Monday, 3 May 2010
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Friday, 22 January 2010
Evaluation Of Filming So Far
The footage we have shot mostly so far is jogging and nature shots. The main focus of our trailer is the jogging footage which is the focus point for our title and our storyline.
When filming similar shots on different days we had to be conscious of the weather and of the costumes and props which we used. If we filmed in different weather conditions then the film will look sloppy and wouldnt have as great an effect. Also with props and costumes. We had to make sure that we didnt change the props and costumes used in shot to shot as this may come across once again, sloppy.
Most of the camera work so far has been conducted by myself and Will, whilst Karis has been in charge of taking still images and pictures, with Harry having a more of a director role in filming. So far we havent really been too experimental with the camera, optic mostly for slight camera movement, with the majority being a static camera. However, for this years trailer we have used differnt cammera heights and made more use of the zoom function. In our last project we tended to use mainly hand held camera and medium shots. This year we wanted to try and do something different with the camera, to give the film a more traditional feel.
We have most of the footage needed to make a gangster trailer and will start the editing process as soon as possible.
- James Banister
When filming similar shots on different days we had to be conscious of the weather and of the costumes and props which we used. If we filmed in different weather conditions then the film will look sloppy and wouldnt have as great an effect. Also with props and costumes. We had to make sure that we didnt change the props and costumes used in shot to shot as this may come across once again, sloppy.
Most of the camera work so far has been conducted by myself and Will, whilst Karis has been in charge of taking still images and pictures, with Harry having a more of a director role in filming. So far we havent really been too experimental with the camera, optic mostly for slight camera movement, with the majority being a static camera. However, for this years trailer we have used differnt cammera heights and made more use of the zoom function. In our last project we tended to use mainly hand held camera and medium shots. This year we wanted to try and do something different with the camera, to give the film a more traditional feel.
We have most of the footage needed to make a gangster trailer and will start the editing process as soon as possible.
- James Banister
Filming (James and Harry)
On our second day of filming, me and Harry decided to stay behind and film a few extra shots.
As we were limited to what we could do we decided to film mostly jogging clips and nature clips. We took time and found different ways of filming the shots to create different efffects. For example, instead of having a simple panning/tracking shot for when I was jogging up the road, we decided to try keeping the camera static and using a zoom function instead. We did the same shot twice using both a zoom in and a zoom out.
We then copied a jogging shot that we had filmed on our first day of filming, only this time having the camera at a slightly lower height and extending the time length of the shot. This allowed us to cut between the two shots when editing the footage and create a more dramatic effect.
We also decided to use alot of hand held camera to make it seem as if the shot was from a first person perspective. This is a common camera effect used in gangster films as it implies that someone is "watching".
After filming the jogging and "watching" scenes, we decided to get a few tracking nature shots. These will be used to create a relaxed atmosphere for the start of our trailer, they will help to portray a natural and relaxed mood for the audience.
- James Banister
As we were limited to what we could do we decided to film mostly jogging clips and nature clips. We took time and found different ways of filming the shots to create different efffects. For example, instead of having a simple panning/tracking shot for when I was jogging up the road, we decided to try keeping the camera static and using a zoom function instead. We did the same shot twice using both a zoom in and a zoom out.
We then copied a jogging shot that we had filmed on our first day of filming, only this time having the camera at a slightly lower height and extending the time length of the shot. This allowed us to cut between the two shots when editing the footage and create a more dramatic effect.
We also decided to use alot of hand held camera to make it seem as if the shot was from a first person perspective. This is a common camera effect used in gangster films as it implies that someone is "watching".
After filming the jogging and "watching" scenes, we decided to get a few tracking nature shots. These will be used to create a relaxed atmosphere for the start of our trailer, they will help to portray a natural and relaxed mood for the audience.
- James Banister
Thursday, 21 January 2010
Day 3 of Filming
Another Day of Filming Thursday 21st of January. Today we filmed mainly in Epping Forest. We filmed the part of our trailer were Tommy finds a dead body with drugs and take the drugs with him. We filmed Tommys expression also when discovering the dead body.
Drugs in a bag
Will laying down, Dead body holding drugs.
Close up of the hand of the dead body holding onto the drugs.
James getting ready to run down to the dead body. Whilst Harry films.
James Running.
James filming close up of his face and expression of when he find the dead body and drugs.
Forest Tree - Location of filming.
James (Tommy) Dressed up in character.
Will dressed up in character.
Harry dressed in character.
Will, James and Harry together in playing their characters.
These last 4 photos we are going to use in our poster.
-Karis Hammond
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