In this interview, Andrew Games discusses 'RUMOURS' in more detail, as he talks about original ideas made by himself and Duncan, the story, the casting, the music and much more!
Link to Interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVxp-hJcKSI
Posted by Andrew Games
Monday, 26 March 2012
Sunday, 25 March 2012
A Voice of A Puppeteer
After many tests performed from Sony Vegas, I recently decided to move up a step and make a full feature length film within my own free time outside of eduction.
The film has not yet been completed, but it has so far developed a storyline and many media transitions which allows the film to flow fluently. The film is a thriller, a man has to face many tasks that is layed out for him by a mysterious, electronic voice on the telephone. Who is the mysterious voice? And why are these tasks placed out in front of this lone individual.
Link to 'A Voice of A Puppeteer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g11OzT81a0&list=FL0eJ_04eU7MqVKL1cauBSsA&index=5&feature=plpp_video
Posted by Andrew Games
The film has not yet been completed, but it has so far developed a storyline and many media transitions which allows the film to flow fluently. The film is a thriller, a man has to face many tasks that is layed out for him by a mysterious, electronic voice on the telephone. Who is the mysterious voice? And why are these tasks placed out in front of this lone individual.
Link to 'A Voice of A Puppeteer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g11OzT81a0&list=FL0eJ_04eU7MqVKL1cauBSsA&index=5&feature=plpp_video
Posted by Andrew Games
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Leading to Other Projects & Opportunities
Since making 'RUMOURS', I have been editing a lot more projects of my own in terms of film and motion picture. After watching many tutorials on the internet on film editing, I decided to take upon these activities myself and and get into film editing as a hobby. I bought a editing software called 'Sony Vegas Movie Studio 11'. This is a software that a lot of independent film makers use and I was very lucky to get it cheap from ebay for £20.00.
Muzzle Flashes
One of the tutorials I watched was how to place gun shots (Muzzle Flash) on film. The tutorial would teach step by step on how to edit muzzle flashes onto film. After many views of the tutorial, I tried it myself and the results came out very positive....
Link to video of myself firing an Uzi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00cs43SemcM&list=FL0eJ_04eU7MqVKL1cauBSsA&index=13&feature=plpp_video
Fire Effects
One of the great things about this software is that you can also use flame effects. One of the test videos I made was a friend of mine breathing fire out from his breath.
Link to Jack Lewis breathing out fire: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IolUvnGHs8U&feature=youtu.be
Colour Correction
In films, the film editors would change the colour of the film footage too make the film look clean, sharp and professional. The tool they use is the colour corrector. Not only is the picture sharp, but the colours look crisp and clean. I wanted to test this out in Royden Park with my friend, and in consequence, we got carried away and ended up making a film. The film will be introduced on a separate post however.
Link to Sony Vegas: http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/moviestudiope
Posted by Andrew Games
Muzzle Flashes
One of the tutorials I watched was how to place gun shots (Muzzle Flash) on film. The tutorial would teach step by step on how to edit muzzle flashes onto film. After many views of the tutorial, I tried it myself and the results came out very positive....
Link to video of myself firing an Uzi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00cs43SemcM&list=FL0eJ_04eU7MqVKL1cauBSsA&index=13&feature=plpp_video
Fire Effects
One of the great things about this software is that you can also use flame effects. One of the test videos I made was a friend of mine breathing fire out from his breath.
Link to Jack Lewis breathing out fire: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IolUvnGHs8U&feature=youtu.be
Colour Correction
In films, the film editors would change the colour of the film footage too make the film look clean, sharp and professional. The tool they use is the colour corrector. Not only is the picture sharp, but the colours look crisp and clean. I wanted to test this out in Royden Park with my friend, and in consequence, we got carried away and ended up making a film. The film will be introduced on a separate post however.
Link to Sony Vegas: http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/moviestudiope
Posted by Andrew Games
Sunday, 18 March 2012
RUMOURS- Commentary by Andrew Games
In this video, I shall be doing commentary for our media film, explaining what we done scene by scene in more detail.
In this commentary video, I would be explaining different things, such as the media transitions we used, music, dialogue and casting. Including my personal thoughts on many of the scenes within this film!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b1ZCdSy5mE
Enjoy.
Posted by Andrew Games
In this commentary video, I would be explaining different things, such as the media transitions we used, music, dialogue and casting. Including my personal thoughts on many of the scenes within this film!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b1ZCdSy5mE
Enjoy.
Posted by Andrew Games
Friday, 9 March 2012
The Music
Music can also play an important part in films. The music can set a theme or atmosphere or something to hint to the audience on what to expect or how they should react to something. 'RUMOURS' plays a similar role, but the music in the film would make particular scenes meaningful.
We decided to use music of today's generation, most notably indie music. The reasons for this is that it can easily relate to the teens and young adults of today's generation and it could grab their attention if the scene itself isn't enough to do so. This idea was influenced by 'The Inbetweeners', as they are known for their large selection of indie music as well as its great comedy!
Get Back Colquitt- 'Collateral'
One of the soundtracks used was 'Collateral' by Get Back Colquitt. Get Back Colquitt is a Indie band from Liverpool, England. This is a band that I personally know, and I also got permission to use this track in the film during one of the flashback sequences.
The reason why this song was selected for the first flashback sequence, was because it had a good tempo, good beat, and it would be perfect to sync in many movements within the beat of the song (such as the shower spraying water in sync to one of the beats). This would also be good to show a build up to a party, as the main character (myself) would be getting ready, before attending a party, which would start in time for when the song kicks into the chorus.
Link to 'Collateral' by Get Back Colquitt- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgdWCLzxIuI
Red Hot Chilli Peppers- 'Psycho Sexy'
For the second flashback, Duncan chose an instrumental version of 'Psycho Sexy'. The purpose of this song would be to show not only am I drunk, but to show that I am cocky, thinking that I am sexually irresistible as I approach a female. This would of course have a different outcome to what my character is expecting, but that is for the audience to find out what the outcome is!
Link to 'Psycho Sexy' by Red Hot Chilli Peppers- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttr7w9EpyhA
George Michael- 'Careless Whisper' & Metallica 'Damage Inc'
The song 'Careless Whisper' was chosen by myself, as it was used during the start of the third flashback sequence. This would be used to set the atmosphere up to show that my character is attempting to be romantic with the girl that he is attempting to flirt with. The music is then cut to 'Damage Inc', when the girl's boyfriend appears onto the scene, which would then bring in the atmosphere of madness and peril, as the boyfriend is angry that I am flirting with his girlfriend.
Link to 'Careless Whisper' by George Michael- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izGwDsrQ1eQ&ob=av2e
Link to 'Damage Inc' by Metallica- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTZsCCxx17w
Berlin- 'You Take My Breath Away'
This track was used when the transvestite returned with a can of whipped cream and a missal toe. This song would be used to represent the transvestites love for the main character as he finds him sexually irresistible. This song would also make the scene more cringey, as that is the response we were aiming for to get from our audience.
Posted by Andrew Games
We decided to use music of today's generation, most notably indie music. The reasons for this is that it can easily relate to the teens and young adults of today's generation and it could grab their attention if the scene itself isn't enough to do so. This idea was influenced by 'The Inbetweeners', as they are known for their large selection of indie music as well as its great comedy!
Get Back Colquitt- 'Collateral'
One of the soundtracks used was 'Collateral' by Get Back Colquitt. Get Back Colquitt is a Indie band from Liverpool, England. This is a band that I personally know, and I also got permission to use this track in the film during one of the flashback sequences.
The reason why this song was selected for the first flashback sequence, was because it had a good tempo, good beat, and it would be perfect to sync in many movements within the beat of the song (such as the shower spraying water in sync to one of the beats). This would also be good to show a build up to a party, as the main character (myself) would be getting ready, before attending a party, which would start in time for when the song kicks into the chorus.
Link to 'Collateral' by Get Back Colquitt- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgdWCLzxIuI
Red Hot Chilli Peppers- 'Psycho Sexy'
For the second flashback, Duncan chose an instrumental version of 'Psycho Sexy'. The purpose of this song would be to show not only am I drunk, but to show that I am cocky, thinking that I am sexually irresistible as I approach a female. This would of course have a different outcome to what my character is expecting, but that is for the audience to find out what the outcome is!
Link to 'Psycho Sexy' by Red Hot Chilli Peppers- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttr7w9EpyhA
George Michael- 'Careless Whisper' & Metallica 'Damage Inc'
The song 'Careless Whisper' was chosen by myself, as it was used during the start of the third flashback sequence. This would be used to set the atmosphere up to show that my character is attempting to be romantic with the girl that he is attempting to flirt with. The music is then cut to 'Damage Inc', when the girl's boyfriend appears onto the scene, which would then bring in the atmosphere of madness and peril, as the boyfriend is angry that I am flirting with his girlfriend.
Link to 'Careless Whisper' by George Michael- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izGwDsrQ1eQ&ob=av2e
Link to 'Damage Inc' by Metallica- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTZsCCxx17w
Berlin- 'You Take My Breath Away'
This track was used when the transvestite returned with a can of whipped cream and a missal toe. This song would be used to represent the transvestites love for the main character as he finds him sexually irresistible. This song would also make the scene more cringey, as that is the response we were aiming for to get from our audience.
Posted by Andrew Games
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