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Final Film Noir Production Video

Rushes

Set up and Operate Sound Equipment -MERIT

In his video we hear Sheema acting as out as a lieutenant we hear a clear speech for her talking and this is because we put in a voiceover when editing it. When we originally filmed this scene, the sound was very bad and could barely hear what she was saying because of the distance between the camera and Sheema. We used a voice recorder to record what she was saying so we could later add this in and make is match to what she was saying. In this clip, Sheema questions 'Do you know why you're hear?' which conveys her as a authority figure and if this the first thing we hear her say in a serious tone.

During the scene with Sheema and Dre, there is tense music playing in the background that we put in to create tension between the two character and also to make the audience feel uneasy.  This music gets your heart beating as it mimics a heartbeat - the audiences heartbeat. I used Youtube converter to download it and add it as background music for the scene. This video was Copyright free.

Also, in the scene with Ava and Dre we hear at the beginning of the scene that she is playing the piano and which in post production we lowered out the sound of the piano playing and added in a piano sound over the footage which we found on Youtube. This sound was copyright free and avoid any legal and ethical issues of using another persons sound. This sound is cut and faded after Ava realises Dre has arrived as she stops playing. This is an example of a match on action but in music context. Meaning was created in this scene by using the Venetian blind which created shadows on the walls and across the piano. This foreshadows Avas death as the lines on the wall never end, however Ava's life does towards the end.

Set Up and Operate Camera and Lighting -MERIT

A few days after filming this footage we had planned to film our second scene involving Ava and Dre where Ava had set up for them both to meet up in the middle of the night. 

I had changed the original lighting of the location in the music room with studio lighting which I covered with an orange filter to make the shot look like it was filmed in the past as I wanted to display a flashback. 

Both types of lighting were completely different, however I wanted to create a more cinematic lighting set. I also included a Venetian blind which epitomises the generic conventions of a film noir. It being apart of our mise-en-scene illustrates the dramatic shadows in the room.

At the back of the studio lights I had placed a black sheet on the wall to create darkness on the other side as i wanted to create a window. This dark sheet means and represents the dark night and the time they are meeting each other. In this scene we mainly operated on our lighting as we used redhead lights and also added the orange filter over it so it changes the tone and atmosphere of the room. The warm tones and the parallel lines portrayed were created with our lighting and props equipment.
 









The video below of Ava playing piano conveys the venetian lines that run through the walls and piano. This clip is also an example of what effect the the orange filter gave the room which gave it is a warm tone. meaning has been created in this clip through the lines foreshadow Ava's death and the lines never end, yet Ava's life does. 

Use of Camera and Equipment in Film Takes

Evidence of filming production

In my first week of filming when using the DLSR Canon camera to film our film noir, I had set up the camera and tripod to the appropriate height to capture my footage. The camera was not the only equipment I had used as i had to create a set design. To do this in order to cinematize our production, I had used a black box studio with black sheets to canvas the setting of an interrogation room for our first scene. The black sheets had covered any speck of original setting as we wanted it to represent a place of interrogation and punishment, hence the blankness of the set. The film takes were taken in low key lighting as we wanted to convey the genre conventions of a film noir and interpreted light to mystery and suspense as the audience do not know the answers of what this man (Dre) is capable of. For the first scene we had operated our sound equipment so we had good quality of dialogue. 

A few days after filming this footage we had planned to film our second scene involving Ava and Dre where Ava had set up for them both to meet up in the middle of the night. I had changed the original lighting of the location in the music room with studio lighting which I covered with an orange filter to make the shot look like it was filmed in the past as I wanted to display a flashback. Both types of lighting were completely different, however i wanted to create a more cinematic lighting set. I also included a Venetian blind which epitomises the generic conventions of a film noir. It being apart of our mise-en-scene illustrates the dramatic shadows in the room. It examines the life on the wrong side of the tracks as in this scene their criminal conscience is revealed towards the end of the scene. At the back of the studio lights i had placed a black sheet on the wall to create darkness on the other side as i wanted to create a window. This dark sheet represents the dark night and the time they are meeting each other. In this scene we mainly operated on our lighting as we used redhead lights and also added the orange filter over.  

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