Thursday, 31 January 2013

Diary Log 1.4

Filming and Editing 


On the date Thursday 24 January, i have filmed the footage for the female actress.
When filming the footage, i made sure that the female actress face wasn't seen, so at the end the female actress can be shown very well and to show the whole purpose of the one minute film. Also within the other side, there was some editing from the old footage we took on Thursday 17th January

Thursday, 10 January 2013

Pre-production 1.5

Risk Assessment

Introduction

In this blog post, I will discuss and highlight the risks and health and safety issues for our one minute single camera production.

Risk assessment

1. identify the hazards

The hazards that might be involved within the production of our media product are just minor injuries like tripping over wires and injuring on appliances. But no major harm and hazards will be a threat.

  • Park - uneven surfaces/flooring, animals (e.g. dogs and birds), young children and families, park activities/equipment e.g. slide, swings, etc and family accessories, e.g. pushchairs, balls, scooters/bikes.
  • Bedroom/house/living room - uneven surfaces, tripping over props e.g. chairs, lifting heavy equipment.
  • Restaurant - uneven surfaces, other members of public (disruption and can cause injuries), hot food and drink (burning harm), sharp utensils (knives, forks, etc).

2. decide who might be harmed

The people who may be harmed are the filming crew and the actors/actresses in the product.


3. Precautions and solutions 

The precautions and solutions that we can do to ensure the safety of the people involved in the production of the film are making sure we follow safety procedures when handling goods, and putting up signs and informing people of any hazards available.

Dairy Log 1.3

Dairy Log - 22/11/12

Within today, i have created a story board to visually show what we would be doing within our production, we also analysis mise - en - scene aspects within our production, indicating that we was looking at the type of clothing, makeup, props, setting and schedule we would be doing and using.
Within these dates the group and i made sure that the schedule was fit for us and that we would be able to create our production on days we are free or aren't busy. The schedule is fit to how we would be laying out the story.
Another aspects within this day i made a budget proposal, this means i was analyzing the financial aspects within our production, how much:
  • Equipment
  • Location
  • Props 
  • Characters

Treatment

Thursday, 6 December 2012

Budget

Budget

  Introduction:
Within this blog I would be examining the different types of financial qualities within this production. I would be looking at the costs and budgets we would be facing and how we can manage our budget towards the costs of props, equipment’s and location.

Personnel:

  • producer (£50)
  • director (£50)
  • researcher (£45)
  • script writer (£45)
  • equipment operator (camera, lights, sound) (£20)
  • editor (£50)
  • per actor/actresses (£35)
  • set/location designer (£20)

TOTAL: £315

Suppliers/equipment:

(Some of the equipment prices have been estimated from Amazon.co.uk)
  • camera (£300)
  • tri-pod (£20)
  • microphone/audio recorder (£25)
  • boompole (£35)
  • dolly/tracker (£70)
  • lighting (£15)
  • editing software/hardware (Photoshop, computer basics (monitor, keyboard, hard drive, mouse) camera accesories, headphones/speakers) (£500)

TOTAL: £965

Facilities:
  • Home (£20)
  • Work environment (schools) Free
  • Library (£5)

TOTAL: £25

Locations:
  • A park (£0)
  • 2 houses (£0)
  • 2 Bedrooms (£0)
  • A living room (£0)
  • A restaurant/cafe/bar (£0)
 TOTAL: £0

 Props:

* Use personal items, not rented or bought for the purpose of the production
  • Make-up (£25)
  • Costumes (£250)
  • *Background fillers (e.g. chairs, tables, paperwork, etc) (£0)
  • *computers/laptops (£0)
  • *Mobiles (£0)
TOTAL: £275


Logistical support:
  • Compact Van rental - 1 week (£250)
  • 15 seater minibus rental - 1 week (£ 550)

TOTAL: £800


FINAL TOTAL: £2180
FINAL BUDGET: £2200

Pre-Production 1.4

Schedule

13/12/12 -  Ensure pre-production elements are completed.

  • find characters - IMPORTANT
  • ask permission for locations - IMPORTANT
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20/12/12 - Ensure pre-production elements are complete and checked. (tasks that need to be researched or asked)
  • gather props (e.g. costumes, make-up, background props, etc.)
  • gather equipment (camera, lighting, etc)

27/12/12 - 03/01/12 - Complete any outstanding tasks over the holiday, must share within the group. (tasks that need to be written or recorded)
  • risk assessment
  • shot list
  • genre/mood/moral/equilibrium narrative
  • short script
  • record equipment list and location list

10/01/13 - Start filming - only three weeks available (inc. out of lesson hours)
  • Film in the 2 houses/bedrooms/living room. Complete scenes 1,2 and 4 (refer to storyboard)

17/01/13 - Another week for filming (inc. out of lesson hours)
  • Film in the park (split screen scene). Complete scenes 3 (refer to storyboard)

24/01/13 - Final week for filming (inc. out of lesson hours)
  • Film in the restaurant. Complete scenes 5 and 6 (refer to storyboard)
31/01/13 - Start editing (post-production) - inc. out of lesson hours

Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Pre-production 1.3


Mise – En – Scene

Within this blog post I will be including and discussing the different types of Mise –En – Scene elements we would be using in our one-minute production.
I will be discussing the type of props, settings, structure, Costume (Make up) and characters we would be using within our single camera production.

Props:
§  Computer/Laptop – These props would be used in order to show the element of social networks and the communication they are having through the Internet.
§  Phones (Mobile Phones) – these would be used for other types of communication such as face time, Skype or even normal phone calls.
§  Bedroom Equipment – these would be from school stationery to having laptop chargers, all those typical equipment’s within a teenagers bedroom.
§  Feminine and Masculine products (Make up, Razors etc.) – these would be equipment’s in the bedrooms of each character to show the whole purpose of girls always putting make up on and all sorts.


Disadvantage of these props would be some products would be expensive to hire or get at that time, this indicates that it would make it more harder for the production to go at ease, indicating that the producer would have to use other equipment’s which would make the production less professional
Advantage of these props is that they are showing a more natural and realistic type of environment indicating that it would make the production more of a genuine surrounding and scene.



Setting
§   2 Bedroom
§  2 Houses
§  Living Room
§  Restaurant
§  Park
Disadvantage
Advantage


Structure
§  RomCom – Parody
§  Linear – Realistic Narrative
Disadvantage
Advantage


Costume (Makeup)
§  Teenage clothing – Trendy
§  Smart Clothing – Stereotypical smart/geek look.
Disadvantage
Advantage


Characters
§  Actor/Actress
§  Suitable for the job.
Disadvantage
Advantage