P.1 Photo Folder

P.1 Rotoscoping

Rotoscoping is a technique that allows you to create animation that mimics live action video. For example, a live actor may be filmed doing a series of actions, and the animator would have the digital character mimic the actions of the human actor for a realistic animated scene.  The rotoscoping technique was invented by Max Fleischer, who used it in his series "Out of the Inkwell" in 1915.

You can also do this in After effect using the tool called 'rotobrush' which pretty musch separated images form the background so it allows you to ove them around.

i like the little mermaid and i personally think that the rotoscoping has been used well. For example when the lets the petals fall you see it going all the way down and off the screen instead of just stopping half way. And the way her hair moves really realistic as you need to remember that she's under water so her hair cant just fall of her shoulder when she moves. And also the bubble, as they appear as they move.
Also the way her fringe gets out of the way when she is swimming forward.

P.1 Matte and Matte Painting

Matte painting is where the artist draws a represented image of a location or set which t can also work when combined with the real footage. 
Matte painting is similar to green screen. Matte painting is used to set an environment to the film that is either too expensive to shoot or its non existen in real life.
At the beginning, artists used to paint or use pastels on large sheet of glass to do this.

Matte painting has been used in a lot of famous films such as King Kong, Star Wars and Dracula.
Some of the most  important painters and technicians are Michael Pangrazie, Walter Perey Day and Norman Down.

Matte painting used in King Kong 1933.

It was used in the location of the Skull Island because it was impossible to find a location like that. It was really successful in my opinion as it created the environment that it is supposed to make and it also links to the conventions of this genre.
It is convincing as they have put so much detail into it that you just asume that that place actually exist.

Raiders Of The Lost Arc, 1981 was when one of the most famous matte paintings was used in film. It was used in the scene where this man pushes this cargo down the central aisle.
This was a combination of the matte painting and the real footage which in my opinion was made really well as i thought the whole setting was real.

P.1 6 good photos

P.1 6 bad photos

This picture could have been improved by choosing another location. It was shot through a window as we also chose where we were gonna shot it. Also im right in the middle which breaks the rule of thirds, so maybe have me on the right as the other main character is going to come from the left side.

In this picture you can see on the background that is not needed at all such as a coat on the floor and oms boxes on top of the lockers, Next time we could change the angle of the camer so you can olnly see the main guy and the lockers as its the only things we really needed in the shot.

You can see the door and the posters on the background which is not needed. also we could have cropped the imaged on the sides as theres white background on the right that its pointless as its not explaining whats happening on the scene.

There is a lot of background in this picture that its useless and also a lot of other stuff in the picture which would distract the audience when looking at the picture. Also the table doesn't need to be in the way, and you dont know if the character is opening or closing the door. He is kind of in the middle but more to the right which is kind of good as there is space to move for the character.

Again there is too much background in this picture, such as the chair is in the way and theres posters everywhere. Also this picture is breaking the rule of thirds as he is right in the middle. It would be a good idea to get the right chair out of the way and crop the image in the left side so hes got some space on the right to give space to what he is looking at.

There is a lot of space and empty tables and chairs that its not needed in that shot. Also you can see the yellow folder which wasn't there before which would confuse the audience.
The rule of thirds has been used okay in my opinion and also the over the shoulder shot along with the camera angle.

P.1 Still storyboard with images

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoW8ohGrVBQ&feature=youtu.be

P.1 Product design Part 1

P.1 Breakdown sheet

Breakdown sheet 1 from paulalaperez

Breakdown sheet (1) from paulalaperez

P.1 Character costume design

Ruby from paulalaperez

P.1 Moodboard of Ruby

P.1 Classroom panoramic

P.1 LOCATION SCOUTING

P.1 Green Screening

Green Screening

It removes a specific range of colours from a video making them transparent.
The colour green it is used because its the least used colour therefore its the safest.
It is useful for when you want to film in a location such as paris but you can't get there, for example in Paris. So it is used to get rid of background but also to use some background without being there. This also saves time and a lot of money.

Green screening is mostly used in weather forecast broadcast as it would be impossible to get that background.
Green creeping was mainly used so you can put two images together at the same time.
Blue was also used along with the green. So they would have a blue screen but the problem was that if there was a man standing in front of the blue screen with a blue suit, when you go to premiere pro or after effects and change the background to for example a dessert island, the suit of the man will change as well which isn't what you want therefore it proves that green is the safest colour for this.

Also a common mistake in green screen is shadow. You might have someone standing in front of the screen and get its shadow on the background which won't let you work with it afterwards.
Green screening is not only used in videos but it is also used for pictures, which is how some of the pictures in magazines are made.


The first film ever made to use green screen was "Four heads" the down side to this was that they used a green matt to create he illusion therefore the matt couldnt be moved at all.
Green screening is also used in Ugly Betty which allos them to make the scenario to look however they want it to.

As well as the green screen there was first the blue screen, which was created in the 1930's by RKO Radio Pictures, and was used to create the effect of (wipes) which was give the effect of window wipers on cars. It has been 83 years since the birth of the blue screen which has evolved into the green screen which allows more colours to show up easier.

P.1 Panorama location

P.1 Location

In C Block when they are inside in the classroom
Corridors of G block when he is looking for Ruby

P.1 Team Production Meeting AE

What went wrong with the shooting.
We got everything we needed to get done in class which might have been a problem. It all went fine but the background wasn't what we need for a film so we know we have to go out and use cameras to do this.

did you struggle using AF?
I did at the beginning but then the tutorials on youtube helped a lot and they explained it carefully so it got easier to do it. Also you get used to the software after a while.

what do you need to learn?
To use layers when needed and to keep adding little details.

P1 VFX ASSETS SHEET

P.1 Premiere Pro Storyboarding

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bF5-hgh1Bc&feature=youtu.be

P.1 Animatic Review

I've got 42 shots which equals to 2.8 seconds per shot.
I adjusted the sound levels as the music i chose for the background is a piano and is really high pitched i had to make sure you could hear the dialogue over it. So what i did was leave the music quite low then use the pen tool to pull it down and pull the dialogue up but not too much to make you jump. Also made sure the song was flowing all throughout the video. I kept adding the song over and over until the whole track covered the video. I made sure that was flowing as well because i didn't want it to have a rough cut then change out of nowhere.

I personally think the voice was convincing but next time we will have to find more people and they can do one character each instead of having one boy do 2 girly voices and one of the main character which is a boy.

There aren't a lot of camera movement i can show on the story board as most of the camera movement are tracking shots which i can't use on the story board. 
It is clear where the special effects are going to be used as its clear on the storyboard.

P.1 FILE STRUCTURE

P.1 After Effects Alex's hand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujgHHec6HP8

This is my video which i have made ussing after effects and following a tutorial on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uoia5CV2EHA

What i did first of all was make sure i could get the flame as it would have been pointless me going through all the proccess and then realise that i couldnt finish it.
After that what i did was drag the hand video on to the timeline to make a composition.
Then i selected the clip and clicked on 'window' 'tracker controls' and finally i clicked on 'track motion' which is a little box that appears on the right bottom corner of the screen.
Which made two squares come up and i adjusted the big square first then the second one. After i placed it on the hand where i wanted the flame or the firework in this case to be.
then i went to 'layer' 'new' 'null object'
after that i clicked on edit target at the right bottom corner of the screen and i pressed the play button which pretty much tracked the hand.
i went to www.detonationfilms.com and got the firework from there.
I also added this clip to the timeline, i put it between the hand video and the null object. Which came up with a black background that i did not want.
So to get rid of it i changed the mode to add.
Selecting the flame layer go to 'effect; ;colour correction' then finally to curves and i just played around the curves to make it look nicer and more realistic.
'effect' 'blur and sharp' 'sharpen' then again just played around and see what i could get out of it.
'layer' 'new' 'solid' i named it 'orange glow' chose an orange colour and just grabbed the pen tool and roughly went around the firework and the hand. i placed this layer underneath the dull object one.
i played around with the feather and the opacity as i didnt want a weird shape right on top of my hand and firework.
I also changed the orange glow mode to 'add'
'effect' 'style ' glow' 
Glow based on : changed it to Alpha Channel. Then i just played around with everything i could until i found exactly what i wanted it to look like.
That is it, i then exported it and uploaded it to youtube.


I didn't go out filming instead i used the mac to record a hand. It was tricky as the hand moved and as i did the fireworks instead of the flame. It didn't look that real which it was a bit annoying but I'm quite happy as this is my first project on after effects on my own. 

P.1 Visual Effects Analysis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOdlLYqKFrw

There is only one scene or two where the after effects have been used which is when Jasper and ruby are sitting down in class and she asks him if she can borrow his oen as hers has just ran out. Then he opens his bag, grabs the pen and he goes to give it to her but then he drops it and this is where he uses his powers to pick up the pen and make it float to her hand. There is only 1-2 scenes of this effect, and i have found a tutorial on youtube that will be useful for me to follow.

This video could also help:

This effect could also be used when he feels something wrong with his right hand...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WARae9Btd_w

P.1 Screenplay

Power Of The Mind Camera Shots from coolforschool

P.1 The Fluffy Butterflies. Meeting Part 2

Meeting number 2

In todays meeting The Fluffy Butterflies are deciding how many shots will be in their screenplay.

Shot number 1 its going to be a Long mid shot which reveals Jasper and Ruby.

Shot number 2 its going to be a point of view when Jasper looks at the clock.

Shot number 3 its going to be a mid shot so you can see both of the characters and then you can see Ruby tapping Jasper on the shoulder.

Shot number 4 its going to be a mid shot of Ruby starting the conversation with Jasper.

All the shots from number 5 to number 8 are all going to be mid shots of the conversation between Jasper and Ruby.

Shot number 9 its going to be a point of view of Jasper’s hand going into his bag.

Shot number 10 will be another point of view of his hand when he feels like there is something wrong with his hand.

Shot number 11 its going to be another point of view because he switches the pen to his other hand.

Shot number 12 its going to be a mid shot of Ruby trying to grab the pen before it fall to the floor.

Shot number 13 its going to be a close up/ tracking shot of the pen falling to the floor.

Shot number 14 will be a low angle so you see the pencil stops and he picks it up.

Shot number 15 will be a long shot so you can see both of their faces and the pen floating.

Shot number 16 its going to be a close up/tracking shot of the pen floating into Ruby’s hand.

Shot number 17 its going to be a close up of Ruby’s face so you can see her expression after what has happened with the pen.

Shot number 18 its going to be a close up of Jasper’s face.

Shot number 19 its going to be a mid shot of Ruby holding the pen, the she drops it.

Shot number 20 will be a long shot of Ruby running out of the room.

Shot number 21 its going to be a close up of the piece of paper falling from her table as she runs past it.

Shot number 22 its going to be a close up/ tracking a shot of the piece of paper falling on Jasper’s shoe.

Shot number 23 its going to be a n over the shoulder of someone in the room facing towards Jasper.

Shot number 24 its going to be a long shot of Miss Barlow standing up speaking to Jasper.

Shot number 25 its going to be a mid shot of Jasper speaking back to Miss Barlow.

Shot number 26 its going to be a long shot of Jasper picking up the piece of paper from his shoe,

Shot number 27 its going to be a mid shot of Jasper reading the note.

Shot number 28 its going to be a long shot of his rushing out.

Shot number 29 its going to be a mid shot of Jasper speaking to Miss Barlow.

Shot number 30 its going to be a mid shot of Miss Barlow talking back to Jasper.

Different scene

Shot number 31 its going to be a close up of him making a cheeky smile as he walks out of the room.

Shot number 32 its going to be a long shot of him walking down the corridor.

Shot number 33 its going to be a point of view of him walking down the corridor and then we see Ruby crying.

Shot number 34 its going to be a long shot of Jasper walking over to where Ruby is.

Shot number 35 its going to be a long shot of her in the corner then it zooms in so it changes into a mid shot.

Shot number 36 its going to be a close up of Ruby’s face.

Shot number 37 its going to be a mid shot of Jasper.

Shot number 38 its going to be a long shot of Jasper looking down and Ruby staring at him and the poster on the floor.

Shot number 39 its going to be a low angle of the poster on the floor and Jasper crouching down and picking it up.

Shot number 40 its going to be a close up of his face smiling cheekily.

Shot number 41 its going to be a mid shot of Ruby speaking to him.

Shot number 42 its going to be another mid shot of Jasper holding up the poster and speaking and explaining.

P.1 180 degree rule

Its important to choose one side where you are going to be filming when two characters are having a conversation, as if you cross the line it would look like the characters just jumped from one side to the other and it wouldn't look like they are having a conversation.
That imaginary line between the two characters its called 'axis'
If the camera crosses the line its called jumping the line or crossing the line.

P.1 meeting

Team Production Meeting

Alex Purvis, Paula Perez and Louis Davis were in this meeting.

Scrip Choice

We have chosen to do Louis’ script as its easier to film and more realistic.

We are going to take parts from the other two scripts as they’ve got some interesting bits that we thought we should add on to it.

Louis and Alex’s friend will be acting in the film.

This film will be filmed at Long Road. It will me filmed round mid day.

The effects used in this film will be achievable as its not too professional to do.

We believe this script will be the easiest because it looks easier and you don’t need a teacher or a mother to act.

Louis is acting and sound effects

Alex is directing

Paula is the editor

We will al be doing the after effects together.