Monday, April 18, 2011

Final project- revised

New Pitch for Katie Massey, Trinity Poole and Tommy Kha. We propose instead of doing stop motion which was suggested was too difficult to do instead a scene at night with a theme of running away. This will still be incorporating photography because of the lighting needed for this movie and the concept which was inspired by a photographic series. We will be doing this in Arlington on a farm to create a feel of isolation and also have free reign on where we shoot. We will not be including audio with this to allow the viewer to solely focus on the visual aspects.

List of Props:

Lit Lantern
Not sure on clothing yet... will be decided throughout the week (we welcome feedback)

Location:

A farm located in Arlington.
Shot at night time.

Talent:
Kristen Rambo

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

final project

from Tommy's blog.
I'm really interested in creating a film under one minute. I did this once and it was awesome, to the point.

Maybe extreme short films?

Lots of possibilities.


We are currently arguing over the last final project.


from me-
I am interested in doing stop motion, if we can make it happen i am all for it. we will be discussing it further.

Self-crit-DVD build

I used a picture for the background that is a self portrait, I think it is a good choice. I plan to add my photo portfolio to it, and a cd rom section with resume on it. I had an issue with one button always looking selected, and no one could figure out why.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Crit on crit: Empty Vessel

During the screening I was taking my own notes before the crit started and basically everything that was said was written down already, so I felt that the crit was right on target. I took everything that was said to heart and used most of the suggestions when I went for my edit.

Self Crit: Empty Vessel Final Edit

I was in agreement with everything everyone said during crit, so I applied those edits and I am much happier with the results. I like how the sound changes a little in some frames, I feel that it increases the tension going along with the jump cuts. I feel that it is much more effective as a less linear and shorter film.

Empty Vessel Final Edit

Final Pitch

Group Project: Myself, Katie and Tommy

1. A stop motion depicting a man moving across time and space.
2. The stop motion will encompass both digital cinema and photographic techniques. The stop motion will be made up of frames. Each frame depicts a man in a different scene, scenario, clothing and time. By matching the man’s movement in each individual frames, the man will move across the short film fluidly.
3. We intend to create a poetic, experimental short film telling of a man’s transitioning period in life.
4. Our aesthetic choices includes an original score, utilizes different photographs and the stop motion technique.
5. Structure Analysis:




There are no Acts but there is “visually” a beginning and end.

Sample Video: