Thursday 16 December 2010
Wednesday 15 December 2010
Our Final Children's Film
This is our final film. Overall we are really pleased with our final product, as it went really well. Many people who have seen it were astounded by the unique animation style that we used. However at first our music wasn't perfectly suited for the scene towards the end of the clip. We then changed this so that the music worked better for the narrative, and to show that that the film was to continue. We did this also to make our product look more like an opening, rather then it looking like a trailer.
Monday 13 December 2010
Final production analysis
Final Production Analysis
We feel our final production was a success because after animating successfully over a period of 2 and a half lessons, we were able to quickly edit what we had filmed and add sound to our opening.
To improve we could:
We feel our final production was a success because after animating successfully over a period of 2 and a half lessons, we were able to quickly edit what we had filmed and add sound to our opening.
To improve we could:
Wednesday 8 December 2010
Second Day of Filming
Second Day of Filming
We started off the second day by filming the male bird bouncing on the fly, this is a long shot as it shows the scale and obscurity of how far up the bird jumps. The pace of editing is fast as the anger of the male bird is shown in an outburst as he is bouncing on the fly. It is an innocent bit of violence suitable for the target audience as it is seen as humorous rather than violent or aggressive. This shows to children that men try to assert power over the other characters as the male bird so far has proven he is brave. All of the other birds then come in amazement to see the male bird bouncing on the naughty fly. The other birds facial expressions show that they are simple because they follow the male bird with their eyes in awe. There is a tracking shot, following the bouncing bird, to show that the other birds eyes are watching him, the pace of editing is still reasonably fast.
The camera then goes to the moose looking blankly, this is a close up on his face which shows there is nothing happening to the moose. Then there is a zoom in on an extreme close up on his eyes which now resemble eggs. The pace of editing is always slow around the moose to emphasize their characteristics of being dull. The moose are a dull brown colour but when the eggs appear in the moose eyes, then there is a hint of difference and the characteristics of the moose change to something more sinister. The camera goes back to the birds where they are looking at the crater where the fly has been crushed. This is a long shot as it shows the next behind them which is empty. This is an over the shoulder shot which emphasizes the empty nest. The pace of editing is slow until they turn around as they are quite peaceful but the scene changes when the birds turn around and see the empty nest and the camera shows their reaction. There is then a zoom in on the nest with the reaction of the birds staying the same, showing their shock and dismay at the sight.
There is then another over the shoulder shot of the birds looking on to the next hill at the moose cuddling up to the eggs. The camera then pans to show more of the moose to show that the birds have lost to the moose. The pace of editing is slow is it is a sudden realisation of the loss of eggs. The camera zooms in to strengthen this and humours the audience as the moose looks very smug. The moose then does his trademark tongue licking as he licks the eggs to basically give two fingers up at the birds but does it in an innocent manner for the target audience to appreciate. There is an extreme close up on the birds eyes to show the ever growing anger towards the moose. The reaction shot shows that the birds feel ashamed to be outsmarted by the moose and this is shown by a slow pace of editing as normally slow editing is used for the moose. The birds eyes darken to suggest he has a plan.
The second day of filming was successful as we almost finished all the filming and we have a good plan on what we have to complete.
We started off the second day by filming the male bird bouncing on the fly, this is a long shot as it shows the scale and obscurity of how far up the bird jumps. The pace of editing is fast as the anger of the male bird is shown in an outburst as he is bouncing on the fly. It is an innocent bit of violence suitable for the target audience as it is seen as humorous rather than violent or aggressive. This shows to children that men try to assert power over the other characters as the male bird so far has proven he is brave. All of the other birds then come in amazement to see the male bird bouncing on the naughty fly. The other birds facial expressions show that they are simple because they follow the male bird with their eyes in awe. There is a tracking shot, following the bouncing bird, to show that the other birds eyes are watching him, the pace of editing is still reasonably fast.
The camera then goes to the moose looking blankly, this is a close up on his face which shows there is nothing happening to the moose. Then there is a zoom in on an extreme close up on his eyes which now resemble eggs. The pace of editing is always slow around the moose to emphasize their characteristics of being dull. The moose are a dull brown colour but when the eggs appear in the moose eyes, then there is a hint of difference and the characteristics of the moose change to something more sinister. The camera goes back to the birds where they are looking at the crater where the fly has been crushed. This is a long shot as it shows the next behind them which is empty. This is an over the shoulder shot which emphasizes the empty nest. The pace of editing is slow until they turn around as they are quite peaceful but the scene changes when the birds turn around and see the empty nest and the camera shows their reaction. There is then a zoom in on the nest with the reaction of the birds staying the same, showing their shock and dismay at the sight.
There is then another over the shoulder shot of the birds looking on to the next hill at the moose cuddling up to the eggs. The camera then pans to show more of the moose to show that the birds have lost to the moose. The pace of editing is slow is it is a sudden realisation of the loss of eggs. The camera zooms in to strengthen this and humours the audience as the moose looks very smug. The moose then does his trademark tongue licking as he licks the eggs to basically give two fingers up at the birds but does it in an innocent manner for the target audience to appreciate. There is an extreme close up on the birds eyes to show the ever growing anger towards the moose. The reaction shot shows that the birds feel ashamed to be outsmarted by the moose and this is shown by a slow pace of editing as normally slow editing is used for the moose. The birds eyes darken to suggest he has a plan.
The second day of filming was successful as we almost finished all the filming and we have a good plan on what we have to complete.
Monday 6 December 2010
First Day of Filming
Filming Day 1
On the first day of filming, we started to use the program iStopMotion to capture images for our animation which were captured by a camera connected to the computers. We started off animating the opening titles by capturing clouds moving across the sky with the production information and having a bird fly past to set the genre of an animated adventure. We were all delegated jobs and with in half an hour we had accomplished a quarter of our filming.
We then went on to the first scene of the opening, in which two birds, Phil and Honey, are staring over their eggs in a happy manner. This was an establishing shot as it showed the whole set and the sun in the sky. A high angle is used to show that the birds are not as strong as other characters such as the moose. There was then a close up of the two birds, showing their characteristics at being happy because of their eggs, thus giving off an image of a good family which the target audience, children, can relate to. The colours of the set are bright so that children do not get bored and the birds are abstract colours so that children can find this amusing. The pace of editing was slow because it shows a natural style and gives the audience a false sense of hope for what is yet to come.
The next shot we did was of the Moose, in a darker setting to show they are the 'bad guys' and that the target audience should see these characters as trouble. There is a mid shot instead of a high angle to shot that the moose are stronger than the birds, emphasising that they are stronger. Their body language is dull to show that they are lazy characters and they are eating the grass on the hill to show they are simple characters. Then there is an extreme close up on the eggs to show that they are an important part of the storyline. Children can associate with eggs as they have many encounters with eggs such as Easter. The camera then goes back to the moose who look over there shoulders and see the eggs. This is a close up on the main moose as his eyes change which is a shock for the audience as the moose have shown no emotion so far. This is a hint to the audience that something is about to happen. This is a good use of shot reverse shot between the eggs and the moose which shows a naturalistic style of editing.
After the shot reverse shot, the camera goes to the happy birds again, who are still in control of the eggs, this prop proving to be a key factor in the sequence. In the shot with the birds there is a low angle of a fly, flying down towards the eggs. There is a reaction shot of the birds, the female bird crying, showing that she is a protective mother and the male bird is angry, showing that he wants to prove he is a proper man. The pace of editing speeds up as the scene is becoming more intense and character development is apparent. There is then another close up of the eggs, with the fly reaching them, showing their vulnerability in the scene, compared to the other characters. As the fly is sitting on the eggs, there is a zoom out into a mid shot, showing a reaction shot of the birds. The pace of editing slows down to show that something is about to happen.
The first day was very successful as we managed to do half of all the filming and become more used to the technology and techniques which will be useful for later projects.
On the first day of filming, we started to use the program iStopMotion to capture images for our animation which were captured by a camera connected to the computers. We started off animating the opening titles by capturing clouds moving across the sky with the production information and having a bird fly past to set the genre of an animated adventure. We were all delegated jobs and with in half an hour we had accomplished a quarter of our filming.
We then went on to the first scene of the opening, in which two birds, Phil and Honey, are staring over their eggs in a happy manner. This was an establishing shot as it showed the whole set and the sun in the sky. A high angle is used to show that the birds are not as strong as other characters such as the moose. There was then a close up of the two birds, showing their characteristics at being happy because of their eggs, thus giving off an image of a good family which the target audience, children, can relate to. The colours of the set are bright so that children do not get bored and the birds are abstract colours so that children can find this amusing. The pace of editing was slow because it shows a natural style and gives the audience a false sense of hope for what is yet to come.
The next shot we did was of the Moose, in a darker setting to show they are the 'bad guys' and that the target audience should see these characters as trouble. There is a mid shot instead of a high angle to shot that the moose are stronger than the birds, emphasising that they are stronger. Their body language is dull to show that they are lazy characters and they are eating the grass on the hill to show they are simple characters. Then there is an extreme close up on the eggs to show that they are an important part of the storyline. Children can associate with eggs as they have many encounters with eggs such as Easter. The camera then goes back to the moose who look over there shoulders and see the eggs. This is a close up on the main moose as his eyes change which is a shock for the audience as the moose have shown no emotion so far. This is a hint to the audience that something is about to happen. This is a good use of shot reverse shot between the eggs and the moose which shows a naturalistic style of editing.
After the shot reverse shot, the camera goes to the happy birds again, who are still in control of the eggs, this prop proving to be a key factor in the sequence. In the shot with the birds there is a low angle of a fly, flying down towards the eggs. There is a reaction shot of the birds, the female bird crying, showing that she is a protective mother and the male bird is angry, showing that he wants to prove he is a proper man. The pace of editing speeds up as the scene is becoming more intense and character development is apparent. There is then another close up of the eggs, with the fly reaching them, showing their vulnerability in the scene, compared to the other characters. As the fly is sitting on the eggs, there is a zoom out into a mid shot, showing a reaction shot of the birds. The pace of editing slows down to show that something is about to happen.
The first day was very successful as we managed to do half of all the filming and become more used to the technology and techniques which will be useful for later projects.
Thursday 2 December 2010
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