Filmworks

Week Five - Lens Based Media

Story frames and film making

Today we got into small groups of four and then were instructed to draw a character in our life that we found unusual, so I decided to draw my secondary school maths teacher; Mr. Brilliant. We were then asked to make up their background and history.

Own Work - Character Building

Everyone had different characters but then we were told to pick one out of the four that we had drawn, so we went with the homeless person that another team member had come up with. after that we were told to come up with a more detailed background story; his daily routines and habits. We then slowly started to fill in our story board of how we wanted out main characters life to be like.  Brainstorm who the protagonist would be and what disappointing things would happen in his life.

Groups Work - Story Board

After lunch we swapped with the other class and went to film a short film. Once again we were given a story board to brainstorm our main sections, and then a smaller one so that we could go into more detail about each scene. The film needed to be one minute long and was not allowed to have a speech; so the film was entirely based on the actions.

Group Work - Film Story Board

We chose to do a story about Aliens coming down to earth to experience the sighting of the red room since it is not visible from their origin. the film focuses on their journey to earth.

Group Work - Film Story Board

I was really happy with the finished product, everyone worked well as part of the group and contributed to the best of their ability. There were a few errors in the film for example with the use of the lift. But I was still pleased with the final film.