Animatic

Video Blog - 05/12/11

Completed by: Myself

On 05/12/11 we decided to create a vlog to talk about what we were doing during our media lesson. We tried doing it in the lessson but we were too shy at first and it seemed un-natural and it wasn't very entertaining.

We tried again at lunch in the imacs suite and this went a lot better. We relaxed and we ended up with natural videos. The problem was that we couldn't stop laughing so we had to retake a lot of times.

It actually took us 21 tries to get a video we can use. 21 times. Kind of ridiculous right? But we had fun recording the vlogs and it taught us that we should be more confident and that we won't be able to do what we want to do right on the first go all the time, but that's okay because we'll get it right eventually.

Heres the vlog:

Animatics: part 2

Completed by: Myself

I was the only one in the group at the school so I completed most of the animatic. I changed all the photos we needed and converted them to JPEG and then imported them into Final Cut. I then arranged them all and cut down the sizes of some scenes. Then I created a "rolling title" and put this at the start of the video. I then put in video transitions.

The only problem was that some of the pictures we a lot smaller then other ones so. All thats left to do on the animatics is put in a soundtrack and sound effects.

Filming - Second day:

Completed by: Me

Today (Thursday1st December) was our second day of filming which we filmed the 'indoor (car port)' and 'shed' scene.

Location:

We filmed in Tayla's back garden which was where her car port and shed are.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Annie applied her make up and designed her hair similar to how Ellie Weeks designed Snow Whites hair last Thursday, however more natural.
• We all did our part in setting up
• Me and Tayla took photos for evidence
• We also ensured we were aware of health and safety risks

Equipment used and who brought them:

• Video camera - Tayla
• Tri-pod - Tayla
• camera to take photos for evidence - Tayla
• Emergency phone numbers - All of us 
• story board - Nicola
• Costume - Tayla and Nicola
• Props: Nicola

Filming:

We went to Tayla's house at the end of lunch and set up whilst Annie changed and did her make up.We first began to get a MS shot of Snow White looking into the mirror which lasted for 6 seconds, which followed on with capturing an OTS of Snow White looking into the mirror lasting 5 seconds, however the audience can just see her reflection. This lead onto a LS of Snow White screaming in high pitch and throwing the mirror onto the floor which lasted 5 seconds. Then a CU of the smashed mirror which gradually zoomed in, lasting 9 seconds. After this we had finished this scene which we then trailed on and filmed a WS of my shed, slowing zooming into the window to a black out, last 10 seconds, however we did re-shoot this 3 times as because of the uneven ground, the came titled slightly.

Conclusion:
I think that it was another successful day of filming because we were lucky with the weather, Annie's acting was very good, the scenes we easy and enjoyable to film and we worked well as a group.
Here are some photos taken during filming process:





Annie in costume and on set before filming





Set on before filming





Setting up the camera



Annie doing her make up for the OTS and CU shots
with the mirror



Tayla filming the 'shed' scene






Me filming the 'shed' scene



Here is the shed we were filming.



Here is the smashed mirror after Snow White threw it on the floor

Filming - First day:

Completed by: Myself

Thursday 24th November was our first day of filming. We filmed in the afternoon in the lane behind our school. We filmed for two hours to ensure we had enough scenes to edit and so that the scenes wouldnt have to be refilmed.

Scenes we shot

We filmed all of the outdoor scenes like the finding of the apples and her running away scared.

Film location

The film location was a wood lane behind our school. We had to change location because of transport issues and scheduling.


Roles and Responsibilities:

• Annie did most of her own make up and Nicola put the fake blood on her 
• Ellie Weeks designed Snow Whites Hair.
• We each set up the scenery and took turns in filming.
• We all ensured health and safety was followed

Equipment used and who bought them:

• Video camera - Tayla
• Tri-pod - Tayla
• Camera to take photos for evidence - Nicola
• 16 apples - Tayla and Nicola
• hazard sign - Nicola
• Refreshments - All of us
• Emergency phone numbers - All of us
• story board - Nicola
• Make up - Me
• Fake blood - All of us
• Costume - Tayla and Nicola

Changes made during production:During filming we changed several scenes from the storyboard and we didnt include the knife as a prop as the health and safety risks were too much.

Filming:
At lunch, we got Annie to put her costume on and then we helped with her make up and Ellie Weeks helped style her hair. We also did a check on our equipment to see if everything was working and that we had everything we needed.We thenwalked to the location which was the lane directly behind the school. We began filming at around 2pm.

When filming, we first began to get a LS/WS shot of Snow White running away from the camera, who kept looking behind in panic. This followed on from capturing a MS shot of Snow white running still looking behind, however, the camera was catching the side of her. Then, capturing a CU shot of Snow White's waist when running, followed by a 2 more ECU shots of her running, filming her feet and legs. This lead onto filming the 'hazard sign' shot which was HS and the shot where Snow White is laying on the floor. We decided to film these shots as soon as possible to maintain the same lighting. Although, we filmed various shots of Snow White running, so when it comes to the editing process, we had a more wide range of shots to choose from.


Conclusion:
I think that the first day of filming was an overall success. We definitely chose the right actress as she not only was a good actress she also shared her drama knowledge with us and really helped to enhance the scenes. Ellie Weeks was also helpful as she too had many good ideas that helped us while filming. The shots looked successful as we filmed them, the lighting was how we wanted it and we all really put in our best effort for filming. I think it was sucessful production day and I look forward to the next one.

Here are some images Nicola had taken of filming process:

Fake Blood

Ellie doing Annie's Hair

Snow Whites final costume, she will be barefoot

The Nicky Line that we filmed in

Me filming the location and surrounding. Here i was practising
various shots and focusing the camera.

Annie practising running before we filmed.

The apples are lying on the ground
as if they have fallen of the trees.

Hazard sign and apples