finishing up

i am happy with the final product and i am happy with the audio mix. i tried out garage band and it was really fun. A new software Soundtrack Pro was also introduce with i think if we have proper lessons on that we can easily replace it with pro tools because with this program we can easily transfer our files from Final Cut to this program.

one problem we face was the rendering of the video as we shoot our video in a wrong format, it clashes with the final cut pro than we have to change the settings and stuff. documentation was quite thick as i think is because we got 2 different shoot in it.

Overall i am quite happy with the group as we manage to do 2 shoots in such a short time.. but rather i think that if we manage to plan properly, we can use our efforts all into 1 shoot and it will come out better.

Its is good experience working with this group as my first impression wasn't that good. but as time went passed, i have learn to take in the good points of others and try to make the whole thing good.

Editing

we did a cut out of the video already.. audio part is really disgusting.. trying to find a way to save it. quite happy with this shoot as there is less continuity error only 3 if i really spotted it. colour was alright though i think that the story line is not that story. but we did portray the story of the hare and tortoise.

after shoot

The whole shoot went fine. everything was on time and we got the shots we want. Glenn really portray the whole character well and the team work together to get things done. The weather was good for the stadium scene and character wise are well portray.

1 thing that i am worried about is the sound that is recorded.. the mixer gave us problem but firstly i thought that is the ambiance sound for the IT school. but after that we found out that the mixer is giving us the problem. so that the only thing that affect us.

production photos for Checkmeout

Problems encounter before shoot

the problems we encounter was booking of the stadium and talent casting. we asked around for many days but still cant get the cast. until the last resort, kym brother agreed to help us 1 day before the shoot and i agreed to act as the nerd because we could not find any other cast.

and we cant shoot indoor because the school is doing floor polishing. We were lucky that the school approve us to continue our shoot using the running tracks.

Planning for Check me out

we started with hare and tortoise as a race.. think from nerd to smarty.. but was thinking how do we lengthen the story. so van thought of an idea to make smarty to dream of him winning the race. than lose it during the real life. so we thought of how to portray it like what situation is best to bring out the characters. and finally we though of it.

so JunKai will be the director for this shoot thinking of shots and script. I will be handling Storyboard, props and wardrobe references. Atika handle location and shooting script, van doing the schedule and master breakdown. Carmen did the script too.

Location Recee for Check Me Out

What i have learn from the first shoot

I think i have learn that working with Kids is not easy at all.. even if u have all the pre plan done properly, kids in a huge bunch is hard to get them to do things u wan. You must please them, beg them or even promise them things before they act for you. but 1 good thing about kids is that when they really act it out for u, the feeling of it is really real is really beautiful.

Change of concept

Due to lots of problems we encounter in the Ang.bow Shoot. like not enough shots, hard to control kids. and we cant afford to reshoot as the outcome will still be the same..

so we decided to think of a new morale, a new concept and we consulted our lecturer and we came up with a new story line the hare and the tortoise..

The story is call check me out. about a nerd who is call Mark and a totally snorb guy who is Glenn whom are classmates. Glenn is always the famous one and have everything he wants. Mark is a geek or rather a bookworm that always have a book with him all the time. No matter what they do, Glenn always win Mark over in anything. Glenn who dun really like Mark always bully him and call him names. Finally one day Mark cannot take it anymore and challenge Glenn to a race.
Because of Glenn attitude, he lost the race to Mark.

The Hare and The Tortoise

The Hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. "I have never yet been beaten," said he, "when I put forth my full speed. I challenge any one here to race with me."

The Tortoise said quietly, "I accept your challenge."

"That is a good joke," said the Hare; "I could dance round you all the way."

"Keep your boasting till you've beaten," answered the Tortoise. "Shall we race?"

So a course was fixed and a start was made. The Hare darted almost out of sight at once, but soon stopped and, to show his contempt for the Tortoise, lay down to have a nap. The Tortoise plodded on and plodded on, and when the Hare awoke from his nap, he saw the Tortoise just near the winning-post and could not run up in time to save the race. Then said the Tortoise:

"Plodding wins the race."

Porduction Photos for Ang Pow

Pre Production Photos for ang Bao..

Ang Pow no more..

We wanted to do a story on Ang Baos and Kids.. showing their honesty. We did the pre production and stuff.. everything seems planned.. but i think the things that mess up will be the casting, shots variation and i pretty hard.. i mean is damn hard to control those wild kids.

We have to please them, entertain them to make them do things we want them to act.
Lucky that shoot is over.. i think i have lots more bruises than before.

individual ideas development

I chose Mercury and the Woodman as my fable story and i start to make it modern.

First idea that i had was that a businessman drop his handphone into the bin. but i thought that it did not really work out.

The second idea was a child who ate ice cream and drops his penny into the drain. but i did not really like it because it is hard to find a child as a cast and is hard to film the drain.

The last idea I prefer the most. Is about the same concept but just portray in a different way.

The story goes like this

There was an auntie who won 3rd price for lottery ticket. On the way to go collect her money, she sneeze and accidentally threw away the ticket with the used tissue. She panicked and start trying to find way to take the ticket out.

A beggar near by saw what was happening. He then went over to help her out. the first ticket he picked up, was the first price ticket. but auntie said it wasn't hers. 2nd time the beggar picked up was the 2nd price ticket. she still say it wasn't hers. the 3rd time was the ticket that auntie threw in. She thank him with excitement. because of her honesty, the beggar gave her the first 2 tickets too.

She was so excited that she went to tell her friends at during a gossip session at the coffee shop. 1 of her friend thought that is a good idea and try to buy the same no. and do the same thing.

But once the beggar brought up the first ticket, she admitted that is hers. the beggar was angry with her dishonesty and tore the ticket infront of her and walk away.

The Man and the Serpent

The Man and the Serpent

 A Countryman's son by accident trod upon a Serpent's tail,
which turned and bit him so that he died.  The father in a rage
got his axe, and pursuing the Serpent, cut off part of its tail.
So the Serpent in revenge began stinging several of the Farmer's
cattle and caused him severe loss.  Well, the Farmer thought it
best to make it up with the Serpent, and brought food and honey to
the mouth of its lair, and said to it: "Let's forget and forgive;
perhaps you were right to punish my son, and take vengeance on my
cattle, but surely I was right in trying to revenge him; now that
we are both satisfied why should not we be friends again?"

 "No, no," said the Serpent; "take away your gifts; you can
never forget the death of your son, nor I the loss of my tail."


 Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.

http://www.aesopfables.com/cgi/aesop1.cgi?3&TheManandtheSerpent

Mercury and the Woodman

Mercury and the Woodman

A Woodman was felling a tree on the bank of a river, when his axe,
glancing off the trunk, flew out of his hands and fell into the water.
As he stood by the water's edge lamenting his loss, Mercury appeared
and asked him the reason for his grief. On learning what had happened,
out of pity for his distress, Mercury dived into the river and,
bringing up a golden axe, asked him if that was the one he had lost.
The Woodman replied that it was not, and Mercury then dived a second
time, and, bringing up a silver axe, asked if that was his. "No,
that is not mine either," said the Woodman. Once more Mercury dived
into the river, and brought up the missing axe. The Woodman was
overjoyed at recovering his property, and thanked his benefactor
warmly; and the latter was so pleased with his honesty that he made
him a present of the other two axes. When the Woodman told the story
to his companions, one of these was filled with envy of his good
fortune and determined to try his luck for himself. So he went and
began to fell a tree at the edge of the river, and presently contrived
to let his axe drop into the water. Mercury appeared as before, and,
on learning that his axe had fallen in, he dived and brought up a
golden axe, as he had done on the previous occasion. Without waiting
to be asked whether it was his or not, the fellow cried, "That's mine,
that's mine," and stretched out his hand eagerly for the prize: but
Mercury was so disgusted at his dishonesty that he not only declined
to give him the golden axe, but also refused to recover for him the
one he had let fall into the stream.


 "Honesty is the best policy."

(http://www.aesopfables.com/cgi/aesop1.cgi?sel&MercuryandtheWoodman)

First day

We got our project brief and got into our groups..

my group than narrowed down to 2 choices.. Mercury and the Woodman or The men and the Serpent.