Preliminary task evaluation

I filmed in the studio. I filmed there because it had all the right props, including the doors that is opened and then slammed close. The studio was suitable for our video, as it was a normal room where you would expect this scene to happen. The studio is where the camera’s are kept so that also made it convenient to film their instead of travelling with a heavy, expensive camera. I took a big role in directing and filming. I filmed all the shots and worked with the actors to try and make it look as good as possible.

The lighting in this scene is artificial because the scene is filmed inside in a dark environment. The lights enable you to see the character and signifies that it could be filmed at night. This makes the scene effective because if its at night, it makes it more mysterious, like the context of what the two characters are talking about.

I set up the camera correctly, I remembered how to put the tripod up, I clipped the camera into place and levelled it by moving the camera around till the bubble on the stand is level and then twisting the screw up, this is so that the camera shots aren’t tilted. I then filmed many different shot angles from each point I filmed at.

I did wide shots, over the shoulder shots, medium shots, close ups. I stood at 4 different places with the tripod and camera and filmed lots of different shot of the characters at each place. I also had to communicate with the actors a lot so they knew what was going on and I also had to shout “Action” and “Cut”. I used the 180 degree so that the audience doesn’t get confused because if I hadn’t used the 180 degree rule it will look like the two characters keep swapping positions. This makes the scene look more professional.

I learnt a lot from this filming experience. I learnt that communication is key to being a good director and that everywhere you film, you should try and film all the shot you can film. Filming too much is worse than filming too little.