Tuesday, 1 March 2011

Idea generation for 'Grandpa' Ego

For my next character it is the 'Grandpa'. I haven't actually filmed any of this section yet, but I have taken a few stills so I have an idea of how I would like this section to look. Here are my stills so far:
 Tom's ego- The Grandpa will be wearing a flat cap, a shirt, some light coloured trousers and will walk with a stick.
 We will see him reading his favorite magazines.
 He will be wearing slippers like all Grandad's do!
 And obviously he won't forget his afternoon nap!
 He also smokes a pipe.
 Enjoys crosswords.

I will also be getting quite a few still like shots of objects around the room, such as a stack of magazines, a glass of whiskey, etc....

Tom's ego 'The Grandpa' will also venture outside and feed the ducks in the local park. It was raining when I took these stills so I couldn't finish the sequence.

Film Stills- 'Hero'

Here are some film stills from my 'Hero' Character:
 Tom's new ego is introduced with a slow panning shot up his body. He has an heroic stance and the camera angle is looking up at him slightly as this man has power!
 Tom goes about his everyday things and has lunch.
 Eating his banana.
 He hears something!
 He goes to take a look.
 Still looking.
 He sees that a cat is stuck in a tree- He must help.
 He begins to climb.


 Grabs the cat.
 Jumps down to safety.
The Hero is very happy with himself. The comforts the cat.

The only problem with this shoot, is as I was filming the sun kept coming in and out. This made it very difficult to keep the lighting consistent.

Ego Two- The Hero

Tom's next ego is 'The Hero'. For this characters I have decided to take the character quite literally and dress Tom up in a superman costume. He is here to save the day!

Here is a quick still I took of the Hero character:

Obviously Tom will be wearing his tash when we film this character.

Film Stills for 'The Brusier'

Here are some film stills from the 'Brusier' section of my video:

 This is the first frame where we meet Tom's new ego. At this moment in time we don't know who Tom is.
 This is Tom's first interview with the camera lady/Narrator. Tom describes his tatoos and what they mean to him.
 Close up of one of his tatoos.
 Tom's character for the day enjoys keeping fit and drinking beer.
 He also like computer games! From this camera angle Tom appears quite intimidating.
Here Tom is getting fed up of the film crew. He has had enough and decides to walk off. This is the end of Tom's Bruiser ego.

Although Tom never tells his audience who his character is for the day, I hope that his Bruiser ego does come across to the viewers as they watch it.

Brusier

The first of Tom's ego's is the Brusier. For this character Tom is going to wear fake tattoos, wear a vest and drink beer. Here is a quick snap shot of Tom's character:


I also created a mood board for each of my characters. As soon as I have scanned the pages, I will add them here!