Progress: 31/1/12

Yesterday i began work on editing my footage. I didn't find it too difficult however i did find it a bit fiddley to begin with but after a while i got the hang of it. over todays lesson and yesterdays lesson i have managed to get the majority of my editing done. Most of the footage i got was usable there was only a couple of shots that had slight continuity errors like walking through a different door into the sweet shop or walking in a completely different bit of the pavement. so i tried my best to avoid using these shots i hope to be finished editing and begin adding my titles by tomorrow :)

Risk Assessment:

Group Number:  3
Members Of Group:
Jessica Nicholls
Matilda Stewart
Matt Taylor


State Below Filming Dates:
20th January ------------------- 4.00p.m- until dark.     (walking sequence)
28th January ------------------- Undecided                   (Flashbacks and kitchen)
Undecided    ------------------- Undecided                   (Re-shooting)

RISK ASSESSMENT: 


20th Jan 2012:


Filming for walking sequence from the corner shop back to characters house. Filming will take place in East Barnet village and in the alley behind the street. I plan to get alot of long shots form the front and behind and hopefully get some good high angle shots.
Possible risks include falling whilst filming the high angle shots as i will be standing on the roof of a garage also the street will be quite busy due to school children coming home from school so i could be obstructing them and also they could cause a nuisance and obstructed and interrupt the smooth running of filming. Also i will need permission from the corner shop owner to use his establishment in my film.
These risks can be eliminated by having someone up on the roof with me to give me extra support. The crowding issue can be eliminated by maybe attempting to not film with the camera on the foot path but from area's where pedestrians do not need to walk. I will also need to ask the shop keeper permission to use his shop.


28th Jan 2012:


I plan to film my flashback scenes, which will be a cluster of close-ups and extreme close-ups. For these shots i will be filming in Oak-Hill Park in East Barnet in the early evening. On this date i also hope to get my 'kitchen' filming done which again i am planning to only consist of 3 shots one mid shot, one close-up, and one extreme close-up of Matty's eyes.
For the kitchens shot which will be filmed in Matty's kitchen there is not alot of risk involved as it is in a safe indoor environment. however the shots that i will need to take in the park could obviously hold some risks such as obstructing members of the public, such as dog walkers and joggers.
The ways in which i can hope to avoid the risk of obstructing the public is, i can use the grass to film so that me and the actors are not obstructing the footpath.

Editing: 23/1/12

I plan to begin editing my footage tomorrow (tuesday 24th)

Updates: 23/1/12

On thursday (19th) and Friday (20th) i filmed the section of my film opening where my character is walking back from the shops. i was originally worried about the light in that i was concerned that it was going t get dark before we finished but luckily i got the filming done in time.. i got a few lovely high angle shots and will hopefully successfully edit these shot by using continuity editing and create a nice continuous walking sequence.

Todays Lesson 18/1/12

Today i have almost finished adding the titles to my digital story board, however in the real thing i think i will probably change the order in which the titles appear. So, the order in which i will have them appear is something i will need to think about.

Filming: 18/1/12

i plan to film tomorrow, and hopefully get a majority of the filming completed.

Updates: 16/1/12

I have edited my footage that i filmed last week end a majority of it cannot be used but there are a few good close up shots and a nice shot of the dog reacting to sound which i can use to create the effect of her hearing the door opening.

I plan to get some more footage some point during this week..

In todays lesson i have added a few more titles to my digital story board.

Titles: 11/1/2012

Movie Title: Here we go again.
Director - Gary Marshall
Musical Director - Lily Brown

Today.. 11/1/2012

today i am going to research directors and producers ect... to use in the titles of my film opening.

Updates: 9/1/2012

Over the weekend i started to film. i got quite a lot of footage. Today i hope to up-load my existing footage  start adding titles to my digital story board before possibly being to edit my footage that i already have.
I have spoke to Mr Royden and there is a problem with some of my footage but he has suggested ways in which i can re-film this is a more visually engaging way.

4/1/2012 Name of Film.

I have given a little thought into names from my film. as it is a romantic comedy i thought that it should be a play on words or maybe a sort of sarcastic expression of saying. I have thought about...

Happily Ever Never
The story of my life
Take 2
Next Please.

I have not decided which one i am going to use yet.

4/1/2012 Updates:

I have completed my new story board on paper and have uploaded the images on to final cut express.

Story Board: 3/1/2012

Today i plan to start to create a new story board that will be suited more to my film opening that i plan to create . although it is very similar to my first idea, the locations are very different and therefore the story board will not be good enough to use for my newly adapted idea.

Filming and Planning Progress. 3/1/2012

I did not manage to get any filming completed over the holidays which in turn means i am going to have to change locations and actors.
My location will now be at my friend Matilda's house in East Barnet
and new actors to be decided.