The Visual style is an essential part of the story telling. The whole film is shot in a first person perspective so everything that the viewer sees is what the main character sees.
The whole purpose of having it shot like this is to intentionally put the viewers into the shoes of a student, and show the viewers what it’s like from a real perspective. Also having it shot like this gives the viewers a personality, the viewers never really get to see the face of the main character and doing this allows the viewers to juxtapose the main character with any viewer who is enjoying the presentation.
Monday, May 11, 2009
What I Found
When researching for our project i found that in one sentence.
University doesn’t always have to be mundane it could always have the potential catch you by surprise.
University doesn’t always have to be mundane it could always have the potential catch you by surprise.
Extra Information
We held several group meetings to discuss the direction of our project. We came to the conclusion that by doing a documentary we could link it to our other subjects as they all involved the same group member and would work out to be more effective in terms of resources, division of labour and also the time constraints the change in project ultimately gave us clear aims and deadlines to work towards.
Therefore, the research we conducted had two side. We firstly, used a focus group to determine the effectiveness of a documentary and how well the audience will take to it, which we then used the results to discover effective themes which finally led us to finding a rational way of creating our current campaign and client brief
Therefore, the research we conducted had two side. We firstly, used a focus group to determine the effectiveness of a documentary and how well the audience will take to it, which we then used the results to discover effective themes which finally led us to finding a rational way of creating our current campaign and client brief
Stylistic Research
There were a few things that we looked at in terms of stylistic research,
Nike Ad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkMELCCKsTY
and
Smack My Bitch Up – The Prodigy
http://www.vimeo.com/2715900
The reason we chose these videos were because they exemplified the first person POV (or point of view) camera work that we as a group were looking to achieve as an outcome for this project. Up until a couple of weeks ago, our project was still rather vague and unstructured. Once we came to a unanimous decision on the idea that this was going to be used as a piece of marketing material for our client (the UTS Union) it allowed us to remove the creative boundaries and explore the project to its full capacity.
Nike Ad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkMELCCKsTY
and
Smack My Bitch Up – The Prodigy
http://www.vimeo.com/2715900
The reason we chose these videos were because they exemplified the first person POV (or point of view) camera work that we as a group were looking to achieve as an outcome for this project. Up until a couple of weeks ago, our project was still rather vague and unstructured. Once we came to a unanimous decision on the idea that this was going to be used as a piece of marketing material for our client (the UTS Union) it allowed us to remove the creative boundaries and explore the project to its full capacity.
Unique Factors
The fact that this is shot in first person is not unusual, there is no audio or dialogue, most of the information will appear as text that will be put in, through post production. Also, our project is unique because the character that we are presenting could be anyone of any creed, gender or religion, it could be me ore you and this is effective because it allows us to juxtapose the viewer and the character creating a connection with the viewer.
The film technique that we are employing is designed specifically to put the viewer in the shoes of the character and that is our ultimate goal.
The film technique that we are employing is designed specifically to put the viewer in the shoes of the character and that is our ultimate goal.
Shot Locations
The shoot locations were then decided on. They include:
1. A Nightclub
2. A sporting event (playing football on the weekend)
3. Playing Video games
4. Watching movies
5. A day at the park
These locations will be represented as a hallucinatory progression in our characters mind's eye. The project ultimately opens up to a whole wave of creative ways to show this sequence.
1. A Nightclub
2. A sporting event (playing football on the weekend)
3. Playing Video games
4. Watching movies
5. A day at the park
These locations will be represented as a hallucinatory progression in our characters mind's eye. The project ultimately opens up to a whole wave of creative ways to show this sequence.
The Proposal
Once we’ve determined what you want in your final video production, we’ll submit a proposal that will cover the scope of the entire project. The proposal will outline all of the services that Russell Video will provide, the equipment that we will use, and even the price of the final copies.
The idea for the project in its present state is based around an unnamed and gender neutral character who's face will never be exposed, so for the purposes of the exercise we decided to call this personality “X” the reason for this is so the viewer whether male/female can identify with the activities that the said character decides to participate in as part of our promotional material for the campaign. The aim of the ten minute documentary is to present a character who is takes advantage of everything student life has to offer because that is the product we endeavour to sell.
The idea for the project in its present state is based around an unnamed and gender neutral character who's face will never be exposed, so for the purposes of the exercise we decided to call this personality “X” the reason for this is so the viewer whether male/female can identify with the activities that the said character decides to participate in as part of our promotional material for the campaign. The aim of the ten minute documentary is to present a character who is takes advantage of everything student life has to offer because that is the product we endeavour to sell.
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