Vinessa Lucia (0328421)
Entertainment Design
Assignment 1 : Event Poster
Lectures
This week, we talked about filmmaking, the types of filmmaking there are, also the differences and characteristics between them, which includes concept art, cinematography, miss en scene, visual effects and motion graphics.
Concept Art
Mr. Mike showed us a video regarding the process of filmmaking, and the techniques needed that comes with it, one of them being concept art, how concept art artist are some of the busiest people in the filmmaking industry. It is interesting how concept art artist are so important in the movie industry. Regarding their works, it was emphasized on how concept art focused so much on the composition, space and balance of the artwork, and how concept art is depicted or even adapted, by photographs or just purely from imagination of the story line.
Cinematography
Coming right after from concept art, which is done by different types of artist, cinematography however is lead by 1 person, which is the Director of Photography, or as in the movie industry, he is called as the DOP. which leads the cinematography of each movie. He is in charge of controlling the shots, the camera and photographs in movies. Cinematography talks about the art of using all of that. Its interesting and fascinating that there is an art form in this.
Miss En Scene
Surely after knowing that cinematography plays a huge role, into determining, what goes on or off the screen, it has to do with the placement of the objects and props that will be used in the final scene or shot of the movie, and thats where Miss En Scene comes in, which learns about the composition of the objects in front of the camera.
Visual Effects
After going trough all the processes, and having all the shots ready and scenes all being filmed, it comes to a point, of finalising it in the visual effects stage. Its basically like filling the puzzle pieces of the movie, where movies relies on visual effects, to add locations, or even give more effects to the movie.
Motion Graphics
Just because of the interesting nature of motion graphics, we were asked to do a presentation of it. Motion graphics are a part of story tellings, and that since 1950s, motion graphic designers started using logos and other values, motion graphic designers, such as Saul Bass, Maurice Binder, Pablo Ferro, plays a huge role in motion graphics.
Some examples of their work being ;
Saul Bass
its very interesting, how he used the actual body parts to create this title, and how it is shown as very unusual parts, and we wouldn't know what are they until the end of this sequence.
Maurice Binder
After doing a bit more research, i found out that Maurice Binder was actually the original motion graphic artist, actually known for creating the James Bond movie's title sequence which is a very interesting find, and that it actually is really cool, to see graphic designers in this field, and actually makes history.
Progression
Feedback
Add the text, and make the sky look more scary, with thunder and such, also add more blood dripping down on the violin, also move the clouds over to not make it so crowded, because your story is in the olden days of war, add a Nazi flag behind it, to give it more of that feel.
Research - Blog Question
"Filmmaking is a craft, what are the stages involved from beginning till end and how does it differences between live action and animated films?"
Filmmaking is known to be a very long process, in other words there are a few stages to go trough before a movie is able to be seen by many audience, having said that, there are 3 major steps into every movie, weather that being live action or animated, which are pre-production, production and post-production.
1. Pre Production
This is the beginning stage in any movie, although it may vary depending on the movie that you are making, such as the different pre production stages between a live action movie and an animated movie, but the general idea is that this is the phase where you would narrow down the options of the production. It is where all the planning takes place before the camera rolls and sets the overall vision of the project. Pre-production also includes visioning the overall feel of the movie, such as developing the story, having a script, also creating a storyboard.
The Idea
Every movie you’ve ever seen first started with an idea in someone’s brain. Although things change as a project goes on, the story you come up with in the beginning will serve as the foundation on which everything else will be built. Start thinking about the kind of story you want your film to tell and all the important story elements involved: plot, characters, conflict, etc.
The Script
The script is where you’ll put down the story, setting, and dialogue in linear form. This important tool will be used by the rest of the team to know what’s going to happen in the film. You’ll also be using your own script as reference throughout the process as well since you may need to refresh yourself on certain actions, dialogue lines, and more.
The Storyboards
A storyboard is a sequence of drawings that represent the shots you plan to film. We highly recommend this process because it helps you visualize each scene and decide on things like camera angles, shot sizes, etc. You’ll discover your storyboard’s true value when it helps communicate what you’re trying to go for to other people on the set.
2. Production
During this phase it is key to keep planning ahead of the daily shoot. The primary aim is to stick to the budget and schedule, this requires constant vigilance. Communication is key between location, set, office, production company, distributors - in short, all parties involved.
The Cast and Crew
Assembling your team can be both exciting and nerve-wracking. For crew members, be sure to consider their past work and experience, and request showreels or any examples if available. You should also hold auditions to find the best actors and actresses for your roles.
The Locations
You may need to construct sets for a setting you’d like to have. But for scenes where an actual location will do, you’ll need to do some scouting to find the best spots. Take a camera with you and do as much traveling as possible, snapping shots of places you think will serve as the perfect setting for particular scenes.
The Filming
It all comes down to this. To prepare, be sure to have a shoot script ready along with an organised schedule of what will be filmed when. Give yourself plenty of time to shoot scenes so that you’re never rushed and can accommodate for changes or problems. It’s common for a scene that will last one minute in the final cut to require more than five hours to film.
3. Post Production
This stage starts when principal photography ends, but they may overlap. The bulk of post-production consists of reviewing the footage and assembling the movie - editing. There will be contributions as required from Visual Effects (VFX), Music and Sound Design. The picture will now be locked and delivery elements will be created. Further information on Post Production can be found later on in Week 1 of the course.
Take note that this is just an overall view on the process of filmmaking, this process varies towards different movies, also to animated movies, such and so the differences being the arrangement of the process, some animated movies might have some editing done in the beginning, also extra processes, such as in animated movies there might be voice actors that comes in to do the voice overs after the animation are done. This process could be seen in this short video by dreamworks, in their animation process.
All and all both filmmaking processes has their own specialities and its very unique to see how different each one are from the other, but both of them do have a market in the public and both helped us to understand and appreciate the movie making process even more.
References
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CbG0d_tnSg
https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/the-beginners-guide-to-the-filmmaking-process/
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/film-production/0/steps/12304
http://learnaboutfilm.com/making-a-film/organising-filmmaking-process/filming/