Final Fantasy Vii, Ft. Linkin Park, 'Numb'.
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Modern Technology and Media.
As technology progresses, the methods and basis on which animations and special effects are based get revolutionized. New graphic systems, better Stereos and many more advancements help the Animation Producers of today like, 'Pixar' and 'Square-Enix' to achieve monumental projects such as 'Final Fantasy Vii'. The resolution, details, sound, movement and editing of such movies have been perfected to such an extent that viewers are left speechless. A small clip has been provided from the movie for your reference.
Final Fantasy Vii, Ft. Linkin Park, 'Numb'.
Final Fantasy Vii, Ft. Linkin Park, 'Numb'.
Opening Titles and Establishing Shots
The latest work we conducted in our practical class was viewing 'Opening titles' of various movies and see how the music, the fonts, the visuals and shots related to the theme and message being portrayed by the movie. Some of the movies we viewed were,
The links are provided above but they lead to the trailers of the movies. Suggested Trailers that I've watched for further information, experience and analysis are given below.
I apologize for my informalities, but with all do respect, these movies are 'Epic.'
The links are provided above but they lead to the trailers of the movies. Suggested Trailers that I've watched for further information, experience and analysis are given below.
I apologize for my informalities, but with all do respect, these movies are 'Epic.'
Movie Poster Review
As my group Partner Kamran Shahnawaz already posted a Movie Poster based on the Preliminaries that we had done, i supposed that maybe it would be advisable to come up with a completely new Poster for a completely different clip, which is neither a Prelim nor our Final Movie, but just a teaser, a paranoia/horror/suspense 2:00 minute clip will be uploaded in the near by future for critique and commentary. The genre is different as compared to the other clips we've done, and it would probably be somewhat of a trailer then a movie. More of an experiment, to test our limits and achieve excellence. Shaireen, a friend of mine, stars in this clip, alongside with Kamran Shahnawaz and Andrew Jared. The Software i used for the cover/Poster was Adobe Photoshop particularly using the magic wand tool.
Script And Storyline Of Preliminary Video 2
Scenario 1:
Dark interrogation cell. There is a table and two chairs. A file and some papers are lying on the table. Just one bulb hangs directly above the table, pouring all its light on it.
A man in a vest coat is walking around. There is a jacket hung over one of the chairs. The man also has badge on his vest and it is implied that he is a detective or an interrogator.
A bell rings and the door of the room opens. A man wearing black and white striped shirt and grey/black trouser comes in (he limps) and sits down on a chair.
Dt: You have been with us for six months now Rick. You look pretty fine to me so I am expecting you to cooperate. I just want you to answer me one simple question. Who is Bob Marlin?
(Rick does not answer and keeps staring at the file on the table)
Dt: Are you listening to me? Who is Bob Marlin?!
Rick(laughs at first and suddenly turns serious): I don’t know. (Giggles again)
Dt: Listen to me very carefully. I know that you are completely well so I won’t mind using physical methods to get my answer now.
Rick: I do not know Bob Marlin!
Dt: That is a lie! (pauses). Look, you have murdered five innocent people and you can never get out of this place. But if you cooperate, I’ll give you all possible relaxations. If you do not, you will get nothing but misery and pain.
Rick: I do not feel any pain. Not anymore.
Dt: Just answer my question, damn it!
Rick(calmly): I do not know any Bob Marlin.
(Detective goes towards him and kicks him in his leg. Rick screams)
Rick: I do not know any Bob! Let me go!
Dt: You know him very well so don’t you can lie to us, I just need to know about him!
Rick: You will never get the answer from me! (spits at Dt.)
Dt: Take him away! (waits until rick is taken away. Then takes out his cell phone and speaks through the phone) He isn’t any better. We’ll have to put him back in the ward. ( He opens the file. The front page is Bob Marlin’s profile and it is now known that Rick is Bob himself.)
Dark interrogation cell. There is a table and two chairs. A file and some papers are lying on the table. Just one bulb hangs directly above the table, pouring all its light on it.
A man in a vest coat is walking around. There is a jacket hung over one of the chairs. The man also has badge on his vest and it is implied that he is a detective or an interrogator.
A bell rings and the door of the room opens. A man wearing black and white striped shirt and grey/black trouser comes in (he limps) and sits down on a chair.
Dt: You have been with us for six months now Rick. You look pretty fine to me so I am expecting you to cooperate. I just want you to answer me one simple question. Who is Bob Marlin?
(Rick does not answer and keeps staring at the file on the table)
Dt: Are you listening to me? Who is Bob Marlin?!
Rick(laughs at first and suddenly turns serious): I don’t know. (Giggles again)
Dt: Listen to me very carefully. I know that you are completely well so I won’t mind using physical methods to get my answer now.
Rick: I do not know Bob Marlin!
Dt: That is a lie! (pauses). Look, you have murdered five innocent people and you can never get out of this place. But if you cooperate, I’ll give you all possible relaxations. If you do not, you will get nothing but misery and pain.
Rick: I do not feel any pain. Not anymore.
Dt: Just answer my question, damn it!
Rick(calmly): I do not know any Bob Marlin.
(Detective goes towards him and kicks him in his leg. Rick screams)
Rick: I do not know any Bob! Let me go!
Dt: You know him very well so don’t you can lie to us, I just need to know about him!
Rick: You will never get the answer from me! (spits at Dt.)
Dt: Take him away! (waits until rick is taken away. Then takes out his cell phone and speaks through the phone) He isn’t any better. We’ll have to put him back in the ward. ( He opens the file. The front page is Bob Marlin’s profile and it is now known that Rick is Bob himself.)
Preliminary 2 (Editing)
After the final shots were taken, it was time for another trip to the media lab. Much like our previous approach, we had taken the same shots several times from different angles and perspectives which gave us an enormous amount of options and angles to chose from. Cutting, cropping, pasting and renewing clips with the help of Adobe Premier Pro, we were able to organize all our material and turn it into a sequenced movie. For Special sound effects, we added suspense music, non-diagetic of course, as an introduction to our establishing shot. Never the less, we did face problems with the audio of the clip since the in-built micro-phone of the Cam-Corder had very very poor recording. We weren't able to do anything about it as our dead line was close and so we decided that we'd record audio separately in the next video. And so our second Preliminary Video came to an end.
Preliminary 2 (Shooting)
We focused more on using new techniques of camera angles for example panning shots and hand carry. Though a bit shaky, we did a fairly good job at it. The psychopath, (thats me), being the center of attention clearly made it a lot easier for us to think of new camera angles to shoot from since the facial expressions and the sudden mood swings were compulsory and needed to be captured in a fashionable way. The lighting was once again Saad's brilliant work and the directing was done by none other then Kamran shahnawaz, camera's were controlled by Afia and the rest is quite obvious. The camera movement was very rapid especially during the part when the Officer kicks the psychopath's leg. Misenscene material consisted of a folder containing Rick's documents and personal information, the desk and chairs, the officer's clothing and the psychopath's ward clothes. The room had to be dark so that only focused area's could be lit up by the lighting, which is why we applied black chart papers on the windows to block out any extra light.
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