Prelim Task

Prelim Task

 During

this class we had our first practical work using professional cameras. Basically we were given a sheet with a simple dialog between two characters filmed in various different camera angles. 
The class was divided into a few groups. My group consisting of  five people. We went to the recording studio and had to film this prelim in one continuous shot. Each shot in different camera angles. I worked as one of the actors along with another girl in the group. It was extremely important to make sure that as we recorded our other scenes, we needed to do the exact same thing as we did on the last shot. What I mean by this is that we had to stand in the same position in all shots, doing the same hand gestures, and looking the same way as before. We also needed to make sure that our tone and loudness of our voices was the same in all clips. The reason for this is to not only make it easier for the editor who has a lot of work to do, but also for the scene to make sense, because the audience would notice something was wrong if I spoke in a different tonality in a different clip in the same scene. Or if I was standing in a different position than I was before. The reason why we filmed the scene in so many different camera angles is because it's a bit boring seeing a dialog in only one frame, it's good to vary a little bit to make the audience more intrigued in the scene. 

After filming the scene various times in different camera angles we added some short clips that may be useful when it comes to editing, such as the clip where they filmed my feet while I walked in the room. Or when they filmed the actress from the feet to the head is a slow paced camera movement. Or even when they filmed my hand gestures when I spoke. These little details can actually have a major impact on a film, capturing the attention of the audience. For instance, when we filmed the actress in the sofa in a slow camera movement from the feet to the head,  the audience comprehends that she is alone, in the sofa just chilling. It is also a good introduction to the character, since the audience is not only getting to know her face, but the body structure as well. In a future class we are going to edit freely this prelim task in order to get the best possible from what we've recorded.