Third Day Filming

On the 15/12/10 we filmed the motorbike scene once again however this time we filmed it at night as we saw another group successfully film a car at night and so we thought that if we were to film our scene again but at night then it would add more effect and atmosphere to the film. the reason we had to film the motorbike scene again to begin with was because continuity had been disturbed due to the fact that in one clip the motorbike did not have a L plate (learner sticker) attacked to it and in the next shot it did. the reason the sticker had to be put back on was due to a change of location as it was illegal not to have the sticker on the motorbike when on a main road and so when moving the bike to another location we did not realise that we had not taken the L plate off.

We faced a few problems as first it was dark and therefore we had to find a reasonable amount of background light in order to film. another problem was that it was raining and therefore it became difficult to film, however, we had prepared for the eventuality that it would rain and so we had an umbrella on hand which ensured that the the camera or equipment did not get wet. the final problem occurred at 8pm as the camera rewound itself and in fear that we would lose any footage that we had filmed we decided to stop filming and upload the footage as soon as we could.

First day of editing

on our first day of editing we couldn't actually begin to put the film together as we haven't finished filming as we are doing such a complicated task. We deleted loads of footage that we didn't need anymore and watched intentively the footage we needed to use. we discovered some continuity errors such as the motorbike having the 'learner' sticker on one shot, then it being off in another shot. We also discovered that it doesn't look effective in the light and the motorbike needs to go slightly faster to create a powerful atmosphere. we are going to re-do the motorbike shots in the dark and the walking into the building scene which we plan on doing this Sunday.

Problem Encountered While Editing

When uploading and editing film clips we realised that some of the footage had become corrupt. By this i mean the footage had somehow combined itself with other footage and overlapped each other. the two shots that combined was the office scene and the motorbike scene. as the sounds also overlap you hear static when you play the media file.

second day of filming

On our first day of filming we planned to do the motorbike shots. We found a perfect location in Buckhurst hill 'Nighton Lane' in which was an isolated long American-style road, surrounding by foresty trees and some un-seen houses. I, Luke, Ben, and our stunt double for Vicki came. On the filming of the motorbike driving, the stunt double had to pose as Vicki therefore had to wear her costume (shoes, tights, skirt, top, blazer and coat.) Luke and Ben helped in judging camera shots and what would be appropriate while Vicki put in her input and filmed. We got a few good shots. when it came to pulling up to the building; Luke took over with the filming as i had to do my acting part in getting off the motorbike in which is when my character is first revealed. Our location for this was also in buckhurst hill 'Holly house' which had a great exterior which I believe looked good and like a gangster-buisness mans headquarters.

Motorbike shot

 I discovered this video while watching tv and thought that the cinematography of 'taio' landing and getting off the motorbike was cool. As we have already filmed our motorbike scene we have planned to re-film it as our original idea was to do it in the dark to create a better atmosphere in relation to our genre, however we was told wrong so we are going to re-do the shots regardless. I plan to imitate the above video with the camera shots and body language. 00:22-00:33 seconds.

Editing

We have now filmed most of our footage, but due to the adverse weather conditions and also the seasonal restrictions so we could not get our motorcycle or walking scene due to continuity issues. Also we have to choose the correct time to film as if it gets to late it gets to dark and the footage will not be visible.

But, even these restrictions haven't stopped us from filming the motorcycle scene and the office scene and we have begun the editing process. We have found it difficult because of the amount of footage we have it is hard to find the appropriate clips quickly and efficiently.

Problem Faced 09/12/10

A problem arose when trying to figure out what to blog next. when consulting my teacher we discovered, to our horror, that somehow, we had created more than one blog than the one that we were currently using, not only this, but our active blog that we used had the wrong Url and we could not change the Url because of the existing blog profiles that we had just discovered existing without us knowing.

The technician, My Teacher, and I, were trying to solve this problem, however we were unable to quickly as we did not know the account details (the Email or Password) in order to transfer our posts over from our account which had the incorrect Url or to delete the unused blogs and change the Url. We were unable to do either of these due to the fact that we had no recollection of ever creating these blogs and that we did not know the login details.

the problem was resolved as we simply changed the Url from what it was to www.trinity-media-309.blogspot.com and we will contact Blogger and inform them of the unused blogs for them to be deleted.

Problems Faced During Filming

During the Filming process the group and myself encountered a number of problems. these problems had to be dealt with in order for us to proceed, however, some were unavoidable.

Firstly organisation was needed in order to proceed as we had to prepare probs and costumes for our film and individual characters as well as prepare a storyoard, dialogue, and locations.

Next we faced the issue of time as we had very little time to film seeing as each group member had to put themselves out and make the effort to find a time that suited everyone. The main problem with this was the fact that we had different lessons at different times during the week as well as keeping on top of homework set by different subjects made the task quite strainious. in a real life situation a movie would take a much longer time to produce, time we did not have the luxury of. on some occasions we had hoped to film multiple scenes in one day however we ran out of time, this was mainly due to weather.

the most inconvenient problem was the weather, and luckily for us it was winter, and British weather being unpredictable caused the group a few problems, for starters, we were told we could not film if it was raining as it would interfere with the picture, luckily it did not rain, which came across as a supprise however it snowed, which was much worse seeing as this caused transport problems, as well as the school at one point to close. The snow prevented us from shooting one scene that required us to use a Motorbike, it would be unreasonable to force our friend to drive in such dangerous conditions. we lost filming time due to the weather, it was deemed impossible to film in the snow as it was difficult for group members to meet up, as well as trying to keep the continuity where there could not be snow in one shot and none in the other, and vice versa. we lost daylight quite quickly due to the weather as well as the winter season as it gets darker earlier and around three to five o'clock.

Age Certificates

When a film is released it has to be examined and classified, by this it will have to be moderated as to what the film contains and what age group the film would be suitable for. Government bodys may assess the film however in the UK the film may also be assessed by the BBFC, British Board of Film Classification. Government bodies or the BBFC pass or reject films, in the process of doing this a suitable age certificate must be placed on the film to ensure that the audience are of an appropriate age and the images viewed are not to cause discomfort or trauma or to show sexual content to a child. Films are moderated to ensure that the audience are entretained.

Our group have chosen to produce an opening sequence in the genre of a british gangster film. With there being some agressive behavious and some swearing as well as the general theme of the opening sequence our film should be classified as a 15

problems that we have encountered during the past few days

The last few days have been very unproductive within our group. This has mainly been caused by the sudden down pour of snow, this has meant that not only have some of our group not been able to make their way to school as well as areas that we plan to film, but it has also left us with trouble within filming. It is almost impossible to film within these weather conditions because of continuity, The weather is also way too cold for to be acting in whilst wearing the characters outfits as it has reached -2 degrees during the daytime and it is also a safety hazard to be driving a motorbike on icy roads especially when we have to film from a close distance.

sound.

For the beginning of the film it starts with a phone call between Ben and Luke, this is played over the title screens  and the shot of Vicki driving her bike, this later progresses into the actual shots of them actually speaking on the phone. This means that we have had to create an audio file for the first part of the conversation.  We debated whether to record this onto the computer via  a high quality microphone because this way we could get the best sound, we then realised that it will not fit with the rest of the audio throughout the film because it will sound different. Therefore we have recorded the start if the conversation on to the camera of which we will then upload and convert into an mp3 file.

There is some digetic sound within the film that can be heard. this includes...

• the motorbike
• the gun shot
• sounds of walking
• the door closing

We will also have to add in our own sound effects to the film. This will be for the gunshot, and also for the bike. As the bike only has a small engine we have decided that to help build the tone we will need to make it sound more intimidating.

We have also not decided whether to use a non digetic clip of music behind the film. We understand that it would be best to edit the film first so we will then know whether it will work or not, as well as what type of music to use.