The Bomb Write Up

Task & Planning

We were set a task to film a bomb sequence within the Long Road College. This sequence was our choice what happened but the bomb had to be blown up at the end which would blow up Long Road.

We wrote a storyboard, shot list and decide on camera shot type for each shot. We had to film in two different locations which were the Control room and outside for the agent who was finding the bomb.

Filming & Editing

We filmed all the shots for one location in one go and then filmed the other location after. This would all come together in the editing.

In the editing I did a rough cut of the sequence. Once I had finished doing that I cleared it up as much as I could, making it fit together well. After that to make Long Road blow up I used 'Green Screen' where I used a clip and sound effect and placed it over the ending of the sequence where the bomb blew up. To remove the 'Green' I had to go to the menu 'Effects' > Key > Blue and Green Screen. Then select the clip and go to 'Filters' above the video player within Final Cut. I played around with the settings to remove the outer colour, in this case it was green. To make it more realistic I re-arranged the size and position of the fire by selecting the clip and simply moving it around and using the corners to shrink it within the Final Cut player.

Garage Band

When creating this piece of music within GarageBand I was trying to make it all fit together. I wanted it to start of soft then build up with it running smoothly throughout but not sounding too repetitive so I used lots of different genres of music together.

Blue Streak Sequence (Youtube)

Phone Call Write Up

The task was to shoot a phone call sequence of two characters talking over the phone. One being the boss wanting the other to meet him to do a job for him.

We planned and created a storyboard for our sequence which showed what type of shot in what place and the order of the shots. We had to plan where we were going to shoot the shots and what type of shots they would be.

During the shooting process we shot all of the first characters dialogue and actions in one go which we named "Location 1". We did the same for the second character also which was then named "Location 2" We done this because it would save a lot of time and also if we were to move backwards and forwards from locations the camera would change every time, the character would also be out of place from the previous shot.

My main contribution to the sequence was performing, i was character 2 so i was the one who was taking orders from the boss.

When it came to editing we had to put the shots in order, before hand we had a shot list which showed us the order of the shots which made it a lot easier when it came to editing. We used clapperboards during the shooting so this helped us during the editing also as we could tell which shot was meant to go where.

When I placed these in order we did a rough-cut where i just cut the clapperboards from the sequence and played it as it was. To make this better I had to cut on movement so it would had a type of flow. This is where i would cut as a character is making a movement, so each shot didn't change once everything had stopped otherwise it would have seemed very boring and wouldn't build up any excitement or tension.

I have learned that it's important to cut on movement during editing and that shooting the shots out of order makes a big difference towards the performance and editing.

The Meeting Write Up

Our task was to film a meeting which continued from "The Phone Call". We had to work in our groups, filming and editing this sequence.

We created a storyboard together in our groups and each wrote and drew one. Our plan was to film the shots out of order then place them together during the editing. The reason we chose to do them out of order was because that it would save a lot of moving around and camera angles etc. For example filming the beginning and ending at the same time as they were in the same place and such.

We created a 'Mud Map' which was a drawing that showed where our camera shots would be taken at what angle and type of shot.

Our shooting process turned out fairly well in the end but i believe it could have been better. We forgot about the shot order so we shot them 1-12 in order when we had planned to shoot the shots out of order.

My main contribution was performing and planning the dialogue for our sequence. I was character 2 which was the one doing the bomb job for the boss.

During the editing we realized we hadn't shot the shots out of order. This made our overall sequence longer to film and not as good as i think it could have been. I think if we had filmed out of order especially if we had filmed one of the characters dialogue all at once, then it would have turned out a lot more realistic. I found it quite hard to stay in control and not laugh when another person was sat right in front of me directly looking at me. With the camera moving back and forth every shot took a lot longer and would have moved slightly each time.

I have learned that it's important to follow the storyboard and shoot the shots out of order as planned as it would save a lot of time and improve the overall performance.