Hi Jonny

So far so good but I think you need to add some more work. You are working better but you must do some more independant work so that you achieve a grade you want.

Have a good week.

Jane

Treatment

duration

I am hoping to create my short film to a duration of about 5 minutes, preferably no more/no less.

-Maximum time of 6 mins.

-Minimum of 4 mins.
form (still, moving etc)

My plans for my short film are either to have either a stop motion film, or a film similar to Stefan Nadelman's 'Terminal Bar' as i think these are alot more relevant to my photography course, rather then using a film camera, which is not what i particularly want to do in photography.

- Stop Motion short film.

- Film made from random images, ordered by narration .
narrative

As i am either making a stop motion or a picture film, i am going to need to have a narrator,i will build up a script and plot, record the narration, then add it into my movie. It will be simple yet mysterious to add effect to my film.

- My narration will depend on what type of movie i create (i.e. fast, slow, happy sad etc.)

- I will make sure it is clear and well spoken, standing out above the music.
sound

I will probably be adding a sound track to my short film, once it has been created, and addapt it so it fits in under my naration.

- Yet to decide on soundtrack.
mise-en-scene (locations, characters, props, lighting, colour, body language, costume)

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Special 10 Analysis

Digital Toning

We have had an introduction to digital toning, showing us the possiblities of what can be done on photoshop to do with toning. Below i have included some before and afters of a photo that i toned digitally.

Before

After

To create a toning effect in a smaller area or on certain components, you simply have to use the magic wand tool to select the wanted area, and simply adjust the hue/satuartion of that section, making sure that "colourize" is selected, giving a solid tone throughout.

Short Film Analysis - About A Girl

'About A Girl' - Brian Percival (2001)

The effects that Brain Percival has used in his 9 minute short film 'About A Girl' have created a really effective movie with deep meaning and emotion. The constant changing angle of the shot of the girl, whilst smoothly cruising along side her (possibly on a trolley or in a car) made for a tense scene. The constant draining of colour throughout the film shows that the girl is getting more and more depressed, till the final riddance of her hidden child, as she flings it into the canal, followed by the sun coming out, representing the freedom of her.

Some of the shots used would have been very hard to get, with some underwater ones, where he used someone's swimming pool, an over head shot where he must have used some sort of crane to lift him up above the canal.

Overall i thought the film was very interesting and really sucked me into watching it. It has given me some good ideas if i ever come to making a short film.

Toning

Toning uses a selection of differnt coloured dyes, know as a "toner", to add colour to a black and white image. Our school has a selection of two differnt toner's, sepia and blue. i experimented with both of the colours on prints that i had produced from a film. Over all i was a bit disappointed with the outcome of my prints, but i believe that after a few goes i could produce a nice print.

Steps Of Toning

1. Soak the selected print in a tray of water for at least 1 minute.

2. Move the soaked print into a tray of bleach, making sure the whole print is covered and leave in till you think the print is faint enough (about 2-3 minutes).

3. Rinse off the bleach thoroughly then add the print to the toner, leaving the colour to soak into the print, taking it out when you think it is ready (about 1-2 minutes).