- Beginning
- Middle
- Conclusion
to the story.
As a group, the first thing we did when we were introduced to the assignment was a discussion of what options we could chose from for this assignment, We had two options, these options were:
- A chase or follow sequence involving two people moving through space
- A task sequence with the emphasis on moving your character through space
Upon discussion, we decided to go with a chase or follow sequence involving two people moving through space. A chase/follow sequence centers on a pursuit in a certain location.
Because of this options we had to focus on various aspects while shooting. These aspects included:
- Change of scene direction
- Music
- Location
- Pacing in the frame
- Point of view of chaser or the person being chased
Once we discussed which option we were going to take, we decided on our roles for this assignment and what story we would portray.
Firstly, we decided I would be Director but due to circumstances each of us had to change role for this assignment.
Because of this our roles were:
- Director - Clodagh
- Producer/Chase Victim - Lorraine
- Camera Operator/ Sound Operator - Shannon
Once our roles were distributed we decided on our plot. Our plot included a chase of a person (Lorraine) being followed by a clown toy. With this plot in mind we began to develop storyboards for our plot.
The storyboards produced:
Once the storyboards were complete, we scouted our location. This time,we decided to keep it simple and used the college as our chosen location. Within the college we planned on filming in
- Room 1B20
- Stair well outside 1B20
- The street
- Bathroom facilities
With our scouting completed, we decided we would shoot our scene's during the midterm as the college would be empty and it would be easier to shoot without people in the background.
As camera operator for this assignment I worked closely with the director, Clodagh. Clodagh and I both took turns using the camera as she has more experience with the camera and provided me with knowledge on how to achieve the best scenes.
We used our storyboards to discuss how we would capture the shots. For each scene, we captured multiple shots of the same scene from different angles to ensure we had enough footage for editing. Shooting took approximately, 4 hours.
After shooting was complete, we sat down as a group and watched through our shots to ensure we contained continuity within the scenes.
A week later when midterm had ended, we sat down together and discussed which of the many shots we would use.
We began editing, our producer Lorraine worked closely with the director Clodagh. As Clodagh has experience with Premier Pro, she went through the software with us again about various transitions, editing, audio and rendering.
When importing the shots into Premire Pro, we encountered problems with importing. Unlike our first assignment the shots did not go in, in the correct order so before we could put our assignment together we had to sort our shots into different bins. Bins included:
- Start shots
- Chase shots
- Clown shots
- End shots
Once the shots were imported correctly and were put together in Premier pro, we watch the video and listened to the background noise we gathered on the day. We decided we would keep some of the background noise and enhance the noise with audio.
We replaced the audio for various shots including:
- Lorraine running out the door
- The noise from the rolling dolly was too loud and interrupted the scene
- The clown sitting on the stairs
- The sound the clown played was too loud and did not suit the scene correctly
To modify this audio, we used what is known as a wild track. A wild track is an audio recording intended to be synchronized with video but recorded separately from the shots.
Overall, the whole process of the assignment went very well from start to end. As a group we enjoyed the switch in roles in comparison to the first assignment and became more knowledgeable with how the camera works, editing software and the structure of how scenes are shot.
For this assignment as camera operator, I really enjoyed the experience of getting familiar with the camera.
No comments:
Post a Comment