i filmed my prelim task in a empty room at my school hurtwood house. There was nothing in the room which gave us lots of space for the equipment.the location worked well as it was quiet and empty there was a door as a prop and a chair which was perfect as that was all we needed, we kept it incredibly simple as the task was rather simple. my role was director and i directed our two charachters and shoute "stand bye" "rolling" "action" this was my first time taking the role of a director i found it extremelly exciting.
The lighting we used was very bright it was very simple lighting and there was nothing to complex. The bright light was effective to the scene it made the scene over exposed and sharp.
When we where filming we needed to ensure the camera was set up properly. We made sure we bubbled the tripod and that the tripod was level in each shot. We checked each shot was framed correctly each time and made sure the lighting and equipment was not in shot at all. We used appropriate angles for each shot. We used basic angles and used close ups, wide shot, long shots and over the shoulder shots to make our piece more interesting and therefore effective. We were given a set story board with each shot we needed therefore we shot all the mid shots, over the shoulder shots close ups and long shots all at the same time. We had to conform to the 180 degree rule to ensure we did not break it. As I was director I had to remember to use the correct terminology such as "stand bye" "rolling" "action".
From the prelim task that I was set I learnt a lot about practical film making. I learnt how to direct a small set and i learnt how to use and set up a video camera moreover I learnt how different lighting can effect a sequence and how lighting makes a huge difference. I also learnt how continuity is extremely difficult and how actors must always behave in the same way on screen for each shot.
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