My group filmed in a classroom in the school for our media preliminary task. This location worked for us as it had enough room to film in and we had the door of the classroom which functioned well as we had to have one of the characters going in and out of a door in the piece. In filming each of our group members had a turn in operating the camera, directing and holding the rifle mic. We rotated around so we each got to experience all the different types of filming. I really enjoyed directing as you get to call out the commands and make sure everything was okay and I also enjoyed operating the camera as you got to help set up the shot and do the actual filming.
For our lighting we decided to go for a more sinister, darker feel with the lighting and have a back light on character B as they were being victimized and a key light on the main area. The back light would make character B appear more vulnerable and also prettier. Unfortunately we were unable to use the back light as the only back light that we could have used was a desk lamp and it was very ineffective so we ended up not using it. The key light created cast shadow of character B on the wall behind her creating a creepy atmosphere and it also gave an attached shadow on her face which made her look very vulnerable. The lighting was important to the scene as it set the right mood. It was effective as it helped portray character A as more powerful and scary and character B as more vulnerable and helpless.
When filming we remembered to set up the camera by bubbling it to make sure the shot would be level each time. We also made sure to film colour bars so that when it comes to editing we know where our piece starts. Also colour bars are useful as if the colour bars are distorted or if there is anything wrong with them, when recording you will know there will be something wrong with your shot. We made sure that each time after moving the camera to make sure it was bubbled, the shot was level and that there was no pieces of equipment such as lighting in the shot. We also made sure that when doing the over the shoulder shots we never crossed the 180 degree rule. We ran through the sequence several times in each different angle and each time we changed the camera angle we ran the sequence through the whole time through. For example we set up the wide shot and filmed the whole things through, then the close ups and then the over the shoulder shots. This ensures that when editing we didn’t just have little clips of different angles here and there but that if we want a clip of a bit from that angle later on we have it incase we need it. When thinking about angles we filmed at a high angle to film some of character Bs close-ups. This is so that the audience is looking down on character B making her appear more inferior and vulnerable. Also when shooting character A we shot some bits at a low angle, this means that character A looks more superior and powerful. When filming on set we made sure that each person who was directing used the right terminology to make sure everybody knew what was going on. This ensured that everybody was all working as a team and knew what was happening.
I thought that during the preliminary task our group worked well together and I felt that the filming and planning both went very well. I have learnt that filming is not as simple as just shooting the shots you need or running through a sequence in one angle. It is all about shooting the same thing over and over again in different angles and views in order to stick them together in editing to make an interesting scene.
For our lighting we decided to go for a more sinister, darker feel with the lighting and have a back light on character B as they were being victimized and a key light on the main area. The back light would make character B appear more vulnerable and also prettier. Unfortunately we were unable to use the back light as the only back light that we could have used was a desk lamp and it was very ineffective so we ended up not using it. The key light created cast shadow of character B on the wall behind her creating a creepy atmosphere and it also gave an attached shadow on her face which made her look very vulnerable. The lighting was important to the scene as it set the right mood. It was effective as it helped portray character A as more powerful and scary and character B as more vulnerable and helpless.
When filming we remembered to set up the camera by bubbling it to make sure the shot would be level each time. We also made sure to film colour bars so that when it comes to editing we know where our piece starts. Also colour bars are useful as if the colour bars are distorted or if there is anything wrong with them, when recording you will know there will be something wrong with your shot. We made sure that each time after moving the camera to make sure it was bubbled, the shot was level and that there was no pieces of equipment such as lighting in the shot. We also made sure that when doing the over the shoulder shots we never crossed the 180 degree rule. We ran through the sequence several times in each different angle and each time we changed the camera angle we ran the sequence through the whole time through. For example we set up the wide shot and filmed the whole things through, then the close ups and then the over the shoulder shots. This ensures that when editing we didn’t just have little clips of different angles here and there but that if we want a clip of a bit from that angle later on we have it incase we need it. When thinking about angles we filmed at a high angle to film some of character Bs close-ups. This is so that the audience is looking down on character B making her appear more inferior and vulnerable. Also when shooting character A we shot some bits at a low angle, this means that character A looks more superior and powerful. When filming on set we made sure that each person who was directing used the right terminology to make sure everybody knew what was going on. This ensured that everybody was all working as a team and knew what was happening.
I thought that during the preliminary task our group worked well together and I felt that the filming and planning both went very well. I have learnt that filming is not as simple as just shooting the shots you need or running through a sequence in one angle. It is all about shooting the same thing over and over again in different angles and views in order to stick them together in editing to make an interesting scene.
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