Planning for my Shoot of Target

Planning for my Shoot of Target

So far I have planned out my opening credits and the story of the film. I have used a storyboard to help with the planning of the opening credits and this will be used throughout filming them (I'll be uploading these later) Although there is no dialogue, I will still need to make sure that I can use someone to film one of the shots because it is going to be an extreme close up of an eye and hands. The rest of my shots are of blood/knifes and trees/nature.

Schedule

I would like to try and start my shoot by 10th January so that I can make sure I have enough time to correct anything that might go wrong when I start. This will also give me enough time to check all of the shots to make sure they work and have a think about if I will need to add anything in/take anything out that doesn't work.

My plan is to shoot all of the shots I'll need for my opening credits which will mean using different locations. Some of my shots are in a forest area but some of the shots are of blood and knifes etc. This will mean that I will have to make sure that I have transport to get to this location and the right equipment for the shots of blood. I will have to invest in some fake blood or red food colouring and possibly a white canvas to pour/splatter it on for the shots in the opening credits. I will also have to make sure that I can film someone because some of my shots in the opening credits include extreme close ups of eyes and hands. For these shots I will need to make sure that the lighting is right and this is something that I can play around with at the beginning to see what works.

I will film each shot more than 3 times to ensure that it works and the focus is right etc. Some of the shots will start to focus on something in the background so I will need to play around with the camera and record this multiple times as well as practice at it to help with the filming of these shots. If I can then I would like to practice working on the focus before I go to the locations where I'll be filming so that I'll feel confident in using it.

Some of the shots will be recorded at Hardwick Hall and I plan to go there on 18th January to film these shots. I will be filming the lake but I would like there to be a reflection of the sunset on it so that it looks quite peaceful. This will also mean that I will need to go at a specific time. Some of the other shots I will use will be used in daylight so I should really go at about 2/3pm to ensure that I can get these shots and then the shot of the water in the sunset. I will also be filming the shots that use trees and this is because of the significance of the tree later on in my project. The idea of this was to give away some of the story but subtly and the shot of the tree will really contrast with the shots of blood and darkness.

10th January - Shots of blood on a canvas

18th January - Shots of nature at Hardwick Hall

Week commencing 19th January - I will start uploading my shots to Adobe Premiere and seeing how they fit together.

I was also thinking about filming some of my shots at Sheperds Dene where i'll be going for the Wonderful Writing Weekend with Music. I have been here before and the area is covered in beautiful countryside which would work really well in some of my shots. For example, there is a small stream and lots of trees. I could also attempt a extreme long shot because of the views from the house which could work really well. Although I will be going here after I have started editing and putting things together this could be a chance to film some other vital shots that will work in my opening credits. However, I might not have much time to film here because I will be completing other work but I will try and film as much as I can.

Editing

I would like to start editing on 19th January because this gives me plenty of time to change anything or edit anything that might be wrong or doesn't work with the rest of the shots. I plan to start putting my shots in order and following my storyboard very closely to make sure I'm doing everything right and following the times of each shot etc. I will then start adding in the titles and using effects/transitions in my opening credits.

Equipment

I will obviously need to use a camera and a tripod but I will also be using a laptop to make sure that the shots are in focus. Because I am using a laptop I will need to ensure that it's fully charged and that the camera is too so that if I am at a different location where I don't have access to a charger then I'll already be prepared.

Some of the shots of blood will also cause a few problems because I will need to buy some fake blood and a white canvas so that I can make the blood splatters that appear on the shots. However, I'll need to make sure that I have some fake blood left over because when I go to shoot at Hardwick Hall I'll use some of the blood as dribbles on the ground (on leaves etc.) because some of my shots use this.

Risk Assessment

As always, a risk assessment needs to be carried out before I film and this will help me in stopping anything potentially dangerous from happening.

1.) Making sure that the camera/tripod is out of the way of other people. For example, I could be filming at Hardwick Hall and someone could trip over my equipment and hurt themselves/damage the camera or tripod. To stop this from happening I will need to make people aware of the filming and try and stay away from public footpaths.

2.) I need to make sure that no one is in the shot. I could be recording at Hardwick Hall and people will be walking around and they won't want to be in the shot without permission so I need to make sure that I don't film anyone who doesn't want to be filmed. This shouldn't be a problem because most of my shots will be out of the way because I'm filming trees and leaves etc. so they won't be in the areas that I'm filming.

3.) When I'm using the fake blood/red food colouring I need to avoid getting this on clothes/equipment or swallowing it (especially the fake blood). To stop this from happening, I will make sure that everyone who might be there avoids touching it and stays out of the way of the canvas and all of the equipment I'll be using.