Below is a screenshot of my script for the short film. It includes all the actors and also what style of shot I will be using, what will be happening in the scene and stage directions and most importantly the dialogue. Gareth always had a script on him at all times so we knew exactly what he had to do. This made the project run smoothly as it gave Gareth stage directions which he followed without asking.
It allows me to know exactly what was meant to happen in each scene, for example, 'cross off the day on the calendar' for example the script is not just telling me what the dialogue i, but what shot I will be doing and when music will start etc.
As shown in my blog posting of 'following script/storyboard' I have screenshot of my storyboard with scenes of my film displaying I have followed the storyboards. gareth and myself had the storyboards on set at all times so we knew exactly what we had to do as well as knowing what type of shot I needed to film. This also helped the filming day run smoothly and quickly.
Camera Settings
I put the Canon 7D in manual when filming in London as because it had a diverse range of areas which means lighting was varied in every location thus meaning alterations needed to be made to the camera. The manual setting meant i could change settings which contributed to the footage, most commonly i changed the ISO which alters the cameras sensitivity to light and also i changed the aperture a lot helping me create the desired look in all the footage . In addition to this the camera captures footage in 1080p HD allowing me to create a professional look this is important when creating a high standard advertisement
Lenses
The Cannon and Sigma lenses allowed me to capture high quality footage both offering different perspectives to my location allowing me to create a more captivating advert that keeps audience engaged throughout. capturing shots with a number of lenses means I could pick between what I felt looked more appropriate for the final advert, and what would entertain the audience the most. . For example, the 85mm fixed lens was perfect for shallow depth of field and focus pulls, creating a more atmospheric shot and drawing the audiences attention to a specific product or item on screen. An example of this can be seen below, a shot from my final edit showing olly walking through the door with a shallow depth of field, drawing in the audience to the detail of the jacket.
Rode VideoMic - R shotgun
I hadn't planned to use this but toolkit with me to the beach scenes just incase and it wa lucky i did because the day of the filming it was so wind you couldn't here the actors talk on the normal mic so we set this up and it allowed the dialogue to be more clear. If I did not use this it will be muffled and the wind would over power the scene. I checked the the mic by using headphones just to be sure that the Mic was working. It was vital I checked otherwise, the whole filming day would have been wasted
Daily shooting schedule
here is my daily shooting schedule which was vital on my filming days. it allowed me to know exactly what needed shot and the characters needed for every day. It allowed me to manage my time carefully with timing for each scene. I gave a copy to Gareth so that he knew exactly what scene he would be shooting a. This helped the filming days run efficiently .
Crew and actor call sheet
here is my crew and actor call sheet it helped my filming day run more smoothly. This tells me and the actor where the location is,the scene and the actors/crew involved on specific days. By having this with me filming days were made a lot easier because we always knew where we had to be and what we had to shoot on specific days and times.
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