Filming Schedule

This is my filming schedule,we did it as a group. 

Scene	Date/Time	Location	People	Props	Equiptment	Other
1	Monday 20/1/2025	greg's office	maha kenzo gusde candra and actors for guards	Dress Bike Weapons (knife bat etc) Fake id card and outfits (all Black	Drone camera mics boom arm

Classwork: Scene Recreation

This Is A blog post where I practice how to shoot the scene,we film it together I edited it and Kenzo make the storyboard,and gusde make the blog post,candra is the cameraman.

Lesson Description: My teacher told us to find a scene from a movie in our genre. Our chosen task was to recreate this scene from John Wick where he and the film's main antagonist conversed with each other engaging in a deal. 


Storyboard:

Original Scene:

      

Our recreated scene:



Problems, How to solve them and What to do next time:

1) We do not have the proper camera equipment, so sometimes the camera movements are a bit unstable, making it look unprofessional. We could not solve this problem besides the least we could do was to get someone from our group to have stable hands when holding the camera. Next time we would be required to buy new equipment that would stabilize the camera when moving to create a better quality film for the audience and avoid shaking the camera.

2) The backlight when we were filming ruins the recreated scene as the original scene was in a dark gloomy weather. There was nothing we could do as we could not control the weather and we did not have enough time to find a new place to film. Next time we would need to take our time to decide which location would be suitable for the environment to match with the original film.

3) There were background noises from the area where we filmed which caused a disturbance in the audio every time the character was speaking even though we had a phone microphone near the voice of our actor. We solved this problem by muffling the audio from the video however this makes the character's voice low and unclear. Next time we would need to buy a proper microphone attached to our actors so their voices can be heard loud and clear. We also would need to clear out the area of our filming set to avoid unnecessary audio or disturbance from entering our film.

4) We had a problem with our cameraman due to his unprofessional conduct where he accidentally recorded the scenes in slow motion. Luckily we had a solution where the videos would be sped up to cover the mistake of our cameraman from the audience. However, this solution would not fully solve the problem as some of the scenes are still in slow motion to match the pace of the original audio. Next time we would have to switch our cameraman to someone else as this can prove to be a hazardous conduct towards our final film.


REFLECTION: 

I learn with my friend to recreate a movie scene with no budget,and it was fun project with my friend.And Candra film most of the video in slowmo,but we were able to fix it.

Classwork: Editing Practice

 This blog post contains the work I did in my lesson on how to successfully edit. My teacher filmed the footage but I worked with Gusde to edited it together. My teacher also provided the template for the blog post. 

Why is continuity editing important?

Continuity editing includes making sure that items like props or costumes stay consistent from scene to scene. But the more important work lies in editing shots together in a way that leaves viewers thoroughly grounded in both time and space.

Different types of continuity edit 

• Straight cut (cut)

• Eyeline match 

• Shot /reverse shot

• Cutaway / Insert 

*Match cut

Footage

Here is the footage that my teacher shot which utilises a variety of camera angles and movements. The scene is very simple, it involves a student standing up and leaving the classroom. A single shot here might be quite boring for the audience, by editing and combining the shots together we can make the scene feel more dynamic. 

https://youtu.be/dZ2IH8KjRjE?feature=shared

My editing process

First we looked over the clips that our teacher had recorded for us then we decided the order of clips from when the actor was leaving the seat to leaving the room then uploading set clips to Cap Cut. We decided to use Cap Cut as it is free easy to use and has a bunch of templates for effects and transitions which really helped fulfil our creative visions. 

For the first edit we decided to use simplier cuts without any effects we used this as a rough guideline or a plan of how we are going to sync up orientate and time the cuts.

For our next edit we started to play around and experiment with diffrent effects with digital zooms and camera movements and trasitions.

Reflection:I can easily edit the video because I have edited alot of video,and also it was fun to work together with my friend Gusde.

Classwork

 This blog shows the technical elements we have learned throughout media studies:

Camera Works:

Types of Camera Angles:
1) Low Angle
2) High Angle
3) Close up
4) Extreme Close Up
5) Medium Shot
6) Long Shot
7) Extreme Long Shot
8) POV (Point of View)
9) Cowboy Shot
10) Over-the-shoulder
11) Establishing Shot
12) Dutch Angle

Here is what we did in class when each group was given specific camera angles and had to draw it out on an A5 paper.


Types of Camera Movements:
  

Fixed	Camera remains static	Calm, peace, normal
Push in	The camera moves slowly toward the subject	Brings the audience closer, more involved, and more serious.
Pull out	The camera moves slowly away from the subject	Takes the audience away from the action, leaving a character. Detaching from subject
Pan	Side to side, the camera is fixed	Reveal information, mirrors the natural head movement of the audience.
Tilt	Up and down, the camera fixed	Same as the pan, just in a different direction
Dolly	The camera moves around freely	More immersive, we are moving inside the subject world, we feel part of the action
Tracking	The camera moves around on tracks	Similar to dolly, but smoother.
Crane		Reveals the epic size of the setting, and landscape.
Handheld	Camera is shakey	Very natural, and immersive. High energy
Zoom	Zoom	Brings the audience closer to budget. Draws our attention to something.

Camera angle really help me make the video look more attractive.

Types of Sound:

Sound design is a crucial element in the filming industry as it has the power to create realism for the audience due to it being able to convey a mood on the audience mood and emotion that can truly enhance the viewing experience. From what I have learned there are three main types of sound:

 

	Description	Effect
Diegetic sound	Sound that can be heard by the characters within the media text.	Add a sense of realism. Reveal information to characters (and then the audience)
Non-diegetic sound	Sound that can only be heard by the audience.	Enhance meaning, create an emotional response in the audience
Trans diegetic sound	Sound that transitions from one to the other.	Creates a link between the audience and the world. More immersive

Non-diegetic sound is again divided into three types which are the following:

1) Melodic: They often give positive and pleasing connotations as they enhance a positive scene to create positive emotion in the audience.
2) Discordant: Uses harsh and unpleasant connotations to enhance negative scenes. Which creates suspense, tension, and anxiety.
3) Contrapuntal: It has an opposite tone to the on-screen values. It adds deeper meaning to scenes. Insight into the character's thoughts. Maybe they seek pleasure in doing bad things.

With this type of sound it can be really helpful as it can make more tension in the scene and making the audience fell the situation in the scene.

Miss-en-scene:

Miss-en-scene refers to the arrangement and design of visual elements within a frame or a scene. The main key elements are:

1) Props
2) Set Design
3) Costume
4) Hair
5) Make Up
6) Colour
7) Performance
8) Lighting 
9) Blocking
10) Focus
11) Weather
12) Environment

With miss-en-scene it can help me to specify and make it according to my genre on my project.

Editing:
Film editing is the process of assembling and cutting film footage to create a finished movie. It's a vital part of the film production process, as it's responsible for giving meaning to the film and helping the audience perceive the story as the director intends. In editing, there are 2 types of takes which are:

1) Long take: Used to build suspense, and extend the feelings (feels slow)
2) Short take/ Quick Cut: Used to increase pase, high energy/excitement

There are two types of editing:

1) Continuity Editing: Straight cut, eyeliner match, Shot/ reverse shot, Cutaway/ insert
2) Non-continuity Editing: Crosscut, flashback, flash forward, jump cut

This can be really helpful as I am the one that going to be one who is going to be the editor and it also can help me to make it more attractive.

Reflection:

It can really help me and my teammate on skill and basic skill on making the film.And this classwork is really help my skill and knowledge for my editing skills.

Storyboard

 This is our storyboard blog where we created comic strips of how our final project video will unfold. The storyboard is hand drawn mainly by me and one of them from another member of the team.

Reflection:

I cant draw so my friend group Kenzo is making the storyboard which is very helpful,but also I contribute with helping Kenzo in giving some ideas.With this story board it will be very helpful as we can already imagine on how the scene will happen.

Screen Play

 This is the screenplay of our film opening. Primarily made by Gusde but the final fight scene was made by Candra.

Research

These articles and videos helped me format and write a screenplay.

How to Write a fight Scene

Screenplay Format and Examples

Screenplay

FADE IN:

1

EXT. ROAD -  Day

We open with a Drone shot following CANDRA, a devoted man who comes back to his old gang to take revenge on the boss who's wronged him. riding a bright pink princess bike dressed like a woman with a blonde wig down a street until he arrives at a house. 

CUT TO:

EXT. ROAD - OUTSIDE ROAD- DAY

He puts one foot on the ground, creating a thump, and dismounts the bike, showing off a pink sparkly glitter shoe. He then seductively walks his way towards the building CANDRA as the camera moves down, creating a low-angle shot of the building.

CUT TO:

EXT. HOUSE - GATE - DAY

A large, secure, decorated gate protects a big, fancy house fit for a king. Two guards patrol the outside of the gate. The guards then begin catcalling CANDRA, Whistling him and calling him over. CANDRA then walks closer seductively and elegantly.

GUARD 1

Hey gorgeous, how you doin’? 

GUARD 2

Are you lost, little missy?

Candra with a smirk on his face walks close to the guards and kicks one of them in the groin then the other tries to pull out a weapon but CANDRA smacks them over the head with a heavy purse incapacitating them. 

Then we see candra open a door and emerge with the guards outfit.

CROSSFADE:

2

EXT. Compound - Outside garage - day

CANDRA then walks into a garage and sees people working on cars. That could be his escape. He opens a door to enter the main compound then he sees a group of guards drinking relaxing snacks in the Bale/Communal area.

Guard 1 

(Confronting)

Hey who are you?! 

Guard 2 

(arrogant)

Yoo, what do you want! 

Guard 3

(interogating)

Where you headed to?

CANDRA 

(serious tone head down)

I’m the new guy. I need to go to the boss's office. I need to have a word with him

Guard 1 

(enthusiastic)

The new guy doesn’t see the boss on the first day

CANDRA 

(confident Looks up)

Watch me

EXT. MAIN DOOR INTO MAIN BUILDING.                                             3

CANDRA then walks towards the main building and meets a towering guard with sunglasses.

BIG Guard

ID please (smirk)

The Big guard is then surprised as to where he gets the ID and before he can ask him. Candra pulls out a spray bottle of mosquito repellent and sprays the guard in the face. 

CUT TO:

INT. HOUSE - OFFICE - DAY                                                         4

CANDRA enters the large office of the BOSS as he tries to close the door the Big Guards hand blocks it from closing and CANDRA kicks it and closes the door.

BOSS

So we meet again, Candra. What have you come for this time?

CANDRA then turns his head to see a  Big well dressed man the BOSS

CANDRA

Your head (smirks)

Boss

(laughs maniacally)

The BOSS then stands up from his desk, takes off his suit and approaches CANDRA to confront him. An intense stare down occurs and the camera cuts from face to face then they both dash towards each other with ready fists and BLAM both fists connect knocking them back.

Boss

Finally the moments i have been waiting for 

(laughs)

CANDRA

Tch 

(smiling)

Candra runs toward the boss and swings his feet straight towards the Boss's face . Then the Boss block his kick with one arm and threw him to the side 

Boss

You never change CANDRA 

(laughing)

(pulls out a gun)

CANDRA

(angry)

FADE OUT

(Gun shot)

Reflection term 1:

Writing the screenplay was fairly straightforward, especially with a floor plan of the filming location to help map the story chronologically. The tricky part, however, was the formatting—there are a lot of rules to keep in mind, and aligning the dialogue correctly was frustrating as it frequently reset or threw off other parts of the script. So in the next term we will try to make the script to be better and work together as a group