CONSTRUCTION: FILMING - UNSUCCESSFUL

The first filming we had partaken in was the interview scene with all the characters sitting at a table, being questioned. This was originally going to be the basis of the film opening, however, since then we have changed the film, making this filming session useless. However, we took many learning points away from the filming. For example, we learnt we need to be more time conservative as we were close to running out of time when filming. Additionally, we learnt that we needed to think about what we do before we start filming, so we don't waste time filming scenes that we ultimately will not use. 

On the contrary, we could have made this filming usable by using two cameras. This would allow the viewer to get a wider view of the whole scene, as only using one camera means that the viewer can only see one perspective at a time when filming a scene. This limited how effective the filming was, and is possibly a reason why we didn't use the footage we filmed on that day.

PLANNING: STORY BOARD

PLANNING: PROPS

Alan Cork

• Fishing rod
• Fishing overall
• Bucket hat
• Boots

Kieran Tucker

• Beer
• England shirt
• Jeans
• Trainers

Herbert Crafts

• Running gear
• Airpods
• Yeezys
• iPhone 11

Inspector Thorne

• Landline phone
• Cigar
• Envelope
• Full suit with overcoat

PLANNING: RISK ASSESSMENT

 In this post, I will be explaining all the risks that will be present when we are filming/editing this film opening. This will hopefully also give us an idea on how to reduce or minimise these risks, making the filming and editing of the production of this film opening as safe and secure as humanly possible. 

A risk in our film opening is crossing the road when going to the river. This is dangerous as we will have to cross multiple main roads, which is extremely dangerous as cars are travelling at extremely high speeds. We can reduce this risk through only crossing the road where there is a traffic light and not crossing the road where there is no traffic light to minimise the risk of us possibly getting hit by a car. 

Another risk is possibly falling into the water when walking next to the small river next to the Princess Alice Hospice. Our plot requires us to film next to a river, meaning we will have to be careful in that no one falls into the river, as the waters are rough and there is a slight chance of drowning if you are in those waters at cold temperatures. To minimise this risk we will only walk, not run past the river to make sure we are being extremely cautious in where we step. 

One of our characters owns a fishing rod. The end of a fishing rod has a hook, which in some cases are extremely sharp. This sharp hook on the fishing rod would be enough to pierce skin, meaning we will have to be careful when handling with the fishing rod. To do this we will be wearing thick gloves which means that even if the hook touches the glove, it will not tear through it. 

PLANNING: LOCATIONS

 

The image above shows one of the locations that me and my group filmed at. The advantage of filming here was that on the day, it was extremely exposed to sunlight. This meant that the lighting was perfect for our filming, and the sun was reflecting off of the waters, giving almost a tropical feel to the camerawork. Additionally, the setting was right for our filming; the nature, wildlife and vegetation meant that the area we filmed at was exposed to sunlight but also fairly closed off from the walkers going through the area. However, one downside of filming here was that there were a few pedestrians walking by as we were filming. As a result, we had to wait for them to pass by before we started filming again, as the scenes we were filming required complete isolation of the actors. On top of this, there also may have been data conflicts if we were to have others in the shot, as they might not want to be filmed by us without permission.

PLANNING: CHARACTER CASTING

 

PRELIMINARY EXERCISE: CAMERA TECHNIQUES

 The subject of the photos is the vase holding bright yellow flowers.