Our group consists of Kerry Boyne, Meghan Stone and I. However, Meghan was not in for this day so did not help to film the sequence. But we used another person in our class to act in our clip. The purpose of our preliminary task was to get use to the equipment that we would be filming our opening sequence with so that when it came to filming we knew what to do and how to use everything. We learnt how to film and view photos on the cameras, how to attach the cameras to the tripods and also how to move the tripods up and down. Through out this we also experiemented with some of the camera angles we want to include, such as a high angle, low angle, over the shoulder and panning. The task that we was given was to film a short sequence of dialect between two people which included a range of shots to experiment how to use the camera and test shots. The sequence only had to be short, therefore we made ours 40 seconds after being edited together by Kerry. Due to Meghan and I not being in, during the editing lesson Kerry had to edit it. She had to quickly put the sequence together on a software called final cut pro, where she selected the frames that were most successful and put them on a time line. Once all of the best frames had been imported, she then trimmed down the frames so that the sequence flowed and made sense. To do this she repeatedly had to keep watching the clips, slightly altering them each time. After she thought she had finished she watched it through full and then got another member of the class to watch it to see what they thought.
The different camera techniques we had to use while filming the clip was a panning shot, a close up, an over the shoulder shot, a long shot and a shot reverse shot of a conversation. The equipment we used was a tripod to hold the camera so that it was still was shooting, and we used a digital camera to film the clip on.
When filming i think that my group done multiple thing well. This includes quickly deciding a simple narrative for our clip, that allowed us to include all of the desired camera techniques. The positioning of the camera was correct in order to achieve all of the different's shots we wanted and we did not break the 180 degrees rule. I really liked the zooming out shot as it shows what is going on more and our cameras were very smooth while zooming out, which made the shot even better.
As a group we struggled to use the tripod as it is quite big so it was hard to have enough room to do the desired shots, over the shoulders shots were particularly hard. We attempted to out the camera behind the shoulders of one of our actors but realised that there was not enough room so had to swap everything around.And this is why if we done this task again I would make sure we was in a room that was suitable for the size of the equipment, as this will make it easier to film. On the other hand, I did enjoy doing to high angle shots, as I found the camera easy to move up and down. Also I would not film against a red wall as it made the person walking unclear and harsh on the eye. Also we have learnt to refocus the camera by putting a piece of white paper in front of it, therefore I would do this. Additionally, i would change when Kerry is looks at the camera when she begins to speak. As she should not be looking at the camera because it shows she is recognising she's being filmed and it makes the film look very staged. It also makes it look like she doesn't no what she wants to say. Another thing that i would change is the heights of the camera as it would break up the scene a bit more. This task has been very helpful in preparing for filming our opening sequence as we now know that we need to think about the size of our equipment and make sure our camera is in focus otherwise when the sequence is being played on a bigger screen it will be blurred. It has also help to show me the imprtance of different shots and angles to imply meaning to the audience.
To conclude, my group and I have learnt a lot by filming this preliminary task. And it has shown us things we should and shouldn't do to make our opening sequences look professional. For example, looking into the camera when speaking, leaving enough room to film and making sure our actors are comfortable in-front of the camera. When filming my group and I are definitely going to include the shots we used in this task as they give the audience a good view of what is going on through out the whole scene.
You have provided a minimal analysis of your preliminary task, briefly explaining what you had to do, the different camera techniques and equipment you had to use, and what you think you did well with.
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1) Make sure you explain what you struggled with and why, and what you will do differently next time (with regards to equipment!!)
2) Explain when you used certain camera shots etc. and why (include screen shots to support work)
3) Include your URL link
4) Go into detail about what you found your group did well and what they struggled with and why how (equipment)
5) Elaborate on how this has prepared you for filming your opening sequence, what have you learnt from this?
6) Explain how you created certain shots etc. with the equipment
7) Double check spelling and grammar etc.
You have attempted to explain what some of the elements were that your group struggled with, but you have not explained how different camera techniques were created, or been specific enough to the equipment. You have included your clip and tried to explain how the task has helped prepare for filming, but you have not thought about this in enough detail.
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