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Film TV1 Week 9 Notes (Z7P)

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

If the situation permits, set camera gain set to low, put most if not all to manual settings. High gain will create more noise in the footage. Normally it would be detrimental to the image unless we’re planning to actually include noise as aesthetics of mood or tone for the film.

Set camera shutter speed to 50. This is to get an approximate filmic look for the video as 50/2 = 25 fps which is near to the speed of a traditional film camera (24fps).

Set recording mode to HDV to get the best quality video from the Z7P.

Set Time and date stamp recording to OFF!

When uploading more than one card to a computer, it is highly recommended to copy the videos into a different bin every time. Because the numbering of the files will get repeated every time a card is cleared and recording begins.

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Film TV 1 Week 6 Tute Notes

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Shooting Tips

If we want to break 180 rule of a conventional two person dialogue scene we should show that we do this as a filmic technique of sorts by breaking the rule.

If the contrast of a location is too much for the camera to handle, change the placement of the camera or the location of the shoot.

It is highly recommended for us to rehearse the important scenes beforehand in order to nail it.

Assistant Director : is one of the most important roles for the day of filming. He/she basically is person in charge of making things run smoothly on the day of filming. It is not a creative role; more of a matter of fact role (cares about shooting schedule, and motion of film. Robin mentions its best to find an AD who’s not from our group.

Continuity person – take note of the shots we’ve done. The continuity person also tallies the shots and sequence. He/she will take a still at the start and at the end of each shot.

Script supervisor – check whether it follows the script and make changes when there are changes to be done (eg. Line change)

And of course we will need additional manpower to move around the equipment on the day itself. we will probably ask help from Scott’s group.

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Cinematography

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

For people born with the privilege of sight, We see things

I think that an outstanding Cinematographer or DOP will basically make a set of lights and camera sing for the benefit of the film. They should be able to capture striking and beautiful imagery. Cinematography in itself is an art.

There should be a reason on why the camera is used in a certain manner.

Paul Thomas Anderson and Robert Elswit Academy Award winning work in 2oo7’s There Will Be Blood is duly presented as he managed to do so many great memorable shots in the film. The use of anamorphic lenses kind of sets the tone of the film. By using anamorphic lenses for the film, theres a much wider view as compared to using a normal lens.

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Choosing an idea

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

So we’ve decided on the story idea written by Vanessa which can be found here. It’s a simple idea but I think our group can translate it well into a short film. The film only has two main characters so casting shouldn’t be too much of a headache. The only thing we must keep in mind when we’re having auditions is to look for actors that can convey a lot of emotion through their facial expressions.

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Film TV1 Week 3 Tute

Tuesday, March 20th, 2012

And so today Robin talked about the different roles in film-making.

There’s the producer/production company who is basically in charge of overseeing the production of the film, from pre-production to post-production.

Producer

Finance Team, Production Manager

Director

In charge of the film’s vision, storytelling, creative decisions, communicates with the actors and interpret the script with the actors.

Director of Photography

In charge of the image. Ideally working together with the Director. Lighting and Exposure decided by them.

Roles DOP, Cam Operator, Cam Assist[Focus Puller, Grip, Best boy/Girl]

Sound

The sound designer creates the aural conception of the film, working with the supervising sound editor.

Roles : Recordist, Boom Swinger

We were to decide within our group on whose going to do what. So Basically Benji’s going to be the director, Manal’s both the producer and in charge of sound. Vickie’s in charge of production design and lighting. And I’m the DOP and camera operator. I’m pretty sure that everyone will do their part to the best of their abilities, I know I will try!

I’m quite excited actually, I have to start watching lots of films in order to get inspiration for my role as the DOP.

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Sound In Film

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

If you come to think of it, sound makes up 50% of a film, unless it’s a totally silent, silent film. The use of sound in a film could make or break a film. Sound can be a factor on whether a film could turn out mediocre, or it being brilliant. Sound can set/change the tone of the film. Sound can be used to convey certain types of emotions. Sound can try and make us feel certain emotions.

Jaws iconic film score is a great example of the usage of sound to convey suspense and drama to the film. John Williams did a really great job in composing the score. Something as simple as using only two notes to effectively create suspense, made Jaws one of the first memorable films for me. I first watched it when I was a boy and I was terrified every time the main film score came on which indicated that someone is going to be freaking mauled by the shark. :|

I’m no expert in sound, but I’ll try to source out a score that would be great for the short film which will hopefully enhance the experience of watching the future film.

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Film TV1 Week 2 Tute

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

Microphones :

  • Omni-directional microphone (captures everything around it)
  • Cardioid microphone for recording bands and such
  • Directional microphone – records sound from a specific direction
  • Dynamic microphone – doesn’t need a power supply
  • Condenser  microphone – requires a power supply
  • Phantom power from mixer’s power supply

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Le Script

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

In most cases a film is a script idea made into filmic reality. I think it is one of the most quintessential part of filmmaking. In most cases we can’t make a film by having no script. I mean we can entirely make a film without a script but it would be hard to do a film with narrative elements without having a narrative in the first place. A script evolves from an idea that has been fleshed out.   From what I understand, a script could be one of the most important factors in deciding whether a film will suck, or will be totally awesome. If the screenwriter puts too much or too little information in a script and the director brings everything to life on screen, it will be definitely shown on screen.

If I can’t do justice to my story idea, I’ll try to do justice to other people’s ideas!

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Film TV1 – Story Idea

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

The trio of John, Johnny and Jonathan heads over to Paramount Studio, Hollywood in response to an open call audition. During their audition, they drive the director crazy by forgetting the script and improvising with their own lines. However, the studio boss likes their natural comedic talent and tells the director that the trio are to be signed on for an oncoming film.

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How do we plan for 30 second videos?

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

How do we plan for 30 second videos?

Everyone has their take on how to do that. For me Ill prepare a set of things to record for each week’s video sketch assignment and over compensate on the recording part. This will ensure that in all the crap i record, maybe I’ll find something really good that can be used. Like they say, “Find the beautiful in the mundane”.

I intent to do that. I may fail miserably, but at least I had a crack at it. And this would probably translate on how am I going to shoot my short film for FilmTV1.

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