Filming day #2

In desperate need of an idea, Charlotte and I went to Hilly Fields for some kind of inspiration, we filmed anything and everything. The only thing we got out of this day is seriously muddy shoes and an even deeper feeling of panic. However we have now learnt not to expect things (in this case, an idea) to find you, you have to find it. ALWAYS plan ahead, if I have learnt anything this year in Media, it is that. Your plan is crucial!

First idea

Our original idea of a teenage serial killer. We like some of our shots but towards the end, the message is lost and the camerawork isn't as good as we need it to be.

New directions

So Charlotte and I have decided we are going down a different route, we are ditching our original idea, of a teenage girl who's also a killer! The things that we have shot for this concept was ok, but nothing great, it did however improve our editing skills. We have a few ideas for a new opening but this time round we are going to plan things a lot better and not feel so pressured. So for the time being it's back to the drawing board.

The link between TV Drama's and Music

Some of my favourite Tv dramas use music during a key scene, whether that's a death scene, a first kiss or a winning goal. Does music heighten a scene to heavenly standards or should it just bare all and let the acting take the front seat? By music I mean, a song not a score. For example in Grey's Anatomy they are always putting songs in every episode and music has become as much part of the show as the medical stuff.

I included this scene because I like the combination of music and voice-over. A possible consideration for our opening.

New Year's Eve

Garry Marshall is more commonly known as the director of movies like The Runaway Bride, Pretty Woman and The Princess Diaries and more recently for the all-star cast of Valentine's Day and New Year's Eve. Like other movies recently that are set in New York, Marshall presents NYE as a love letter to the city that never sleeps. A similar idea to Valentine's Day, where you see the lives of various characters go about their day and sometimes intertwine with one another, but of course this movie see's the preparations that everyone goes through to reign in the new year. Visually, a beautifully well done movie that makes you want to book a plane ticket right away to see some of these sights, this movie has it's comical-gold moments mainly thanks to Sofia Vergara but also it's heartwarming and heartwrenching moments mainly thanks to Robert DeNiro. This movie made me laugh and cry, it had me guessing and puzzled. But mainly this movie reminds you how important your loved ones are, whether it be a mother or father, friend or lover, well done to Garry Marshall!