Count_di_Luna
02-09-2009, 01:57 PM
Hello!
Let me start by quickly describing the situation I'm in. I'm a student-teacher, studying English and ICT (Information and Communications Technologies). Learning flash is part of the ICT subject, but unfortunately we have frightfully little time set aside for flash. I've been tasked with creating a flash application for use by my future pupils, but I've less than two weeks to familiarize myself with flash and finnish the application! To make matters worse, I've never worked with flash before and, to be frank, I'm on the brink of panic here.
I thought I'd briefly outline what I want to do here, in the hope that someone would be so kind as to give their opinion on the feasibility of the project, given the time frame and my, shall we say, lack of experience. A nudge in the right direction, provided what I want to do is possible, would also be greatly appreciated!
Brief outline:
I'm aiming to illustrate the 180° rule of filmmaking, used when shooting dialogue sequences. I plan to present the user with a sketch, drawn from above, of two actors sitting opposite each other. By clicking on designated areas (camera symbols) the user is able to choose which camera angles should be used during the shoot. When this has been done, the user will see the result of his choices in a short video sequence.
To do this, I plan to shoot eight short video clips. Based on the users choices, four of these will be assembled by the application and shown to the user so that he may see the result of the choices he made.
Example:
1. A dialogue box appears next to actor A. The user clicks on the camera symbol on A's right hand side. He has now chosen to place the camera to the right of A.
2. A dialogue box appears next to actor B. The user clicks on the camera symbol to the left of B. That position has now been chosen for the camera during B's first lines of dialogue.
3. It's A's turn to speak again. The user chooses to place the camera to the right of A.
4. B has something to say, and the user places the camera on his left.
5. The whole dialogue scene has now been covered. The application assembles the following video clips:
Dialogue1_Actor1_Right
Dialogue2_Actor2_Left
Dialogue3_Actor1_Right
Dialogue4_Actor2_Left
The application then plays these video clips in order, as if they were one film clip instead of four.
So, is this possible, do you think?
Cheers,
Nils
Let me start by quickly describing the situation I'm in. I'm a student-teacher, studying English and ICT (Information and Communications Technologies). Learning flash is part of the ICT subject, but unfortunately we have frightfully little time set aside for flash. I've been tasked with creating a flash application for use by my future pupils, but I've less than two weeks to familiarize myself with flash and finnish the application! To make matters worse, I've never worked with flash before and, to be frank, I'm on the brink of panic here.
I thought I'd briefly outline what I want to do here, in the hope that someone would be so kind as to give their opinion on the feasibility of the project, given the time frame and my, shall we say, lack of experience. A nudge in the right direction, provided what I want to do is possible, would also be greatly appreciated!
Brief outline:
I'm aiming to illustrate the 180° rule of filmmaking, used when shooting dialogue sequences. I plan to present the user with a sketch, drawn from above, of two actors sitting opposite each other. By clicking on designated areas (camera symbols) the user is able to choose which camera angles should be used during the shoot. When this has been done, the user will see the result of his choices in a short video sequence.
To do this, I plan to shoot eight short video clips. Based on the users choices, four of these will be assembled by the application and shown to the user so that he may see the result of the choices he made.
Example:
1. A dialogue box appears next to actor A. The user clicks on the camera symbol on A's right hand side. He has now chosen to place the camera to the right of A.
2. A dialogue box appears next to actor B. The user clicks on the camera symbol to the left of B. That position has now been chosen for the camera during B's first lines of dialogue.
3. It's A's turn to speak again. The user chooses to place the camera to the right of A.
4. B has something to say, and the user places the camera on his left.
5. The whole dialogue scene has now been covered. The application assembles the following video clips:
Dialogue1_Actor1_Right
Dialogue2_Actor2_Left
Dialogue3_Actor1_Right
Dialogue4_Actor2_Left
The application then plays these video clips in order, as if they were one film clip instead of four.
So, is this possible, do you think?
Cheers,
Nils