The Prisoner

Here is the finished product! Due to rendering the film starts 55 seconds in .. enjoy!

Flip Camera!

We had a few problems with shooting, mainly that the camera we were using had run flat on battery, so we asked around and managed to find a HD Flip Camera. At first we thought this would leave us at a disadvantage as we felt the size of the camera would comprimise the overall quality of the shoot, but this doesnt seem to be the case. The camera was much easier to use than the previous one, the audio and picture quality was just as good and when we uploaded the files they were already converted into the right format making it much easier for us when we started editing. Overall it was a really useful camera to find out about and may feature in future shoots!

Another decision we faced was location - where could we shoot the film which allowed the right atmosphere? We thought about a few place around school but opted for the drama room as it had enough space, a dark backdrop for the scenes and the option the filter the amount of light entering the room with the use of the blackout curtains.

Bloopers!

This week myself and Flossi finished the filming of our film introduction 'The Prisoner'.We were given a script and a few stage directions to help us start with, then the rest was up to us and our interpretation of the script. We asked Sam Humby and Billy Bradshaw if they would feature in the film. This way it made it easier for us to direct and oversee the production. As with any film at lot of takes have to be done before the 'perfect' shot is taken and ours was no exception. So here is a 'Bloopers Reel' showing just a few of the shots that didn't make the cut!

Media shots take 2 ..

Here are a few extra shots that me and Flossi took last week, creating a short miniclip out of them. We were asked, for one of them,  to take a POV shot and decided to experiment with the idea of using a computer chair to balance the camera on to make the shot smoother as opposed to the camera being hand held. We also played around with the speed of some of the clips to show variation and make it more dramatic
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