CCTV Sample

I had said in my planning stages that I would maybe want to have at a certain point in the film so kind of CCTV footage and this is a very very rough shot of the kind of footage that will be used to show the CCTV angle so yeah it's not much but it's an idea....

I wouldn't watch this film with the sound on it is better without...

Where I am at Now

So filming has begun and while the progress seems to be slow good things take time. What I am planning on doing next is to have the rest of what I need for my rough edit shot this weekend and it should hopefully all be ready to begin editing on Monday. It has been difficult doing the filming because of the weather conditions which have not been great with all the snow it was difficult to know what to do filming wise but luckily there has been some rain and that has gotten ride of a lot of the ice and snow which means that I can resume filming outside and not have to worry to much about the continutiy. There is also just a few problems with my main actor who is working and so sometimes there are schedualing problems but these will all be sorted and the footage should be expected on Monday so that editing can begin. What is shot so far will probably used as a montage and just different transition pieces that will really make the film look documented... So more to follow soon....

An Observation

An Observation

In the recent production of the film version of Les Miserables there are a lot of times when the camera movement seemed to come incredibly close to breaking the 180 degree rule but it did create an interesting affect. Also there was a lot of use of depth of field and how the camera would zoom in on one character and then the background would fade and you wouldn’t be able to see clearly what was going on in the background.

I am also thinking about the shooting in the snow which means that in March when there is a reshoot there might not be any snow so what to do??? So I guess what will have to be done is to shoot the scene as planned and then just try and not get too much snow in the frame.

Note to Self...

Note to Self:

Could have for the security style footage Conrad on the train station platform and have the camera on the opposite platform and then have different close ups and zooms. Could also have a shot from above on the bridge of Conrad and it is looking down on him.

Letter Head and Press Pass

Here Finally is the Press Pass and Letter Head that I made for the company which Conrad works for. They will need editing as in the letter head has to have an actual letter on it and the press pass is missing a photo but I will finish these later on.

Filming Has Begun

This is a blog post in which I am pleased to announce that filming has begun. I have mainly focused so far on a way of showing the passage of time which will give the film more interesting transitions. I am hopefully going to add some of the footage onto my blog tonight.

Revised Script

New Script Outline

Scene 1: Conrad: Help… Who’s there??.... What do you want from me??... I don’t know what you want??? (This part will be filmed in the Web Cam style so there isn't someone helping Conrad the camera is set up and he is talking into it.)

Then a transition occurs so Conrad is seen in the scene where he is still getting ready to go.

Scene 2: Robert Conrad here (the date) Looking forward to going off to a warm place and getting away from the cold winter months not sure what I am going to find feel a little nervous but I got to get out there and just see how it goes. (Agian shot web cam)

Scene 3: Conrad: Well it’s now (the date) and I have just seen the news obviously it’s terrible what’s happening out there and it has just made me really want to go and see how the people are surviving and whether there is any hope for the future. ( over the shoulder turns to talk to the person behind the camera)

Scene 4: Conrad: Hello there again it’s Robert still here I am just packing up my stuff leaving tomorrow very excited not to just get there and do my job what I have been trained to do. So yeah just going over things again make sure I haven’t forgotten anything not entirely sure what I’ll need either cause no one really knows what it’s like out there do they ?? (security footage style)

Scene 5: Conrad: Just looking over some files to see what I am going to be looking in to and what I need to take with me and just getting ready. (talking into camera helped by someone else)

Scene 6: Conrad: I am just having this final goodbye for now the next time I see you I’ll hopefully be in Syria…. Over and Out…. (web cam footage and tracking shot)