Thursday 18 March 2010
Wednesday 17 March 2010
cast list
Bianca Ann Johnson - marika Godwinndaya
Stephanie Christina Robinson - Katie Bottom
Matthew Andrew Gibson - Joshua Freeland
Saun Tayler Peters - Akinkunmi Smith
Darren Luca Brown - Astijus
Stephanie Christina Robinson - Katie Bottom
Matthew Andrew Gibson - Joshua Freeland
Saun Tayler Peters - Akinkunmi Smith
Darren Luca Brown - Astijus
props
Basketball
Books
Glasses
Headphones
Make up
Syrup
Bag
Mirror
Phone
Paper
Short skirt
Pink jumper
Long skirt
jeans
shirt
Books
Glasses
Headphones
Make up
Syrup
Bag
Mirror
Phone
Paper
Short skirt
Pink jumper
Long skirt
jeans
shirt
Tuesday 16 March 2010
question 7
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Starting from the preliminary task to the main task I believe I have learnt a lot.
The prelim task was much easier than the main task because our it was very short and our main focus for it was the continuity, however the main task was more complicated than the prelim task because it needed much more thought and planning.
The first stage was PRE PRODUCTION. This was all the planning and research before filming. For the preliminary task this was simple as we only had a short time to film and therefore we did not have time to plan too much. Although it was short it still showed me roughly how it would be when it came to the main task. For the pre production we had to make
- A shooting schedule
- A storyboard
- A script
The shooting schedule was so that we knew where to shoot first and the timing, the storyboard was useful as it showed us all the shots that were needed and it gave them in detail, and the script was given to the cast to rehearse so that they would know what to say when we were filming.
We realised that the planning was essential to the filming because without the planning we would not know what to do when it came to the filming.
The planning was easier for the prelim task than for the main task, because much more detail was needed for the main task. At first we thought that we were going to make a drama film and after a lot of research we made 2 different drama stories and after public research we realised that we should change our genre, therefore we changed our genre to horror and we done a lot of research on it and when we made our first draft of the story we had good public feedback therefore we stuck with horror. We made a storyboard and after a few changes we decided that our storyboard was done. Then we made the shooting schedule and then we had to choose the cast, after choosing the cast we set a date for rehearsals, they all turned up and our rehearsals went well.
PRODUCTION
At the preliminary task we could not reshoot to many times as we only had one hour to finish it. When we finished the preliminary task we thought that the main task would also be easy however we were proven wrong on the day of shooting. It took us from 8.30am until 5pm to shoot the main task, and we had to take many at least three good shots to be on the safe side when it came to editing.
However we had the shooting schedule which made it easier for us because everything would go to schedule and we knew what scene we had to film first. We also had a storyboard and therefore we could visualise our shots, and the cast were very co operative and therefore helped a lot.
The process of shooting each shot made everything simple for us, the director would say ‘camera ready, sound ready, cast ready’ name the shot and take and then say ‘action’. We did this for all our shots and then when it came to editing we knew which shot we were looking at and we could just skip the bad shots and go straight to the good shots. On the shooting day we had a lot of people coming through and we had to keep stopping the tape and taking other shots which made it harder for us. Because of this we realised that if we would do this again then we would choose a better location and less busy one to film because we are filming in a school and we can’t interrupt the school day by telling people to go another way because we are filming.
POST PRODUCTION
Editing for the prelim task helped me a lot when it came to the main task because I was aware of how to edit.
Once we had finished editing the prelim task we realised that we had a jump cut therefore we were very aware when it came to the main task, which we had to be careful.
Editing was easier in the prelim task because it was not an opening of a film, however in the main task we had to make sure that everything is continuous and it makes sense with the rest of the film.
For editing we had problems because the whole group would not meet up and work together but we would all come at different times by ourselves, and we would not agree with what the other had edited so we would change it and then the other person would get angry. So we decided that if we wanted this to work we would have to come after school all together and finish it together. That is what we did and then we were all happy by the end.
Form my prelim task to my main task I have learnt that
- It is very important to take more than one good shot
- Pre production is crucial
- The more angles you shoot for one shot the better it is because you have a variety to choose from
- To keep everything to time schedule is very important.
- If you want something to work then the group dynamics have to be very good, you have to all work together as a group.
- You have to know your target audience to actually get a successful film
- The cast have to have rehearsals so that on the day of the filming they know what to do
- You have to take the role of the actor and physically show them what you want them to do, so that they can do it the way you want it and for everything to work out well.
Starting from the preliminary task to the main task I believe I have learnt a lot.
The prelim task was much easier than the main task because our it was very short and our main focus for it was the continuity, however the main task was more complicated than the prelim task because it needed much more thought and planning.
The first stage was PRE PRODUCTION. This was all the planning and research before filming. For the preliminary task this was simple as we only had a short time to film and therefore we did not have time to plan too much. Although it was short it still showed me roughly how it would be when it came to the main task. For the pre production we had to make
- A shooting schedule
- A storyboard
- A script
The shooting schedule was so that we knew where to shoot first and the timing, the storyboard was useful as it showed us all the shots that were needed and it gave them in detail, and the script was given to the cast to rehearse so that they would know what to say when we were filming.
We realised that the planning was essential to the filming because without the planning we would not know what to do when it came to the filming.
The planning was easier for the prelim task than for the main task, because much more detail was needed for the main task. At first we thought that we were going to make a drama film and after a lot of research we made 2 different drama stories and after public research we realised that we should change our genre, therefore we changed our genre to horror and we done a lot of research on it and when we made our first draft of the story we had good public feedback therefore we stuck with horror. We made a storyboard and after a few changes we decided that our storyboard was done. Then we made the shooting schedule and then we had to choose the cast, after choosing the cast we set a date for rehearsals, they all turned up and our rehearsals went well.
PRODUCTION
At the preliminary task we could not reshoot to many times as we only had one hour to finish it. When we finished the preliminary task we thought that the main task would also be easy however we were proven wrong on the day of shooting. It took us from 8.30am until 5pm to shoot the main task, and we had to take many at least three good shots to be on the safe side when it came to editing.
However we had the shooting schedule which made it easier for us because everything would go to schedule and we knew what scene we had to film first. We also had a storyboard and therefore we could visualise our shots, and the cast were very co operative and therefore helped a lot.
The process of shooting each shot made everything simple for us, the director would say ‘camera ready, sound ready, cast ready’ name the shot and take and then say ‘action’. We did this for all our shots and then when it came to editing we knew which shot we were looking at and we could just skip the bad shots and go straight to the good shots. On the shooting day we had a lot of people coming through and we had to keep stopping the tape and taking other shots which made it harder for us. Because of this we realised that if we would do this again then we would choose a better location and less busy one to film because we are filming in a school and we can’t interrupt the school day by telling people to go another way because we are filming.
POST PRODUCTION
Editing for the prelim task helped me a lot when it came to the main task because I was aware of how to edit.
Once we had finished editing the prelim task we realised that we had a jump cut therefore we were very aware when it came to the main task, which we had to be careful.
Editing was easier in the prelim task because it was not an opening of a film, however in the main task we had to make sure that everything is continuous and it makes sense with the rest of the film.
For editing we had problems because the whole group would not meet up and work together but we would all come at different times by ourselves, and we would not agree with what the other had edited so we would change it and then the other person would get angry. So we decided that if we wanted this to work we would have to come after school all together and finish it together. That is what we did and then we were all happy by the end.
Form my prelim task to my main task I have learnt that
- It is very important to take more than one good shot
- Pre production is crucial
- The more angles you shoot for one shot the better it is because you have a variety to choose from
- To keep everything to time schedule is very important.
- If you want something to work then the group dynamics have to be very good, you have to all work together as a group.
- You have to know your target audience to actually get a successful film
- The cast have to have rehearsals so that on the day of the filming they know what to do
- You have to take the role of the actor and physically show them what you want them to do, so that they can do it the way you want it and for everything to work out well.
question 6
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
Form the process of constructing this product I have learnt a lot about technologies.
We were taught how to set up equipment for the camera and sound beforehand, so that when it actually came to the day of filming we would know ho to use and set up the equipment. We also had a prelim task before the main task, this helped us because it gave us a taste of what will happen on the main task.
We used:
- A Canon XH A1, we had to learn how to use the camera, such as the on and off button, the zoom, how to put the battery in and take it out and how to put the tape in and take it out.
- The camera would be attached to a tripod. I had to take the tripod out of its bag, and then unscrew it so that I could extend it to my shoulder length.
- Then we had to attach the camera to the tripod, after doing so we had to sort the spirit level out so that the camera would not be slanted.
- We used an external microphone, although we did not need any natural sound we still used it just in case we needed it when it came to editing.
The camera was not light weight and not easily portable, so we had to be careful whilst using it, however it was easy to operate, this was because we had lessons on how to operate it, so by the time it came to filming on the day it was easy for us to operate the camera because we had had many lessons on it before. During filming we used tracks to track all the cast in the classroom scene.
For the sound equipment was very portable because it was light weight and therefore we could carry it wherever we wanted it. It took me a long time to actually learn how to operate the sound equipment, but I went to a lesson afterschool and at that point I learnt everything I didn’t know, and therefore it was easy for me to operate the camera on the day of the main task. We had a lot of sound interference on the day of filming, however after stopping many times and taking many shots we realised that there was no point of us stopping the filming because of sound interference because we didn’t even need sound in the film, because we would use non diagetic sound when editing.
After filming for one day and getting all the shots we needed, we had to start editing to assemble the sequence.
- We used Adobe Premier Pro for editing our film
- At the start we had to digitise our shots and then put them in order that it was meant to be on the film.
- After cutting out all the bits that were not needed by the razor tool, we had to look the right music that would suit our film. We had a lot of problems with this because the music had to be copyright free, when we found the website that would give us copyright free music we had to change the music many times because after audience feedback we would realise that those types of music were not right for our film, after many tries the majority of our audience feedback was good as they liked the music and they thought it went with the film, however there were still some people that did not like the music, but we realised that no matter how many times we tried we could not please everyone.
Once we finished everything the we watched over the sequence and we liked it, also the audience feedback was mainly good. However if I had the chance to do the editing again I would use more effects for the opening sequence because we didn’t use any effects.
Overall I believe that I have come far because I didn’t know how to use it at all at the beginning, and now I know a lot however I still do not know everything and I think I would improve a lot because we haven’t been using the camera and sound and the editing for a long time, we have only been using it from September therefore for me there are still a lot of improvements to be made. I especially need help in editing because I had to ask for help a few times.
Form the process of constructing this product I have learnt a lot about technologies.
We were taught how to set up equipment for the camera and sound beforehand, so that when it actually came to the day of filming we would know ho to use and set up the equipment. We also had a prelim task before the main task, this helped us because it gave us a taste of what will happen on the main task.
We used:
- A Canon XH A1, we had to learn how to use the camera, such as the on and off button, the zoom, how to put the battery in and take it out and how to put the tape in and take it out.
- The camera would be attached to a tripod. I had to take the tripod out of its bag, and then unscrew it so that I could extend it to my shoulder length.
- Then we had to attach the camera to the tripod, after doing so we had to sort the spirit level out so that the camera would not be slanted.
- We used an external microphone, although we did not need any natural sound we still used it just in case we needed it when it came to editing.
The camera was not light weight and not easily portable, so we had to be careful whilst using it, however it was easy to operate, this was because we had lessons on how to operate it, so by the time it came to filming on the day it was easy for us to operate the camera because we had had many lessons on it before. During filming we used tracks to track all the cast in the classroom scene.
For the sound equipment was very portable because it was light weight and therefore we could carry it wherever we wanted it. It took me a long time to actually learn how to operate the sound equipment, but I went to a lesson afterschool and at that point I learnt everything I didn’t know, and therefore it was easy for me to operate the camera on the day of the main task. We had a lot of sound interference on the day of filming, however after stopping many times and taking many shots we realised that there was no point of us stopping the filming because of sound interference because we didn’t even need sound in the film, because we would use non diagetic sound when editing.
After filming for one day and getting all the shots we needed, we had to start editing to assemble the sequence.
- We used Adobe Premier Pro for editing our film
- At the start we had to digitise our shots and then put them in order that it was meant to be on the film.
- After cutting out all the bits that were not needed by the razor tool, we had to look the right music that would suit our film. We had a lot of problems with this because the music had to be copyright free, when we found the website that would give us copyright free music we had to change the music many times because after audience feedback we would realise that those types of music were not right for our film, after many tries the majority of our audience feedback was good as they liked the music and they thought it went with the film, however there were still some people that did not like the music, but we realised that no matter how many times we tried we could not please everyone.
Once we finished everything the we watched over the sequence and we liked it, also the audience feedback was mainly good. However if I had the chance to do the editing again I would use more effects for the opening sequence because we didn’t use any effects.
Overall I believe that I have come far because I didn’t know how to use it at all at the beginning, and now I know a lot however I still do not know everything and I think I would improve a lot because we haven’t been using the camera and sound and the editing for a long time, we have only been using it from September therefore for me there are still a lot of improvements to be made. I especially need help in editing because I had to ask for help a few times.
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