Making a Video

List the jobs done by the following members of the video production (Creative team)
1.    Executive producer: 
- An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production. Controls the budget and manages time line
2.    Writer: 
-the idea or concept and writes the script
3.    Producer: 
- In charge of the creative team, secures the service of the production crew, also prepare shooting schedules and on time and within budget.
4.    Director: 
- Directs the cast and crew, tells people what to do, explains the production to technical crew (Main Man), always have the final say
5.    Production manager:
- Co-ordinates all the different stages, and track the production for it to run smoothly
6.    Storyboard artist:
- Collaboration with the director to draw up sketches, gives the director a visual interpretation
7.    Camera operator/Lighting:
- Shoots the scenes and work with the lighting director, the visual effect or desired affect is created.
8.    Sound technician:
- They ensure that the dialogue is properly recorded, microphones and levels are correct. Post production - Final sound mix
9.    Talent:
- Actors/Casts the onscreen people that deliver the content
10.    Editor: 
- They finish off the production, music, graphics, special effects
11.    Define brief
- States the target audience, purpose and the intention, sets the limitation (budget and time frame) of the project, summaries the written outcome

Pre-production - Plans
12.    What is the purpose of the pre production stage?
- Plans of the shooting stage are put into place
13.    What are some of the tasks done in the pre production stage?
- Scripting, storyboard, shot list, shot breakdown, informing people, equipment hire, casting and locations -transport, catering, equipment hire and informing people
14.    Why is the pre-production stage so important to the production process?
- drafting is really important in the process, Preparation is the most important due to the production process
15.    What are three important things to remember in the pre-production process? 
 - Making sure you have a setting that is available to film
- working out where your going to be shooting
-These could be related to the stage in general or the work of those performing specialist roles


Production - Doing Stage

16.    What is the production stage also known as? (Think about its purpose)
- The shooting of the film, time is needed effectively, its important to get the shots and performance
17.    What are some tasks done in the production stage?
- camera operator/lighting - relate with the director and achieve in the story, understanding the moods, colours and dialogue and sound is recorded, once the scene is chosen they set the levels, proper audio levels, lighting don't want to be casting any shadows, get close tot the actors mouth, you don't want anything to obstruct the background noises.
18.    What are three important things to remember in the production process? These could be related to the stage in general or the work of those performing specialist roles.
- shooting schedule is followed, a variety of camera movements and always go for a safety shot, Safety issues very important to be aware of it - generally keep the set clean.
19.    What does ‘continuity’ mean? Why is it an important consideration of the production stage?
- "contunity" making sutain objects and items are still in the same place

Post-Production -
20. What is one of the major tasks completed in post-production?
-Shooting the project, time management crucial, quality control
21. What is the difference between an off-line edit and an online edit?
- Off line - rough cut edit
- Online - final cut edit
22. What are some of the tasks done by an editor?
- Cutting footage and audio and the rest of detail is added, sound effects, graphics, titles and maintaining the mood
23.  What task is done after an edit? What is the purpose of this task?
- A sound mix can be made, a sound technician adjusts all sounds so they correctly balanced, sound is a vital component, the sound mix is very important to the production

CINEMATOGRAPHY

 Cinematography: is about "Painting light in the dark" - Exposure, Compose and create movement .
"Visual Psychiatrist" Move the audience to think and make visual in life.


HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS

 
Camera Movement:
The start builds up anticipation by flowing the camera slowly with the movement of the girl builds up a fast paced of the speed in each scene, Slow-motion scene in each sector to enhance the fighting mode and emotion of the people around the central characters. Wide shots to create an involvement, The main blind girl had no choice but to fight so it portrays a trapped accusation. Straight cuts were also used. The focus was mainly on the two characters in the middle of the fighting area which created a two person characteristic. The subject is very focused and reinforce the people in the foreground. High camera shots created the whole idea of what is happening and the other people up above are looking down on them. Camera position is based mostly on the two characters and each scene the camera position changed.

TITANIC
 
MIS EN SCENE:
- Lighting, Setting, Acting, Props
Sightseeing tour is a ontrubuting prop in the movie and they wanted to show how close the iceberg was, the prapellas. The contrast between the people in the tour and the
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Camera, speed, exposure, focus, perspective, camera position and movement

EDITING:
Graphic relationships, rhythm, passing of time
SOUND: 
Music, Sound, Effects and Dialogue

FILM LANGUAGE

MISE EN SCENE

"Put in Scene"

This is the combination of all the visual elements within the frame

(Frame: The physical boundary that contains what the audience sees)

 Discussion of Mise En Scene

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Genre: Action
Fast-paced, fighting scenes, suspense, dark mysterious places
 cuts were used in the movie
Style of Acting: 
Over-acted, Indiana Jones acts mysterious and interacts with the props "hat and golden statue", makeup to enhance the face, boot polish to create the sense of the dirty heroic act
 Props: 
Whips, Guns, outback adventurous clothing -"the hat", cobweb, light
Lighting:
Dark lighting and shadowing was used which made the movie/scene more mysterious.
The temperature of the lighting was made hot, humid and in the scene of the dark cave the temperature turned cold - it creates the feeling of coldness, shiver and scary
Setting:
This movie was set in a mysterious outback forest. It reminds me of the wild west.










NOTTING HILL 

Genre: Comedy/Romance
Dominant close up to express the emotions and connection within the audience becoming an intimate relationship. Wide Long shot to create an atmosphere, setting and contrast. The genre suits this movie as it's creates a lovable but funny relationship between characters. Bird's eye view at the end of the scene created that metaphor of emphasizing the camera in a big picture.
Style of Acting:
The main two characters always make themselves really likable, down to earth when they act and show's their weakness as the audience can connect.
Props:
The clothing was casual, comfortable, stylish and fashionable to fit in with the time, the clothing is also fitted in to have an audience connection on a level. The "brownie" was used as a reward that was the most pathetic, and sharing the worst of the worst stories which had an intimate connection between friends, The Fence - William the character of Hugh Grant shows that he was nervous and holding back and emphasis how different and modest he was in he's character. The wheelchair contributed to the story was trying to show that Anne wanted to connect with Williams family by asking what happened, The bench symbolized true love; two people who experienced a life of long life.
Lighting:
Mood lighting, the temperature of the lighting was a warm temperature and "the park scene" a moon light was used to cool it down on a summer's night to portray that intimate moment the two had together.