Today when we presented out film ideas we recieved lots of feedback. Here are the key points we learned from that feedback.
The risk assessment for each location has now been completed and we are sure it is safe to film in these areas as long as we place rules. These rules will include..
The Atrium is a very busy place populated by not just people but furniture. For filming we may push these back so we have more freedom and space to have more extras, how this will depend on how we decide to shoot this scene. Also, when we film we will make sure that the students know where to stop when they are walking out of sight of the camera so they do not wonder off and start banging chairs and tables.
Also, the pillar in the atrium is quite big so it can block people walking, and to avoid it people will walk around it but could bump into each other. The floor can be quite slippery if it is raining outside and people have brought the rain into the building with their shoes. People need to be careful they are not frantically running around but walking like you would everyday to avoid accidents.
The Atrium Stairs can be a hazardous place to film as there is a slight risk of someone falling down the stairs. This will require extreme care and attention on the part of the Camera team and the Actors when filming our scene here. There is also quite a severe drop over the far side of the balcony. This is something else needing attention. We will be demanding maximum maturity when filming on the stairs
While i was doing a proffesional budget Paul did a much more realistic and lowest budget. He bosted this on to his blog. These are his findings.
“BUDGET For our film
Cheapest possible
Digital Video Camcorder – £21.00 EBay TOSHIBA Satellite C850D-11Q 15.6″ Laptop – £330 Amateur actor – £4.80 per hour Windows Movie Maker Free
Lighting
For lighting we would need light bulbs and a pole. This would create very basic but cheap lighting. We would need 3 of them. 200W Light bulb – £3 each (£9) Chinese lantern Pole £2
Sound Audio Technica ATR-6550 Video Camera Condenser Shotgun Microphone – £40
Other Gaffer Tape – £2
Overall budget: £408.80″
An effective film always uses a variety of shots to keep the audience intrested. In my last post i shown some of the main camera shots but i never explored the camera angles possible. Below are the 6 main camera angles used in film and why i believe they are used. I have created them on small cards so when the time comes to storyboard our film we can make sure we too vary our camera angles in order to keep our audience intrested.
Today i was assigned the task to create a list of the diffrent shot types that we could use when producing the storyboard for our movie along with the entire creation of the film. Firstly i looked at diffrent sizes of shots for example:
XLS – Extreme Long-shot’s are often used to tell the audience of the setting at the begining of the scene. For example if a scene was to be set in a Hospital the director may chose to show and Extreme Long-shot of the exterior of the building.
LS – Long-shots are normally shot from just far enough away to see the entire person from head to toe. A good example of a Long-shot would be when showing a student walking down a corridor at school. Just like an Extreme Long-shot they can also be used to set the scene, for example to show what room of the building they’re in.
MLS – Medium Long-shots are identical to a Long-shot but are just slightly nearer to the actor/object. A good example of this is (like the example above) when a student is walking down a corridor in a school, the only diffrence being the increase in zoom which helps to capture the actors emotions.
MS – A Medium-shot is a shot which shows the actor from the waist upwards. Just like a Medium Long-shot is has the ability to show the actors emotions along with some backdrop behind.
MCU – We are now entering the close ups. The effectivness of the 4 diffrent close up shots are that it allows the actor to really act his emotions to create or set a mood for the audience.
CU – A Close-up shot is normally just enough to show the face of the actor.
BCU – This shot is zoomed much more than a close-up shot and it is normally used as a fine balance between a close-up and an Extreme close-up.
ECU – An Extreme close-up shot normally will show a facial feature, such as the pupil of the eye growing with fear of the corner of the mouth twitching at a sad moment for the character. These shots can be very efective during moments of great tension in a movie.
While the other members of the group completed other roles i decided to work out the budget for the film. I began by creating a realistic budget as if this film was gaing to be proffesionally made with no expensive spared (ie. the best equiptment). First i worked out the ongoing costs, for example some of the equiptment if rented causing the cost to constantly increase over time. Another example of this is the actors who will have to be paid an ongoing wage.
Here are my findings:
Sony PMW-F3 with Sony 35mm., 50mm., 85mm. lenses, SxS Cards, Chrosziel Matte Box and follow focus, Sony batteries. Optional extras include: Convergent Design Nano Flash, V-Lok battery kit with camera adaptor, Miller Tripod system
Price Per Day : £195.00
Price Per Week : £1170.00
PROKIT HD Mini Lighting Kit Lowel Rifa 300w., Lowel V-light 500w. with ‘brella, Dedolight with 100w. in-line dimmer & barndoors, 3 x stands, and a Lowel soft case.
Price Per Day : £30.00
Price Per Week :£120.00
Sennheiser or Sanken Mono Shotgun Broadcast quality. Supplied with windshield or Softie, mount and handle. XLR leads and boom pole.
Price Per Day : £30.00
Price Per Week :£120.00
Semi-Professional 5 lead actors.
£4.10Per hour (Per Actor)
Corridor, Stairs and Atrium
£1800 Per Week
Total Price: £3588.00per day
Next i worked out the price of the unrentable:
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Price : £49.99
Intel Core i7 2600 Quad Core PC Gaming Computer 16GB 2TB NVIDIA GT520 Brand new custom built 2nd generation Sandy Bridge Intel i7 2600 quad core PC base unit (4 x 3.4Ghz / up to 3.8GHz with turbo boost) complete with a dedicated NVIDIA GeForce GT520 -1GB graphics card, 16GB DDR3 1333Mhz Memory, 22x CD & DVD re-writer drive and 2000GB SATA 2 hard drive.
Price : £516.95
Price: £566.94per day
As a group we had to devlop a schedule from a list provided to us. Here is the list:
Tom Leach - Media 