JH: Production of preliminary task

JH: Production of preliminary task:

• At the beginning of the lesson, the class was first briefed on how to use the schools video cameras before production began. This brief included how to set up tripods and the basic functions of the camera i.e. zoom, record, etc.
• Next began the filming, first off my group set up the tripod and attached the camera to it. Before starting we reviewed the storyboard to see what scenes could be completed in that lesson. The first scene involved the character leaving the room after detention had finished. We decided that I would be the subject leaving the room in the task.
• The first shot required a pan on to the subject in a long shot to establish the audience in a working environment. This scene required a lot of adjustments to the tripod due to objects blocking the filming area, and before starting to record the battery life ran out and so we had to work on power from the schools mains.
• After fully setting up the camera for the first shot, I sat in place whilst my partner George filmed. Though sounding simple this required a few retakes due to fluffs, lighting issues and effectiveness of pan.
• The second shot required a over the shoulder medium shot to display what is happening in the scene. This shot required little time and after adjusting the tripod the shot managed to bring the audience closer to the subject. The next shot involved a medium shot of me turning round to inspect the time, which was then followed by a POV shot focused in a medium shot on the clock to position the audience on my characters side and also to display the time.
• Before the lesson finished a final shot could be completed including a medium long shot from behind the subject to show a full body shot of me leaving the chair and putting a coat on. In addition to this during filming decisions were made regarding the sound in the clip, which included a soundtrack being either Gary Jules - Mad World or Alt-j - Breezeblocks. Dialogue which is required in the specification criteria would also be incorporated later in the clip as well as the opening and closing of a door.