Research into equipment

Features of the canon 550D camera that I will be Working with.: 

• 18.0 effective megapixel CMOS sensor
• 1080p HD video recording at 24p (23.976 fps), 25p (25 fps), and 30p (29.97 fps) with drop frame timing
• 720p HD video recording at 50p (50 Hz) and 60p (59.94 Hz)
• 480p ED video recording at 50p (50 Hz) and 60p (59.94 Hz)
• 3.5mm microphone jack for external microphones or recorders.
• PAL/NTSC video output
• DIGIC 4 image processor
• 14-bit analog to digital signal conversion
• 3.0-inch (76 mm) 3:2 aspect ratio LCD monitor
• Live view mode
• Built-in flash
• Wide, selectable, nine-point AF with centre cross-type sensor extra sensitive at f/2.8
• Four metering modes, using 63-zones: spot, partial, center-weighted average, and evaluative metering.
• Highlight tone priority
• EOS integrated cleaning system
• Internal monaural microphone
• sRGB and Adobe RGB colour spaces
• ISO 100–6,400 expandable to 12,800
• Continuous drive up to 3.7 frame/s (34 images (JPEG), 6 images (raw))
• SD, SDHC, and SDXC memory card file storage
• Raw and large JPEG simultaneous recording
• USB 2.0, HDMI control ( CEC )
• LP-E8 battery
• Approximate weight 0.53 kg (1.2 lb) with battery and card

I will be working with this camera mostly due to it's excellent image quality and my own personal preference to the camera. I will be using a second camera (see below) in order to capture shots I couldn't get with the Canon.

I will also be working with the canon 650D and the canon 700D.

The GoPro Hero 3+.
I will be using the GoPro Hero 4 as my second camera on shoot for shots that would either damage the camera or compact spaces that would be tricky to shoot otherwise.

- The Black Edition has video modes of 1440p48, 1080p60, 960p100 and 720p120 as well as 4Kp15 and 2.7Kp30 and can shoot 12MP stills at up to 30 frames per second

Analysis of previous students work

The Huge Snooze, a film made by Ciaran Davis, is a film noir comedy about a Private Directive named Marchel Malow who finds himself in dangerous circumstances after meeting a woman with an interesting case for him.

The Film is a perfect replica of the Film Noir genre. The lighting, a significant aspect of the genre, is executed well, and post production editing has meant that the black and white is a perfect replica of the age of film Noir.

The use of few characters follows the conventions of a short film, however it does not follow many more as the film itself seems to be more of a trailer/clip from a larger film.

I admire his attention to detail in props, and intend to replicate this into my own work, focusing heavily on background props remaining relevent to the scene and following the idea that "everything is there for a reason".

movie poster analysis

Movie poster analysis

The movie poster for silence of the lambs is un-doubtibly iconic. The Poster features the colourless face of the films star actress Jodie Foster with deep red eyes. The red eye edit emphasises a psychological element to the film as it reflects the idea that the character is witnessing horror throughout the film.

The Moth of the characters lips is one that features in the film, a breed that Buffalo Bill uses to mark out his victims, but what is so iconic is the skull featured on the moth is actually a picture of multiple naked women forming a skull.

Genre theory and short film genres

Analysis of 2 short films

Conventions of a short film

pitch/evidence of films i admire/audience research