Thursday, April 26, 2012

Master Shot Prep

Fight Scenes - Off Screen Violence & Moment of Defeat

1. I will have myself  standing over Sam, who has been defeated by me. I will be kicking and stomping on his body.
2. Sally will be filming from under me, taking in Sam's position.
3. I will have all the actions coming straight at the camera, as if in Sam's point of view.
4. The camera will zoom out to show the establishing shot of me standing on top of Sam. 
5. The camera will then cutaway to Sam's defeated face, shot from high angle.
6. The camera will then cutaway to my face, shot from low angle to make me look superior.

Dramatic Shift - Focus In & Drama

1. Sally will be shown on the ground, seemingly defeated. 
2. Sally will then look up, straight at the camera, with determined face. 
3. Sally will then get up, and strengthen herself.
4. The camera will focus upon Sally's transformation, with zoom and arc shot.
5. Sally will then begin to walk confidently towards the camera, shot from low angle to show her dominance.
6. Cutaway of my surprised face, as well as Sam's.

Filming Checkpoint 1

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Typing Tutorial 2 - Intermediate

Filming Prep

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  1. Camera: Sam Kang, Sally Song
  2. Clothing & Props:Nerd Costumes- suspenders, glasses, ties, etc. Villain costume- leather jacket, spiked hear, black clothes
  3. Master Shot Categories:Fight Scenes- Knock Down and Moment of Defeat, Arguments and Conflicts- attacking & lunging at camera, defensive camera & anger, Dramatic Shift - focus in drama, pivot the characters
  4. Name of the Visual Effect you will use: Atmosphere, Cement Debris, Flying Debris, Firecrackers
  5. Humorous: Nerdy sounds and talks, Villain's bipolarity, actors' behaviors
  6. Super List:
Angles
  1. Eye Line - Corey
  2. Low Angle - Corey
  3. High Angle - Sally
  4. Ariel Angle - Sam
  5. Dutch- Sally
  1. Long Shot - Corey
  2. Medium Shot - Sam
  3. Close Up Shot - Sam
  4. Extremely Close Up Shot - Corey
  1. Establishing Shot - Sally
  2. Tracking Shot - Sam
  3. Head on Shot - Corey
  4. Reverse Shot (conversation) - Corey 
  5. Vertical Pan - Sally
  6. Horizontal Pan - Sam
  7. Point of View - Sam
  8. Swish Pan - Corey
  9. Arc Shot - Sally

Cuts

  1. Cutaway - Sam
  2. Reaction - Sally
  3. Jump Cut - Sally
  4. Cross Cut - Corey
  5. Object Match Cut - Sally
  6. Full Screen Match Cut - Sam
  7. Action Match Cut - Corey
  8. Action Cut - Corey
  9. Progressive- Sally
  10. Cutting Rhythm- Corey

Effects

  1. FLYING (EFFECT #1) - Sam
  2. TIME FREEZE (EFFECT #2) - Sam
  3. CLONE (EFFECT #3) - Sally
  4. JUMPER (EFFECT #4) - Corey

Master Shots

  • FIGHTING (MASTER SHOT #1) - Corey
  • CHASING (MASTER SHOT #2) - Sam
  • SUSPENSE (MASTER SHOT #3) - Sam
  • DISCOVERY (MASTER SHOT #4) - Sally
  • CONFLICT (MASTER SHOT #5) - Corey
  • DIALOG (MASTER SHOT #6) - Sally
  • ENTRANTS & EXITS (MASTER SHOT #7) - Sam
  • DRAMATIC SHIFT (MASTER SHOT #8) - Corey
  • DIRECTING ATTENTION (MASTER SHOT #9) - Sally

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Super Hero Idea

Super Hero: Ray
Special Ability: Able to shoot random objects through his palms
Weakness: Can't control the types of objects shooting from his palms
Appearance: Quite ordinary. Except with catchy gloves with holes in the middle
Role: Sam Kang

Super Villain: Tootoo
Special Ability: Voodoo dolls
Weakness: weak physiques
Appearance: Gothic with dolls.
Role: Sally Song

The story will start with the hero discovering his strange power and being unable to control it. Then the villain will appear and begin to wreak havoc in the hero's school. The hero will regain control of his power, and use it to fight back the villain and save his friends. The hero will eventually defeat the villain and begin to use his powers for good.