Editing - uploading footage

Today Me and Sophie spent that morning uploading our new footage onto a premier pro new project. We managed to eliminate all the undesirable shots and put the remainder of the shots in the right order according to our storyboard. By the time we had finished uploaded our footage we had run out of time to do any of the editing. However we will continue to edit during our triple media session this afternoon and continue to upload new footage as and when it is shot.

Charlotte.

Filming - 11th March

Today the entire group went up to Gerrards cross to continue filming our footage. We got to GX at around 10.00 and intended to film through until 11.30. Unfortunately after taking only one shot our camera battery died completely. This was very disappointing as we felt like we had wasted our time and it also meant that we had to reschedule the session.

Due to this unfortunate incident we decided that we would go out that afternoon with Andy and film our shots of just him. We then intend to go out on 13th March to do some filming in the morning to finish off our shots of Sehb. We hope that we will get all the shots we want and need in these two sessions to make the 13th our final filming session. This will mean that we can spend the remainder of our time creating the sequence and editing our footage.

Charlotte.

Filming - 4th March

Today we went to Gerrards cross after school to re-film our thriller opening. We needed to re-film due to shaky camerawork throughout and a distinct lack of narrative. Most of the group attended filming, however one member of the group was in GX throughout but didn't attend for social reasons. The overall session went well considering we had a tight time schedule as one of our actors needed to leave at 17:10. 

The most difficult shots have definitely been the opening establishing shot along with  all other panning shots throughout. I think that it is going to take a lot of retakes and a lot of practice to get these right however i think that it is vital that we put in the time to do so. This is because, where the establishing shot is concerned, it is the first shot seen and thus will provide the viewer with there important first impression of quality and narrative. Therefore i think it is vital that this shot in particular is perfectly shot. 

Other than the panning shot i think we achieved some great POV and OTS shots throughout the session. I also feel that the communication was vastly improved with members of the group taking time to listen to each other and give feedback where necessary.

Charlotte. 

Filming - Wednesday

Me, Ryan and Sophie have decided that we will spend around 1 1/2 to 2 hour of filming from 4.00 tomorrow afternoon in Gerrards Cross. We are going to re-film our entire set of footage as the camera work is very shakey and unprofessional. Also we have a very undefined and confusing narrative, therefore we are going to simplify the shots and have some more descriptive sequences. This will make the narrative easier to follow, whilst hopefully giving the footage a more professional finish. 

Charlotte.