Week 18 Session 2: Shooting sequences practical video

Objective: To film a sequence of shots to create continuity and follow the action 

Task 9: Allocate group roles and complete the following tasks for your pre-production planning portfolio:

Expert Sub Team 1 Task: Research the Skills and Responsibilities for your Crew roles (use cards)

• CAMERA OPERATOR
• LIGHTING & SOUND TECHNICIAN
• DIRECTOR
• PRODUCER
• EDITOR

Pass - Describe what it is/what they do/what they are responsible for 

Merit Practical - Show how you do it (by filming)

Merit - Explain why you need them to make the shoot happen
Distinction - Analyse what skills/personal and practical you need for the role & justify your choice of Crew

Expert Sub Team 2 Task:

Watch the videos below and produce a bullet-point guide on how to shoot sequences

P: Describe what you have to do to shoot a sequence
M: Explain how you do it
D: Instruct your team how to do it and evaluate their skills

Expert Sub Team 3 Task: Pre-production planning 

Look at existing sequence and plan it out to reproduce in college. 

Pass - Complete the Pre-production documents
Merit - Explain it's purpose

Distinction - Instruct others how to do this

What you have to produce for the Whispa advert or Nike track one

1. Storyboard sheets needed (screen shots from ipad) 
2. Script - visual/audio

Scriptwriting PSA Commercial Script from Em2490

1. Recce - images from site & photograph risks when shooting
2. Complete a risk assessment form for the room https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B15FWaY5r7MNdUpOVmJzR3dDY0k/view?usp=sharing 
3. Props (eBay/amazon), costume - get images and annotate
4. Actors - casting test shots/ auditions (all act in each other's - get images of actors posing)
5. Booking list for the equipment - fill in and photograph Booking Sheet Mr French

Pre-production planning documents - here are the template hyperlinked on this L3 brief to download the templates

What is the purpose of the planning task?

Team Activity: Apply to demonstrate your success in the above tasks 

Short 12 shot sequence "Pass It On"/The Handover

What you have to do:

Shoot a SILENT, STATIC sequence of 

a character exchanging a look - 'passing it on' and messaging another student

Pass
Shoot a sequence of SILENT, STEADY and STATIC single camera shots (Close Ups, POV, Mid Shots, High/Low Angles)

Merit
...which maintains continuity (using 180 degree rule, Match on Action, Eyeline Matches, Cut Aways) and compresses action

Distinction 

...to follow the action, create interest and REALISM 

Starter:http://leighmediaas12tvdrama.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/terminology-wheel-of-fortune-starter.html 

Homework: 

1. Make adjustments to your previous written tasks and upload missing work based on feedback & copy & paste annotations on brief

2. 2 hours on your Final Production Documents:
http://l2media15.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/unit-3c1-pre-production-portfolio-log.html