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<Pre-production>

(Figure 1: the screenshot of the original script from The Sixth Sense)
(Figure 2: the rewrite version of the script from The Sixth Sense, source by Zhen)
  • This time we film as a group to remake one scene of The Sixth Sense. Thus, the script part and storyboard part becomes easy. To be more professional, I search the original script online, rewrite and made a Chinese version. The Chinese version was prepared to stage-vacancy-filling if actors cannot speak English well.
(Figure 3: the Chinese version of Script from The Sixth Sense, source by Zhen)

<Production>

Lighting

  • “Light is everything. It expresses ideology, emotion, color, depth, style. It can efface, narrate, describe. With the right lighting, the ugliest face, the most idiotic expression can radiate with beauty or intelligence.” (Federico Fellini)
  • Basically, the idea of using light is to make the subject visible. However, filmmakers also want the pictorial impact. By using light in filmmaking, there are both highlights and shadows appearing on the subject. Thus, filmmakers can create various texture and shapes by using the light in different ways. In addition, there are four major aspects of the lighting, quality, direction, source, and color. All of them can create different effects. The most basic arrangement of three-point lighting is using key light, backlight and fill light at the same time. (Bordwell, D, Thompson, K & Smith, J, 2017, pp.124-129)
  • As a result of working in a group, we have a chance to try something new. Thus, we borrowed two lights to try some new technical skills. We used one light up from the front as the key light and used the other one light up from the side as the fill light. Thus, there are both highlight and shadow on the characters’ face.
  • All of us need to be the director and others need to help, as a result, we didn’t separate by roles but angles. The advantage of this method is everybody can be creative and free to film his own idea.
(Figure 4: photo of the filming process, source by Samantha)

<Post-production>

  • The most serious problem was that there were several scenes having noise. I have to use separate scenes and sounds first then mixed those good clips up. It reminds me that I need to borrow the carry microphone next time. Then I can that the good soundtrack. Otherwise, I need to re-record the dialogue in the studio.
(Figure 5: the screenshot of the remake video called Words, source by Zhen)
(Figure 6: the screenshot as the evidence of free copyright music, source by Zhen)
  • Because of the requirement of free copyright music, I deleted the original music and find some free copyright music online to re-edit these films. I also learn that there are two ways to use free copyright music. Basically, the author would upload the music with a note claimed it can be used in others multi-media works. In the first case, people who are going to use the music need to add the information of the author in the credit. Otherwise, they need to buy the license for the music. Thus, I added credit pages to every video.

Reference:

Bordwell, D, Thompson, K & Smith, J, 2017, ‘Components of Muse-en-Scene’, in G Christina (ed.),  Film Art: An Introduction, Eleventh Edition, 11th edn, Mc Graw Hill Education press, NewYork, pp.123-129.

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