Prelim task

Today we did the prelim task, this involved us using the storyboard above to shoot a scene. We worked in groups of five, my group consisted of Kingsley, Grace Igor, Ksenia and myself. I played character B and Grace played character A, Igor and Ksenia did the filming and Kingsley directed. The storyboard made us use many different types of shots, ranging from close-ups to over the shoulder shots. The aim of our task was to copy the main idea of the storyboard but to put our own little twist on it. We made ours into a gang initiation and the characters lines fit in perfectly and allowed us to do this. The prop  that we had was a kitchen knife which I was holding as character B and also a chair for me to sit on throughout the whole scene. In general the activity went really well, we encountered a few problems such as lines going wrong mid-way through shots and also the angles of the shots not being quite right. Also during ours we used a cheat shot as suggested by Luke, which allowed us to film our shots at the right angle. For our filming we used the Sony NX5 which will be the camera that we use to shoot everything for the duration of this year. This experience allowed me to fit into a role of acting and to be comfortable in front of the camera, and be able to say my lines clearly and without stuttering or forgetting them. Also through watching I saw how to angle and get certain shots that were required for the story board, I also learnt some directing terms from Kingsley such as 'cut' and 'rolling'. Overall the experience has benefitted me as it showed how simple it can be to do many different shots and act something out. I also feel as if I know more about the camera and feel more comfortable around it.