Monday, 6 February 2012

Extension to film opening.

As my film opening is too short i have had to come up with an idea for a 30 second addition to the film opening.
Plan:
I will get an extreme close up of Matilda's eyes and then through that try and then creat the idea of a flash back in which i will just have Matilda and Matt walking in the park or something like that.

I will film this in the half term break.

Updates: 6/1/12

I have completed the editing of my footage, and i am quite happy with the turn out. i have a range of different shots such as some high angle and birds eye shots which i am very happy with. I have added about 5 titles to the footage so far, and will be adding more within the next few lessons of this week.
The footage i have at the moment adds up to around 1 minute 15 seconds and so i am going to have to come up with and idea to extend my film opening to about 1 minute 45 seconds as even though the specification allows anything under 2 minutes i think 1 minute 15 seconds is probably that little bit to short.
i will be filming this new footage in the half term break ready to add to and complete my film just after the holiday.

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

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 :)

Monday, 23 January 2012

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.

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

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.