Deciding on what to do : On the first day of being set this task we were told to decided groups, the group i am working in includes Myself, along with Ollie Aird, Jon Orrell and Mark Falco. When we decided our groups, we then had to think of a preliminary task we could do. We knew it didn't have to be very long but as a group we had to think of some sort of story line, and what kind of camera angles/shots we could use. As we were talking about what we could do we made a brainstorm and then afterwards we created a storyboard so we knew exactly what we needed to film when we had the camera set up; this was so it didn't take longer than it needed to be!
Canon MV500 : This is the Video camera we used, it was someone in my groups family Camera. The reason we used it was because we found it difficult to get hold of one of the Sony SX30. We did have some difficulties with the Canon Video camera as it was nearly 10 years old and the sound had gone on the camera itself. Even though we were unable to hear the clips we had filmed straight after recording, however, we were able to hear everything once imported onto the computer itself.
This is the Canon MV500 ........ AND ........ This is the Sony SX30
With this camera we were able to do the camera angles and shots we needed to do, with the help of a tripod. Within our preliminary we included such shots as, 'the over the shoulder shot' and 'close up shot' and others these two being the most important within our piece of work. The reason why we used an 'over the shoulder shot' is because we wanted to show the conversation at the beginning of the clip, it was also so the we could have the editing of the clip a lot more interesting instead of just face and face. The audience will be able to see both sides of the conversation. When we used to 'close up shot' we made sure the shot was clear enough and the reason we added it made sense. We included a 'close up shot' when Jon was opening the door within out media clip, we tried to film it from the right hand side but because of in an earlier clip he had only his right hand free it didn't look very effective and it was hard to see him actually open the door, so as a group we decided to see what it looked like from the left hand side.
Filming our Preliminary; When filming our preliminary we all had our own little jobs but at the same time helped out with everything, my main job was the filming, and Mark helped me out, and as a group we deiced that Ollie and Jon were going to star in it. We managed to film what we thought would be all of our preliminary in 2 lessons. During our first session of filming we didn't include any dialogue as we decided that we were going to
use a 'VOICE OVER' but after we went through the editing process we decided as a group that this hadn't given the effect we wanted. So we went back to the room we filmed out clip (our old science block) and asked one of our friends, Gregg Sullivan, to be in our work so we could include some dialogue but then not loose the effect of the slap at the end. By deciding to add in more dialogue it meant we had to re-edit our work and re-film some mo
re. Whilst re filming the dialogue we added in a different 180 degrees rule, as the one we did in our first attempt wasn't that brilliant. By filming a preliminary we, as a group, have all be able to understand the work that goes into the filming and how many different things we have to do to make a final piece. We have also understood that the first time we have filmed may not be the only time we have to do it, and that we may have to go back and film some more. As i recorded the most, i have been able to understand how important lighting is in a piece of filming as if the light is too bright or it looks artificial the effect it gives isn't as strong as it would be if it was either natural or done correctly. Only problem i had at the beginning of filming was that when i was filming Jono walking down the corridor through the glass in the door, the audience were able to see my reflection so i suggested that we should turn the light off in the room we were in and leave the light on outside in the corridor and the effect that was given off was very interesting and a lot better than the first effect we started with and al so it had no reflection.
Editing our Preliminary;
To edit our preliminary task, we have used a editing program called 'Sony Vegas Pr
o'. This editing software is provided by the school but only on certain computers meaning there is a limited accessibility, so if we have wanted to edit we have had to either do it in our free periods or make sure we have a computer free by going in earlier. Jon and Ollie did the main of the editing as the computers were free when they were and when unfortunately Myself and Mark were unavailable. But within lessons we were able to contributed towards The
editing. When we finished editing the first time we all believed that not only was something missing but that the voice over didn't sound right. So we had a discussion with one of our media teachers 'Mr Zaidi' and he suggested that we should go back and film some more with dialogue, so this was when we decided to find another actor to make the storyline more interesting. One of our close friends Gregg Sullivan, offered to help us with the re-filming with the dialogue. So we all went back to the room where we filmed the first time and re-filmed adding in dialogue. This consisted of more over the shoulder shots and it also meant that we used the 180degrees rule more within our work.
THIS IS OUR PRELIMINARY..
The You-tube upload of it... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcI5Owy-Yng
Now as a group we are thinking about what we should do for our final media video. we are thinking about what genre we want to use. What movies we could look at for ideas. What sort of shots and angles we can use and maybe if we should or shouldn't have dialogue in it?
Although we have finished our preliminary, as a group we are able to see that there are some things we need to improve on for example; when filming Jon walking down the corridor through the window i saw that if the light was on inside the room then the camera picked up my reflextion and the cameras so i suggested that we had the light turned off in the room and this solved the problem. It was just that the second time we went back to re-film some parts we forgot about the light being off at the start and had it on. It isn't that noticable but it does take away the effect of the film a little bit.
We are not discuss what ideas we have for our main filming task of an opening sequence to a film. We do have some rough ideas but we haven't fully decided. so we are going to sit down and talk about it and write everything down so that we are able to come to a finally idea.
Canon MV500 : This is the Video camera we used, it was someone in my groups family Camera. The reason we used it was because we found it difficult to get hold of one of the Sony SX30. We did have some difficulties with the Canon Video camera as it was nearly 10 years old and the sound had gone on the camera itself. Even though we were unable to hear the clips we had filmed straight after recording, however, we were able to hear everything once imported onto the computer itself.
This is the Canon MV500 ........ AND ........ This is the Sony SX30
With this camera we were able to do the camera angles and shots we needed to do, with the help of a tripod. Within our preliminary we included such shots as, 'the over the shoulder shot' and 'close up shot' and others these two being the most important within our piece of work. The reason why we used an 'over the shoulder shot' is because we wanted to show the conversation at the beginning of the clip, it was also so the we could have the editing of the clip a lot more interesting instead of just face and face. The audience will be able to see both sides of the conversation. When we used to 'close up shot' we made sure the shot was clear enough and the reason we added it made sense. We included a 'close up shot' when Jon was opening the door within out media clip, we tried to film it from the right hand side but because of in an earlier clip he had only his right hand free it didn't look very effective and it was hard to see him actually open the door, so as a group we decided to see what it looked like from the left hand side.
Filming our Preliminary; When filming our preliminary we all had our own little jobs but at the same time helped out with everything, my main job was the filming, and Mark helped me out, and as a group we deiced that Ollie and Jon were going to star in it. We managed to film what we thought would be all of our preliminary in 2 lessons. During our first session of filming we didn't include any dialogue as we decided that we were going to
use a 'VOICE OVER' but after we went through the editing process we decided as a group that this hadn't given the effect we wanted. So we went back to the room we filmed out clip (our old science block) and asked one of our friends, Gregg Sullivan, to be in our work so we could include some dialogue but then not loose the effect of the slap at the end. By deciding to add in more dialogue it meant we had to re-edit our work and re-film some mo
re. Whilst re filming the dialogue we added in a different 180 degrees rule, as the one we did in our first attempt wasn't that brilliant. By filming a preliminary we, as a group, have all be able to understand the work that goes into the filming and how many different things we have to do to make a final piece. We have also understood that the first time we have filmed may not be the only time we have to do it, and that we may have to go back and film some more. As i recorded the most, i have been able to understand how important lighting is in a piece of filming as if the light is too bright or it looks artificial the effect it gives isn't as strong as it would be if it was either natural or done correctly. Only problem i had at the beginning of filming was that when i was filming Jono walking down the corridor through the glass in the door, the audience were able to see my reflection so i suggested that we should turn the light off in the room we were in and leave the light on outside in the corridor and the effect that was given off was very interesting and a lot better than the first effect we started with and al so it had no reflection.Editing our Preliminary;
To edit our preliminary task, we have used a editing program called 'Sony Vegas Pr
o'. This editing software is provided by the school but only on certain computers meaning there is a limited accessibility, so if we have wanted to edit we have had to either do it in our free periods or make sure we have a computer free by going in earlier. Jon and Ollie did the main of the editing as the computers were free when they were and when unfortunately Myself and Mark were unavailable. But within lessons we were able to contributed towards The
editing. When we finished editing the first time we all believed that not only was something missing but that the voice over didn't sound right. So we had a discussion with one of our media teachers 'Mr Zaidi' and he suggested that we should go back and film some more with dialogue, so this was when we decided to find another actor to make the storyline more interesting. One of our close friends Gregg Sullivan, offered to help us with the re-filming with the dialogue. So we all went back to the room where we filmed the first time and re-filmed adding in dialogue. This consisted of more over the shoulder shots and it also meant that we used the 180degrees rule more within our work. The You-tube upload of it... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcI5Owy-Yng
Now as a group we are thinking about what we should do for our final media video. we are thinking about what genre we want to use. What movies we could look at for ideas. What sort of shots and angles we can use and maybe if we should or shouldn't have dialogue in it?
Although we have finished our preliminary, as a group we are able to see that there are some things we need to improve on for example; when filming Jon walking down the corridor through the window i saw that if the light was on inside the room then the camera picked up my reflextion and the cameras so i suggested that we had the light turned off in the room and this solved the problem. It was just that the second time we went back to re-film some parts we forgot about the light being off at the start and had it on. It isn't that noticable but it does take away the effect of the film a little bit.
We are not discuss what ideas we have for our main filming task of an opening sequence to a film. We do have some rough ideas but we haven't fully decided. so we are going to sit down and talk about it and write everything down so that we are able to come to a finally idea.
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