Since the test shoot we have finished editing our rough cut (which can also be seen on our group blog).
I think our rough cut went very well as it showed us that we were doing right and what we needed to change about our actual shoot and edit. After we finished editing, we realised that there were a few mistakes in our storyboard/shot order, and we now know what we need to change, such as the pacing issues and the lack of movement from our main character.
We have scheduled our actual shoot for this Sunday. This time we are going to use more lights and shoot some extra footage that we have all agreed on.
Thursday 23 February 2012
Monday 6 February 2012
Our Test Shoot
On Saturday our test shoot went really well. We all turned up on time, and Francis and Nico arrived later to help us and stand in as actors. We ended up playing a small part each because we wanted a range of people to try and best represent what the real footage would look like. Raef brought some of his lights and we experimented with filters to give the room a sci-fi style blue tint, which I think really made the mise-en-scene more interesting and more filmic.
We each managed to shoot a fairly equal amount of shots and I took on an organisational role and kept track of what shots we had done.
The set design went really well. We heavily dressed the desk area and covered the wall with posters which made the set look completely different. I think that the wires we used to decorate with completed the set as they fit in so well with the theme. We ended up covering Jeng's bedroom window with bin bags to block out more light, which made the lighting we had really look impressive, and we'll probably do this again for our actual shoot.
We each managed to shoot a fairly equal amount of shots and I took on an organisational role and kept track of what shots we had done.
The set design went really well. We heavily dressed the desk area and covered the wall with posters which made the set look completely different. I think that the wires we used to decorate with completed the set as they fit in so well with the theme. We ended up covering Jeng's bedroom window with bin bags to block out more light, which made the lighting we had really look impressive, and we'll probably do this again for our actual shoot.
Thursday 2 February 2012
Just an update:
In the past few days, we've drawn out all of our shots into a storyboard, photographed them, and made our animatic. Today we finished the animatic off by doing a few last bits of editing and adding titles. I did a lot of editing work and also played around with the music to try and fit the sequence. I'm very happy with the track we've chosen. It sounds believably filmic and has a really good swift pace to it. Parts of the music also sound quite electronic, and I've noticed that these parts match really well with shots of typing.
Tomorrow (Friday) we are picking up our equipment and taking it to Jeng's house - our set. We are going to then try some set design in preparation for our test shoot tomorrow.
In the past few days, we've drawn out all of our shots into a storyboard, photographed them, and made our animatic. Today we finished the animatic off by doing a few last bits of editing and adding titles. I did a lot of editing work and also played around with the music to try and fit the sequence. I'm very happy with the track we've chosen. It sounds believably filmic and has a really good swift pace to it. Parts of the music also sound quite electronic, and I've noticed that these parts match really well with shots of typing.
Tomorrow (Friday) we are picking up our equipment and taking it to Jeng's house - our set. We are going to then try some set design in preparation for our test shoot tomorrow.
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