Experimenting with Location and Lighting

 

Went round college to find a location that would look like the inside of a shipping container. We decided a POD would be sufficient:

 

 

 Then we chose our lighting, we went with a single hanging bulb to add to the effect of an 'arms deal'. We hung this from a bar on the ceiling of the POD:

  

 

 This is what the setting looked like with the hanging light bulb:

 



 

 

 After choosing our light we decided to experiment with additional lighting by adding a filter onto an LED light. We thought this worked well because it made the character look more mysterious: 

 

 



 

Before We Start Filming

Before we start filming we have to make sure we do these:


Check the white balance. To do this you have to...

• Set up your camera to where you're going to film
• Go onto settings of your filming camera
• Select 'adjust white balance'
• Use 'one push'
• Find white piece of paper and place in front of camera
• Once the white balance has adjusted to it's surroundings, you're ready to film.

Then we check if the framing of the shot is good, and matches our storyboard.

Finally, we have to make sure we use the 'Sandwich' technique. Here is an image to explain:

 

Assigning Roles

 Isaac will be doing the main filming of the Premlim Task

 Sarah, Tom and Phoebe will be acting:

 Tom: the Dealer

Sarah and Phoebe: the Business Women

How to upload edited videos

To upload videos that we've edited on Final Cut Pro you have to:

- file
- export
- using quick time conversion
- change format to iPhone
- save in file
- create new blog post
- select 'insert a video'
- after preparing the video should be uploaded

180 Degree Rule

In this video it describes the 180 degree rule and what happens if you cross this very important line of filming! The main thing to remember is that the film will look increasingly confusing to the audience every time this rule is broken as the characters keep changing sides of the frame.

 

In the first picture it is a insulation of the 180 degree rule. It shows that a line is drawn between to 2 people face to face. The camera can only be on one side of the 2 people because if the camera switches sides then the person that is on the left suddenly switches to the right.  

 

In picture 2 you can see what happens when the rule is broken. Top left of the picture the woman is walking from left to right. In the bottom left picture you can see the camera angle has changed but is still using the 180 degree rule but the picture on the right the camera is on the opposite side to the original shot therefore it now looks as if she is walking towards herself.  



Match on Action

Prelim Task

Your Task:

THIS TASK CONTRIBUTES TO YOUR COURSEWORK GRADE:
 
COURSEWORK REPRSENTS 50% OF THE AS LEVEL
 
The specification states that this must be:
'A continuing 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.' 
 
The sequence must last no longer than 1 minute.
 
 
This task should demonstrate:
 
     - Match on Action
     - Shot / Reverse Shot
     - 180 Degree Rule
 
 
All filming and editing must take place on Haywards Heath College Campus, using college equipment. You will record your learning and processes on a group blog, which will continue into the main task (the opening of a Thriller Film).