Friday, 6 June 2014
PDF - Elf 2 Script - No Dialogue
No Dialogue;
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8Y3qghWoOpLMzZKeDR6dk5Yb2c/edit?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8Y3qghWoOpLMzZKeDR6dk5Yb2c/edit?usp=sharing
Commissioning Process
E-Commissioning requires professional stance to create an account, an agent can make an account and send your proposal to them directly. This is why you may need an agent to become a successful script writer.
An agent is someone who represents you promoting your skills and abilities, helping you to find a job in a specific industry. You can get an agent for all types of things such as acting, modelling, writing and more. Usually if they find you an exciting job, your total income will normally have a 15% to 20% agent fee that the agent takes for themselves. Depending on the amount of your income, the agent may take up to 25% of it as an agent fee. Agents find exclusive job openings and if it fits your description then they will nominate you for the job.
There are more advantages than disadvantages such as agents find you exclusive jobs and they will have better con acts than you do. Disadvantages may be the fact that some employers might not want to deal with the middle man - your agent - and they only want to talk to you directly.
I found the name of a Commissioning Editor and he's name is Simon Willis. He is the Commissioning Editor for Weekly Output responsible for the SouthWest region.
A Commissioning Editor is basically the buyer of the script. The role of a Commissioning Editor is to advise the publishing house which scripts are better to publish and what ones to not. However, the Commissioning Editor usually isn't the one to make the decision whether or not to contract the scripts.
E-Commissioning is made to receive potential ideas from TV and online content companies and also producers. Members of the public cannot register an account reason being is the fact that there would be so many people claiming they have come up with a 'different' and exciting idea. People that are eligible to register are independent production companies and BBC production. Professionals such as writers, producers and directors can register but only by invitation from the BBC. Approval of the registration is at the BBC's discretion.
I struggled to find any valid research of how content gets green lit by Warner Brothers and then i realised that Warner Brothers do not want people giving them potential ideas as they are a huge name, and wouldn't give you the time of day if you tried. However is you have an agent, Warner Brothers would be more likely to listen to you because it portrays professionalism.
I found someone talking about the amount of say you have in your script after the rights are brought from you.
'Development Hell'
The film industry buy the rights of many scripts, novels, comics, etc… but potentially it can take months even years for scripts to be successfully brought to the cinema. Usually the plot can get changed the characters can get changed and just the sense of tone of the whole film can potentially be changed. After a company buys the rights to your script there is nothing else for the script writer to do, occasionally they film company can come back to the writer and ask them to tweak a few bits however they already have those type of people employed within their company.
Errors and Omission Insurance is a professional liability insurance that guards companies and individuals against claims made by clients for inadequate work or negligent actions. Errors and omissions insurance often covers both court costs and any settlements up to the amount specified on the insurance contract.
Independent film companies need Errors and Omissions insurance so that the company does not get sued for potential content for example if they make a reference to a brand.
An agent is someone who represents you promoting your skills and abilities, helping you to find a job in a specific industry. You can get an agent for all types of things such as acting, modelling, writing and more. Usually if they find you an exciting job, your total income will normally have a 15% to 20% agent fee that the agent takes for themselves. Depending on the amount of your income, the agent may take up to 25% of it as an agent fee. Agents find exclusive job openings and if it fits your description then they will nominate you for the job.
There are more advantages than disadvantages such as agents find you exclusive jobs and they will have better con acts than you do. Disadvantages may be the fact that some employers might not want to deal with the middle man - your agent - and they only want to talk to you directly.
I found the name of a Commissioning Editor and he's name is Simon Willis. He is the Commissioning Editor for Weekly Output responsible for the SouthWest region.
A Commissioning Editor is basically the buyer of the script. The role of a Commissioning Editor is to advise the publishing house which scripts are better to publish and what ones to not. However, the Commissioning Editor usually isn't the one to make the decision whether or not to contract the scripts.
E-Commissioning is made to receive potential ideas from TV and online content companies and also producers. Members of the public cannot register an account reason being is the fact that there would be so many people claiming they have come up with a 'different' and exciting idea. People that are eligible to register are independent production companies and BBC production. Professionals such as writers, producers and directors can register but only by invitation from the BBC. Approval of the registration is at the BBC's discretion.
I struggled to find any valid research of how content gets green lit by Warner Brothers and then i realised that Warner Brothers do not want people giving them potential ideas as they are a huge name, and wouldn't give you the time of day if you tried. However is you have an agent, Warner Brothers would be more likely to listen to you because it portrays professionalism.
I found someone talking about the amount of say you have in your script after the rights are brought from you.
'Development Hell'
The film industry buy the rights of many scripts, novels, comics, etc… but potentially it can take months even years for scripts to be successfully brought to the cinema. Usually the plot can get changed the characters can get changed and just the sense of tone of the whole film can potentially be changed. After a company buys the rights to your script there is nothing else for the script writer to do, occasionally they film company can come back to the writer and ask them to tweak a few bits however they already have those type of people employed within their company.
Errors and Omission Insurance is a professional liability insurance that guards companies and individuals against claims made by clients for inadequate work or negligent actions. Errors and omissions insurance often covers both court costs and any settlements up to the amount specified on the insurance contract.
Independent film companies need Errors and Omissions insurance so that the company does not get sued for potential content for example if they make a reference to a brand.
SOUNDTRACK - Criteria 4
In my short film I used 3 different locations but recorded all the sounds in one location. This location is the best to record because it is in a secluded area meaning that my sounds wouldn't get interrupted. All the noise in the environment would have been silenced so that there would be no interruptions during recording. The voiceover that had to be recorded went well as it was clear with a hint of hissing to it but it can't be heard in the final editing.
For my short film I chose to use the boom microphone which goes on top of a 600D. I think I could have got a better microphone but the college couldn't facilitate the one I wanted to use. The one I wanted to use was a RODE Video Microphone Pro, this microphone picks up better dialogue, it is a more direct microphone and also it doesn't contain a static hiss. Unfortunately like I said I couldn't use that so the picture below is the camera and microphone I used. If I didn't use any microphones but just used the microphone which is installed in the camera you would here NOTHING it would either sound like it is muted or there would be static
This is what I wanted to use.
I positioned my microphone on top of the 600D like the picture above, this picked up dialogue fine and worked perfectly accept of the hissing of the microphone. I tried to hold the microphone and put it over the actors heads while they were performing to see if it would make the dialogue sound clearer and more professional but unfortunately the wire between the microphone and the camera wasn't long enough.
It is important to connect and check the microphone and make sure it is working properly, most camera's have a headphone input where you can plug in your headphones and listen to see if it is working, however on the 600D I was unable to use my headphone because the 600D does not have a headphone input so what I did instead was record for a short while speak into the camera from the distance of where the actors would be and see if it picks up well, however this depends on where your location is, in my case I was in a park so this is where I tested it and it turned out very well.
Clapperboards are used to get sounds in sync with the visual in the post-production stage. For example, during editing, when you hear the clapperboard clap that is an indication of where the sound should come in.
I chose onboard microphone.
Previously during my course I have used a variety of sound for example Live Diegetic Sound, we used this to film a 20minute TV News Show. The equipment we used were standing boom microphones we had a sound mixer table which allowed us to turn off, turn on, mute, turn up, turn down the microphones.
SOUNDTRACK - Criteria 3
Summarise the ways you might be asked to devise a soundtrack;
Who would work it out with you and what different input would they have?
The Director;
The director would be involved in making the soundtrack because they have the overall decision of all the creative visions throughout the film.
Sound Mixer;
The sound mixer would be involved because they are the people that are able to balance all the sounds together, such as dialogue, soundtracks, ambient sound, non-diegetic sound.
Composer/Musicians;
These people are one of the main groups to be involved in creating a soundtrack as they are the people that write the music and then create it using different instruments.
Picturelock;
Meaning - Picturelock is something that is set by the director before giving the preview to the composer to create the music. If this is not set, it means that the editing process can continue and the audio created will not fit with the new edit.
Spotting;
Meaning; Spotting is when the composer goes through the video and picks out where the music needs to come in and what music needs to come in.
Best practice for recording sound;
- Environment;
- Secure
- Controlled
- Soft Walls
- Backup
- Having a backup recording will benefit you because if something goes wrong with the final recording like it gets lost or deleted, there is always a backup to add in instead.
- Saving it in more than one place helps as well incase it gets deleted from one file or the file becomes unavailable.
Establish the sounds you want, where and how they will be sourced or recorded and what purpose they would have. For example;
Scratching;
Foley;
Examples:
- Water Running
- Set up a BOOM MICROPHONE next to the tap to get a direct sound. A BOOM is the best microphone for this because it gets the direct sound and no surrounding sounds.
- Walking through leaves
- For a film with a bigger budget, directors tend to grab a long box and put objects in it that will match the environment the character is walking through. Then set up a BOOM MICROPHONE right next to where the feet will be walking and get your actor to walk up and down on it recording a direct sound through the microphone. This also has to be in a secure environment where your sound can not get interrupted by any background noises. Another way you could record this if you didn't have the time to collect all of the objects, get your actor to walk along the set where you are going to be recording and hold a BOOM MICROPHONE right next to their feet to record the best sound they can pick up.
Diegetic;
- To collect the correct diegetic sounds, go out to the right location where the sounds are all apparent and set up a OMNIDIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE and hit record. The longer you record, the more footage you will collect. To gain specific sounds like birds singing, set up a BOOM MICROPHONE and point it to the source of the sound.
Produce pre-production materials such as;
Location report;
- Where would you go to collect the sounds?
- Making sure you are in the right location is key to getting the right sounds. Making sure the location is secure and controlled is also key so the sounds don't get interrupted.
- Assess the location for different sounds;
- It is important to assess the location because you need to notice all the different sounds being created by the environment. If there is a sound that you know that you don't want in your recording, you have to find a different location spot to record.
Potential Equipment;
- BOOM
- HAND
- CLIP
- RADIO
- ZOOM
Software
- Final Cut Pro is used for basic sound editing
- Soundtrack Pro is used for more advanced sound editing
MP3;
Better for internet use as it is more compressed format. More of them can be stored because they are a smaller physical data size but the quality isn't as good.
AIFF;
Better for working on Mac's as they are uncompressed meaning that less of them can be stored. The quality is a lot better.
WAVE;
Better for working on Windows as they are uncompressed files meaning less can be stored but the quality is much better.
Provide explanations of the following and relevant issues connected with them;
Public Demain;
- You can have access to it free of charge and copyright.
Downloading from the internet;
- There is the risk of copyright and the quality wouldn't be as good.
Licensed Music
- You can pay to avoid copyright
MCPS-PRS
- Bodies that control license over music
Who would work it out with you and what different input would they have?
The Director;
The director would be involved in making the soundtrack because they have the overall decision of all the creative visions throughout the film.
Sound Mixer;
The sound mixer would be involved because they are the people that are able to balance all the sounds together, such as dialogue, soundtracks, ambient sound, non-diegetic sound.
Composer/Musicians;
These people are one of the main groups to be involved in creating a soundtrack as they are the people that write the music and then create it using different instruments.
Picturelock;
Meaning - Picturelock is something that is set by the director before giving the preview to the composer to create the music. If this is not set, it means that the editing process can continue and the audio created will not fit with the new edit.
Spotting;
Meaning; Spotting is when the composer goes through the video and picks out where the music needs to come in and what music needs to come in.
Best practice for recording sound;
- Environment;
- Secure
- Controlled
- Soft Walls
- Backup
- Having a backup recording will benefit you because if something goes wrong with the final recording like it gets lost or deleted, there is always a backup to add in instead.
- Saving it in more than one place helps as well incase it gets deleted from one file or the file becomes unavailable.
Establish the sounds you want, where and how they will be sourced or recorded and what purpose they would have. For example;
Scratching;
Foley;
Examples:
- Water Running
- Set up a BOOM MICROPHONE next to the tap to get a direct sound. A BOOM is the best microphone for this because it gets the direct sound and no surrounding sounds.
- Walking through leaves
- For a film with a bigger budget, directors tend to grab a long box and put objects in it that will match the environment the character is walking through. Then set up a BOOM MICROPHONE right next to where the feet will be walking and get your actor to walk up and down on it recording a direct sound through the microphone. This also has to be in a secure environment where your sound can not get interrupted by any background noises. Another way you could record this if you didn't have the time to collect all of the objects, get your actor to walk along the set where you are going to be recording and hold a BOOM MICROPHONE right next to their feet to record the best sound they can pick up.
Diegetic;
- To collect the correct diegetic sounds, go out to the right location where the sounds are all apparent and set up a OMNIDIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE and hit record. The longer you record, the more footage you will collect. To gain specific sounds like birds singing, set up a BOOM MICROPHONE and point it to the source of the sound.
Produce pre-production materials such as;
Location report;
- Where would you go to collect the sounds?
- Making sure you are in the right location is key to getting the right sounds. Making sure the location is secure and controlled is also key so the sounds don't get interrupted.
- Assess the location for different sounds;
- It is important to assess the location because you need to notice all the different sounds being created by the environment. If there is a sound that you know that you don't want in your recording, you have to find a different location spot to record.
Potential Equipment;
- BOOM
- HAND
- CLIP
- RADIO
- ZOOM
Software
- Final Cut Pro is used for basic sound editing
- Soundtrack Pro is used for more advanced sound editing
MP3;
Better for internet use as it is more compressed format. More of them can be stored because they are a smaller physical data size but the quality isn't as good.
AIFF;
Better for working on Mac's as they are uncompressed meaning that less of them can be stored. The quality is a lot better.
WAVE;
Better for working on Windows as they are uncompressed files meaning less can be stored but the quality is much better.
Provide explanations of the following and relevant issues connected with them;
Public Demain;
- You can have access to it free of charge and copyright.
Downloading from the internet;
- There is the risk of copyright and the quality wouldn't be as good.
Licensed Music
- You can pay to avoid copyright
MCPS-PRS
- Bodies that control license over music
Thursday, 5 June 2014
PRODUCTION; Filming Diary - 17th May 2014
DATE; 17th May 2014
TIME; 15:30pm
LOCATION; Field
EQUIPMENT; Canon 600D, Tripod, Boom Microphone
COSTUME; Checked Shirt, Leggings, Converse, Hairband on wrist
ACTOR; Hollyanne Hill
WHAT HAPPENED?
After picking Hollyanne up from her house, we made our way to the location, a field situated down 'Truelove Lane' Mountnessing. After assessing the sound in the environment, I filmed all the shots I needed. Overall i gained 17 minutes of footage for editing.
After filming all the shots needed in the woods, we made our way to the second location. After assessing the surrounding sounds and working out where to film, we filmed all the shots needed and returned to the final location where we filmed the voiceover and some of the final shots.
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