Over the last 2 weeks my team and I have been filming our media product and while we were either setting up or filming the main task we were also taking photos of what we were doing. We did this to we know what each member did and to see how we worked as a team and to see how successful we were, enjoy!
Before we began filming we set the equipment up in the positions and angles we needed. The camera had to set up on the tripod in order for our recordings to look level and professional. The tripod has a center spirit level in the side for us to find the balance and correct vertical position for the camera to sit at. After the camera was set up correctly, we then set up the sound recording kit using the boom to capture test samples of footsteps.
During one scene in our film, these props are used by an actor. So before shooting this clip we had to set the desk, telephone and mirror up in the positions we needed to get the shots we needed and to keep with the theme of film it is.
Each member of the team had a go at each role. We all knew what we wanted to produce so we all had the same idea in our heads.
The recording sessions which took place were all successful as shots recorded from each shoot has been used in the rough cut.
My own contribution to the shooting session is that I directed a lot of what happened and was the camera operator several times.
The next blog post will be the editing process of our media product.
