Filming Blog: Reshoot

After reviewing all scenes that were filmed by my group, I decided my group had to reshoot the base scenes. Though the quality wasn't initially a problem, once I was able to see the base and park scenes in one spot I saw how much they differed in quality. I then showed my group and discussed the next decision. Though this was a let down since my group has to entirely reshoot the base scenes, it is the best way to make sure the quality of the film doesn't suffer. My group then decided to film at a group member's house again but would make sure there weren't any problems with the shots. To make sure the shots were good I had some shots from the park open on my phone and compared them to the new base shots. By doing this I could make sure the new shots would definitely work when I start editing. To make these shots better while filming I was able to use a lamp a shined it in the direction of the setting for the base shots. My group also needed to incorporate some sort of radar on the screen of the computer used by the actor. To accomplish this I made a slide show that the actor could cycle through while being filmed to make it look like their is an active radar system being used. In my script it says the technician at the base watches the scientists through the radar on his screen, this was one of my groups largest concerns when reshooting these scenes. The last displayed radar on the technicians screen didn't look very realistic and appeared blurry on the shots I took. With the new slideshow version of the radar it is much easier to see and looks more realistic. Besides that my group made some of the shots with the base technician wearing glasses as an addition to the characters costume. Since the scenes that contain this addition are extras, my group will decide if it is better to use this change when I start editing. Though my group didn't have to make changes to the lighting and costume, I tried to come up with as many things my group could do last minute that could make the reshot scenes look better. After finishing our reshoot, my group worked on voiceover scenes. The scenes with voice overs were scenes 1, 5 and 10. In our film the voice overs are used directly for dialogue while a character isn't in frame. Since the characters were not in frame I didn't film these scenes. Instead, my group made a voice recording of the characters saying their lines. By doing this I can just add the voice recording to the film when I edit and align the recording with the specific scene so it sounds smoothly. With the reshot base scenes and voice overs being completed my group is now done with filming completely.




Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Filming in the House

Image
My group first met at my house. I had made sure to previously move the things I didn't want in the background out of the room I planned on filming in. My group got situated  in the room which is by my front door. Though, I had some immediate concerns. This room has windows so there is a little bit of natural light that is shinning through. Though there isn't enough to light up the whole room. This was a little problematic because the only other option was to turn on the room lights. The room lights were making the shots look a little yellow in the clips my group recorded. However, after my group spent some time trying to adjust both the light dimness  and the curtains, my group was able to find lighting that would work with the camera my group was using. Since the camera on my partners iPhone is somewhat high quality, my group decided to film with my partners phone. To make sure the shots looked as good as possible, my group shot the clips in 4k with the iPhone. In order to ma...
Read more

Storyboard Blog: Music Video

Image
Scene 1: This scene begins with extreme close-ups on the actor's eyes and facial expressions and shifts between the two. There will not be much background definition, and it will last for three to five seconds. Scene 2: This scene will consist primarily of a wide shot of the actor walking down a railroad, and will pan to follow the actor as they curve further along the track. It will last several seconds longer than the last. Scene 3: This scene will begin with a low angle shot and will move further up the actor's profile until the focus is on the sun. This scene will be roughly as long as the one preceding it, and will be filmed fairly far away. Scene 4: This scene will be a still shot of the actor sitting on a curb and will be flashed very quickly (~2-3 seconds) to serve as a placeholder between two more dynamic scenes. Scene 5: This scene will return to the shot of the sun before the still was shown, and the sun will subtly fade into a shot of a lit street lamp, with the ...
Read more

Intro: Music Video

Image
  Hi, my name is Jack Strien. I'm 15 years old and in the tenth grade. I go to Fort Lauderdale High School and take AICE Media Studies in my 3rd hour class. I initially wanted to take the course so I could learn more about analyzing and understanding the things I see in media related content. I have watched and still do watch a lot of tv shows and movies. I think because of this I started to develop an interest in what happens behind the scenes. When my older sister went to high school she took a class for photography. Sometimes when she was doing assignments I would see what she was doing. I always thought it was cool how she was taking pictures from different angles. Though I do know AICE Media Studies will be hard at times I'm still excited to learn about it. I would like to establish at least a basic understanding of the different aspects of this class. Learning about camera angles and editing are the aspects I'm looking forward to the most. I don't have any experie...
Read more