Post 10- Evaluation

While watching this video we can see that ELLY's back is towards the camera when she is talking for atleast 20 seconds, our 'shot reverse shot' was quite poor in this one as we didn't pay attention to the characters face when Elly was talking so it is important to see the characters face, especially when they are talking. Also the video as a whole wasn't very long as i expected it to be. to do this we could have made the script more longer, as  we can see that the dialogues being exchange through both of the charcters were quite short.
We also could of added some sound to the video as it would make it more realistic knowing that they do it in the actual X Factor auditions. if we had a happy cheezy music at the end of this video, the audience can realise that ELLY got through to the next stage, not only that it makes the atmosphere brighten up more.
Taken as a whole, we have learnt new things, and making those basic errors will help us to improve for next time but i thought the Audition Preliminary task was successful considering it was our first filming task.

Post 9- Post Production

As a whole, the editing process to an estimation of 5 hours, as a group we had to discuss how to edit the video, which parts to crop out and make sure if there is any errors in the video. to do this we used a shot list, this helped us a lot as we knew how long each shot lasted and when it started and finished.

Here is the shot list of our video:





We all contrbibuted in the editing suite and discussed how the first shot will begin so we decided to quickly fade in the first shot from a black background, close up of ELLY's face, we got this idea from the actual X Factor audition. 



At the end of each shot edting scene that we had done, we had to make sure that the end of the finished editing scene and the beginning of the new editing would emerge in together so that the whole video was continous. This part was quite hard because when ELLY walks down the stairs and joins KELLY through to the corridor, the timing had to be very accurate to keep the continuity without any errors.

After we had finished doing the editing, we had to start the sound, we all listented to the video very carefully and decided when the sound should be louder or quieter by moving the little circle markers either down for decrease or up for increase, or if we thought there was unnecessary sound in the background we just lowered the sound completely. Whilst doin this process we had to make sure that when we finished each shot we had to lower the marker at the end of the shot and higher the marker in the beginning of the shot so that the sound throughout the whole video was continous.

After looking at the whole editing version of the video, i thought that it was very good as i thought it would of been much harder however during one of the scenes where ELLY and KELLY were talking to each other, the shot reverse shot was quite poor as we could not see ELLY's face when she was talking to KELLY, so we could of done more shots on that specific scene. Overall I was very pleased with the continutiy in the video as there was no errors however we did have a few problems as we didn't stick to the Shot List and just done the editing as we were going along and therefore we did have some shots missing which could if made it more better.  

Post 8- Production Report

I thought that the film as a whole was pretty good. When it came to shooting the film, we all had to make sure if we were free at the time to shoot the film, this was quite an issue for the four of us plus the actor becasuse our 'Study Periods' did clash with the lessons we had however we did eventually find a time/day slot, which was on a thurday afternoon.

The whole film took an hour to shoot, we had to collecting all the camera equipment including tripod, camera itself and tape, we also had to get the props for film which consists of two chairs, the followings things that we had to do during the hour time space we had was filming all our scences the re-shoot again for the scences that we felt wasn't good enough and lastly packing up the equipment and props and returning it to the media department.
When we were shooting the scenes we did encounter a few issues such as: the time we done the filming was when a P.E. lesson was due to take place, so we had pupils walking in and out through the corridors which limited our time because everytime a person walked through we had to re-shoot the scene however we told the teachers not to send anyone through until we had finished shooting the film.
Also both of the actors did forget their lines at times but this wasn't much of a problem as we just had to remind them and then we just re-shot that scene.

When we watched back the film, it was actually quite good and I was very pleased with the result bearing in mind it was our first media project.
However we did encounter a few minour problems such as, the lighting it was quite an issue because the fire exit doors did not have any curtains so the sun light reflected on the floors which then gives a shadow of the crew and camera equipments so we had to be careful whilst shooting that scene. Another minor problem was when there was a noise/disruption coming from the P.E. lesson, however we did find out that the auditions are not completley silent so it was alright to have a little bit of sound in the background.

I personally thought that as a group we all worked well together and didn't encounter any major problems during filming, I thought that each member of the group contributed some good ideas that went towards the making of the 'x factor' film.

Post 7- Additional Pre-Production Documentation

Location Recce: 

Risk Assesment:

We had to prepare a risk assesment for our location, looking at possible hazards that could occur during fthe filming and to prevent anyone from injuring themselves.

It is important to carry out a risk assesment so we are aware of the possible hazards that could occur during our film production.

Here is the shooting schedule, this to make sure that we are well planned and prepared for the making of our film:

This is our group Mise-En-Scene for our project:

Here is the list of cast, crew, props and the equipments

Post 6- Shot List & Storyboard

Shot List:
Here is the Shot List that me and my group have prepared for the X-Factor Audition-

Location	Scene No	Shot No	Description
On stage	1	1	Close up of ELLYS face, happy she’s got through
Leading off the stage, towards the stairs.	2	2	End of audition, ELLY jogs off stage towards the back left of the stage and down the stairs.
On the stairs	3	3	Walking down the stairs and through the doors (1) to the right. Panning.
Corridor	4	4	Close up shot of ELLY’S face as they are exchanging dialogue.
	4	5	Tilts down ELLY’S body as KELLY points out she’s shaking. KELLY then asks ELLY to have a seat from this angle.
	4	6	Camera angle over KELLY’S shoulder facing ELLY for the dialogue until before the line that reads “And, which judge do you hope you impressed?!
	4	7	Camera angle over ELLY’S shoulder facing KELLY for the line “And, which judge do you hope you impressed?”
	4	8	Dialogue continues till end with the camera facing ELLY.
Corridor walking towards the doors   (2).	5	9	ELLY ends the dialogue with KELLY and leaves through the doors (2). Camera shot from behind as she’s walking away.

Section B:

As a group we decided thought that the whole X-Factor Audition theme would be good for our group work becuase it has a lot of emotions to it, so what we done is ELLY was extremely happy that she has gone through to the judges house so she joggs of the stage jogging down the stairs so to add affect to it we decided to pan down ELLY's body, down to her waist/hand to show that her hand is shaking.
We also done quite a lot of different shots to show the characters movement, when ELLY was told that she was going through we done an Extreme Close-Up to her face to show the facial expressions she was making also we done Shot-Reverse-Shot to show ELLY and KELLY sitting down, talking to each other.

Story Board:
Here is the Story Board that me and my group have prepared for our X-Factor Audition:

Post 5: Jump Cuts, Over-the-Shoulder Shots, Cutaways and Point of View Shots

Jump Cut:
A jump cut is a cut in film editing in which two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly. This type of edit causes the subject of the shots to appear to "jump" position in a discontinuous way
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jump_cut

Jump cut basically means when editing a film, the two shots are taken from the same angle but there seems to be a jump therefore it means that the shot was not continusous and abrupted.

Over-the-Shoulder-Shot:
A camera shot taken from over the shoulder of a character whose back can be seen at the side of the frame
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over_the_shoulder_shot

Over-the-Shoulder-Shot basically means that the camera shot is directly taken from the back of the shoulder and so you can see the persons back facing the camera whilst talking to the other person who can be seen clearly in the shot.

Cutaway:
In film, a cutaway is the interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else. It is usually, although not always, followed by a cut back to the first shot, when the cutaway avoids a jump cut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutaway_(filmmaking)

Cutaway basiclaly means that when the camera shot is being taken from an angle, a character is cut of this is to avoid jump cut.

Point of View:

A point of view shot is a short film scene that shows what a character (the subject) is looking at (represented through the camera). It is usually established by being positioned between a shot of a character looking at something, and a shot showing the character's reaction. The technique of POV is one of the foundations of film editing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_of_view_shot

A point of view shot basically means that the camera is shot from the characters point of view showing that the character is looking at something.

Post 4- Script Writing

This is the script that we will be using for our group project:

The potential issues that could take place in the video is that if the characters are wearing different outfits because of shooting the film on another so we need to ensure that the characters wear the same outfit even if the film was going to be shot on another day.

Another potential issue that could take place is if we were to film two characters and in the next shot the charcter was to jump on to the next shot whereas the two characers are meant to be in the same position whilst using the 180 degree rule so that the whole shots is continuous.

Post 3- Continuity

Continuity:

Continuity is a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot.In the terms of media, continuity means that every shot must be continuous and accurate for example, a plate full of food in one shot and empty in the next shot shows it has poor continuity. Here is a link which shows the full information about continuity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuity_editing

180-Degree Rule/Crossing the Line:

The 180° rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line. The new shot, from the opposite side, is known as a reverse angle. Here is a link which sows the full information about the 180° rule: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/180_degree_rule

The 180° rule basically means that when there are different shots, the two character should be in the same position for example, if 'Person A' was on the left and 'Person B' was on the right hand side and then there was a new shot which will have to be the opposite side so now 'Person A' will be on the right and 'Person B' on the left. Here is an example of the '180° rule'-

   'A'        'B'                                              'B'         'A'


Shot-Reverse-Shot:
Shot-Reverse-SHOT is where one character is shown looking at another character (looking each other) so in the next shot it should be the opposite so then it shows that the first character has its back to the second character. Here i some more information about Shot-Reverse-Shot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_reverse_shot

Examples of my own photos of Shot-Reverse-Shot:

'Shot'

                     'Reverse Shot'

Match-on-Action
A cut which joins two different views of the same action together at the same moment in the movement. so that it doesn't look like it's interrupted when watching the film quite logically. these characteristics make it one of the most common transitions in the continuity style. Here is an example from the movie Traffic:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuity_editing

Rule of Thirds

This link shows more detailed information about the Rule of Thirds:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds

The rule states that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally spaced horizontal lines and two equally spaced vertical lines, and that important compositional elements should be placed along these lines or their intersections.

Post 2- Photographs to Represent the Shot Sizes that we have previously Illustrated





Extreme Close Ups
This is a photo of an Extreme Close Up we took, this shows that the top and the bottom part of the head is cut off.

Close Up (CU)
This is a photo of a Close Up we took, this shows that there is no headroom 

Medium Close Up (MCU)
This is a photo of a Medium Close up we took, this shows that there is a horizon line and headroom

Medium Shot (MS)
This is a photo of a Medium Shot we took, this shows theres headroom, horizon line and some background.



3/4 Shot
This is a photo of a 3/4 Shot that we took, it shows that there is more background , horizon line, headroom and you can also start seeing the path.

Medium Long Shot (MLS)
This is a photo of a Medium Long Shot, it shows the headroom, horizon line, more background and allowing no walking space although you can see the path in the background.

Long Shot (LS)
This is a photo of a Long Shot (LS), it shows that there is a horizon line, more headroom and plenty of background allowing some walking space. 



Storyboard Drawing, Shot Sizes and Framing

Continuity -Jump Outs

Storyboard Drawing, Shot Sizes and Framing

Continuing Shots/Reverse Shot and the 180 Degree Rule

Storyboard Drawing, Shot Sizes and Framing

Shot Sizes:

Post 1- Preliminary Task Introduction

Continuity task involves to film and edit a character doing the following things: opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character and finally exchanging a couple of lines of dialogue.
This task should show match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.