Finished Product

I think the film has come out rather well, the high definition really brings out the colours and sharpness of the film. I really like the focus on the majority of the shots as it defines the sense of place highly, it really gives the film extra depth and eliminates the possibility of the film being narratively and structurely flat.

I really like how the paint makes it look like the building is melting away, as the paint dipps over cracks, graffiti (the other colours used), wood and stone, the high definition really highlights and brings out the textures and colours which in doing so creates a better quality, more dynamic feel towards the piece.

Exporting!

Just exporting the film now on to DVD, as the film is in high definition it will be a little bit jerky when watching it through the DVD, simply drag the film from the DVD onto the desktop in order to watch it smoothly.

Edit Progress

Almost finished the edit now, still lots of footage to look through though.

Heres a quick screen grab of the edit

IDEA

The footage almost makes the location look as if its melting, that the graffiti ridden walls are metaphorically sweating out the colours, I feel I can develop this idea into the edit

EDIT

Starting the edit this morning, the footage is looking great, nice and sharp, good lighting and good uses of focus and white balancing. Almost 30 minutes worth of footage to look through and cut down to 2 minutes

Progess Report

Yesturday afternoon filming went really well, I arrived at my location easily and on-time with all the equipment. However I did have a problem with the paint so I had to resort to different colours. I filmed the project via High Definition Z1 Camera with zero problems, white balance'ing, focus, aspect ratio of the camera are basic configurations.

Filming took around 3 hours to complete, I believe its better to have more footage than not enough, I feel it gives alot more freedom and creativity when it comes down to the post production segment of film making.

Here are a few photos of the location:

FILMING (25/7/11)

Filming will start today for the colours project. Production will start at 2pm untill the project is fully filmed and finalised. The weather conditions at the moment is partly cloudy with some outbreaks of sunshine, hopefully it won't rain!

My Idea

The way I'am going to approach this project is through the use of primary colours. I'm going to create a 2 mintue piece which presents colour in High Definition and makes the colour the most dominant aspect in shot.

I will be filming in some old rundown buildings over in Abbydale, Sheffield. I've chosen this location of its structural integrity and appearence, the old chumbily brick work plastered in graffiti art will be a perfect setting and location for my project.

Establishing shots, close ups and slow flowing panning shots will be the main aspect of my short, I feel this will grant me the calm, relaxed sense of atmospheric pace that I'm looking to provide.

Ideas and influences for my project

A vast range of possibilities when given the brief colour come to mind. What kind of colour? Why those colours? How am I going to portray these colours well enough for it to be entertaining and interesting? 

The brief for this project is as follows

Complete a 2-minute piece according to the original Module brief for 'Colour'.

Show appropriate research and development for this in the form of a workbook.

Write a critical evaluation of the finished piece with reference to other work you have viewed.

In this day colour is used through media as a medium of transporting a message across, weather that being High Definition or perhaps a visual metaphor such as red equals love? thats for the audience to interpret.

Here are a few examples of the shorts I have viewed when studying for this project:

SKY HD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEgm1A_ZMTk&feature=related

SONY BRAVIA TELEVISIONS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP5J4W5GQ3w