9th blog of FMP Moving Images Project

Hi again, second post in 24 hours. So here is the continuation of the blog from last time.

4/4/11

I've once again reviewed the footage from last week, what I felt it didn't work was not using the tripod, I felt it didn't work, too much of a shakey feel to take into my final footage, for next time use a tripod the next time I film up the South Bank (footage below).



But what I did feel that work from last week was the use of what camera angles I will like to take into my final footage with when I re-film up the South Bank for Wednesday and Thursday (footage's below of which camera angles).





5/4/11

Weather report for Wednesday and Thursday, its gonna be both hot days and sunny throughout the day.



6/4/11

Filmed up the South Bank this evening. Filmed around the South Bank at the skate park at the South Bank with different camera shots. I felt much satisfied with the shots I've taken tonight, takes these shots into editing much confidently, due to being more confident with the camera I'm using (Sony Pd170).

7/4/11

Once again filming up the South Bank today. Filmed around the South Bank at the skate park at the South Bank with different camera shots. Today not focusing on the Skaters, but focusing what's around the South Bank such as Graffiti and other props. Overall I felt very confident that I can take these two days worth of footage into Final Cut Pro to edit with.

12/4/11

Uploaded all the footage from last Wednesday and Thursday into Final Cut Pro by using the set up from last time out (look at notes from 2/3/11).

15/4/11

I've reviewed the footage from last week, what I felt using the tripod worked well from last time. I really fell very confident that I can take those two days of footage and make a two and half minute short movie out of it, rather than stretching out for an eight minute with not a lot of action in the film it will work much better with.

18/4/11

Been considering today what kind of background music I will put into my Final video for this project. I've looked at some music that could work with my video such as Beastie Boys, Motorhead, Sex Pistols, NWA and The Clash for example. I felt these might not work due to the right tempo that I want. So, instead I might use a narrative or a poem about skateboarding. I believe it will be a different concept than to have shake-boarders with a music track behind it, which it doesn't work.

End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye

8th Blog of FMP Moving Images Project

Hi again, new post today. So here is the continuation of the blog from last time.

26/3/11

Looked at a video with skaters, but this time with this video they have dogs in as skateboards (they used green-screen for the dogs to created the skateboards in mid air, while stuff dogs a skateboards). What I also like was the use of the camera angles throughout.



28/3/11

I've reviewed the footage from last week, what I did like was the use of the skateboards in close up (footage below).



I also feel that I need to re-film again. For two reasons, first it needs a crowd to work well with, also filming in the evening/later in the week to work as-well (more skaters to film then lunch-time). Second reason I used the manual focus lens on the camera, that didn't work, if it on automatic focus lens I believe the footage will come out much better (screen-shot below).




31/3/11

Once again filming up the South Bank today. Done some different shots to experiment with today around the skate part at the South Bank with different camera shots. Also I tried without the tripod today, to give a edgy feel.



1/4/11

Uploaded all the footage from Tuesday into Final Cut Pro by using the set up from last time out (look at notes from 2/3/11). I've also again booked out a Camera and tri-pod for next week.

End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye

7th Blog of FMP Moving Images Project

Hi again, new post today. So here is the continuation of the blog from last time.

5/3/11

Done some editing with the footage I've took footage from last week. I used Final Cut Pro for the editing. Placed all the footage were it need to be placed.


I put the fading ins were they needed to be placed, by going into the viewer sidebar and in motion sidebar, then in Opacity I place the keys were to fade in and fade out. Then added the track onto the timeline. Then exported as a Quicktime file to be showed on Wednesday.



8/3/11

Today, I've showed by Video today to get some feedback. Early feedback my peers said they like the edgy styling I've used in the video and I should continue with this. But what I should improve on this zooming out when the skaters hitting a grind shot. Also, focus on different skaters. Which I do agree with these opinions hope to continue this when I film next time out.

15/3/11

Today I done the paper work for the permission to film at the South Bank next week to film there. Explained I'm a student, only me and a friend to film up there and I wanted to film at the South Bank for my Final Major Project. After I done the paper work I e-mailed back to the South Bank.
Also I checked another location near the South Bank, underneath Waterloo station, the road called Leake Street were there is place they do graffiti whereas you don't need permission to film if there any problem filming at the South Bank.





21/3/11

Got some feedback at the South Bank, I've got some permission ready to film there for tomorrow. I booked out a camera and tri-pod for tomorrow.

22/3/11

Been filming at the South Bank today. Done some different locations and different shots to experiment with today around the South Bank with focusing on the skaters with different camera shots. Overall I felt more satisfied with the filming from last time out.

24/3/11

Uploaded all the footage from Tuesday into Final Cut Pro by using the set up from last time out (look at notes from 2/3/11). I've also booked out a Camera and tri-pod for next week.

End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye

Sixth Blog of FMP Moving Images Project

Sorry for the delay of writing another post, but here is a new post to try to catch up enjoy.

8/2/11

Continued with rough storyboards ready for tomorrow. Meanwhile I have done a Powerpoint presentation I have done ready for tomorrow. Also I Found this on YouTube on how to build a dolly track shot, but I will ask this tomorrow.



9/2/11

I Showed off my Powerpoint presentation, which showed what I've done for the past two months when we were away from Uni. Also mention about using the dolly shot and my peers said 'you don't really need to use a dolly track if its professional one.' I've also mention that I'm filing in London you needed compact to film around London.



a screen-shot of today presentation .

I've also mention I might use for the project who I know, is called DJ Evi Denz, a link below to listen too one of his tracks. Also looking at other music tracks such as Motorhead, NWA and similar bands that will suit it.

http://soundcloud.com/mc-heavy-dentz/dj-evi-denz-mpc-super8s-reward

16/2/11

Went upto the South Bank to do some more Recce work (images below). Continue to focus on camera angles up the south bank.







22/2/11

Today I have booked a Sony Pd170 camera and a Movie tripod, with a fluid head ready to film for the 1st of march to film. Images below what the equipment will look like.





28/2/11

Got the equipment out ready to film for tomorrow, I have also tried out the Movie tripod, with a fluid head to get some practice for tomorrow (image below).



1/3/11

Been filming at the south bank today. First bit of filming is more of a experiment shooting with the set up of the camera and using a new type of tripod which is quite new to me to set up and used. Only managed around 20 minutes worth of filming due to a guard has stopped us filming due to filming permission around the south bank. So next time I will ask permission to film up the south bank in future.



A screen shot of the footage today.

2/3/11

Uploaded all the footage from yesterday into Final Cut Pro by using a Sony video deck. In Final Cut I gone into file - Log and Capture. In log and capture window pops up, then press capture now to upload my footage into Final Cut. Checked my footage is alright and then save the footage in Final Cut.[1]

End of blog for now, new blog soon. That's all. Bye.

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[1] Final Cut Pro Portable Genius (2008), John Wiley & Sons, London, UK

Fifth blog for FMP Moving Images Project

Sorry its been a long time away here's a catch up from last time.

23/1/11

Started on rough storyboards what the Video may look like (some images below).





27/1/11

I have continued researching videos that contains graffiti and skating in. First video I've looked at is DC Shoes 'Pro tour Vegas: skate highlights'. What I like about the video, was the use of Black and White in video gives it different edge to the other what I've seen, may use in my video. Also, I liked the use of the camera angles, they were quite basic to do, quite cleaver to use in my film.



Next Video is called 'Max Miller: Skateboarding is forever' another DC shoes video. What I couldn't work for my video in this video would be tracking. However, what I did like is the camera shots were great but simple to create, which includes a fish eye lens, which work well in the video.



'New York graffiti' I didn't like the video overall. Such as the usage of tag graffiti, which make it tacky and terrible overall what ruined this video. But, what I did like in this video is the use of the audio and connects well with the fast paste of the video, which I did like in this video.




With the 'Airbrushed graffiti name', what I liked in this video was quite different than watching the previous video I looked at. It was very basic to film, just filming the canvas this worked well overall.



'Adidas Originals - meet la graffiti legend Slick' who's an American who gone to East London and graffiti. This video was the most realistic idea what I would like to go into my Final Major Project Film, I would like to do this similar techniques at the South Bank if possible.



1/2/11

Had a Mid-Term review with my tutor today, discussed what I need to do in this project next week such as production schedule and completing Storyboards for the 9th February. Also said there is a few new cameras they bought called: Sony nex-vg10, which is more compact than the Sony PD170, it uses a SD card rather than a MiniDV tape.



3/2/11

Went up to South Bank to do some Recce work such as lighting, camera angles and where to place interviews such as there is a bench up stairs to do some interviews, were the noise is less noisy than down stairs were they skate and graffiti. Also asking skaters and gratifiers who long does a giant piece of graffiti takes, they say possibly over one and half hours to do a bigger piece, while a medium size piece possibly 45 minutes (asking on takes and batteries for the camera).

An idea for a camera shot. Another idea for a camera shot with the London Eye in the background.

This is a possibility were I can do the interviews with Hungerford bridge and MI6 building in the background.

End of blog for now, next blog soon, bye.

Music track question to ask? Can you name it?

Just a question to ask, this video below, name this music track (first two minutes in) is called for a video from the Dakar Rally this year? Just asking because I might used this track for the FMP project coming up, and I don't know, I might use this for the score if it works. New bigger blog soon. Bye.

Dakar w klapkach from VTG on Vimeo.

First blog of February for FMP

Forth blog of FMP moving images project so far, with this blog I'm focusing more on researching videos with BMX Skateboarding and Grafting.

5/1/11

Looking at some research which associated with Skating and Graffiti. First video I've looked at Adidas video on Youtube called Rolling London. This help me, were I can place the camera when I go to the South Bank to film, were the possibly the best idea were the camera shots can go (look at video for the first 30 seconds).

With these two videos below, these give a good examples of a good montage and usage of music tracks. What I like in these videos are the basic usage of the camera angles which can work in close and non close areas, also can work and can not work in my Final Major Project (FMP).

12/1/10

Today I have looked at some videos on Youtube with Graffiti in. First Video is about more of time lapse of a part in the film in a giant graffiti piece.

This video is another time lapse of a nine hour put into six minutes, if I need to this I need to have loads of batteries and tapes. Also this is very extreme to do this anyway.

This is another time lapse with a graffiti piece. But the different is normal time and cutting the unimportant stuff in this film (such as cutting out in-between spraying graffiti, just getting onto the next colour). With is quite interesting to find this on the internet. This is quite refreshing to watch this compare to original time lapse to watch, is more in normal then in a fast pace. I would like to try this for my FMP if possible.

18/1/10

Today I went up to the South Bank. To take some photos, so I can sketch these into my storyboards. Also to look at some locations I can film in the South Bank for safety reasons. What I've found out quite interesting when I was up there, was last time I want on a Weekend it was packed, with a not a lot of people being creative with there art work, skating so forth. So maybe filming in the week will be a better idea then filming in the weekend.

So therefore I can now concentrate on the storyboards.

End of blog for now. New blog soon. Bye.