Stop Motion - 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWL0FtpOjOI&feature=youtu.be

Behind the Scenes: Harry Potter

On Thursday (15th) we visited Harry Potter World in Watford and saw how certain aspects of the films were made and the real sets and props used in the films. We also had a behind the scenes lesson in which we learnt how delicate each and every prop can be, the different shots used in the films and their effects on the audience as well as how Hagrid was made to look 7ft 10 tall.

We also learnt some trade secrets such as the non existant ceiling in the grande hall, green screen used to film the flying cars and broomsticks, 4 different types of snow used at different places and sets, the art department and how they create the masks for each and every individual creature, the paper sets made so the camera positions can be marked on before filming starts and of course, the FAKE Hogwarts which uses a green screen to make all the landscaping shots.  

Feedback (Very Rough Cut) from Director Terry Hall

Today we Skype'd Terry Hall, a music video director who gave us some feedback and ideas to change on our music video rough cut and general ideas. Here is the feedback that he gave us:

• We want to keep a fluid style and tone in our music video so instead of having moving shots, we should use still frames so we do not contrast drastically from the amount of stop motion in our work.
• We need to ensure we include a lot of lip syncing so we keep a relationship between the artist and the artist
• Steps: have multiple mollie's moving and they layer them (The White Stripes- Hardest Button to Button, below)
• Random little shots that add to the theme (eg. just her turning in stop motion)
• When editing, take some frames out every now and then to make it more choppy
• try a new technique to reveal out initial keyboard shot (like a pan) 
• have our actor perform at half the speed and then speed that up to give it a weird jerky effect
• https://www.youtube.com/user/PESfilm/videos - the link to a directors channel that Terry suggested we should look at  
• http://vimeo.com/46287665 - sharp movement (zoom) within a moving shot

First Very Rough Cut

First cut of some stop motion