POP Project - Finished and Burned

Can't believe how long it took to figure out how to use DVD Studio Pro! But, it is now done!! Got our two dvd's sorted, and they work, so just got our self assessment mark sheets to do and figure out what we're gonna talk about for two minutes. I'm sure even I can manage it for that long ^_^

Not really looking forward to everyone seeing my awful acting though, remind me never to run on camera again. Oh dear.

POP Project - Final Edit

Spending alot of time in the editing suites. It's alot trickier than I remember. Of course that could be because I'm still getting used to using Macs :/ Here's some screenshots of our progress.

This one shows how supreme the difference between the two days were in terms of the weather. The shot on the left is from our first shoot, in POV. Spent a looooooong time figuring out how to change the colours on Final Cut Pro, and then trying to match it to the one on the right. It's still not perfect, but think we got it to as good as we could manage, what with being amateur editors ^_^

This one still annoys me. It really shows how much the weather can affect each shot and frame. It got windier, so when we tried to edit these two frames together, there's still a noticeable jump, no matter how many different times, and frames we went through. Again it's the best we're gonna get.

It's just very, very annoying.

POP Project - Take 2 - Rough Edit

The re-shoot went alot better than the first ^_^ Got alot more footage.

We then had to make our rough edit to show Debbie. We managed to do this in a few hours so quite proud :P

Got some positive feedback as well which is always nice.

We were worried about our plot being abit too simple, but Debbie rightly said to not underestimate simple ideas.

However, our biggest problem was that we broke the line! So our cuts looked strange, so Debbie advised to use some of our original POV footage to make the transitions smoother between cuts and also to add more tension to our film. She also said that our cuts could be smoother and flow better.

So back to the editing suite!

POP Project - Take 2 - Storyboard

This the storyboard for our new version, drawn by Stella.

I'm glad one of us can draw ^_^

POP Project - Take 2 - Schedule

This is our schedule for our re-shoot.

Schedule

9:30am - Meet at car park to drive to edale

10:30am - Arrive at Edale (Rough approximate)

10:40am - Start filming, shots 1-5

11:10am - Get to start of Grindsbrook walk for shots 6-12

12:10am - Back to car park for lunchbreak

1:15pm - Be back to end location for shots 13-18

3:00pm - Finish shooting and be on way home

POP Project - Take 2 - Treatment

A story of a Rambler, starts with her looking at her map, in full rambling gear including walking stick. She walks down the roads of Edale, trying not to look nervous. She comes across something that makes her stop in her tracks. She's considering whether she dare go in, but decides against it, too risky. She quickly walks past the church, not looking back. She finally finds the beginning of the walk she'd already chosen, Grindsbrook, the sign states. She looks around, starting to get more nervous, now that she's getting closer. She carries on through the walk, across the bridge, up the stairs, all the while looking behind her, making sure no one's following. Making sure she's going the right way she stops for a breather while she takes in her surroundings. On the move again she follows the paved path, stumbling on the way, always looking behind. She's not met anyone yet though, which seems promising. Picking up the pace, she moves on, through woods, over more bridges and rocky stairs. It seems to be completely deserted, so she's looking around for the perfect spot. There's a valley that could be right, but it's too steep to climb down, so she continues along the path. As she rounds the corner, there's a bit of land surrounded by bushes, slightly uphill, it's perfect. She runs towards it, shrugging off the heavy bag and frantically starts to dig, using her bare hands. Judging the hole to be big enough, she grabs the bag and brings it out, the gun. Looking around again to make sure no one's going to catch her in the act, she quickly slings the gun in the hole and covers it, with the dirt, and anything extra she can find for more camouflage. With it finally done, she grabs her bag and quickly runs away, never to be seen in Edale again.



I hope this is right. I read somewhere on the internet that the treatment is suppose to be a more emotional, story-like, telling of your film. More like what you want the viewers to experience from it, so this is what i came up with ^_^

POP Project - Take 2

We decided to stick with the initial plot, just change the shots we're gonna use. This is what i came up with for a potential shot list

However, after some discussion with Stella, we decided that some shots wouldn't really work with the pace, plus that we'd need a typed up version for here, so this is what we came up with.

Shot List

Scene 1 - Edale Road

Shot 1 - Over the shoulder shot of Rambler looking at map. Pan up to follow as she walks down
the road and around a corner.

Shot 2 - Mid shot of Rambler as she walks into frame, and pan to follow as she walks around another corner.

Shot 3 - Mid/Long shot of Rambler as she walks towards camera.

Shot 4 - Close Up shot as she looks uncertain at something off frame. Pan to see a church.

Shot 5 - Back to Mid/Long shot of Rambler as begins to walk towards church, but then walks away. Let her walk off frame.

Scene 2 - Grindsbrook Walk

Shot 6 - Mid shot of Rambler as she walks up to sign.

Shot 7 - Close Up of sign.

Shot 8 - Back to Mid shot as Rambler looks around and walks down the path.

Shot 9 - Long shot as Rambler walks over the bridge, looking behind her and walks past out of frame.

Shot 10 - Long, high angled shot as Rambler walks up the stairs, stops to look around at the top (Mid shot), then pan and follow as she walks/runs down the path and around the corner.

Shot 11 - Mid shot as Rambler walks/runs past camera on/off frame.

Shot 12 - Long, high angled shot as Rambler comes out of woods, over bridge and up the stairs towards camera, while looking behind.


Scene 3 - Secluded Area on Walk


Shot 13 - Long/Mid shot as Rambler looking down into valley, but carries on.

Shot 14 - Long shot as Rambler rounds the corner, comes towards camera, looking around the area. Looks out of frame and runs towards it. Pan to follow as she runs up the hill.

Shot 15 - Long/Mid shot, from a different position, as she runs up the hill, and pan as she drops bag down and starts to dig with hands.

Shot 16- Close Up of Rambler digging a hole, while looking around her. She reaches into her bag and pulls out a gun.

Shot 17 - Extreme Close Up of gun.

Shot 18 - Close Up of Rambler as drops gun in hole and covers back up. Stay on hole as Rambler starts to get up. Pan up to see as the Rambler runs away around a corner.