Thursday, 28 June 2018

Filming Day 1!

The production begins today! For the first week, Blue's scenes are filmed first, as it is the main character of the story. Blue is portrayed by the Mattel Jurassic World small Blue figure, as I prefer Velociraptors to be accurately sized based on science.


It will also feature the Dilophosaurus. The Dilophosaurus is from the same toy line as Blue.


The film will also feature the Allosaurus, a large carnivore from the Jurassic period. It will be portrayed by the Mattel Jurassic World electronic Allosaurus. Like the other electronic sound figures in the line, the jaw of the Allosaurus can be moved by pressing a button on its back, making it easy to operate without needing stop motion for it to move.


More scenes and more dinosaurs coming soon! Fingers crossed for the T. rex!

During the filming process, the blue screen and some props are used, as Chroma keying will be utilized in the project via editing with Adobe Premiere. Filming with Blue the Velociraptor and the blue screen proved to be a challenge as Blue has, literally, blue color in its color scheme, and it may blend with the background during the editing process. The green screen is unsuitable for the filming as some of the dinosaurs (including the Dilophosaurus) have green in their color scheme.

Wednesday, 20 June 2018

DragonCon Entry Announcement

I have chosen the DragonCon Independent Film Festival as the requirements are suitable for me. I am free to do any film (especially fan film) outside the slice-of-life genre that runs under 50 minutes.

I have researched the winning entries for running time, and they range from 3 minutes to 45 minutes. While I was researching, I came across a short film named Citipati that showcases about dinosaurs. The film gave me an idea to try to make a fan film based on the Jurassic Park franchise.

Sunday, 3 June 2018

Brief analysis

#1. Fan Fiction Awards

Requirements:
- Fan film in digital format
- Screenplay in PDF
- Poster
- Preview video

Pros:
- Allows making posters
- Free to choose genre

Cons:
- May require screenplay writing


#2. Fan Fiction Screenplay Festival

Requirements:
- Comic Book short film
- Screenplay in PDF

Pros:
- Free to make a film

Cons:
- Film genre is limited
- Prioritizes screenplays


#3. Dragon Con Independent Film Festival

Requirements:
- Fan film in digital format

Pros:
- Also includes fan films

Cons:
- Limits genres