Taking Pics

Here are a few of the pics I took for my scene, as the mushroom was in a grassed area and the background was very empty and plain I decided to take pics in a wooded area as well. With these pics I will use them as a backdrop to make my scene more interesting. 

Initial Sketches

To refine my ideas more I decided to sketch variety of different scenes and poses for my composition. I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to do my scene inside or out. The two ideas I liked the most was the one with the little guy hiding under a mushroom and the one with the little guy in a leaf on a river or a lake. As a scene on a river or lake would be too difficult to shoot I decided to go with the mushroom idea. 

While walking home from university I came across a mushroom that would be perfect for my first idea which was to have myself in a wooded area under a mushroom. After finding the mushroom I drew a bigger sketch of the scene I would like to do. 

Mini Me Initial Idea

For our first semester assignment we were set the task of putting a miniature version of ourselves into a scene using just original images. For this assignment we will be assessed on our skills using Adobe Photoshop e.g. the use of layers, masking, colour correction and matching whilst also displaying our photography skills using a camera, lighting and a green screen.

After being told what the assignment was I started thinking of films I could use as a reference and inspiration. Above are a few of the images I found on the internet that where fairly related to the subject at hand. The images are from a variety of film such as; The Indian In The Cupboard, Ant-Man, Honey I Shrunk The Kids, Peter Pan, Hook The Borrowers Movie and TV Movie, Alice In Wonderland, FernGully, Stewart Little and Arrietty. These are all useful as each film has scene where a miniature person encounters normal or very large objects.

I also found a number of images where miniature models had been placed in a variety of different poses. These images where very useful as they all showed the miniature model people interacting with their surroundings in an interesting and ingenious way.  

Intro

Hey my name is Jamie McFadyen but I prefer to go by J. I am a Film, TV and video game buff. I studied Games Design at college and one year at university but decided to switch to Digital Film & Post Production. I have no previous experience in making films but  I am very determined and keen to learn the skills necessary. I am extremely excited to start this new chapter in my life,

In this blog I will be showing the progression of my skills using software, like Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere and Adobe Photoshop. I will also show the development of the work that I produce. I will talk reflect on what went well, what went badly and what possible improvements I could or should have done.

I will also do weekly posts talking about things I do outside of class such as project and reviews of films, TV shows and clips that I have watched. I will mostly concentrate on talking about the editing and pick out specific scene where I think there is good editing or a specific editing technique that I like.