Todays shoot was a lot less organised than yesterdays, everyone seemed a little flustered, we didn't start until late and shooting the scene without Georgia changed the storyboards a little. We were also missing an actress to play Mrs Benson but the chaperone for the child actors stepped in. We mixed the schedule around because we were tight on time and one of the child actors had to go earlier than the other.
All of these little issues snowballed into a really difficult shoot, on reviewing the footage I'm not incredibly happy with what I shot but the setup time and badgering to be ready I had from the rest of crew as well as me having to be the person telling the actors what they were doing because Alex had no idea what shot we were on, it really wasn't a great shoot.
We also found out we couldn't shoot to the schedule we had planned. We wanted to shoot through four days over the weekend and into the half term holiday week. Unfortunately the kids agent didn't realise the two kids we worked with had different holidays to each other and our lead actor was back at school. At the moment I think we will shoot next weekend instead however I wont be able to make the sunday and will have to arrange a stand in.
Sunday, 23 February 2014
Saturday, 22 February 2014
Shoooting Day 1
Day One was good overall. I was sure we wouldnt be able to fit everything in, as soon as we met up to get on location we found out that our actress could only attend this one day of shooting. We planned on having her in for a few days so we altered the schedule so that we could shoot all of her scenes. Despite this change in schedule we did get everything shot on time. I'm not sure about the last few shots we did with Georgia in her garden, the sun was starting to go down and colour wise that changed the look and light in the shot. It couldn't be helped though, we had to shoot her scenes that day and we got it done in time.
The sun was bright today however which made for some contrasty shots, I managed to position the characters so that it didn't take too much effect. The wind was also really strong and Dan struggled a little with the sound.
We worked quite well as a group today, I felt like me and Dan were doing a lot of the heavy lifting but that is to be expected. I didn't feel like Alex, our director, was particularly enthusiastic towards the shoot and when I wanted another take kept saying things like "Ok just do it one more time, Robin wants another take", which was a little discouraging.
Anyway with the schedule moved around we go to the shop tomorrow to shoot the hardest, busiest scene.
The sun was bright today however which made for some contrasty shots, I managed to position the characters so that it didn't take too much effect. The wind was also really strong and Dan struggled a little with the sound.
We worked quite well as a group today, I felt like me and Dan were doing a lot of the heavy lifting but that is to be expected. I didn't feel like Alex, our director, was particularly enthusiastic towards the shoot and when I wanted another take kept saying things like "Ok just do it one more time, Robin wants another take", which was a little discouraging.
Anyway with the schedule moved around we go to the shop tomorrow to shoot the hardest, busiest scene.
Friday, 21 February 2014
Steadycam practice.
We decided for the dog chase scenes we should use a steadycam to make the dogs point of view a little less disorientating. I havnt used a steadycam before so I borrowed Connor Elliott's Flycam Nano and watched some videos online on how to balance and use them. It took me a while to get the balance set right with my dslr but it now works pretty well. Walking around the house is really smooth and I think when I run I can get just the level of shake to connote a dogs point of view.
Wednesday, 19 February 2014
Hallways!
We shot the hallways for our film today! I left the location gathering up to Clarice and Alex, all we needed was 5or6 hallways with doors with letterboxes in, that I could fit a track into and we could get a great start.
It was me Alex and Alice on shoot but the locations weren't really up to scratch. Lighting was often poor, (I wanted to rely on external natural light at the start of the film) we didin't have enough locations and some of them didn't have the hallway to track from. That however resulted in a happy new shot, dressed nicely by Alice and lit well by the sun we made a really happy nice tack back along a wall side on from the door. My favourite shot of the day. I have reviewed it at home and have noticed a slight bump, nobody else notices so it should be fine but I see it every time!
We may have to do pickups on more doorways.
It was me Alex and Alice on shoot but the locations weren't really up to scratch. Lighting was often poor, (I wanted to rely on external natural light at the start of the film) we didin't have enough locations and some of them didn't have the hallway to track from. That however resulted in a happy new shot, dressed nicely by Alice and lit well by the sun we made a really happy nice tack back along a wall side on from the door. My favourite shot of the day. I have reviewed it at home and have noticed a slight bump, nobody else notices so it should be fine but I see it every time!
We may have to do pickups on more doorways.
Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Final Shotlist
| Day | Time | Setup | Scene | Shot | Description | Actors | Length | Location | Other | |||||||
| 19.02.14 | 15 | 1 | 1 | Hallway track back. | - | 6 | Stradbrook | Dolly + Dedo's | ||||||||
| 19.02.14 | 15 | 1 | 2 | Hallway track back. | - | 6 | Stradbrook | Dolly + Dedo's | ||||||||
| 19.02.14 | 15 | 1 | 3 | Kitchen Track back. | - | 6 | Stradbrook | Dolly + Dedo's | ||||||||
| 22.02.14 | 15 | 2 | 1 | Track back on path as N goes into driveway, pan to follow. | N | 8 | G's house. | Make sure to leave long enough for a cut before the pan | Dedos? | |||||||
| 22.02.14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | OSS Nath grabbing letterbox. Focus on letterbox. Open door. | N+G | 5 | G's house. | Quite at an angle to N 1/2 oss 1/2 profile(or staring at paper. | Dedos? | |||||||
| 22.02.14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | CU Nath's reaction Frontality. | N | 5 | G's house. | Dedos? | ||||||||
| 22.02.14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | CU Nath's reaction from G's POV. | N | 5 | G's house. | Dedos? | ||||||||
| 22.02.14 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Nath's POV of G. | G | 4 | G's house. | Stand up movment? | Dedos? | |||||||
| 22.02.14 | 10 | 2 | 6 | MS 2shot from behind N. | N+G | 12 | G's house. | Behind to an angle, make sure to have it open, inclusive | Dedos? | |||||||
| 22.02.14 | 10 | 2 | 7 | MS 2 shot from behind G. | N+G | 12 | G's house. | Behind to an angle, make sure to have it open, inclusive | Dedos? | |||||||
| 22.02.14 | 5 | 2 | 8 | ECU cheek kiss. Angle 45* from back of head. | N+G | 4 | G's house. | Dedos? | ||||||||
| 22.02.14 | 15 | 2 | 9 | Track back from behind N at kiss. CU to ML. | N+G | 8 | G's house. | RIGGING!! For the track going backwards | Dedos? | |||||||
| 22.02.14 | 10 | 7 | 1 | ELS N sat on bench | N | 5 | Park. | |||||||||
| 22.02.14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | MCU N sips apple juice like whisky | N | 4 | Park. | |||||||||
| 22.02.14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | Profile of N sipping juice. OOF in the BQ Pete approaches. | N+P | 6 | Park. | |||||||||
| 22.02.14 | 10 | 7 | 4 | MLS 2shot from behind. | N+P | 90 | Park. | |||||||||
| 22.02.14 | 15 | 7 | 5 | MCU of N. Full scene. | N | 150 | Park. | |||||||||
| 22.02.14 | 15 | 7 | 6 | MCU of P. Full scene. | P | 150 | Park. | |||||||||
| 22.02.14 | 15 | 7 | 7 | CU of N. | N | 150 | Park. | |||||||||
| 22.02.14 | 15 | 7 | 8 | CU of P. | P | 150 | Park. | |||||||||
| 22.02.14 | 5 | 7 | 9 | CU2 shot (Specifically for the electrical faults dialogue) | N+P | 7 | Park. | |||||||||
| 22.02.14 | 10 | 7 | 10 | MLS 2Shot. | N+P | 90 | Park. | |||||||||
| 22.02.14 | 5 | 7 | 11 | Low angle version of Pete's CU. | P | 8 | Park. | |||||||||
| 22.02.14 | 10 | 7 | 12 | Slow track in on Pete as he delivers his monologue. | P | 15 | Park. | |||||||||
| 22.02.14 | 10 | 7 | 13 | Profile of N, Pete leans out as he spots G. | N+P | 5 | Park. | Rack focus to Pete. | ||||||||
| 22.02.14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | P's pov. N turns in side of shot to see G. | N+G | 5 | Park. | |||||||||
| 22.02.14 | 15 | 7 | 15 | MLS 3 shot from behind | N+P+G | 60 | Park. | |||||||||
| 22.02.14 | 10 | 7 | 16 | High angle POV looking down at P and N. | N+P | 45 | Park. | |||||||||
| 22.02.14 | 5 | 7 | 17 | Shot from infront of N P and G looking at the "views". | N+P+G | 7 | Park. | |||||||||
| 22.02.14 | 10 | 7 | 18 | ELS of G then P then N leaving awkwardly. | N+P+G | 20 | Park. | |||||||||
| 22.02.14 | 10 | 7 | 19 | LS of G running past cam from opp side of path. | N+P+G | 8 | Park. | |||||||||
| 22.02.14 | 15 | 14 | 2 | N's POV G waving across the street. | G | 4 | Stradbrook | |||||||||
| 23.02.14 | 20 | 3 | 1 | Run whole scene from 1 shot opp the door. | N.M. | 20 | Dedo's for shop. | |||||||||
| 23.02.14 | 15 | 5 | 10 | N pops back into shot framing G between the boys heads. | N+J+G | 10 | STRADBROOK | Expose so that it looks the same as rest of scene | ||||||||
| 23.02.14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | Close up of N in shop looking at sweets. J+M oof in bg. | N+J+M | 20 | Shop. | |||||||||
| 23.02.14 | 20 | 6 | 2 | N framed between M+J gets closer to cam as speaking. | N+J+M | 45 | Shop. | WIDE ANGLE LENS | ||||||||
| 23.02.14 | 15 | 11 | 1 | MS. Door opens and light shines on M. Then goes. | M | 15 | Shop | |||||||||
| 23.02.14 | 15 | 11 | 2 | MS track forward on N to CU. | N | 5 | Shop | |||||||||
| 23.02.14 | 15 | 13 | 1 | Low angle shot. N in FG, J and M in the BG | N+J+M | 6 | Shop | Wide lens | ||||||||
| 23.02.14 | 10 | 13 | 2 | N's POV of M | M | 4 | Shop | |||||||||
| 23.02.14 | 15 | 13 | 3 | J ruffleing N's hair. Door is framed through his arm as opens. | N+J+P | 5 | Shop | |||||||||
| 23.02.14 | 15 | 13 | 4 | MCU of Pete entering. Mrs B behind him. | P+MrsB | 6 | Shop | |||||||||
| 23.02.14 | 10 | 13 | 5 | CU M reaction. | M | 4 | Shop | |||||||||
| 23.02.14 | 15 | 13 | 6 | P and MrsB moving across shop. | N+J+M+B | 7 | Shop | Track from other side of shop if space, if not more POV. | ||||||||
| 23.02.14 | 20 | 13 | 7 | MS 5shot. Light shines upon everyone. | NJMBG | 5 | Shop | Then dims slightly, not completely. | ||||||||
| 23.02.14 | 10 | 13 | 8 | MCU beauty shot of G. | G | 5 | Shop | Beauty lighting. | ||||||||
| 23.02.14 | 15 | 13 | 9 | MS of M as he talks and escapes his customers. | M+MrsB+P | 4 | Shop | |||||||||
| 23.02.14 | 10 | 13 | 10 | ML. M mrsB and P walk down isle past cam. | M MrsB+P | 5 | Shop | |||||||||
| 23.02.14 | 10 | 13 | 11 | ML of G as she walks to the left of N. | N+G+J | 4 | Shop | |||||||||
| 23.02.14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | N's Pov of G. Low angle. | G | 5 | Shop | |||||||||
| 23.02.14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | Close up of N embarrased. | N | 4 | Shop | |||||||||
| 23.02.14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | Similar to shot 3 but with N blocking door J in BG. | N+G+J | 8 | Shop | N moves and we see J leave. G helps N up. | ||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 15 | 4 | 1 | Track back as N walks towards cam J runs past and hits him. | N+J | 8 | Whirlow. | Track or steadycam | ||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | PROFILE version of SC4SH1. | N+J | 8 | Whirlow. | Track or steadycam | ||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | CU walking then Running feet. Low still. Feet run past cam. | N+J | 8 | Whirlow. | Tripod | ||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | CU jakes hits N on head. From behind N opp J 45*. | N+J | 4 | Whirlow. | Steadycam | ||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | OSS N's shoulder as he watches J leave. | N+J | 6 | Whirlow. | Tripod | ||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 15 | 5 | 1 | J+N sit opp sides of bus stop extreme sides of frame. Long. | N+J | 20 | Bus stop. | |||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 15 | 5 | 2 | Frontality CU N. | N | 20 | Bus stop. | N turns side on "But its mine" | ||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | Frontality CU J. | J | 20 | Bus stop. | |||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 15 | 5 | 4 | MF MCU N. | N | 15 | Bus stop. | |||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | MF MCU J. | J | 15 | Bus stop. | |||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 15 | 5 | 6 | Profile 2 shot J grabbing N. Pulled out version of SH2. | N+J | 10 | Bus stop. | Run till J drops N out of shot. | ||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 5 | 5 | 7 | ECU N grabbed. | N | 8 | Bus stop. | |||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 5 | 5 | 8 | ECU J during grab. | J | 8 | Bus stop. | |||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 10 | 5 | 9 | CU of n on ground getting up. Frame through J's legs. | N+J | 4 | Bus stop. | |||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 10 | 8 | 1 | Profile shot of N looking out window. | N. | 5 | N's House. | |||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 5 | 8 | 2 | POV. | N. | 7 | N's House. | |||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | Profile shot of N looking out winow, like 8.1 | N | 7 | N's House. | |||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | POV. Sees J | J | 9 | N's House. | |||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | ECU POV of watch | N | 4 | N's House. | |||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ECU of eyes and head dropping. Frontality. "its not over yet" | N | 6 | N's House. | |||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | Layed down Paper lifting.Wide. Fails to lift. Shot from feet. | N | 6 | N's Room | |||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | Montage Stairs. Low shot. N's head pops above the step. | N | 6 | N's Stairs | |||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | Montage. Paper lifting.ML. Fails a little less. | N | 5 | N's Room | |||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 10 | 10 | 4 | Montage Stairs wider, track or pan up as he reaches top. | N | 5 | N's Stairs | |||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 10 | 10 | 5 | Montage. Paper lifting. Succeeds and sits up into MCU. | N | 6 | N's Room | |||||||||
| 24.02.14 | 10 | 10 | 6 | Montage Stairs track or pan as he reaches top triumphantly. | N | 6 | N's Stairs | |||||||||
| 25.02.14 | 10 | 12 | 1 | ML N exits shop and runs towards the cam. | N | 4 | Shop EXT | |||||||||
| 25.02.14 | 10 | 12 | 2 | Wide. N runs through shot. | N | 5 | Whirlow | |||||||||
| 25.02.14 | 10 | 12 | 3 | Wide. N runs through shot. | N | 5 | Whirlow | |||||||||
| 25.02.14 | 10 | 12 | 4 | Wide. N runs through shot. | N | 5 | Whirlow | |||||||||
| 25.02.14 | 5 | 12 | 5 | CU forhead wipe. | N | 4 | Whirlow | |||||||||
| 25.02.14 | 15 | 12 | 6 | Track back as N runs towards camera. | N | 6 | Whirlow | |||||||||
| 25.02.14 | 15 | 12 | 7 | Paper in Door. Long. | N | 4 | Whirlow | Track across to letterbox. | ||||||||
| 25.02.14 | 10 | 12 | 8 | Paper in Door. Medium | N | 4 | Whirlow | Track across to letterbox. | ||||||||
| 25.02.14 | 10 | 12 | 9 | Paper in Door. Close | N | 4 | Whirlow | Track across to letterbox. | ||||||||
| 25.02.14 | 10 | 12 | 10 | ECU of dog. | DOG | 4 | - | Track across like shot 7 but to dog not letterbox. | ||||||||
| 25.02.14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | Dog POV through Wide location in sh2 | N | 4 | Whirlow | GO PRO | ||||||||
| 25.02.14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | Dog POV through Wide location in sh3 | N | 4 | Whirlow | GO PRO | ||||||||
| 25.02.14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | Dog POV through Wide location in sh4 | N | 4 | Whirlow | GO PRO | ||||||||
| 25.02.14 | 10 | 12 | 14 | ML N exits shop and runs away from the cam. (SH1) | N | 4 | Shop EXT | |||||||||
| 25.02.14 | 15 | 14 | 1 | N walking towards cam at 30* of him. ML-M | N | 5 | Stradbrook | |||||||||
| 25.02.14 | 10 | 14 | 3 | CU of N smiling back. | N | 4 | Stradbrook | |||||||||
| 25.02.14 | 10 | 14 | 4 | POV from dog looking at N. | N | 4 | Stradbrook | |||||||||
Sunday, 16 February 2014
Bamford Reccie
The front of Alex's house. We plan on using the interior for Nathan's house and the exterior for Georgia's house.
The is the back garden exterior we will use for Georgia's house. At the moment we are not sure if we will be able to shoot in the doorway or not due to Alex's family so I am thinking of two versions of the shot list, one where she collects milk and meet Nathan at the gate and the other exact to script.
Some street locations, potential areas for delivery montage.
The thin gap through the trees is great visually, the perspective really draws you into the shot. Narratively it also makes you think that Nathan knows all the short cuts. I definitely want to shoot this location on the montage.
The main park bench at the park we are shooting at. It isn't ideal because of the board behind it which restricts the angles for shooting. I really wanted to get a three shot on the bench using some nice central framing so we decided not to use this bench.
This one will work much better and is a more classic picnic bench. It has a less interesting view but it is enough for the scene as Georgia will be the main subject when looking away from the bench/
I like this sign, it captures the quaint little village feeling immediately and would love to get a few similar shots for cutaways.
Less attractive main road, probably wont use.
Bus stop for the bus stop scene however its next to a main road so would be too loud for sound.
Nice circular area could work well for a running back and forth shot during the montage.
The shop we are shooting in, it is different to the one we had planned on shooting in when I wrote the shotlist but Alex doesn't want to change the shots so I'm just sort of spatially reworking them to make sense in my own head.
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