White Balance

Because we forgot to put white balance on our film we have made a few clips to remind ourselves for next time. The white balance is important because it enhances the colours and makes the image look more crisp. Without the white balance the clips come across with a blue tint and not as good quality.

These images show the planning that took place in order to determine the angles necessary to make sure that the camera did not show in the lift mirror when we were filming.  We took a number of photos before finding the correct angles that hid the mirror and still worked with the 180 degree rule.

Pre production planning




We organised a time to do our filming which was Monday the 13th. We chose this day as we all finished at 1 so we had the rest of the day to get all of our filming done.


Alicia chose the location, which was the college lift. We got permission to use the lift before we did it. As it was an everyday scene, there were no specific costumes, make-up, mise on scene or props that needed to be used, only a specific location which came with the mise on scene and props.


The white balance was not set. there is another blog post explaining why and the effects of not setting it.


Risk assessment:


There were a few risks as we were using a lift. These included: electric shocks, the lift breaking down and us getting stuck in it and the lift door closing on a body part.

• Camera operator - the camera operator will be Alicia, as she is the most skilled camera operator and we wanted the best results. Matt and Georgia

• At least two people should take responsibility for filming. As  there were only three people in our group we decided we would all help with filming.
• Storyboard artist/s (draws storyboard to group’s plans) Again, we all took part in the story boarding.

• Location Scout/s (selects locations and organises to shoot there) Alicia went to take pictures of the location where we filmed.
• Prop Manager (organises props for shooting) We didn't have any props in our film.
• Casting Director (organises actors where needed) We all came together to help each other with where we needed to be. 
• Director of filming (calls lead in and out to start and end filming) Georgia did this because she elected herself to do this.

Corresponding free periods


Monday 4-5-6
Tuesday 4-5
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday 5

Match on action


Match on action is used to show the flow of action when a camera angle/shot changes. Film makers make it seem that the action continues uninterrupted. It is an editing technique that shows that the action in the first shot matches the action in the following shots as shown in the example underneath. 




https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=laUPi7MPOSQ


Match on action creates the impression of a sense of continuity. This is because the action flows through a "visual bridge". It draws attention away from minor cutting or continuity issues.