- Make sure that when we have schedualed to film that there are no problems with the location be it the space is unavaliable or there are people to close to the camera.
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/picking-locations-for-your-film.html This site is targeted for a larger production however the tips still apply and next time around i intend to look at more then one location and scout around.
- Try to keep within time limits so if there are any scenes that could be refilmed we have the choice or if any other problems happen to appear.
http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/time.htm Although this site isn't exactly talking about managing time for filming the principles still apply and I found the tips helpful so for my next task I will hopefully have managed my time better.
- Create the script with more detail and emotion so that the finished product looks realistic, which would hopefully help with the our acting also.
http://scriptshadow.blogspot.com/2010/06/how-to-write-great-script.html Although these tips are aimed at an ameture screen play writer the principles still apply and I found them helpful and I intend to use these tips for the next task so the script is more powerful.
Sunday 27 November 2011
Post 11: Targets
After completeing my preliminary task I have discovered some of my weaknesses that I should aim to improve on. The targets i wish to achieve are;
- Make sure that when we have schedualed to film that there are no problems with the location be it the space is unavaliable or there are people to close to the camera.
- Try to keep within time limits so if there are any scenes that could be refilmed we have the choice or if any other problems happen to appear.
- Create the script with more detail and emotion so that the finished product looks realistic, which would hopefully help with the our acting also.
- Make sure that when we have schedualed to film that there are no problems with the location be it the space is unavaliable or there are people to close to the camera.
- Try to keep within time limits so if there are any scenes that could be refilmed we have the choice or if any other problems happen to appear.
- Create the script with more detail and emotion so that the finished product looks realistic, which would hopefully help with the our acting also.
Post 10: Evaluation
Luckily I’ve already done GCSE media and was therefore at an advantage when it came to knowing about; shot sizes, location recces and script writing however doing the preliminary has allowed me to develop my skills in a range of areas especially working with a team which was very useful as I learnt how we could incorporate numerous good ideas and turn it into a strong great idea. Whilst we were doing the pre-production we as a team had to learn to communicate and find out everyone’s strengths and weaknesses which were great as we could help each other out if need be. Thankfully we never found working together a challenge as we always discussed everyone’s ideas and let them have a say, which was great when it came to getting creative trying to find out a unique and original idea that none of the other groups would think of. During the task I have learnt that there are many risks whilst filming and watching for continuity, by doing a risk assessment at the place of filming we managed to evaluate everything that could go wrong so when it actually came to filming there was no risk of someone or equipment getting damaged. Although I know from previous experience how to handle the equipment I’m positive I’ve learnt more by completing this preliminary task.
Other skills I learnt came from overlooking important details such as during filming we realised the library was unavailable so we had to reschedule and do it after school instead, some of the shots were not perfect due to our acting so we had to redo a fair few. The skills I learnt from having these obstacles in the way were how to be more independent as before in GCSE we were kept in a more controlled environment, but now when our group faced the obstacles we sorted them out ourselves only informing the teacher of what our changed plans were.
When we had finished filming and were happy with the footage we had we then moved on to the post production using the editing suite and although we had followed instructions carefully when both filming and editing and having previous knowledge of the process of using the editing suit we did have some problems to overcome such as our camera would not correspond with the editing suite and refused to capture, yet we simply changed the camera and this meant we had overcome yet another problem. I was aware of some of the skills needed for the editing suite though thanks to completeing this task I am more confident in my skills as I've learnt how to crop footage and edit it together, how to label each rush and how it's important to take note of the in and out code. Not only did I gain more confidence in my skills when it came to editing the footage but I also gained confident in my editing skills as I learnt how to add credits at the opening and closing of the film and how to add fading effects.
Looking back over the finished product of our preliminary task I realised that we had not stuck to our script completely as we unfortunitly ran out of time so this could prehaps be a target for me to work on, another target could be to vary camera shots as there were groups of certain shots together which meant the tention could have suffered as the camera shots didn't help build tention but kept it average.
Looking back over the finished product of our preliminary task I realised that we had not stuck to our script completely as we unfortunitly ran out of time so this could prehaps be a target for me to work on, another target could be to vary camera shots as there were groups of certain shots together which meant the tention could have suffered as the camera shots didn't help build tention but kept it average.
Tuesday 22 November 2011
Post 9: Post production report
To capture our footage we connected our camera to the computer and captured the footage on the editing suite. We then as a group went through the captured footage (rushes) and wrote down the; shots, takes, and we decided if we were going to use it or not, we did make a few mistakes during filming when it came to our acting skills so this did help us decide what we could use.
After we had gone through the film and named the rushes we then began to edit the film, using the notes we had made earlier when capturing the film. We then went through the footage and cut the clips we wanted to use the logging rushes helped us with this because we were able to find were one clip started and ended and what we no longer needed. We did this until all our clips were put together in a rough cut.
Our group then went through the rough cut to check if it actually made sense, of course there were a few problems and we had to edit parts out that we had missed. For example when filming we counted to three and used the clapper board each take before we said our lines, so we cut out the pauses and the image of the board to make the footage flow better. Luckily because of our location we didn’t need to edit the sound as you could hear everything clearly, we talked about having diagetic music in the background but we thought it would take away from the script and so we decided against music.
We then began to add in some effects, such as strips in the beginning of our film and a cross fade effect at the end of the footage. We then created opening credits and end credits with a black background and white writing so there would be a contrast so the writing would stand out well.
Watching over it I’d say that our group did do well when it came to editing however we did come across a problem in our final product yet we were aware of our mistake and in our future task we will make sure the same doesn’t happen again.
After we had gone through the film and named the rushes we then began to edit the film, using the notes we had made earlier when capturing the film. We then went through the footage and cut the clips we wanted to use the logging rushes helped us with this because we were able to find were one clip started and ended and what we no longer needed. We did this until all our clips were put together in a rough cut.
In code | Out code | Scene | Shot | Take | Description | Yes/no |
00:00:03:11 | 00:00:12:06 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Charley walking into the library | Yes |
00:00:12:10 | 00:00:18:22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Charley is in the library walking towards the table | Yes |
00:00:19:04 | 00:00:18:22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Bobbi calls Charley over | Yes |
00:00:25:06 | 00:00:22:05 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Bobbi calls Charley over | No |
00:00:22:11 | 00:00:30:02 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Charley walks towards the table | Yes |
00:00:27:13 | 00:00:30:14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Charley sits at the table and starts talking | Yes |
00:00:30:14 | 00:00:34:04 | 1 | 7 | 1 | Bobbi leaves | Yes |
00:01:12:14 | 00:01:40:06 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Charley and Katie talk | No |
00:00:34:06 | 00:01:00:06 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Charley and Katie talk | Yes |
00:01:00:06 | 00:01:04:07 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Charley begs for forgiveness | Yes |
00:01:04:04 | 00:01:05:22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Charley runs out | Yes |
00:01:06:04 | 00:01:10:01 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Slams the door | Yes |
Our group then went through the rough cut to check if it actually made sense, of course there were a few problems and we had to edit parts out that we had missed. For example when filming we counted to three and used the clapper board each take before we said our lines, so we cut out the pauses and the image of the board to make the footage flow better. Luckily because of our location we didn’t need to edit the sound as you could hear everything clearly, we talked about having diagetic music in the background but we thought it would take away from the script and so we decided against music.
We then began to add in some effects, such as strips in the beginning of our film and a cross fade effect at the end of the footage. We then created opening credits and end credits with a black background and white writing so there would be a contrast so the writing would stand out well.
Watching over it I’d say that our group did do well when it came to editing however we did come across a problem in our final product yet we were aware of our mistake and in our future task we will make sure the same doesn’t happen again.
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