2 new animes I been watching and am enjoying lately are
Kampfer:
I find this storyline so remarkably funny and unique, people are chosen to become female fighters each controling a power or weapon. A boy wakes up one day as a female and after that he ends up being attacked by other kampfers.
Thing i find funny is the boy likes this girl Sakura, but Sakura only likes the guys (female transformation) but doesnt know that there the same person.
Then to make it even more funny the 3 kampfer the guy teams up with end up falling for him and theres always arguements around.
Letter Bee:
Not as interesting of a anime but I give it one thing, it has alot of heart in the storyline which grabs my attention right away feeling for the characters.
A young boy wishes to be a Letter Bee (which is like postman expect has special gun and fights monsters), But his main wish is to find his best friend who was a letter bee but went missing.
Sunday 29 November 2009
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Barking- Finally Filmed
Well my group and I filmed the Barking play today and it was a good experience working with professional actors.
At the start things started going wrong and we ended up being late on filming, but we soon turned it around when started filming scenes. As the Location Manager my role on set was just to make sure everyone was safe and perform the the tasks on the risk assessment sheet.
My second role was lighting which we didn't need expect in a few scenes, for example the fridge scene which needed light and green filters to make a spooky feel to it.
And there was some scenes which we needed to pretend it was night so bounced a light off the ceiling to make this feeling while the curtains was closed.
I was also the Runner even though I didn't originally plan to be, or thought was needed, I had to go buy flour for a prop in one our scenes.
All went well and looking forward to the final edits of our filming which will be really good.
At the start things started going wrong and we ended up being late on filming, but we soon turned it around when started filming scenes. As the Location Manager my role on set was just to make sure everyone was safe and perform the the tasks on the risk assessment sheet.
My second role was lighting which we didn't need expect in a few scenes, for example the fridge scene which needed light and green filters to make a spooky feel to it.
And there was some scenes which we needed to pretend it was night so bounced a light off the ceiling to make this feeling while the curtains was closed.
I was also the Runner even though I didn't originally plan to be, or thought was needed, I had to go buy flour for a prop in one our scenes.
All went well and looking forward to the final edits of our filming which will be really good.
Monday 16 November 2009
Review: 2012
Film: 2012
Director: Roland Emmerich
Writers: Roland Emmerich and Harald Kloser
Site IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190080/
Music was really important in this movie, the movie consisted of many tension music to set the scene which you knew straight away danger. I also liked the effect they did showing previous dates before 2012, they have text and location which helped make sense of the time line of whats present and past.
The thing I liked about the film was instead making it a full tension film, which would of ruined it, they did have breaks with humor for example they had a crazy guy create a animation of the end of the world and made it pretty funny.
I also thought this movie had a lot of symbolism for example a quake in the store splitting up the couple apart, or when the church had a image of 2 people touching reaching out with fingers, a crack in the middle splitting them apart. Throughout the movie this was done in many ways people breaking apart.
Anyways overall the film was pretty good and would advice people to watch it
Overall: 8/10
Monday 9 November 2009
Anime:Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood
Been watching this anime and the storyline is getting really good, interesting, with amazing characters and fights.
Each episode grabs you attention which is a nice quality to have in anything, anyways the anime is about alchemy which is like science/magic to create things but with a exchange rate.
Its basically about two boy who use forbidden science to try to resurrect their mother back from the dead but failing, alchemy operates on the theory of equivalent trade, and breaking the human alchemy taboo carries a heavy prices.
Edd loses his leg, while Al loses his body, but giving Edd gave up his arm to reinsert his brothers soul in a suit of armor.
Then rest story is basically them trying get their original self's back and searching for a Philosopher's Stone which is mythical and which could help them, But their not only ones searching for it.
Well i like everything about this anime, full metal alchemist brotherhood is exactly like full metal alchemist, but a lot of episodes are different with more characters and based of the manga which makes it a lot more interesting to watch.
Each episode grabs you attention which is a nice quality to have in anything, anyways the anime is about alchemy which is like science/magic to create things but with a exchange rate.
Its basically about two boy who use forbidden science to try to resurrect their mother back from the dead but failing, alchemy operates on the theory of equivalent trade, and breaking the human alchemy taboo carries a heavy prices.
Edd loses his leg, while Al loses his body, but giving Edd gave up his arm to reinsert his brothers soul in a suit of armor.
Then rest story is basically them trying get their original self's back and searching for a Philosopher's Stone which is mythical and which could help them, But their not only ones searching for it.
Well i like everything about this anime, full metal alchemist brotherhood is exactly like full metal alchemist, but a lot of episodes are different with more characters and based of the manga which makes it a lot more interesting to watch.
Review Christmas Carol 3D
Ok todays film, I was going see 9 but decided I watch that tomorrow, instead I saw
Writers: Charles Dickens (Novel) Robert Zemeckis (Screenplay)
Film: Christmas Carol (In 3D).
Writers: Charles Dickens (Novel) Robert Zemeckis (Screenplay)
Site IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1067106/
I completely hated this film it was dull and like nothing new compared to the rest of the Christmas Carol movies. Only thing I enjoyed was it was in 3D and can see everything come at you which was enjoyable, besides that it was like the basic Christmas Carol story. I did find the lighting interesting, everything mainly dark but on happy moments lighted room to represent happiness. Like 2 of the spirits, the first was a flaming candle and the second was a giant man holding a torch with fire. Anyways i thought I would watch it see if anything different compared to rest but it was really boring, least could added something different for example like " Girlfriends of the Past" type version which made it unique yet similar story.
Overall: 3/10 (don't watch unless big fan of 3D)
I completely hated this film it was dull and like nothing new compared to the rest of the Christmas Carol movies. Only thing I enjoyed was it was in 3D and can see everything come at you which was enjoyable, besides that it was like the basic Christmas Carol story. I did find the lighting interesting, everything mainly dark but on happy moments lighted room to represent happiness. Like 2 of the spirits, the first was a flaming candle and the second was a giant man holding a torch with fire. Anyways i thought I would watch it see if anything different compared to rest but it was really boring, least could added something different for example like " Girlfriends of the Past" type version which made it unique yet similar story.
Overall: 3/10 (don't watch unless big fan of 3D)
Sunday 8 November 2009
2nd idea for Film (also test)
Anyways I love history mythology's and lately been playing games/watching animes with Valkyries in them. I also decided to research a bit on them and found out a lot of interesting things about them such as their role in Ragnarok and how they half gods.
So I got inspired with a storyline consisting of Valkyries and the Norse gods.
(completely new idea i have had recently).
Storyline: A legend that is older then the gods tell of a Valkyrie born of human blood who shall gain a power unlike any other, knowing of this knowledge, Odin the king of the gods decides he must control this girl so he then try's to search for her.
At the start the girl doesn't know she has these powers, she later on finds out when a weird symbol tattoo appears on her hand, and later on starts seeing spirits raising from the bodies of dead people.
Valkyries then get sent down by Odin to find this girl then teach her how to control her powers to serve Odin, but the more she starts learning what the gods are like the more her human side see's that what shes doing isn't right (stealing the spirits of fallen people to help serve Odin's cause), so she decides to rebel.
More info: Loki will be in this also since a enermy of Odin, but later own things change where he isnt really good at all, wants power to rule and destroy the world.
Just cause he's very mischief like doesn't mean he's a bad guy just a practical joker like, so he will look nice and normal like. At start he helps the girl valkryie but later on when the girl finds out his motives then she becomes a enermy too.
Odin starts to send out Valkyries to destroy the girl since the girl becomes a threat who may control powers stronger then his and unlike normal En jinn Valkyries.
Girl aged 18, blond or brown hair like, lives in a normal town (20th century), as for Loki he's around the same age and misunderstood/nice.
Name: Valkyrie Legends/ Chosen's Path
(so far what I got in head besides few other details on chars etc but all in notebook)
Saturday 7 November 2009
Ok Own Film Ideas (Test)
These are the two ideas I have had/got lately to do for a film, though I don't know all the details so don't ask me too many things since the ideas are still being planned.
I also decided to just write some information on here to see how they are, but rest are all noted down on my notebooks.
Idea 1: Ok this isn't really new but in my college FMP project I created a short trailer for a movie I made up, the storyline and everything I created myself but decided that in the short time I had I would only create a trailer for it. This consisted of a small script of what shots I needed film and what actions for the trailer but didnt consist of dialog.
I now decided since I have alot more knowledge in films and know more into the softwares like after effects that would be a good idea to improve and deeper thought my origanl idea into a full movie.
If you havent watched my trailer then look it up on www.youtube.com/liteduo , it is about a tournament with a twist, fighters from all over the world, and different worlds come to this tournament (but only those who control the powers of dragons). The winner will win a lot of fame+money but more important, the ultimate power of the king of dragons which not everyone wants these powers for good.
Each fighter has there own unique powers and dragons which is why they get given different small dragon statue as a sign of entry.
Orginally got influenced from shaman king anime and mortal kombat but with my own twist and storyline about dragons.
Dragons Tournament- the name I came up with.
Lately Update on ideas: The main bad guy would control dark powers/dragon, and the good guy the obvious opposite of dark which would be light user, this could be interesting contrast with effects black/white.
But yeah I wanted alot contrast like type powers, water/fire etc to be a key element.
Another thing is that I wanted it to be a new age type film, like city instead of village etc 20th century mainly set in different locations
(email/text where the fight would be and with who)
Also wanted love story in this instead of making it only fantasy which is the genre i prefer, i thought that a love pair in this would improve some deeper background of the characters. As well as making it a cruel fate them fighting eachother in the tournament.
I also decided to just write some information on here to see how they are, but rest are all noted down on my notebooks.
Idea 1: Ok this isn't really new but in my college FMP project I created a short trailer for a movie I made up, the storyline and everything I created myself but decided that in the short time I had I would only create a trailer for it. This consisted of a small script of what shots I needed film and what actions for the trailer but didnt consist of dialog.
I now decided since I have alot more knowledge in films and know more into the softwares like after effects that would be a good idea to improve and deeper thought my origanl idea into a full movie.
If you havent watched my trailer then look it up on www.youtube.com/liteduo , it is about a tournament with a twist, fighters from all over the world, and different worlds come to this tournament (but only those who control the powers of dragons). The winner will win a lot of fame+money but more important, the ultimate power of the king of dragons which not everyone wants these powers for good.
Each fighter has there own unique powers and dragons which is why they get given different small dragon statue as a sign of entry.
Orginally got influenced from shaman king anime and mortal kombat but with my own twist and storyline about dragons.
Dragons Tournament- the name I came up with.
Lately Update on ideas: The main bad guy would control dark powers/dragon, and the good guy the obvious opposite of dark which would be light user, this could be interesting contrast with effects black/white.
But yeah I wanted alot contrast like type powers, water/fire etc to be a key element.
Another thing is that I wanted it to be a new age type film, like city instead of village etc 20th century mainly set in different locations
(email/text where the fight would be and with who)
Also wanted love story in this instead of making it only fantasy which is the genre i prefer, i thought that a love pair in this would improve some deeper background of the characters. As well as making it a cruel fate them fighting eachother in the tournament.
Friday 6 November 2009
Barking - More information
Ok as a location manager - my main role. I have been thinking of locations to use and thought we would use the same house as the Malac play, since not only is it a good location to set everything up, but we also don't need permission because the house belongs to group members.
Our Filming is mainly in a longue and kitchen which we both have in the house, and safe too with alot space to set lights/equipment.
Another good point is distence is right near the university so dont have waste a lot of time of our filming time and the actors important time.
But this is just a start, I will see if there's more better locations but till then I find the one we have so far very appropriate.
P.s we also found out our actors, whom are real actors not some beginner . This is very impressive and a good way for us to see how it will be like in the future to work with known actors.
Our Filming is mainly in a longue and kitchen which we both have in the house, and safe too with alot space to set lights/equipment.
Another good point is distence is right near the university so dont have waste a lot of time of our filming time and the actors important time.
But this is just a start, I will see if there's more better locations but till then I find the one we have so far very appropriate.
P.s we also found out our actors, whom are real actors not some beginner . This is very impressive and a good way for us to see how it will be like in the future to work with known actors.
Monday 2 November 2009
Review - Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Ok now I finally sorted out my month free unlimited movies card, so I decided to start watching movies and reviewing them.
Since today I had just a hour tutorial I decided to watch a movie at the cinema, so I decided to pick....
Film: Cirque du Freak: The Vampires Assistant.
Director: Paul Weitz
Writers: Paul Weitz and Brian Helgeland
Site IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450405/
Ok this movie looked low budget with actors in the trailer, but it did look like a interesting and unique storyline which convinced me to watch it. I have never been so mistaken in my life when i finally watched it and thought how amazing it was.
Storyline: Ok the storyline was about a circus of freaks coming to town and changing a boy everyday normal life with unexpected twists. The boy called Darren then meets this vampire in the circus act which leads to events where he has to leave his life and become a vampire.
( very interesting storyline and unique, also a very magical and funny storyline as well)
Camera: Start of the movie there was a good panning shot left to right then vica verser to show the crowd at the funeral scene, this seemed effective.
Camera: Start of the movie there was a good panning shot left to right then vica verser to show the crowd at the funeral scene, this seemed effective.
Actors: Ok not exactly the best of acting seriously, it was really stupid in a lot of scenes though the characters and storyline supported the acting well, which means didn't care about the acting.
Special Effects/Edits/Other: The special effects I really liked, for example the vampire speed was a interesting way to represent it with a purplish color zooming everywhere. I also thought there was a scene which was done really well (Kid talking how all parents want off him is college, job, family, this had a cut for each one showing a preview). This reminded me something that the TV show Scrubs would do with funny cuts.
Watching this movie made me see how important color actually is since throughout the movie I can remember seeing a lot of red hinting danger/warning.
Overall: I really enjoyed this movie and recommend it to people who haven't seen it, very funny at least and interesting storyline
7/10
Overall: I really enjoyed this movie and recommend it to people who haven't seen it, very funny at least and interesting storyline
7/10
Sunday 1 November 2009
Barking - Got our 1/3 play given to us
We have been set into 3 groups, and then given a random play from 3 choices.
The group i am in ended up with "Barking as its play mainly set in a horror/thriller way, located mainly in a kitchen and lounge.
We each decided on the roles we wanted and had no arguments since people didn't mind what they got, which was really good it getting this sorted quickly.
I decided I would be the location manager which consists of jobs with it such as health and safety+photographer+runner.
Since this would mainly be text based (not a on shooting role) and there was a lot of roles set out, some got to pick two (means more work but someone had to do it). I decided Iwould also be the Light assistant which is on shooting based role but not a lot of work since i would just be assisting the Light Manager.
So we all got even enough roles instead of someone having a lot of work while others have it easy, this why I suggested to take two.
Looking forward to our outcome hopefully a lot better then our Malac play.
The group i am in ended up with "Barking as its play mainly set in a horror/thriller way, located mainly in a kitchen and lounge.
We each decided on the roles we wanted and had no arguments since people didn't mind what they got, which was really good it getting this sorted quickly.
I decided I would be the location manager which consists of jobs with it such as health and safety+photographer+runner.
Since this would mainly be text based (not a on shooting role) and there was a lot of roles set out, some got to pick two (means more work but someone had to do it). I decided Iwould also be the Light assistant which is on shooting based role but not a lot of work since i would just be assisting the Light Manager.
So we all got even enough roles instead of someone having a lot of work while others have it easy, this why I suggested to take two.
Looking forward to our outcome hopefully a lot better then our Malac play.
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