P5: Source special effects footage in line with production plan
Below is a video of me applying special effects - make-up
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P6: Review and edit sourced footage
In my sourced footage, I used the same the same editing technique in all of my shots, thinking about how each effect would look before recording. In relation to my product which will be an alien gunfight and chase scene, the thing i had to think about was what shots to use that would be suitable for the visual effects, and what angle they should be at. Here are 5 rushes that show this:
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For Rush 1, the angle is the same but the amount of aliens and type of shot has been changed to suit the scene better. As Gianfranco (the alien) was up high I made sure he was wearing gripped shoes and told him to stand away from the edge to avoid slipping.
For Rush 2, the shot in itself has gone from a long shot to a close up. this is to make the scene better with a better range of shots. Rush 3 is also the making of a morphing effect, going from the alien not having a sword, to the alien making a sword materialise in his hand. In this shot, I told Gianfranco that the sword would be materialising in his hand and made sure he kept his hand open until the sword was there, luckily the sword was physical which made the shot 10 times easier. This shot does not have any dangers that present themselves in this shot.
For Rush 3, the shot has changed to and over the shoulder shot as it looked more pleasing to see it as if we are with the protagonist. The only trouble with this shot was estimating how long Gianfranco should remain in a freeze frame to make the teleport more effective, but he understood and I made sure he knew what he was doing. No risks presented themselves in this shot either.
For Rush 4, this shot is not actually in the storyboard, but I chose to include it as it is one of the first shots in the production and it is a scene where you notice the red filter in the finished production and denote that they are on an alien planet. All of the cast were told that they were on an alien planet in this scene, but were also told to act as if they already knew they were there. There were no risks to present themselves here.
For Rush 5, I changed the shot type to a wide shot rather than an extreme wide shot, to see the character's death more clearly, and also the laser hitting the character. The shot here had to be done with extra care as Leo (the protagonist) knew he was going to be shot as soon as he heard me shout "BOOM!" but since he had to fall back, there was a risk that he could have hurt himself by banging his head or slipping before he safely fell so I had to be on alert to make sure he was careful, I did this by telling him exactly where to fall before he fell.
As this is a production with no dialogue, I was able to direct them before and during the shot being filmed, this helped them to memories the movement sequence and they knew exactly what the effects were in their shot.
Here is a video of me applying the visual effects to my video
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