The Do's and Don'ts of Media
The Do's- Storyboard before final filming.
- Use a tripod when filming to gain accuracy. - Use a variety of appropriate sounds and effects. - Use a variety of camera shots, angles and movements. - Make use of props & ensure they're appropriate. - Appropriate casting for the associated roles. - Appropriate costumes for the scene. - Make sure that the framing is accurate. - Use the 180 rule properly. SG, JL 23/09/14 |
The Don'ts- Avoid having one or two of a specific shot in the film.
- Avoid casting people who cannot act. - Avoid zooming while filming. - Avoid over-complicating the story line & storyboards. - Avoid disturbance in the background of filming. - Avoid looking at the camera while filming. - Avoid continuity errors. SG, JL 23/09/14 |
Preliminary Task (Do)
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Preliminary Task (Don't)This is our preliminary task and was our attempt at a brief filming to clearly show the Don'ts of Media & filmography. This short film did not include any narrative, as to purposely appear amateurish. To begin with, our first shot was filmed without a tripod, therefore was very shaky to the viewer's perspective, and didn't seem very professional. Following this, our next shot shows Brandon looking straight into the camera's lens, which is one of the worst things an actor could do when filming.
During the beginning of the third shot, you will notice Brandon's hand is touching his face, whereas before both arms were laid on the bench. This is one continuity error that a lot of filmographer's could easily miss or overlook. The rest of this breaks what is known as the 180 degree rule, where when both people are in conversation, the shot must be viewed from behind each individuals 180 degree angle (Either both right shoulders, or left shoulders). During the closing of the fourth shot, Sam and Macauley are seen running through the background of our shot. This is essentially to simulate the mistake of having extra's or unwanted people/props within a films shot and angle. Also, there is some sound interruption leading into the fifth shot, making it seem unprofessional and untidy. Lastly, the fifth shots audio is very muted and muffled, therefore the viewer cannot hear Jacob when he is speaking. Additionally, the closing second of our fifth shot featured some unwanted audio, that was missed when editing our final video. JL 24/09/14 |
Our First FilmingThis was our first time filming. We filmed a short scene called "The Exchange" which helps show our initial understanding of camera shots and angles, and some 'do's and don't s' of filming. Before filming this we should have made a storyboard to plan out what we were going to do, however we did not do so. Therefore we took more time than necessary to film, also since we had as basic idea of what we were doing, we didn't have props prepared which could have made this a lot better than it was.
In the majority of our camera shots, the camera was quite shaky. It is important to always take a tripod with you when filming to improve accuracy. If we were to do a point of view perspective from one of the actors, then it may have been suitable to not use a tripod so the audience gets the feeling they are seeing through the characters eyes. Framing is important when filming. In the last shot one of the characters' head was cut out of the shot slightly, if the actors are cut out of the shot this makes the filming look unprofessional. The sound effects used in our first filming were generally quite good, such as the scream of the victim, even though we did not see the victim be attacked in any way, we knew from the scream in the background that the victim was attacked. We could also tell this by the sound of the killers weapon hitting the victim, which again we didn't see, but the sounds effect tells the audience that the killer did hit the victim. The various use of camera shots and angles we used were good. We started off with a low shot, neutral angle, showing the killers weapon and gives the audience a sneak peak of what the killer looks like. The High angle close up of the victim shows that the character is powerless over whoever is looking down on her. The use of various camera angles and shots makes the filming a lot more entertaining for the audience and helps to give understanding for the characters. Lastly, do not show continuity errors. A continuity error is shown when the killer is walking towards the victim, as the shot changes to an over-the-shoulder shot of the victim. A lot of popular films show continuity errors, 'Scream' being a good example. A lot of the scenes in 'Scream' contain continuity errors such as props moving and disappearing, blood disappearing etc. A continuity error makes the film look unprofessional. BB 25/09/14 |
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