Session 7: Production Log

Complications – Again we hit a bump while filming because of the same complications we had last week with timing and the time actors arrive. This week we told everyone involved actors and extras to arrive at the location for ’11 o’clock’ but some of the actors didn’t turn up until after ’13:30’ this wasted a lot of time then we had troubles with some of the actors refusing to wear make-up which led to many disputes and we hit difficulties getting people to participate fully. Again filming was finished early due to all the problems we was facing as actors left and people were getting restless with all the complications we were facing.

Changes – We was going to change it back to a ‘Barbeque Party’ but we decided not to due to the weather conditions we didn’t want the equipment getting wet. So we kept the party interior and got some of the party scene completed but due to the early finish we all agreed to change the final scenes of the party scene to a different location which is now in ‘College’ where we can get more participants which will make it look more like an party scene for the short film. Also while filming Genesis the camera controller also used an different approach while filming using the camera handheld to catch some of the scenes from different angles to make it look more realistic and more free instead of it looking stiff which will be able to be seen when being played back.

Schedule Time – Schedule times have also been checked with each actor so there are no complications as the day to shoot approaches, I have gone to all the actors personally to let them know how important this is and how we really need them to step up so we can wrap up the filming and move onto the editing to complete the short film.

Final Cut Pro – With the footage we’ve collected so far I have began using the program ‘Final Cut Pro’ as I am Editor I started to upload the two tapes we have used for the footage so far and began to start take different parts of the footage we need to put the short film together.

This is an image of Final Cut Pro here you can see that I've made two different events for the two tapes we are using for the filming and you can see parts of the film we have shot so far and the highlighted yellow sections is what I am grabbing to put on the timeline to start editing.

Session 6: Production Log

In the previous Production Log I stated that we needed to change our storyboard below is a screenshot of our final completed storyboard:

Last week we took out the ‘Camera & Tripod’ and began training with the equipment so we can learn all the different features and how to set up the Tripod. The group finally decided a location which was best to begin shooting the film, the location that has been chosen is the Producers house which is Amie using her garden to film the Party scene. This week filming took place I wasn’t able to attend the first film shoot as the original day was changed at short notice but my group members gave me feedback later on the day on how the shoot went and all the complications they faced on the day. Much of the party scene was not completed as actors arrived late to the shoot also actress make-up was prolonged causing more time to be delayed.

During this shoot only the confessional parts of the short film were able to be recorded because all the actors involved either had different plans after the shoot or other commitments so it was very hard to get different parts of the short film completed due to the fact of everyone’s schedule. Due to the fact it’s now winter it’s very hard to get light scenes for the Party scene the scene was meant to be exterior meaning outside but this has changed to interior because it’s getting darker quicker outside but because the Camera doesn’t have a light on it, it’s still hard to film because it’s dark and it’s hard to see some of the actors clearly.

Because of all these complications we had to wrap up early and post-pone the other scenes to another date (next week) also adding to the problem some of the actors didn’t know all of their lines so they kept getting it mixed up so this just added to the pressure of the shooting. For the next film shooting we need to take a different approach to how we get everyone to participate to get everything done on time or get a decent amount of footage recorded as we used one full tape and some of the footage is useless or unnecessary.

Session 5: Production Log

Due to complications with our storyboard and script we've had to push the filming back to make the finishing touches to the storyboard so it can be at a perfect level, once this has been done we are going to proceed with filming also the script needed a few changes to the language so that was changed and characters parts were perfected so the young cast members could be seen in a public light and not in a bad one so peers and viewers of this short film wouldn't class it as another ‘Hood’ movie.  We are training on the equipment and taking practice shots. All members got trained how to use the 'Camera & Tripod' this was done so when we went out to film we were familiar with using the equipment so we wouldn't have any complications whilst filming. As a group we still haven’t made the decision on where the party scenes of the short film is going to be shoot because we need an location where everyone is able to go to without any complications. 

Here is an practice shot from where we was training with camera using the Tripod and taking shots from different angles to get familiar with the camera and the features.

Session 4; 'STORYBOARDING & SCRIPTING'

Script:

Throughout the process of creating a script, in our group we made several versions to our script. The reason for this is because our first script had different variety of language some of which that was not needed and we changed all the language to sophisticated old English. Also we are using a young cast for a old Greek mythology and swearing was used in one of the versions of the script we changed this because we didn’t want young people of our generation to be reflected as bad and also keep the ‘Apple of Discord’ clean. The final script which we adapted is much more longer and detailed which allowed us to create a better and precise storyboard to follow.

This is our final version of our script that we have adapted for the Trojan War story.

For the storyboard I have used 'Slideshare' to upload our final storyboard. Below I am going to put a link up that goes to our storyboard and this also consisted of 73 slides: 

http://www.slideshare.net/rcmartin34/storyboard-trojan-war

Storyboards are important for a variety of reasons it allows you to follow a guideline and fully catch the shots you need to take for your short film feature. The storyboard keeps the film sequence in order to keep an narrative flow. The storyboard words from the script into different units which make it easier to see of the directors ideas can be transferred onto screen.
Storyboards are useful between 'Production' because they can be given out to the whole crew of the group so when filming is being done everyone will know what is required for each shot in the way of the camera movements and movement of the actors. By using a storyboard during the Production it allows this allow the actors performance to be more convincing while they are being filmed because the director is going to be using the storyboard on set.