Friday, 19 December 2014
Thursday, 18 December 2014
Friday, 12 December 2014
SKILLS Group Meeting - Planning Final Shoot
Group Meeting - Planning Final Shoot
We had a meeting today to discuss the first edit Billy and I did, to organise the final shoot on Monday, and to carry on with some editing. We went through the things I had written down and posted on the Facebook group along with the edit and planned in as much detail as possible what the schedule would be for Monday. We hope that the shooting shouldn't take more than a couple of hours and then we will all come into the edit suites afterwards to transfer the final footage and complete the edit up until colour correction and sound.
We focused on getting some sound into the edit today and soon realised that sound was a bit of a worry in that we needed to try and capture more in sync sound rather than recording it afterwards, even though a lot of the time recording the sound at the same time as the filming often doesn't go well and doesn't sound as good as sound recorded afterwards. However Amy managed to put some of the clips we had into the edit and in particular the paper scrunching and the kettle fit really well.
Friday, 28 November 2014
SKILLS First Edit - Rough Cut
First Edit - Rough Cut
After we had finished filming the indoor scenes and Billy and I had stayed to capture some sounds while it was quieter we met the rest of the group in the edit suite and transferred the footage to Billy's hard drive, we discussed when we would edit and I suggested that for the first rough edit where we would just be sifting through what clips we can use and roughly what order everything would be in we didn't need everyone there chipping in. I said I would really like to have a go at editing as I am not as confident on the new software and this is where we have a bit more room for mistakes as we would be changing a lot of it later on but gave me a chance to get to grips with the controls etc without getting on everyone's nerves and having the time to experiment.


I am looking forward to further editing sessions and working with the rest of the group, and also learning more about the colour correction and other aspects of post production as I think we can experiment more with the element of colour. I think we shot emphasise the bright nature colours in Grindleford such as the orange leaves in the above shot and dull down the city shots.
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
SKILLS Filming Day Two - Indoor
Filming Day Two - Indoor

We had our second day of filming today, doing the indoor city scenes involving both characters but mostly Lucy. We planned to pick up the equipment and head to the train station to film a few shots including a sequence shot. From there we would head to my flat where we would film Lucy's scene and then on to Issy's house for Callum's, however when we got to mine we decided that we didn't need to use a separate location for Callum because all of his shots were very close up and didn't give anything away about his surroundings and so to save time we did it all at mine.


Monday, 24 November 2014
SKILLS Group Meeting
Saturday, 22 November 2014
DRAMA Filming - Day Three
Filming - Day Three
As I had previously mentioned I was unable to attend todays filming due to other arrangements I can't change but I hear it all went well despite having some issues with the female actress who pulled out at last minute but the group managed to secure someone else last minute.








Wednesday, 19 November 2014
DRAMA Meeting - Planning the final shoot
Meeting - Planning the final shoot
When I was searching for the jacket it crossed my mind that all of the jackets would just look like a builder had appeared at the door as the group didn't want me to get any sort of a policeman's hat, and we didn't have a badge either so I felt like the audience would just be confused. I suggested to Ellie that we just ask the actor to wear a suit, as if a family member had died and a member of the police came to tell the family, I would of thought they would send somebody higher in the ranks than just a uniformed officer.
Also, I think the man in the suit would look more daunting to Dylan and give the ominous effect of what was to come rather than a bright yellow jacket. As for the light, I searched Ebay but they were all very expensive and I was conscious not to spend more than we needed to - considering the film is supposed to be virtually no budget anyway. I had a light in the flat that didn't flash but could be different colours and suggested we just use that and wave card in from of it, as the light itself wouldn't be shown just the coloured effect on Dylan's face.
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
SKILLS Joint Sound Session (Green Screen)
Joint Sound Session (Green Screen)

The scene was set in a disused building so we needed to recreate what looked like pools of light. Mark set up the lights for the set, the lights were facing away from the action with a shiny screen facing it so the light would spread and it wouldn't come out as green on the camera.



We also set up a working light in the corner of the set - this is useful for other members of the crew to use to check equipment etc and is something that is used in the industry.
SKILLS Filming Day One - Grindleford
Filming Day One - Grindleford
We intended to film an array of shots where Lucy was walking and exploring the setting as well as writing and making notes, with Callum in the background following her and watching her. We decided to focus a lot on each person's individual point of view and we brought three cameras with us - one for each actor and one to capture both of them together in wider shots. We mixed it up a bit giving each other opportunities to get the shots we all felt we needed and would work, after all it is better to come back with more footage than we need than not enough. We experimented with different angles and using the tripod and not. A lot of the handheld shots emphasise the fact that someone is watching, as if the camera view is exactly what Callum would be seeing.
As well as this, one scene in particular I wanted to get right was where Callum falls and Lucy turns around to see there is nobody there. We had to find an appropriate place for not only it to look realistic but that was safe as we didn't intend on actually showing him fall, but wanted to imply it and use editing to create the desired effect. We shot him in the surrounding area to show the audience where he was, and then a tracking shot of him running, then a close-up on his feet coming into shot and looking like he has slipped and then getting a shot of Lucy close-up while she turns to see where the noise has come from, and then using the wider angle again to show her in the space looking around but Callum not in the shot to show he has fallen. The idea was that he was running to get a closer look at the same time as he is reaching into his bag, then he looses his footing and slips, and he doesn't cry out because he is unconscious, but Lucy doesn't see him as he has fell down a small verge. I look forward to putting that sequence together in the edit and hope it works as I envisaged it.
Monday, 17 November 2014
SKILLS Group Meeting
Group Meeting
We had a group meeting today to plan what were we going to film tomorrow in Grindleford. We had our actors sorted and they were available and we planned what equipment we would need and roughly what shots we were going to get.We decided to use dslr cameras, and booked two out and I brought mine. We also got the sound equipment for Billy to use and a tripod for the longer shots that needed to be steadier.
Saturday, 15 November 2014
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