Friday 30 September 2011

Production of "Preliminary Exercise"

On Monday 26th September 2011, me and my group (Jessika, Zoe and Katie) started and completed filming of our "Continuity film". It took us under two hours to complete filming; We stuck by the storyboard, shared the camera and also, put in more shots that were not in the original storyboard (and cutting out scenes).

Katie managed to take pictures on my camera of Production so I am able to show you evidence of filming.



 Setting Up
This is Zoe's first time setting up a camera before filming and succefully did it well. The process of the test is so that newcomers of the lesson would know how to do this during production and show newcomers how easy it is.







 Setting Up/ Preparing
We all went to a free room and decided for it to be our location. In this picture, me and Zoe are testing when she recieves the message (from the unknown number).

Also, you can see the Camera was set up by Jessica and Katie, also positioned for our first shot of the day.
 Filming
We all took turns filming so the group could give ideas, create new shots and new ideas for the film.
The camera was slightley heavy, so we had to take precortions and maybe (sometimes) have another person holding the camera when doing different shots e.g low angle shot, tracking, etc.
 Shots
We all stuck by the storyboard as best as we could, here I am filming Zoe recieving the message (medium to close up).

Many shots were not that difficult, but we would have to do maybe 3 different takes on some scenes (the surprise scene for example). Everyone in the group came up with new ideas, like Jessica playing the piano while singing Happy Birthday and the lights coming on.
 End of Production
We were all pleased with our work and managed to finish the film in under 2 hours!

I think the othermembers of the group really enjoyed filming because it was a new experience for them and also, they were able to provide ideas and new shots; Giving us a broader imagination. The day was a success.

Now we enter Post-Production....

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