written by Eleanor Payne
SATURDAY 30TH NOVEMBER
FILMING
On Saturday, we began filming our rushes in the Burley Graveyard. We used Natasha's camera, Hazel's SD card and the rabbit mask we bought. Hazel was today's rabbit and so she wore simple black with a large coat and scarf. If we needed, I could also be the rabbit - I wore black under my jumper, just in case we needed another person to act. We're both quite lanky so we could pass off as the same rabbit.
We first got some nice silhouette shots of the rabbit stood across from a grave. It was a Christian cross headstone so we had to bear in mind religious representation and respect. Setting up the camera on the tripod was relatively easy and we got the shots in good time. The things we had to bear in mind whilst filming were:
- The golden ratio and rule of thirds
- Focus and zoom
- Lighting and white balance
From today's filming, we've learnt that our strength was efficiency and getting the shots we needed in the time we had. We worked from the storyboard and crossed each panel off that we filmed.
Next time we film, we could perhaps focus more on the golden ratio and composition of our shots, and in addition the delicacy of each (getting the zoom, angle and focus exactly correct). We'll have more time next Saturday to film the rest of what we need but I think we've made great headway.
The only issue we had was the cold, but we had a blanket to keep us warm as we were prepared, as Ellie demonstrates (in the photo on the left).
CLAWS - BEHIND THE SCENESThe only issue we had was the cold, but we had a blanket to keep us warm as we were prepared, as Ellie demonstrates (in the photo on the left).
TUESDAY 3RD DECEMBER
EDITING
Today was our first day of editing - we had the shots from the graveyard to work with. We managed to get a lot of extra footage to fall back on. Hazel, our editor, had control of the mac but Natasha and I chipped in with suggestions and reminders, referring back to our initial storyboard. We stuck fairly closely to the panels so it wasn't difficult to get them in order and add placeholders for the footage we don't have yet.
This is the first assembly of the video we finished today - it shows our progress up until this point:
Natasha and Hazel filmed some more after school - next time we edit, we can now replace our placeholder images.
We had another look at the order things were in and decided to move some footage about. We started to think about lining everything up with the music as well as the storyboard we had filmed with.
One particular focus of today was the colour correction and the stabilisation of each shot. Hazel went through them and we all decided what looked best, bearing in mind the conventions of the indie genre.
"Keyframes are an absolute nightmare" - Hazel Potter
We spent today filming the rest of the rushes for the video. Previously, we had crossed off the parts of the storyboard that we'd filmed in the graveyard and so it was clear what we needed today. As the Rabbit, Hazel needed to act in front of the camera. Natasha was the cinematographer and primary camera operator, and so needed to be behind it to line up each shot. In the director's role, I made sure each shot looked good and made sure we were sticking to the storyboard.
We first filmed in the underpass in Burley - it was tinged a very warm yellow, which we've since realised in editing it, and is something to watch out for and keep in mind in future with choosing locations. It had interesting leading lines which make for a good composition and we definitely made use of it. The one obstruction we repeatedly came across were the dog walkers that came past and through the tunnel. We had to wait a while at times for people and their pets to pass.
After this, we filmed along the river. We had to watch out for slippery mud, certainly with Hazel's obscured vision with the mask, and also for people's properties - it was unclear what land we were allowed to be on and so we had to take care not to trespass.
We then had to finish the filming day by going over our documents and ensuring we had every shot.
Today, we were tasked with adding the newest rushes into our video. Hazel put them into order and we worked as a group to get things in order, according to the storyboard and also what looked best. There were a couple of things we had to change or take creative liberties with, but other than that it turned out very similar.
Today was our first day of editing - we had the shots from the graveyard to work with. We managed to get a lot of extra footage to fall back on. Hazel, our editor, had control of the mac but Natasha and I chipped in with suggestions and reminders, referring back to our initial storyboard. We stuck fairly closely to the panels so it wasn't difficult to get them in order and add placeholders for the footage we don't have yet.
This is the first assembly of the video we finished today - it shows our progress up until this point:
Natasha and Hazel filmed some more after school - next time we edit, we can now replace our placeholder images.
WEDNESDAY 4TH DECEMBER
EDITING
We continued with the editing process, adding in the footage Natasha and Hazel filmed the other day.
We continued with the editing process, adding in the footage Natasha and Hazel filmed the other day.
We had another look at the order things were in and decided to move some footage about. We started to think about lining everything up with the music as well as the storyboard we had filmed with.
One particular focus of today was the colour correction and the stabilisation of each shot. Hazel went through them and we all decided what looked best, bearing in mind the conventions of the indie genre.
"Keyframes are an absolute nightmare" - Hazel Potter
SATURDAY 7TH DECEMBER
FILMING
We spent today filming the rest of the rushes for the video. Previously, we had crossed off the parts of the storyboard that we'd filmed in the graveyard and so it was clear what we needed today. As the Rabbit, Hazel needed to act in front of the camera. Natasha was the cinematographer and primary camera operator, and so needed to be behind it to line up each shot. In the director's role, I made sure each shot looked good and made sure we were sticking to the storyboard.
We first filmed in the underpass in Burley - it was tinged a very warm yellow, which we've since realised in editing it, and is something to watch out for and keep in mind in future with choosing locations. It had interesting leading lines which make for a good composition and we definitely made use of it. The one obstruction we repeatedly came across were the dog walkers that came past and through the tunnel. We had to wait a while at times for people and their pets to pass.After this, we filmed along the river. We had to watch out for slippery mud, certainly with Hazel's obscured vision with the mask, and also for people's properties - it was unclear what land we were allowed to be on and so we had to take care not to trespass.
We then had to finish the filming day by going over our documents and ensuring we had every shot.
MONDAY 9TH DECEMBER
EDITING
Today, we were tasked with adding the newest rushes into our video. Hazel put them into order and we worked as a group to get things in order, according to the storyboard and also what looked best. There were a couple of things we had to change or take creative liberties with, but other than that it turned out very similar.
MONDAY 16TH DECEMBER
EDITING
We set out to tie up any loose ends and add more interest to the final cut. This involved adding a vignette filter to darken edges and highlight focal points. We also added the cartoon filter, which softened the shots and made the video look otherworldly and ethereal, and slowed the clips down by 5%. The last thing we did then was to colour grade it - we tinted the video blue.
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