Preliminary Task

For our sake of getting used to planning, managing, constructing, filming and editing film we were given a short prelim task where we had to film a character who would enter a room and then would exchange a couple of lines of dialogue to the person in the room. To successfully complete this task we had to plan each step through in groups.

We first started with the storyline and basis of characters deciding whom the characters were and what they would be like, this would later on help us with the lines of dialogue. We then decide how we would film our short piece and what shots we would use. After discussing the shots we were going to use we wrote them down into a shot list and started to prepare for the next step the storyboard. In our groups we had taken all our ideas of shots and the storyline all together and made it into a story board so we have a clear idea of what shots we need and how does the beginning, middle and end all piece together. Once all this preparation we were ready to film.

As we were a group of three and we needed two on screen actors we had to decide who would get what job. I was given cameraman to film whole piece and the other two were given the acting roles, however we able to help with shots and make suggestions of shots used and how the film would be edited.

During editing our group had come across many technical problems with final cut pro the program itself opening or working and there was loads of hard drive trouble with the computers making editing a group effort because only one computer was working. As a group we watched our footage and cut each clip out separately so we had each scene recorded a few times to pick the best one. After sitting watching and discussing the clips we put all the clips together to make it one smooth film.

The whole project taught me more about camera angles, positions and what shots work well within dialogue. In final cut pro I learnt how to cut copy paste stick and edit footage taken and making it into one film.