Shooting Schedule

Today in class we did the shooting schedule. This is a table saying when where and what we will be shooting and at what time of day so that when we come to it we will be organised and will know what props we need and what we are doing. THe film had a mixture of morning, daytime and night scenes but mostly night. all the scenes are set int he bedroom and hallway with the characters Molly, the little girls and the two teddy bears. New teddy and Mr Binx. The story of the film is Molly getting a new teddy bear and forgetting about Mr Binx. Mr Binx becomes jealous and angry and killy the new teddy bear. We have dicided to shoot the film in the holidays when we are all free as it is filmed in Daisy's house and in her little sister ( who is playing Molly) bedroom.

Today in class we were given time to take some practise video shots and edit them. I joined Daisy and Lauren with this and we took some shots in the locker bay, i then etided them and changed the brightness, contract, opacity and colour to make the shot look scarier. I have also decided to join Daisy and Lauren's group for the movie project as I think it will be better than me working on my own. Their movie is also in the horror genre but is about a teddy bear and is being filmed in Daisy's little sisters bedroom.

 

This is what i have done with the shots taken so far. At the moment we are just trialing and playing around with the different ways we can edit the shots. This is done on i movie. In this video i have changed it so that it is darker and the colour is slightly blue to make it look as though it is filmed at night.

In class we are working on Task 2. This includes the information about the key character, key settings and the overall synopsis. It also includes the story boards of the film. below is the language and camera movements that are involved in the story boarding.

DISSOLVE: A transition between two shots, where one shot fades away and simultaneously another shot fades in. 

FADE - A transition from a shot to black where the image gradually becomes darker is a Fade Out; or from black where the image gradually becomes brighter is a Fade In.
JUMP CUT: A rapid, jerky transition from one frame to the next, either disrupting the flow of time or movement within a scene or making an abrupt transition from one scene to another.
PAN:  A steady, sweeping movement from one point in a scene to another. 

POV (point of view shot): A shot which is understood to be seen from the point of view of a character within the scene. 

REACTION SHOT- 1.: A shot of someone looking off screen. 2.: A reaction shot can also be a shot of someone in a conversation where they are not given a line of dialogue but are just listening to the other person speak. 

TILT:  Using a camera on a tripod, the camera moves up or down to follow the action. 
ZOOM:  Use of the camera lens to move closely towards the subject.

Story board (task 2) is due friday the 20 may period 1

Story boarding information

The two roles of storyboards:
- First, storyboards allow a filmmaker to pre-visualise their ideas and refine them in the same way a scriptwriter refines their ideas through a succession of drafts
Second, they serve as the clearest language to communicate ideas to the entire production team.

Storyboards need to include:
- Shot type
- Camera position position and movement
Camera action and dialogue

Camera position:
High camera angle: looks down on it’s subject making it look small, weak or unimportant
Low camera angle: looks up at it’s subject, it make the subject look important an powerful
Level camera angle: even with the subject it may be used as a neutral shot
Long shot: long range of distance between camera and the subject, often providing a broader range of the setting