Sunday, 20 July 2014

About the questionnaire

I have collected all the answers to the questionnaire from others. I found that the biggest problem in my film is that audiences are easily confused with flashback and flash-forward. So according to these, I made some changes in my final film, I used different color to distinguish the flashback and flash-forward. Before the flashback or flash-forward, I use the effect "dip to white". Then I use the dark-yellow color for flashback and the original color for flash-forward. Now it's much easier to distinguish which is flashback and flash-forward.

Examples:


1. How do you think about the structure of the story? Is it clear, or you can’t understand? A
A. Clear  B. Not so clear  C. In mess  D. Can’t understand totally
2. How do you think of the voice-over in this film? Is it helpful to understand this story?A
A. Helpful  B. Fifty-fifty  C. Helpless
3. Is it able to find it out the flash-forward in this film? B
A. Can be found.  B. Can’t be found.
4. How do you think of the Flashforward in this film? A
A. Clearly  B. Easily confuse with flashback  C. Can’t understand
5. About the flash-forward, which part are you prefer? A
A. Predicting and imaging (Jack is bribing Roger).  
B. Inactive imaging (Jack is kissing Gloria), like the TV Series Flashforward.
C. Others: (put what you prefer here).
6. How do you think of the scene that Gloria is kissing his new boyfriend in the Graduation? Could you find that it is matching the previous flash-forward scene that after Jack is punched by Gloria’s new boyfriend? B
A. Clearly.  B. Feel confused.  C. Totally not understand.
7. How do you think of the flashback in this film? B
A. Clearly.  B. Can’t understand
8. Is the combination of flashback and flash-forward work well?B
A. Yes.  B. Prefer only flashback in one film.
C. Prefer only flash-forward in one film.  D. Others (Put what you prefer here).
9. Other suggestions from your own (Such as scenes, lights, sound or music, etc.) I thought you use musics to distinguish flashback and flashforward, but I don’t know if it is right.



1. How do you think about the structure of the story? Is it clear, or you can’t understand? A

A. Clear B. Not so clear C. In mess D. Can’t understand totally

2. How do you think of the voice-over in this film? Is it helpful to understand this story? A

A. Helpful B. Fifty-fifty C. Helpless

3. Is it able to find it out the flash-forward in this film? A

A. Can be found. B. Can’t be found.

4. How do you think of the Flashforward in this film? B

A. Clearly B. Easily confuse with flashback C. Can’t understand

5. About the flash-forward, which part are you prefer? A

A. Predicting and imaging (Jack is bribing Roger).

B. Inactive imaging (Jack is kissing Gloria), like the TV Series Flashforward.

C. Others: (put what you prefer here).

6. How do you think of the scene that Gloria is kissing his new boyfriend in the Graduation? Could you find that it is matching the previous flash-forward scene that after Jack is punched by Gloria’s new boyfriend? A

A. Clearly. B. Feel confused. C. Totally not understand.

7. How do you think of the flashback in this film? A

A. Clearly.B. Can’t understand

8. Is the combination of flashback and flash-forward work well? B

A. Yes. B. Prefer only flashback in one film.

C. Prefer only flash-forward in one film. D. Others (Put what you prefer here).

9. Other suggestions from your own (Such as scenes, lights, sound or music, etc.) The scene Jack found newboyfriend, it need shoot fast because of the lights changed.



the Questionnaire of my final film


Author: Ye Yuan (Johnny)
My project is mainly about using both flashback and flash-forward to display the character’s mental activities.

Flashback (also called analepsis) is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point in the story, Flashbacks are often used to recount events that happened before the story's primary sequence of events to fill in crucial backstory.

Flash-forward (also called prolepsis)is a scene that takes the narrative forward in time from the current pointof the story in films, Flashforwards are often used to represent events expected, projected, or imagined to occur in the future.

1.     How do you think about the structure of the story? Is it clear, or you can’t understand?  

A.    Clear  B. Not so clear  C. In mess  D. Can’t understand totally

2.     How do you think of the voice-over in this film? Is it helpful to understand this story?  

A.    Helpful  B. Fifty-fifty  C. Helpless

3.     Is it able to find it out the flash-forward in this film?  

A.    Can be found.  B. Can’t be found.

4.     How do you think of the Flashforward in this film?  

A.    Clearly  B. Easily confuse with flashback  C. Can’t understand

5.     About the flash-forward, which part are you prefer?  

A.    Predicting and imaging (Jack is bribing Roger).   
B.     Inactive imaging (Jack is kissing Gloria), like the TV Series Flashforward.
C.     Others: (put what you prefer here).

6.     How do you think of the scene that Gloria is kissing his new boyfriend in the Graduation? Could you find that it is matching the previous flash-forward scene that after Jack is punched by Gloria’s new boyfriend?  

A.    Clearly.  B. Feel confused.  C. Totally not understand.

7.     How do you think of the flashback in this film?  

A.    Clearly.B. Can’t understand

8.     Is the combination of flashback and flash-forward work well? 

A.    Yes.  B. Prefer only flashback in one film. 
C. Prefer only flash-forward in one film.  D. Others (Put what you prefer here).

9.     Other suggestions from your own (Such as scenes, lights, sound or music, etc.)  

Saturday, 19 July 2014

Final version of my film

This is my final version of my film. I used 5 days for shooting and 14 days for post-production. And I also did some tests before making this film, comparing to these tests, the final version is much better than that. Because during the test I just rehearse the action of actors without paying any attention to the lights, sounds and any other things.

From this film, I have learned a lot. Things like arranging the time for both shooting and editing, the timetables of the actors are different so that it's difficult to finish this film quickly. So I have to start editing first, I can finished some parts of the film not until finishing the shooting. It saves a lot of time. Another thing is I found that the exact shooting list or storyboard is so important, because it can be an instruction of shooting and also saving a lot of time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XkFx2fyE-s


This is the link of my film. There are some problems happened with Youtube, so that I'm not able to drag the video into the journal.

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Some story boards of my final film

Boots Library








Broadway Lounge





Keele University















Litmus Building














Waverley 108a






Saturday, 28 June 2014

Tests in the final film

I have done some tests in the film, one is the main actor is making a call with his girlfriend. Another one is he got drunk and slept until the next morning. All of them are shot in the daytime because Aris doesn't has much time for me to do the test. In the official one, it will be made in evening. 

These test are only for the actions which are made by the main character.








Friday, 27 June 2014

Shooting list final version


 WS: Wide-shot; MS: Mid-shot; CS/CUS: Close (-up)-shot; POV: Point of view; FS: Full-shot

Shooting list

Scenes:

EXT. THE BOOTS LIBRARY ENTRANCE – DAY
1-2, 76
INT. THE BOOTS LIBRARY – DAY
3-10, 77-78
KEELE UNIVERSITY
11, 12, 47-69
BROADWAY CAFEBAR – DAY
13, 14
BROADWAY LOUNGE
30-39
LITMUS BUILDING
15-29, 40-46, 70-75
WAVERLEY 108A
79-88





Number
Camera
Shot
Duration
Action/Plot
Sound
Location
EXT. THE BOOTS LIBRARY ENTRANCE - DAY
1
Panning (R to L); Zoom in
WS to MS High angle
5s
Jack is walking with a laptop.
Background noise
Beside the Tram Station
2
Following (track)
MS
5s
Jack is getting into the library.
Background noise
Beside the Tram Station
INT. THE BOOTS LIBRARY - DAY
3
Steady
CS
2s
Jack is taking books.
Background noise
Near the bookshelf
4
Steady; Panning (R to L)
MS
2s
Jack is going away.
Background noise
On the corridor
5
Steady
MS
2s
Jack is watching film

At the monitor table
6
Steady
POV
2s
Jack is watching film

7
Zoom in
MS to CUS
2s
Jack is watching film

At the monitor table
8
Steady
MS
3s
Shelly is sitting beside

At the monitor table
9
Steady
CS to CUS
3s
Jack’s facial expression when Shelly comes

At the monitor table
10
Steady
MS
4s
Jack moves away to another chair

At the monitor table
KEELE UNIVERSITY - DAY
11
Steady
MS
3s
Jack and Gloria are lying on the grass

Beside the lake
12
Steady; Panning (L to R)
MS to WS
5s
Jack and Gloria are getting out of the door.

At the door of Horwood H
BROADWAY CAFEBAR - DAY
13
Dolly (track)
MS
10s
Jack is drinking with Gloria. He arms around Gloria’s head.

A table on the corner
14
Steady
MS to CS
2s
Jack kisses Gloria’s hair

A table on the corner
LITMUS BUILDING - EVENING
15
Zoom in
WS to MS
2s
Jack is preparing on a laptop

At the table
16
Steady
POV
2s
The screen

At the table
17
Steady
CUS
2s
The mobile phone rings

At the cupboard
18
Steady
FS
2s
Jack stands up and goes to his phone

From the table to the cupboard
19
Steady; Zoom-in
MWS; MWS to ECUS
20s
Jack is talking on the phone

Standing by the cupboard
20
Steady
MS
10s
Jack hands up the phone and sits on the sofa

From the cupboard to the sofa
21
Zoom-in
MS to CUS
10s
Jack is shaking his head, then he wipes his eyes

On the sofa
22
Steady
POV
10s
Jack is opening a new beer with another one, than he drinks

On the sofa
23
Steady
ECUS
5s
Mobile phone rings “Tmr is presentation is at 9am, 23:00”

On the cupboard
24
Steady
MS
10s
Jack is sleeping on the sofa with his arms opened

On the sofa
LITMUS BUILDING - MORNING
25
Steady
ECUS
5s
Clock “8:50am”

On the wall
26
Steady
MS
5s
Jack opens his eyes slowly and gets up gingerly
Mobile rings
On the sofa
27
Steady
POV
5s
Mobile phone: 10mins to presentation, 9am.

On the sofa
28
Steady; Pan-shot (L to R)
MS; MS to CS
10s
Jack stands up suddenly and walks quickly to the table and walks away quickly with his laptop

From the sofa to the table, than leave the camera
29
Steady
CS
3s
Jack is packing his laptop in a hurry

On the table
BROADWAY LOUNGE - DAY
30
Steady
MS
5s
Roger is speaking that Jack is still not here.
Roger is speaking, and Jack is coming with words.
On the long table
31
Steady
WS
3s
Jack is getting to the platform out of breath. Then he begins to connect his laptop


32
Pan shot (L – R)
MS
5s
Jack is getting to the platform out of breath. Then he begins to connect his laptop

From the door to the platform
33
Steady
CS
5s
Jack is connecting his laptop in a hurry

On the platform
34
Zoom-in
MS to CS
5s
Roger is annoying with Jack

By the table
35
Steady
WS to MS
15s
Jack is doing his presentation

On the platform
36
Zoom-in
MS to CUS
5s
“Flashback”

On the screen
37
Steady
CS
10s
Jack is talking
why didn't you tell me? Why did you lead me on?!
On the platform
38
Steady
MS to CS
10s
Roger stops Jack from presenting
Stop! What?! What are you talking about?! I won't tolerate this kind of behaviour. You'd better leave right now! Go!
On the table
39
Pan shot (R to L)
MS
10s
Jack closes his laptop and goes away
Same as above
From the platform to the door
LITMUS BUILDING - DAY
40
Steady
MS
5s
Jack is opening his door

In the corridor
41
Steady
MS
5s
Jack throws his bag on the sofa then goes to the table

From the door to the table
42
Steady; Zoom-in
MS to CS
10s
Jack is sitting and making a call
“Powered off”
At the table
43
Steady; Zoom-out
CS to MS
10s
Jack hangs up the phone, he opens his wallet.

At the table
44
Steady
POV
5s
Jack takes a train ticket out of his wallet

At the table
45
Steady
CS
5s
Jack is watching his ticket.

At the table
46
Pan shot (R to L)
MS
10s
Jack closes his wallet and goes away quickly

From the table to the door
KEELE UNIVERSITY HORWOOD H - DAY
47
Zoom-out; Pan shot (R to L)
MS
10s
Jack is getting to the door

On the road
48
Steady
MS
10s
Jack is knocking the door
Gloria, it's me. Are you there? I need to talk to you!!
By the door
49
Steady
WS
10s
Jack steps back to the main road

On the road
50
Steady
CS
10s
Jack blinks slowly

On the road
51
Steady
MS
5s
The house-owner opens the door
“Whose that?”
By the door
52
Steady
MS
5s
Jack walks to the door
dialogue
From the road to  the door
53
Steady
POV
5s
The house-owner is talking with Jack
By the door
54
Steady
MS
5s
Facing The house-owner
55
Steady
CS
5s
Jack is pointing at the house-owner (facing Jack)
56
Steady
CS
5s
The house-owner hits Jack on face (facing the owner). Then the owner closes the door strongly

57
Steady
CS
5s
Jack is sitting down to the ground

58
Steady; Pan shot (R to L)
MS
10s
Jack stands up from dizzy, then he leaves with slower pace.

From the door to the road
59
Steady
CS
5s
Jack is sitting down to the ground (using the camera as  his first view)

By the door
KEELE UNIVERSITY BESIDE THE LAKE - DAY
60
Steady
MS
10s
Jack and Gloria are lying on the grass. Jack arms Gloria.

On the grass
61
Pan shot (R to L)
MS
5s
From last shot to the lake. Gloria enters the screen again. She is smiling to Jack.

62
Steady
WS to MS
5s
Jack and Gloria are kissing (borrow).

Jack, Gloria and Shelly are in graduation dresses.
63
Steady
POV
2s
Jack’s face expression

64
Steady
POV
2s
Gloria’s face expression

65
Steady
POV
2s
Nick’s face expression

66
Steady
WS to MS
5s
Jack and Nick are kissing (borrow)

67
Steady
MS
5s
Jack is taking photos with his friends

68
Steady
MS
5s
Shelly walks into screen, she gives a pack of flower to Jack.
Shelly says some love words to Jack
A pack of flower needed.
69
Steady
POV (facing Jack)
10s
Jack smiles on his face, but he stops and remains absence of mind.


LITMUS BUILDING - EVENING
70
Zoom-in
WS to MS
10s
Jack is sitting on the table
Voice-over
By the cupboard
71
Steady
POV
10s
Jack takes an envelope on a table
72
Steady
MS
5s
Jack breaks the envelope
73
Steady
POV
2s
Jack is holding his mobile phone

On the table
74
Zoom-in
MS to CS
5s
Jack is smiling.

75
Steady
MS
5s
Jack is writing a plan on a piece of paper.

BOOTS LIBRARY ENTRANCE - EVENING
76
Pan shot (R to L)
MS to WS
5s
Shelly and Jack are walking out the library.


BOOTS LIBRARY INSIDE - DAY
77
Steady; Zoom-in
WS to MS (from behind)
5s
Jack and Shelly are studying together.

By the table with monitor.
78
Steady
MS (facing Jack)
5s
Shelly strokes Jack’s head. And Jack smiles

WAVERLEY 108A - DAY
79
Steady
WS
5s
Roger is listening to Jack on the screen.

By the screen
80
Steady
CS
5s
Roger is talking.
“I can’t understand what you are talking about.”

81
Pan shot (L to R)
MS
2s
Jack is getting into the room.

Outside the door
82
Steady
MS (facing Roger)
3s
Roger is saying hello to Jack
“Hi”
Inside
83
Steady
MS (facing Jack)
3s
Jack is handing the envelope to Roger.
Voiceover
84
Steady
POV
3s
Jack is handing the envelope to Roger.
85
Steady (facing Roger)
MS
5s
Roger opens the envelope and hands back to Jack. Then Jack
“Why are you giving this? I'm not happy with this tutorial. Get out of here.”
86
Steady (facing Jack)
MS
5s
Jack leaves the screen.

87
Steady (facing Roger)
MS
5s
Roger opens the envelope and puts it on the table
“Thanks for this. But academic things are serious. I'm sorry I can't change your grade.”
88
Steady (facing Jack)
MS
5s
Jack leaves the screen.