Production Report

As a pre-liminary task, the shoot as whole went very well, apart from the amateur acting the filming was a success the second time around. There were a few problems that the group encountered throughout the filming process, the main one was that the first time we filmed we did not shoot from correct angles, we was not able to create a shot reverse shot because of the narrow width of the room. This meant we would have to re-film the sequence to ensure the shot reverse shot has been used. The second problem was the smallness of the room, as the room was so small it was tough to get the camera angles in which we was looking to shoot with. Although, we were able to manoveur as a group and succeeded in the filming, capturing a good amount of strong footage. The second problem was that we had several continuity errors in which made the editing really tough, we were able to over-come this by re shooting parts in order to make the final production improved. As a team i feel that we worked very well, we looked at angles to film from as a group and if one of us was nto happy with a shot then we would re-shoot.

The footage that we have shoot as a group was of a good quality, there were some parts which looked strange but with small editiing this was over comed. The main area in which we could improve in is the efficiency of our shooting angles, we had many problems becuase of the light being provided from the room, from one side of the room it was dark whereas when we filmed towards the door the light was bright. This can be over comed by small editing of the light in the filming. We abided by the rules of continuity well with only the smallness of the room giving us our main minor problem.

Overall the filming went well, As a group we were able to move props around in order to create the space we needed to create the shot reverse shot that we did not have in the 1st time of shooting. After learning from our mistakes we knew what was needed, after shooting a 2nd time round the footage we shoot was very good.

Pre-Production Documentation

Location Recce:

 

Technical Recce: As the room we are using is of a small size there were no reastrictions ion shooting. for the look we wanted we had to add a few features into the room such as a table and a chair, as these were our largest props.
Risk Assessment:
If there was a fire there are 3 exits out of the room, one is the main entrance, the second into a second room and there is a third door leading into the 3rd room.

There is a table in the room and somebody may bump into them causing themselves injury, to avoid this, all of the crew need to be warned about the hazard and act sensibly at all times.

The chairs could be tripped over if they are not tucked away properly; all chairs need to be moved out of the way once they have been used.

Power supplies could be a risk if they are left on and touched. All power supplies need to be noted and all the back stage crew and actors need to have a wear of where they are.

We need a risk assessment so that we can see what risks there are during the filming and how we can avoid any injuries.

Shooting Schedule: Our shooting was organised in a lesson and we decided as a group that we would shot on tuesday in our second media lesson. The location was organised previously and we started filimg at 11 o'clock. We shot the scene and we finished filming at 1:30, the shooting was successful.

Mise-en-Scene:
Lighting:
In the TC block corridor there is a main door which will provide manmade natural sunlight, this will brighten the room enough to make it look cell like.

Props:
There will be one table acting as a bed for the patient with a duvet over the top, we will also need a black curtain to cover over the door that comes into shot.

Costume:
LIAM- Lab coat backwards to look like patient.
JACK- White lab coat, with black trousers.
With these costumes it fits the theme of the characters and more authentic.

Hair and Make-Up:
LIAM - Hair will be messy, face will look tired.
JACK - hair will be formal, maybe glasses to emphasize character.
LIAMS hair will be messy to make the audience see that he is a troubled person. We have made JACK  wear a lab coat to show his doctor characteristics.

Set Design:
The room is spacious and sets a good atmosphere for a cell. It has 2 door windows at the ront of the room with a dark carpet. There is one light on the roof which will provide needed light.

Character Movement:
At the start of the filming JACK walks down the path and then through the wooden doors, he walks to the chair and sits down. LIAM is already sitting in his bed, as the dialogue continues both characters remain in the same posistion. At the end of the dialogue JACK stands up and walks towards LIAM in order to offer him medicine, LIAM bangs JACK's hand and drops the object, JACK picks the tablets up off the floor and walks out of the room.