News Report - B-Roll
Today for Adam's lesson, to finish off our practice news report that Dave has asked us, we had to create a B-Roll. B-Roll is basically a broadcast TV as supplemental footage inserted as a cutaway to help tell the story and includes the shots that are shown to introduce a segment and/or in between the live or taped interviews.
We were set into groups and got given the script that Dave created and we all had to go outside around Mount Pleasant campus and film some short still videos of the buildings around the campus to help tell the story of where the incident happen.
We took some shots of the Mount Pleasant Campus sign, Mount Pleasant halls, the little hill where the incident happened and also the water fountain inside the campus.
This lesson was helpful because we didn't really know what to do or wasn't too sure what B-Roll is so from this we all know what to do for when we create our news report.
Friday, 25 March 2016
Thursday, 24 March 2016
Practice for News Report - Studio
News Report - Studio
Today's lesson was basically carrying on from last lesson when we were on location filming for the news report. Instead, we were in the studio in Mount Pleasant to film the anchor roll. Due to illness from Elesha, she couldn't do her roll, so Katie volunteered to be the Anchor. We all worked together to set up the green screen, lights, camera, sound and also props to use.
Today's lesson was basically carrying on from last lesson when we were on location filming for the news report. Instead, we were in the studio in Mount Pleasant to film the anchor roll. Due to illness from Elesha, she couldn't do her roll, so Katie volunteered to be the Anchor. We all worked together to set up the green screen, lights, camera, sound and also props to use.
My job was being the sound operator as for when me and my group create our news report, I will be on sound so from being on sound and getting some practice from my lecture Dave will help me for when it comes to doing our news report so I would know what I am doing on the day. As you can see in the pictures above, we were trying to get the look like you see on the news on TV today with the anchor behind the desk with either paper in front of them or a laptop so went and used the laptop.
Today's lesson was useful as we had more practice with setting up the green screen and also knowing now how to film for the news report which gave me and my group a lot more confidents and ideas for what to create.
Thursday, 17 March 2016
Practice for News Report - On Location
News Report - On Location
Today for Dave's lesson, he told us that we are going to practice creating a news report. Our lecture came up and created his own script for today's lesson based on Jack and Jill and picked on us on who's doing what for today's task. He picked me to take part in acting and my role was being the witness during this news report called Miss Dumpty, Liam was also picked to be actor and his role was the reporter and also Elesha role was the Anchor while everyone else was taking part in using all the equipment to film us.
We were very lucky with the weather as it was very sunny out so we all decided to go out and film the report and witness role outside. Dave our lecture was the director and he wanted us to film right by the Mount Pleasant halls for our reporter (Liam) to explain where the incident happened.
The pictures below shows our set on location for the news report while we film Liam during is role as a reporter.
There were many problems while filming on location today. Due to us given the script on the day it took Liam ages to film as he kept forgetting his lines and he had to remember them straight away. Other problems that happened were that as it was a sunny day, the clouds kept moving in front of the sun now and again which change the lighting so we had to wait until the lighting was right again, there were many students and staff walking past that you can here them talk, walking, cars driving off etc which interfiered with our sound while trying to record for mine and Liam's lines so we had to stop majority of the time and also as Liam kept forgetting his lines, the time that he finished and we had to film me, the camera battery was very low on one bar so we basically had to rush our way through my lines to finish off the location part of the news report. We also ran out of time to film for Elesha part of being the Anchor in the studio as our lesson was finished so we had to film her part for next lesson. Apart from all the problems, I really enjoyed the lesson as Dave helped us a lot to come up with ideas for a story and also how to film on location properly.
Today for Dave's lesson, he told us that we are going to practice creating a news report. Our lecture came up and created his own script for today's lesson based on Jack and Jill and picked on us on who's doing what for today's task. He picked me to take part in acting and my role was being the witness during this news report called Miss Dumpty, Liam was also picked to be actor and his role was the reporter and also Elesha role was the Anchor while everyone else was taking part in using all the equipment to film us.
We were very lucky with the weather as it was very sunny out so we all decided to go out and film the report and witness role outside. Dave our lecture was the director and he wanted us to film right by the Mount Pleasant halls for our reporter (Liam) to explain where the incident happened.
The pictures below shows our set on location for the news report while we film Liam during is role as a reporter.
Once we filmed and finished with Liam's parts, it was my turn to be filmed for my part which is being the witness for this report. My job was to listen to where the director wants me to stand and where to look and at first he wanted me to stand directly into the camera and look straight into it while saying my lines.
We ended up not using this video because it was a bad shot for a witness so I ended up looking sidewards to Liam while the camera was next to me which makes it look more realistic for a news report when a reporter is speaking to the witness and the witness looking at the reporter telling him about the incident. This made it a lot better because as I said it looked more realistic compared to the first shot we took with me just looking straight into the camera. We then took another shot so the camera was over my shoulder showing that I was talking to the reporter and that he looked interested in my story about the incident.
There were many problems while filming on location today. Due to us given the script on the day it took Liam ages to film as he kept forgetting his lines and he had to remember them straight away. Other problems that happened were that as it was a sunny day, the clouds kept moving in front of the sun now and again which change the lighting so we had to wait until the lighting was right again, there were many students and staff walking past that you can here them talk, walking, cars driving off etc which interfiered with our sound while trying to record for mine and Liam's lines so we had to stop majority of the time and also as Liam kept forgetting his lines, the time that he finished and we had to film me, the camera battery was very low on one bar so we basically had to rush our way through my lines to finish off the location part of the news report. We also ran out of time to film for Elesha part of being the Anchor in the studio as our lesson was finished so we had to film her part for next lesson. Apart from all the problems, I really enjoyed the lesson as Dave helped us a lot to come up with ideas for a story and also how to film on location properly.
Saturday, 12 March 2016
Practice with Green Screen 1
Practice with Green Screen
Today in Dave's lesson, we had a practice using the green screen. He showed us a short film made by past students that used a green screen to create a man sitting down his table in a lighthouse. Our task for today's lesson was to recreate that short film. The video underneath shows the video we had to recreate by the end of the lesson.
Today in Dave's lesson, we had a practice using the green screen. He showed us a short film made by past students that used a green screen to create a man sitting down his table in a lighthouse. Our task for today's lesson was to recreate that short film. The video underneath shows the video we had to recreate by the end of the lesson.
While setting the green screen, lights, camera etc, I thought that I would time-lapse while we all set up the equipment. Miriam was the actress for this short recreation of the film, my job was on camera and the boys jobs was to be in charge of setting up with lights and also the sound.
I really enjoyed this lesson because I have never used green screen before and it's the one thing I've always wanted to do and learn from as it is used a lot in today's programmes and films so it was really exciting to learn and listen from. This was helpful as well because our next short 1 minute film is a news report and we would need to use a green screen for it so from watching and learning from today's lesson will help me and my group to create the news report.
Friday, 11 March 2016
List of Tools for Sound and Sound Crew
Today's Lesson
Today in Manolo's lesson, we have learnt more about sound. I was glad he went over sound today as I haven't had much experience with sound and not knowing what the tools and equipment are for them so from today I was happy with the lesson. He went over what equipment you use while we on set for a film and also who is in the sound crew and what do they do as their jobs.
Today in Manolo's lesson, we have learnt more about sound. I was glad he went over sound today as I haven't had much experience with sound and not knowing what the tools and equipment are for them so from today I was happy with the lesson. He went over what equipment you use while we on set for a film and also who is in the sound crew and what do they do as their jobs.
Here is a list of tools that he has told us for sound:
List of Tools -
-Microphones
- Blip - Use outdoors because of the wind
- Softie
- Boom Pole
- Location Mixer - Mixes Sound
- Location Recorder
- Headphones
- XLR Balanced Cables
Other Important Tools -
- Batteries
- Charger
- Extension Cable
- Media Cards
- Sound Report
- Clapper Board when shooting
This was very handy and useful information to know because when it's my turn to be in charge of the sound for our groups one minute film, I know what equipment I need to bring along with me and also what spares I need in order to become better and to have a better understanding.
Sound Crew -
- Supervising Sound Editor - Creative role, works with the director, picture editor and producer
- Location Recordist/Mixer - Records the dialogue on set
- Dialogue Editor - Edits and assembles the dialogue
- SFX Editor - Sound effects editors
- Foley Artists - Create actual foley sounds for the film
- Music Mixer - Recording and mixing music
- Music Supervisor - Process of choosing negotating and incorporating pieces of music
- Re -recording Mixers - Team of engineers who mix the soundtrack of the project
This information again was very useful because this shows how many different roles are there in the sound crew and could help me in future projects so I would roughly know what my role is and the job and tasks I would have to carry out.
Thursday, 3 March 2016
Camera Report - Two Way Converstion
Camera Report
Here is a report I took and wrote down during shooting for this short film. The reason why we have to have camera log with us is because these documents is where you track details such as lenses, filters, and other camera settings for each shot. These reports are useful in a variety of scenarios like in post-production when an editor needs to replicate a lens for a digital effect or when you are shooting the reverse angle of a shot and need to match the look of the original closeup. So it is very important to bring a camera report. sound report etc to set with you to keep on track.
Here is a report I took and wrote down during shooting for this short film. The reason why we have to have camera log with us is because these documents is where you track details such as lenses, filters, and other camera settings for each shot. These reports are useful in a variety of scenarios like in post-production when an editor needs to replicate a lens for a digital effect or when you are shooting the reverse angle of a shot and need to match the look of the original closeup. So it is very important to bring a camera report. sound report etc to set with you to keep on track.
Photos filming for Two Way Conversation
Pictures took during Two Way Conversation
Here are some pictures that were took during filming for our Two Way Conversation Film and also some still shots I have screenshotted from our film.
Here are some pictures that were took during filming for our Two Way Conversation Film and also some still shots I have screenshotted from our film.
Project 2 - Two Way Conversation Analysis
Two Way Conversation
Here a list of who's in my group and the roles within the group for this project.
My group:
Director - Rhianwen Davies
Lights/Boom Operator - Emily Barresi
Camera Operator - Kimberly McClarnan
Production Sound Mixer - Liam King
Actors:
Alex Jones
Isabel Morgan
Camera Operator -
My role during our second project was setting up all the equipment to use for the camera and also make sure that it is fully charged. I took out and used a Canon 60D from stores in the university followed by a tripod and made sure I had an SD card. I followed the directors instruction on where she wanted to put the camera to film different shot types for example we used close up shots, long shots, mid shots, over the shoulder shots etc. Before filming for a shot, I made sure that the object I was filming was in focus and made sure that the director was happy with the shot so we could go ahead and film it. After ever shot I filmed, I called the director over to make sure that she was happy with the shots before we moved on to another shot. Some I was filming, you could see the boom coming into shot so I had to stop recording and tell the director so we can re-shoot again and make sure that Emily, who was in charge of the boom wasn't going to be in shot again.
Overall Performance -
For this project, I thought it was so much better than the first filming we did for Film Noir. This is basically because we had better actors who remembered their lines quicker and they didn't laugh as much or they didn't forget any of their lines and we managed to film in 3 hours. We all carried out our roles properly and made sure that the director was happy with her choices before moving on. There were some parts that I felt were tricky which was when I had to keep a certain picture in focus while its being moved across the table so my shot for that was a pan and I had to take a few shots because the picture kept going out of focus and also at one point I was moving the camera slow then fast. We eventually got over that point as I managed to get it right and the director was happy with that shot. I enjoyed filming for this short film as the story and script that Rhianwen made up was interesting and good so I enjoyed using the camera to film it and having more experience.
Problems? -
There were a few problems during filming that we all found and pointed out. As we shot this in the studio, during filming, Liam who was on sound could here people talking and walking up and down the corridors which we obviously didn't want, there were a lot of shadows shown from the lighting so Emily had to make it right and do them shots again and also the batteries in the sound kept running out so we had to keep changing them over again. When Rhianwen made an assembly edit to show to the class, there were so many mistakes we made but at the time when we were filming, we kept looking back in the camera seeing if anything was in shot, to see if everything in focus and to see if there was any shadows about but it was all perfect but when it was showed on screen there were lots of mistakes which was strange.
Here a list of who's in my group and the roles within the group for this project.
My group:
Director - Rhianwen Davies
Lights/Boom Operator - Emily Barresi
Camera Operator - Kimberly McClarnan
Production Sound Mixer - Liam King
Actors:
Alex Jones
Isabel Morgan
Camera Operator -
My role during our second project was setting up all the equipment to use for the camera and also make sure that it is fully charged. I took out and used a Canon 60D from stores in the university followed by a tripod and made sure I had an SD card. I followed the directors instruction on where she wanted to put the camera to film different shot types for example we used close up shots, long shots, mid shots, over the shoulder shots etc. Before filming for a shot, I made sure that the object I was filming was in focus and made sure that the director was happy with the shot so we could go ahead and film it. After ever shot I filmed, I called the director over to make sure that she was happy with the shots before we moved on to another shot. Some I was filming, you could see the boom coming into shot so I had to stop recording and tell the director so we can re-shoot again and make sure that Emily, who was in charge of the boom wasn't going to be in shot again.
Overall Performance -
For this project, I thought it was so much better than the first filming we did for Film Noir. This is basically because we had better actors who remembered their lines quicker and they didn't laugh as much or they didn't forget any of their lines and we managed to film in 3 hours. We all carried out our roles properly and made sure that the director was happy with her choices before moving on. There were some parts that I felt were tricky which was when I had to keep a certain picture in focus while its being moved across the table so my shot for that was a pan and I had to take a few shots because the picture kept going out of focus and also at one point I was moving the camera slow then fast. We eventually got over that point as I managed to get it right and the director was happy with that shot. I enjoyed filming for this short film as the story and script that Rhianwen made up was interesting and good so I enjoyed using the camera to film it and having more experience.
Problems? -
There were a few problems during filming that we all found and pointed out. As we shot this in the studio, during filming, Liam who was on sound could here people talking and walking up and down the corridors which we obviously didn't want, there were a lot of shadows shown from the lighting so Emily had to make it right and do them shots again and also the batteries in the sound kept running out so we had to keep changing them over again. When Rhianwen made an assembly edit to show to the class, there were so many mistakes we made but at the time when we were filming, we kept looking back in the camera seeing if anything was in shot, to see if everything in focus and to see if there was any shadows about but it was all perfect but when it was showed on screen there were lots of mistakes which was strange.
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