Tayler Roberts Coursework Blog

Special effects overview Changing the size of the someone: This effect is quite simple to achieve after perfecting the technique, it is easiest done with a green screen. A major component to think about is dimensions, for example if you filmed in a box you have to make sure it matches up with what you want to put the actor in such as a stage. First attempt- Second attempt- Third attempt- Sky transformation: This varies in difficulty depending on what you are doing, what i did by adding a moon is relativity easy once you have got the hang of it however if you are wanting the object to move it starts to become increasingly difficult and time consuming however its very possible.

special effects - animation  First attempt:

Another go at cuts and transitions  Before we started think about filming our coursework i decided to have a refresh on some of the cuts and transitions we have previously studied. As we had a break from practical work due to exams i thought it would be a good way to re familiarises myself with premier pro.

Trying sky replacement  Tutorial: First attempt:

Shrinking someone I used this video tutorial as inspiration on changing the size of people,so instead of making the actor bigger i made her smaller First attempt (ultra key): For this one i put the actor in a box to then place her in the smaller box by scaling her down however as the two boxes were different colours and sizes the footage did not blend as well. Second attempt: I used a green screen for this one so i would not have to try and blend the background to then achieve a more professional look.

Turning someone into a giant  My inspiration: I used this tutorial to learn how to edit people to make them larger, using this it allowed me to then using my knowledge make people smaller. First attempt : Second attempt : I used a green screen for this so then i could remove the background completely so then it looks as if he is in the landscape itself.

Recreating a Love Actually scene EVALUATION: Firstly i decided to keep the mise-en-scene very similar to the real scene in Love Actually therefore all cast costume was smart; the prime minister and Terrence were in suits and Annie, Pat and Natalie were in smart clothes. Again i wanted the character expression and movement, make up and setting very similar to how it was in the original scene as i believe if any element were different to the original scene it would alter the narrative. The lighting was hard to construct as for half of the filming i used natural lighting and for the second half we had to use the remaining natural light and then introduce some artificial light which did not work as well as planned as you could clearly see where the light was pointing at. In the future i would try and find better ways of artificial lighting rather than a torch or asses my shot choices. I wanted to include an invisible shot to a more cinematic approach as in the original the shots...