During the preliminary exercise I have learnt that what you had originally planned at first, does not always go according to plan, this could be due to the shots you had originally planned to do take does not always work or come out how you thought it would be. Also such as rooms being unavailable could make it difficult to where you are going to shoot your scenes.
Within our group that we had been put in for the preliminary exercise, we failed to schedule for a room to film in, in the previous lesson, this came to the cause that we were stuck with the rooms that were available at the time we were going to shoot our scenes. This came to the conclusion that we had to film in a room that had people already in it, in this case we had to film around the people this meant that we did not have full control of the lighting or the background noise in the room. Whilst constructing the task I also had learnt when shooting scenes, it is wrong to rush into things, whilst filming you need to be precise with shots to make sure you are doing it properly and to make sure you are fully aware of what is going on within your shot.
3.1.1 About The Filming And Editing Process
Before filming we each had to come up with our own idea that followed the criteria that I had mentioned from the above, we had all gathered up our ideas and we came to a decision and went with George's idea, we had fought it was best suited for the preliminary exercise, our scenario was George going to have having a conversation/meeting with Jamie. Whilst filming we encountered a few problems such as the noise level within the room as we had not booked a room our only option was to film in the study room, which was difficult for us as people kept coming in the room and going, with the noise level that was in the background; we had to keep pausing when we were recording our scenes, this came to the fact that it took us a little longer than expected but it was filmed in one lesson.
Jamie was the director for the preliminary exercise, whilst he was directing he was working with Trinesh to get the shots that they both had wanted and making sure the criteria that was set was being followed such as not breaking the 180 degree rule. Also within the filming process I my self was the camera man, I had to ensure I was shooting the scenes appropriately and accordingly but due to the impact of the noise it was difficult. Jamie was also an actor within the scenes, when filming I had learnt that it is best not to mix acting and directing together as the two contrasts with remembering what to do as you may forget things, this makes it difficult to direct when you are not behind the camera this also could put you off when acting.
3.1.2 About The Technology
During the construction task I had learnt about the use of technology when shooting scenes, I had learnt that in order to film you need necessary equipment such as Mic, boom and the tripod, this is very important as it helps support you in making your film, the Mic enhances the sound in order to catch every sound when filming and the tripod helps keep shots steady whilst filming in order for it to look professional, also I had learnt the use of the tripod can be very useful as you can pan very easily and move the camera around smoothly and swiftly the use of these technology helps make a effective video.
Shots That Were Used:
High Angle Shot:
This shot helps emphasis that he is entering a room as you can see his hand on the handle, this helps the audience verify what he is doing at that very moment, a high angle shot is usually when the camera is located above the eye line. With this type of angle, the camera looks down on the subject and the point of focus often get "swallowed up" by the setting.High angle shots also make the figure or object seem vulnerable or powerless.High angle shots are usually used in film to make the moment more dramatic.
This here is a shot of George entering the room, here this shot establishes who the person is by showing their full figure, a long shot is when a shot typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings.
Match on Action: (3)
Is when something happens in the scene then when there is a cut the same piece of action must be going on it helps the audience understand exactly what is happening.This here is a extreme long shot, a extreme long shot estabalishes your surroundings and what you are doing, in this case he is walking towards the table.This here is also a close up shot in the Second 3 shots of the match on action of his facial expression.
Close-ups display the most detail, but they do not include the broader scene.
Over the shoulder shot:
The over the shoulder shot is a cinematographic shot taken from over the shoulder of a character whose shoulder can be seen at the side of the frame. In our scenario it was vital we were able to show this and I believe we did this because we were able to set up our scene to establish a situation where this was possible.
mid-Long Shot:
Typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings. In this case only half their body's are showing but they are far as you can see so it is a a mid and a long shot.
High angle shot
is usually when the camera is located above the eye line. With this type of angle, the camera looks down on the subject and the point of focus often get "swallowed up" by the setting.High angle shots also make the figure or object seem vulnerable or powerless.High angle shots are usually used in film to make the moment more dramatic.
3.1.2.1 The Camera
I have used the camera before so i was already familiar with how it works and what to expect, The camera we used was a cannon XM2, it uses a tape rather than a memory card meaning that when importing you have to find the right place on the tape. This can be annoying at times as when you are rewinding you cannot see where you are. We didn't have a external mike so the sound was bad quality, in the main production I will make sure we have a connected and working mike.Whilst we were using the camera, we learnt a lot about it and its technology. We especially learnt that before we start filming just to make sure that silly things like the lens cap aren't still on or to check to see if the sound doesn't work entirely. This could have a major effect whilst filming, an example of this would be when we were filming we had coincidently left the lens on for one minute. I had also learnt when taking a camera you need to ensure everything working in order, such as battery packs, tapes and memory cards in-case you are using a high definition camera.
3.1.2.2 Using The Camera With The Mac
We uploaded the movie into "imovie" and made sure it was in PAL format. We used "imovie" because it is very simple to upload into. Once the camera is connected you open the programme and press import. There is one cable that is always ready to use and connected to the macs, once the camera is plugged in then you can open i movie. If you open imovie before the camera is connected it doesn't work as well Unfortunately we lost some of our film while uploading, we overcame this with careful and clever editing like quick cuts.
3.2.1.3 Final Cut Pro
After filming we then had to edit, we edited using Final Cut pro, this is considered to be a professional and powerful editing tool/software that has a wide range of effect and factors that we needed to edit a good video.
Previously to this lesson we had looked at the simple parts of Final Cut Pro and how to use it effectively. We learnt how to add titles which helped us when we edited our actual preliminary exercise in which we used titles and credits. We also learnt how to use simple tools such as the knife which allows us to cut clips in specific places to cut out parts that we no longer want and need. We also learnt about the time bars in which we place the clips as well as cutting them from that specific area and finally we learnt about the windows we use to edit and view the clips in.
My main job was editor so I took it into my hands to edit the final piece. I started off by moving all the clips from I Movie HD to Final Cut Pro and then looking for the correct clips I needed for the final edited piece. When I finished dragging the clip I then started to cut what I did not need and add fade in fade out effects to make it look professional.
The Tools in final cut pro:
Here is my time-line of my finished and final piece of my preliminary tasks.
Here is a print screen of my clips that I used used to drag to my time-line which I had used within my video.
within the program this is the key tool use, within this tool bar I used the knife and arrow icon to cut and drag specific areas of my clips.
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