, working closely with Danielle, being the Director.

We hope to shoot in one - two weeks time directly after the mid-semester break. This will leave us with a long time for post-production. We've currently got a few issues with cameras. We are hoping to get remote controls for the cameras so we can wirelessly take the photographs. This would eliminate the subtle movements of pressing the buttons on the cameras, also we wont have inconsistent lighting. Were hoping to achieve a more professional finish with these techniques. We have done some research into making our own remotes in case we can't getting any for the cameras. Turn a doorbell into a remote for a camera .

Presentation Summary - also on group blog

A brief summary of our presentation:

Our film will be approximately 3 minutes long and consist of 3 acts. The approximate time of each act will be: 30 seconds(Act I), 1 minute 30 seconds(Act II), 1 minute(Act III).


An outline of each act, as written in our presentation:

Act I: The film opens with a single entity. After doing a circuit of the area, it begins to establish itself in the environment by breaking up and expanding.

Act II:The organism continues to grow and expand in the space, and we follow smaller pieces of the character as they change and evolve. A threat is introduced, and a brief conflict occurs during which the organism appears to be defeated.

Act III: Despite its appearance of defeat, the organism begins to slowly recover and grow again. Once it appears to be flourishing, it is suddenly destroyed by a different source.


These are some of the technical details we decided on:
- Possible materials will include: clay, plasticine, wire, pebbles, plastic accessories
- Three SLR cameras will be used
- The final movie will use 25-40 frames per second
- In post-production we will use programs such as after effects, premier and photoshop

Early tests - also on group blog

My early tests:

Snail test - testing sculpting and movement

This is a stop motion test of approximately 200 photos together to make a 9 second movie, using 25 frames per second. The camera is kept steady using a tripod and stays in the same position. The only material used in this is white modeling clay.





Red virus test - testing what the virus might look like

Another stop motion test, again using only modeling clay, though this time experimenting with different colours, as well as home made clay. Some of the shots are out of focus but if used correctly this effect could prove quite effective and interesting. Again, 25 fps.

Our concept

Synopsis:
Our Film follows the journey of an artificial organism. From its inception through its growth and concluding in its destruction.

Roles:
Director: Zoe Jamieson
Creative Director: Danielle Bossio
Editor: Jackie Booth
Cinematographer: Jessica Wagstaff

Inspiration/research - Vimeo films

Some examples of vimeo films:

Somatic - the film makes absolutely no sense.

Somatic from Christian Weber on Vimeo.

Pixels

Pixels from Patrick JEAN on Vimeo.

Last minutes with Oden - very heart-felt, an excellent portrayal of emotion.

Last Minutes with ODEN from phos pictures on Vimeo.

Thrush - interesting and unexpected

Thrush from Gabriel Bisset-Smith on Vimeo.

Nokta - nothing to it, not emotion

Nokta . from Onur Senturk on Vimeo.

Sampled Room - music video

Sampled Room from Mateusz Zdziebko on Vimeo.

Flux - great effects but nothing to it, not emotion

F L U X from candas sisman on Vimeo.