shooting schedule

pratical workshop 2

 When filming a film there is a known order to film in, usually you will film all the romantic and love scenes first this eliminates the chance of if the actors fell out or got together and broke up the shot would not be a consequence of this. The reason why we always to a wide shot is because its our Marster shot all the action and the location is shown so it is something the editor can always cut back to. This is also really important for if the actor or actress hurts themselves, they always have the shot with everything in so if something were to happen and they were filming a closeup at the time they wouldn't have had the full scene from start to finish so they would Have nothing and wouldn't be able to do the scene again too to the actor actresses' injury.  

for example this is when tom cruise broke his foot during a shoot however they shot it in wide so they still had the shot and they used it in the movie:

The reason that the director and cameraman use standby, standing by roll camera, camera rolling action and cut Is to establish a understanding and by doing the same thing each time they no they aren't going to miss out on shots and forget to press record. This conversation is recognised all around the world and is used all the time the reason that the cameraman says camera rolling before the director says action is to ensure that they have made sure the camera is rolling and that the battery hasn't died or the memory card is full. this ensures that they will have each shot and they don't say action on there's no recording. The reason why you would record a little bit before action and a little bit of after cut is to make sure that the editor has something to work with and just in case something that they want to use is still there accessible to them. 

The reason why it is not really a good idea to watch footage back on set is that usually the actors being around on set will want to look and become self critical and want to do scenes over and over again because they feel like it's a bad shot of them or they haven't done certain things and telling people that they can't see the footage means that they will probably do their best first time and also it's the same for everyone no one will look back and pick things out and have to reshoot all the scenes over and over again. This also takes time out of the shooting schedule and time equals money when it comes to shooting films this concept also probably stems from when you used to shoot with film cameras as it wasn't a possibility to look back at the footage so in the edit they just helps with what they had.  

The 180 degree rule is something that make sure when you are shooting two people talking and having a conversation with each other they stay on the right sides of the screen and don't disorientate the audience by having the cameras in a semi-circle around them on a chosen side and shooting along this line helps you wouldn't understand what direction they're talking in and that they're talking to each other and not just around the room. Without this rule shots would look all over the place and it would be hard for the audience too fully the conversation and the direction in which the actors are talking in.  

Camera composition is a key role in film making is what lays out the short and it's what you see within a shot a commonly used technique is the rule of thirds which is where you are 1/3 in and 2/3 up this technique gives other things to the shop it helps you see not only the person but where they are their location this technique is commonly used for short reverse shots in conversation and when people are just on screen this can be used for anything for objects people ect.  

Practical Workshop 1

Camera and Tripod

Tripod set up:

To set up the tripod there are 3 levels and 3 legs to rase the tripod you start form the bottom and work your way up. You have to turn the clips at each level to lock them in, when setting up the tripod for a shot you have to make sure that the tripod is at the same hight as the subject you are shooting.  

They camera comes with many different functions to make sure the shot is level one of these functions is the spirt level this makes sure that the camera is level, the way you use this is by a technique called bubbling you and screw the bottom part of the tripod that the camera is own and move is around until the bubble is in the middle of the level. To put the camera on the tripod there are 2 key things that you have to do first there is a button on the side that you push in to retract the metal clip this allows you to slide the camera in when the camera is in the centre of the tripod you go to the other side of the tripod and turn the lever to hold the camera in place, you then wiggle the camera to check that it is secure. You do this before you bubble the camera. The next step is adding the tilt and pan leaver this is and handle that allows you to move the camera around. To allow the camera to tilt and pan there are 2 separate switches one allows you to tilt, and one allows you to pan, however you must make sure that the switches are lose before you move the camera as they are on springs, and they will slowly ware down and won't work anymore.  

The camera that we used was a black magic camera, we also learnt how to carefully pass over the camera this is called to ‘mine and yours’ rule this is where when you are handing over the camera if the full weight of is with the person that you are passing it to you say yours and they say mine so you both establish who has it you can let go. This prevents the risk of dropping the equipment.  

It is essential that you focus the camera to the subject is clear, to do this you zoom in far into the persons eyes or to object that you want to focus on. You then use the focus wheel to put them in focus and then zoom out, you have to do this with each shot set up to ensure they will be in focus. When you have done this, you can move on to adjusting the white balance and the lighting within the shot. When you are shooting outside you have to adjust the light to the blue light that comes with being outdoors and sometimes In front of windows. Another type of light is indoor light it has a orange tone. These are pre-sets that you can use and adjust accordingly.