Film Pitch for Her smile and Feedback from audience

Feedback from Audience:

Car hit effect Tutorial - After Effect

I performed independent research and found this tutorial on Youtube which I followed to help me create the car hit effect on After Affects for my trailer "her smile". I have learnt from this that two shots are needed. One shot of the car passing by and another shot of the characters walking past and curving their bodies to create the effect of a car hitting them. These two shots are then edited to create a car hit animation.

Shots I have used to create this car hit:


After editing - Final Car Hit Animation

Variable speed changes: iMovie

iMovie can be used to speed up certain sections of the video clip. To do this you will have to hold down R on your keyboard and drag out a portion of the video clip you want to adjust.

 Select the speed control option and select your preferred speed. The adjustment will only be applied to the selected range.

To ensure there is a smooth transition between the speed segments, select the smooth option. 

Correcting blurry/distorted video footages

During the production of my film trailer, I have found out that some footages were out of focus or blurry due to quick movements of the camera. With the result of this I concluded a research to see if there was a solution to this problem. I found out it is called Rolling Shutter Distortion and to edit a video clip to reduce its distortion, iMovie can be used by using its Rolling Shutter feature. This is a very helpful tool as it saves time from having to reshoot an entire shot, especially for this low-budgeting film trailer. However, if the quality of the clip is honestly bad you will have to reconsider a reshoot it to produce the highest quality film trailer. To do this, the following steps below needs to be followed: 

1. In the movie timeline, select a clip by clicking on it to edit a blurry or distorted clip.

2. Click on the adjust button.

3. A adjustment bar will then be displayed above the viewer. To display the stabilisation options click  on the shaky video button.

4. Select fix rolling shutter tick box. It will display as a red dash indicating that imovie is making this adjustment to the video clip. The length of the video depends on how long it'll take.

5. When iMovie is done applying the rolling shutter adjustment, the fix rolling shutter tick box will display a tick.

6. You can watch the preview of the clip that was adjusted in the viewer by hovering your mouse into the viewer. Playback options will then appear, click on the play button to play. 

7. If you change your mind and want to remove the Rolling Shutter Adjustment. Click on Remove Stabilisation Adjustment button.

Source is taken from: 

http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2191412&seqNum=3

Production Schedule

* - Rescheduled 

Storyboard

Scene - Arcade

Thai and Nia vlogging and having fun in the arcade together 

Scene - Dream 

Thai dreaming of Nia in the park. At his point he still has amnesia and does not know why he keeps having repetitive dreams of the same girl.

Scene - Park 

 Thai regains his memories of Nia after his basketball head injury, he then rushes to the park to see if the time capsule is still there.

Scene - Shopping mall

Thai and Nia are on a date in the shopping mall, POV shots for all shots in a Vlog style.

Scene - Park 

Thai and Nia are seen spending time in the park, this is the location where they have a lot of memories of one another. Filmed sort of like a montage. 

Scene - Pam and Nia

Nia tells her best friend she can't remember anything after the car incident.

Scene - Basketball match

A few shots of the basketball match are seen. This is also the scene Thai regains his memories due to a player barging into him, causing him to hit his head on the floor.

Scene - Bedroom

Thai Tells Nia they should run away because of Nia's parents disapproval. This scene occurs before the car crash.

Scene - Nia leaving

Nia is seen leaving out of town, without regaining her memories of Thai she obliviously leaves due to her mum.

Scene - Mary's disapproval

Nia's Mother shouts at Nia, telling her she can't be with Thai because he is poor and unable support Nia. Being with Thai will also ruin their families reputation.

Scene - Aftermath

This is the scene of Thai walking out of the hospital after the car crash incident. It shows Thai's recovery. 

Scene - Car crash 

Thai and Nia are running away from home to be together, however a hit and run car hits them as they cross the road hurriedly. 

SCRIPT - HER SMILE

Location, Costume and Prop list

Location list

• Miss coffee - this is the place where Thai and Nia coincidently meets each other after the car incident, Jay(the waiter) is the dispatcher. By saying "I haven't seen you two together in ages". I will need permission from Miss Coffee to film inside as well as customers who will be seen in the background.

• Hred's house (Thai's house) - shots where Thai is seen having the dreams as well as for scene 1 (refer back to shot list) to introduce the character of Zac. The bedroom and living room is mainly used to show interaction between Thai, his mum, Nia and Zac for scene 3 (refer back to shot list) Permission will not be needed however, the neighbours and any visitors of the household should be notified.

• Markeaton park/Normanton park - Outdoor basketball court is used for scene 2 as well as the scene where Nia and Thai are seen in the park placing their photo under the tree. Permission is not needed as it is a public park but if there was a person seen walking between shots, permission is needed. When filming we should take into consideration of the noise around us as it is filmed outdoors. 

• Intu Derby Arcade - flash back of Thai and Nia having fun at the arcade. Permission is needed as it is an enclosed area. People in the arcade should also be notified incase any one does not want to be seen in the background of the shots.

• Top Shop (Photo Booth) - Filming will be done in the Photo Booth, however permission is still required as the Photo booth belongs to the retail store. There will not be people in the background of the shots as it is filmed inside the booth, however those who may be around the booth should be notified that filming is taken place.

• Street - This will be used for the car incident scene. It will not be a specified street as there won't be any shots involving shops. However, a T junction is required to help film the required shots to be able to edit the shots to interpret a realistic hit and run incident. This scene will need to be filmed at night or early in the morning so that there are less people and cars. A quiet road should be considered as most of the shots for this scene will be filmed in the middle of the road.

• Nia's house - filming will be done in her bedroom and in the living for scene 6(refer to shot list). Permission will not be needed, however people who are in the room will be notified that filming is taken place, this will ensure there is no interruption. 

• Office - an office will be used to show that Thai is seeing a therapist, this ensures it is professional. They will be seen sitting around a table and saying one or two lines to notify the audience that Thai is trying to resolve his repetitive dreams. Permission will be needed as the office will belong to someone. Filming will be done in a closed room, therefore noise will be blocked to reduce interruption.

• Building of a walk in centre - This scene will be shot outside where Thai is seen walking out of a walk in centre to show the aftermath of the hit and run. Permission will not be needed as it will be filmed on the streets outside of the building.  However, if there was to be someone who  is unintentionally filmed in the background of the shot, consent will be needed from the  passerby.

Costume list 

• 'Normal clothes' - jeans, joggers, hoodies, shirts, winter coat, trainers.
• Pyjamas/comfy clothing worn at home
• Natural make up when at home or simple day out  - mascara, concealer 
• Heavy make up when going out for special occasion - eyeliner, mascara, eye shadow, foundation, lipstick
• 'Going out clothes' - more dressed up e.g Dress, knee high boots, ripped jeans, blazer, shirts

Prop list

• Photo album, memories of Thai and Nia
• Car
• bandages
• Acoustic Guitar
• Basketball
• Phone 

Actors Contract and Location Release Form

Risk Assessment

Production logo feedback from audience

The majority of my target audience preferred the second or third design. They were the most popular. However the second one was the one which I personally think is the most appealing. My target audience agrees to this as well as it is the production logo chosen by the audience the most. The second logo is the most preferred logo because it looks professional, the picture of the blossom tree is high quality and the text is structured to be tranquil for the eye of the audience. The third one has been said from the audience verbally that 'it is too dark', this shows the audience feels uncomfortable looking at this design. Due to this I have decided to take the second design forward as my final production logo.