Filming (Pre-Production, Production & Post-Production)

PRE-PRODUCTION


Pre-production is the planning stage of for shooting, and occurs before the camera starts rolling. By creating storyboards, scouting locations, and figuring out the budget ahead of time, our production will be free of unnecessary worry. For our pre-production filming we thought about things like location, setting, dressing, storyboard, equipment and props. By being careful with our pre-production we were able to save time and plan our out film carefully.


PRODUCTION


Production is the process of making a film, from an initial story idea or commission, through scriptwriting, shooting, editing, directing and distribution to an audience.


POST PRODUCTION


Post production begins when your camera stops rolling. This include things like editing and eventually coming up with a final piece. 

Recce

Before shooting our actual film, we decided to do a recce. A recce is a pre-filming visit to a location to work out its suitability for shooting, including access to necessary facilities and assessment of any potential lighting or sound issues. The main aim of our recce was to find out any problems or issues that may occur when shooting on the actual day. Furthermore we did a recce to try and experiment any ideas that we feel might be effective in our film.


RECCE

From our recce we learnt that:

1. We may have to change certain camera shots because we feel that most of the camera shots we used in our recce are very basic.
2. We may have to use continuity editing because it is at a very fast past and creates tension.  

Target Audience

The main target audience is between the age group of 16-21. This can be identified by:

1. The clothing of the actors.
2. The jargon of the actors.

My main target audience is people between the age group of 13 to 21 and like to watch thriller movies. Young people may be hooked by my film because  the experience of the characters within my film, may be the same experiences they went through or currently going through. 

Equipment

Camera - We used a Sony HD camera to do our shooting, by using this camera we were able to get very clear detail of the shot. 



Tripod - We placed the camera on top of a tripod to ensure that the camera was steady whilst we were doing filming. Furthermore the tripod was used to make sure that the camera was balanced and the that object we were filming could be seen in the screen.



Microphone - We used a microphone to make sure that people can hear what is being said in the film. 

Preliminary Task

Before we shot our movie we were told to do a preliminary task which involved someone walking down a corridor and into a room. When the person enters the room he/she is suppose to have a quick conversation with the person who is already in the room. The main objective of the preliminary task is to see how we use our camera shots and to see what camera angles we use. 


PRELIMINARY TASK

What we learnt from our preliminary task?

From our preliminary task we learnt how to:

1. Use the camera appropriately.
2. Use the different camera functions e.g. panning.
3. Use different camera angles appropriately. 
4. Use different camera shot appropriately.
5. Pick appropriate settings that fit the story line.

Similar Texts

The above videos are texts which are similar to our film. The camera positions and shots are the sort of shots that we could possibly use.

Kill Bill:


The movie Kill Bill is similar to our text because the opening scene is similar to our opening scene. The fact that everything seems so clear and detailed through one shot makes the opening scene special. We only see one character but yet we hear two voices, this sort of planning builds up suspense for the viewer.






The Dark Knight:


In this particular scene of The Dark Knight the camera shots are what appeal to me the most; the way the camera shots change whenever someone talks shows that there is some conversation going on between them and this also builds up suspense. The text is similar to our text because it’s a interrogation scene and it gives us an idea of what shots to use and what approach our actors/actresses should take.

180 Degree Rule - Dark Knight

The 180° rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line. The new shot, from the opposite side, is known as a reverse angle.

Whilst this rule is meant to be stuck to, Christopher Nolan controversially broke this rule in The Dark Knight in the interogation scene between the Joker and Batman. In this scene the director shows us that the Joker and Batman are similar people and that the Joker still has some sort of control even though he is being interrogated.  

In addition the conversation between the two characters implies that the rule is being broken e.g. 'tonight you're gonna break your own rule'.