materials

Materials

Materials in film refers to any physical or digital artefacts used in the production process. This will include resources you have personally generated as well as archive footage and library materials that come in an array of forms e.g.,  sound files, video footage, edits on a black background to chroma key, props and costumes.

Material you have generated can include anything at all : from creating your own sound or video effects to making your own costumes.

how they were made? how they were generated?

Rubbertoe Replicas is a unique company specialising in 100% authentic prop replicas and collectibles from the cult BBC show, Doctor Who.

All our products are hand-made in Wales, by the original prop-makers who have worked (and still do work!) on Doctor Who. Nick Robatto, the founder of Rubbertoe Replicas, has been one of the principal prop-makers for Doctor Who since the programme's re-launch in 2004. Nick set up his own business, Rubbertoe Props, in 2011.  Maintaining strong links with the BBC and Doctor Who, Nick continues to provide the show with many props; most recently he has built the new Tardis console. Penny Howarth, who is on board at Rubbertoe Replicas in-between filming Doctor Who, has also been one of the principle prop makers at Doctor Who for several years.

Archive material - Archive material is old footage used in previous productions from various genres and mediums

Documentary filmmakers often use archive to build and authenticate their narratives.

Example - A recent example of a film which uses archive footage is Senna, a 2010 British documentary directed by Asif Kapadia, that depicts the life and death of the great Brazillian motor - racing champion.

find productions which have found archive footage

explain how it was used

1. In the first Star Trek movie featuring The Next Generation cast, the battle between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire was comprised of recycled footage from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.

how it was used?

 Both movies share the same scene where the Klingon Bird of Prey explodes.

2. No better person to star in a film about a cowboy legend with cancer than a cowboy legend with cancer. The Shootist was John Wayne’s last film before he died – and a fitting one at that.

The Ron Howard-narrated opening sequence (yes, Opie is in it) is a montage of the character’s early exploits as a western hero – and what better way to get such exploits than simply using old John Wayne films? Red River, Hondo, Rio Bravo, and El Dorado all show up in this opening scene – now rather bittersweet to watch.

how it was used?

The smart strategy was at work in this case that had earlier salvaged the careers of both Marlene Dietrich and Katherine Hepburn when they too had been rejected by the public. In TRUE GRIT Wayne saved himself by giving a self-mocking performance in which he surrendered every vestige of his dignity, thus proving himself a good sport, surprisingly able to poke fun at his own inflated and now highly politicized image.

Library material refers to 

focus: sound libraries

when a film is complete, the wild tracks of non-dialogue sounds will usually be collated by the production company for use in the future projects.

over many productions a library of sounds and sound effects will be built up.

A large production company, such as the BBC has a vast library of different sounds that can be tweaked and re-used.

These may contain anything from raindrops, creaks, scratches and footsteps.

Library Materials

video libraries:

• The BBC will also have libraries of video materials.
• Collections of different video effects often referred to as action essentials.
• These may include anything from landscape sunsets to traffic on a busy street.

The BBC effects library has long been regarded as the standard library, and we are pleased to be able to offer the commercially released section on compact disc. Everything from cars to aeroplanes, ships to trains. Sounds domestic, urban, rural and international. Over 90% of the effects are recorded direct to digital stereo – many of them using binaural techniques. The rest have been transferred from analogue to digital. Each compact disc is accompanied by a booklet with a comprehensive index for the instant identification of effects.

BBC SOUND LIBRARY- sets of 1-10 £99.00

BBC SOUND LIBRARY DISK 25- Aircraft £4.95

BBC SOUND LIBRARY DISK 14 - Cities £19.95

BBC SOUND LIBRARY Sets of disks 41-50 £39.00

Internet

the internet is one of the newest ways to get copyrighted sound and video effects to your production.

other material libraries which have materials for use in production:

 Boom Library is one of the popular sound libraries which offer packages, great deals and competitive prices.

Case study

Free-sound: 

Freesound.com is a website which offers free sounds from rain, torrential rain, doors slamming, keys footsteps .etc.

how could i use the site to create my own sound library?

By using their free sounds and building up my own sound library from their existing library and using their sounds but improving, tweaking and upgrading them.

Property rights and Copyright (cont'd)

If you ask permission from a person/ company to use their material, anything from sounds, footage etc., then you must be prepared to pay for it as anyone original materials comes at a cost.

A great deal of time is spent refining sounds and the sound designers, Foley artists and effects  editors who invest that time should receive the appropriate remuneration when they're work is used.

The most important thing to remember when using any media related material in your production is to make sure that you have written permission from the owner of the material, and a contract has been signed that evidences this.

piracy equals boredom. The  more piracy carries on, the tighter and safer Hollywood gets and they begin to have more restrictions which protect them.

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