My Treatment as Art Director
As the art director it is my job to consider the locations in which we are going to film, the Mise-en-scene, how it will work within our drama show realism and also to create an atmosphere and emotion. The way each character is presented in the drama is important in order to make it effective and easy to follow. The characters in our drama all have different personalities, so I want to make this obvious through the clothes each character is wearing.
Mick is representing the mouse in our drama; he is going to be dressed in dark, scruffy clothes with jeans and converse shoes. Mick is a shy character who is seen as the vulnerable loner in the drama who is confronted by Leon. Mick’s traits will be made obvious through his costume and posture and body language.
Leon is representing the lion in our drama; he is going to be wearing bright, Chavy clothes, a bright labelled hoodie and baggy track bottoms. Leon is the leader of his group, always trying to show off in front of his friends and make himself look hard. Leon try’s to make himself look bigger than he actually is using his posture and gangster swagger and this will come across on camera. Leon has a threatening body language that intimidates others.
Ryan is one of Leon’s minions. Ryan is always trying to impress Leon and looks up to him. However, Ryan has a greater sense of morals. Ryan will also be dressed in chavy, but unlabeled track bottoms and a hoodie. Ryan, like the other members of the gang, has an aggressive posture towards outsiders. Though, this is merely to impress Leon.
Tom like Ryan also looks up to Leon. Tom is dressed very similarly to Ryan. However, Tom comes across as the more aggressive of the two, Tom will have the sleeves of his hoodie rolled up. Tom’s posture and body language deliver a more intimidating feel than Ryan’s and Tom is overall a more aggressive character.
When we come to post-production we may choose to slightly desaturate the colour at the beginning sequence of the drama, this will help display the negativity and aggression. Towards the end of the Drama we may choose to remove the desaturation of colour as the story becomes more positive. We have decided as a group to film our drama at Christ Church Park and the College, we chose these locations because the park allows us interesting background scenery and lighting. The particular areas of the park that we will be shooting in are fairly secluded, this is a good thing because we will be able to shoot our footage without interruption. The drama establishes with Mick exiting the college although being busy, this gives us a realistic narrative to work with. The props that we use in the drama will help deliver the element of realism. The cup and straw plays a vital part in the narrative as well as the Headphones, which lead to Mick’s lack of concentration.
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Thursday, 6 May 2010
eval
Evaluation For Drama
At the beginning of this rotation the class was split in half to form two groups for us to work in. Within these groups we were each assigned individual roles, I was assigned as the Art Director. Each of us gave in scripts with our adaptations of an Aesop’s fable, two were chosen, one for each group to perform. Our group was given Gemma’s adaptation of The Lion And The Mouse. As the art director it was my job to consider the locations in which we were going to film, the Mise-en-scene we were to use, how it will work within our drama show realism and also to create atmosphere and display emotion. The way each character is presented in the drama is important in order to make it effective and easy to follow. The characters in our drama all have different personalities, so I wanted to make this obvious through the clothes each character was wearing. I think the mise-en-scene we displayed within our final product was successful.
We read and rehearsed the script. I choose to act as Mick in our drama. I was also assigned as boom operator for all the shots I wasn’t in, so I shared this role with Ayo and Rob. After we were happy with rehearsals we started to do all the post-production paper work. In the edit we decided it would be effective to slightly desaturate the colour at the beginning sequence of the drama, we thought that this would help display the negativity and lone presence of Mick. Keeping this in mind, we thought that towards the end of the Drama we would choose to remove the desaturation of colour as the story became more positive. We decided as a group to film our drama at Christ Church Park and the College, we chose these locations because the park allows us interesting background scenery and lighting. The particular areas of the park that we shot in were fairly secluded; this was a good thing because we were able to shoot our footage without interruption. The drama establishes with Mick walking alone in the park, this gave us a realistic narrative to work with. The props that we use in the drama helped deliver the element of realism. The cup and straw plays a vital part in the narrative, as do the Headphones, which lead to Mick’s lack of concentration.
On the first day of filming we went to Christ Church Park to film the opening sequence of Mick walking in the park listening to his music, this went well. We shot the sequence from as many angles as we could to give ourselves a lot of choice when it came down to editing. As the boom operator it was my job to ensure that every microphone was placed in the best position for a production, allowing all dialogue to be heard without interfering with the visual aspects of filming. I think that I worked well as the boom operator, although if I was to play this role again I would confirm with the camera operator that the boom was not in shot, I say this because in our final piece, the boom can sometimes be seen. Although, I do not take full responsibility for this because I shared this role with Ayo and Rob. As well as operating the boom, I played Mick in our drama. My role as Mick was decided early on in the production, when we were rehearsing the script. I think I acted well and played the role successfully. We shot each scene from as many angles as we could to give us a variety to choose from when editing, we were patient with the actors on set, and when they made mistakes we started the scene from the top. By the end of the first day we had finished most of the filming, this included the opening sequence and the confrontation. Our group was very organised, we arranged to meet at the college the next morning so we could shoot the rest of the drama, we all arrived on time. All that we had left to film was set inside the college. Again we made sure to film each sequence a few times from a variety of interesting angles to help with the edit. Once we had finished it was time to edit what we had captured. i enjoyed filming our drama becuase i enjoy acting, i aslo enjoyed my role as boom operator, i had fun with the group i was in. If i was to film again, i would take extra care with the continuity and making each shot have a purpose.
I worked with Rob to edit our footage. The first thing we had to do when editing was batch capture all of the footage off of the camera, he first time we etempted this it didnt work for some unknown reason. But it did eventualy. After we had the footage we made a rough edit. For the rough edit we basicly just cut all the shots we wanted to use into the correct order, once we had done this we shew Peter. With Peter's advice we desided to remove and cut down some of the shots and We were happy with the outcome. We added audio and desaturated some of the colour in the opening section of the drama which proved effective and people liked. Although our edit was not the best, We received possitive feedback from the group and i am pleased with what we accomplished. If i was to do the edit again, i would try and keep it more simple and make it even easier to follow, but there was only so much i could do with the shots we filmed. Over all i enjoyed this rotation.
At the beginning of this rotation the class was split in half to form two groups for us to work in. Within these groups we were each assigned individual roles, I was assigned as the Art Director. Each of us gave in scripts with our adaptations of an Aesop’s fable, two were chosen, one for each group to perform. Our group was given Gemma’s adaptation of The Lion And The Mouse. As the art director it was my job to consider the locations in which we were going to film, the Mise-en-scene we were to use, how it will work within our drama show realism and also to create atmosphere and display emotion. The way each character is presented in the drama is important in order to make it effective and easy to follow. The characters in our drama all have different personalities, so I wanted to make this obvious through the clothes each character was wearing. I think the mise-en-scene we displayed within our final product was successful.
We read and rehearsed the script. I choose to act as Mick in our drama. I was also assigned as boom operator for all the shots I wasn’t in, so I shared this role with Ayo and Rob. After we were happy with rehearsals we started to do all the post-production paper work. In the edit we decided it would be effective to slightly desaturate the colour at the beginning sequence of the drama, we thought that this would help display the negativity and lone presence of Mick. Keeping this in mind, we thought that towards the end of the Drama we would choose to remove the desaturation of colour as the story became more positive. We decided as a group to film our drama at Christ Church Park and the College, we chose these locations because the park allows us interesting background scenery and lighting. The particular areas of the park that we shot in were fairly secluded; this was a good thing because we were able to shoot our footage without interruption. The drama establishes with Mick walking alone in the park, this gave us a realistic narrative to work with. The props that we use in the drama helped deliver the element of realism. The cup and straw plays a vital part in the narrative, as do the Headphones, which lead to Mick’s lack of concentration.
On the first day of filming we went to Christ Church Park to film the opening sequence of Mick walking in the park listening to his music, this went well. We shot the sequence from as many angles as we could to give ourselves a lot of choice when it came down to editing. As the boom operator it was my job to ensure that every microphone was placed in the best position for a production, allowing all dialogue to be heard without interfering with the visual aspects of filming. I think that I worked well as the boom operator, although if I was to play this role again I would confirm with the camera operator that the boom was not in shot, I say this because in our final piece, the boom can sometimes be seen. Although, I do not take full responsibility for this because I shared this role with Ayo and Rob. As well as operating the boom, I played Mick in our drama. My role as Mick was decided early on in the production, when we were rehearsing the script. I think I acted well and played the role successfully. We shot each scene from as many angles as we could to give us a variety to choose from when editing, we were patient with the actors on set, and when they made mistakes we started the scene from the top. By the end of the first day we had finished most of the filming, this included the opening sequence and the confrontation. Our group was very organised, we arranged to meet at the college the next morning so we could shoot the rest of the drama, we all arrived on time. All that we had left to film was set inside the college. Again we made sure to film each sequence a few times from a variety of interesting angles to help with the edit. Once we had finished it was time to edit what we had captured. i enjoyed filming our drama becuase i enjoy acting, i aslo enjoyed my role as boom operator, i had fun with the group i was in. If i was to film again, i would take extra care with the continuity and making each shot have a purpose.
I worked with Rob to edit our footage. The first thing we had to do when editing was batch capture all of the footage off of the camera, he first time we etempted this it didnt work for some unknown reason. But it did eventualy. After we had the footage we made a rough edit. For the rough edit we basicly just cut all the shots we wanted to use into the correct order, once we had done this we shew Peter. With Peter's advice we desided to remove and cut down some of the shots and We were happy with the outcome. We added audio and desaturated some of the colour in the opening section of the drama which proved effective and people liked. Although our edit was not the best, We received possitive feedback from the group and i am pleased with what we accomplished. If i was to do the edit again, i would try and keep it more simple and make it even easier to follow, but there was only so much i could do with the shots we filmed. Over all i enjoyed this rotation.
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Adaptation - The boy who cried wolf
Drew Peanuts is a College student studying mechanics at suffolk new college, he also works part time at a Little cheif resturaunt along the A12. Drew lives in a small, isolated village called Radon with his mother and older sister. On the week ends Drew often stays out very late, His mother always tells him to be back before 10:30 but he is never back on time.
It is the Easter holidays and Drew is going out, his mother tells him to be back home by 10:30, Drew agrees with her and goes out. Drew goes to a party and doesnt get back home till after midnight. Drews mum was expecting him home at 10:30 and was very worried about Drews safety when he wasnt back on time, when Drew finally comes home she has a go at him, but Drew dosnt listen.
The next weekend Drew is in the same situation exept this time his mother reasons with him and they agree on Drew being home at 11:30, Drew goes out, he ends up going to another party and doesnt get back till 02:00 in the morning. When he arrives home his mother is still awake waiting for him, she tells him about how worried she was, but Drew doesnt care.
The next weekend Drew is going out again, Drew and his mother agree on Drew being home for 12 o'clock. It reaches 12o'clock and Drews mother is not worried about where he is becuase he always says he'll be back and never is. Drews mother goes to bed. That night Drew went to a party and starts walking home at 2:30 in the morning, on the way home Drew trips over in his drunken state and is left to sleep on the side of the road.
The next morning Drew wakes up and feels totally wrecked. When he eventually gets home his mother lets him in but doesnt say anything, Drew questions his mother to why she doesnt care where he's been. Drews mother says 'i have had enough of you lying to me about what time you will be home, and now i cant trust you and i just dont care when or if you even get home'. Drew is upset by this and goes to his room.
It is the Easter holidays and Drew is going out, his mother tells him to be back home by 10:30, Drew agrees with her and goes out. Drew goes to a party and doesnt get back home till after midnight. Drews mum was expecting him home at 10:30 and was very worried about Drews safety when he wasnt back on time, when Drew finally comes home she has a go at him, but Drew dosnt listen.
The next weekend Drew is in the same situation exept this time his mother reasons with him and they agree on Drew being home at 11:30, Drew goes out, he ends up going to another party and doesnt get back till 02:00 in the morning. When he arrives home his mother is still awake waiting for him, she tells him about how worried she was, but Drew doesnt care.
The next weekend Drew is going out again, Drew and his mother agree on Drew being home for 12 o'clock. It reaches 12o'clock and Drews mother is not worried about where he is becuase he always says he'll be back and never is. Drews mother goes to bed. That night Drew went to a party and starts walking home at 2:30 in the morning, on the way home Drew trips over in his drunken state and is left to sleep on the side of the road.
The next morning Drew wakes up and feels totally wrecked. When he eventually gets home his mother lets him in but doesnt say anything, Drew questions his mother to why she doesnt care where he's been. Drews mother says 'i have had enough of you lying to me about what time you will be home, and now i cant trust you and i just dont care when or if you even get home'. Drew is upset by this and goes to his room.
Wednesday, 14 April 2010
Fables and Aesop's Fables
The Deffiniton And History Of Fables
A Fable is a fictitious story or tale writen to deliver a moral or usefull knowledge that can be used in life usually featuring animals, mythical creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are given human qualities. The moral of a fable is revealed at the end in a short statement or paragraph involving the events of the story. A fable differs from a parable because parables exclude animals, plants, inanimate objects, and forces of nature as actors with speech and other qualities of humankind. Fables like 'The Thistle And The Cedar Tree' have been around since medieval times and were told in ancient eygpt to teach people basic life morals in a conceptual narrative that people could relate to during the era. Aesope's Fables include most of the best-known western fables, Aesope was supposed to have been a slave in ancient Greece around 550 BC. Aesope's Fables were used in Greek and Roman education, Aesopes fables were used in Roman training exercises in prose composition and public speaking, students would be asked to learn fables, expand upon them, invent their own, and finally use them as persuasive examples in longer forensic or deliberative speeches.
Fables had a further long tradition through the Middle Ages, and became part of European high literature During the 17th century. In modern times, while the fable has been used in many children's books, it has also been fully adapted to modern adult literature, films and television shows like Star Trek.
Aesopes Fables
Aesope's Fables are basicly a collection of fables which have been around for centuries. The collection of fables is credited to a slave and story teller who lived and worked in ancient Greece, his fables are some of the most well known in th world. Aesop's fables are told today mainly for the moral education of children. Many of the stories included in Aesop's Fables, such as The Fox and the Grapes, The Tortoise and the Hare, The North Wind and the Sun, The Boy Who Cried Wolf and The Ant and the Grasshopper are well known through out the world.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf also know as The Shepard Boy And The Wolf is a Fable that i remember being told when i was younger and that i find the most memorable. A basic summary of the story is that a bored shepherd boy who was entertaining himself by tricking nearby villagers into thinking a wolf is attacking his flock of sheep. When they came to his rescue, they found that the alarms were false and that they had wasted their time, the boy did this a few times in the story. When the boy was actually confronted by a wolf, the villagers did not believe his cries for help and the wolf ate his flock of sheep, and sometimes the boy aswell depending on the version of the stroy. Each of Aesop's fables were writen to deliever a moral message to children, in The Boy Who Cried Wolf, the moral of the story is that Even when liars tell the truth, they are never believed. The liar will lie once, twice, and then know body will believe when he tells the truth. The moral of each fables was usually stated at the end of the story. The phrase "boy who cried wolf" has also become a figure of speech when someone is calling for help when he or she does not really need it. Also in common English there goes the saying "Never cry wolf" to say that you never should lie. Like most of Aesop's fables different versions of the story have been writen using different situations and settings. Aesop's fables were often told in different cultures using different situations but keeping the same moral and message. I remember a version of the same story which included a little girl who would telephone the fire brigade saying that there was a fire at her house, the fire brigade would turn up and find there wasnt a fire, in the end there is a fire in her house, she phones the fire brigade and they dont believe her so her house bruns down and she dies a very painfull death, this version is slightly more harse than the original, however, delivers the same message in a way that was easier for me to understand. Aesop's fables were and are still adapted to work in different cultures and scenarios so that people can find them easier to relate with.
A Fable is a fictitious story or tale writen to deliver a moral or usefull knowledge that can be used in life usually featuring animals, mythical creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are given human qualities. The moral of a fable is revealed at the end in a short statement or paragraph involving the events of the story. A fable differs from a parable because parables exclude animals, plants, inanimate objects, and forces of nature as actors with speech and other qualities of humankind. Fables like 'The Thistle And The Cedar Tree' have been around since medieval times and were told in ancient eygpt to teach people basic life morals in a conceptual narrative that people could relate to during the era. Aesope's Fables include most of the best-known western fables, Aesope was supposed to have been a slave in ancient Greece around 550 BC. Aesope's Fables were used in Greek and Roman education, Aesopes fables were used in Roman training exercises in prose composition and public speaking, students would be asked to learn fables, expand upon them, invent their own, and finally use them as persuasive examples in longer forensic or deliberative speeches.
Fables had a further long tradition through the Middle Ages, and became part of European high literature During the 17th century. In modern times, while the fable has been used in many children's books, it has also been fully adapted to modern adult literature, films and television shows like Star Trek.
Aesopes Fables
Aesope's Fables are basicly a collection of fables which have been around for centuries. The collection of fables is credited to a slave and story teller who lived and worked in ancient Greece, his fables are some of the most well known in th world. Aesop's fables are told today mainly for the moral education of children. Many of the stories included in Aesop's Fables, such as The Fox and the Grapes, The Tortoise and the Hare, The North Wind and the Sun, The Boy Who Cried Wolf and The Ant and the Grasshopper are well known through out the world.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf also know as The Shepard Boy And The Wolf is a Fable that i remember being told when i was younger and that i find the most memorable. A basic summary of the story is that a bored shepherd boy who was entertaining himself by tricking nearby villagers into thinking a wolf is attacking his flock of sheep. When they came to his rescue, they found that the alarms were false and that they had wasted their time, the boy did this a few times in the story. When the boy was actually confronted by a wolf, the villagers did not believe his cries for help and the wolf ate his flock of sheep, and sometimes the boy aswell depending on the version of the stroy. Each of Aesop's fables were writen to deliever a moral message to children, in The Boy Who Cried Wolf, the moral of the story is that Even when liars tell the truth, they are never believed. The liar will lie once, twice, and then know body will believe when he tells the truth. The moral of each fables was usually stated at the end of the story. The phrase "boy who cried wolf" has also become a figure of speech when someone is calling for help when he or she does not really need it. Also in common English there goes the saying "Never cry wolf" to say that you never should lie. Like most of Aesop's fables different versions of the story have been writen using different situations and settings. Aesop's fables were often told in different cultures using different situations but keeping the same moral and message. I remember a version of the same story which included a little girl who would telephone the fire brigade saying that there was a fire at her house, the fire brigade would turn up and find there wasnt a fire, in the end there is a fire in her house, she phones the fire brigade and they dont believe her so her house bruns down and she dies a very painfull death, this version is slightly more harse than the original, however, delivers the same message in a way that was easier for me to understand. Aesop's fables were and are still adapted to work in different cultures and scenarios so that people can find them easier to relate with.
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