Week 9: Script Breakdown

This week we learnt about the script breakdown and production scheduling. Ali decided to take on the task of marking up the script which she then passed on to me to fill out the script breakdown sheets and production schedule. We are yet to finalise our actors and locations and plan to have this done by the end of next week so we can begin to book equipment and gather our props and have script reading meetings. 

Week 8: Pre - Production

Our group and I realised it is getting close to production time and began looking for actors to fill our roles. We decided to place an ad on star-now to get most of our actors. We had difficulty because we have two older characters as well as a dog. However we were pleasantly surprised with the replies we got and then had to make decisions on who would suit best. We decided in once instance to go with the less experienced actor as they would be less demanding and more willing to please. As we are also learning we did not want an actor who saw us as amateurs and didn't take our production seriously. We have most of our actors now however we are still looking for our lead actor. 

Week 7: Shot List

This week my group and I worked on creating out shot list for our script. 

We decided that two of us wold work together and create a draft shot list and then let the other group members look over it and let us know if they were happy with it before it was submitted. Ali and I worked together on the shot list and step by step went through the script and visualised it in order to come up with the appropriate shots. It was tie consuming however once you got the hang of it, we could picture how we wanted our film to be. We tried to keep it clear and concise while still giving enough information to go off during the filming stage. 

Week 6 - Lighting

This week we were tested on using lights including the key light, fill light and background light. 

The Key light provides the main illumination to the subject and is generally situated on one side of the camera. the fill light is used to lift and shadows cast by the key light and provides illumination to the other side of the subject.

Finally the backlight is used to separate the subject from their background and is situated to one side of the subject, behind them and as close to them as possible without being in the shot. 

I found light to be very hard to balance especially in small areas and on certain surfaces that reflect the light. 

Week 5: Colour Temperature

This week we learnt about colour temperature.

Week 4: Manual Focusing

This week we were introduced to manual focusing. I have tried manual focusing in a few of my film classes and it can be difficult to achieve a distinct shallow depth of field. I am excited to keep trying it and getting it right with ease.
I decided to look up  a few photos and still of different depth of fields in order to learn a little more about it.

http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=depth+of+field&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=kzZGAxqbmDdWmM&tbnid=bPxzBJ0M1bRWQM:&ved=&url=http%3A%2F%2Flibrary.creativecow.net%2Farticles%2Fterry_todd%2Fdepth_of_field_converters.php&ei=UKdsUZSyLMWwiQeYvoDAAg&bvm=bv.45175338,d.aGc&psig=AFQjCNG7-iUtTj6SpiK-pqo6xA3bBpirGw&ust=1366161617150592

http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=depth+of+field&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=8RH8gAvoPNQ7rM&tbnid=N3PrOT-BIovAQM:&ved=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thephotoargus.com%2Ftips%2Fdepth-of-field-how-to-control-it%2F&ei=UKdsUZSyLMWwiQeYvoDAAg&bvm=bv.45175338,d.aGc&psig=AFQjCNG7-iUtTj6SpiK-pqo6xA3bBpirGw&ust=1366161617150592

Week 3: Kuleshov Effect

This week we spoke about the Kuleshov effect where a sequence of shots in a row can alter an audiences perspective of the feel, theme or emotions of the images. This is a very interesting though and idea.
The Kuleshov effect emphasised to me the importance of the sequence of shots when creating a film. In order to portray the intended story each shot must be thought about in conjunction with there surrounding shots.

My previous study of silent films makes so much sense now when I think about each shot and how they told the story to me.