Production
log
Log 1 21/10/11
Today
brought a change to the usual routine by all of us in class taking part in a
group task. The aim of this was to film an interview in slow motion. This was
inspired by a video on vimeo about the royal wedding. The whole idea reminded
me allot of the previous project 50 people, one question, however incorporating
slow motion into it gives a whole new meaning. When viewing the royal wedding
video it hit me on a personal level by it being a day to be British, the
powerful part of it was that the interviews were shown only through the audio,
the visuals were just a shot of the person looking at the camera while you can
see it is in slow motion. This in my eyes made the answers more valid, more
sticking in your mind.
The
task was to coincide with the subject of it being Black history month. The
class was split into four groups, each to ask the same question "Who's
your favorite black icon from past or present and why?" in different areas
around college. Filming the interviews went well, we managed in our small group
to get 10 or more people to answer the question. The problems we had while
filming was that we had to rely heavily on the audio from the camera, this was
due to the other groups using the zoom mic. Another issue we had was that we
didn't have enough time to film cutaways, we managed to film 2 but we had to
finish shortly after.
When
it came to editing I wanted the other members of the group I worked in to edit
it, this was partially due to the fact I needed to convert my footage from my
viral video project.
When
it came to screening the videos I was very surprised at what everyone had
created, I was even more so surprised on the video I had been part of, the
effect of the slow motion had been shown well. What I have learnt today about
incorporating slow motion into an interview will defiantly be used in future
projects.
Log 2 28/10/11
Today
was another filming task. This time the task was inspired by a vimeo project
entitled 'dreams'. To gain a idea of it Paul showed myself John and Jack
previous pieces that had been uploaded to vimeo. I all fairness they didn't
really captivate what I thought the project was about.
After
having a few idea sessions after the rest of the class had been briefed and
split into groups, we started to film the dream that Deb had recently. As the
dream having a dark and mysterious tone to it, by being on the camera I wanted
it to be reflected a lot in the video. This really was done by the titled
camera angles, which gave the video an unsettling feel. In all fairness I think
that the task went well. There weren't any issues as we all got on well as a
team and the finish product turned out well. The music I used "mad
world" instrumental, added to that dark tone and unsettling feeling from
the nature of the dream itself. The finished video can be viewed via this
link. http://vimeo.com/30606011
Log 3 3/11/11
Today
came as quite as surprise as we had told the previous day to wear clothes we didn’t
mind getting dirty. I was surprised to find out that we were in fact making a
zombie film. This came as a nice little breather for the college work we have
to do. The first part of the day involved getting everyone into zombie mode via
applying make up. Being allergic to face paint I was picked to play the
survivors role in one of the videos. I did find applying the face paint to e.g.
Rob, difficult as I have never used face paint before, also I didn't know how
to create the best texture for a bruised dead looking face. However I got into
the flow of things when Kate helped me and showed me what to do.
The
filming of the short film was very enjoyable. I got into the role I was playing
quite well and so did the others playing the zombies, very well I will add. The
death scenes were fun to shoot by the fact that there were masses amounts of
fake blood. Looking back on the whole day I honestly can say that there was
nothing went wrong, it was nice to see everyone staff and students enjoying
there selves.
The
edit is half complete I will be added to my year 2 films page on my blog when
finished.
Log 4 11/11/11
Today was yet another day that was different to the normal routine. Myself, John and Jack were set the task of creating a short documentary on Remembrance day as it was Remembrance day. While we were waiting to get the equipment we needed, we each gave our own ideas into what we thought the film should look like. The idea was suggested to film it similar to the Royal wedding video, in 50 frames. With this idea agreed we went about filming shots of the memorial. We wanted to show it as the memorial being quiet and empty, slowly filling with people for the service. To get this effect we shot the memorial from high up to show people slowly arriving. Before the service started we split into two groups, John went on the high ground to show the masses of people that attended. Jack and I stayed at ground level around the memorial, gaining a more personal view. What i really felt was best from staying at the memorial during the service occurred during the 2 minute silence. I had my camera set to 50 frames and the shutter speed at 100 and with this captured the emotions of people around me in slow motion, this i would say give it a more emotional depth. The money shot was a elderly woman in tears, which really captures the emotion.
Later on in the day we began to interview people from class. Again we were looking for the same Style as the Royal Wedding. We split into groups, this time Jack was with John filming the interviews and recording the sound. I was then at the monument waiting for interviewee to be sent down to me. I filmed them in 50 frames looking at the camera, i asked each person to contemplate the events of the day. It gave a good effect, and it went well apart from not being able to film two people due to the battery on the camera dying. In all honesty today went brilliantly, we worked well as a team and got everything we wanted. The finished video should look really good.
