Filming

On Wednesday 21/12/11, I completed all of the filming for my social drama opening sequence, filming with Michael Blundell-Lithco, Will Prentice, Jack Hubbard and Jack Stevens.
As I can't edit properly until the holidays are over, I have uploaded the clips onto 'Windows Movie Maker', and have done the best I can in terms of fade to blacks and timing. So far, I am quite pleased with how it is turning out and hope it looks even better once uploaded onto the macs.

There were no major problems with filming, apart from having to re film a certain sequence on the Wednesday, which had originally been done on the Monday. This was down to the camera quality and the weather we faced. I overcame these problems by simply filming at a different point in the day, and replacing the camera I was using. 

               

The shot on the left is far more blurry than the shot used on the right, also the right is a lot more clearer and crisper. 

Although it's not very clear minimised like this, the difference between the two, is that the second camera was far more clearer and crisper, whilst the original camera was a lot more cloudy and came out darker on screen.

I also filmed the bands cameo for the sequence, and 'Cathedrals & Cars' were delightful to work with and have even asked if I would work with them in the future on a music video project for them.

Filming

Unfortunately, I was unable to film on the 10/12/11 / 11/12/11 due to unforeseen problems.

However, as we are now breaking up for the Christmas holidays and my camera tripod has arrived, I have pushed my filming schedule to begin again on the 19/12/11. On this day, I am pretty sure I will get the mass chunk of it done with my lead actor Michael and the cameo from the band, Cathedrals & Cars. Then all I have left to do, is to film the flashback scenes, which can be filmed at my house, without Michael, and just the background voice actors.

Finished Production Cards

These are the production card titles for my opening sequence. If I have time, I may still go back and edit them slightly, as I will see how the rest of the production goes.

Production Cards

These are the two ideas I have for my production cards. 

I am still grasping the concept of Live Type, so the cards and names may change to help make it a little easier. 

Production Cards

During the session 22/11/11, we explored how to make our own company production cards to support our opening sequence.
Using LiveType to test and create different effects and looks. 


I had already decided upon two names for my opening production cards, 'Gardner Pictures Presents' and 'In association with Glass House Titles', so I had a basic idea as to what I wanted and what I expected.
The programme was a little difficult to manage and I still need to keep trying new things out in order to figure it all out, so it's still a working process.