I completed a post on who was our final cast. As we have made so many changes to our characters/actors, it was ideal to leave the post until we had completed our filming. You can see this here on the group blog.
I also completed a blog on everything we did to get hold of actors and get them to our filming location. This is here on the group blog.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Filming: Day Four 26/11/10
Time: 10:15
Actors: Jasmine Lee, Lewis Spaul, Hannah Cullen, Jo Peplow-Revell, Lewis Montague, James Hancock, James Garrod, Tim Bousfield
Locations: Brickbarns, St Annes Castle pub - Great Leighs
Today was our last day for filming. As we lost footage from one of our cameras for the St Annes Castle shot, I went off to re-film this section. This worked in our favour as our actors for our 'lads' were in different costumes, so this was okay as was still going to follow continuity. We split up to make sure we had enough time to collect and film all the footage we needed as we had approximately an hour to film. I helped to direct the last scene alongside everyone else. I also took lots of photographs for our poster and magazine.
Actors: Jasmine Lee, Lewis Spaul, Hannah Cullen, Jo Peplow-Revell, Lewis Montague, James Hancock, James Garrod, Tim Bousfield
Locations: Brickbarns, St Annes Castle pub - Great Leighs
Today was our last day for filming. As we lost footage from one of our cameras for the St Annes Castle shot, I went off to re-film this section. This worked in our favour as our actors for our 'lads' were in different costumes, so this was okay as was still going to follow continuity. We split up to make sure we had enough time to collect and film all the footage we needed as we had approximately an hour to film. I helped to direct the last scene alongside everyone else. I also took lots of photographs for our poster and magazine.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Filming: Day Three 22/11/10
Time: 1:45
Actors: Lewis Montague, Tim Bousfield, James Hancock, James Garrod, Jasmine Lee, Stephanie Hadlow, Matthew Bigg and Hannah Cullen
Location: St Annes Pub, Great Leighs and Brickbarns Road.
This afternoon, myself and Jo Peplow-Revell had to arrange new actors to fit our males. We have lost Lewis Spaul due to illness and Tom Le Gresly for other reasons. The boys that we used were excellent and we were pleased with the result, as this was how we wanted the men to look as it follows Verisimilitude as they were in everyday wear and as we left the cameras running, we caught them acting realistically. We shot this scene simultaneously with the shot including Helen so they would run together well when edited. This worked really well and we were extremely pleased with how effective and realistic it looked.
The shot with the boys was to see them talking and when catching sight of Helen would turn, cheer and whistle at her. This was included to show the reaction males have to her, which relates again to the male gaze theory as she is seen as an attractive female. The shot with Helen was a close up on her red heels walking. The shot tracked backwards and panned up her body to her face to then pan round to be a point of view shot looking at the men at the pub. We were aware of getting permission for filming outside of the pub. The Landlord said it was okay as long as we credit the pub, which we will make sure we do.
The next shot we filmed was the villagers stopping their conversation to look at Helen walking past. This shot included myself and Jade Saunders. The camera angle is an over the shoulder shot looking towards Helen and we are watching her walk past in awe. The following shot we did was Jade Saunders, playing a different character therefore we changed her clothes, getting out of the car and again, watching Helen walk past. The car we used was a green Micra which I discuss in our props list. The green car was connoting the jealousy the villager is feeling towards Helen.
A problem we encountered today was that our males for the pub scene were eventually unwilling to wait until we could get our final actor, Tamer Saleh, so we have had to arrange another day this week in which we can film our final scene and get the pictures for our poster and magazine finished.
Actors: Lewis Montague, Tim Bousfield, James Hancock, James Garrod, Jasmine Lee, Stephanie Hadlow, Matthew Bigg and Hannah Cullen
Location: St Annes Pub, Great Leighs and Brickbarns Road.
This afternoon, myself and Jo Peplow-Revell had to arrange new actors to fit our males. We have lost Lewis Spaul due to illness and Tom Le Gresly for other reasons. The boys that we used were excellent and we were pleased with the result, as this was how we wanted the men to look as it follows Verisimilitude as they were in everyday wear and as we left the cameras running, we caught them acting realistically. We shot this scene simultaneously with the shot including Helen so they would run together well when edited. This worked really well and we were extremely pleased with how effective and realistic it looked.
The shot with the boys was to see them talking and when catching sight of Helen would turn, cheer and whistle at her. This was included to show the reaction males have to her, which relates again to the male gaze theory as she is seen as an attractive female. The shot with Helen was a close up on her red heels walking. The shot tracked backwards and panned up her body to her face to then pan round to be a point of view shot looking at the men at the pub. We were aware of getting permission for filming outside of the pub. The Landlord said it was okay as long as we credit the pub, which we will make sure we do.
The next shot we filmed was the villagers stopping their conversation to look at Helen walking past. This shot included myself and Jade Saunders. The camera angle is an over the shoulder shot looking towards Helen and we are watching her walk past in awe. The following shot we did was Jade Saunders, playing a different character therefore we changed her clothes, getting out of the car and again, watching Helen walk past. The car we used was a green Micra which I discuss in our props list. The green car was connoting the jealousy the villager is feeling towards Helen.
A problem we encountered today was that our males for the pub scene were eventually unwilling to wait until we could get our final actor, Tamer Saleh, so we have had to arrange another day this week in which we can film our final scene and get the pictures for our poster and magazine finished.
Filming: Day Two 19/11/10
Time: 9:00 - 10:00
Actors: Lewis Spaul, Tim Bousfield, Tom Le Gresly
Location: St Annes Pub, Great Leighs
Today, we planned to shoot our scene where the men are outside the pub. They spot Helen walking along the opposite side of the road and whistle at her to get her attention, showing the audience they find her attractive, therefore we are adhering to the male gaze theory. Unfortunately, the weather in Great Leighs this morning was extremely heavy fog, so we decided that we would postpone to another day. We decided this because the fog was too thick for the cameras to be sufficient. Also, the different weather circumstances would go against our continuity.
Actors: Lewis Spaul, Tim Bousfield, Tom Le Gresly
Location: St Annes Pub, Great Leighs
Today, we planned to shoot our scene where the men are outside the pub. They spot Helen walking along the opposite side of the road and whistle at her to get her attention, showing the audience they find her attractive, therefore we are adhering to the male gaze theory. Unfortunately, the weather in Great Leighs this morning was extremely heavy fog, so we decided that we would postpone to another day. We decided this because the fog was too thick for the cameras to be sufficient. Also, the different weather circumstances would go against our continuity.
Filming: Day One 18/11/10
Time started: 3:50 (after school)
Actors: Jasmine Lee, Hannah Cullen, Tamer Saleh, Jo Peplow-Revell
Location: Great Leighs
Today we shot our scenes for the reveal of Helen's children and also we attempted the reveal of Deano looking at Danielle and then seeing she is pregnant. We were aware that as it is now Winter, it gets dark very quickly after school. We set up two cameras so we could film two different angles and it also gives us more to choose from when editing. Also, taking several shots of the same scene will enable us to decide the one we think is best when editing and putting our footage together. My input within this was included in directing and deciding on the position of the cameras.
A main problem we have encountered today is that we will be unable to use Jennifer Pike as she has other engagements so we decided to use Jo instead. We agreed this due to her looks being similar to the original idea we had for Danielle. Jo supports the same brown hair and slim figure we imagine from Danielle so it was fitting.
Actors: Jasmine Lee, Hannah Cullen, Tamer Saleh, Jo Peplow-Revell
Location: Great Leighs
Today we shot our scenes for the reveal of Helen's children and also we attempted the reveal of Deano looking at Danielle and then seeing she is pregnant. We were aware that as it is now Winter, it gets dark very quickly after school. We set up two cameras so we could film two different angles and it also gives us more to choose from when editing. Also, taking several shots of the same scene will enable us to decide the one we think is best when editing and putting our footage together. My input within this was included in directing and deciding on the position of the cameras.
A main problem we have encountered today is that we will be unable to use Jennifer Pike as she has other engagements so we decided to use Jo instead. We agreed this due to her looks being similar to the original idea we had for Danielle. Jo supports the same brown hair and slim figure we imagine from Danielle so it was fitting.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Letters to actors + Film Schedule
We sat down together and looked over the timetables I had put together so we could arrange our cast together, therefore knowing who we could use and when we couldn't.
I put together letters for our cast so everyone we had cast was aware of what they were required to do. This was because we have often received feedback about organisation being crucial and I was told that these were helpful.
These are on the group blog here.
I put together letters for our cast so everyone we had cast was aware of what they were required to do. This was because we have often received feedback about organisation being crucial and I was told that these were helpful.
These are on the group blog here.
Discussions
Planning of our soap trailer has needed to be thorough so we have met as a group to discuss:
- Days, times and exact places of filming
- Costumes for our actors
- Transport
- Equipment
Many original details have changed considerably. As we had arranged a filming day Friday morning, this had to be cancelled due to fog. This meant that our weather circumstances would be too different in these shots so wouldn't be good continuity.
Our final cast has changed considerably due to unforeseen circumstances. We lost Thomas Le Gresley as he had other engagements and also Lewis Spaul due to illness. As we have added to our final cast, there will be a post on the group blog outlining our cast.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Analysis of the Virgin Airlines advert
We took inspiration for our soap from the Virgin Atlantic '"25 years, Still Red Hot" advert from the television.
The main focus of this analysis is from 21 seconds.
There is a mid-shot of a man dressed in a suit and talking on his mobile phone. It is set in 1984, which we see as the advert starts, and the props and costume are from this era and this is verisimilitude as it is kept closely to the 1984 year. The man's suit is smart, connoting he is rich. He is also carrying a briefcase connoting he is a professional and of importance. The pink tie he is wearing connotes lust for the woman he then sees through the crowd, and in shock drops the phone on the floor which is a close-up as it breaks.
It then cuts to a close up tracking shot of a woman's red heels walking. We immediately assume she is a women as she is wearing high heels and this follows the male gaze theory as we also see her legs. The use of the cut here to keep the advert flowing and to create a sense of excitement in the viewer to see more.
The other characters in the advert also stop what they are doing and look up at the women walking. Everyone is focuses on the central character and this builds tension for the audience. The advert always cuts back to the heels and tracks them, adding tension and also reiterating the point the females are the centre of attention.
The colours of the clothes the characters in the advert are wearing are all grey. This denotes the dullness of the airport therefore connotes how boring it is and how there is no life. The colour red which the crew are wearing is red. With red mainly connoting lust in the advert, it also brings warmth to the cold, dull grey clothes and atmosphere.
The lighting within the advert is all natural lighting and when we see a wide shot of the crew, there is a spotlight on them highlighting their importance and beauty. We see this most clearly in a high angled shot which shows everyone crowding around the females.
The music is non-diegetic and is upbeat and lively when the females enter the advert and we as an audience are aware of their presence.
The main focus of this analysis is from 21 seconds.
There is a mid-shot of a man dressed in a suit and talking on his mobile phone. It is set in 1984, which we see as the advert starts, and the props and costume are from this era and this is verisimilitude as it is kept closely to the 1984 year. The man's suit is smart, connoting he is rich. He is also carrying a briefcase connoting he is a professional and of importance. The pink tie he is wearing connotes lust for the woman he then sees through the crowd, and in shock drops the phone on the floor which is a close-up as it breaks.
It then cuts to a close up tracking shot of a woman's red heels walking. We immediately assume she is a women as she is wearing high heels and this follows the male gaze theory as we also see her legs. The use of the cut here to keep the advert flowing and to create a sense of excitement in the viewer to see more.
The other characters in the advert also stop what they are doing and look up at the women walking. Everyone is focuses on the central character and this builds tension for the audience. The advert always cuts back to the heels and tracks them, adding tension and also reiterating the point the females are the centre of attention.
The colours of the clothes the characters in the advert are wearing are all grey. This denotes the dullness of the airport therefore connotes how boring it is and how there is no life. The colour red which the crew are wearing is red. With red mainly connoting lust in the advert, it also brings warmth to the cold, dull grey clothes and atmosphere.
The lighting within the advert is all natural lighting and when we see a wide shot of the crew, there is a spotlight on them highlighting their importance and beauty. We see this most clearly in a high angled shot which shows everyone crowding around the females.
The music is non-diegetic and is upbeat and lively when the females enter the advert and we as an audience are aware of their presence.
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