Homework for half term

the rough cuts are HERE on Vimeo

Your rough cuts will be uploaded by the end of the week. Please paste your rough cut into your blog and write about the feedback you had and the actions you intend to take when you get back. YOU SHOULD REFER BOTH TO THE FEEDBACK YOU HAD IN CLASS AND THE FEEDBACK FROM ANOTHER GROUP (SEE THEIR BLOGS)

1. What did people rate as strengths of the work?
2. What did people rate as weaknesses?
3. What do you intend to change?
4. what is still to be done? e.g. titles, sound, visuals

We would also like you to paste in the work of one other group and to answer the same questions about that work. THERE WILL BE A LIST HERE OF WHO IS TO COMMENT ON WHICH OTHER GROUP'S WORK. PLEASE DO THIS FEEDBACK BY SUNDAY 25th SO OTHERS HAVE TIME TO BENEFIT FROM IT.

1. What did you rate as strengths of the work?
2. What did you rate as weaknesses?
3. What do you think the group should change?
4. what has the other group still got to do? e.g. titles, sound, visuals

COMMENTING PAIRS: Please paste the video from the other pair onto your blog and write your comments on it. Check the other two people's blogs for their comments on your video!

Christina/Angelica v Matt/Elliott/Rob
TomH/Louis v Tilly/Yasmin
Alison v Alex
Tom B/Liam v Hannah/Emma
Charna/Sophie v Sven/Jahmal
You should also use half term as an opportunity to go through your blog and make sure all posts are up to date to set yourself up for the best possible mark!

there will not be much time for finishing the project when you get back, so you need to make sure you have a clear plan!

L3 DIGI-SKILLS SESSION: SOUNDTRACK ON SOUNDCLOUD

1. Create a soundtrack roughcut in Garageband.

2. Upload AIFF (Garageband > share > CD Quality) to SoundCloud
(N.B. The log in & password is the same used for the blogs)

3. Embed the soundtrack on your blog
(SoundCloud > Share > Copy the code > paste to the blog post)

4. Write up what you did in the session and what you are trying to achieve with your soundtrack.

Here's my demo:

SAT TEST SOUNDTRACK by CMDiploma

Homework for Sunday 18 October

Task 1: Write up your shooting and editing so far- include photos/screengrabs where possible.

Task 2: read the blog feedback from your peer assessor and make changes to earlier posts/add in extra posts accordingly to improve your blog

Task 3: find a film which you think has things in common with your film opening and using images, video and writing, explain what those things in common actually are


All posts must be complete by next Sunday evening (18th, 9pm) and I shall look at them all on monday and give you feedback. Do e-mail me if there are any problems: petefraser@me.com or via the long road e-mail pfraser@longroad.ac.uk.

Pete

L3 Opening Sequence Animatics

Here is the link to the animatic videos from yesterday's session for you to post on your blogs:
cmdiploma @ vimeo

ANIMATIC SESSION

Animatics are moving storyboards

Using Final Cut you will be adding titles, music, sound effects and transitions to your storyboard frames.

(Preparation: if your storyboard frame photos are too dark, open them in Photoshop and apply Auto Levels on them. MAIN MENU > IMAGE > ADJUSTMENTS > AUTO LEVELS > SAVE)


It will help to give you an idea of how the three main elements (editing of the action, graphics & sound) will combine in your opening sequence.

It should be the KEY FRAMES of your sequence.
You should aim for 18-24 frames (3/4 storyboard sheets)

Rian Johnson’s opening childhood sequence ANIMATIC
for Brothers Bloom (2008)

Brothers Bloom Childhood Sequence Animatic from rcjohnso on Vimeo.

This animatic was created in the early pre-production process by Rian Johnson, the director of Brothers Bloom (2008).

The artwork consists of storyboards by the storyboard artist Daniele Auber.

It was all put together on his laptop in Final Cut Pro.

He did all the voices himself!

It was invaluable tool in showing business and the creative teams how the whole thing would come together.

The finished opening childhood sequence - Brothers Bloom (Rian Johnson 2008)

L3 Opening Sequence Storyboard Session

Here is the link to the photos of the timelines and post-it note storyboards from today's session for you to post on your blogs: cmdiploma @ flickr

Homework for 6-11 October

getting close to making your opening sequence now !

Homework due sunday 11th 9 pm on your blog:

Pick an opening (film) from 'art of the title' and paste on your blog the nine frames.
Watch the sequence, download it to your computer to enable you to look at the timeline.
Get a big sheet of plain paper and mark out a timeline, then go through and write on it where each title comes in. See steve's Juno example as a model (above). Then take a photo of it and upload to Flickr and paste to your blog. Write a few lines explaining what it is about. This should give you a really good model for your own layout of a title sequence, including timings and jobs.

Secondly, paste your nine frames activity from Flickr onto the blog and write about how you made it.

Thirdly, paste your ident video from Vimeo and write about how you created it.

Finally go back through this blog and check that you have completed every task on your blog. Anything missing, catch it up!
Alex, Angelica, Max- your video is here

Don't forget...any problems e-mail me: petefraser@me.com or via the long road e-mail pfraser@longroad.ac.uk.



CLICK HERE to view the opening sequence timelines on flickr.



CLICK HERE to view the opening sequence cotact sheets on flickr.

Production Company Ident Videos

Here is the link for the finished ident videos so you can put them on your blogs:

IDENT VIDEOS HERE

Pete now has the finished QuickTimes and will import them into your projects tomorrow (Tuesday).

*** if the video is not the finished version or there is something not quite right email me at:
steventhorne@gmail.com