Acting out a script

We were handed a script which had lines and a screen play which we were too act out infront of the class and create a believable scenario, we tried acting scarcastic, serious and angry too see how flexible the screen play was, for my group, demitri acted as the woman role Skylar who was flirting with the male role called Will how was acted by me. We tried a sarcastic aproach and then implemented a cocky attitude and it made a difference too the whole story. We learned that hand jestures and emotions should be shown too make it believable, we also learned that you should not make it obvious you are angry by mentioning "im so angry" because the audiance are not stupid and a director should assume that they will get the hint that the character is angry by seing his body language and facial expression, eye contact is also important.

acting out a thriller opening

Our group have a task too re-act a thriller opening, the film we chose too act out is "no country of old men" we were trying too capture the same camera angles as that of the actual film, the film started off with landscape shots so we tried too implement the same feel using the school fields, it then involved a few actors acting out a murder scene. I acted as the killer and Jack was the police officer being murdered. Cameron was the camera man and captured all the angles. After getting all the shots we needed we then went back too the computer room too edit and put all the scenes together, and too cut out all the mistakes and un needed sections.

Character analysis

This is just a short story line were i created a character and put up a small description of his feelings and personality.

Character Analysis

He woke up with cream all over his chest, unsure of what happened the night before, he can only assume that last nights party destroyed his house with the state of the curtains and half of his belongings missing. He was naked stripped down too the bone and covered in filth. He had no cloths too change into, they were all missing. In his confusion he decided too go downstairs and think things through over breakfast but there isn’t any milk or bread or any food to be found. The smell of weed and booze stained his sofa and he finds a hobo resting in the armchair beside the missing TV.
Curious as too what happened he jumped on the hobo and viciously questioned what happened and the hobo replied get out of my house. In raged with anger he hit the hobo in the face and a fight broke out, the hobo locked him out of his house.
He was left too roam the streets naked with no idea of what just happened no home to go too and no family too seek support. His life just took a major downfall.

Characters personality:
He is confused as too what happened and is very angry and violent with the way he attacked the hobo, this also shows he is careless too risk this happening too his home with a house party, it also shows that he probably didn’t know the people that he invited or he just hang around with the wrong type of people who he called friends.

short video

Our group have decided too do a practise recording, we tested the 180 degree rule and create a short scenario of two lovers, Gemma and Jack were acting as the two lovers. Me and Cameron arranged the camera shots while Cameron did the recording. We acted out a scene requiring the 180 degree turn and mixed in a few close ups and tracking shots, we got the recorded scenes we were after and then went off to edit and cut out the parts not needed, to do this we used Imovie but we found Imovie too be slightly hard too use compared too other programs, Cameron has a program called Sony Vegas Pro9 on his home computer which will be used too edit our recordings when we come too do the 2minute long thriller opening.

creating a story board

Up to now we have discussed possible scenario's too our thriller opening, we know that it must run for a maximum of 2minutes. Our group has been working on a story board which will help guide us through what scene comes next.
The images above basically shows the opening beginning too end in small parts and also tells us what sound and camera types will be used in each section.

We have decided what song we would like too be played and Camaron has messaged the owner on myspace too ask permission for us too use the song.

First group meeting

In our group we have just had our first group discussion on our thriller project, our group includes Cameron McMahon, Jack Fairbank, Gemma Wenman and Harry Papacharalambous.

We have just discussed ideas about ways in we could shape the narrative and a location in which we can produce our recordings.

We already have a few idea's for our film, one of them include a story based around a serial killer and his murders.

We have now completed our first group meeting and we are feeling confident that this project will be a successful one.