Recording the Prelim

9.10.2014

Recording Our Prelim

On Thursday the 9th of October we were asked to record out first sequence using all that we had previously learned in out camera lessons.  I was teamed up with Crerar, Lauren, Ollie and Ben.  We were given a sheet of different frames that we had to film, which included many different angles such as ;wide shot, close ups, POV, and over the shoulder's. 

This is the second of the storyboard that we were asked to film:

                                             

We were then asked to take this a bit further and come up with out own storyline to go with the scene. Our group decided upon the idea that Crerar and Ollie would act as two lovers, and decided to interpret the script that Ollie was pleading for Crerar to tell her husband about the relationship that they were in.  Although we decided on a very serious topic, we added some comedy to it by making Ollie convey his lines in a Sottish accent.

Overall I believe that out group worked really well together, even though when we first started shooting, we couldn't take Ollie seriously with his accents. Which therefore ended with a few giggling fits, but once we got down to it we worked really well as a team. Each person in the group was assigned a specific task to do which led to a smooth a tranquil fliming.

In order to portray the story that we wanted to tell towards the end we agreed as a group that we had to add a few more of our own shots to the storyline.  These included a close up of Crerar's phone, allowing the audience to see her looking though photos who presumably was her husband.  We wanted to ensure that people fully understood our story line so by showing photos of Crerar with her 'husband' they would be able to tell that Ollie wasn't that same person that was in the photos.

Photos of the Filming

We were in the studio which had a very basic set put up in the middle of it consisting of, as you can see, a sofa, table, and a door. 

Ben, Lauren and I were in charge of filming whilst Ollie and Crerar were the actors for the scene.

We suffered with a few minor problems on set, such as the door falling off its hinges, but luckily we had a teacher to help guide us.  But, overall it was down to us to get the right shots that we wanted.