2nd Editing session

During this session we had to match all of the clips together and make sure that they all fit together. We had to make sure that all the clips would match and also that there was no clips which jumped from one shot to another. We also made sure that there was continuity within our clip so that our backing track would fit with our whole sequence. During our second session we added many short shots in between long shots such as Josh and Luke speaking so that it split some of the clips up and made them shorter.

During one of our final clips,we had to shorten each clip as it made the final sequence really long and in order to build tension. We added some of the shorter clips into our final sequence to make it longer and also to space out some of the shots. We also tested our backing track in this session to see if it would actually fit in with our final piece.

3rd Editing session

During the 3rd Editing session of our new clip we linked together many clips to see if they would all run smoothly. We have not started Editing the sound yet, but we are making sure that all the different shots are fast paced and don't jump from one scene to another. In order to do this, we have tracked our movement from one shot to the next so that it runs fluently during the course of our clip. We have nearly finished putting all the clips onto our new movie but we still need to thoroughly check for errors and mistakes which we may have made when working on the film.

Additionally, we have also made sure that the clips are much shorter this time instead of massive long clips and at the moment it is all coming together very well. Next lesson we will be getting our final clips together and making sure that all of the sound is the same - so that one clip is not louder than the other. We will also be adding in our background music and see if it actually works with our piece

New production schedule

New schedule due to encountered problems that we faced

Sunday 17th of February 2017

·         Arrive at the car park at 3:30 pm meet.

·         Set up tripods and cameras.

·         Film chronologically.

·         Review product and see what needs improving.

Friday 10th of March 2017

·         Meet at 1:05 pm in common room and head to location.

·         On arrival prepare tripods and cameras as well as props for correct placement.

·         Film the main scene first and do shorter scenes afterwards to make sure shots fit together.

·         Check if produce is good to use

problems that we faced

Problems

Problems that we faced during filming where some of the tripods and the fact that they would not move or stand up the way that we wanted them to. During our time filming we got into a group to discuss how we would go around filming this for the second time and include more shots and create more tension. Many of our phones started to turn off due to the cold weather which was a major problem as this meant we had to stop filming on one phone and switch to another. Another problem we faced was lighting - for many of the shots  we just used natural lighting. However, for the last couple of shots when it started to get darker we had to use artificial light from our cameras such as a flashlight and background lighting. Lastly, the biggest problem we faced was making sure that all of the shots fitted smoothly together so that it would enable us to edit more easily. This is one of the major problems we faced last time as most of the shots jumped and did not fit together. Here as some of the pictures we took during our time discussing and when we started filming. 

Call Sheet

Shot List

Editing

continuity
blade
transitions
timing
cut
decisions
framing
issues about tripod

Firstly, our editing has continuity so we made sure that all of our clips link together in order to create a solid sequence. If all of our shots did not fit in we would have to re-do them however we made sure that they all flowed when filming. I used the blade tool when filming to break up our clips and also so that the shot can change from one angle to the other in a simple and smooth transition. We made sure that our shots fit together by staying in the same positions and moving the camera angle. We even brought tape to put on the floor so that we knew where we were exactly standing and sitting in the previous shot so that it all fits together.

The timing of our shots had to be perfect so that they did not look out of time - in order to get this smooth transitioning look we had to cut our clips so that they would fit together. When we cut the clips we had to watch them whilst looking at the other clips so that the clips fit together even when we change angles. I had to make many decision and overcome some tough barriers whilst filming. The biggest decision

Filming

Firstly, we started filming our opening sequence at the vue cinema in Altrincham. Myself, Luke and Josh were the three main characters. During our filming we encountered a few problems- such as: our camera would not focus and also the tripod would not stay steady. We overcame these barriers by filming some segments of our clips without the use of the tripod and we had to manually focus the camera so that it created a focusing shot.

The main struggle was remembering what positions we were in and making sure that all the clips would fit in together so that we could easily edit it and the clips would all fit together. This was extremely hard as we had to make sure that there was nobody in the background and no excess noise. We filmed our opening sequence at around midday on the 17th of December. We did this in order to enable good lighting and also the dark gloomy sky made sure that it gave a gloomy spy effect.

I filmed a video of Luke walking away from the camera towards Josh. I did an over the shoulder shot to ensure that Josh was seen in the shot. It has enabled me to work on my technique and how to get a better angle. Due to me being one of the main characters in the sequence I did not gain was many opportunities to film but every-time I was off camera I was helping the team and filming different shots. I also filmed the shot of Josh talking on the phone at the start.