MAIN TASK: Post 1

Prelim post 11

As a group, we decided 5 targets we plan to reach in order to improve our main film. These targets have been decided based on the down falls of our preliminary film.

Targets.

1. Lighting- For our main task we plan to use artificial lighting where neccessary as opposed to natural light to improve the overall aesthetic quality of our film. Below is a link to a website that goes into more depth about the use of artificial light in film as opposed to natural.

2. Script writing- In our preliminary, I feel we failed to communicate our story to the audience accurately so they are left confused as to the ideas behind the film. To counteract this we plan to think carefully about how we will communicate with the audience through our script, ensuring the story is clear.

3. Framing- When filming we plan to place more emphasis on the positioning of actors within the frame, looking at using techniques such as rule of thirds and extreme close ups to emphasise focus on particular characters and help the audience identify with them.

4.Filming & Editing imporvements - When editing our preliminary we used very straight forward editing techniques which made the overall film quite uninteresting. We also added poorly carried out techniques such as jump cuts that were added for the sake of using them rather than to add effect, this made the film look disjointed. In our main film we plan to incorporate different filming techniques for effect and emphasis on certain events.

5. Team communication- As a team we had several disputes which resulted in disagreement rather than resolving the problems. In the future we plan to have discussions and make agreements within the group.

POST 9 - Post production

rushese	Out code	scene	Shot	Take	Description	Good/bad
00:00 sec	24:13 sec	Scene 1	2	2	This scene was simple to shoot, the only trouble was car's interupting as it was shot from across the road.	Good
25:08 sec	35:00 sec	Scene 2	2	2	This scene was only difficult to shoot because it was found time and we were interrupted frequently.	Good
35:18 sec	01:09:15 min	Scene 3	2	2	Here we had similar problems as above, we were frequently interupted.	Good
01:10:09 min	01:27:07 min	Scene 4	2	3	The height difference of myself standing and Lily sitting made capturing us both in the frame difficult.	Bad
01:28:01 min	20:08:23 min	Scene 5	3	3	In this scene we faced similar callenges to the first scene, filming from across the road meant severla disruptions from cars, this also interupted the jump cut in a detrimental way.	Bad

POST 8 - Production Report

 There was one necessary re-shoot because of a continuity error with clothing, however, I feel the final shoot was successful. As a group we followed the rules of continuity, including the 180 degree rule, match on action, chronological ordering and clothes were kept the same throughout the film. One problem we encountered on several occasions was a poor level of acting, most shots to several times to capture without actors breaking character. However once all scenes were shot there were no real problems aside from minor faults with editing such as bad cuts and transitions.

Each team member contributed to the group in one way or another, so in my opinion the team functioned successfully. Each member stuck to their role in the group: Lily acted, Ryan filmed and I acted and edited, so the team functioned well.

In terms of the technical execution, the film is very simple, perhaps some more intricate shots and editing techniques such as match on action would improve the technical quality of the film.

Additional Pre-production Documentation (CREW, MISE-EN-SCENE, RISK ASSESSMENT, TECHNICAL REECE, LOCATION REECE)

Shot List and Story Board

POST 5 - Shots

Jump Cut - An abrupt cut from one scene to another to accelerate the speed of an event in TV or Film. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/jump+cut

Over-the-Shoulder Shots - When the camera is positioned to look over one person's shoulder at another's face, this allows the viewer to see from the first person's point of view.

http://www.cla.purdue.edu/english/theory/narratology/terms/overtheshoulder.html

Cutaways - When a wider shot frame is used to reveal more of the scene shown previosly, often with a purpose of showing something that was previously unseen.

http://animcareerpro.com/blog/2009/03/24/animation-related-film-terms/

Point of View Shots - A shot where the camera is positioned so it supposedly sees from a person's perspective.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_of_view_shot

Script Writing

Continuity Editing:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/continuity

A motion picture that shows a set of actions or a scenario played out in order of actions.

180 Degree Rule:
http://wikipedia.org/wiki/180-degree_rule

The 180 degree rule is a term in film making which refers to the spacial awareness of characters on the screen. The way it works is there is an imaginary line, known as the axis, which connects the characters, the rule is that the camera must remain on one side of the axis. If the camera crosses the axis, the characters will seem to completely change positions.

Shot Reverse Shot:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_reverse_shot

Shot reverse shot is often used in filming to show when a character is looking at another as they converse, even though one is often off screen. The camera views one character and then the other from different angles of a scene so they appear to be facing each other.

Match-on-Action:

http://www.slideshare.net/leviwigglesworth/shot-reverse-shot-and-match-on-action-media

Match on Action is when the same action is seen from one angle, then the camera angle switches whist the same action continues from where it left off in the last shot, this gives the effect of a seamless action from two view points.

Preliminary Task Introduction

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 the exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. Tjis task should demonstrate match on action, shot and the 180 degree rule.