lewis' coursework

We made a few shots using different styles and techniques to get used to doing them to make our short films better and more interesting. we did them roughly to start out with just to get used to the names of shots and the types of shots we can use.

We tried to make realistic looking wounds for something to do in our short films. We used wax to make the outline of what we wanted the wound to look like and then used a paste we made form flour, water and red food colouring to add the open flesh wound effect. Also to make it look as if the blood had dried up, we used tea leaves and mud to make the blood look darker and congealed.    

I found some class mates that would be willing to act in my short film. Although the characters in my film are male I will use female actors as they are the only ones willing to do it. Though because they will be wearing masks throughout the film it doesn't matter as they wont be able to be seen throughout. This also helps as because both of the actors aren't going to be on camera all the time, I will be able to have help with the filming aspect of it I will need two costumes for each troll, one for the start where both trolls are under the bridge and living rough and one for the ending of the film where they have finally made it in life. the start costumes will be made to look rough dirty and homeless. the other costume should display wealth and that they've made it in life.

I found these masks on amazon as using makeup only to make someone look like a troll as I want them to, would be a hard task especially with my lack of knowledge of makeup. These masks are perfect for me as they are exactly how I pictured the characters in the story to be.   With these masks I was thinking of ideas for the rest of the costume. As the masks have hoods over the back of the heads, I was thinking that a hooded jumper or maybe a long wig to cover it would be the best. because the troll is living under a bridge, his clothes would be dirty and maybe even ripped which I could do myself. On the other hand, I could also have the main troll wear something along the lines of a worn piece of cloth to amplify the fact that he's a troll living under a bridge with nothing. The brothers costume would be more sophisticated as it would help to show the story that his brother had made it in the city and is now a successful person. I think I would either make him wear...

I read a news story with the title "I met a troll in Stockholm" the story wasn't actually about a troll and the title was probably just to get people to read it. But the title made a spark in my imagination I created the idea that I could make a short film in which there is a troll living under a bridge. everyone sees the troll as a bad person and everyone tries to stay as far away from him as possible. one day a young guy sees the troll and asks him to go into town with him. He is first really anxious to leave the bridge but when he agrees to leave he has a great time with his newly made friend. he is looked at with disgust and people are pointing and laughing at him which is a shot that I could do from the trolls perspective to add to the mise en scene. In the end, the troll manages to save his friend by either saving him from being hit by a car or falling off of something. one other idea I also had was that I could introduce a troll hunter that is out to get the troll ...

All films have a genre, this is the style or category that the film comes under. There are obviously many genres of film that I could consider to make my short film using. Because of this, I looked at many different films with different genres to see which one I wanted to use. genre is also to tell people what sort of film it is other than getting into the cinema without knowing what you're going to see. in my real life I like to watch horror films or films with a great story and meaning, therefore I am strongly considering making my short film using one of those styles.