Casting is something that I wanted to get perfectly correct for this film, and I think I have done. As a point of principal I wanted to get good actors that could carry the weight and peaks of the script as well as bringing their own interpretations and insights to add depth, and I’ve been…
Following the last script rewrite and changes to the characters I completely reworked who they are and where they are from. In doing so this enabled me to act on ideas of opposition, which my lead actress initially raised, in terms of the oppressor/oppressed roles and the expectations of gender in such a scene. This…
From my production folder: The original idea for The Fourth concerned Anna, a psychic girl in captivity in a dystopian future and the mission to rescue her. Roughly two-thirds of the story was about two characters in a room, whilst the remainder was about Anna’s rescuers. As the idea developed I realised that in order…
Sound design is one element of creating a believable sci-fi environment, but the locations will need to be appropriately timeless and production friendly in order to complete the all-encompassing effect I am going for. To that end I have nominated several potential locations for filming. The Cell/Technician’s Office – The William Knibb Centre, Kettering Underneath…
For The Fourth I want to work with no less than the best available crew, to both test myself and to show the quality that I am capable of achieving when working with people of comparable drive, commitment and skill. To that end my production team will be made up of: Emma Mills – Production…
I’m not too fussed about my grades for this year (although I’ll just put it out there that I would like to pass), and that’s probably to do with the fact that the lower-graded Individual Production Project is the film that’s really revving my engine, so to speak. Gotta follow the impulse. The idea’s been…
For my Individual Production Project presentation (Fri 15/11/13, 11.00am). The Fourth
I found an interview with Ben Burtt which ties into my Practitioner studies; I will leave it here for archiving. http://mixonline.com/post/features/30-ben-burtt/
Following a meeting with lecturer Tim Coley I gained a much better understanding of the structure and purpose of our upcoming presentations, and also got a much better handle on how to integrate the concept of the project (in my case integral utilisation of sound design) into the project itself. I now feel like I’ve…
I’ve spent the last couple of days recording Foley and mixing the audio for a short film project I’ve been involved in called ‘M is for Meat’, a submission for the ABCs of Death film contest. The film was shot incredibly quickly and in challenging conditions, and subsequently required a lot of audio fixes with…
One of the main influences on my project is Blade Runner (1982), Ridley Scott’s classic sci-fi noir. The sound design in this film works wonderfully in conjunction with the score to create the dystopic atmosphere, and there are several scenes that are tonally underpinned by the beeps and clicks of the environment. The full realisation…
Along with Horror, Science Fiction films are often exemplary in their use of sound design. Because of the possibilities inherent in creating the audio track for a sci-fi film, and because I love the genre but have so far not worked in it, it seems a natural fit for me to create such a film…
Given the problems that I’ve encountered with sound recording and editing on two of my more recent productions, for this module I will be focussing on audio and sound design for film. As I want to create a polished, professional finished product I will be making a short 3-5 minute narrative film, with limited locations and…
MED3020: Individual Production Project 