NW: Progress post

This week I'm working on the animatic, yesterday i got our storyboard images onto the computer started to edit them in DaVinci Resolve, however DaVinci then stopped responding and then i lost my work. So I started again today and have got most of the storyboard images on the timeline along with the song. I now need to change the length of shots to fit the song and work on transitions.

ED progress post

• individually i have been working on print work for the Digi pack i have researched into the meta narrative of SG lewis and it is clear that not having a character on the digi pack is conventional and picture of some natural beauty would fit in nicely
• This is why i have chosen to use sunset photo's which i have taken in the past for the digi pack production as i feel these fit in with the theme of SG lewis
• The track we have chosen 'warm' by SG lewis was released as a single and therefore is not a album name so I chose a fitting name 'tremors' as i felt this fitted best in with the other names of SG lewis's albums 'yours' and 'shivers'

NW: Task plan

This week I plan to complete the animatic from our storyboards.
In todays lesson we all looked at our footage and started to put in onto the editing timeline with the music so we can start to put the shots in order and create a rough cut.

ED-reflection on shoot

What went well:

• The use of movement in the camera went very well we managed to get some very interesting movement and use equipment such as the JIB, track and dolly and steady cam this means that we have a good range of camera movement.
• we used lots of close ups and got things such as the time lapse we also managed to make lots of interesting transition shots where the girl would change from being with her boyfriend to being on her own.
• The locations we used were very good and visually effective with lots of bright colours and we were able to film in busy places such as Piccadilly circus without causing too much of a disturbance 
• The weather as a whole was good and we were able to avoid the rain until it was heavy in the evening but at this point we had done most of our shots outside

What problems did you face?

• While using the JIB we had difficultly making the shot movement look smooth this is because we didn't have the weights on the JIB and therefore we had to use handbags to help to balance it out to make the shot look smooth.
• Although as a whole we managed to avoid people walking in front of shots we did have some people walking in front of us during the filming and also looking at the camera which de-credited shots meaning we had to retake 
• Creating the transition shots seemed very difficult this was because had to try and visualize the editing which we would use

NW: Reflection on shoot

What was my role on the shoot?

• I mainly helped to carry the equipment around the locations and made sure we were filming all the right shots in each location, i also was making sure we weren't getting in the way of the public and keeping an eye on the time so we got the correct lighting for our shots.
• I also did some filming, for example handicam shots in the vintage shop in Brick Lane, the jib shot on South Bank, over the shoulder shots near the London Eye, the time lapse in Brick Lane, among others.
• I also brought my camera with me and took production photos throughout the day, showing our equipment and locations, along with cast and crew.

What went well?

• We managed to film all our shots in one day, so this meant that the lighting was fairly consistent and the costumes/makeup of our actors are exactly the same.
• We worked well together and had a clear plan of what shots we needed.
• We were able to put together the equipment quickly so we didn't waste much time setting up or packing away which allowed us to get all the shots we wanted plus extras.

What could have gone better?

• It started to rain at the end of the day so we had to make sure equipment was dry- but the weather cant be helped.
• if we had more time we could have reviewed the shots straight away but we were conscious of the time and wanted to make sure we got to all the locations so didn't always have time to do this.

OK: Reflection on Shoot

From completing our shoot on the 15th October, we successfully shot a narrative for SG Lewis's - Warm. After using our call sheet, we were able to head to each location with an idea of the shots we wanted to capture. Due to construction issues with the train, we had to get the train from Sevenoaks to London Waterloo East but other than that, we didn't encounter any technical issues on the day. From practicing setting up the more complicated equipment including the jib and the track and dolly, we were able to set up and put them away without any issues.

Throughout the day, Elliot operated and directed the camera which was helped by myself and Natalie to direct the shots and use the location and props effectively to capture unique and individual shots. We fully utilized the locations that we went to, including the surrounding areas of Southbank and Brick Lane. We experienced a number of people who were interested by the jib as it was clearly a piece of equipment that stood out from the crowd. This was expected and was included in our risk assessment as we had to make sure we kept the equipment secure and within our sights.

We encouraged Elliot to keep the camera rolling throughout most of the day as it would've made it easier to cut the shots when it came to editing. We took a number of shorter shots but managed to keep up with an equal number of shots with the female character and couple.

What was my role?

• My main involvement within the production of the music video was being one of the actors. I played the boyfriend of the female character

• Not only was I one of the actors within our production, I helped to carry the equipment as well as coordinating between our group specific shots and ideas that we could create

• The whole day we worked well as a team to direct important shots including being aware of our surroundings and the risks that could be associated wth filming in London

• I also took part in filming as I wanted to improve my camera skills. Elliot showed me how to use his camera and which settings were necessary depending on the lighting and location. I filmed a number of shots of our female character who was portrayed as being alone whilst walking the streets of London

What could we have improved during the shoot?

From watching our footage at school, we noticed that a lot of our shots were out of focus. We pressumed this may be a problem however, after discussing this issue with our Media technician, he told us that we could adjust this in Da Vinci Resolve (our editing software) and that it would be fine.

Group - Brighton short

This is our Brighton short piece it is a montage edit of our experimenting with use of different camera motion and using the editing software Davinci resolve