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This week in preparation for our short film opener, we planned what props we'd need, where to get filming equipment, confirming our filming date, and more. To get our filming equipment, we rented equipment from an organization called Shortcuts TV, a televisionprogram that aids high-school students in making their own short films, and rents out equipment to students to do exactly that. I went and picked up a camera, a tripod, and an RGB light on Wednesday, so we would have high-quality filming equipment for this project, and to ensure a higher quality film in the process. To find our props, we looked on several websites. However, for the lamp, we wanted something basic and maybe a little vintage. The light level wouldn't matter since we'd mostly be using the RGB light as the primary light source in the garage, and the lamp's light would mostly be a facade. We settled on using one from Katherine's grandmother, who has a spare lamp we're allowed to use.  For the ra...

Attached above I have included our animatic, which is our storyboard set to music and a voiceover.  While I was working on the storyboard, I had a specific pace in mind. The beginning would be tense and personal, the shots would be close and hold for a bit. Then the flashback would slow down and take its time, zooming out a bit and changing shots relatively slowly. Finally, the climax would be fast-paced and heart-pounding. When we tried to recreate this in the animatic, it actually worked as I intended for the most part. The only thing I realized was that with the pace I created it would be a little short, and not reach as far into the 2 minute time-limit as I hoped. So to remedy this, I may incorporate one or two extra shots in the beginning scene to build up more tension and create a longer experience. Completing the animatic also helped me get an idea of how to incorporate music and sound effects, as once the pacing is decided, the music should fall right into place. I knew at ...

 

Before we get started on the actual creation of our film opening, we have to first get our idea approved. We prepared a short presentation going through all of the details surrounding this opening, story, mise-en-scene, locations, budget, etc. Through this we learned the planning element of filming a project, and how to think things through ahead of time, so we're prepared for the day of filming long before it happens.