Filming report dated 25th November 2015

Below is the schedule that I used to film of 25th November 2015.

Below is my introduction clarifying details.

For this shoot, I filmed a large quantity of my shots that were a spread between Scenes B,C and D. However, most of these shots were in Scene B where the officer is outside the building and ends up shooting the little girl. I still have more shots to cover but feel that after editing these shots together, I will have a clearer perspective of how much time I have currently filled of my two minute limit. Depending on this length, I will be able to gague if Scene A will fit within this limit and if the scene is necessary or requires to be shortened. At this time, I feel that Scene A will most likely require some shortening.

At this point, I have filmed 21 shots which works out to just under half of all my required shots. Seeing that I have two more weeks to film (and have taken about the same time to film this half), I feel confident that I will be able to finish my shoot on time.

I have not uploaded the raw footage for each shot and instead am using this post to address the existence of the shots that were not detailed or addressed in other filming reports.

Filming report dated 24th November 2015

Below is the schedule that I used to film of 24th November 2015

Below is the raw footage acquired from filming.

B5

I found that shot B5 was quite easy to achieve apart from finding an appropriate angle to shoot at and keeping the keys in the center of the frame. At first, I was concerned that the shot would be too long but found that it fit into the opening perfectly.

B6

I found that shot B6 had issues with being able to see the reflection of the camera in the dial screen. I had to manoeuvre the camera to an angle that stopped this reflection from being visible. I also had to make a decision of to change the shot from a speedometer to the on screen lights as they not only provided better lighting, but also stood out more in the shot. I then had to choose which of the lights on the dashboard that I should use and which lights fitted into the frame best.

B7

I found that shot B7 was not as possible as I planned. I found that setting up a camera at the back of the car caused an issue with lighting and that a darker shot was required. I ended up using the interior light of the car door that turned off when the door was shut. With the shot, I had problems with the light not turning off when I shut the door as I had not closed it properly and also framing issues. Finally, I was able to solve these problems by opening the door further which ensured that the light shut off and that I had time to re-position the camera.

B8

I found that shot B8 did not match my envisioned shot as the radio did not have a dial to turn to increase the volume. I tried to create the illusion that I was turning a dial but found that this did not look realistic enough. I ended up choosing to just press on the volume buttons to get the shot. 

Filming report dated on 22nd November 2015

Below is the schedule that I used to film of 22th November 2015.

Below is the raw footage acquired from filming.

DS5

I found that shot DS5 was somewhat difficult to shoot as I had trouble sourcing a zippo lighter and instead had to revert to a cheaper red lighter instead of the more expensive and branded zippo lighter with a lid. I had never used a zippo lighter before and firstly struggled with getting a flame to appear without moving outside of the shot. I took 3 takes and chose to use the above take which is the second take.

At this point, I have completed 5 shots and have begun to place the shots in the corresponding order on a project using the program Pinnacle.

What have I done to improve my blog? 20th November 2015

Post blog review amendments

As in my last post, I identified that I needed to increase my use of ICT on my blog. Below are some of the few examples of when I used a more unique version of ICT and the blog this was done on.

• Prezi used on my blog which was an analysis of the opening to Leon: The Professional
• Prezi used on my blog which was the screenplay and script for my film opening
• Slideshare on my blog about the character elements of the police officer in my film opening
• Slideshare used on my blog about considering representing Disability in film opening
• Addition of mp3 file on my blog about music and sound in my film opening
• Links to Youtube clips on my blog about sound in Thrillers
• Bubbl.us used in blog about coursework brief and initial ideas
• Bubbl.us used in blog about choosing a genre and the conventions of that genre- Thriller
• Spicynodes used on my blog about actors and character elements for film opening
• Spicynodes used on my blog for script and screenplay for film opening

I have also added more detail to my blog about actors and character as well as adding more detail to my blog about props, costumes and hidden secrets.

What is lacking from my blog? 18th November 2015

Self Blog Review

After peer and self reviewing my blog, I was told that this blog has few errors/problems apart from a few details about the actors and costume. I agree with this and will include more detail to clarify how these are applicable with my genre of Thriller and the film opening that I am creating. I also feel that I need to clarify how I would like the audience to respond to my film opening.

I have been given 15/20 marks which is the top of the third band of marks. The main reason that I am limited on gaining more marks is because I am lacking in my use of ICT including: prezi/slideshare/spicy nodes even though I have already used prezi once for my screenplay. I will now be sure to increase my use of ICT and change some past blogs so that they are presented in different ways.

Dated: 18th November 2015

Filming report dated 11th November 2015

Below is the schedule that I used to film of 11th November 2015.

Below is the raw footage acquired from filming and my report on each one as well as an introduction clarifying details.

I shot in the order of: DS18,DS8,DS11. This was because I shot the first two shots on a bench and so did not have to change the setup until the third shot. For all the shots, I used my hand and not the hand of the character that would be doing it. This may create slight continuity problems so I may have to consider reshoots if my arm looks drastically different to the actor's arms in the other shots. I used a strong lamp light behind the camera to brighten up the shot. I tried using a more direct torch but found that it was too powerful and caused a glare in the shot.

DS18

I found that shot DS18 was at first difficult to setup to get the gun and the badge to stay upright but not fall on each other as I had to pick the gun up without the badge falling over. I shot 2 takes to be assured that I had the shots that I wanted and found that I was eventually able to support the 2 props up against the bench without falling over throughout the shot. I did a trial of the shot beforehand to ensure that it would work before I started filming.

DS8

I found that shot DS8 looked odd in the viewfinder on the camera as the ridges of the circle were 'popping' whilst filming. After looking at the footage, I found that this problem was not visible.

DS11

I found that DS18 was very easy and the only problem was that the piece of paper did not look like a booklet being pushed forward. To combat this, I added a sketch book below the piece of paper which made it more convincing. I had the angle the camera downwards on the tripod and was concerned that the angle was too extreme but instead am comfortable with how the shot turned out.

Actors and character elements for film opening

Actors and character elements for film opening

I have found a volunteer actor who is willing to star as the police officer in my film opening. This actor will do most of the acting in the opening. As well as this, I will be using a female child actor for the innocent who is accidentally killed by the officer. Additionally, I will use a female adult for the wife of the man who is a victim of his domestic abuse.

Below is evidence that I have organised my actor through email (censored for privacy reasons)

In terms of how the character of the officer should be presented by the actor, I have created a Slideshare to list the character elements about the character

Character elements of the police officer from samuelpilsworth

Below is a Spicynodes used to show how I would like the audience to respond to each character element