In one of my eariler posts, in one of my comments i was asked to explain what forbidden planet was because odds were that someone reading this blog would be confused.
Well Forbidden Planet is a lovely little shop situated in wolverhampton on the outskirts of the mander center and sells lots of merchandise like japanese comic books(printed in english language)marvel comics, and a large range of products like yugioh and pokemon and magic the gatheing and starwars and twilight, it's been compared to a paradise for people who are intrested in unusual things, however it's a great place to see some great stuff, it's been around for years as it used to be called another world however back then it still sold a magintude of gaming related products.
Forbidden Planet is located outside the mander center, to get to it you go down to the lower level and head towards the butchers and then keep going until you see a ramp which goes off in 2 directions and keep heading staright out the door and then when you get to the bottom of the ramp turn right and keep going until you se it on the right after passing the big depot for the tesco lorry.
reaching it by car is also simple as you can program it into a sat nav or google maps as bell street wolverhampton and you should go past it.
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Monday, 27 February 2012
Effectively Ready to Film
After spending the first 1 and a half of my Sunday getting some people to agree to be filmed for my film, i then set about gaining some empty booster packs to put some cards into as a major opening plot point.
I obtained the empty packets quite easily by asking my fellow players to allow me to have the packaging for the booster packs, they happily agreed as it meant they didn't have to go about cleaning them up, so effectively i did my good deed for the day, after that i then played in a children's card game tournament, and did do as well as i'd hoped but it did give me some ideas for how i would like to film and how i might go about it.
The great thing about forbidden planet is that because it has so many convenient place to place a camera and film that i couldn't help but show some glee in the masses of filming positions i had to chose from.
Because i've gotten permission to film in all of my locations, i'm quite happy to begin filming at any point hopefully within the next week
After doing all this i realised that i'd come up with multiple names for my production company but not listed what it was called, i've decided to call my production company, Original Planet Productions, the name being taken from the group of original Yu-Gi-Oh Players in wolverhampton
This has been an update to keep you up to progress at the current state i'm at
I obtained the empty packets quite easily by asking my fellow players to allow me to have the packaging for the booster packs, they happily agreed as it meant they didn't have to go about cleaning them up, so effectively i did my good deed for the day, after that i then played in a children's card game tournament, and did do as well as i'd hoped but it did give me some ideas for how i would like to film and how i might go about it.
The great thing about forbidden planet is that because it has so many convenient place to place a camera and film that i couldn't help but show some glee in the masses of filming positions i had to chose from.
Because i've gotten permission to film in all of my locations, i'm quite happy to begin filming at any point hopefully within the next week
After doing all this i realised that i'd come up with multiple names for my production company but not listed what it was called, i've decided to call my production company, Original Planet Productions, the name being taken from the group of original Yu-Gi-Oh Players in wolverhampton
This has been an update to keep you up to progress at the current state i'm at
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Infomation about the film and overall project
Because I'm very close to starting my film i decided that i should remind myself of what my film is and what it's about and point out the facts about it.
Film name
The Search For Golden Opportunity
Genre
Comedy/Adventure
Target Audience
The Audience i will be aiming my opening at would be the 9-21 year old audience who like children's card games.
Filming Locations
My Room, Wolverhampton(Mander Centre and Forbidden Planet)Birmingham(possibly at New Street Train Station)
Filming Style
Use of some comedic angled shots and documentary style filming with titles thrown in to speak to the audience.
Proposed Time For Filming
I hope to have the majority of filming done within 1-2 weeks and hopefully be finished in 2-3 weeks.
Number Of Actors And Roles Within The Opening
Since I'm working on this project by myself, i shall be the only on-screen presence, people i pass while filming will be in the background and there for count as extras.
Music
The music i would like to use is comical and upbeat, with some slight hints of comedy.
Below is some music form the 2006 sonic the hedgehog game and it's comedic and i like it, i would like to include something like this in my opening.
Camera Shots Being Proposed.
There will be some long establishing shots and some close ups and the camera will focus on certain people or objects at certain points
transitioning between scenes will be handled by inputting some words on the screen(which will be a black screen with white writing, one such example of this would be the Phantasy star Online Video Game whose opening has the sort of thing i might do, and then i would add my comical elements.
Below is the opening to Phantasy Star Online
Ideas for filming angles
The video i have here is to show an idea of my walk through wolverhampton but unlike this video i might speed up my walkthrough section by about 4 times the speed or make it fast enough to fit into my opening, by doing this i hope to show my ability to film with some very steady and great camerawork.
and unlike the above film i hope to have minimal shaking
Monday, 20 February 2012
The Golden Card I Plan To Use
Ideas i came up with over half term
During my half-term break i had about 3 or 4 days where i spent it concepting ideas for my filming, realising that i might need to work with things that will cost some funds like train fare to film on a train.
To counter this issue i might change that to a short sequence of me walking through wolverhampton city center where i go to play my childrens card game, i can also do this if i want to film in birmingham and still use the short sequence i've filmed.
Referring to the scene in my room i've decided to come up with a plan of how i want my room to look, i figured i would spread cards on the floor put some on my bed, some on the walls and some possibly on the roof but that seems like a unlikely location, i will also be sending a notice to konami to alert them to the use of their product in my film, of course this is a formality at this point, the train company i use will also need to be notified, so i shall send out 2 emails detailing this and asking for permission.
To counter this issue i might change that to a short sequence of me walking through wolverhampton city center where i go to play my childrens card game, i can also do this if i want to film in birmingham and still use the short sequence i've filmed.
Referring to the scene in my room i've decided to come up with a plan of how i want my room to look, i figured i would spread cards on the floor put some on my bed, some on the walls and some possibly on the roof but that seems like a unlikely location, i will also be sending a notice to konami to alert them to the use of their product in my film, of course this is a formality at this point, the train company i use will also need to be notified, so i shall send out 2 emails detailing this and asking for permission.
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Items for Possible Use within My Opening
The Props i might require are:
Yu-Gi-Oh Cards
Booster Pack Packet
Extras
Comedic trap for myself to fall or walk into(Bin or a Pothole, Lampost)
Equipment for shooting
Camera
Tripod (For shooting at complex angles and for a steady camera shots)
Yu-Gi-Oh Cards
Booster Pack Packet
Extras
Comedic trap for myself to fall or walk into(Bin or a Pothole, Lampost)
Equipment for shooting
Camera
Tripod (For shooting at complex angles and for a steady camera shots)
Monday, 6 February 2012
Quest For The Golden Cards:Draft Outline Of What I Propose To Do(Script-Wise)
Script/Narration Elements
The Film Opens With A Title Screen of my production company and then it fades to black with the opening narration
Narrator: Once upon a time there was a card game, different from the rest, however the world has yet to tap the true potential of such cards, however there are a select few who possess the power to change the game forever and this is the tale of one such individual.
Music plays while I narrate details about myself to the audience
Music would be upbeat and comical to emphasise the fact that the character is easy going but determined
The opening will feature me in a variety of different situations (travelling, Playing the game, Getting out of bed,)
Me: Hi I’m Brocken rose and I’m a an uncommon kind of guy, in this world that we live arguments and wars are decided by simple card games and everyone lives in a somewhat relative harmony, however the card games we play aren’t all serious some just play for fun, like myself, I find there’s nothing better than a card game in the afternoon after a long day of school, but just recently the company that makes the card game I love decided to release a special kind of card called a Golden Ace, the cards so became known worldwide for turning the tide of an entire game, so suddenly stores were rushed for such powerful cards.
While I never really cared about the game as a serious thing, one day I brought 1 pack of cards and my destiny was changed for ever (the golden card is briefly seen at the back of the pile of cards I just got
(Film Name and Director appears)
Fade to black, then the film continues
The Film Opens With A Title Screen of my production company and then it fades to black with the opening narration
Narrator: Once upon a time there was a card game, different from the rest, however the world has yet to tap the true potential of such cards, however there are a select few who possess the power to change the game forever and this is the tale of one such individual.
Music plays while I narrate details about myself to the audience
Music would be upbeat and comical to emphasise the fact that the character is easy going but determined
The opening will feature me in a variety of different situations (travelling, Playing the game, Getting out of bed,)
Me: Hi I’m Brocken rose and I’m a an uncommon kind of guy, in this world that we live arguments and wars are decided by simple card games and everyone lives in a somewhat relative harmony, however the card games we play aren’t all serious some just play for fun, like myself, I find there’s nothing better than a card game in the afternoon after a long day of school, but just recently the company that makes the card game I love decided to release a special kind of card called a Golden Ace, the cards so became known worldwide for turning the tide of an entire game, so suddenly stores were rushed for such powerful cards.
While I never really cared about the game as a serious thing, one day I brought 1 pack of cards and my destiny was changed for ever (the golden card is briefly seen at the back of the pile of cards I just got
(Film Name and Director appears)
Fade to black, then the film continues
Film Conception:A Change in Ideas
Well over the weekend i was trying to think how i could film my idea and found that unless i was willing to get 2 or 3 people involved in camerawork my idea just didn't work.
Knowing this i then sat down and had a think on saturday on how best i could deal with the problems i was about to face.
The best thing i could think of was a rewrite of the opening and maybe a change in genre, i decided to take a break and left my room as i left, my deck of yugioh cards fell off my shelf so i went and picked them up and then insparation hit me, so i figured why not make my film an comical adventure about my favorite card based hobby, so i then decided on some new shots i would like to include and some new ideas for filming locations.
I also finally came up with a working title for my film
Quest For The Golden Cards:a Childrens Card Game Story.
It's genre will be an adventure comedy and will involve me on a quest to find the ultra-rare golden cards and save the world.
Knowing this i then sat down and had a think on saturday on how best i could deal with the problems i was about to face.
The best thing i could think of was a rewrite of the opening and maybe a change in genre, i decided to take a break and left my room as i left, my deck of yugioh cards fell off my shelf so i went and picked them up and then insparation hit me, so i figured why not make my film an comical adventure about my favorite card based hobby, so i then decided on some new shots i would like to include and some new ideas for filming locations.
I also finally came up with a working title for my film
Quest For The Golden Cards:a Childrens Card Game Story.
It's genre will be an adventure comedy and will involve me on a quest to find the ultra-rare golden cards and save the world.
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Videos For Ideas
I think this short film will be somewhat helpful to give me some additional movie ideas for myself to use like opening music and the use of titles in the opening sequence
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