Saturday, 23 October 2010

Individual Production Report

The filming process took a total of 60 minutes, approximately, and consisted of the group collecting the recording equipment, filming the scenes and reurning the gear with our group labelled on the tape. I found the filming process easier than I expected which I can only put down to careful planning. However, the time that we shot the scenes wasn’t ideal as there was a P.E class on the other side of our set and occasionally these students needed to walk through the shots. Aside from this minor hitch, we rarely encountered any issues other than the fact that both of the actors occasionally forgot their lines. This wasn’t a major issue as we merely reminded them of the dialogue and re-shot the scene, which only reduced the amount of time that we had to film. 










Prior to the process of filming, the team had been fairly fragmented, with each member working almost individually. However, during the filming process, each character equally contributed with roles that had been assigned in the preparation process. The results of this new-found teamwork are clearly evident in the scenes that we shot because there was communication, and a new respect for each other’s opinions.









After looking over the the raw, unedited footage of what we have filmed, we could easily conclude that there were a few scenes that needed to be filmed again generally due to poor camera angles which is evident as some shots were filmed above eye-level, and a few scenes described in our shot list were missing. Personally, I think we could have also used brighter lighting to bring out the subject, particularly in the corridor where the main source of lighting was behind the subject.
There doesn’t appear to be any issues with this footage in reference to continuity, but we still needed to re-shoot the entire script despite the fact that only a few scenes needed adjusting because the continuity of the clothing and hair style would differ.

When we re-shot the scenes, it seemed that each individual within the group was more confident in their role. Aspects that we didn't consider during the initial filming session, such as lighting, was addressed in the second filming attempt and as a result of this, produced better quality rushes overall. However, similarly to the first filming attempt, there was a P.E class on the other side of our set. They weren't visible, but they did produce a significant amount of noise and disturbance to the filming process and the product. In future, we need to arrange to use the set at a quieter period to avoid this problem.   

Additional Pre-production Documentation

Following this introduction is an image which depicts our location recce and explains various features of the set that we have chosen, such as lighting, power supply, access to the location and potential noise or disruption issues.





It’s important to perform a risk assessment so that we are prepared for the filming stage and this can be achieved in the knowledge that everyone is safe. Listing all potential hazards also ensures that everyone is aware of the dangers and also what can be done to prevent it.

To ensure the filming process is smooth and well-prepared we have designed a shooting schedule which consists of the following:



This is the Mise-En-Scene for our project:


This is a list of the cast, crew, equipment and props required to film each scene.



Tuesday, 19 October 2010

Shot List & Storyboard.

This is the Shot List for our project which explains the location of each scene and the description of what that shot will consist of. The shot number and scene number are also stated in this document and the information corresponds to that scene.  


I have also included a brief explanation of the reasoning behind various decisions that have been made in this process of creating this shot list which can been seen in the centre on the right side of this table, with codes which correspond to those located in the shot list.


This is the Storyboard for our project which depicts each shot and includes a description of both the character and the camera movement, as well as the approximate length of the shot and the location of the shot (whether it's shot internally, or externally). It also explains the scene number, the shot number and what sound will be heard in the final piece.




Jump Cut, Over-the-Shoulder-Shot, Cutaway and Point of View Shot.

A Jump Cut is an immediate transaction from one scene to the other. This film editing technique combines two sequential shots on the same subject which are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly. Generally, if the camera position changes less than 30 degrees, the difference between the two shots will not be substantial enough, and the viewer will experience the edit as a jump in the position of the subject that is jarring, and draws attention to it. This type of edit causes the subject of the shots to appear to "jump" position in a discontinuous way.

A useful website which describes the Jump cut technique consists of:



A Over-The-Shoulder-Shot is a shot of a character or an object taken over the shoulder of another character. This type of shot uses the back of the character’s shoulder and head to frame the other character or object which the camera is pointing toward.

A useful website which describes the Over the shoulder shot technique consists of:


A Cutaway is a shot of a different scene which interrupts the action of the film. It’s usually, but now always, followed by a cut back to the shot prior to this shot which helps avoid the shot looking like a jump cut.

A useful website which describes the cutaway technique consists of:




A Point Of View shot is a short scene which depicts the view that a character can see at a specific point in the film. It is usually established by being positioned between a shot of a character looking at something, and a shot showing the character's reaction, similarly to the shot reverse shot. 

A useful website which describes the point of view technique consists of:

 

Script Writing

This is the dialogue and directions that we will be following in our project and will be referred to throughout the project as the script.


Potential contunity issues that could occur based on our script could be the point in which the character leaves the stage, and the camera changes to another angle, and the character could be in a different position.
Generally, another potential continuity issues could consist of different outfits appearing in a scene that the characters are supposed to be in the same outfit, depending on whether filming is shot all at once or on separate occasions.
The editing process could propose a problem for the continuity of the project as a scene could be cut too short and result in a character appearing as though they have jumped or moved quicker than they should.