Preliminary Task

We filmed in a classroom for our prelinimary task as we thought it would look sophisticated and flow with our plot. I think it worked well all in all, we used little furniture that was on the set but it gave it a more educational feel. My role was varied as we tried to have a go at doing all the roles in our group to really help us get a feel of all different aspects of filming. I did alot if the camera work and directing as I had a very clear idea in my head of what I wanted it to look like.
The lighting in the classroom was quite bright and harsh because it was artificial light, the actors looked good in the light because we wernt that focused on building dramatic tension and therefore didnt need dark or soft lighting. I feel it also emphasised the power of the conflict the actors had and was important to the scene.
We spent a lot of time setting up the camera and adjusting the angle of the tripod and then bubbling it to ensure we had a level shot, if there were any doubts that it might not have gone well we redid the shot and this was helpful as by the end we had plenty of footage to edit. We used high and low angle shots to show power and who was superior/inferior this signified who was the goodand bad character.
We had a story board and filmed the whole scene in wide shot, over both shoulders and a close up of both actors, high angle and low anfles and an extreme close up of the door opening. This was important that we had footage of several different camera shots so we can vary the scene when it comes to editing.
We made sure we conformed to the 180 degree rule to keep the continuity of the film and we made sure to use terminology such as "action" "stand by" to make sure everyone was aware of when we were starting the scene and when it was ending. So far I have learnt how to film different types of shot and what they signify to the audience. I have learnt how to direct film and call out actions. I learnt how to strike the set and set up a camera and also to adjust the settings such as the white balance to make sure the lighting was just right.