Special Effects (Double Trouble)


Using a green screen, we filmed me talking to empty space outside and in front of the green screen then I combined the two to create the effect that I was talking to myself.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Trapped (1 minute film task)

Image
The film below was used as inspiration Evaluating the use of micro-elements in your short film  Mise-en-scene I didn't pay much attention to the mise-en-scene apart from the setting of it being a cupboard like the original video. This is quite effective as it highlights how the girl is trapped in a small space and can't get out any other way, therefore creating tension. Facial expressions were the main element of mise-en-scene used with Olivia looking mischievous as she locks Dani in the room, this forwards the narrative without any dialogue. However, perhaps with more time we could have established a better use of lighting, costume, hair and make-up to make the final product look more polished and sophisticated. Cinematography We used some of the same cinematography such as a pan shot, medium shots, and close-up shots. However, we didn't use a tracking shot like in the first video or different angles. To improve our film I might have included different ...
Read more

Self-Reflexive Documentary Evaluation

How does your film conform to the conventions of the film movement you chose?   The film movement that I chose was self-reflexive documentary and the main source of inspiration for the film was 2012 self-reflexive documentary by Sarah Polley, The Stories We Tell. Similarly to The Stories We Tell the genre was easily identified throughout due to the fact that many of the techniques that I used have connotations with self-reflexive documentaries. For instance, within my film I used archive footage in order to illustrate the strong relationship with my mother and my brother therefore fulfilling another convention of self-reflexive documentary which is to make it personal and emotive. In addition to this, I filmed the technical aspects of how the documentary is made by showing camera and lighting equipment in order to highlight how self-reflexive documentaries are real life which ultimately makes the content of the film more relatable. Furthermore, I, as the film maker, inter...
Read more