Tuesday 8th March - Filming session 1

Today we filmed the performance of Me and Chloe. I decided to be in the film as i didn't know a lot about how to work the camera, so i participated in the film by acting instead. It took around 30 minuites to get the stage prepared along with the piano, but when it was done we changed into our costumes and started filming. We used a range of camera shots and angles to make the film exciting and effective:

-Mid Shot - From the other end of the piano, camera sitting on the piano
-Close Up  - Of my fingers playing the piano
-Low angle Shot/Tilt - Of me playing the piano
-Bird’s Eye View/Tracking shot/Close up - Along the piano Keys of me playing the piano
-Close up Shot - Of me playing the piano, front view, so you can see my face and half my body  and me playing the piano.

With lots of variety shots it makes the film more exciting and interesting for an audience to watch. If we had the same shots throught the film it would be extremely boring.
We had difficulty trying to get the sound to work, but a friend came and prepared sound and it was OK from there.

Later on Alex and Shaista arrived and so it was now easier to film as we had all four of us. This meant me and Chloe could focus on acting and Shaista and Alex could film.

So, overall today went well. We filmed lots of scenes from the performance which is a massive part in our film, it will all look great once edited.

Here are a few pictures we took whilst in the process...


Camera in place with tripod
 

Capturing good angle shots and pictures of the performance


Me helping with the filming of Chloes solo shots


Pictures for the 'stalker' and good angle shots of the performance


Getting help with the sound sytem


Jenny helping with the panning shots


A shot of the whole stage and piano