Editing - Thursday 31st (Jack)

Second Day of Editing - Thursday 31st

WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED

• Compared to yesterday, we have spent less time today in the editing suite. We have, however, completely finished clip editing, and the continuity of the shots appears a lot better. Filtering has been completed, using a 'Light Ray' type effect on all of the shots in the forest sequence. This makes it look very dreamlike and quite unique.

FOR TOMMOROW:

• Sound
• Titles
• Finishing touches

Editing - Wednesday 30th (Jack)

Editing - Wednesday the 30th

• This has been essentially our first day of editing. We have all put in upwards of 3+ hours each in the editing studio today, from the very beginning of the sequence to the very end, it looks more or less complete however we need a few improvements here and there and of course there needs to be sound. It has been a very tiring and stressful day, however incredibly productive, and I think it will be worth it in the end.

IMPROVEMENTS FOR TOMMOROW:

• Add filter effects
• Add sound effects and music
• Make sure continuity and cuts are spot on
• Make sure only the best shots are included and there isn't anything else that would be better
• Adding text

We have been using 'Final Cut Pro' for our editing. This software offers many features than iMovie (what we did our preliminary on), so we should get a better quality, more professional looking product. 

Catch me if you can thriller title sequence (Amy Z)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaLDyrun_Cc&feature=fvsr

The idea of the title sequence
• All of the title sequence is a cartoon, this makes it more interesting and exciting to watch and makes it appeal to a certain audience. Catch me if you can is known as a comical thriller so therefore the fact the title is in cartoon creates a comical and playful style.
• The cartoon character appears to go on a journey throughout the title sequence as it starts at an airport, then goes in a car journey, then seems to be on holiday, by a sun bed. Next it appears to be a hospitol/ doctors sugary, then an office, then a party, then a misterious, dark room. Until finally just taking a walk through the stars. The idea of the cartoon character going on a journey relates tov the title, catch me if you can, and suggests the character in the film might make a similar journey.
• The background colour changes thoughtout the clip, depending on where the character is for example at the beginning in the airport section the background colour is light blue as that is the colour of the sky to suggest the idea that he is on the plane, in the air, and light blue instead of dark to suggest he was traviling in the day time. Then when there's the holliday section the background colour is bright yellow and a pale orange as they are hot colours and therefore suggest it is sunny and hot, like on a holliday. The party scene is a light pink colour to suggest high class and sophitication ect.

• There are two main characters in this title sequence both men one is trying to escape and run away and one is chasing the other, relating to the title catch me if you can. This is shown by them running after eachother and is also shown in the car scene.

• The one running away achieves this by going to the different locations and dressing up in different costumes(example below)the fact he's trying to hide who he really is by changing his clothes and his identity also relates to the title catch me if you can, and suggests this might happen in the film.

The Tile
• The title is done in a simple font, it is big and put in the centre of the screen and is black over a light blue backbround to make it stand out and the word me is in a white font and as a plane flys past the word me fades away into a cloudy type style which links to the plane scene.

Clever Techniques used
• The techniques in it are really clever for example the bit in the doctors it give the impression that they're in a lift as the characters in a small box that moves up and then the background colour almost makes it seem like there's a staircase that gradually appears next to the lift.

The Cast and Crews names
• The names of the the cast and crew have lines going through all the words that have a straight lines in them for example p i d b t l n.

•The colour of the font of the names of cast and crew members are opposite colours to make sure it it stands out, for the beginning few scenes it is just black and white font as the background as it contrasts the background colours but then in the doctors scene it font colour changes to green as it compliments the box representing the lift which is green and continues to do this though the rest of the sequence.

•The scene in the office is clever as the women catoon type characters are typing on typewritters which compliments the fact that the font style of the staight letters continuing on as it looks as if that is what has been typed.

• It is also clever how the lines on the straight words is used for many purposes such as a rope for the cartoon character to slide down in order to get to the new scene. It is also used in the lift scene as it makes it seem like the lift cord. Also the type writter as shown above. Also it is used as a cord for a light to hang from.

•The names are also use for the man trying to run away from the detective to hide between and behind as if there almost part of the "set"

Sound
• The non diagetic sound is a classical style of music with consists of both wind and string instuments and maybe a keyboard too.
• It fairly quiet sounding piece as a pose to a big booming sound, to posbally suggest the idea of creeping around as the main catoon character is trying to hide for the detective, reating to the title catch me if you can.
• There is a continus repeting of a clicking type sound, when I first heard it a nearly mistook it for a shhhh sound which realates to the idea of the cartoon character having to sneak around.
• The clicking sounds work well and compliments some of the movements that take place during the sequence for example, in the airport scene the detectives head is facing the way of the escatlator then on the click he turns his head to face the other way
•This tecnique is used again in the airport scene straight after as there is a plain black rectangle facing landscape on the screen then as it clicks on the black rectangle a yellow arrow appears.
• This tecnique is used again when the lights apear but instead of with clicks it is used with the music, the fist set of 3 lights you see on the screen flash on in time to the beat of the music. Then the clicks start up again and the lights swich on and then off again in time with the clicks.
• The music uses fragmentation as it uses the same music and sund but is put in different orders, to help it compliment the actions.
• It starts of fairly calm and slow paced but then when it gets to the office scene it gradually picks up the pace and the music becomes quicker and more frantic as the detective has finally found him and is actually chasing him now. Then calms down again as it gets into the party scene as he has lost the detective again and therefore feels safe again.
• When we go to the holliday scene the music is played by a saxaphone to give it more of a relaxing, warm feel to it which compliments the fact he's on abroad.
• Then when the detective enters the party scene the music is played by a piano to give it a sophisticated party feel which compliments the fact he's at a party.

Batman thriller title sequence (Amy Z)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l11BPzYehUE

The idea of the title sequence
• It starts of looking like it is in the clouds on a dark night then tilts and then tracks down, the fact it appears to be set on a dark night relate to the thriller theme.

• The camera tracks across a dark blue and black background the fact they are dark, dingy colours relates to the thriller theme and almost looks like it is tracking through a maze as you can see high walls that appear to be made out of concrete as it seems really gritty, the fact it seems like a maze creates the idea of being lost which adds to the thriller theme.

• This eventually tracks out and rotates around clockwise until you can see the batman logo. The fact you don’t find out until the end creates enigma.

The Cast and Crews names
• The writing is in the centre of the screen, is in capitol letter and is in bold and is bright yellow; this makes it really stand out against the dark background colours.
• All the names of the cast and crew are the same size, it is not massive but it still stands out to show the names are inportant.
• All the words describing what the people do, for example produced by, screenplay by, story by are in a slightly smaller font that the names of the cast and crew.

The Title
• The title, Batman, is in a slightly bigger font size that the names of cast and crew to show that it is the title, therefore is the most important thing.
• When it gets to the title all the gritty, concrete type walls seem to disappear and the background is just plain black to make the title stand out even more that the names of the cast and crew.

Sound
• It starts of quiet, calm and slow then when we see the title, BATMAN, the pace picks up and it becomes alot faster and more dramatic.
• Althogh the music has picked up the pace the tracking of the camera, establishing the area stays and a consistant speed that is contrapuntal to the music.
• Then when the camera tracks upwards and starts to rotate clockwise the music goes back to a steady pace again and only slightly picks up when you see the whole batman sign to create tension.
• The non diagetic sound mainly consists of percussion instruments to build up tension, but also includes a few strind instruments such as a chello which makes a deeper sound than the other string instruments again to create tension.

Reshooting (Amy Z)

• Yesterday we reshot all the bedroom shots and also some of the forest shots as well.
• We added some new shots as well so we would have lots of the same shots but at different angles to try to improve our thriller opening.
• We had to reshoot the bedroom scene anyway as all the shoot were very dark and grainy, but these shots went well as the lighting is a lot better and there are only 1 or 2 grainy shots but even they're not half as bad as they were the first time we shot them.
• All in all it was a long but successful day as we shot 60 shots through the day.
• Although we did have our fair share of problems first of all when we got into the forest the camera we were given for some reason it wouldn't record when we pressed the record button so we had to find a new camera, luckily Jacks friend who lives nearby to the forest had a camera so we got that.
• But then the battery died so we had to get some new batteries, we got a 6 pack of new batteries which all kept running out after about 1 shot but after mix and matching the batteries at least a good 10 times we finally got all the forest shots we need
• Except for the extra swing shots because when we got to where the swing was it had disappeared.
• Then when we got back to Jacks house we got some new rechargeable batteries which seemed to work well and lasted us until the end of the day, so we managed to get all the shots we wanted.

Filming - Day 2 - How did it go? (Jack)

Filming Day 2 - DONE

This has been a very difficult, yet very successful day of filming. We have achieved mostly what we set out to do, as you will see in the following comments.

GOOD POINTS

• All of the bedroom shots have been redone. We will have a look tommorow at the finished outcome to see if it is an improvement
• We took many more shots in the forest which will help give us more options when it comes to editing
• All of us were there
• The lighting appeared to be so much better (we used my bedside lamp instead of the LEDs)
• We made progress about titles and music

BAD POINTS

• We ran into many different and unfortunate problems.
• First of all, when filming on a Sunday transport issues became a problem as all the buses were off-timetable
• The forest setting looked much greener than it did before, considering it was only two weeks ago yet it was more into springtime, this didn't help with continuity
• Once we had set up the location, the camera, the lighting, the costume, the framing, we discovered for some reason it wasn't letting us film. I spent quite some time cycling home and back trying to find other SD Cards. We tried calling for help but it went onto voicemail. When we slotted new SD Cards in, the same message kept appearing. It became incredibly frustrating and in the end we had to call a friend who lived close by and ask if we could use his Camera
• Luckily, after cycling to his house and back to collect his camera, we managed to start filming
• This lasted for 5 minutes until the batteries went out
• I cycled back home to collect more batteries, further shortening the amount of time we had for filming
• We went through a total of 8 sets of batteries, all lasting for a few minutes or so, as we slowly managed to complete our filming
• We were disrupted by annoying kids who didn't read our 'FILMING IN PROGRESS' signs and interrupted our progress
• The swing, previously used in the last shot, had been taken down by someone. That swing has been there for the last 5-6 years without disruption!

Despite running into problems, I think we have had a productive day of filming. I am looking forward to editing in the following week and working around with the footage we have.

Photos of Second Filming (Jack)

Where the swing should have been

Filming the 'waking up' shot

Equipment photos for second day of Filming (Jack)

A camera, a light and an LED light

A tripod, two lights and camera

A Light and camera case, LED light case

Info on White Balance (Jack)

This is a very useful website for information on White Balance:

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/white-balance.htm

Last time we filmed, we messed up the white balance by selecting it when the filter was in the light. This time we hope it will look much warmer.

Planning for Second Filming (Jack)

Filming Round 2

On the 27th we are going to film our second lot of shots. We aim to:

• Replace the grainy and blurry shots of the bedroom with better ones
• Make the lighting look more realistic
• Film some new shots that give us more alternatives when it comes to editing
• Have continuity between the First lot of shots and this lot, weather, time of day, location
• Not have the need to do any more filming after this (if we need to, we will, however)

We will be using the same equipment before, however we will be replacing this:

A Sanyo Xacti Waterproof Camcorder

with something a bit like this:

A very sophisticated and expensive Standard Definition camcorder

The effect being we should have an adaptable piece of equipment that will work equally well in both inside and outside locations.

3 Different Titles - Jack

3 Different Titles

1 - The Untouchables
Link: http://www.artofthetitle.com/media/film/80s/untouchables_480p.html?keepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=437&width=858
The Untouchables is a crime thriller set in 1930’s Chicago. It stars Kevin Costner as a detective trying to investigate and find evidence leading towards the activities of Mafia leader, Al Capone.

MUSIC
First of all, the music is very important in setting the scene for the rest of the film. The music starts with a very fierce, quick and unpredictable violin solo. This is then accompanied by more violins as gradually the music builds up into a crescendo. The use of violins is very important because violins have connotations of disruption, of anger, of sharpness - this sets the scene for the film because it is the Mafia who are angry and using forceful action as a way of disrupting every day life. The way that the music is laid out is very discordant, which evokes a sense of unpredictability and edginess. The way the music builds up into a climax creates real tension and anger, because we are afraid that something worrying is going to happen. The music is accompanied by a rhythmic clicking sound which may be used to mirror the sound of a bomb ticking and counting down - one of the main features of the film.

- Violins, because of their quick, sharp sound, evoke a sense of anger and disruption
- Violins set the scene for the nature of the Mafia
- Discordant structure of the music evokes edginess and sets the scene for the activities of Mafia
- Climax builds tension and anger
- Rhythmic clicking mirrors a clicking bomb, main feature of film

TITLES

The titles use a serif font which sets the scene of the time - the 1930’s, where serif fonts were the norm. The words are capitals and condensed with harsh serifs at the end of the strokes. These connote a sense of power, a sense of formality and harshness. The camera shows black blurred lines, which only after a period of time do they reveal themselves to be each of the letters in the word ‘Untouchables’. This evokes a sense of mystery because of its secrecy and slow revealing. The words themselves are translucent, with the shadows of “Untouchables” often covering the words. This makes it harder to see the words, adding to this sense of mystery and secrecy.

- Serif Font used in the context of the film

- Font connotes harshness and power

- Reveal of the word ‘Untouchables’ evokes mystery

- Translucency of first few credits allows shadows to cover text, aids mystery

GRAPHICS
The main colours used in this sequence are black and a very dark brown. These are very dark colours which connote undertones of secrecy and mystery. The camera moves very slowly through the text, and the word “Untouchables” takes about 30 seconds to completely disappear. I think this is used to contrast both with the quick and building pace of the music, and with the quick speed of the opening shot. This marked contrast makes the audience feel bewildered and fearful, creating a sense of suspense and unknowing. Titles appear in the dead centre of the camera. This is used so that they can stand out against the dark background. They almost look isolated amongst the deathly black behind it, connoting a mood of isolation to the audience.

- Dark colours create undertones of secrecy and mystery
- Pace of shot contrasts with music
- Titles appear in dead centre to stand out from background
- Titles seem isolated from deathly background, creating mood of isolation

The main title "The Untouchables" slowly fades into the distance, setting the pace of the scene

The title "Untouchables" is revealed, huge, overbearing shadowing very noticable, mirroring
shadows of people, or of Mafia?

The shadows of the word "Untouchables" fade over wording, evoking mystery and secrecy

2 - Fight Club
Link: http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/03/28/fight-club/
Fight Club is an action thriller following the journey of a man suffering from insomnia who leaves his high-profile job to join an underground fight club.

 MUSIC
The music of the opening sequence is very loud and very hectic. The music has little structure, it is discordant and brash with lots of instruments being played, This makes the mood very edgy and unpredictable, setting the scene for the rest of the film. I actually think it uses elements from the music from ‘Psycho’ to exacerbate a feeling of intense fear. We often hear screams and wails dubbed in, again emphasising worry and tension. The music is used to mirror the fast pace of the camera as it slowly zooms out of the character’s brain.

- Loud, hectic, sets the scene very quickly, worry
- Discordant and brash, unpredictable
- “Psycho” elements emphasise the thriller genre
- Mirrors fast pace of camera
- Screams and wails for dramatic effect

TITLES

The titles utilise a modern serif font. This helps set the time period for the film - we know that it is either in the present day or in the future. The titles actually appear through the use of jump cuts, which add to a sense of pace and rythym established by the music and camera. The text appears for a relatively short amount of time. It is also quite a difficult font to read, and the combination of these effects make the audience feel confused, yet again adds to the pace of the sequence. They then fade, almost swirling away, almost as if they are dissolving back into the synapses of the brain. This is a clever technique because it makes the titles part of the mise-en-scene, aiding interest and helping with the pace of the shot (a simple cut would never have quite the same dramatic entry or exit).

- Modern serif font helps set chronology of the film

- Titles appear quick, adds suspense and rhythm

- Titles only appear for a short length of time - adds pace

- Titles exit, swirl back into brain, quite interesting way, interacts with mise-en-scene

GRAPHICS
The graphics track the workings of a male brain, the synapses, the sweat ducts, the hair-follicles, which eventually zoom out into the opening shot of the film. This use of an incredibly extreme close up really evokes a sense of confusion and bewilderment, because it is only when the shot has fully zoomed out that we can clearly understand what was the subject of the shot. Its almost as if we’re inside his brain, witnessing his emotions from a clearly scientific point of view. The shot of his brain also mirrors some of the themes explored in the film, especially the psychological ailments of the main character, such as insomnia etc. The close up of the trickling of sweat adds to a sense of suspense and worry, while the very quick zooming out from the brain synapses to the face add to the pace of the opening sequence, setting the scene for the rest of the film.

- Fear of the ‘unknown’ evokes bewilderment
- As if audience is inside his brain
- Mirrors themes explored in rest of the film
- Trickling of sweat - evokes worry and fear
- Zoom adds to pace and excitement

Brain synapses in background, "unknown"

Text is a modern serif font, fades into distance, aids interest and excitement

Sweat ducts and hair follicles evoke emotion and fear   

3 - Alien
Link: http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/05/14/feature-alien-quadrilogy-analysis/
The movie Alien is a science-fiction thriller about intelligent and aggressive Aliens who destroy a spaceship.

MUSIC
The sound of the opening sequence is fairly discordant. It is unstructured, with various stringed instruments playing at irregular times. This is coupled with various groaning and croaking noises, setting the scene for a film about creatures - aliens, perhaps? The mysterious dripping and screeching sounds are effective in making the audience feel tense and, used together with the shot of a planet, perhaps a bit unworldly and bewildered. There is a mild screeching sound throughout which has the effect of unnerving the audience, whilst a minor key is played from what seems to be a piano, again creating an unnerving, tense, dark atmosphere. The pace of the sound accelerates towards the end to build upon this feeling of worry and of anticipation for the rest of the film.

- Discordant structure adds bewilderment
- Groaning and croaking noises sets the scene
- Mysterious sounds make audience feel unworldly, bewildered
- Screeching is unnerving, builds continuously and worryingly, leaves the audience waiting for something to happen

TITLES

There is essentially only one title that appears on the screen worth mentioning. While the main credits appear in the centre for normal purposes, the name of the film, “Alien” appear in the top half of the screen. The word does not appear in chronological order, leaving the audience almost to guess what the word is going to be. The word only gradually appears in the shot, stroke by stroke, again emphasising a feeling of mystery and secrecy, almost commanding the audience to be patient and apprehensive. The font is sans-serif, which denotes that the time period of the film is either in the present or the future - however, because of the backdrop of a planet, we can assume that the film is probably set in the future. Because of the block lettering, the title appears binary-like, which mirrors one of the most integral parts of the film - the spaceship, the eve of technology etc.

- Non-linear appearance of ‘Alien’ - leaves audience guessing

- Word only gradually appears - mystery and secrecy

- Slowly fades - commands audience into being apprehensive

- Sans-serif - time period of film

- Binary like structure of the font denotes one of the main themes of the film

GRAPHICS
The main graphic is the slow reveal of a planet. This sets the scene for the rest of the film - the film is set in space, near planets, etc. The slow pan of the planet sets the pace, matching the slow appearance of the text however contrasting greatly with the edginess of the music. This contrast has the effect of making the audience bewildered, maybe uncomfortable and tense. The showing of the planet and the stars is almost subconscious in our minds because we are focusing more on the white titles, which stand out clearer in front of a mainly dark background. Already, from the opening shot, the film is getting into our minds, playing tricks, unsettling us, through the subliminal way it shows the film’s key setting without us really noticing it.

- Sets scene of film
- Pace contrasts music, makes us feel bewildered, uncomfortable
- Subconscious dark background gets into our minds, tricking us subliminally

Title mirrors binary code. Appears very slowly, commanding audience patience

Space background sets the scene

Update, Craig.

Since bringing all the equipment back in to college and uploading the rushes on the to the computers, we have found a problem with some of our shots. Most of the shots taken inside of the house appear to be too grainy to use. It looks like there is no other option but to film all of the inside shots again.

We have also labeled every shot that we will consider using, to make it easier for us when we start to edit.

Furthermore, after looking at our rushes and sorting out an order to all of our clips it has also become apparent that we need some more shots for the film, to fill in holes in the running order to help it flow more smoothly as currently we do not have enough joining shots.

Where do we go after here? (Jack)

Where do we go from here?

After viewing the shots we have taken, we have decided that the best course of action would be to film more shots. Unfortunately some of the shots inside looked very, very grainy. These shots are vital to the make up of the finished article, so there is no choice but to retake. This is disappointing however it will be worth it in the end when we have a thriller film we can be proud of.

PROBLEMS: NOISE

• The graininess, or noise, occured because of a lack of lighting, plus the HD camera was not suited to the close up shots. Note the difference between the two shots of Tower Bridge - one is very clear and pristine in the dark areas of the shot. The other has lots of noise and graininess which diminishes the quality of the shot:

• When we film our second round of rushes, it would be a good idea to make sure we have good lighting, whilst using a standard camera that can adapt to both outside and indoor locations.

PROBLEMS: INCORRECT WHITE BALANCE

• We also had a few difficulties with white balance. This may have contributed to the graininess of the shots. We accidentally took the white balance with the yellow filter in the camera slot. This meant it had no effect. 

• Above you can clearly see the top photo is much warmer in colour and in depth. This has the correct white balance. The second photo looks cold and has a blue tint, much like the shots we took. Next time we will make sure to set the white balance when the filter is not in place.

Filming - Day 1 - How did it go? (Jack)

First set of Filming - DONE

Sunday was very successful, we completed every shot originally planned, while also filming many more really good shots that we thought of on the day. The weather was excellent, really sunny and clear, however it did get a bit cold towards the end!

Some of the new shots looked really great - there is one where our character is digesting the pills, and, although you don't see her, you see her reflection of her in the bedside mirror. This makes it quite disturbing for the audience, while also framing our character making her look isolated and vulnerable.

There is another shot where our character is looking around the forest, from a POV angle. The shot then switches to a high angle shot of the character looking around the forest - This shot was really good because it makes it feel much more personal, when we can see things from our character's perspective.

GOOD POINTS:

• Lots of shots filmed
• Lots of different locations
• Lots of new shots thought of
• Camera worked really well outside, very HD
• Few technical problems
• Everybody took part in filming
• Dress looked really good

BAD POINTS:

• Camera inside looked incredibly grainy
• 'Shadow' shot (Amy walks past the wall, you can see her shadow) didn't work - shadow not visible
• Definition looked very blurry inside. Some close ups were appallingly blurry
• Lighting did not have required effect - did not look natural, looked like normal day
• White Balance was difficult to manage
• Very cold outside!

Filming (Amy Z)

• We started filming today (06/03/11) and completed filming too.
•  We shot all the shots we wanted to do and also shot some extra one's, as when we were walkling around the forest we spoted somethings that we thought would look good and add to our opening.
• We have at least half an hour worth of film if not more.
• All together we took 80 shots which is good because its beter to have too much than too little 
• We filmed each shot at least 3 or 4 times sometimes more than that, to make sure we had enough takes so at least one would be good to use when we come to editting. 
• We have a match on action shot with me walking up the stairs and then entering the bedroom on the other side.
• I think we used lighting well as in the bedroom scene we used the lights to create shadows, and in the forest we used to light to make it look natural, whereas in the tunnel we shone the light behind me so we could see me walking through the tunnel clearer. 

Equipment we are using tommorow (with pictures) (Jack)

2x LED Torches (with stand, and yellow, vermilion and transparent filters)

1x Giant Flashlight, useful outside

1x 'SANYO XACTI' Waterproof Camera - HD and Waterproof, maybe we will film in the river?

Make up (Amy Z)

We were thinking of using make up to give a tierd feel at the begining as our person suffers from insomnia but then in the 'dream sequence' we were thinking of nice make up to show a difference, like she is not herself.

How to acheive a tierd look
To give make someone look tierd you should use a dark brown eye shadow on the lines of the face to make them more exaggeraed, use dark eye makeup, and when you put it on, make sure you blend it well, so that it stands out, but still looks 'even'.

Will put pictures up when we have tried it out

Preparation for Filming

Tomorrow we are going to be shooting everything - we have decided to start filming at 12 and keep going until we finish, filming both the shots inside the house and the shots outside in the forest. This way it will cost less in terms of transport, while also preserving the same light and weather throughout (if we decided to do another day of filming the weather and light exposure could be different).

I have cleared out my room so that the audience doesn't see any unnecessary objects - posters, Xbox, shoes, etc, that would clutter up the shots or suggest it wasn't a female bedroom.

Getting things home (Jack)

For filming on Sunday, we now have the following equipment:

- a camera
- a 15min Torch
- a 2 hour torch
- a torch stand
- a camera tripod

In terms of props and make up:

- a make up bag
- a bed
- a mirror/glass of water/two pills
- a nightie
- a tunnel

We were thinking of taking the bed into the forest, but have decided against this because the forest is simply too far away, and the bed would have to be dismantled entirely for it to be possible to carry. The time wasted carrying the bed to the forest and back would be better spent on improving our current shots.

So, everything is now at home, everything is charged well.

Flying a plane over a forest (Jack)

I went to my friends house during the half term, and he owns and flies quite a few electric airplanes. He also lives very near a forest, so we decided to attach a small camera to the bottom part of an electric plane and fly it over the woods. We managed to get quite high up, however the plane is quite unpredictable and it became quite windy towards the end of flying. After a few crashes and a few broken propellers, we managed to get a few nice shots which could be useful for establishing shots, however it is a work in progress and my friend says he is getting a lot better at flying the plane, so the shots will improve!

Updates (jack)

We have experienced some problems in booking equipment, so unfortunately we were unable to film over half term. However, this meant that we have been able to spend more time planning make-up, costume and location, and we now have a good HD camera, a tripod and two outside lights booked for this weekend. We will either film on Saturday or Sunday, but the important thing is we will be filming soon!

Booking Equipment (Craig)

After difficulties booking equipment before half term, we now have all equipment booked for this weekend, including 2 lights, a camera, and a tripod. It looks as if we're going to film on Sunday, Saturday is quite a busy day otherwise.