Cinematographer – The cinematographer’s role occurs during the production phase of the film and are responsible for the set up and use of any necessary equipment needed for the capturing of the image. The cinematographer will need to work closely with the director in order to fully recreate the directors ideas for the film. The cinematographer is responsible for the shots, colouring and angle of the film

My inspiration for the role of cinematographer is Andrew Lesnie who is most known for his work on The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy and its Prequel The Hobbit, Andrew Lesnie has also worked on The Lovely Bones (2011) as well as Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes (2011). He also received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 2002. Andrew Lesnie often used wide angle shots in The Lord Of The Rings to show the vastness of the world as well as long tracking shots when the action has been built up, for example when Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli are tracking down Merry and Pippin.

Wide angles are a common feature in Andrew Lesnie’s cinematography and this is shown in The Lovely Bones (2011) when Susie is running across the field.

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Students engage with various film texts in order to gain inspiration to help them with their own work.

Research a variety of film roles to gain a greater knowledge and know what skills are required for their 3 roles

Examine their own interests in order to identify filmmakers intentions

Director – The director is in charge of the whole process and has the creative ideas for the film. Their role is to control the artistic, dramatic and logistical aspects of the film. The director is needed throughout the entire film process and they are needed for both post and pre production, the director often works very closely with the cinematographers as well as the actors and editors, this is necessary for the director as it enables them to fully express their ideas. The director is crucial to the film and they are in charge of the creative ideas as well as how the film looks and sounds. To be a director you need strong leadership skills as well as time management and a creative mind.

My inspiration for my film is Wes Anderson. Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are known for their eccentricity and distinctive visual and narrative styles. Some of his more notable films are The Grand Budapest Hotel, Fantastic Mr Fox and Moonrise Kingdom

Wes Anderson is the most direct director in popular cinema today, but his films are simultaneously idiosyncratic and relentlessly detail. Anderson is renowned for using symmetry in his films, which creates a sense of harmony and balance. While pleasant to watch, this kind of composition also contributes to the fanciful, appearance of his films. In almost every shot there is this symmetry. Anderson has chosen to direct mostly fast-paced comedies marked by more serious or melancholic elements, with themes often centred on grief, loss of innocence, dysfunctional families. His movies have been noted for being unusually character-driven, and by turns both derided and praised with terms like “literary geek chic”. He has has been noted for extensive use of flat space camera moves, symmetrical compositions, knolling, snap-zooms and slow-motion walking shots.

For my short film I have decided to incorporate some of Wes Anderson’s techniques such as the use of symmetry in my scenes while also using themes of loss of innocence and grief while also including fast paced action and having very over the top characters.

1-Director

2-Cinematographer

3-Writer

Foley is the reproduction of sound effects that will be used in the film in post production

a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation.

(Oxford Dictionary)

Film Name-The Sound Of Metal

Preference-5/10

Memorable Scene-The Ending

Film Focus-Sound

Movie-Whiplash

Preference-9/10

Favourite scene-The final scene

Film Element-Editing

Diegetic sound is any sound that the characters on screen can hear

Non-Diegetic sound is any sound that the audience can hear but the characters on screen can not