Second Project for Btec

The Past 2 weeks we have been planning and filming our own action sequences.

The role that I did on this project was the Clapper which was a very important role.

the sequence that we filmed was a Chase Sequence which involved one person being chased by someone else.

I think that this went really well considering that it took us 2 weeks to film the 1 minute sequence but it does give us experience as to what its like to make a film.

the thing that we set out to do was to film an Action sequence using only one camera

The roles that we where given

Me: Clapper

Jack: Director/Camera Man

Ellie Mae: Chaser

Jodie Roberts: Person Being Chased

This video is my edit of the chase sequence

I Think that the project went well despite the technicalities of the automatic Doors closing before we started to film but we sorted that problem out.

The Things that didn't work well where the shaky camera and the first shot of Jodie was a bit too long so that it didn't feel like a chase scene. another thing that didn't work well was the close-up of Jodie looking scared because it looked like a photo and not a piece of video footage.

My version didn't have matching cuts so the action wasn't flowing smoothly so this didn't create the feeling of reality

I also admit that this is not the best editing that I have done but I made use of the footage that we had.

Jack's Edit

Ben's Edit

Jodie and Ellie's Edit

Workshop 1

Today we Filmed an Interrogation as part of our First Workshop. the roles that we established in the group where as Follows.

Ellie May-Clapper

Ben Amos-Director

Ryan-Actor 1

Me-Actor 2

Lauren-CameraPerson 1

Jodie CameraPerson 2

Gillyen-CameraPerson 3

How has the excercise helped me understand the purpose of Single Camera Techniques?

The excercise that we did today has helped me understand the purpose of Single Camera Techniques in the sense that with one camera you can make the footage you are filming more realistic.

For the filming of the Interrogation I Was The Detective who was interrogating Ryan who was the Prisoner. this was the first time I had acted in a scene like this or ever in the sense of being filmed on camera.

How Have the Workshops helped me to understand how Single Camera techniques require editing to be considered at all stages of production?

The workshops have helped me to understand how the Single camera techniques require editing

How Did The exercise Go?

I think that the exercise went really well and I Think we all did well in the roles that we were assigned

Did i Find it a Challege?

Yes it was a Challenge

If so Why?

The Reason why it was a Challenge was because it was the first time that I had acted in a scene in front of a Camera,(i don't usually stand in front of a camera) I'm More of a Stand behind the camera and filming sort of person, but it was Fun.

This video is our groups version of the scene

This Video is done by the other group in our class

Critique Group 1

The camera work was good

180 degree Rule was broken

The Blocking was good as it focused mainly on The Prisoner and Not the Detective

The effect of Black and White was good because it made it look like an old movie

The physicality of the Location was bad because we could see the other people in our group in the glass on the Door.

The Fade was bad because normally a Fade indicates a Passage of time and in the scene no time had actually passed.

our group had a Matching eyeline and the Composition and Acting was really Good.

Critique Group 2

The second Groups interrogation scene was filmed in a different room compared to our groups scene.

The Camera work that they did was Good.

The 180 Degree rule was Broken.

The Mid-shot to close-up was really good.

They also effectively used a Match cut.

The Smooth Cut was also very effective.

but they didn't manage to cover all of the Action.

also the acting was Good.

Single Camera Production Day 1

A single camera production is when a production such as a TV show is filmed with just one camera , Whereas a Multicamera production uses more than one camera.

Single Camera Productions are more likely to be used in News reports whereas Multi Camera Production are more likely used in shows that are filmed in front of a Live Audience.

A good example of a Single Camera Production is True Blood because the show is filmed on location so they only take one camera so it looks more realistic

A Good example of a Multi Camera Production is Friends because the show is filmed in front of a Live Audience and also because we never seem to see one wall of the flat that they live in.

Advantages of a Single Camera Production

Cheaper

More Aesthetic Control for Both Lighting and Sound

Don't need both actors at the same time

Looks Realistic

Disadvantages of a Single Camera Production

Setup time is longer

Less Realistic Reactions (Because the actors aren't always working together)

Repetition

Advantages of a Multi Camera Production

Speedier

Cheaper

Realistic Reactions

More Coverage

Easier to Light

Smoother Transitions

Disadvantages of a Multi Camera Production

Longer to setup Initially

More expensive

Aesthetic not as good

Less Believable

Examples of TV Shows that use One Camera (mostly)

(1) CSI (Crime Scene Investigation)

(2) NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service)

(3) Warehouse 13

(4) A Town Called Eureka

The way that these shows fit into thediscipline is that most of the episode is filmed with one camera until something major happens like an explosion or a chase scene.

video examples

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wrZCu-RSyc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlrnoUhnOQw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eABAOEi8V3E&feature=related

Wasp

Directed By Andrea Arnold

This Film fits into the disciplines really well in the sense that it is filmed with one camera which also makes it look realistic with the shaky footage at certain points. a good example is when the mother of the 3 kids goes to confront another person and fights her. the film also fits into the disciplines because it shows what it is like in a certain area of London. the way the film uses the camera makes it look like it is a sort of Video diary of what happened on that Particular day the camera also has some good close-ups of the wasp both on the window and when it goes into the babies Mouth but not long afterwards it leaves.

The First Entry

Welcome to the Start of the BTEC Certificate in Media Production.