Similar products

Similar products

Below are some movies, TV shows, Video Games and Music videos which have some similarities to our opening sequence. Whether its location, key themes: Gaming/virtual reality and War, Genre or similar storyline, they all are similar in some way. Its great to know of other similar products as you can use it in a way of inspiration or even comparison.

Movies:
Gamer (2011)
Lawnmower man 1 and 2
Tron (1982)
Tron Legacy (2010)
Lets be Evil (2016)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Martix 1-3



TV Shows:
Black Mirror-Season 3 episode 1, San Junipero episode
ReBoot (1994)
Fairly Odd Parents, Season 2 episode 1

Video games:
Call of Duty Franchise
Battlefield

Music videos:
Thirty seconds to Mars- This Means War
The Weeknd- False Alarm

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Shoot Day Reflection

Shoot Day Reflection





The night before our shoot we sent a reminder to all of the cast about what they needed to bring and what time they were needed. Before the shoot we also made sure that our costume and props were all together and ready for use the next day. First thing on the day of our shoot, we arranged to meet with the actors at 8:40 in the media editing room. Everyone arrived promptly at the right time which meant that we were able to get on straight away with what we needed to do before we left to go to the location. Nandi and I collected and I brought up the costume so that each actor could take a jacket and we could give a pair of boots to Callum and David- the two main characters. We were lucky because the majority of our actors brought boots with them which helped contribute to making the whole army look that we were trying to create. We questioned the actors about which pizza they wanted for lunch so that we were prepared to order our food quickly just before the lunch break started so that we didn’t waste any time. After that we sorted out the actor’s hair and discussed which people we wanted to portray the bad side and those which we wanted to portray the good side. We set off as soon as all the equipment was loaded onto the minibus. At first the weather worried us because it was very frosty and looked like it could’ve been slippery. We realised when we were at the location that this wasn’t a problem because a lot of the frost had gone it wasn’t as slippery as we imagined because the surface was rough and dry which was really convenient; if it had rained, on the other hand, the actors would’ve got too muddy and it would’ve been a lot harder to film what we wanted. Once we had got into the paintball course, my group and I looked around the course and chose which locations we were planning to film each part in. At first this took time as the location is quite big, also carrying the equipment around took time but we all worked as a team and helped each other by carrying one or more pieces of equipment each.  Luckily we were able to shoot everything we needed to at this location so our group’s idea didn’t change from what we originally planned; the only thing that as a group we decided to change in the plot was how we didn’t want Callum to get shot but instead, cough up blood likewise to how he does in the scene of him with the virtual reality headset, we believed that the storyline would’ve been clearer this way. Throughout the day, in our group we alternated roles so that everyone got a taste of what it was like to do each role. Andrew and I mainly did the camera work and directing whereas Nandi and Chris were in charge of the sound and spotting. Nandi was also in charge of collecting footage of behind the scenes which helped me create the behind the scenes video and I was in charge of the bloody make up and giving the blood to Callum for the fitting scene.. At first a challenge for Andrew and I was filming in handheld, the reason for this is because the camera was heavy and the scenes are very action packed. We overcame this problem by taking it in turns filming it and making sure our spotters were right behind us in case we fell. The handheld parts that we captured looked great through the camera so I am happy that we overcame this problem.  My group and I discussed the scene before one person took the lead directing so that we all had input in the idea. On set, the created what we needed we used smoke grenades and small crackers which made small explosions to make the seen more intense and exciting. A problem with using the smoke grenades was the timing, we had to get the timing correct so that the actors were in the right place at the right time. To do this we did a practice run and then did it again whist filming. The only problem with doing this is the fact that this used up more of the smoke grenades; this wasn’t a major problem because we had plenty. Also a problem with using the small explosives was that, for health and safety, the actors had to wear helmets. This meant that we weren’t able to do any shots which included their heads because we needed continuity. It was tricky not getting their heads in the shot as there was a lot of movement and it was handheld but in the end it was worked out well because the spotters did a great job holding me and I was able to get low with the camera. I think this was the most challenging element of the shoot but we worked as a team and everything turned out looking great. Although this was the most challenging I think the smoke grenades and small explosives were the most exciting part of the shoot for us and the actors- this being because it added something much more interesting to the scene and the actors were able to get into role better because of this. Two other things which we feared were a problem was being limited in time because of the daylight and how cold it was outside. Daylight didn’t end up being a problem because we managed to finish shooting on location before it started getting dark which was great! The actors did get cold but that was extremely hard to avoid; we made sure they had enough layers and gave them breaks if they got too cold. The shoot back at school didn’t take too much time so we finished just in time for dinner. As a group I think our teamwork was perfect as we all helped each other out when it was needed, we all took our roles very seriously and professionally and we all put input into the ideas together. Overall, I believe the shoot went very well, we were able to get all of the footage that was needed, our team and the actors worked very well together and listened to each other and I think the storyline was able to be captured clearly because of the location and professional the actors were.
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