We shot it in the day so we could show how the Hitfilm software could deal with a night time colour grade.
KNIGHTFALL - Batman fanfilm from HitFilm on Vimeo.
Hi! My name is...
- Rebecca
- I am a web designer with a strong interest in film and illustration. I'm a keen cyclist and skier and I play Roller Derby and Volleyball. This blog is a place for me to share my thoughts and inspirations on music, film, art and design, and record any moments of creativity I have outside my work.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Knightfall
Here's the finished version of the film i worked on as part of the camera/lighting crew for Fxhome.
We shot it in the day so we could show how the Hitfilm software could deal with a night time colour grade.
We shot it in the day so we could show how the Hitfilm software could deal with a night time colour grade.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
The Blair Witch on happy pills!
Went to see The Troll Hunter last night. Expecting a Blair Witch style jumpy gore fest, but got something so much more!
The film, although quite ridiculous in concept offers a subtle blend of docu-horror/slapstick-gore/comedy and modern day fairy-tale. Convincing acting and character development allows the start of the film to be nervy, edge of the seat stuff, we are expecting it to follow the same formula of other films in this genre, waiting for the creepy uncertainness of the Blair Witch to kick in or the jumpy anticipation of the Descent to take hold, but what is unveiled is much more akin to The Blair Witch on happy pills!
I was waiting to see the trolls and be terrified and impressed at their hideousness. But was fully aware that in many monster films once they are revealed and our imagination replaced with the "real thing" it never quite meets up to our expectations. But director André Øvredal is also aware of this predicament, so instead of trying to make the monsters as scary as possible (even tho the trolls are still pretty impressive and gruesome looking), he accepts this fact and plays on it. And this is where the direction of the film changes. Just before the reveal of the "terrifying" troll the first comedy line is delivered and we start to form huge grins across our faces as we follow the chase, and retreat of our main characters, hoping no one dies, not because its scary as such, although the suspense is still maintained, but because we want to see how the story develops. We want to see more troll deaths, and more troll characters, we are waiting to revel in all the different and wonderful ways in which they can be captured and killed. This helps to keep the suspense up, still keep us on the edge of our seat like a classic horror film should, whilst laughing all the way. And all along there is still a creepy undertone, of what if this was real?
This is definitely one to watch. Go along expecting nothing, and you'll come out grinning like a loon.
The film, although quite ridiculous in concept offers a subtle blend of docu-horror/slapstick-gore/comedy and modern day fairy-tale. Convincing acting and character development allows the start of the film to be nervy, edge of the seat stuff, we are expecting it to follow the same formula of other films in this genre, waiting for the creepy uncertainness of the Blair Witch to kick in or the jumpy anticipation of the Descent to take hold, but what is unveiled is much more akin to The Blair Witch on happy pills!
I was waiting to see the trolls and be terrified and impressed at their hideousness. But was fully aware that in many monster films once they are revealed and our imagination replaced with the "real thing" it never quite meets up to our expectations. But director André Øvredal is also aware of this predicament, so instead of trying to make the monsters as scary as possible (even tho the trolls are still pretty impressive and gruesome looking), he accepts this fact and plays on it. And this is where the direction of the film changes. Just before the reveal of the "terrifying" troll the first comedy line is delivered and we start to form huge grins across our faces as we follow the chase, and retreat of our main characters, hoping no one dies, not because its scary as such, although the suspense is still maintained, but because we want to see how the story develops. We want to see more troll deaths, and more troll characters, we are waiting to revel in all the different and wonderful ways in which they can be captured and killed. This helps to keep the suspense up, still keep us on the edge of our seat like a classic horror film should, whilst laughing all the way. And all along there is still a creepy undertone, of what if this was real?
This is definitely one to watch. Go along expecting nothing, and you'll come out grinning like a loon.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Superhero film shoot
This weekend i worked on set as a lighting/production assistant with the FXhome guys on an intense two day shoot for two Batman and Deus Ex inspired short films films we are making to promote HitFilm, our visual effects and editing software launched back in July.
I was also involved in the pre-production for the Deus Ex short where i worked closely with our director Simon Jones to draw up some story boards. Which i'll put up online as soon as the short is finished!
Here's some photos i took using Instagram of the first days Batman shoot.
Clapperboard
Cinematographer on set
On the rails
Dolly cam
Setting up the cameras
Camera guys on set
Getting in to character
Goons on set
In costume
Fake rain on the sunniest day!
A little bit of mascara run
Redbulling it up
Thinking of the next shot
Rooftop view
Rooftop filming
You can keep yourself posted on the progress of the edit and visual effects by subscribing toThe Hitfilm Blog.
I was also involved in the pre-production for the Deus Ex short where i worked closely with our director Simon Jones to draw up some story boards. Which i'll put up online as soon as the short is finished!
Here's some photos i took using Instagram of the first days Batman shoot.
Clapperboard Cinematographer on set On the rails Dolly cam Setting up the camerasCamera guys on set Getting in to character Goons on set In costume Fake rain on the sunniest day! A little bit of mascara run Redbulling it up Thinking of the next shot Rooftop view Rooftop filming You can keep yourself posted on the progress of the edit and visual effects by subscribing toThe Hitfilm Blog.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Portus Imaging: Photo Retouching
I came across this cool photo imaging agency called Portus. Their portfolio shows the stages they went through to get to the finished piece.
Gives you a good idea how high end advertisements are put together and colour graded.
http://portusimaging.com/
Monday, July 11, 2011
Our film has been blogged!
Found out today that our film 'The Profit' has been written about in a cool blog.
http://onesmallwindow.com/cool-internet-stuff/cool-internet-stuff-vol-24/
They gave it a nice little mini review!
Very pleased.
http://onesmallwindow.com/cool-internet-stuff/cool-internet-stuff-vol-24/
They gave it a nice little mini review!
Very pleased.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
The Profit - Virgin Media Shorts
Well here is the latest film that I wrote and produced!
It was shot in 9 hours after our original script had to be thrown out due to being let down by an actor, it was written and storyboarded by me in a couple of hours.
But most of the hard work credits go to Ross Turner our director, VFX artist and editor, as well as Daniel Woods who's responsible for the awesome set and machine build!
Enjoy!
It was shot in 9 hours after our original script had to be thrown out due to being let down by an actor, it was written and storyboarded by me in a couple of hours.
But most of the hard work credits go to Ross Turner our director, VFX artist and editor, as well as Daniel Woods who's responsible for the awesome set and machine build!
Enjoy!
Friday, July 1, 2011
London 48hour Sci fi film challenge
I've been a busy busy girl for the last 6 months or so, lots of travelling, and film making, and working hard at my new job, which isn't really new anymore, I've been at Fxhome for well over a year now!
So i've finally given myself a chance to write on my blog, and i'm hoping that you'll find it all pretty interesting stuff!
Back in April myself and some friends entered the London 48hour Sci fi film challenge. I produced and art directed the short. We tried to prepare as much as possible before the shoot, but unfortunately we were unable to rework our script to the title Crowded City, it was a risk we decided to take, and i'm sure the judges found it highly amusing that the film didn't adhere to the comp rules!
Here is the result.
I also built a cable cam that runs on a 30ft static climbing rope, this was very important for the forest chase scene, my favourite part of the film! I'm also trying to think of new ways to utilise this awesome piece of equipment in any future projects!
Here's the cable cam
And here's me hauling it up the rope
And here it is in action!
If you're intersted in how to build your own cable cam i got the instructions from these cool guys!
DIY Cable Cam
So i've finally given myself a chance to write on my blog, and i'm hoping that you'll find it all pretty interesting stuff!
Back in April myself and some friends entered the London 48hour Sci fi film challenge. I produced and art directed the short. We tried to prepare as much as possible before the shoot, but unfortunately we were unable to rework our script to the title Crowded City, it was a risk we decided to take, and i'm sure the judges found it highly amusing that the film didn't adhere to the comp rules!
Here is the result.
I also built a cable cam that runs on a 30ft static climbing rope, this was very important for the forest chase scene, my favourite part of the film! I'm also trying to think of new ways to utilise this awesome piece of equipment in any future projects!
Here's the cable cam
And here's me hauling it up the rope
And here it is in action!
If you're intersted in how to build your own cable cam i got the instructions from these cool guys!
DIY Cable Cam
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