Forest scene recce

Today 11.03.09 a couple of hours before filming the forest scene we went down to the location to have a look at possible shots for the later filming.

This was a non filmed run through of the scene, we thought this would be important as then we could deal with the lighting and sound. Where we went was perfect as it was quiet and the lighting was ideal.

Later on in the day we shall do the final shooting sequence, then all we need to do is edit.

corporate buildings

At the weekend I went to Cambridge to look at some possible corporate buildings for the establishing shots, i have decided that I could not find a suitable building in cambridge. We have decided to take some shots of a building in Bishops Stortford. 

The Office Scene

On Friday, we finished filming the office scene. Richard played the part as the "bent cop" ringing up someone who could fix the crime scene so it was all forgotten. Previously on other days we had tried filming, but the vibe wasn't completely right. 

All we need to do to complete this scene, is get the audio of the "fixer" on the other end of the line. When it comes to editing, we can cut between all the different angles we shot the scene in, and also alter the sound of the "fixer" so it does sound like a realistic telephone line.

This coming wednesday the group has arranged a few hours to film the forest scene. We were initially going to use a forest, but we are now going to shoot the scene along a pathway next to Newport Forest.

Hopefully, leaving us enough time for editing, it should all come together quite nicely.

Practice

Enough practice. You need to get into some actual practical filming urgently or you are going to run into problems with the deadline. The absentees need to stay in touch with the project and pull their weight in the group; remember that this is a joint effort and you have a responsibility to other group members as well as yourselves.

and more practice...

Backing up Richard's previous point... alpha team is really getting to the point where filming really needs to be undertaken as soon as possible. The last thing that we all want is to fall behind, but with only 2 of the group present at quite a lot of the lessons, it is hard to be motivated or to feel like we are making progress. I personally think that once the group has arranged a date to film then we can relax a bit and just worry about editing after that. 

Richard and I spent the last two lessons having an experiment with final cut express. We worked out things like how to modify the speed of shots, how to alter the exposure levels and generally change what the picture looks like on the screen. We also became fairly proficient at cutting and editing the length of the audio and visual using the toolbar on the side. Hopefully, after this, we can get straight onto editing after our filming process is over without any hassle.

Practise, Practise, Practise!

Today 2/3/09, only half of our group turned up. This meant that we are unable to make real progress yet again. If others in our group are too tide up once more then the simple answer is to kindly ask others to fill in as their role, as we simply do not have enough time to wait around for others.

In light of this me and Tom were able to make a short film in the classroom. This film was very basic but the reason being is so that we could practise editing it on the computers. We gained many new skills and have grown more confident with different transitions and effects and the simple moving around of scenes. The new infomation can be passed onto to the rest of our group and this will hopefully help with the final result.

The Current Situation

At the moment, the group is trying to find, and make time to undergo the filming process. We have all of these great ideas buzzing around and we really need to put it on tape. Richard has provided us with the perfect locations, we just really need to film soon otherwise we will be against the clock to edit it and add in the credits before the deadline.