Production Schedule

Hi everyone, my filming for my opening sequence will not take too long compared to editing. I will gather all of the footage needed for my opening sequence in the first week, then spend the rest of my time until the dead line, editing, evaluating and improving my sequence to make it the best it possibly can be. Here is my production schedule for filming:

Date	Scene	Location	Overview of shots	Cast
Monday 12th January	1	Bedroom	Close-ups (shaving, running water) Over the shoulder shots to conceal identity Medium shots to set scene	David Pickering
Tuesday 13th January	2	Black table	Burning photographs	Photographs -  Ellen, Mads, Eleanor and Josie.
Saturday  17th January (filming on a weekend gives me a lighter location)	3	Forrest	Shots of a dead body and the ‘burial’ of it.	David Pickering Ellen Simms

Male or Female Audiences

I have been trying to decide who should be the main protagonist of my opening sequence in order to attract the right gender to my film. I have carried out some research using www.boxofficemojo.com and I have found that typical psychological thrillers have both male and female audiences. The fast paced action of a thriller tends to attracts the male audiences, where as the psychological elements tend to sttract females. To widen my distribution and gain bigger audiences, I have decided to include the psychological elements to attract female audiences aswell as males. The protagonist (especially when they are a serial killer) is prodimantley male, and because this seems to be successful with audience (e.g. Hanibal using a male protagonist making $165,092,268 at boxoffice), I will use a male protagonist. I believe this will benefit the dominance and intensity of the sequence, as males are sterotypically seen to be more agressive and dominating over women - the serial killer with appear more frightening.

 

 

 

Music

I have been listening to loads of soundtracks from the opening sequences of horror/thriller/serial killer movies. I have a much clearer understanding of what type of music builds suspense and creates the  mysterious atmosphere that I want for my opening sequence. The murderer in my film is going to target young girls, emphasising the creepy sadistic side of the character. Because of this I decided to find some different nursery rhymes, that are sung in a mysterious and freighting way. This will create the atmosphere that I am hoping to create and link to the murders through narrative enigma. There are the soundtracks that I am thinking about:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcuRkaqxEAU - Hush Little Baby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl7O8_kWeOc - Ring Around The Rosie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVodyoHhNto&list=PLPdOU8_F_9IL7zkJ18kF9lF3QaSUb9KWJ&index=2 - twinkle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNMeZldV-Rs - lullaby mash-up

I asked 15 people which soundtrack they thought would be the most effective for my opening sequence. I recorded my results in a pie chart...

As you can see, 8 out of the 15 people thought that I should use 'Hush Little Baby' in my opening sequence. This was also my favourite track, as i found it created suspense and tension due to the creepy tone and lyrics. Therefore, this is the non-diegetic soundtrack I will be using for my opening sequence.

As well as this track I will use dietetic sound effects such as running water and non-diegtic sound effects, such as a scratching sound as scenes change.

Breakdown of Titles

So it Christmas eve! I can't wait for tomorrow but I've still got to keep up with my media work!

When I am editing my film and inserting the titles, I want to be able to do it quickly, so it does not take up to much time. Here is the breakdown of my titles for my opening sequence:

 

 

Universal Pictures Presents

In Association With New Line Cinema

Ellen Simms

Josie Macdonald

Casting By Judith Simpson

Costume Design By Colleen Atwood

Music By Oliver Simms

Director Of Photography Darren Wesley

Edited By Amelia Pickering

David Pickering

Produced By Arnold Koperson

Written By Ailsa Peel

Directed By Amelia Pickering

 

Actors/Actresses

• David Pickering
• Ellen Simms
• Josie Smith
• Oliver Simms
• Ailsa Peel

Film Title 

'Any Last Words?'

Scenario for my Opening Sequence!

Hi everyone, so it's time to start writing my scenario for my opening sequence, so this post is going to bring all of my ideas that I have been planning together. As you know from previous posts, I am going to rely heavily on editing in my opening sequence as I want to create the distorted view and flashing frames, similar to the opening sequence of 'Se7en'. My film is going to get into the mind of a serial killer and give the audience an insight into how the killer acts, thinks and behaves. My aim in the opening sequence is to grasp the attention of the audience by showing them what is to be expected from the rest of the film, making them intrigued to know more.

Okay, so firstly I am going to create a sense of disillusionment in my opening sequence by using three different scenes that I will merge together.

The first scene will be an extreme close up of an alarm as a hand switches it off. This scene will then flash to another scene, of a phone ringing in the woods.

The next clip will be of a man as he begins to get ready on a morning. Firstly I will use an extreme close-up of the man as he turns on a rusted tap. This will then flash distortedly to another setting of a river, linking the two scenarios together. 

This will then flash back to another extreme close-up of his razor as he shaves his face. The screen will then flash distortedly and merge into a new scene of a bloodied knife being wiped. This will then change to a edited sepia photograph of a young girl as it begins to burn. My first credit will appear at the side of this, as if to warn the viewers that the actor/actress being shown is in danger.

Again the man will appear on screen (still concealing his face, so the audience are unsure and on edge over the character) as he dries water from his face. Next a jump cut will be used here to create the fast paced feeling of a thriller, as an extreme close-up of the man is shown in the woods wiping sweat from his forehead. 

At this point the audience will be intrigued, as they will be wanting to know the identity of the man and what he is doing in the woods. This will create the feeling that the man is having flash backs and allow the audience to feel as though they are inside the mind of the killer, adding suspense and tension needed to create the chilling atmosphere for my opening sequence. 

This will again change to another photograph of a young girl, as it burns to ash and another credit appears.

Next I will have the man adjusting his cuff links, changing to the muddy, bruised hand of a young girl with a bracelet on, as it is dragged through mud and leaves. This will then change to yet another burning photograph, making the amount of victims seem endless to an audience.

The next clip will be of the man gathering a bin bag, ready to take out to the trash. Again using a distorted jump cut, the scene will change to a body wrapped up in a black bin bag, as the man pulls it along, followed by another photograph as it burns. 

At the end of my sequence I will then use an extreme close-up of the mans eyes and the young girls closed eyes which will flash together very fast. This will then stop on the mans eyes as he opens them and looks directly into the camera as the screen goes black and the title appears. 

So this is my scenario for my chilling opening sequence so far, hope you enjoyed it! Until next time :)

Genre, Representation, Audience & Institution

Genre - Thriller/Horror

The thriller genre uses suspense, tension, and excitement as its main elements, in order to create the desired 'rush' for an audience. Thrillers often change the mood of an audience, giving them a high level of anticipation, high expectations, uncertainty, anxiety and terror. Films of this genre tend to be adrenaline-rushing, surprising and fast-paced. I chose to include this genre in my opening sequence as in my opinion, it is the best at preparing the audience for a exciting film, and intriguing them.

A thriller provides the sudden rush of emotions and exhilaration that creates the atmosphere for the narrative as it keeps the audience on the "edge of their seats", as the plot builds towards it's climax. Common sub-genres are psychological thrillers (my chosen genre), crime thrillers and mystery thrillers. The horror and action genres often overlap with the thriller because they tend to be psychological, threatening and mysterious. 

Horror is a film genre that evokes a negative emotional reaction from the audience by playing on the audience's fears. Horror films often startle the audience, by using scene of gore and violence linking with the thriller genre. There are common plots within the horror genre which often involve an evil force, event, or person. I chose to base my opening sequence on a psychological horror thriller, as I am going to focus on the life serial killer where the audience will be able to see into his mind, using scenes of horror and thriller elements to crate suspense.

Representation

I will include only the protagonist in my opening sequence which will be a 50 year old man. The obvious representations of a man of this age would typically be a less able, age restricted person, due to the representations of the elderly. However, this character is going to be a serial killer which portrays him as powerful and mentally twisted. Men will be portrayed as the dominant sex due to the victims being female and the murderer being male, suggesting that men have the strength to overpower women. This will create the desired darker effect on the audience, as I want them to be unnerved by my opening sequence and emotionally connected, achieving the aims of a horror film.

Audience

In order for me to create my opening credits I have to understand who my target audience is and what they would like to see in my psychological thriller/horror movie.

Who watches psychological horrors?

This genre of film will appeal to a mixed audience. I believe both women and men will enjoy a psychological horror as analysts say it allows us to explore and experiment with fears and emotions. Men will enjoy the more violent scenes and the women are more likely to enjoy the suspense and entertainment. 

I have done some online research on fans of psychological horrors and it appears that both rich, poor and well-educated people enjoy this genre. The audience that prefers the pure thriller, tends to be less educated as they are excited by the violence and drama rather than suspense and understanding the mind of the killer which is what i am basing my sequence on).

My film will be based around the psychology of human behaviour and how those who's minds are corrupted act out of hatred. My target audience is interested in finding out about personal identities as the film is based around human behaviour its consequences and the psychology of it. 

What certificate would my film get?

The certificate rating given to my film will be a 15. I have chosen to make it a 15 as I feel the elements of horror such as murder, will need this higher rating but it will not be an 18 as I am focusing more on the psychological elements instead of gore.

In conclusion, I have discovered a psychological horror appeals to a mixed audience. It appeals to both genders and from different backgrounds and levels of intelligence. However, it has a following of those that are 15 years old - 50 years old. It doesn't appeal to youngster as it can upset and disturb them and the elderly also find it too violent and intense, therefore my target audience is middle aged males and females who will take an interest in the psychological elements my opening sequence will include.

Institution

After my research into title sequences of horror/thriller films, I found that the institutions involved in presenting them are widely known large companies - Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures and Warner Bros. These are big studios rather than independent so I will keep this in mind when I create my final piece. When I create my own sequence it will be presented by a big studio like the ones that presented the films I have analysed. After completing some more research I found the best distributor to use would either be Universal or New Line Cinema as they have both presented popular horror/thriller films such as Dawn of the Dead, Se7en and Sweeney Todd.

Universal Pictures is an American film studio which is one of Hollywood's 'big six' film studios. They have produced works such as 'Jaws' and 'Van Helsing' which are both horror/thriller movies. I have chosen to use Universal Pictures as my film distributor due to their involvement with many thriller/horror movies such as 'The Purge'.

Plot Outline for my Opening Sequence

After deciding that I am going to base my opening sequence on a psychological thriller, I began to plan the outline for the plot. I am going to rely heavily on editing in my opening sequence as I want to create the distorted view and flashing frames, similar to the opening sequence of 'Se7en'. My film is going to get into the mind of a serial killer and give the audience an insight into how the killer acts, thinks and behaves. My aim in the opening sequence is to grasp the attention of the audience by showing them what is to be expected from the rest of the film, making them intrigued to know more.

I am going to create a sense of disillusionment in my opening sequence by using two different scenes that I will merge together. One will be of a man in his living environment, using lots of different shots and appearing relatively normal. He will be filmed getting ready on an early morning, and certain mise en scene will link this scene with another e.g. this will be merged with the scene of a murder/burial of a body in which it appears the mans having flash backs of. I will use lots of jump cuts here to create the fast paced feeling of a thriller and the violent scenes will create the horror genre. The two scenes will be linked together as I will create the feeling that the man is having flash backs. For example the running of a tap will change to a running river at the site of a murder and the washing of his face will then change to the same shot of the man wiping sweat from his brow but at the site of the murder. This will allow the audience to feel as though they are inside the mind of the killer, adding suspense and tension needed to create the chilling atmosphere for my opening sequence. It will then end with an extreme close-up of the mans faces he looks directly into the camera as the screen goes black and the title appears. 

My film Outline

Hi everyone, this is my film outline on Prezi. Click the link to view...

http://prezi.com/k8yfdnvoxeps/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Comparison of Title Sequences

Opening Sequence Analysis – Overview

Throughout my research I looked at a range of different opening sequences directed by a variety of directors including David Fincher and Tim Burton. I was able to learn a variety of ideas relating to opening sequences, including what to include and how to set it out. I feel after researching and analysing into the genre of horror/thriller opening sequence, I now have a much clearer understanding of how to plan my final piece and what I am going to include. These are the opening sequences I looked at:

• The Walking Dead
• Se7en
• Sweeney Todd
• The Purge
• The Evil Dead
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

I found when researching into these title sequences that the institutions involved in presenting them are widely known large companies - Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures and Warner Bros. Therefore when I create my own sequence it will be presented by a big studio like the ones that present the films I have analysed.

All of the sequences I analysed followed a similar structure in that they introduced key aspects of the film in order to entice an audience and create an effective opening to an exciting horror/thriller movie. Each sequence followed a small journey, either through character or iconography, which indicated the genre and informed the audience about the enthralling film they are about to watch. Two sequences that did this similarly are ‘Sweeney Todd’ and ‘The Evil Dead’, as both used long frames to track a trail of blood down into the basement of an old house. The use of mise en scene in both sequences was similar in the use of rotting wood and fire, both connoting violence and death. Other sequences such as ‘The Purge’ and ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ also rely heavily on mise en scene as they create the chilling atmosphere that creates the desired mood for a horror/thriller. While ‘The Purge’ uses violent murder scenes using weapons such as guns and axes, ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ relies heavily on the black oozing ink (similar to blood) that covers the faces and suffocates people in the opening sequence. These four sequence all use violence and connotations of death though mise en scene to achieve the chilling atmosphere for a horror movie. However, the other two sequences I looked at were ‘Se7en’ and ‘The Walking Dead’, which both use mise en scene in a different way in order to evoke the sense of unease from an audience. ‘Se7en’ is effective at creating the mood of a psychological thriller through the unique directing from David Fincher, as he does not use scenes of violence but scenes of a more sadistic, psychotic nature. For example the scrapbook making of the victims of John Doe follows a very personal view, using close-ups and point of view shots, which allow the audience to get into the mind of the character. ‘The Walking Dead’ is similar in that we do not see characters involved in scenes of violence, but the sequence relies heavily on setting, as this shows the audience the isolation and abandonment of the characters, connecting them on an emotional level. All of the sequences I looked at used mise en scene effectively, as they all created the desired atmosphere that the directors wanted for their films. After looking at two of David Fincher’s opening sequences, ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ and ‘Se7en’, I feel I want to focus my mise en scene more on a psychological horror/thriller, as I feel this will have the biggest effect on an audience due to the popularity of the films and the director.

The two sequences that involved a variety of editing techniques and altered frames were ‘Se7en’ and ‘The Purge’, which added to the overall effect on the audience and helped the main aim of their opening sequences. In ‘se7en’ the use of flashing frames and dissolving transitions, creates the feeling of the psychopathic killer, who is only shown in extreme close-ups. The editing creates the sense of disillusionment and immediately puts an audience on edge while intriguing them. ‘The Purge’ is similar in that the brightness and contrast of frames are altered to create the feeling of the CCTV footage, emphasising the murders, as it would appear they were actually happening in real time. This sequence also uses lots of jump frames, which again creates disillusionment, adding to the overall total effect on the audience and how they are going to perceive the film. If I am going to base my sequence on a psychological thriller I will spend lots of time on editing, to create similar effects to these sequences, as I feel this will create the best effect for an audience. As I am basing it on a psychological thriller I feel my target audience will be aimed at male and female adults between the ages of 20-50. As I am not focusing on the gory side of horror, and more the psychological side, this is an appropriate audience. This can be seen because of the audience of 'Se7en' which is similar to this according to IMBD.

There was a range of different music choices in the opening sequences I analysed ranging from Led Zeppelin used in 'The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo' to a classical French song called Clair de Lune used in 'The Purge'. Most of the sequences aimed to build suspense and tension through the non-diegetic soundtrack in the opening sequence by including a crescendo of musical instruments. Those were ‘Sweeney Todd’, ‘The Evil Dead’ and ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’.  Where as others used sharp, high-pitched notes, which were randomly placed creating the sense of disillusionment. This can be seen in ‘se7ev and ‘The Walking Dead’ and is effective when focusing more on the psychological thriller instead of a violent gory horror. The music I found most effective was the soundtrack used in the opening sequence of ‘The Purge’. This used contrapuntal music (music that does not fit with what is showing on scree) – we listen to calming French classical music while watching brutal murders committed in cold blood. This creates the most shocking effect on the reader and engages them, as what they are seeing is out of the ordinary and intriguing. In my opening sequence I will use something similar to contrapuntal music but I will also include elements of the crescendo, so as to build suspense and tension to create my horror/thriller.

The representations in the opening sequences were limited due to the genre I have chosen. I found that the camera work used included a lot of extreme close-ups in order to conceal the identity of the character to create suspicion, like in ‘Se7ev’. Therefore I will also include this in my own sequence and other shots of setting in order to meet marking criteria.

After analysing all six of the opening sequences I have a much clearer understanding of what to include in my own sequence and how to plan in order to achieve the best possible opening I can create. 

Until next time :)

Christmas Schedule

The Christmas holidays are here and it's time to think about the planning for my final piece. I need to ensure I plan though rally, so when it comes down to filming, I know exactly what I am going to do and how to do it. So I have created a list of all the things that I need to complete in order to be ready to shoot:

• Outline of the plot for film
• Posts about genre, representation, audience and institution as relating to your film
• Script/ scenario for your opening sequence
• Breakdown of titles
• Music
• Storyboards/ sketches
• Location scouting/ photos/ videos
• Production schedule
• Shot lists
• Call sheets
• Test/ preliminary footage
• Animatics
• Mood boards 
• Props lists 

I plan to have this list completed by the time I return to school on Monday 5th of January - best get started!

Opening Sequence Analysis - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Clip Link:        http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo/

Target Audience Questionnaire

I have created a questionnaire to gain a wider understanding of my target audience and who I will be aiming my opening sequence towards. Here is the questionnaire:
 

Questionnaire – Target Audience

1. How old are you?     …………….
2. How often do you watch movies?

 

Every day         Weekly            Every Two Weeks        Other

3. What is your favourite genre of film?   ………………………………
4. Do you enjoy watching psychological thrillers?

Yes              No              Sometimes

5. If you answered yes, what do you like about them?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

6. Would you go to the cinema to watch a thriller?

Yes              No               Unsure

7. Do you enjoy films that include gore or violence?

Yes              No              Sometimes

8. Can you name any successful thriller movies?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Thank You for participating in my questionnaire.



Opening sequence analysis - The Purge

Clip Link:     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0lcdgDCytA

'Evil Dead' opening sequence analysis

Clip link:  http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/evil-dead/#.VIyQRHiw_O8.blogger

 

Opening Sequence Analysis - Sweeney Todd

Clip: http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barber-of-fleet-street/

Opening Sequence Analysis - Se7en

Opening Sequence Clip: http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/se7en/

Se7en opening sequence - two new from Millie Pickering

Opening Sequence Analysis - The Walking Dead

Opening Sequence Clip:  http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/the-walking-dead-season-3/


So one of the first opening sequences I looked at was walking dead. Despite it not being a film, it still fit all of the conventions of an opening sequences, and fit with my genre well.

Walking dead presentation from Millie Pickering

So many Genres …

So I have to pick a genre for my final piece and start planning ideas for what I want to base my opening sequence on! I have so many interests in many different genres so it's really difficult for me to choose. I think I'm going to go down a horror/thriller road, as I can probably get the most out of that type of genre and it is one of my favourites. I have struggled with dialogue in the past, but with this genre i feel i don't have to include speech because in order to create a tense setting for an audience, dialogue isn't necessary. So from now on I'm going to start researching title sequences from horror/thriller films, and gather my research from there.

The conventions of an opening title sequence

 Hi everyone!

So we were asked to research into the conventions of opening title sequences, so I decided to create a PowerPoint presentation including information on this. I included everything I found out about an opening title sequence and also included screen shots I had taken from film openings I had watched, which fit the conventions I was identifying. Here is my PowerPoint presentation :)

I feel I now know lots more about opening title sequences and I can begin to decide what genre I want to focus my final piece on.

Until next time :)


Editing my first scripted video

This week I have been trying to catch up on work that I have missed becuase I was ill for all of last week :( Luckily I was able to help my partner edit the video she had shot. This gave me the opporunity to understand what it was I had missed and learn any information that could help me on my AS media course. We experimented with a range off different shots, editing techniques and added effects to engage the viewer and create a dark setting...

• Tint - this was useful when trying to create different sceens with different atmospheres, as we could create a dark/light setting. This helped to maintain the dark theme that ran throughout the video.
 
• Splicing - we had to splice together different shots, so that they ran smoothly without a change being detected. This helped the whole video come together and look natural to a viewer.
 
• Speed - we edited the speed on certain clips in order to spped up certain footage that seemed slow and boring. For example the opening door was speeded by 120%.
 
• Contrast & brightness - this was edited on the scenes within the final room to give it an egdy eary theme. This added suspense and set the scene when trying to acchieve a dark setting.
 
• Music - we added different genres of music including instrumental and classical to add more depth to the video and create suspence/tension within the viewers.
  
  
  Overall this video was successful and I was able to develop my skills further :) 
  Thanks, Amelia 

 

 

 
 
 

Editing 'The Interview'

Hi everyone,

So I have just finished filming and editing the interview and I think it was successful as I had a range of different shots and scenes to choose from when it came down to editing. I altered some scenes to make them appear more effective in my final video and added music which all together made it have the appropriate light hearted theme I wanted it to have. Here are some of the changes I made:

• Tint - I used tint on a range of different scenes which was useful when trying to create different effects with different atmospheres, as I could create a light setting. This helped to maintain the lighter setting, making the interview light hearted and clearly visible for my audience.
• Splicing - When I began to put frames together I had to splice together different shots so they ran smoothly without a change being detected. This helped the whole video come together and look natural to a viewer. For example in the action shot of the woman walking through the door.

• Contrast & brightness - I used this when editing on the final scene let the audience know that the film was beginning to end. This made it visible for the audience but also let them know what was about to occur.

• Quiet Speech - When it came to edit my footage some scenes that included dialogue were quiet or muffled. This made it difficult when splicing together different scenes as the volume was different on each frame. To overcome this during editing I altered the volume to try and equalised volume across the range of scenes.
 
Lighting - As I filmed the surroundings gradually became darker which was noticeable between frames. This was because of the time of day so to resolve this I altered the lighting.

Music - During editing I looked at a range of music genres and decided which one would be the most effective. I decided to add instrumental as my music choice, to add more depth to the video and create the setting.

I felt confident when editing this video and when choosing different effects. I feel I have already benefited and learnt from the course and that I can produce an effective video that creates the desired effect from an audience. Here is the video that I filmed and edited...

 

Until next time :)

Story Board - Lost And Found

I decided to plan out storyboards for my two possible videos to decide which one would give me the best experience when shooting. Here is 'Lost and Found'.

This is my story board for my potential short film 'Lost and Found'. This short film explores dialouge through use of camera angles in conversion, but I also added an element of thriller. This will give my video much more excitment and give me better opportunities when experimenting with themes and ideas for final piece material. Here is the story board for my potential short film:

Filming - The Interview

Hi everyone,

So I have just been filming the footage for my short video 'The Interview'. I was given a script and brief for guidance, which told me that in this project I would be focusing on dialogue and using the camera to explore conversation. With this I was able to understand what it was I was aiming to achieve and plan ahead of filming. This gave me the opportunity to edit my work and decide what I was going to do before shooting and change any necessary scenes to get the most out of this assignment. After planning where, when and how I was going to film, I began to create my story board. This gave me an effective overall plan for filming and made shooting much easier and controlled. I added lots of detail including time frames, edits, camera shots and dialogue (shown on my previous blog post).

 

When I was filming there were several problems I encountered. When I found a problem I did my best to try and resolve it, making my final footage much more effective and believable. Some of these problems were:

• Blurred footage - It was difficult to ensure the footage I was shooting was clear and not blurred due to me trying to direct what was going on. I tried to use the best footage I had and I believe I will still be able to make an overall effective piece. Next time I will ensure that I shoot enough footage that is good quality.

• Quiet Speech - Some of the dialogue in certain scenes was quiet. To overcome this I decided to encourage the actresses as much as possible and planned to help during editing by altering the volume.

• Uncontrolled movements - I found filming footage that involved camera movement much more difficult than still frames, especially on tracking shots. This was due to the handheld movement involved in a tracking shot. I found that the camera was difficult to hold steady when walking (something I also found when shooting my experimentation of movement video). In the future I will attempt to resolve this by using something similar to a dolly, such as a wheeled trolley.

• Lighting - As I filmed the surroundings gradually became darker which was noticeable between frames. This was because of the time of day so to resolve this I am going to alter the brightness and contrast when editing.

• Low angled shots - When filming I found that trying to shoot a low angled shot was difficult due to my tripod only going to a certain lowest point. To resolve this I used the ground as a platform to control the steadiness of the footage and achieved an effective low shot.

• Point of view shots - When filming point of view shots I found it difficult to create a steady flowing movement, to maintain the calm theme because of the uneven ground. To resolve this I chose the flattest locations to shoot, so as to get the most effective footage.

Overall, I think I benefited from this filming experience  as I was able to use a script to form the basis of the storyline, and experiment with a theme to give me an idea about my final piece. It also gave me the opportunity to experiment with dialogue and the camera work involved with filming conversation, experiment with a range of shots/movement and use Mise En Scene such as make-up and costume.

 

However, there were some risk factors that I encountered when filming my video. Some of these hazards were...

 

1. Firstly I shot a sequence of track shots in which I had to move with the camera. To ensure I did this safely, I cleared the walk ways so there was nothing that I could trip up on.
2. When shooting, I ensured the camera was attached firmly onto the tripod, and the tripods legs where stable. This made it safer when shooting as the camera/tripod could not fall onto anyone and hurt them or break the camera.
3. To ensure the weather did not damage the camera or effect footage, we covered it in a waterproof sheet when transporting it. This made the camera more secure and unlikely to get damaged from the rain. We also selected locations carefully and away from any slippy surfaces caused by weather and filmed indoors. This helped us to move more fluently and not slip over and hurt ourselves, and get more effective footage.
4. When travelling to different locations we packed up the equipment into its packaging to keep it safe. This prevented anyone falling over it and made transportation much easier.

Thanks, Until next time :)