http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r801idgt0E4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwWvWr96s24&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiJhRjBEm6o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ERSLuUW6SQ
Video - 'Ballet in a Box'
The Director (Daniel Pi) uses a simple but clever technique from the outset of the short film. He has recorded the dancer and then repeated the footage at different areas of the screen, the footage then comes together and creates a layered blur of the dancer as she moves.
The sound and footage are well syncronised as a new instrument is featured, a new piece of footage of the dancer is played.
I am going to use these techniques in aspects of my video. The effect of layering the same footage on top of each other just slightly out of time will help with the 'dream' aspect of my video.
As my short film is called 'A dance of shadow/a dance of light, I want to show a varying depth of reality (between the shadows and the light). I will do this through the use of lighting techniques as demonstrated within the videos featured.
'Ballet in a Box' (1.33) uses the technique of having the dancer behind a white curtain with a spotlight revealing the dancers shadow, I will not use this exact style of shaddowing, however, I will make use of spot lights.
Video - 'Cupidita'
The director (James Dyer) uses varied angles of light to created numerous shadows on a plain back drop. The shadows give off the appearance that there are more than just the two characters danciong within the scene.
As the dances performed tend to be quite complex, the driectors make storng use of close-ups for emotional establishment to the spectator. I will use this technique quite frequently as I want to establish an emotional connection the dancer and the spectator even thought the spectator will probably not fully undertsand what it is like to be the character.
Video - 'Radical Dance Project/ Alone'
Although the video is not footage of Ballet, a very clever technique is used at 1.12 minutes into the video, the dancer stretches out her hand and as he draws her fingers in the camera tracks closer towards her in sync.
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Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Thursday, 10 November 2011
Character;
Bethanie Walker - Tam - Protagonist
I chose my friend Beth to play the part of Tam as she is currently a theatrical studies and performing arts student at my college and is currently learning ballet with the college. I have seen her in previous productions and believe she is ideal for the roll.
For my character I wanted her to be portrayed as a very shy, quaint girl with a vivid imagination of achieveing her dreams. I wanted her to be a character which an audience could relate to no matter what they were going through; not with the fact that Tam is deaf, but overcoming troubles no matter what.
I based Tam's character on Nina Sayers (Protagonist in 'Black Swan', 2010) played by Natalie Portman.
A ballet dancer who dreams of being the main dancer in the infamous "Swan Lake" production. Her strive for perfection eventually leads her to be psychotic and she kills herself when she achieves her standing ovation at the end of the performance. I didn't want my character to be portrayed as psychotic but I wanted her to appear to be emotionally challenged due to her illness.
As it is not immediately obvious that Tam has a disability, I wanted my actress to act as though she was deaf herself (she wore ear plug throughout the duration of filming) to allowe for a more realistic experience for the viewer.
This is a short clip of an interview with Natalie Portman (2010) on Black Swan and why her character is how she is.
I chose my friend Beth to play the part of Tam as she is currently a theatrical studies and performing arts student at my college and is currently learning ballet with the college. I have seen her in previous productions and believe she is ideal for the roll.
For my character I wanted her to be portrayed as a very shy, quaint girl with a vivid imagination of achieveing her dreams. I wanted her to be a character which an audience could relate to no matter what they were going through; not with the fact that Tam is deaf, but overcoming troubles no matter what.
I based Tam's character on Nina Sayers (Protagonist in 'Black Swan', 2010) played by Natalie Portman.
A ballet dancer who dreams of being the main dancer in the infamous "Swan Lake" production. Her strive for perfection eventually leads her to be psychotic and she kills herself when she achieves her standing ovation at the end of the performance. I didn't want my character to be portrayed as psychotic but I wanted her to appear to be emotionally challenged due to her illness.
As it is not immediately obvious that Tam has a disability, I wanted my actress to act as though she was deaf herself (she wore ear plug throughout the duration of filming) to allowe for a more realistic experience for the viewer.
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
Soundtrack;
As my film is about a dancer I need a soundtrack which fits to the genre of the dance style, in this case: Ballet.
I have not decided upon my final song as of yet, but I have narrowed it down to a smaller selection.
I searched my own personal music library and the Internet for classical tunes which had previously been composed for ballet or ones I thought fit with my plot.
Choices:
Track: Can't Say Goodbye to Yesterday (Piano Version)
Artist: Rika Muranaka
Album: Metal Gear Solid 2 OST
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnIUZB3mRgw
Track: Dietro Casa
Artist: Ludovico Einaudi
Track: Colorblind (Instrumental Version)
Artist: Counting Crows
Album: The Desert Life
For my final soundtrack I am going to use 'Can't Say goodbye to Yesterday (Piano Version) as it has the most accurate pace to what I want my film to have. Together with editing, I will try to create the best environment for emotional response withing the audience.
I believe that music is one of the key features that can change the emotional outcome of the film. It can alter the entire feel of a scene and be the main feature that changes the spectator reaction from crying to laughing/angry to calm etc. When I initially came up with the idea for my short film, I could not piece a soundtrack to play along side it so I put my iPod on shuffle in an attempt to find one and I eventually found the tracks listed above. I played the songs over and over with my imagined film in mind and decided that 'Can't Say Goodbye to Yesterday' fit most accurately.
I have not decided upon my final song as of yet, but I have narrowed it down to a smaller selection.
I searched my own personal music library and the Internet for classical tunes which had previously been composed for ballet or ones I thought fit with my plot.
Choices:
Track: Can't Say Goodbye to Yesterday (Piano Version)
Artist: Rika Muranaka
Album: Metal Gear Solid 2 OST
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnIUZB3mRgw
Track: Dietro Casa
Artist: Ludovico Einaudi
Track: Colorblind (Instrumental Version)
Artist: Counting Crows
Album: The Desert Life
For my final soundtrack I am going to use 'Can't Say goodbye to Yesterday (Piano Version) as it has the most accurate pace to what I want my film to have. Together with editing, I will try to create the best environment for emotional response withing the audience.
I believe that music is one of the key features that can change the emotional outcome of the film. It can alter the entire feel of a scene and be the main feature that changes the spectator reaction from crying to laughing/angry to calm etc. When I initially came up with the idea for my short film, I could not piece a soundtrack to play along side it so I put my iPod on shuffle in an attempt to find one and I eventually found the tracks listed above. I played the songs over and over with my imagined film in mind and decided that 'Can't Say Goodbye to Yesterday' fit most accurately.
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