When filming our final shot, we didn't know how to drop the camera to still get the shot of the feet/legs after it had been dropped so we tested and tried a few different ways of dropping it, to get the most effective shot. It took Chris a while to get it as he had to get Lee in the background, then turn the camera and drop it, but in the end he did it right and we got a good shot. We also colour corrected it because the sky was really grey/white and bright, we think this makes it look more realistic and at a different time of day, such as evening, however it makes the white balance look a bit off and everything looks a bit more blue. We will need to go back again and colour correct it more precisely for our final version of our thriller opening.
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
Dropping the camera testing- Jodie Avis-Smith, Lee Bubb, Joe East, Chris Turner
When filming our final shot, we didn't know how to drop the camera to still get the shot of the feet/legs after it had been dropped so we tested and tried a few different ways of dropping it, to get the most effective shot. It took Chris a while to get it as he had to get Lee in the background, then turn the camera and drop it, but in the end he did it right and we got a good shot. We also colour corrected it because the sky was really grey/white and bright, we think this makes it look more realistic and at a different time of day, such as evening, however it makes the white balance look a bit off and everything looks a bit more blue. We will need to go back again and colour correct it more precisely for our final version of our thriller opening.
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We are sorry for the movement of the camera, but that wasn't us, we think it happened in the editing whilst making this test on Final Cut!
ReplyDeleteI hope that you took safety precautions to not literally drop the camera on the floor - could you expalin how you did this please. It is a practical difficulty that has to be overcome, so blog it.
ReplyDeleteHaving now watched and heard, you should really have thought about this ahead of shooting - you could have taken a cushion or somrthing like. It is, as Lee seemed to be saying, important to look after the equipment which is not really designed to be thrown around. Think about this in the future. I could hear that you did take away logs etc and laid down leaves, but something more substancial is required really.
ReplyDeleteGroup member 1: I liked the build up of intensity and the fact the characters were unaware of any real danger. This made the ending to the opening far more effective. Great use of an ELS to reveal the evil man ready to kill you all!.
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