Preliminary Task - Poster

Preliminary Task - Video

Final Video

Preliminary Task - Filming

The filming process

Me and Katie both split the role of director and camera worker. We got a lot of nicely framed shots with some fancy tilts, pans and tracking shots. However after filming we realised we made a major error in the filming, being that I didn't record most of the shots properly. When I was pressing the button to record the film I actually paused the filming, and ended up with a lot of recording of what happened inbetween the actual shots we wanted. We did however get most of the shots we needed and some tricky editing pretty much saved the film. However some of the shots we lost would of been a welcome addition to the film.

A mistake this big however ensures it will never happen again.

Preliminary Task - Team Work

The original concept of the film was my idea and together I feel we worked well transforming and growing that into our original idea. However I think it did feel we only did it because we didn't really come up with anything else, the brainstorm was pretty poor. Post production was fairly smooth progress to begin with the script and storyboard was done in a joint effort. Communication could of probably been improved a bit but throughout we improved on that so that was not a problem. 

Sharing the responsibilities organising the shoot was not so smooth as we could not film on the original planned date as one of the actors Katie got dropped out, and then the following week we could not film again because both the female actors couldn't do it yet again but it has made me learn that actors aren't that reliable. 

Preliminary Task - Camera Skills

Multi Camera Setup

A multi camera setup is where you film one scene with multiple cameras, to get lots of different angles of the same thing filmed at once. This is helpful for editing, continuity and saves a lot of time. It is especially good for filming a conversation between two people, using the 180 degrees rule.

Using a Tripod

Using a tripod is extremely useful and in most cases necessary to produce professional looking takes. They are stable and can handle pans, tilts, angled shots and such with ease. I will be using tripods and two cameras when filming my preliminary task.

Here is a clip which demonstrates how useful a multi camera setup actually is. Watch the transitions between shots and see how smooth they are. 

Preliminary Task - Our Idea

Our class was split up into teams of two and I was put with Katie Tangl. We have been asked to make another minute long film. The specifications of the film is that it has to include atleast two characters, one of which opens a door, walks through a room and sits down to talk to someone else. It has to show skills of the 180 degrees rule.

The pre production deadline is 18th November, the Production time slot is the 21st Nov - 30th Nov. Post Production would be the week following.

Inital Ideas

We really like the idea of someone trying to contact the dead, a recently deceased lover. We played around with the idea and eventually came up with the plot of a man trying to talk to his girlfriend, but he is actually a ghost and is powerless and can't talk to her.

I have worries this will be too similar to the sixth sense, but this will be themed and styled very differently. I am confident this is not an issue.