Filming; Re-Shots in the Corridor

After watching back our previously recorded shots we realised that the shots mainly done via the Fig-Rig were the best. the Fig-Rig allowed us to get the same effect we would with a hand held camera but it wasn't shaky. the person holding the Fig-Rig was also able to see their faces which meant that they looked at the camera more so when we upload it, it will look like you looking start ahead.

These shots were intreesting to watch back and to film as it gave up different angles that we could used, as we filmed to same shots from a low angleand high angle, to see which worked better.

Filming; In the Corridor

In this session we decided to focus on the line 'Headmasters breaking all the rules', and for these shots we first decided to have me sitting on a wheely chair and have me being pushed down the corridor, first filming form my viewpoint and then my facial expressions. We also filmed Sam (Headmaster) being pushed down the corridor by myself and Stacey (Band Member). this was to show rules being broken as you should be having chair races, and especially if you are the headmaster (Sam).

However these shots were mainly practice shots as not everyone had the right clothing that we needed to have for these shots. We also in this session experiemented with using the Fig-Rig, which we used to film the point of view of the person. We also filmed the camera on a tripod at the side of the corridor, so that we could film my feet as they went past.

Filming; Around School

For today's session we decided that we would get some more filming done and film some shots around school. First we did a extreme close up of my eye, because it was a shot from our storyboard but i dont think that we are going to use is as we dont feel it fits in with anything.

After this was done we did another extreme close up but of a key hole so that you could see through i, this was a good shot as you can see through it but, what you see through it dosent fit in with the following shot sthat woudl be used. This shot had to be filmed using a hand held and using the tripod so that we could see which one was better, as the camera had to be in the right place, close enought to see through the key hole.

Finally we filmled the fire bell using a and held shot, but it was kind of shakey, however this shot could still be used as the shot needs to look like the bell rings. Even thought these shots are random most of them will be used in our music video as they relate to the surroundings.

Uploading

In today's session we decided to upload our images onto iMovie then copy it over to Final Cut. This gave us the opportunity to see everything that we have filmed and see what we can and can't use, and what we need to re-shot and still film, from the 3 tapes that we have.

Filming; In a Classroom

For the line 'Sits alone and bend his cane' we decide top use he same concept of headmaster breaking all the rules as film our headmaster (Sam), lounging around in a staff room eating sweets and breaking all the conventions of what a teacher should be doing. we thought this would be good to use on the music video as it adds fits in with the lyrics and the whole school idea of teachers breaking tradition.

We took various shots;

-- We recorded on a tripod over the shoulder shot to create an effect someone was watching him,

-- Low angle to give the headmaster status, a reflective shot to make the shot more interesting

-- And various other experimental shots.

Filming; In the Office

For this filming session we had previously decided to shoot in an office and so booked a room that we could film in. We wanted to use the office to film mainly for the lyrics 'sits alone and bends his cane' and thought that using a headmatsers office's matched the lyrics, so to try and add a homour elimante to it myself and Stacey made posters that read; 'How to Cane', 'Student Dicipline', 'Detention List' & 'Students to Cane List'.

For this we did two different shots, one were we used the tripod and panned around the room, to wear the lists were resting on the desk and one were Tom used a hand held camera and panned round the room, to were the posters were up on the wall.

However we didn't get alot get a lot of shots done that we may have liked to, beacuse whilst in the room we decided that we wanted to film the band members in it, so that it could relate to the shots more through the use of fast jump cuts between the room and the band member singing in the lyrics in the room,. But we unfortuantely didnt have to correct costume to wear to film in, so are going to have to book the room again, and film then.

Filming; Woodshop

For today's lesson we decided that we were goin to flim in the woodshop room; for the lyrics 'smashing up the woodwork tools'. For this shot we used stopmotion animation, so that the tools looked like they were moving themselves.

To achieve this we first filmed a high angle shot of the hammer laying on thw ork bench, filming each shot for 2seconds then slightly moving it. after this we filmed a close up of the hammer coming down on a piece of wood, to look like it was hammering it, so all we needed to do after uploading it was to speed it up.

In this shot i noticed that Sam's bag was in it, in the background with his pencil case of 'Zippy' sticking out of it. but we dedcided to leave it in as we felt it made the shot more humourous and more interestiong to the audience. I felt this session of filming was succesfull as we got all of the filming that we intended to.