Introduction to AS coursework

My name is Ela and my candidate number is 9426. The other members of my group are Amber Mota (candidate number 9114) and Godgift Emesi (candidate number 9044). We are group number 3.

To access my work, please click on the labels on the right, entitled 'AS Research and Planning', 'AS Construction', 'AS Evaluation' and 'AS Preliminary Task' and ignore the rest that is classwork.

My Film Opening Sequence (Group 3: Ela, Gift, Amber) (New Guy)


My Film Opening Sequence (Group 3: Ela, Gift, Amber) (New Guy)

Sunday 19 July 2015

4. How do you think your prelim experiences will impact on your approach to next term's music video coursework?

I think the prelim will significantly impact my approach to next term's music video coursework, as I have learnt much more about directing and working on a professional set. I realised that a lot more time and commitment is required to produce a creative and interesting video.

I have also learnt the importance of planning the shoot in advance, to make sure that the filming location and cast are prepared. Producing a shoot schedule and organising the takes beforehand saved a lot of time during the shoot day and allowed us to refer back to footage easily when editing. Reference images from the original video also helped the director and camera man when deciding whether a shot was effective or not. 2 weeks prior to the shoot day, we had character profiles and costume lists which helped us to audition for particular roles and choose the most appropriate costumes. This was useful for planning the shoot as we did not have to waste time on the day finding a costume or deciding on hair and make-up. For next term's coursework, I plan to organise the cast's clothing and make-up in advance so that we do not have to improvise on the day.

Original video set:

Our set was prepared in advance:

From completing the prelim, I realised that it will be necessary to organise a crew for the shoot day. It would have been much more difficult to produce the footage without a director, cameraman, choreographers and make-up artists on set. I would also consider choosing a cast from outside of my media group, so that we can focus on shooting the best footage. We would also have to audition actors as we did in the prelim, to make sure they are suitable for the role.

Director, 1st Assistant Director and choreographers - responsible for organising the shoot, time management, sticking to the schedule, the director decides whether or not we need to re-take a shot.










Cameraman - responsible for filming the shots and making sure the framing is correct










Make-up artists -










Timings are also going to be important, as we did not manage to stick to the shoot schedule on the prelim shoot day, resulting in the final set up not being filmed. The edit week taught me that most of my free time should be spent in the edit suite as grading and adding flashes took longer than we had expected. Our prelim required us to edit lots of small details in the footage, such as the framing of shots, so that it would look like the original video.

What we will need to consider for next term's music video:

Pre-production:
1. The genre and setting of the video, deciding on a suitable shooting location
2. The type of characters and their roles
3. Costume references and planning costumes/hair/make-up
4. The framing and composition of shots
5.. Choosing actors based on their auditions
6. Creating a shoot schedule with set ups
7. Delegating responsibilities between the group
8. Choreography and rehearsing with the actors
9. Possible re-shooting or a back-up shoot

A detailed shoot schedule must be made before the shoot day:

Post-production:
1. Creating an edit schedule and using free time
2. Editing by set ups, and syncing the lip-synch to the original track
3. Spending more time on grading so that the shots match
4. Make sure there is enough time to add in creative effects (such as flashes, flips)

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