Before we did any of the test filming we were shown how to use a shooting script to assist us with the filming. It allowed us to pragmatically choose which shots were in the same location and shoot them in an order to make the process as efficient as possible. The shooting script is a lot more detailed than a storyboard is allowing us to write more precise notes on a shot by shot basis. In can also allow us to write about how each take went making it easier for when we come to edit, which shot we want to use. The clapperboard was also an in important tool in filming as it allowed to label each shot and take, again making it easier for us when it came to editing. The director in each shot was just as important as any of the actors or the person who is doing the filming as it is them who keeps the whole production running smoothly, clearly instructing everyone involved where the camera should be and what they should be doing or in the case of the actors what they were supposed to be doing. In our filming the director and the camera operator worked together to make sure the camera set up is as good as it possibly can be. When they were both happy with the camera position the director made sure all the actors were positioned correctly. When all is adequate the director shouted "ready" causing the camera operator to begin filming. The clapperboard with the shot information is presented clearly in front of the camera allowing the director to call "action" causing the actors to begin their roles, and finally shouting "cut" when the shot is over. Before any of the filming can take place there is a number of camera settings that need to be set to make sure the quality of the footage is the best it can be. Setting up a tripod allows for a really stable shot especially when it comes to techniques like zooming, panning and tilts. The tripods even have a spirit level so the camera can be positioned to an exact horizontal. The white balance setting on the camera needs to be changed depending on your surroundings and light conditions. For example when you are outside the white balance should be set on to "Daytime Filming" to not give the footage a blue tinge, conversely when filming inside the white balance should be set to one more adequate to artificial light. This allows the camera to know what white is in different conditions allowing it to calibrate that to the rest of the colours giving you more of an even footage wherever you film. The cameras we were using to film were of an Canon XM2 model meaning it was even more important as to manually change the exposure which would give us control over how light or dark the footage is. This is down by using a mix of the shutter speed, aperture and gain controls. The cameras also gave us a choice of what the frame size was. When I filmed some of the Wheatus music video I used the standard setting of 4:3 but I did have a practice with the wide screen setting of 16:9. The settings were simple to use and I gained good experience from that as the rule of thirds made them both easy to compose. One of my favourite parts of the camera settings was using the depth of field as it allowed me to centre the audiences attention on certain parts of the frame by having the object of choice in focus and the rest of the shot being blurred. This is called "a shallow depth of field". For most of the Wheatus film I shot it with a "wide depth of Field". Here is the test film for the Wheatus music video. https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B0DnGj06WOfoNGUyYjRmYTUtZGFmZC00NGJiLWIzM2MtNGYxODBhOTJjNDE3&hl=en&pli=1
Saturday, 2 April 2011
Planning to Film
Before I started filming my own music video as a class we worked to re-create the music video for "Teenage Dirt-bag" by Wheatus in order to practice the techniques needed for camera work and directing on the set. The Wheatus video also allowed us to practice editing on Final Cut Pro on the Apple Mac laptops at college. It was a useful exercise as I gained experience using the software with cutting, syncing the video to the music so the vocals on the song match that of the singer in the video. It also gave me an opportunity to practice with visual effects using the video filter and adding cuts, fades and slides between shots and how different camera angles look were there being put together with mid shots and long shots affecting how the pace of the music video is. Here is the storyboard and shooting schedule used for the Wheatus video.
Before we did any of the test filming we were shown how to use a shooting script to assist us with the filming. It allowed us to pragmatically choose which shots were in the same location and shoot them in an order to make the process as efficient as possible. The shooting script is a lot more detailed than a storyboard is allowing us to write more precise notes on a shot by shot basis. In can also allow us to write about how each take went making it easier for when we come to edit, which shot we want to use. The clapperboard was also an in important tool in filming as it allowed to label each shot and take, again making it easier for us when it came to editing. The director in each shot was just as important as any of the actors or the person who is doing the filming as it is them who keeps the whole production running smoothly, clearly instructing everyone involved where the camera should be and what they should be doing or in the case of the actors what they were supposed to be doing. In our filming the director and the camera operator worked together to make sure the camera set up is as good as it possibly can be. When they were both happy with the camera position the director made sure all the actors were positioned correctly. When all is adequate the director shouted "ready" causing the camera operator to begin filming. The clapperboard with the shot information is presented clearly in front of the camera allowing the director to call "action" causing the actors to begin their roles, and finally shouting "cut" when the shot is over. Before any of the filming can take place there is a number of camera settings that need to be set to make sure the quality of the footage is the best it can be. Setting up a tripod allows for a really stable shot especially when it comes to techniques like zooming, panning and tilts. The tripods even have a spirit level so the camera can be positioned to an exact horizontal. The white balance setting on the camera needs to be changed depending on your surroundings and light conditions. For example when you are outside the white balance should be set on to "Daytime Filming" to not give the footage a blue tinge, conversely when filming inside the white balance should be set to one more adequate to artificial light. This allows the camera to know what white is in different conditions allowing it to calibrate that to the rest of the colours giving you more of an even footage wherever you film. The cameras we were using to film were of an Canon XM2 model meaning it was even more important as to manually change the exposure which would give us control over how light or dark the footage is. This is down by using a mix of the shutter speed, aperture and gain controls. The cameras also gave us a choice of what the frame size was. When I filmed some of the Wheatus music video I used the standard setting of 4:3 but I did have a practice with the wide screen setting of 16:9. The settings were simple to use and I gained good experience from that as the rule of thirds made them both easy to compose. One of my favourite parts of the camera settings was using the depth of field as it allowed me to centre the audiences attention on certain parts of the frame by having the object of choice in focus and the rest of the shot being blurred. This is called "a shallow depth of field". For most of the Wheatus film I shot it with a "wide depth of Field". Here is the test film for the Wheatus music video. https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B0DnGj06WOfoNGUyYjRmYTUtZGFmZC00NGJiLWIzM2MtNGYxODBhOTJjNDE3&hl=en&pli=1
Before we did any of the test filming we were shown how to use a shooting script to assist us with the filming. It allowed us to pragmatically choose which shots were in the same location and shoot them in an order to make the process as efficient as possible. The shooting script is a lot more detailed than a storyboard is allowing us to write more precise notes on a shot by shot basis. In can also allow us to write about how each take went making it easier for when we come to edit, which shot we want to use. The clapperboard was also an in important tool in filming as it allowed to label each shot and take, again making it easier for us when it came to editing. The director in each shot was just as important as any of the actors or the person who is doing the filming as it is them who keeps the whole production running smoothly, clearly instructing everyone involved where the camera should be and what they should be doing or in the case of the actors what they were supposed to be doing. In our filming the director and the camera operator worked together to make sure the camera set up is as good as it possibly can be. When they were both happy with the camera position the director made sure all the actors were positioned correctly. When all is adequate the director shouted "ready" causing the camera operator to begin filming. The clapperboard with the shot information is presented clearly in front of the camera allowing the director to call "action" causing the actors to begin their roles, and finally shouting "cut" when the shot is over. Before any of the filming can take place there is a number of camera settings that need to be set to make sure the quality of the footage is the best it can be. Setting up a tripod allows for a really stable shot especially when it comes to techniques like zooming, panning and tilts. The tripods even have a spirit level so the camera can be positioned to an exact horizontal. The white balance setting on the camera needs to be changed depending on your surroundings and light conditions. For example when you are outside the white balance should be set on to "Daytime Filming" to not give the footage a blue tinge, conversely when filming inside the white balance should be set to one more adequate to artificial light. This allows the camera to know what white is in different conditions allowing it to calibrate that to the rest of the colours giving you more of an even footage wherever you film. The cameras we were using to film were of an Canon XM2 model meaning it was even more important as to manually change the exposure which would give us control over how light or dark the footage is. This is down by using a mix of the shutter speed, aperture and gain controls. The cameras also gave us a choice of what the frame size was. When I filmed some of the Wheatus music video I used the standard setting of 4:3 but I did have a practice with the wide screen setting of 16:9. The settings were simple to use and I gained good experience from that as the rule of thirds made them both easy to compose. One of my favourite parts of the camera settings was using the depth of field as it allowed me to centre the audiences attention on certain parts of the frame by having the object of choice in focus and the rest of the shot being blurred. This is called "a shallow depth of field". For most of the Wheatus film I shot it with a "wide depth of Field". Here is the test film for the Wheatus music video. https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B0DnGj06WOfoNGUyYjRmYTUtZGFmZC00NGJiLWIzM2MtNGYxODBhOTJjNDE3&hl=en&pli=1
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