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</div>Sam Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165588279435129023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049123339746821733.post-75129830578003363302012-04-25T13:42:00.001+01:002012-04-25T13:42:44.613+01:00Teesside UniversityI have almost completed my year at Teesside University. Throughout the year I have done a documentary about the sport Iaido. This was a great challenge because I had no idea what it was. I had a great team alongside me (Megan Tulip, Heather Luke & Natalie Swain) and had a good time directing the piece. After myself and Heather the editor finished editing the film we were all happy with the outcome. The tutors must have also been happy with it because we got 81%! Great work team!<br />I was also Director of Photography and Assistant Director for Megan Tulips' insomnia short film 'Deprivation'. This piece is now in the final stages of the edit and it is looking awesome but creepy at the same time. I used a bit of my animation background and got stop motion in it which I was happy with.<br />My final piece 'Butterflies' about the bond between a grandfather and granddaughter has fallen through which I am sad to say but I have another piece in pre-production. 'Mistake' is about a man who accidently kills his wife/girlfriend. The story will be told by the man who is watching the accident take place around him. It is going to be told to the audience as a poem. Hopefully these two films will get some good marks.Sam Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165588279435129023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049123339746821733.post-35294608354565590912011-03-23T11:51:00.000+00:002011-03-23T11:51:47.231+00:00SpecialismI forgot to mention what roles I have during this Specialism project.<br />
For my production 'The Imagination of Little Tommy Murdoch' I am the writer, the producer, the director, the editor and the animator. Which is quite strenuous. I have pretty much filmed it all and now all I need is to film the pub scene. The edit is well underway and within a few days I am going to start the animating. This is going to take me a long time to do so I am hiding myself away in edit suite 4 so nobody can disturb me. Having filmed most of my production already I had a very thorough look through the scenes and the all seem fine with minor sound issues which can be resolved. <br />
The other production I am doing is Dan Harris' 'Waiting' which is a poem monologue about a man who has given up on life. I am the co-producer (with Dan Harris) and co-director (with Steven Swain). This project didnt get off to the best of starts but I now believe that it is going to go ahead. It was hard to sort out this project with my other production being so big and with me moving house so it kind of got put to the back of the queue. But now we are near enough there and all we need now is to sort out when the actors are free so we can put their scenes into our shooting schedule. The poem went through some major changes and we are now onto our 6th and final draft, this was due to me and Steven coming up with the idea of the poem being abstract and with the actors in the area not fitting the age criteria or even not having any actors available. So, some actors are doubling up and we have changed the ages of the characters in the poem. This works out better for all of us because then we can see the change in the character of Arthur when he becomes a little older to when he is really old. This production is going to be filmed the week before Easter break. <br />
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So, overall both productions are well on their way and I believe we are happy with whats going on. The only bad point that I have is that we cant come in during Easter so I havent got that time to edit but hopefully I will be done before then.Sam Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165588279435129023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049123339746821733.post-91100565640145248942011-03-14T11:10:00.001+00:002011-03-14T11:12:27.978+00:00SpecialismWell, my Specialism production of 'The Imagination of Little Tommy Murdoch' is well underway. Almost completely filmed, just one more shoot date to go! <br />
After the mental search for a mother I finally found someone who fits the bill so we will be filming her scenes this upcoming weekend. <br />
Filming for these past two weekends has been really hard because we needed to move everything around in my step-brothers bedroom which took a while so we were left with a tight schedule. Also, one of the actors rang me up the day before the shoot on the 5th March and said that his foot had swelled up. This could have caused us major problem because he couldn't walk properly but it added to his drunken character. Another bad point with actors, which wasn't the actors fault, was that my animated character Taiga Minion actor got the chicken pox then she got tonsilitis so this held us back until she was well again. So, this weekend she was better and we got almost all of her scenes completed. There are a few more to do because we had to stop because of the rain and because the holders of the P2 card previous to me didn't remove their work so we only had 9 minutes to work with. But overall, I believe it worked well. Camera and sound were perfectly fine and another great day of shooting awaits!<br />
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NOW TO EDIT THE ANIMATION!!!Sam Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165588279435129023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049123339746821733.post-36376993921295567642011-01-31T14:20:00.000+00:002011-01-31T14:20:10.546+00:00It's over! It's finally over!After watching the Multi-Cam back I have realised that Camera 4 was out of focus, this really angered me because it had been fine for three months. The sound had minor issues throughout the shoot and whilst I was on Camera 2 I was perfectly fine. Today was the deadline for the folders. I had finished mine long before the deadline and I was busy trying to put Jess Shaw's Wool Room advert onto DVD when a couple of members of the group told me we could hand the folders in. I then handed it in and soon afterwards put the advert onto DVD and on the master tape thanks to Louise Tonner. Woo! It's over. Now for the Live folder...<br />
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SamSam Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165588279435129023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049123339746821733.post-10266788095627258012011-01-25T16:32:00.004+00:002011-01-27T09:25:43.645+00:00Phew!Well the Multi-Camera Production is finally over! Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Wooooooooooooooooooo! Wooooooooooooooooooo! *ahem* Sorry got a bit excited there. Finally after three months hard graft it all came to an end on January 19th @ 4:52pm. And weren't we all buzzing! <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">In other news, the Live Project was filmed last Friday without any trouble. During the shoot it was extremely cold and I would like to thank the cast and crew for putting up with the climate to get a great shoot out of the way. I would like to thank the rest of the people who came to be extra's, you know who you are! Yesterday myself and Louise Tonner edited the Live Project all in one day which was good because the deadline is tomorrow morning. The touch ups are done and we are all ready for hand in. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I also finished my production logo designs, this included: DVD case design, CD design, Postcard, Letterhead, CV, Business Card & Complimentary Slip. We then got to critique everyones work and when I got back to mine most people said colour needed to be added so I created a new design which will be ready for deadline which is the 9th February. I will also created something for it that will hold all the designs together. I also want to animate my logo so if I have time to do that I will.<br />
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Sam</div>Sam Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165588279435129023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049123339746821733.post-73323087339456672862011-01-14T17:04:00.000+00:002011-01-14T17:04:55.917+00:002nd UnitAll the 2nd Unit has been filmed and edited. Buck Turbine (or Action Man) was the first to be done. Once we got the actor in for rehearsals and he had a few run throughs with his lines he came to film the 2nd Unit which was then shot and edited within a day because the deadline is fast approaching. This 2nd Unit turned out really well, because of the performance of one John Noble and the crew. It has been given to the head editor and he has sorted it all out so it can be viewed during the show. The other 2nd Unit was Sci-Fi, this was also done really quickly because we had to work around the actor; who is a fellow student. But through it all he remained patient and made it easy for me to direct him through what I wanted. Even though it was what was originally planned for both shoots I think they both turned out really well even though they are so simplistic. <br />
SamSam Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165588279435129023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049123339746821733.post-82858690498205784292011-01-12T16:34:00.000+00:002011-01-12T16:34:27.921+00:002nd UnitDue to script changes and ommisions the 2nd Unit is totally different to how we started it. In the beginning there were adverts, these were all planned and ready to shoot but due to changes they got completely removed. So the scriptwriters needed to change it and add something else. So in the end we added sob stories to most of the characters to fill out the allotted time space. Because the group C adverts were changed from 'Blow Up TV' to Buck Turbine and Deckard sob stories it meant that I had to re-do my storyboards because I am director of the 2nd Unit. Due to actors dropping out the 2nd Unit has not been filmed but it getting filmed tonight. The actors that dropped out were for the Sci-Fi section so it meant that we had to use another student to play the part of Deckard. Both sections will be filmed tonight and put into the edit tommorow and given to the lead editor for the Multi-Camera show which is now just a week away.<br />
Wish us luck!<br />
SamSam Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165588279435129023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049123339746821733.post-42550680771466370192011-01-11T18:14:00.001+00:002011-01-11T18:14:36.376+00:00What a fortnight!Well, as I am the editor for Jess Shaw's Sheepy Woolroom production and the deadline was fast approaching I knew that I had to get what Jess had done into the edit. Yesterday I edited all the segments that are completed and put them into the timeline the best I could. I couldn't do it to the storyboards because some parts are currently getting filmed so once they are done I can finish off the edit. However, there is a lack of sound which needs to be dealt with. Jess and the sound person are going to go out and get some sound effects for me like the sound of the wind and footsteps on grass, all the things necessary so it makes it sound like that the sheep are on a farm. <br />
In other Live Project news, my Zombie shoot date is set. The location is sorted. The actors are sorted. A way of making a massive duvet is almost there, I just need to collect some more white bed sheets so if anybody has any available that would be a great help. What I also need is a mass amount of people to be the 'zombies' so if you are available on the 21st of January feel free to come to the square outside of MIMA in Middlesbrough town centre. Oh before I forget I need to film the TV news broadcast which my main 'zombie' is viewing so that will done before the Multi-Camera production.<br />
The Multi-Camera production. What can I say? It hasn't been the most well handled project I have done but we are getting there. Because of actors dropping out left, right and centre it really set us back. Especially the Romance section, because the male actor dropped out me and Andy (Head scriptwriter and Group C director) had to write another genre in. Thus Romance became Chick Flick. I wasn't totally sure about this genre as we had already discarded earlier in the year but it turns out the script we wrote is funny and the timing is spot on so I pleased about that. We have got two of the three actors in the Chick Flick section and it works well. Also in the Horror section my Vladimir actor dropped so we had to get a new actor in who fits the bill and has his own costume, fangs, the lot. Since the last time I wrote a post I believe that Detective Law and Stanley Buttons also dropped out but we got in two new actors really quickly so all the actors are set for the show. The set is almost complete and everything is near enough done, we just need to tie up all the loose ends. The track list for the sound is done I believe so I need to get in the sound booth tomorrow so I know my cues from Andy. I had a quick word with him about it and I pretty much understand were my cues are so I think I will be alright. The music tracks that I need to remember to put in are the Wilhelm scream for Buck Turbine's section and a scientific alarm for Deckard's section. Camera 4 is going to be changed so that is great news because the camera we have now is far too heavy for me to hold for 12 minutes and doesn't look like the rest of the cameras in the studio. Roll on live show!<br />
Also this week I changed my production logo and name, I felt this was for the best because my original name was a too unique (it was a made up word) and this new name has a deeper meaning for me. Hopefully they are better than my previous attempts. Tell me what you think; they are on the side on screen. <br />
All the best for the New Year!<br />
SamSam Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165588279435129023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049123339746821733.post-29244312809053282402010-12-06T15:33:00.000+00:002010-12-06T15:33:16.538+00:00PostponementLast week the college was closed all week apart from Tuesday because of the snow! This wasn't good! All productions were postponed and now most of the group are playing catch up. I have now planned two Live Projects. One is Jess' which will be filmed during our week off (13th December-17th December) and Andy's which is planned for the 7th of January. My Zombie-like film is all sorted, all we need to do is choose a date to shoot. This is going to be tricky because of the snow because we are filming outside but now it is dying down I think we can get it filmed just before we break up or the first few days coming back after Christmas!<br />
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In other news, my Specialism pitch ('The Imagination of Little Tommy Murdoch') was chosen. This means I have to write, direct, animate and edit it all myself which is going to be difficult but I'm going to give it my best shot. I wanted to specialise in Scriptwriting but my other pitches weren't chosen and doing this film will take up a lot of my time so I think it's for the best. <br />
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SamSam Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165588279435129023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049123339746821733.post-8308707977765954532010-11-30T10:43:00.000+00:002010-11-30T10:43:07.671+00:00SNOW!!!AAAARGH! Living in Middlesbrough isn't always the warmest place to live, but the past couple of days has been like living in Switzerland. The snow has been constant and yesterday college was cancelled causing a lot of trouble for the groups. Shoots that were organsised had to be cancelled and the work I was planning on doing had to be postponed. <br />
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In lighter news, I want to specialise in scriptwriting. So I have sent my tutors two stories which I have written. Because I want to specialise in this area I need to write three scripts so I'm currently writing a third story. Also, because scriptwriting is only 15 Credits and I need a minimum of 30 Credits, I will have to direct one to get the minimum score. <br />
The two stories I have written are 'The Imagination of Little Tommy Murdoch' and 'Saviour'. Currently I am writing a children's comedy/horror. <br />
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Sam :)Sam Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165588279435129023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049123339746821733.post-29443195775534188082010-11-11T12:34:00.001+00:002010-12-06T15:21:30.562+00:00R.T.S AftermathOooooo! No award given to the animation segment?!?! <br />
To me that is just out of order, three animations (all from the same university) were nominated for the Animation Award but none of them seemed to win because the R.T.S board didn't think they were up to scratch.Sam Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165588279435129023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049123339746821733.post-65565989427202006932010-11-09T16:31:00.001+00:002010-11-09T16:32:54.144+00:00R.T.SWell, its the Royal Television Society awards tonight and my course are going to it, this year they are based in York. After missing out on last year because of "THE NUMBER 23 PROJECT!" I am looking forward to what they have in store. Im now just waiting for the coach to get here so we can head off to what I expect to be a great night. <br />
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In other work related areas, we did a run through of the full first drafted (third draft for my horror segment) script. After finally getting the musical section, we read through the full thing and it seemed to gel well together with some genres relating back to other genres that have already been on. I think that this is a good trick to tie the story together. However, when we got to my section of scripts the time seemed to elapse to quick and when the P.A told us we had six minutes to go. So I think that the scriptwriting team needed to have a quick meeting which will be tomorrow. We had the idea of using a "Life Story" to fill up the time, I think this is a great idea because it gives the characters more depth and relates back to the ending were they are going to voted off like on a talent show. <br />
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That's it for now, the bus will be here soon.<br />
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SamSam Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165588279435129023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049123339746821733.post-37841590996975410002010-11-04T10:27:00.000+00:002010-11-04T10:27:34.607+00:00Worky Work!Well, I've got a lot of work on now. So I've been busy doing that which is why my blog looks a little empty. But now I will be doing posts almost every day. <br />
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<strong>Multi-cam</strong> : <br />
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First drafts of scripts done (need to type up introduction and ending) / Set design done / Lighting design (almost done) / Sound design (many to choose from). <br />
<em>I have found many actors on Casting Call Pro which I need to type up the details for for the producers and directors. However, it looks as though we have got a good selection of actors who came in for the auditions on the 2nd November. </em><br />
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<strong>Wool Room (Live Project): </strong><br />
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<em>'Zombie' </em>: Script and treatment done / Storyboard done (needs a little tweaking) / Actors looked at (DECISION!) / I NEED DUVETS!!!<br />
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<em>'Crash' </em>: Andy wants a name change! Script done / Prop list done (need to get them from The Wool Room).<br />
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<em>'Farmer' </em>: Sheep prototype made (GET WIRE FOR THE SKELETON!) / Treatment done / Designs for farmer and set in process.<br />
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<strong>Lighting Presentation: </strong><br />
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DONE AND DUSTED! <br />
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<strong>Professional Studies: </strong><br />
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<em>Interviews:</em> I was the interviewer for a mock interview which was based around becoming a runner for the BBC, I think I did a pretty good job in this and myself and Karl Keenen had a decent crack at it. I feel that I had the knowledge of the subject topic and Karl knew exactly what the interview board wanted to see in a candidate for the BBC.<br />
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I think thats it for now, <br />
SamSam Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165588279435129023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049123339746821733.post-27538111954164152532010-10-14T16:04:00.000+01:002010-10-14T16:04:47.001+01:00Zombie!Hey there! <br />
Well this is my first ever blog, so be gentle.<br />
Last week everyone on the course had to pitch an idea for one of the following:<br />
<ul><li>Wool Room (an internet based company who sell woollen products)</li>
<li>Yellowcayke (a band)</li>
<li>CCAD Promo (a short film based around Cleveland College of Art and Design)</li>
<li>Or your own personally found client/company, who are willing to let you film something for them.</li>
</ul>I decided to pitch for the Wool Room. I wrote two pitches, the first one was about a tired man who is going to bed because of his lack of sleep. So, when I was writing this pitch I had the idea of a man walking up the stairs and reaching the first bedroom. After walking through the first door he would fall to the floor and hit his head off it, the flooring would be made of brick. After getting up and rubbing his head he goes toward the second room. He hits the floor again but the flooring is laminate, this still hurts him. Finally, he reaches the third door. The flooring in this room is made of wool, an angelic choir play in the background and a heavenly light appears around the characters head. He floats like a feather to the floor and goes to sleep.<br />
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However, I didn't feel this was strong enough so I pitched another story. <br />
The other story was about another tired man who is watching television. On the television is a news report but the sound coming from the TV is inaudible so we don't know what the reporter is talking about. This report makes the man get up from his chair and walk out of his house. Outside there are a lot more lazy looking people (Zombie-like!) all heading towards one direction. The scene cuts to another place with all the "Zombie's" heading in the same direction still. We then see a giant, hovering woollen duvet in the centre of a town. A lot of people are sleeping on this duvet, the main character then joins them. On the other side of the duvet are other people looking refreshed. One of them then says the slogan I came up with : "The Wool Room, Have You Heard the Good News?" <br />
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From all the pitches that were pitched my "Zombie" one and 3 others got chosen. I was very pleased with this and have decided in the crews that we have been put in that I want to direct this one. In the other three Wool Room pitches I am crewing for 2 other ones, one of them is an animation which I can't wait to get started on. <br />
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Besides the pitches, I have been working on writing part of the script for our groups Multi-cam project. My parts include Horror and Romance, I am also ending the show (so I need to end it with a bang!). All the treatments are done and I reckon the final piece will look great. During our Multi-cam project I am on sound and two cameras which I happy with (even though I need to study the sound booth more!). Also I am 2nd Unit director for one of the adverts which are going to play during the Multi-cam live show. <br />
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Well I'm off, check out the blog!<br />
Sam :)Sam Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165588279435129023noreply@blogger.com0