notes about filming

Actors

The actors I am going to use are my friends; I have 5 of them taking part. This is enough for the roles I am going to need. On the Day of shooting I am going to tell them what my opening title sequence is about and how we are going to film this. I will show them my story board so they know what they are shooting. I have already picked who is doing what so no one is confused. When people who are not being film will be my helpers and help me set up shot and hot my things. I haven’t got them to wear costumes except from the main character because I want the realism to come out but I needed the main character to wear heeled shoes so it fits my story board. When picking which people to put into my film i picked the people who would fit my idea of the characters sterotype.

Roles
I gave the actors when they were not in the shot roles to do. i had a continuity artist who looked out for any continuity errors and if we had to do the shot again and put right these errors. Another job someone had was helping me set up the shots and hold the story board, So he would tell me where to put people and create the Mise en scene. I will have People look out for health and safety. So if anything looks unstable or quite risky they would tell me and we would put it right, also looking out for any traffic.

Health and safety

With health and safety I considered this a lot. This is because I will be filming on a road onto the path so I am going to have people who are not in the shot the stand up the road and for them to tell me if any car is coming. Also I told people who was wondering what I was doing that I was filming for my media project. On the fighting scene it was not real fighting I got them to act it out so no one got hurt. At the end when they were dragging him away I got them to hold him in a correct way so it didn’t hurt him.

Props

the props i am going to use are:

• a breifcase
• a ciggertte (depending on actors)

notes about filming

Location

The location I picked to film my production is Linacre Avenue. This is a good place to film mine as it fits what I want. The facilities that it has fit what I want. It has a bus stop which I have in my filming and can use. Also at the bus stop there is a lamppost so the lighting should be alright. Also there is a light down the road which I can use as it is in the middle of a car park and next to the road. This looks like a spot light so it can be used in my film. The spot where I am filming in includes a road so for health and safety when I am filming on the road or my actor is on the road there is going to be a person at each end of the road looking out for cars.

Camera

The camera I am using is the Cannon 600D. This will be the first time I use this camera so there may be some camera errors. I am borrowing this camera from a friend. I am going to change the ISO if I can on this camera, the ideal ISO I want to use is 3200 as it will be dark but there will be light so the ISO will need to be able keep it bright enough to see and also not over expose the footage. The lens I am going to be shooting with is going to be a stock 18-55 lens. The focus is going to automatic as it is going to be a moving subject so the focus is going to have to change throughout the shot. The aperture is going to quite low around 11 will be good. The camera will be set up on a tripod so it takes out the shakiness. I am not going to add any additional lighting or change the ISO and aperture throughout the filming as when it is edited it will change loads and will look incorrect. Each shot is going to be taken around 4 or 5 times, this is so I can pick out the best shot and have more chances to get the shot how I want it.

Sound
The sound is recorded of the camera mic. This is not the best thing you could record of but it was all I had access too. I think I will add music to create a better feeling. I am going for the creepy, eerie feel for it.