AICE Media Studies

 Finally on to the last scene. After lots of filming I had one more scene of camera work to go. This film session would take place at the store that would play as a bank in the film. The store was closed down for the film session. My group changed into their costumes for the film and we were almost ready to go. After preparing the first shot, filming had started. Today was more challenging than the other days as a cameraman because i was not familiar with the film site. Because of this we had to retry some of the shots several times. But after a lot of rigor and perseverance, I have filmed a short film!  I am proud of what I have created and my group members were a big help. But now, in order to put all these shots together and make this film perfection, editing is needed.

 After plans were cancelled, the next step was to film at the library. We got to the library. I set up the filming set so it would be ready to go. My group changed into their costumes for the film and we were almost ready to go. I looked over where we left off and what shots we needed to film now. I then spent a couple minutes discussing the types of angles and shots we were to use during the film. I am the groups cameraman so this was very important for me. Now we were ready to go. I got everyone into the right spot for the first shot. Then I got into my position and we started. We worked fluently and finished the scene. I also looked over the shots and redid the ones that my group members thought could use improvement. Overall, I believe I did very well today with filming the angles correctly. I think our film came out good. One more scene to film and then the editing process starts.

 My plan today was to film the next scene at the library. We were to go to Luke's house once again. Sadly at the last minute, our plans had to be cancelled. We realized that a couple of us had a meeting for sports to attend at the same time we were supposed to film. So we weren't able to film today. I still tried to make progress today so we discussed some things involving our project. One thing I talked about was the filming schedule. We agreed on a better date and time that we would all be able to film and we talked about the progress of our film too. Another thing we talked about was our situation involving music. I made adaptations to this setback and altered the film schedule to better fit everything. This is pretty disappointing but i think I will get a lot of work done next time.

Finally we get to start filming. This film session would take place at lukes house to film one of our scenes. Our group all met at the film site. We set up the filming set so it would be ready to go. My group changed into their costumes for the film and we were almost ready to go. We then spent a couple minutes discussing the types of angles and shots we were to use during the film. I am the groups cameraman so this was very important for me. Now we were ready to go. I got everyone into the right spot for the first shot. Then I got into my position and we started. We worked well together even though we made some mistakes. Sometimes I would accidentally shake the camera a little or I wouldn't really like the angle i was filming at. Other times the actors would make mistakes like stuttering over a line or going out a character. Because of this we had to retry some of the shots several times. We also looked over the shots and redid the ones we thought we could have improved on. When w...

Next up for today the next task was to set up filming times. My film has several different scenes in several different locations. This makes a schedule for filming times important. The three film locations are at luke's house, at hamill tire, and at the library. So, I will need to schedule at least 3 different times for filming. It is import that i also schedule times that meet my group members needs as well. After discussion with my group members, I scheduled the filming times. Scene 1 will be filmed at the library on February 18 at 2pm. Scene 2 will be on February 19 at 12pm at the store. Scene 3 will be filmed at lukes house on February 12th at 5pm. Now that the film times are set, I am getting closer to finally filming with my group. Things are looking promising.

Last time i acquired the props for my film. Next i needed to get costume. Since i am the assigned camera man the costume will not be for me. The costumes are for my group mates. Costumes are what actors wear in a film. Costumes are used to adapt to situations in the film to make it seem more realistic. For my film i need dark and shady clothing to match the stereotype of a robber. I also need casual teenager clothes to match the stereotypes of a teenage boy. I look at several different stores for grey hoodies for my cast and masks to make them look like robbers. I was able to find what i was looking for. I am satisfied with what i found. I cant wait to start filming!

Now that I have gotten all of the research out of the way, it is time to start gathering material. The film has a action scent to it so props will be very crucial to use. Props give films a realistic image. Props are used to replace expensive or unrealistic items in a film. They are also just items that are needed for certain scenes. In this case I needed props like fake money and a bag for the money for the film. I decided that shopping for these products would be the best idea to find them. First, I looked at party city and couldn't find anything. Then, I looked at a local grocery store. I couldn't find anything there either. Ultimately i ordered the items online. They will be arriving soon. The effective utilization of props is crucial in the portrayal of film.