20/03/13

Here is another vlog of what we did in todays lesson. This is me talking about it, if you would like to view mine and Nari's progress review you can click this link. 

18/03/13

Heres my video of what we did in todays lesson.
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14/03/13

Today was academic mentoring at school which meant we only have to come in for 20 minutes for a talk with our tutor. We saw this time as an opportunity to get going on editing as we have been set back with the robbery. We met at 10.30 to start work and began by adding some effects, and all was going fine until the computer crashed and our clips went black. We had a similar problem before so we just reconnected the clips, this worked for a short while but as it turned out it was an issue with unrendered clips. This means that unfortunately we have run into issues which have again got us behind, which is very tiring and group moral is beginning to run low. The others left at midday  however, I stayed to make sure the clips finished rendering, at the end of the day the estimated time read 33 hours and the computer had again crashed. We have decided that we are going to come in everyday after school next week to sort the problem out.

11/03/13

We finally got to start editing in today's lesson. We have a new system to work with however, so there are some issues getting used to it but what we can see is that it is very like final cut pro. After 2 times re editing we know where we want things roughly and this hopefully should take less time.

Sound in Se7en

When looking at sound for our work I have been very inspired by Se7en's opening sequence.

I love the distorted noise used and think it is very creepy, which obviously is important in a horror film. The sound is non diegetic however, it matches what is being shown as it is quite mechanical sounding. The unregularity of the sound also matches the visuals as they flick on and off and reverse themselves. The sound gradually builds up and more and more 'layers' are added over the top. The pitch of the sound also seems to  get higher which is quite uncomfortable to listen to.

As I said I really like this opening sequence for not only the music but the titles as well and the way they fit together is very interesting and they match. I like the idea of the mechanical sound being used and the distorted music, although I am not sure how well it would fit. However, I think the static and other noises close to this would work quite well together. I would really like to take the aspect of the sound matching the movements of the titles though when we make our credits as I think it makes a much better finished product.

Sound In Jaws

In the beginning of Jaws we hear diegetic sound which is sound you would hear if you were there, this sound is the sound of the boy and the girl talking. The long shot of Chrissie running has off screen sound of the boy. Diegetic sound can be on or off screen. There is also the sound of heavy breathing from Chrissie, this is still diegetic however, it was most likely added in later to enhance the film. Only having diegetic sound at this point creates a higher contrast when we do have non-diegetic sound later, and also the audience are beginning to think that something is about to happen as there is only talking.

At around 48 seconds we can begin to hear the bell in the background faintly, this begins to warn us of something however, it is barely noticeable.

At 1:15 we hear some non diegetic sound which is quite light and sounds like bubbles rising to the surface of the water, we could say this was the shark. This is suggested from the use of camera angles as we can see the girl’s body from a low down shot and we are under the water. This music is not very scary itself but put with the images builds tension. At 1.75 the recognisable motif of the Jaws theme starts playing. The low sound from the tuba suggests something edging closer and the increasing sound also increases tension and scares the audience. The contrast of the bubbles which are quite high and the low tone of the tuba also work’s well to make the sound quite menacing and sinister.

We also hear Chrissie screaming very loudly which comes quite suddenly making the audience jump, this also contrasts against the other shot where the boy is sleeping on the beach. There is non-diegetic sound here but it is one high pitch note being played rather than a lot when Chrissie is being murdered, this makes it quite eerie, also we cannot hear her from where he is making her very isolated and the cut to him makes us feel very helpless and there is nothing that can save her.

She is dragged under the water after a lot of screaming which leaves the audience shocked. We then cut back to the boy who is still asleep; we can hear off-screen the diegetic noise of the bell still ringing which before foreshadowed the shark this ringing and the lapping of the waves are rhythmic which again are very different to the frantic screaming and splashing of the girl. This rhythm helps give back the feeling of control but also acts are a reminder of what just happened.

6/03/13

In today's lesson we did more exam practice and looked at a distribution help film again making notes. We are still waiting to start editing again, this situation is less from ideal but we are making do with the time.