CONSTRUCTION: NEW TECHNOLOGIES VINE

To document the filming process, we wanted to use a new media platform that we had easy access to. As we all have iPhones, we were able to download the application, Vine. Vine is a social media app which allows users to to film small 7 second videos, which they can then upload, so that all there followers can view it. The videos are clever as they allow you the option of filming one thing and then coming back to it and filming something else, it then plays all these clips back together as one. We chose to have Amber use this app to film Me filming, Aggie acting in the getting ready scene. Once put together it proved effective in showing a summary of the filmmaking process and gave a visual into how we filmed what we did. 

Here is the Vine:

CONSTRUCTION/EDITING: RE FILMING AND EDITING GETTING READY SCENE

To ensure continuity and high quality in our film work we chose to re film these two short scenes, as the feedback we had received after viewing it, was that it had not been of a high enough quality and that the footage lacked visual variation. Previously we had found that the footage was out of focus and there was a problem with consistent costume. So we ensured we had the correct costume and made use of our nearby location of Amber's room. We used camera angles we hadn't used before to make the scene more visually effective and interesting. 

We used a Pan to display the protagonist applying her makeup, this type of shot allows the viewer time to see the protagonist debating which makeup to apply, suggesting she cares about her appearance and loves the idea of beauty and attraction. We then used a crane shot to clearly display the protagonist on her phone playing with her library card and lying and lying next to her book. 

We used close ups to highlight important props and moments in the scene, such as the library card and the phone. We did this by using a zoom, going from the protagonist lying on her bed to her hand fiddling with the card, as she is discussing the boy she me at the library, making the connection between the two.

We wanted to find a way to not just show the protagonist the whole time, whilst she was on the phone and so we decided to use cut-away editing, to show both an extreme close up of the protagonists mouth mouthing "I'm so excited" as well as a shot from before of the protagonist and the guy together in the library. 

To conclude this scene we have a cut to a mid shot of the protagonist fully dressed in a smart red dress, flicking her hair over her shoulders, ready for her date.

Today Amber and the rest of us to assist and offer opinions started to edit the "getting ready scene".

We experimented with cut away editing, we placed a clip of Bryn flirting with Aggie onto of the scene where she is talking to a friend about her date. We did this in order to show a connection between the two, making it very clear to an audience that Aggie feels hopefully and passionately about this guy. 

I made an Emaze to document the filming and editing of the getting ready scene:

CONSTRUCTION: FEEDBACK THE DATE SCENE 2ND ATTEMPT

This short clip is the footage we had shot of the date scene, it clearly shows some of the major issues we had with, space sound and visual variation. 

These pictures illustrate us filming the scene and also demonstrate some of the practical issues we came across.

This photo shows, the issue of space and how large the table was.

This photo shows a close up of me filming the long shot, it shows how it was difficult to pick up good sound from such a distance.  

Some major issues we came across were:

•  By filming outside we had the issue of background noise, which distracted from the dialogue and made the mise en scene and ambiance unnatural and unpleasant.
• We found that the table we used looked big in the shot and the strong white colour made it stand out over the actors. 
• The dialogue seemed forced and dull to watch. 
• The scene lacked in visual variation, and became boring quickly. 

We tackled these issues by:

• Deciding to change locations, from outside to in, as well as modernising it by making a more casual cocktail bar setting. This allowed us to position the couple closer, as well as adding a more sophisticated and rich look to the footage.
• Using bar stools and a bar like table, meant the set looked sleeker and not clumsy and clunky. We also found that we wanted to interject colour into the scene, and so chose to make the scene look warmer and more visually vibrant; by adding in pink and yellow flowers and using bright and stronger lighting.
• We wrote a rough script for the actors to follow rather than improvisation. This gave the scene clear direction and somewhere to go, it also hinted at each characters intentions; revealing the 'players' alternate agenda. 
• We incorporated a range of alternate camera angles and movements, such as a reverse zoom, a pull of focus and a pan.