Evaluation of Remake
Our group remade the opening of the movie 'Collateral'. What turned out to be a 25 second piece took hours of filming and editing to perfect.
Shots-
At first, the shots were very easy to take notes of and we had no trouble recognising what the shots were and how to recreate it in the remake. However since not all of our group was there at the planning stage, it was very hard to articulate what the different shots were, when they couldn't actually see the opening of the movie collateral. This lead to multiple communication problems and arguments about what the actual shot was. So overall for shots, it was easy to note down the different shot types, but it was a problem when trying to record the remake, when all of the group
had diverse opinions.
Storyboard-
The storyboard was relatively easy to draw each shot and Onat Arslan had no problem in drawing up the different scenes with detail. However there was a problem on the amount of shots on the storyboard. As we had a short time to illustrate the different scenes, there wasn't as much d
etail in the writing aspect of it. We should of included more writing as it would of been much more useful when creating the remake, so we would of had a better understanding and less communication problems. To conclude, the next time we as a group try to make a remake or our own piece, we will try to create a storyboard with a lot more literature so we have less problems in the production.
Location and Costume Choices-
The location of our remake was very important to make the production very similar to the original.
The location of our production was outside the college next to the turn stalls. This was in my opinion the best location to use, as it was in a public area were there was people walking by, which is what happened in the movie 'Collateral'. This greatly impacted our final product as it made the remake almost indistinguishable to the original piece. However it was also a hassle being out in a public area as we had to wait multiple times for people to walk by which slowed down the production process.
For costume choices we didn't have many options as we couldn't get 2 two suits for the actors to wear in such short notice, so the only costume choice we had were sunglasses which Abdi Nooh was wearing as he played the role of Tom Cruise. Overall the location choice was an obvious, and even though it was troubling to always stop in the middle of a scene, it was worth it. Costume choices were limited however it didn't really effect our remake as the costumes did really tie into the characters persona.
Editing-
Editing played a huge part in our remake. The editing out of all the roles in the remake took hours to put together the scenes but in the end it was worth it. When editing the difficulty lied in were to begin. We had so many scenes and so little time that it seemed impossible to finish. However, after multiple visits to lunch time workshops I finally almost finished my final piece. I used multiple effects and video transitions to make the scenes look seamless which in the end did work out. I used a blur called the 'Gaussian Blur' which blurred the background and focused the audiences attention to the main character. I also incorporated the video transition of 'Dip to Black' which was very effective when switching between the two main characters. Another video transition I used and which I personally enjoyed was 'Cross Dissolve'. This was when the two scenes next to each other on the time line are merged together to get an almost split screen effect which was very useful when I used it in the collision scene, when the two actors bump into each other.
Overall, when editing using Premier pro there was a time strain as it took multiple hours to put together a 25 second piece, and when there is only specific times you can edit it outside class did make it hard to do alone. However I think that the editing was the most successful part of the production and even though it was hard, I was glad to see my perseverance paid off at the end.
Titles-
The title credits were relatively hard to make. This is because it was hard to place the titles on the screen when there was moving scenes (intergrated) as a person could easily block the visibility of the titles. Also another difficulty was that it was hard to save the black font on the black screen as you wouldn't know were the titles would go making it very hard and exhausting to use Adobe After Effects. When deciding the font It was a obvious choice as I chose Ariel Black in bold with a font size of about 16. This was an obvious decision as the font colour juxtaposed the background making the title credits bulge out into the audiences vision. This made the font very succesful as it was very eye grasping as it did stand out compared to the scene. The font did suit the tone of the film as the films beginning was very mysterious, and thus the black titles did blend into the overall atmosphere of the movie making the titles suit the moving images. Overall it was very hard to use Adobe After Effects when trying to impliment titles into the title sequence, and intergrating titles was very hard to do, however the choice of font, colour and size was a good decision and did really put the remake together.
If I was to complete the task again I would definitately try to learn how to use after effects and premier pro before starting the production so that I am much more efficent in my editing. Another element that I would do differently is that I should have more detail in the shot by shot remake so that It gives a clear example and builds a mental image in our groups head so that we are all on the same page. Apart from these aspects, I think the remake when relatively well and I look forward to making the real production piece.
Shots-
At first, the shots were very easy to take notes of and we had no trouble recognising what the shots were and how to recreate it in the remake. However since not all of our group was there at the planning stage, it was very hard to articulate what the different shots were, when they couldn't actually see the opening of the movie collateral. This lead to multiple communication problems and arguments about what the actual shot was. So overall for shots, it was easy to note down the different shot types, but it was a problem when trying to record the remake, when all of the grouphad diverse opinions.
Storyboard-
The storyboard was relatively easy to draw each shot and Onat Arslan had no problem in drawing up the different scenes with detail. However there was a problem on the amount of shots on the storyboard. As we had a short time to illustrate the different scenes, there wasn't as much detail in the writing aspect of it. We should of included more writing as it would of been much more useful when creating the remake, so we would of had a better understanding and less communication problems. To conclude, the next time we as a group try to make a remake or our own piece, we will try to create a storyboard with a lot more literature so we have less problems in the production.
Location and Costume Choices-
The location of our remake was very important to make the production very similar to the original.The location of our production was outside the college next to the turn stalls. This was in my opinion the best location to use, as it was in a public area were there was people walking by, which is what happened in the movie 'Collateral'. This greatly impacted our final product as it made the remake almost indistinguishable to the original piece. However it was also a hassle being out in a public area as we had to wait multiple times for people to walk by which slowed down the production process.
For costume choices we didn't have many options as we couldn't get 2 two suits for the actors to wear in such short notice, so the only costume choice we had were sunglasses which Abdi Nooh was wearing as he played the role of Tom Cruise. Overall the location choice was an obvious, and even though it was troubling to always stop in the middle of a scene, it was worth it. Costume choices were limited however it didn't really effect our remake as the costumes did really tie into the characters persona.
Editing-
Editing played a huge part in our remake. The editing out of all the roles in the remake took hours to put together the scenes but in the end it was worth it. When editing the difficulty lied in were to begin. We had so many scenes and so little time that it seemed impossible to finish. However, after multiple visits to lunch time workshops I finally almost finished my final piece. I used multiple effects and video transitions to make the scenes look seamless which in the end did work out. I used a blur called the 'Gaussian Blur' which blurred the background and focused the audiences attention to the main character. I also incorporated the video transition of 'Dip to Black' which was very effective when switching between the two main characters. Another video transition I used and which I personally enjoyed was 'Cross Dissolve'. This was when the two scenes next to each other on the time line are merged together to get an almost split screen effect which was very useful when I used it in the collision scene, when the two actors bump into each other.Overall, when editing using Premier pro there was a time strain as it took multiple hours to put together a 25 second piece, and when there is only specific times you can edit it outside class did make it hard to do alone. However I think that the editing was the most successful part of the production and even though it was hard, I was glad to see my perseverance paid off at the end.
Titles-
The title credits were relatively hard to make. This is because it was hard to place the titles on the screen when there was moving scenes (intergrated) as a person could easily block the visibility of the titles. Also another difficulty was that it was hard to save the black font on the black screen as you wouldn't know were the titles would go making it very hard and exhausting to use Adobe After Effects. When deciding the font It was a obvious choice as I chose Ariel Black in bold with a font size of about 16. This was an obvious decision as the font colour juxtaposed the background making the title credits bulge out into the audiences vision. This made the font very succesful as it was very eye grasping as it did stand out compared to the scene. The font did suit the tone of the film as the films beginning was very mysterious, and thus the black titles did blend into the overall atmosphere of the movie making the titles suit the moving images. Overall it was very hard to use Adobe After Effects when trying to impliment titles into the title sequence, and intergrating titles was very hard to do, however the choice of font, colour and size was a good decision and did really put the remake together.If I was to complete the task again I would definitately try to learn how to use after effects and premier pro before starting the production so that I am much more efficent in my editing. Another element that I would do differently is that I should have more detail in the shot by shot remake so that It gives a clear example and builds a mental image in our groups head so that we are all on the same page. Apart from these aspects, I think the remake when relatively well and I look forward to making the real production piece.
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