Preliminary Video
GoAnimate allowed me to feel the actual pace of the film and see how long the film opening will approximately be. It also helped with the drawing, since I do not have the best hand drawing skills. However I was limited with what I could use on GoAnimate and often could not portray certain things. There is also no room to talk about sound or camera movements.
I will not be using the soundtrack used on this storyboard, I decided to put it on to see if the 'creepy' effect was present.
Although time consuming, I do feel it was very helpful to use GoAnimate to storyboard. I know now that my planned film will meet the required time limit.
It will be useful to show my actors, to give them a better idea of what I am looking for.
Also for showing my target audience, they will be be able to follow and understand it much easier and so hopefully give better feedback.
Apocalypse by Kathstoner96 on GoAnimate
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Here is my original storyboarding. This includes each shot with camera movements, editing, type of shot, sound and timings, with were not available with the GoAnimate storyboard.
Greg shows his actors several clips from several zombie films, and also suggests that it is not hard to teach somebody to walk like a zombie. I will be using the same idea and will be showing my actors a few films before filming. I will also make sure not to follow typical 'zombie protocol' and try to achieve variety with my actors, being careful not to allow them to go 'over the top'.
Greg Nicotero from the Walking Dead TV series speaks of how he trained his zombies to walk in this interesting article:
http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/11/15/the-walking-dead-zombie-school/
This video will be helpful for showing my actors. ~I do not own/did not create this video~
Zombie Expert Lorin Eric Salm provides some coaching on how to walk like a zombie:
Preliminary Video
GoAnimate allowed me to feel the actual pace of the film and see how long the film opening will approximately be. It also helped with the drawing, since I do not have the best hand drawing skills. However I was limited with what I could use on GoAnimate and often could not portray certain things. There is also no room to talk about sound or camera movements.
I will not be using the soundtrack used on this storyboard, I decided to put it on to see if the 'creepy' effect was present.
Although time consuming, I do feel it was very helpful to use GoAnimate to storyboard. I know now that my planned film will meet the required time limit.
It will be useful to show my actors, to give them a better idea of what I am looking for.
Also for showing my target audience, they will be be able to follow and understand it much easier and so hopefully give better feedback.
Apocalypse by Kathstoner96 on GoAnimateVideo Maker - Powered by GoAnimate.
Here is my original storyboarding. This includes each shot with camera movements, editing, type of shot, sound and timings, with were not available with the GoAnimate storyboard.
Greg shows his actors several clips from several zombie films, and also suggests that it is not hard to teach somebody to walk like a zombie. I will be using the same idea and will be showing my actors a few films before filming. I will also make sure not to follow typical 'zombie protocol' and try to achieve variety with my actors, being careful not to allow them to go 'over the top'.
General
Video camera
Tripod - Small and Large
February 25th Monday
Black tapeBroken Photo frame
Teddy Bear
February 28th Friday
Make Up
Face Paint; Brown, Green, White
1 Pint of Fake Blood
500ml of Liquid Latex
1 bottle of conditioner
Spaghetti
Porridge
Red Food Colouring
Oatmeal
March 2nd Sunday
Bottle of whiskey (without alcohol)
I phone and headphones
Clothes; t shirts
Rucksack
Baseball bat
Make Up
Face Paint; Brown, Green, White
1 Pint of Fake Blood
500ml of Liquid Latex
1 bottle of conditioner
Spaghetti
Porridge
Red Food Colouring
Oatmeal
Recommended make up equipment has been purchased;
The Walking Dead TV series
This TV series DVD comes with a tutorial for zombie make up
By Greg Nicotero - Consulting producer/special EFX Make up
Andy Schoneberg - Special EFX Make up Artist
Walk through:
1. Add handful of conditioner to hair to make it greasy and lifeless
2. Apply liquid latex
3. Mix oatmeal & latex to create dirty rotten skin
4. Use gelatin to sculpt wounds
5. Cosmetic sponge to add texture
6. Layer tissue & latex to add depth
7. Apply latex to blend
8. Add powder
9. Use mineral oil to blend base
10. Use dark colours for shadowing
11. Mix food colouring & corn syrup for blood
12. Splatter blood with brush
Since zombies are going to be a crucial part of the film, the make up will need to be of a high quality. I have enlisted friend Bayleigh for help with the make up, since she has had a lot of experience and expertise with creating good Halloween-style make up effects. We will be watching video tutorials for the best zombie make up with resources available to the general public.
Create your own mind maps at MindMeister
I decided to test out an idea for the opening credits which would run with the apocalyptic theme I plan to go with. I wrote a potential film company name on a scrap sheet of paper (this will be a graphic title created on the computer which I will then print for the actual filming instead of hand written) and tried to create a burning effect, so that the title name 'burns away'. For safety I had a fire extinguisher on stand by (just in case) and to begin with conducted it outside. The weather conditions were terrible, since it was quite windy the flame was continually extinguished and the paper had to be kept down with a rock. So we decided to move it into the garage, the next safest area. We were wind protected and managed to get the paper to burn. A thing to note was that several areas of the paper had to be lit before I could get the desired effect. The stained stone floor still worked quite well despite being indoors, keeping the wanted effect. Lighting was also a problem however, and in production I will have to be wary of the lighting and where we place the camera and paper, as shadows were cast across the page. All in all the test was a success and will be helpful when I come to film, saving time and avoiding errors I may have previously had.
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| Bayleigh Sly |
Since zombies are going to be a crucial part of the film, the make up will need to be of a high quality. I have enlisted friend Bayleigh for help with the make up, since she has had a lot of experience and expertise with creating good Halloween-style make up effects. We will be watching video tutorials for the best zombie make up with resources available to the general public.
Create your own mind maps at MindMeister
I decided to test out an idea for the opening credits which would run with the apocalyptic theme I plan to go with. I wrote a potential film company name on a scrap sheet of paper (this will be a graphic title created on the computer which I will then print for the actual filming instead of hand written) and tried to create a burning effect, so that the title name 'burns away'. For safety I had a fire extinguisher on stand by (just in case) and to begin with conducted it outside. The weather conditions were terrible, since it was quite windy the flame was continually extinguished and the paper had to be kept down with a rock. So we decided to move it into the garage, the next safest area. We were wind protected and managed to get the paper to burn. A thing to note was that several areas of the paper had to be lit before I could get the desired effect. The stained stone floor still worked quite well despite being indoors, keeping the wanted effect. Lighting was also a problem however, and in production I will have to be wary of the lighting and where we place the camera and paper, as shadows were cast across the page. All in all the test was a success and will be helpful when I come to film, saving time and avoiding errors I may have previously had.
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