8 Shot Journey

Evaulation

My eight shot journey making in the end went well me and my traveller communicated well and got every thing done.

Scene 1 (south building corridor)

The first scene went well it was easy to set up and there was no complication between me and my traveller it was easy to film because it was just one location and it was a short journey for the shot so it didn’t take long.

Scene 2 (the Bridge)

This shot was more complicated because I was outside and my traveller was inside so we had to find of way of when my traveller would go with out going to early into the shot or maybe going to late but we figured out a way of doing it we used a hand signal then he would wait 3 seconds then go into the shot.

Scene 3 (north building corridor)

This shot was easy to film again because were both in the same place we were both inside so we could easily communicate with each other and get the shot done quickly.

Scene 4(atrium 2nd floor lift)

This shot was also simple because we were inside we could communicate with each other but because it was a shot from across the atrium we couldn’t hear each other we had to use the same signals.

Scene 5 (lift)

This shot was probably the easiest and quickest shot because we were both in the elevator so we could communicated and the shot only lasted from the upstairs of the lift to the bottom so it was not hard at all

Scene 6(Ground floor lift exit)

This shot was probably most frustrating this was the shot where he came out of the elevator. Because I had to wait out side for him I wouldn’t know which elevator he would come out of and whether or not he came out on his own so we had to get it at the right time this was probably the longest and most confusing shot if I filmed one lift he would come out of the other or if he came out of the right elevator he would come out with loads of people.

Scene 7 (ground floor corridor)

This shot was also slightly confusing because a lot of people came round that corridor but eventually we got it done when nobody was there.


Scene 8 (ground floor toilet)

This shot was simple and quick it was the final shot of my traveller entering the toilet it was a bit short but it worked well this shot was easy because we were in the same place so it was easy because we communicated well.


Do's And Don'ts of making a short film

- set up camera menu set up in 16:9 and camera wide screen
- Make sure its in standard play
- Audio: make sure its set to 16 bit
- Time code is the directors best friend

Time code

- always strip your tape for atleast 15 minutes this means leaving the cover on then lens and recording black over what exists on your tape to start a fresh then after the 15 minutes is complete rewind it to the first 30 seconds of the tape
- Wait 5 seconds then say shot 1 take 1 then wait five more seconds then say action = this is called a handle

Short film check list

- Keep it simple with only 1 narrative
- Highly visual use of pictures
- Not many Characters
- Not many locations
- Humour or fantasy
- Always end on a climax
- Use an anti-narrative which is not in order of beginning middle and end
- Avoid Cliché
- Story boards:
· Give some one an idea of what your doing
- Shot types :
· Close ups = C/U
· Wide shot
· High angle shots = H/A
· Over shoulder shot = O/S
· Low angle shot = L/A

My finished peice

story boards for my 8 shot journey

My log sheet