Having completed our filming in one day, we decided to go and receive feedback from our teacher on our shots in case we needed to re-film any shots. We received both positive and negative feedback and we were told that our tracking shots and lighting was very good however it was suggested that the framing of our close-up of the characters eyes was not so great. It was also suggested that we should perhaps re-film the screen as the text types up as it looked very small and would have been potentially difficult to read. We decided not to re-film the close-up shot as we are aware that there are cropping facilities when we are planning to be editing however we decided that we ought to re-film the shot of the text typing up as were were able to do that at school and did not need to visit our filming location again.
16/3/2011
Today we re-filmed the text tying up. We decided to film a few different shots of this so that we had different ones to choose from when it came to editing and we could choose the best and most appropriate one for our final film. We managed to complete this filming within around half an hour and we worked together really well. I learnt that it is much easier to have one person controlling the camera - particularly when using a dolly as it results in the most professional and effective final result. We are very pleased with how well this shot came out and it looks much better than our original version. I think that our overall filming process was very successful and our time management was very good and we hope to be as efficient when we begin to edit our opening.
Thursday 24 March 2011
Diary of Filming
15/03/2011
Today we started to film our opening on our location of Chelmsford town centre in the bank office. We managed to successfully complete all of our filming in one session and managed to use our time very efficiently and successfully. We did however come across some problems during filming which we had to work together to address and fix to get the best possible results. I found it quite difficult to keep the camera level as our tri-pod turned out to be faulty on the day and we were unable to stand in a way that ensured the camera was level. We decided to use a table and very slightly held the camera to one side when filming with the tri-pod to ensure it was level and we were able to quickly solve this problem.
We did also have some problems when we were attempting to do the tracking shots across the desk. We each tried to do the shot as it was a handheld shot and needed someone with a steady hand to film it. We found that I had the most steady hand and so I was in charge of this shot. I learnt that it is very difficult to get timings correct when filming, particularly with the tracking shots when you have to move at a certain pace as well as trying to keep a steady shot with good framing. We all equally contributed to the filming and attempted at filming each shot and so we were all able to contribute well to the filming of our piece and we managed to film all of our shots in one day of filming.
Today we started to film our opening on our location of Chelmsford town centre in the bank office. We managed to successfully complete all of our filming in one session and managed to use our time very efficiently and successfully. We did however come across some problems during filming which we had to work together to address and fix to get the best possible results. I found it quite difficult to keep the camera level as our tri-pod turned out to be faulty on the day and we were unable to stand in a way that ensured the camera was level. We decided to use a table and very slightly held the camera to one side when filming with the tri-pod to ensure it was level and we were able to quickly solve this problem.
We did also have some problems when we were attempting to do the tracking shots across the desk. We each tried to do the shot as it was a handheld shot and needed someone with a steady hand to film it. We found that I had the most steady hand and so I was in charge of this shot. I learnt that it is very difficult to get timings correct when filming, particularly with the tracking shots when you have to move at a certain pace as well as trying to keep a steady shot with good framing. We all equally contributed to the filming and attempted at filming each shot and so we were all able to contribute well to the filming of our piece and we managed to film all of our shots in one day of filming.
Creating our Shot-List and Film Schedule
We have been working as a group on our shot list to organise how we were going to organise our time when it comes to filming. As we were only working in one location to film our opening (all in an office), we decided to organise our shots by camera angle to save as much time as possible. We all agreed that this would be the best way to organise our time when filming to be most effective. We also put together a film schedule to make sure that we knew where we were going to be at what time and what props and costumers would be needed. This schedule also included the actors and camera equipment that would be needed on the day. I found this very helpful as I was then fully aware of when we would be filming what and in what order we would be working and I felt fully prepared to film and that I knew exactly what I would be doing and would be able to work most efficiently.
To view our shot list please visit our group blog:
Initial Shot-list
http://ascvhsmediacjc.blogspot.com/2011/03/g321-initial-shot-list-for-opening.html
Final Shot-list
http://ascvhsmediacjc.blogspot.com/2011/03/g321-improved-shot-list.html
To view our Film schedule please visit our group blog:
http://ascvhsmediacjc.blogspot.com/2011/03/g321-film-schedule.html
To view our shot list please visit our group blog:
Initial Shot-list
http://ascvhsmediacjc.blogspot.com/2011/03/g321-initial-shot-list-for-opening.html
Final Shot-list
http://ascvhsmediacjc.blogspot.com/2011/03/g321-improved-shot-list.html
To view our Film schedule please visit our group blog:
http://ascvhsmediacjc.blogspot.com/2011/03/g321-film-schedule.html
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