Friday, 4 March 2011
Editing
Editing started first thing on the Monday morning after filming. As Helen was the producer of the DVD extras, she focused on editing the interview we filmed on the day of the shoot, while Sarah and I started editing the main video.
We started by importing all of our footage from all four cameras into Adobe Premiere Pro. Then we named each shot as appropriate, so that it was easier to find what shot we needed when editing onto the timeline. This was a very effective way for conserving time.
We decided to find a shot that was in sync all the way through the song, as a back up plan if a shot that we planned to use didn't fit in or wasn't to a high enough standard.
Sarah and I had put together a few shots, making sure they were as synced as we could get them and asked for Helen and our teacher's opinion. They were very realistic with their constructive criticism and me and Sarah were able to amend and improve the production. We made sure to have a wide variety of shots- wide shots of the band as a whole and close ups mainly on Wolfie, whilst not leaving the other band members out.
We then showed it to our teacher again and some of our classmates and they said that they didn't think the narrative went in any particular order and was therefore confusing and they didn't understand the story. Thus me and Helen decided to take out all of the narrative shots and start again, agreeing on an order and one that would make more sense. We started with arguing shots to show that that was what was going on at that moment in time and then gradually progress into black and white happy memories. Something which was perhaps unconventional for a classic rock video which we decided would be appropriate was the fade transitions to the happier scenes. We felt that this added to the effect of the black and white and reiterated the fact that it was a memory and in the past. This change got positive feedback from all the class members, which was greatly encouraging.
We then sent the finished video to the band and when they replied we were upset and slightly confused to see that they didn't like it. They gave us a few positive pointers, but most of it was negative. They had a problem with the syncing of the instruments and the technicalities of who was singing at particular times. When we tried to rectify this issue we discovered that all our raw footage had been deleted from the computers due to the school technicians updating the software. Thankfully we had exported the video before this had happened, so we did not lose our work. However, we were upset that we weren't able to improve the video for the band's satisfaction, but hope that they will use it nonetheless.
Filming day- narrative
Helen was able to get two people she knew who did performing arts at college to take part in our narrative sequence. This had a good effect on the professionalism of the acting, because we were worried we would have to find people who wouldn't take acting in the narrative seriously and therefore it wouldn't be convincing.
We needed some happy scenes and sad ones, so therefore, different costumes were needed for both parts. For example in the happy scenes the girl dressed in bright colours with floral patterns. Her hair was down and curly, which showed that she had spent a lot of time on her appearance, which connotes a positive manner and greatly contrasts with that of the sad scenes. In the sad scenes she wore darker colours and baggy clothing, which connotes lethargy and sadness.
We started filming the happy scenes to get the actors relaxed. The garden scenes allowed the audience to see that their relationship was a deep relationship and not just a 'fling', because the close ups enable the audience to see the emotion on their faces, and therefore when the sad scenes are incorporated in the final edit, they will greatly contrast, evoking an emotional response from the audience. I felt the dancing scenes in the living room especially portrayed the closeness and the romanticism of their relationship. These scenes we plan to edit so they are black and white to reflect the past and memories.
The sad and frustrated scenes are to be left in colour to reflect the present day and show the audience what their relationship has become. We decided to film an argument in the kitchen, because it is a domestic part of the house and makes the scene more realistic because the audience can picture themselves in that position.
The two separate rooms, where they are arguing and crying on the phone were shot to represent the space between them. The girl's room was typically girly, with flowers on the wall and makeup in the background. The boy's room was darker, which is typically a boys sort of room.
We filmed close ups in the sad scenes too, because we felt this would contrast dramatically with the happy scenes, showing progression and evoking further sadness from the audience point of view.
Here are some pictures of our narrative location:
We needed some happy scenes and sad ones, so therefore, different costumes were needed for both parts. For example in the happy scenes the girl dressed in bright colours with floral patterns. Her hair was down and curly, which showed that she had spent a lot of time on her appearance, which connotes a positive manner and greatly contrasts with that of the sad scenes. In the sad scenes she wore darker colours and baggy clothing, which connotes lethargy and sadness.
We started filming the happy scenes to get the actors relaxed. The garden scenes allowed the audience to see that their relationship was a deep relationship and not just a 'fling', because the close ups enable the audience to see the emotion on their faces, and therefore when the sad scenes are incorporated in the final edit, they will greatly contrast, evoking an emotional response from the audience. I felt the dancing scenes in the living room especially portrayed the closeness and the romanticism of their relationship. These scenes we plan to edit so they are black and white to reflect the past and memories.
The sad and frustrated scenes are to be left in colour to reflect the present day and show the audience what their relationship has become. We decided to film an argument in the kitchen, because it is a domestic part of the house and makes the scene more realistic because the audience can picture themselves in that position.
The two separate rooms, where they are arguing and crying on the phone were shot to represent the space between them. The girl's room was typically girly, with flowers on the wall and makeup in the background. The boy's room was darker, which is typically a boys sort of room.
We filmed close ups in the sad scenes too, because we felt this would contrast dramatically with the happy scenes, showing progression and evoking further sadness from the audience point of view.
Here are some pictures of our narrative location:
Filming day- performance
Our location is Mandeville hall in Kimbolton near Huntingdon it has parking facilities and kitchen facilities for us to use along with toilets.
Full address
Thrapston Road
Kimbolton
Huntingdon
PE28 0HW
The Day
9:00-10:00 | Producer (myself) will drive to Folksworth to pick up Lucy then to Alconbury for Helen we will then make our way to the location that is Kimbolton mediville hall. |
10:00-10:30 | The group will prepare the location for the arrival of the band practical things prepare heating etc and the mise-en-scene such as the curtains and any other props we shall use. |
10:30-11:00 | Tests of all the equipment and go through the production schedule and make sure the band and the crew know what they are doing. Clear all of the decisions made with the band. |
11:00-11:30 | Film the first take of the song in full on pure freestyle performance not to the storyboard to ensure we have enough spare footage. |
11:30-12:00 | The first 5-6 shots done twice over this includes the close up and the zoom which we will probably repeat more times. |
12:00-12:30 | Lunch break for everyone and again ensure everyone is sure on what they are doing. |
12:30-1:30 | Done all the shots on the storyboard at least once. |
1:30-2:30 | Make sure we have all storyboarded shots 2-3 times and film the song fully changing the camera angles from the previous run through. |
2:30-3:00 | Run through the song as many times as we can to feel comfortable with the amount of footage we have. |
3:00-4:00 | Pack up all equipment and clean around if we have made mess hand the key over and go. |
Useful Numbers
Emergency Services
St Neots Police Station 03454 564564 7.2 miles
Huntingdon police station 03454 564564 8.8 miles
St Neots Fire Station 01480 474601 7.1 miles
Event paramedics 01480 271030 9.3 miles
Important people
Producer/director Sarah Matthews 07596088400
Technical Lucy Rosbrook 07516873847
Design Helen Pearman 07720390661
Band Representative Tim Walpole 07525193565 /01954710365
Media teacher Brendan Sheppard
Media Teacher Alexia Smith
Hall owners Sally 01480861877
Risk Assessment
Hazards | Who’s Exposed | Risk | Control Measures | Risk |
Wires on the floor for lights and cameras etc. | Crew and band | Medium | Tidy wires- duct tape them to the floor- keep them ordered. | Medium |
Lights- get very hot | Crew and band | Medium | Wear gloves when assembling and adjusting them. Make sure they are set up correctly | Medium |
Falling off the stage | Band and crew | Low | Creating a line where people aren’t allowed to cross. Putting amps at the front of the stage, so there is a clear barrier. | Very Low |
Electric shock | Band and crew | Low | Keep water away from the equipment. Make sure there are power breakers attached to the lights. | Very Low |
Fire | Band and crew | Low | Locate fire exits and fire extinguishers. Don’t use the cooker. | Very Low |
Trip hazard- stairs and uneven ground | Band and crew | Medium | Take extra caution when walking around and take notice of signs saying ‘mind the step’ | Medium/Low |
Objects falling | Band and crew | Medium | Make sure the band and crew are aware of their surroundings and everything is set up safely. | Low |
Risk Matrix | Likelihood of Harm | ||||
Severity of harm | Remote | Unlikely | Possible | Likely | Probable |
Negligible | Medium | Medium | Low | Low | Very Low |
Slight | Low | Low | Very Low | Very Low | Very Low |
Moderate | Very Low | Very Low | Very Low | Very Low | Very Low |
Severe | Very Low | Very Low | Very Low | Very Low | Very Low |
Very Severe | Very Low | Very Low | Very Low | Very Low | Very Low |
The filming had taken less time than anticipated and therefore the band were able to use the remaining time to practice other songs for gigs they would do in the future. This also enabled us to get more behind the scenes footage.
Here are some pictures of the location:
Here are some pictures of the location:
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