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  I RECORED FOOTSTEPS OF TWO KIDS WHO ARE CLIMBING UP THE STARIS IN ORDER TO GET TO THEIR CLASS.

  IN THIS TEST I FILMED A GIRL SITTING AT A STUDY TABLE. THIS SCENE INCLUDED TWO MAIN SOUND ELEMENTS: >.NATURAL SOUNDS - PAGE TURNING , SLIGHT CHAIR CREAKS. >.ADDED SOUND LAYER - SONG PLAYING IN THE HEADPHONES.

 THE SCENE IS BRIGHT AND HAS MINIMAL SHADOWS. HIGH KEY LIGHTING CAN BE USED TO SHOW FLASHBACK SCENES OE MEMORIES.

 HARD LIGHTING THAT CREATES HARD SHADOWS. LOW KEY LIGHTING HELPED INTENSIFY THE EMOTIONS OF FEAR AND UNCERTANITY.

 PRACTICAL LIGHTING REFERS TO ANY VISIBLE LIGHT SOURCE THAT EXISTS NATRUALLY WITHIN THE SCENE  >.LAPTOP LIGHT CREATED A FOCUSED BEAM. >.LAMP LIGHT MADE THE ROOM FEEL SAFE.

 NATURAL LIGHTING CAN AFFECT THE ATMOSPHERE AND EMOTIONAL TONE OF SCENE .I TOOK SOME PICTURES IN DIFFERENT LIGHT CONDITIOND TO TEST HOW EACH TIME OF DAY CHANGES MOOD AND VISIBILITY. 🠊MORNING LIGHT: SOFT AND COOL , CREATING A CALM YET DISTANT FEELING. 🠊 AFTERNOON LIGHT: HARSH AND BRIGHT , SHOWING TENSION AND EXPOSURE. 🠊 GOLDEN HOUR: WARM , EMOTIONAL TONE PERFECT FOR REFLECTIVE OR TRAGIC MOMENTS.

  STORY BOARD OF MY SHORT FILM THE KNOCK-MEMORY LANE.

  THIS IS THE FINAL VERSION OF MY SHORT FILM SCRIPT TITLED "THE KNOCK-MEMORY LANE"

I'LL USE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOFTWARE TO PLAN , EDIT AND DESIGN MY WORK. SINCE IM WORKING SOLO , I RELIED HEAVILY ON EDITING AND DESIGN TOOLS TO CREATE A PROFESSIONAL AND POLISHED OUTCOME. EDITING SOFTWARE: FILMORA FOR EDITING SCRIPT WRITING:                                                                                                                                          FADE IN FOR SCRIPT WRITING

FOR MY AS MEDIA STUDIES SHORT FILM PROJECT , I CHOSE TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY INSTEAD OF JOINING A GROUP. WORKING SOLO HAS ALLOWED ME TO FULLY SHAPE THE CONCEPT , DIRECTION , AND CREATIVE STYLE ACCORDING TO MY PERSONAL VISION. I WANTED TO EXPERIENCE EVERY STAGE OF FILM MAKING AND GAIN FULL CREATIVE CONTROL. WORKING IN A GROUP CAN SOMETIMES CAUSE CREATIVE DISAGREEMENTS WHEREAS WORKING ALONE ALLOWS ME TO FOCUS ON EXPRESSING MY OWN IDEAS FREELY AND MANAGING MY TIME ACCORDING TO MY OWN SCHEDULE.  

FOR MY AS MEDIA STUDIES PROJECT IM CREATING MY SHORT FILM THE KNOCK-MEMORY LANE . THIS FILM IDEA IS BASED ON PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE AND THEME OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA. IT EXPLORES HOW MEMORIES CAN BE HAUNTING AND HOW OPENING THE PAST CAN LEAD TO UNEXPECTED CONSEQUENCES.  WHILE WRITING THE SYNOPSIS AND LOGLINE , I AIMED TO CAPTURE THE SUSPENSE AND EMOTIONAL DEPTH OF THE STORY IN A SHORT AND ENGAGING WAY. THE FILM FOCUSES ON ATMOSPHERE , LIGHTING AND SYMBOLISM TO EXPRESS THE INNER CONFLICT BETWEEN CURIOUSITY AND FEAR.  

  THE TIMELINE OF MY AS MEDIA STUDIES SHORT FILM PROJECT.

 LIGHTING PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN VISIUAL STORYTELLING.                                                              THREE MAIN TYPES OF LIGHTING TECHNIQUES USED IN FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY: HIGH KEY LIGHTING:  IT USES BRIGHT , EVEN LIGHT WITH MINIMAL SHADOWS. IT CREATES A SOFT , CLEAN LOOK. OFTEN USED COMEDY , ADVERTISEMENTS. LOW KEY LIGHTING:  IT FOCUSES ON CREATING STRONG CONTRAST AND DEEP SHADOWS , USING MINIMAL LIGHT SOURCES. OFTEN USED IN THRILLERS , HORROR , OR CREATE TENSION. THREE-POINT LIGHTING:  IT INVOLVES KEY LIGHT , FILL LIGHT AND A BACK LIGHT TO MAKE SCENES LOOK MORE DYNAMIC AND VISUALLY APPEALING.

1.MEMORY AND THE PAST: THE KNOCKING SOUND REPRESENTS MEMORIES THAT WON'T FADE. EVEN WHEN WE TRY TO FORGET , THE PAST FINDS A WAY TO RETURN. IN THE FILM , EVERY KNOCK PULLS THE MAIN CHARACTER DEEPER INTO HER OWN MEMORIES.THE FLASHBACK SCENES AND SOUND DESIGN SHOW HOW THE PAST AND PRESENT COLLIDE - VISUALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. 2.GUILT AND REGRET: THE REAL FEAR IN THE FILM DOES'NT COME FROM A GHOST - IT COMES FROM GUILT. THE GIRL FEELS HAUNTED BY SOMETHING SHE ONCE DID OR COULD'NT STOP. AS THE KNOCKING CONTINUES SHE'S FORCED TO FACE WHAT SHE'S BEEN AVOIDING. 3.FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN: SUSPENSE COMES FROM WHAT WE CAN'T SEE. THE DARK HALLWAY AND THE CLOSED DOOR CREATE MYSTERY AND TENSION. THE KNOCKING SOUND BECOMES A SYMBOL OF THE UNKNOWN , SOMETHING OUT OF REACH. 4.FACING THE INNER SELF: WHEN THE GIRL OPENS THE DOOR , SHE ISN'T JUST FACING A MEMORY - SHE IS FACING HERSELF. THIS MOMENT REPRESENTS SELF-CONFRONTATION , ONE OF THE STRONGEST IDEAS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERS...

      'THE KNOCK - A MEMORY LANE' GENERE: PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE / MYSTERY / MEMORY DRAMA DURATION:                       ~2MINUTES                                                 CONCEPT: A GIRL WALKS DOWN A DIM HALLWAY AT NIGHT. THE ONLY SOUND IS HER FOOTSTEPS. SUDDENLY , A FAINT KNOCK COMES FROM ONE OF THE ROOMS.  SHE HESITATES - ANOTHER KNOCK. WHEN SHE OPENES THE DOOR , THE ROOM IS EMPTY....BUT MEMORIES START FLASHING. SHE SEES HERSELF AS A CHILD , A PAST MOMENT SHE'S BEEN HIDING FROM. THE KNOCKING CONTINUES - NOW INSIDE HER HEAD. SHE REALISES THE SOUND ISN'T FROM THE DOOR NOW IT'S FROM HER OWN MIND.THE FILM ENDS AS SHE FREEZES , SURROUNDED BY ECHOES OF HER PAST. IT IS A SHORT PSYCHOLOGICAL FILM THAT TURNS A SIMPLE MOMENT INTO SOMETHIMG DEEPLY EMOTIONAL. I WANT TO SHOW HOW THE PAST NEVE...

MY MOOD BOARD REFLECTS THE TONE AND ATMOSPHERE I PLAN TO ACHIEVE. IT INCLUDES VISUAL REFRENCES THAT MATCH THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE THEME.

WHEN DEVELOPING MY PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE PROJECT , I WANTED TO STUDY HOW PROFESSIONALS USE CAMERA WORK , LIGHTING , EDITING  TO CREATE TENSION AND EMOTION. I LOOKED AT SEVERAL SHORT FILMS , PHOTOGRAPHERS , AND SCENES THAT INFLUENCED THE VISUAL AND THEMATIC DIRECTION OF MY WORK. 1.VISUAL INSPIRATION:                                      ➢FILM: GONE GIRL (DAVID FINCHER , 2014) THE FILM'S USE OF DIM LIGHTNING AND SHARP SHADOWS INSPIRED HOW I PLAN TO FRAME MY OWN SHOTS , CREATING AN UNSETELLING AND MYSTERIOUS FEEL.                               ➢SERIES: YOU (NETFLIX) I LIKED THE WAY THIS SERIES USES CAMERA FOCUS AND ANGLES TO REFLECT THE CHARACTER'S INNER THOUGHTS AND OBSESSION. 2.THEMATIC INSPIRATION:                               ➢SHORT FILM:...

UNDERSTANDING SHOT TYPES IS ESSENTIAL IN MEDIA PRODUCTION BECAUSE EACH SHOT CREATES A DIFFERENT EFFECT. I LEARNED HOW EACH SHOT TYPE CAN CHANGE THE AUDIENCE'S CONNECTION WITH A CHARACTER OR SCENE . 🠊MAIN CAMERA SHOTS:                                                             1.EXTREME LONG SHOT: 2.LONG SHOT: 3.MEDIUM LONG SHOT: 4.MEDIUM CLOSE-UP: 5.EXTREME CLOSE-UP: 6.CLOSE-UP:

 PORTRAITS ARE A KEY ELEMENT OF MEDIA PRODUCTION AS THEY HELP COMMUNICATE MOOD , IDENTITY AND  STORY THROUGH VISUAL REPRESENTATION.📸 🠞

LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY ALLOWS THE PHOTOGRAPHER TO CAPTURE NATURAL OR URBAN ENVIRONMENTS WHILE COMMUNICATING A PARTICULAR MOOD OR ATMOSPHERE THROUGH VISUAL ELEMENTS.🌄 🠞 🠞  

  CAMERA ANGLES PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN HOW A SCENE IS VIEWED AND HOW THE AUDIENCE FEELS ABOUT A CHARACTER OR SITUATION. IN THIS POST, I'LL EXPLAIN DIFFERENT CAMERA ANGLES AND HOW THEY CAN BE USED TO CREATE MEANING IN FILMS OR SHORT PROJECTS.                                                                         1.LOW ANGLE: 2.HIGH-ANGLE : 3.EYE-LEVEL: 4.DUTCH ANGLE:  

 IN THIS EXERCISE , I EXPLORED THE 180-DEGREE RULE  , ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES IN FILM CONTINUITY . IT IS A BASIC GUIDELINE IN FLIMMAKING THAT KEEPS THE CAMERA ON ONE SIDE OF AN IMAGINARY LINE DRAWN BETWEEN TWO CHARACTERS OR POINTS OF FOCUS. THIS LINE IS CALLED THE AXIS OF ACTION. BY STAYING ON ONE SIDE OF THE AXIS , THE AUDIENCE CAN EASILY FOLLOW WHERE EACH CHARACTER IS POSITIONED AND WHO THEY ARE LOOKING AT. IF THE CAMERA CROSSES THIS LINE , IT B REAKS THE RULE-- MAKING IT SEEM LIKE THE CHARACTERS HAVE SWAPPED PLACES OR ARE LOOKING IN WRONG DIRECTION , WHICH CAN CONFUSE THE VIEWER.

IN MY MEDIA PROJECT , IM FOCUSING ON THE CONCEPT OF ' mise-en-scene' THE VISUAL ARRANGEMENT OF EVERYTHING THAT APPEARS IN A FRAME. SINCE MY CHOSEN GENRE IS PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE  , I WANT TO USE mise-en-scene TO CREATE MYSTERY , TENSION , EMOTIONAL DEPTH THROUGHOUT MY SHORT FILM.  WHAT IS Mise-en-scene? IT MEANS "PUTTING ON STAGE"  . IN FILM TERMS IT INCLUDES EVERY VISUAL ELEMENT THAT HELPS TELL THE STORY. ITS HOW THE STORY'S ATMOSPHERE AND MEANING ARE BUILT VISUALLY RATHER THAN THROUGH DIALOGUE. 🠞MY GOAL IS TO MAKE THE mise-en-scene REFLECT THE CHARACTER'S MINDS- DARK , TENSE AND UNPREDICTABLE. EVERY VISUAL CHOICE WILL HELP THE AUDIENCE FEEL THE SAME CONFUSION AND SUSPENSE AS THE CHARACTERS THEMSELVES.

BLACK  AND  WHITE  PHOTOGRAPHY HAS A TIMELESS CHARM. EVEN WITHOUT COLOUR, IT CAN SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS. BY REMOVING THE DISTRACTION OF COLOUR, IT ALLOWS US TO FOCUS ON EMOTION , TEXTURE, LIGHT  AND CONTRAST  - THE TRUE ESSENCE OF AN IMAGE. WHY BLACK AND WHITE WORKS  1. EMOTIONAL IMPACT : THE ABSENCE OF COLOUR DRAWS ATTENTION TO FACIAL EXPRESSIONS , MOOD AND ATMOSPHERE. 2. FOCUS ON LIGHT AND SHADOW: THE CONTRAST BETWEEN LIGHT AND DARKNESS ADDS DEPTH AND DRAMA TO A SCENE. 3. SIMPLICITY AND STORYTELLING: BLACK AND WHITE IMAGES CAN SIMPLIFY A COMPLEX COMPOSITION , HELPING THE VIEWER FOCUS ON THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO. 4. TIMELESS AESTHETIC: WHETHER IT'S A PORTRAIT OR A STREET SHOT , BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY GIVES IMAGES A CLASSIC , CINEMATIC LOOK. BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY ISN'T ABOUT LOSING COLOR -- IT'S ABOUT GAINING EMOTION , STORYTELLING , AND FOCUS. 

BEFORE STARTING MY FILM OPENING , I PLANNED OUT ALL THE EQUIPMENT AND RESOURCES I'LL NEED FOR FILMIMG. THIS STEP HELPS ME STAY ORGANISED AND ENSURES I CAN ACHIEVE THE QUALITY I WANT WITHOUT LAST-MINUTE ISSUES. MY PROJECT IS BASED ON PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE GENRE , I NEED EQUIPMENT THAT ALLOWS ME TO FOCUS ON LIGHTING , SOUND , AND CAMERA ANGLES  TO CREATE TENSION. PHONE CAMERA: I'LL BE USING 13 PRO MAX  TO SHOOT MY SCENES.  EDITING SOFTWARE: EDITING WILL BE DONE USING  DaVinci RESOLVE  SOFTWARE. LOCATIONS: I'LL USE REAL-LIFE LOCATIONS  THAT I'VE EASY ACCESS TO SUCH AS : → HOUSE CORRIDOR →BACKYARD →ABANDONED LOOKING AREA  TO GIVE FILM AN AUTHENTIC AND EERIE FEEL.

 IN THIS POST , I'LL BE SHARING A FEW IDEAS I'VE BEEN DEVELOPING FOR MY AS MEDIA FILM OPENING , I WANT TO EXPLORE THE THEME OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE AND EXPERIMENT WITH MYSTERY , EMOTION , AND TENSION. IDEA 1:   A GIRL HEARS WHISPERS COMING FROM A LOCKED ROON IN HER HOUSE.THE STORY BUILDS AROUND WHAT'S HIDDEN BEHIND THAT DOOR. → MOOD: SUSPENSEFUL AND MYSTERIOUS → LOCATION: HOME INTERIOR , LOW LIGHTING  → TECHNIQUES: CLOSE-UP SHOTS , SOUND DESIGN FOR TENSION IDEA 2 :   A PERSON FINDS OLD PHOTOS THAT TRIGGER FLASHBACKS OF EVENTS THEY TRIED TO FORGET. → MOOD: EMOTIONAL , SLOW-PACED , MYSTERIOUS → LOCATION: PARK BENCH , DARK HALLWAY OR OLD ROOM → TECHNIQUES: FADE TRANSITIONS , SOFT LIGHTING , MUTED COLOURS

  COLOUR IS MORE THAN JUST A VISUAL ELEMENT -- IT'S A LANGUAGE THAT SPEAKS DIRECTLY TO OUR EMOTIONS. IN FILMS EVERY SHADE AND TONE IS CHOSEN CAREFULLY TO GUIDE HOW THE AUDIENCE FEELS ABOUT A SCENE OR CHARACTER. RED  OFTEN REPRESENTS DANGER , PASSION , OR INTENSITY. IT GRABS ATTENTION INSTANTLY.🟥 BLUE  BRINGS CALMNESS OR SADNESS.🟦 GREEN  CAN SYMBOLISE GROWTH , ENVY , OR EVEN MYSTORY DEPENDING ON LIGHTING AND CONTRAST.🟩 YELLOW  GIVES WARMTH AND HAPINESS BUT , IN THRILLERS CAN FEEL UNSETTLING WHEN MIXED WITH SHADOWS.🟨 WARM ORANGE  CREATE COMFORT AND NOSTALGIA.🟧 CAREFUL USE OF COLOUR HELPS THE AUDIENCE SUBCONSCIOUSLY CONNECT TO THE EMOTIONS ON SCREEN.UNDERSTANDING COLOUR PSYCHOLOGY ALLOWS DIRECTORS AND CINEMATOGRAPHERS TO COMMUNICATE WITHOUT WORDS _ TO MAKE US FEEL BEFORE WE EVEN REALISE WHY.

 HEY! MY NAME IS FALLAH SALMAN   , AND I'M CURRENTLY STUDYING AS MEDIA STUDIES  ,   AT ROOTS IVY SERENE C ITY.  THIS BLOG WILL DOCUMENT MY JOURNEY THROUGHOUT MY COURSEWORK , WHERE I'LL BE RESEARCHING , PLANNING , FILMING , AND EVALUATING THE OPENING SEQUENCE OF MY OWN FILM. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN INTRESTED IN HOW FILMS CREATE EMOTIONS THROUGH CAMERA ANGLES , LIGHTING, SOUND  ESPECIALLY IN THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE.I HOPE TO DEVELOPE MY SKILLS IN FILMMAKING , EDITING , STORYTELLING  WHILE LEARNING HOW TO APPLY KEY MEDIA  CONCEPTS. THE PASSION FOR VISUAL STORYTELLING IS THE MAIN REASON I CHOSE MEDIA STUDIES AS MY CORE SUBJECT.🎥

FOR MY AS MEDIA STUDIES COURSEWORK , I AM CREATING THE OPENING SEQUENCE OF A FILM LASTING APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES . THE PURPOSE OF THIS BLOG IS TO DOCUMENT THE PROCESS OF RESEARCH , PLANNING , PRODUCTION , AND EVALUATION FOR MY COURSEWORK PROJECT. THE OPENING WILL FOCUS ON BUILDING PSYCHOLOGICAL TENSION THROUGH CINEMATOGRAPHY , SOUND , AND EDITING , RATHER THAN DIALOUGE . IT WILL EXPLORE THE THEME OF PERCEPTION VERSUS REALITY , LEAVING THE AUDIENCE QUESTIONING WHAT IS REAL⧜.