Tuesday, 30 November 2010

Post 8 - Production Report

Our shoot overall went fortunately well, there were problems that we faced, one of the problems was we did not show much usage of continuity to a substantial standard, the next problem we encountered was our scene and set up where we were shooting was too narrow to shoot width to width of the room. Another problem, probably the biggest issue was, we did not show our knowledge of continuity in our shoot, this was vital, so this was a reason we had to reshoot.
These problems resulted in us reshooting the whole project, which was efficient as the first time round it took us 3 hours, and this time it took us 1 hour so we could do it all in a lesson, The next problem was the size of the room, of course we couldn’t have changed the size, but we did changed the setup of the room so it was at more of an angle, this also helped us to be able to perform the shot-reverse shot successfully.

Friday, 19 November 2010

Post 7 - Pre-production Documentation

Location Recce:




















Risk Assessment:
If there was a fire there are 3 exits out of the room, one is the main entrance, the second into a second room and there is a third door leading into the 3rd room.

There is a table in the room and somebody may bump into them causing themselves injury, to avoid this, all of the crew need to be warned about the hazard and act sensibly at all times.

The chairs could be tripped over if they are not tucked away properly; all chairs need to be moved out of the way once they have been used.

Power supplies could be a risk if they are left on and touched. All power supplies need to be noted and all the back stage crew and actors need to have a wear of where they are.

We need a risk assessment so that we can see what risks there are during the filming and how we can avoid any injuries.

Mise-en-Scene:
Lighting:
In the TC block corridor there is a main door which will provide manmade natural sunlight, this will brighten the room enough to make it look cell like.

Props:
There will be one table acting as a bed for the patient with a duvet over the top, we will also need a black curtain to cover over the door that comes into shot.

Costume:
LIAM-
JACK- White lab coat, with black trousers.
With these costumes it fits the theme of the characters and more authentic.

Hair and Make-Up:
LIAM - Hair will be messy, face will look tired.
JACK - hair will be formal, maybe glasses to emphasize character.
LIAMS hair will be messy to make the audience see that he is a troubled person. We have made JACK  wear a lab coat to show his doctor characteristics.

Set Design:
The room is spacious and sets a good atmosphere for a cell. It has 2 door windows at the front of the room with a dark carpet. There is one light on the roof which will provide needed light.

Post 6 - Shot List and Storyboarding






Tuesday, 2 November 2010

Post 5 - Jump Cuts, Over-The-Shoulder Shots, Cutaways, and Point of View Shots

Jump Cuts - A jump cut is a cut in film editing in which two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly.

Over-The-Shoulder Shot - An over the shoulder shot is a shot of someone or something taken over the shoulder of another person

Example:














Cutaway - In film, a cutaway is the interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else. It is usually, although not always, followed by a cutback to the first shot.

Point of View shot - Camera placement at the approximate position of a character or person that gives a similar view to what the view from them would be.

Example:

Post 4 - Script Writing


Post 3 - Continuity

Continuity is a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot.

Match on action - This is where for example if someone is running, and the camera cuts to a different shot of the person, it will have to be edited so the person in still on the same foot while running.
Also there are rules on Continuity, the 180 degree rule, you may not pass over 180 degrees, when doing a reverse shot.

Post 2 - Storyboard Drawing, Shot Sizes and Framing



                                                                                          









Post 1 - Prelimary Task

Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.