Prelim Part 1- Filming

Prelim Part 1- Filming

For this task, we were put into groups and we allocated certain rooms to work in. My group got given the film studio and we placed the set in the way in which we though looked the best visually. We were handed this storyboard to follow:



















Harry setting up the camera
The script was vague so the tone in which it was said or how it would be filmed could be interpreted differently by other people. After the people who were acting in this task (including me) learnt their lines, we set up their proxemics and used the tape technique so that the shots would be continuous in terms of placement.The actors had to repeat the scene in the same positioning and with the same use of movement; whilst this happened, we set up the cameras in different places and at different heights so that there was a wide range of camera angles used. This meaning there could be lots of material to use when editing. 
Our set
We made sure to follow the rules on set: different parts of the team would use specific language (callouts), for example the director would say action and we also stuck to the important 180 degree rule to maintain spatial relationships between people and objects in a sequence of shots. A problem we faced was we found it hard to create an over the shoulder shot as the set was only three sided and it was hard to fit the camera behind the actresses meaning the camera may have shown some of the studio if not done correctly. We overcame this by moving some of the set to fit the camera in properly to enable us to get a shot, only showing the set and not any of the studio. Another problem faced was the other actress which had longer lines found it tricky to remember them so we solved this by writing the lines down and holding it up incase she found herself stuck again. 
Behind the scenes (taken by Oriana Pooles)
We could've done this task differently by maybe creating more of a story/theme/genre behind it or by using props this adding interest, although we wanted to keep it basic and focus on the skills, rules and camera angles. From this experience, I have learnt that scripts should be given out before the shoot to ensure lines are thoroughly learnt and shots should be planned before the shooting date because then everything would take place more smoothly and quickly. I will consider these things alongside location when it comes to making my thriller so that the film is as best as it can be. 
A behind the scenes video (taken by Oriana Pooles)


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