Story Telling Unit- Sophie Marriott

I helped Sophie Marriott with her production on the two days she filmed, I helped with the camera and occasionally with sound.

Story Telling Unit- Helen Welsh

During Helen's filming I helped with the camera work on the first day of filming. I was the director for the first day, even though it is Helens work I tried my hardest to make sure her first two minutes everything that she wanted it to be.

Story Telling Unit- Danny Hewitt

During Danny's filming I helped with the camera work on set as well I as helping with idea's and how to film and what angles. We had two different locations for filming one inside and one outside we did this over two days.

Story Telling Unit-The Meeting

The Meeting Trailer, has some issues and parts I don't like. I filmed basically at the same angle which gives me the problem of having to use transitions in my work due to the fact that it does not flow without them. The background noise of the first few shots make the start of the trailer seem quiet and unnatural, the music can seem loud in places. There is a small part where I can see the camera jog.

Story Telling Unit- Editing

I added music from iTunes and have to change it with the audio of the dialogue. 

I added titles in parts of the time line.

I added Transitions.

I detached audio from the clips to enhance the sound and make it louder.

I also put clips on top of another so that I can hear the audio from one clip and see the other. 

While doing my editing I learnt to use most of the short cuts that we were taught in the Final Cut Pro workshop. I used colour match, this match colours of clips to other ones. I started the trailer on black and ended it on black and faded out the music at the end. 

Story Telling Unit- Titles

I wanted titles in my work therefore I had decide what tittles would fit with my work. I decided that a blurred title would fit my production and the music. I decided to have 6 titles fade in and out with a blur.
 It starts with black then the words come on blurred and then become clear.

Story Telling Unit- Production Reflection

On reflection of my filming I think that I was rushing and therefore did not get enough different types of shots. I took two hours to do the shoot, including stopping to talk about the script and teach the actors their lines. I had to do a few re-shoots the next day but that was also rushed as it was very windy therefore the shots were different colour and the actors hair was moving a lot more. The sound on the first day can be a bit quiet and in some of the shots I can see the boom mike. I can fix the boom mike being on the edge on the shot by zooming in on the shot as I was taught in the Final Cut Pro workshop.

I had an issue with my original actor Matthew Johnstone who had to cancel being in the production two days before I was booked to film. Luckily I had asked Mike Hoad before Matthew cancelled to be my back up Peter.

The camera work is not perfect due to the sun going in and out of the clouds but I should of adjusted the camera aperture and shutter. The skin colour of the actors on the camera does change due to change in light, it can be edited in Final Cut Pro but will not be perfect in comparison to having the original shots in the right light. The second days sound of Mike saying "seriously, your paranoid" is distorted and a bit loud. On the day I forgot to make sure that the mike on the camera was not turned on, it made the sound echo. I had to have Chris help me make the audio sound more natural but it is still very loud in  comparison to the other clips audio.

The actors had a bit of a hard time with the dialogue because I did not give them a script in advance, instead I wrote the script the day before. The copy I used on the day was a rough bit of paper with the relevant information on it, even though I had written the script formally on Final Draft.

Story Telling Unit- Finished Script

The Meeting Script

Story Telling Unit- Story Board Final

The first page has the introduction of characters.

The second Page has the park and the watch shots.

The third page has the end shots.

The fourth page has the Titles I am adding is Post Production

The story board did not change very much from when I first drew it up. In post production I am likely to move the order around as to dramatise the work. This helped me to visualise my work and therefore be able to evaluate. This in away was more helpful than the shot list as I could visually see the work and what I would like in the shot.

Story Telling Unit- Final Shot List

The Final Shot List used during Production. 

I created the shot list before going out on shoot. I used it to be able to remember and prompt myself to do the shots I had already planned. 

Story Telling Unit- The Trailer Script Final

The Meeting Trailer Script 2

To crate this I took out different aspects of my original script and put them in this script form to make is easier for myself and my actors to read and understand. On set we used the rough copy, while filming I changed the script to adapt how it would really be said in the situation. The trailer script was helpful for the dialogue as my script is filled with a long conversation. I thought to make this so that the actors would have something simple to read instead of a partly highlighted script.

Story Telling Unit- Edit Lab

Today is my edit lab in which I will be doing a precision edit. I already have a rough order of my trailer, I now need to work on Audio and time.

Story Telling Unit- Production Stills

These are photographs taken by Chris Sarmiento, who was on set helping with Audio and Camera. They are of myself, Danny Hewitt, Mike Hoad and Helen Welsh. 

Story Telling Unit- Music Choice for Trailer

Story Telling Unit- A draft of the Trailer script

The meeting trailer script .pdf

Story Telling Unit- Story Board for Titles

This is the story board for the Titles to be added in Post Production editing on final cut pro, these are ideas for what the Titles should say. Including my new Productions name 'R.S.Meats Productions'. I have under written under a few of the titles the current ideas of where they will be in relation to the clips I am filming.

Story Telling Unit- Practice with Camera before on site shoot

I set up the tripod and camera in my kitchen the night before the shoot in Rochester Public Park. I looked at the different settings and tried to get use to the camera before taking it out. This hopefully will make setting up the camera less stressful and quicker. 

Story Telling Unit- Character Profile Development

The characters of Jed and Peter have developed and I have written down their opinion on the Jamestown as it is now.

Story Telling Unit- Story Board 2

Story Telling Unit- Official schedule

This may be edited if my actor Matthew Johnstone is unavailable, the actor I have to play Peter instead would then me Mike Hoad.  

Story Telling Unit-Trailer Research, Drama

I watched two trailers that are both drama's to see the conventions used in the trailers. Such as music being slow and not much singing. There is also a lot of dialogue which is not present in action films. They have voice overs, this is either a character or a omnipotent like voice that follows the characters to tell parts of the story. They have very little transition as most of the film is cut straight, although they do cut to black and have titles throughout. These titles do not add to the story they more advertise the makers and actors in the story.

Story Telling Unit- The Meeting Draft 3

Meeting 3

Story Telling Unit-Story board so far

This is the start of the trailer, I have not been able to decide on other content at the moment so this is the start.

Story Telling Unit- Final changes

Both the Location and the Change have changed after I re-wrote parts of the script. Here are the past and present ones. The top is past the bottom is present in both photos. 

Story Telling Unit- Camera Workshop

During our camera workshop, Helen, Sophie and I had some problems with the audio. We experimented with the focus and light.

Story Telling unit- Production Prep Lab

Production choice.
Which is the best way to sell your story:
2 Min trailer
or
Opening 2 mins of script

The content. 
What are you going to shoot? Which elements are you going to choose?
Shots of the brothers, Peter in the hall way walking, Jed in the park walking to the bench.
Parts of the conversation, build up, back round to JonesTown

How are you going to shoot it?
Shot list? Story-board? 
Style, tone, mood?
Story- Board and shot list.
Mood-Serious
Style-Basic/natural.

Casting.
Who is going to be in your production? 
Jed- Danny Hewitt
Peter- Matthew Johnstone

Crewing.
Who is going to help you shoot the film?
Audio- Chris Sarmiento
Camera-Helen Welsh

Location & Production Design.
Where are you going to film? 
Filming in the hall ways of the flats and in Rochester Public Park.

Schedule & Production kit 
When are you going to film? Do you need a camera kit? 
Camera-12th-15th November
12th halls and public park.

Post Production elements.
Music? Titles?
Music- dramatic
Titles- include some leading words throughout.

Storytelling Unit- Soft Trailer with Sophie Marriott

A trailer from Soft the short film by Simon Ellis, made from extracts of the short film. Sophie and I watched the film and then chose our favourite scenes and after we had decided the atmosphere we then chose the music. After watching the trailer in the group we realised that at the start of the film it should of been a black screen and that at the end the music ends abruptly.

Story Telling Unit- Script Report