External Client Project - Short Film: Drawing Greg

For my external client project I decided to collaborate with Chris Thorby and decided to create a short 15 minute film which will be entered into the 'Bang! Short Film Festival' based in Nottingham.

Chris Thorby & Daniel Bissill

Synopsis

Colin, a shy, young and lonely artist who enjoys reading comic books discovers a coupon for a free sketchbook. He eventually learns that anything he draws within this sketchbook becomes real. He fulfils his loneliness by drawing a friend called Greg who brings fun to Colin's life.

Our film collaboration is called 'Giant Panda Productions' and we have a Facebook page which we used to keep people updated on our progress.

www.facebook.com/GiantPandaProductions

This is the behind the scenes from the film. We set up another camera whilst we were shooting order to show our process and filming techniques.




This is a film teaser in the style of a silent film. We decided to provide our followers with a teaser trailer to show them what to expect, however we didn't want to give too much away which is why it only lasts 55 seconds.

Giant Panda Productions

http://www.facebook.com/GiantPandaProductions

Welcome to our facebook page. Support and share!

Artefact 2 - Interview with Al Clark

I decided to interview a producer at a Nottingham based film company called 'Wellington Films'. I thought it would be a good insight into finding out about film piracy from a primary source.

The questions that I asked him were based around the feedback and results I attained from my first artefact; the on-line survey.

External Client Project

WE ARE GIANT PANDA PRODUCTIONS!

Artefact 1 research

For my first artefact I intend to use an on-line questionnaire to ask people their opinions on film piracy.
The questions will need to be linked to my research document therefore I will think of 6-10 questions over the next few days.

In order to establish a variety of answers, I will use different techniques when writing the questions out.

Closed questions, open questions, leading questions and recall questions are some of the effective methods I could use.

External client project

For my external client project I have decided to collaborate with Chris Thorby, a good friend and more importantly, a passionate student who loves to make films. We have decided to enter the Bang film festival based in Nottingham. 

Our project and client: 

•Create a short film maximum of 16 minutes.

• A short film festival called ‘Bang!’ situated in Nottingham. The ‘Main event’ screens up and coming work from established and developing regional filmmakers, national and international work and always includes one or two major award winners from around the international short film circuit. Bringing short films to Broadway, Nottingham that we wouldn't get to see on a big screen anywhere else in the city.

•This section is often edgy, dark & provocative and shows the best of contemporary short films.

•The ‘Crash bang! Wallop’ event is an exciting afternoon of fun films, made by and for young people. Crash bang! Wallop is a mixed showcase of films for families; a veritable explosion of joyful colour, humour, animation, drama, fact and fiction.

•Films are welcome from all, including local young people, school pupils, colleges, community groups, as well as experienced film-makers from all over the country and around the world.

Our aims:

•Gives us a chance to see a film we’ve made screened to an audience and because it’s situated in Nottingham we can attend the festival.

•Creative freedom to produce a short film for our portfolio.

•A chance to meet like-minded filmmakers building a network of useful contacts.

•Earn recognition for our work.

Research document

I have decided to look at the idea of film piracy and whether it is seen as theft of not. 



This paper will initially look at piracy as theft; can film piracy be seen as ‘stealing’ in a conventional manner, particularly when it takes place online? This first section will consider the legal and moral definitions, and some basic arguments for and against film piracy as theft. The next part will contain analysis of articles and statistics showing the harm film piracy does on a broad scale. The final section will contain a summary explaining the future for film piracy and the entertainment industry. Will piracy continue to build and create even more problems for the film industry, will piracy reduce or will piracy remain as it is?

The document will seek to explore the issues of piracy, in particular piracy in the film industry and how the entertainment industry as a whole has both benefited and suffered. The objectives of this research are to determine whether or not it is considered theft to commit piracy. This topic will navigate through old and contemporary issues including those that are economic, social and cultural. Addressing why people use illegal torrent sites to access material such as The Pirate Bay is essential in understanding how fragmented our world has become. The internet has become a tool for mass confliction; there is almost a ‘good vs bad’ sensation across the globe between those in favour of piracy and those against.

ATRG

Here is my final edit for the internal client project for the ATRG.

ATRG- internal client project

• To produce a 45 second video documenting some of the work within the medical field of the Advanced Textiles Research Group (ATRG). I am documenting the work they've done because I can gain a better understanding of the research group and get an insight into future prospects.

• Show the uses of these medical products, why they are needed and how they are unique.

• Gain an informative interview about the research group and their work within the medical field.

• Promote the innovation of the group.

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Projected Visuals Project final edit

Here is my final edit

Inspirational videos

Full STOP. from Scott Foley on Vimeo.

Projections moodboard

This moodboard denotes my initial ideas for the projection project. As this project is meant to be abstract, I have collated random images which have no meaning. Obviously, the images on a whole do have a meaning, but to me, they don't as I do not know the background information to why the images were taken. They certainly relate to themes, for example, sunsets and reflections, but ultimately play no role in displaying a narrative.

Projections Brainstorm and notes

This Project has been hard to grasp purely because there is to be no real narrative. Coming up of ideas has been problematic because of this, however I believe sticking to a theme, whether it's vague or not is the key to making an abstract projection for the music to relate to.


Here are some notes to take into consideration:
-Experimental/Abstract
-No Story/Narrative
-3-6 minute tracks
-14 tracks, have to pick one
-Possible multi projections.

Short 1 minute video

I made this short video over Christmas, I was mainly testing my canon 600D to get the best out of it. It was all filmed at 60fps in order to create a few smooth slow motion clips. The song choice is a remix of the foals song 'Spanish Sahara' which I believe fits well with the video.

Here it is... enjoy :)


Showreel from Dan Bissill on Vimeo.

Say something political final

Risk assessment form

Recce form for fifth location

RECCE INFORMATION

PRODUCTION TITLE: Say Something Political

PRODUCER: Daniel Bissill

DATE OF RECCE: 1/11/2011

TIME OF RECCE:17:00 pm

LOCATION: 162 North Sherwood Street

HOW TO GET THERE (Car/Bus/Walk)

Access to car parking on North Sherwood Street . Fairly central to town. Within walking distance. Buses stop on Mansfield Road- 2 Minute walk to location from bus stop.

PERSON IN CHARGE OF LOCATION

CONTACT NAME: Daniel Bissill

POSITION: Director

TELEPHONE: 07837821244

ACCESS & PARKING/ HOURS AVAILABLE

Available all day and all night.

POWER AVAILABLE

Power is available throughout the flat. Has two power sockets in the room which the scene will be shot in.

SOUND / AMBIENT NOISE / PROBLEMS

Fairly loud ambient sound. Cars/people walking past house/ music from next door.

PLAN OF THE LOCATION (photographs)

 To come, have not had access to the house yet. Seen the house a few weeks ago.

OTHER INFORMATION (TOILETS, CATERING, FUNNY CARETAKER)

Location contains two fully working toilets. One downstairs and one upstairs. Catering can be provided on set at any time.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF LOCATION

Lounge is fairly modern with access to power. Room contains two sofas but one will be taken out the room.  A reasonable size lounge with easy access for equipment to be set up safely. The house is on North Sherwood Street. It’s a student accommodation.

DESCRIPTION OF ACTION

 I intend to film a few varied shots of a male lying on a couch. The shot will roughly last for 5 seconds when edited. In terms of the cast and crew, only these will be allowed in the dedicated room for the shooting.

Recce form for fourt location

RECCE INFORMATION

PRODUCTION TITLE: Say Something Political

PRODUCER: Daniel Bissill

DATE OF RECCE: 1/11/2011

TIME OF RECCE:16:00 pm

LOCATION: 19 Arthur street

HOW TO GET THERE (Car/Bus/Walk)

Access to car parking on Arthur Street. Fairly central to town. Within walking distance. Tram stop 2 minutes away.

PERSON IN CHARGE OF LOCATION

CONTACT NAME: Daniel Bissill

POSITION: Director

TELEPHONE: 07837821244

ACCESS & PARKING/ HOURS AVAILABLE

Available all day and all night.

POWER AVAILABLE

Power is available throughout the flat. Has three power sockets in the room which the scene will be shot in.

SOUND / AMBIENT NOISE / PROBLEMS

Quiet area. No noticeable noise apart from people living in the house.

PLAN OF THE LOCATION (photographs)

OTHER INFORMATION (TOILETS, CATERING, FUNNY CARETAKER)

Location contains two fully working toilets. One downstairs and one upstairs. Catering can be provided on set at any time.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF LOCATION

Lounge is fairly modern with access to power. Floor is fairly slippery so may have to put a carpet under the tripod for support. Room contains two sofas but one will be taken out the room. A small open planned kitchen is linked to the lounge. The flat is on Arthur Street. It’s a student accommodation.

DESCRIPTION OF ACTION

 I intend to film a few varied shots of a male lying on a couch. The shot will roughly last for 5 seconds when edited. In terms of the cast and crew, only these will be allowed in the dedicated room for the shooting.

Recce form for third location

RECCE INFORMATION

PRODUCTION TITLE: Say Something Political

PRODUCER: Daniel Bissill

DATE OF RECCE: 1/11/2011

TIME OF RECCE:14:00 pm

LOCATION: 5 Royal Albert court

HOW TO GET THERE (Car/Bus/Walk)

Access to car parking on Royal Albert Court grounds. Near to town. Within walking distance.

PERSON IN CHARGE OF LOCATION

CONTACT NAME: Daniel Bissill

POSITION: Director

TELEPHONE: 07837821244

ACCESS & PARKING/ HOURS AVAILABLE

Available all day and all night.

POWER AVAILABLE

Power is available throughout the flat. Has two power sockets in the room which the scene will be shot in.

SOUND / AMBIENT NOISE / PROBLEMS

Occasional ambient noise from nearby roads. No real problems. Windows are double glazed- will stop the noise quite well.

PLAN OF THE LOCATION (photographs)

OTHER INFORMATION (TOILETS, CATERING, FUNNY CARETAKER)

Location contains two fully working toilet. Catering can be provided on set at any time.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF LOCATION

Lounge is modern with access to power. Room contains three sofas but two will be taken out the room. The flat is on Royal Albert Court and will be filmed in the lounge. It’s a student accommodation.

DESCRIPTION OF ACTION

 I intend to film a few varied shots of a male lying on a couch. The shot will roughly last for 5 seconds when edited. In terms of the cast and crew, only these will be allowed in the dedicated room for the shooting. 

Recce form for second location

RECCE INFORMATION

PRODUCTION TITLE: Say Something Political

PRODUCER: Daniel Bissill

DATE OF RECCE: 1/11/2011

TIME OF RECCE:13:00 pm

LOCATION: 61 Portland Road

HOW TO GET THERE (Car/Bus/Walk)

Access to car parking on Portland Road. Near to town. Within walking distance.

PERSON IN CHARGE OF LOCATION

CONTACT NAME: Daniel Bissill

POSITION: Director

TELEPHONE: 07837821244

ACCESS & PARKING/ HOURS AVAILABLE

Available all day and all night.

POWER AVAILABLE

Power is available throughout the flat. Has three power sockets in the room which the scene will be shot in.

SOUND / AMBIENT NOISE / PROBLEMS

Occasional ambient noise from nearby roads. No real problems. Windows are double glazed- will stop the noise quite well.

PLAN OF THE LOCATION (photographs)

OTHER INFORMATION (TOILETS, CATERING, FUNNY CARETAKER)

Location contains a fully working toilet. Catering can be provided on set at any time.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF LOCATION

Lounge is fairly modern with access to power. Room contains three sofas but two will be taken out the room. The flat is on Portland Road on the and will be filmed in the lounge. It’s a student accommodation.

DESCRIPTION OF ACTION

 I intend to film a few varied shots of a male lying on a couch. The shot will roughly last for 5 seconds when edited. In terms of the cast and crew, only these will be allowed in the dedicated room for the shooting.