Even though I was chosen to be the Cameraman my group is a group of three. I was involved with all tasks as well as my own. I have highlighted what jobs I was responsible for as well as the others.
Script
The Script was the first thing to be created by Rebecca O'Brien, who is the Director. She did a total of Three Drafts having the Third one as our final Version.
Below is the following Version 3 of our Script:
Shot List
The shot list was the first piece of work that I focused on, as it was the first bit that I needed to do in order to be able to work on completing the other parts. The idea of being able to do the shot list was that I needed to look at the script and write down every shot there was throughout it. These then had to be separated into scenes and shot numbers.
Before I started the shot list, I discussed with my group members what they reckoned was the best way to set it all out and if they felt confident enough with the amount of shots and scenes that we had.
After I completed the first draft, I had a discussion with my group members to see if they approved of the shot list which luckily they did. This gave me the opportunity to finalise the shot list by doing my final draft. Once I completed the shot list, I went over it again and checked that it was okay, and I then double checked with my group members if it was satisfactory and it was.
Below are the following Shot Lists:
Storyboards
I then started on the storyboards; these were reasonably easy to do as they were very straight forward. We had an added advantage within our group because one of the members was a very good artist; therefore she volunteered to draw the pictures on the storyboards which we as a group were more than happy to allow.
As the storyboards took a long time to complete, we separated them towards the end as we had one member drawing the pictures. Myself and the other member of my group then cut out the pictures that were completed and stuck them onto the storyboards.
This was a good arrangement as it made us more focussed and it gave us all vital jobs to do on this task which if done, would complete the work quicker and more efficiently as we were able to only focus on the part of the task that we needed to do rather than the whole task.
Production Name & Logo
A production name was needed for the film and a design to go with it. As a group we sat down and discussed ideas on what production name to have. We had different ideas that we gave which in the end, we merged two ideas together and came up with a name that unfortunately had already been taken by another group .We then used our 2nd choice name instead which was ‘Core Productions’. The idea of doing this task is so that it can be used when creating the postcards and other tasks.
Below is our Logo for our Short Film:
Mood Boards
The Mood Board's are used to increase our understanding of the characters that we have chosen to appear in our short film. As Emma agreed to take on the job of the Production Designer, this was one of the tasks that she had to do.
Below are the following Mood Board Images:
Character Profiles
The character profiles were produced. Emma produced this character profile of Jonathan to indicate to the audience some background information on his personality & him & his wife. This character profile shows us how he is grieving for his late wife. We also learnt the background information as to why he collects all the images that he takes by the bench.
She also created character profiles for all the other characters who encounter Jonathan throughout the film. These include:
. Sam - Is a small child who has come to the park with his mother
. Harry - An unsociable teenager in the park to meet his girlfriend
. Carol - An Office Worker in the park to eat her lunch
. Becky - A cheerful and sociable Art student who is very pleasant towards Jonathan
Below are the following Character profiles:
Risk Assessment
Sam- "He is a shy young boy and has come to the park with his mother, he's aged six. He bumps into Jonathan as he has run off from his mother but is slightly anxious as to whether or not he should speak to a stranger. We see him playing with a toy car on the bench whilst waiting for his mother to catch up to him."
Harry- "He is a sixteen year old boy and is quite unsociable with headphones on listening to loud music. He is reluctant to talk to Jonathan and tries to ignore him. He is more interested on being on his phone than a conversation with a stranger. He has come to the park to kill time before he goes to meet a friend and go to a concert."
Harry- "He is a sixteen year old boy and is quite unsociable with headphones on listening to loud music. He is reluctant to talk to Jonathan and tries to ignore him. He is more interested on being on his phone than a conversation with a stranger. He has come to the park to kill time before he goes to meet a friend and go to a concert."
Carol- "She is very busy and is sitting on the bench to eat her lunch. She is dressed very smartly in only dark clothing to show her cold attitude. She doesn't want to engage in conversation with Jonathan and tries her best to ignore him. She looks uncomfortable next to him and tries to leave as soon as she can."
Below is the following image to show the costume attire that each character wears:
Below is the following image to show the costume attire that each character wears:
Risk Assessments are a step in a risk management procedure.They are vital for our Pre-Production Work. Risk Assessments are the willpower of risk related issues that we need to note down if they are a concrete situation and recognised threat.
Seeing that this was a task for Emma, she has to do two Risk Assessments due to the fact that we are filming in two locations. Scenes 1,2,3,5 were all filmed outside at a public bench, & scenes 4 & 6 were filmed inside at Jonathan's living room.
Below is the Risk Assessment for Outside at the Public Bench:
Below is the Risk Assessment for Inside in Jonathan's Living Room:
We then had to produce casting documents to show the actors details so that when it comes to filming getting the right size costume etc would become easier. Again Emma had to create this task because she is the Production Designer.
Below are the following documents that show all the characters that will be featured in the film and their details:
Costume, Hair & Make-Up and Prop List
Emma also had to do the Prop List as part of her Job Role. This is a list of which items we & the characters will be using & wearing when it comes to filming our Short Film.
Below is The Prop List:
Below is the link to Emma's blog page, where you can find & view the Prop List that Emma done & read in more detail about when it came to her doing this task:
Post 14: Pre-Production Documentation - http://emmacampbell-a2-ms.blogspot.com/2010/11/post-14-pre-production-documents.html
Technical Recce
The Technical Recce's are drawings that are necessary as we needed to decide on how to change our sets to make them potentially more fitting of the story, t They are Bird’s-eye drawings that describe the set of where we are filming. They were created by myself. These where designed so that the Director & the Cameraman could make notes on the different positions for the camera when in production.
Call Sheets
The Call Sheets were for each person to hold onto to notify them when we were filming, what we were filming & where we were filming. These were created by Rebecca the Director.
Below are the following Call Sheets:
Camera & Sound Experiments
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2Y6RIh94Hg&feature=channel_video_title
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLuSDsiQnis&feature=channel_video_title
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7WRvmun2V8&feature=relmfu
From this short clip we agreed that I would film whilst Liam & Tim set up different parts of the Tripod, looking at the safety measures. This was not a problem for me because whilst they were setting up , I would watch how to do it & take on board of how it works.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZtXXnfr2nM&feature=related
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJiVAwZNF2k&feature=related
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xam1-qIfoZ0&feature=related
By watching all of these clips on the Camera and Sound's, it now helps us as a group let other members know how to do these jobs just in case something goes wrong in our group that may affect a member not being able to participate in the production work on the day.
Below is the Risk Assessment for Outside at the Public Bench:
Below is the Risk Assessment for Inside in Jonathan's Living Room:
We then had to produce casting documents to show the actors details so that when it comes to filming getting the right size costume etc would become easier. Again Emma had to create this task because she is the Production Designer. Below are the following documents that show all the characters that will be featured in the film and their details:
Emma also had to do the Prop List as part of her Job Role. This is a list of which items we & the characters will be using & wearing when it comes to filming our Short Film.
Below is The Prop List:
Post 14: Pre-Production Documentation - http://emmacampbell-a2-ms.blogspot.com/2010/11/post-14-pre-production-documents.html
Technical Recce
The Technical Recce's are drawings that are necessary as we needed to decide on how to change our sets to make them potentially more fitting of the story, t They are Bird’s-eye drawings that describe the set of where we are filming. They were created by myself. These where designed so that the Director & the Cameraman could make notes on the different positions for the camera when in production.
All members in my group sat down and discussed the shot list, we discussed where to draw on the position of the camera that we think would work best for different shot sizes and the movement and direction that would be taking place within each frame throughout each scene.
Below are the Technical Recce Images:
Location RecceBelow are the Technical Recce Images:
The Location Recce is what the cameraman’s job was as part of their role. It is pictures of the locations of where we were filming that was put together to create a picture of what each location looks and would look like when filming. As I had the cameraman role, it was my responsibility to create the Location Recce. In my spare time I took these photos at the locations that we were using.
As we were only using two locations to film, it did not require a lot of time in creating this task as it was given to me as part of my job role.
Also with the Location Recce, I had to describe the power, permission & lighting. For the power I had to say how/if I will get or need electricity. For permission, I needed to see if it was okay to film in the location we chose because it may have been private property. Finally with the lighting, I needed to see if I needed battery powered lighting on the day of filming or not.
Below are the Following Location Recce's:
The Call Sheets were for each person to hold onto to notify them when we were filming, what we were filming & where we were filming. These were created by Rebecca the Director.
Below are the following Call Sheets:
Camera & Sound Experiments
As we only had three people in our group, I had to be involved with the sound equipment as well as doing the tasks of the Cameraman. For this, it is vital that I know how to operate & set up the microphone as well as learning how to operate the Camera & set it up as well throughout the filming. I & two other members from the other two production groups in our class had to make a short video on how to connect & set up the Sound and Video equipment.
This was a problem because both videos were being made at the same time for the sound & camera. As my chosen job as the Cameraman, I had to do the video for setting up and operating the camera. As there were only three people in our group, we decided that Emma, who was our Production Designer, would do the sound video, &amI decided to watch it back when it was made so that I also knew how to set up & operate the sound if there was a problem when it came to our filming.
Below are the following video's & Links to Camera & Sound:
Camera
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2Y6RIh94Hg&feature=channel_video_title
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLuSDsiQnis&feature=channel_video_title
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7WRvmun2V8&feature=relmfu
From this short clip we agreed that I would film whilst Liam & Tim set up different parts of the Tripod, looking at the safety measures. This was not a problem for me because whilst they were setting up , I would watch how to do it & take on board of how it works.
Just like Camera, the Sound equipment was new to us all and never been used before. This meant that all the sound people from each group came together and worked on how to set up and use the equipment. As I mentioned before, we agreed that Emma would appear in this video due to the fact that we only had three people in our group.
Our next step involving the Camera was to demonstrate the skills we have learnt. Our tasks were to record the following:
. The Zoom - Zooming in & out by using the zoom button on the Camera, & zooming in & out by turning the Camera Lens.
. ND's
. Colour Balances
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLpyFM8z38o&feature=channel_video_title
The final test which included the Camera we had to do the 85 filter experiment. The 85 Filter is a rectangular orange see-through item which goes over the camera lens to give a different view of a scene you are filming.
The final test which included the Camera we had to do the 85 filter experiment. The 85 Filter is a rectangular orange see-through item which goes over the camera lens to give a different view of a scene you are filming.
We had to record the differences of what the camera looks like indoors and outdoors with the 85 filter on off of the camera. The reason for this experiment was because it wouldl help me when It came to filming our Post-Production work as it is available for us if we need to enhance the lighting.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZtXXnfr2nM&feature=related
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJiVAwZNF2k&feature=related
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xam1-qIfoZ0&feature=related
By watching all of these clips on the Camera and Sound's, it now helps us as a group let other members know how to do these jobs just in case something goes wrong in our group that may affect a member not being able to participate in the production work on the day.
The links below take you directly to the other members in my groups Post 14: Pre-Production Documentation blog page, where you can see other video clips that have been uploaded & explained in detail by them which they may have personal views to give about the Camera & Sound.
Rebecca O'Brien - http://beckyobrien-a2-ms.blogspot.com/2011/02/post-14.html
Emma Campbell - http://emmacampbell-a2-ms.blogspot.com/2010/11/post-14-pre-production-documents.html
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