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CLICK on the link to explore how we created 'Bound'

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Do you like telling stories while at the same time strengthening your memory abilities?

Once upon a zoom... is the game for you!

Instructions:

->Firstly all together we decide a genre for our story (comedy, romance, fiction, horror etc.)

->One person starts the story using only one phrase and then passes the story to whoever he/she wants!

->To make it a bit trickier and challenging each person has 10 seconds to finish their sentence.

However the game does not finish here...

->Each person needs to remember the phrase that the person before them said because when all the players have spoken and the story has been told once it will be told again with the same sequence and phrases.

This time the 2nd person will start the story using the 1st person's phrase and the 1st one will finish it!

->If someone does not remember the phrase or runs out of time he/she gets excluded by the game and we all start again with a new story and genre!

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Zoom adaptation of the beloved drama game ‘’Who Killed King John?’’ - we start by giving 4 participants titles along with their names, example: ‘King Rheanna’, ‘Queen Victoria’, ‘Prince Saffy’ and ’Princess Conor’ in that respective order. The remaining  participants are then numbered from 1 to however many people are taking part.

The script is simple: ‘’Who killed King Zoom?’’
‘’Not I!’’
‘’Then who did kill King Zoom?’’
‘’Number ... killed King Zoom!’’

The game always starts with the King asking one of the numbers (or the other royals):  ‘’Number 5, who killed King Zoom?’’ (making sure they address the number out loud so we know who’s being addressed), the so number then has to answer: ‘’not I!’’ - and the King asks again: ‘’Then who did kill King Zoom?’’, the number then replies by blaming on another number: ‘’Number 7 killed King Zoom’’, whoever is number 7 then replies to number 5 the same script as before: ‘’Not I!’’, and the question is asked again: ‘’Then who did kill King Zoom?’’ ... and so on.

If someone either: makes a mistake, takes way too long to reply or says any words different than what the script is, they then become the lowest number, and all the numbers below theirs, go up one.

The game’s individuals’ objective is to move up in the hierarchy and become the King that always starts each new round.

*EXTRA to make the game even more fun!*

Because it’s a social hierarchy, there’s also the idea of using status and social class. Example, the lower your number (or one of the royals), the higher your status is and therefore you are required to act like it! (Using maybe a posh voice/accent or tone) and the higher your number is, the lower your status is and therefore you are required to act in a more ‘’humble’’ and ‘’lower class’’ way (which is obviously up to the person’s interpretation and choice and there’s no right or wrong!)

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Browse, discover, and download 3D objects and scenes. Poly lets you quickly find 3D objects and scenes for use in your apps, and it was built from the ground up with AR and VR development in mind.

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Exploring: Location, Movement, Colour Grading, Sound Bed, Depth & Eye line 

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Exploring: Location, Movement, Colour Grading, Sound Bed, Depth & Eye line 

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Location: Similar looking backgrounds allude to the characters being in the same room. We accessorised a plain white background with Job Centre posters.

Split screen: Wouldn't be the way to shoot an entire film, but interesting style choice when you want to see multiple people in a shot.

Movement: It's a bit rough, as I learnt you have to be SUPER precise with where you enter/ exit the frame... But something to try again, as it makes the location seem bigger?

Sound Bed: To combine the 3 videos audio to sound like their in the same place, I added an office ambience to add to the same location illusion. I also manually changed each video's audio settings to match each other (e.g. Raising Saffie's level and lowering mine)

Eye line: To create the accurate eye line, I had my partner sit in a chair where Kate would be sat and act the scene with me.

Depth: We compared shots to make sure we had a similar frame before filming. However it was still slightly out, but it was a quick fix. I cropped Kate's frame and then resized it so she matched the same proportions as Debbie.

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Exploring: Moving through frames & Colour grading 

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Exploring: Moving through frames & Colour grading 

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(WARNING: Ensure videos don't lose quality when emailed!!! I hadn't realised until I'd already exported the edited video.)

This clip is without Kate's frame so the image quality is better.)

You can see the colour grading and movement between frames clearer.

It was a lengthy process, but I feel the pay off is worth it.

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Job Centre  W/O Kate: Better quality image

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Exploring: Eye line and camera angles (POV)

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Exploring: Eye line and camera angles (POV)

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In the first part, we made the decision of looking straight at the camera as the characters communicated with one another. Because they are both doing it, that creates the impression they really are facing each other.

In the second part, we worked on the camera angles and POV, so in Liam’s part, the camera was facing him and showing his reactions whereas in the Doctor #1’s part, the camera was placed as if it was Liam’s pelvis to create a comical tone to it.

Also, the angle in which we placed the camera in part two had the purpose to show how Liam was positioned in the bed, and by mirroring the videos, we managed to place Liam on the same side as the doctor looks at when she goes ‘’Hm?’’

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Hey virtual audience, welcome!
At the start of this process I was a bit of a technophobe, so was daunted by the nature of creating a play in lockdown. However, over the last 5 weeks I have been pushed to learn how to use film/editing software and stretch my creativity further than ever before. I've fallen in love with screen acting and the magnifying glass the camera puts the character under.

The creative industry will never go back to how it was, so I'm super grateful that we have already begun to find ways to still create awesome work during this uncertain time.

Enjoy!

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Hello all!
I was quite apprehensive at first regarding screen acting and editing film, whilst having to deal with the confinements of lockdown. However, I have found myself throughly enjoying editing and creating content for this project, and exploring a different side of acting than I am used to.

I am so thankful for the opportunity we have been given to explore trans-media platforms to create out of the box theatre whilst aiming for absolute authenticity.

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I have thoroughly enjoyed what I feared would of been a challenging and unusual type of acting this term. The skills I learnt myself and from others in my team have helped me learn how to use many different applications online, something extremely useful, with the push to the online world for the acting world. The ability to create audio bases, exploring audio/visual editing and the ability to use online communication to create these wonderful pieces, all with people miles apart. I am hoping to continue creating (music) videos personally, with my over-enthusiastic little sister.

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Olá amigos !!! Hey everyone !

At first I thought: ‘’There’s no way this term is happening over Zoom, I’ll hate it!!’’ ... However, the amazing experiences and laughs I’ve shared with this group over the last 5 weeks have been absolutely priceless and I have made great memories I know I will cherish forever! I really believe the skills I’ve gained and practices I’ve learned during this experience will definitely help me to shape myself into a better artist! That includes not only screen acting skills but also how it feels to work in a group as a production company in such a platform.

Adapting to changes isn’t always a bad thing, and although it might seem scary at first, it can turn out to be super exciting! :D

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Hello beautiful people, welcome to our virtual creative world!

At first when we started this term, I was really curious and concerned of how this new way of virtual learning would work. I was pleasantly surprised of the outcome!

Over the last 5 weeks I was able to explore in depth filmmaking; not only I had to act in those short films but also, I had think of the plot, to direct and edit. Although I had some previous experience with making short films, I was given the opportunity to further develop my skills. I never thought I would be able to combine the two things I am very passionate about - acting and filmmaking. Also, the fact that I was a member of a production company, was a new experience and I was happy to collaborate and be challenged with them.

An important challenge was that even though we were in different countries, our film had to look like we were acting side by side. This was challenging both for the acting part but more importantly for the editing.

Despite the extraordinary circumstances I thoroughly enjoyed this experience and was further motivated to do more filmmaking in the summer!

In these lonely times of isolation Flaming Arrowhead Productions hopes we managed to entertain with our films!!!