Preliminary_Video_Evaluation

Evaluation:

When I started this film I learnt how important it is to pre-plan my scene's. As having a for what you are going to do when I started filming, as this makes the filming go smoother and quicker.

Pre-Plan:
This is a floor plan I created before filming so I could see where the actor would be walking, and would help me set up the camera placement.



This floor plan aloud me to tell the actors where they would be going without me telling them after each take.

I also created a camera shot list with a camera floor plan.





This helped me refer as to what shots I would need to be doing after I had finished with a certain camera scene, but this was not set in stone as if I thought a different shot would have been better I would try that shot and compare it with the other shot.

Planning (Stage):
For the filming of the preliminary task I had to find a location that look like an office room as that was the scene we were set up with in our storyboard. When I found a room which match the right description, the room was G10 in the science department and it was what I needed, as it outside it had a long corridor I could open with and inside it had office desk at the front of the room, I also had to make sure that no-one was going to use the room when we were shooting the film.

Planning (Actors):

With the room sorted I needed now find some “actors” who could do the scene. As this was everyone else in my class was working with each other I had to find some friends who could help me. As it was a study period I found Kyle Thomas and Rhys Thomas (Not related) and they agreed to help me, so I gave them their scripts and we then started filming the scenes. However one of the actors had to go after a while so I had to do some of he’s scenes myself. So I learnt that you can think of a few thinks on the spot, depending on the situation, as it could change in a matter of seconds. This can be seen when 'Kyle'  grabs the folder from the desk, I decided to change the scene from my walk-in plan to have a close-up shot on the folder, but had to do the scene myself as Kyle had to leave, So I learnt you can change actors and get away with it if you have the same mise-en-scene aspects like props (the folder) and clothing (Kyle's jumper).
Planning (Props):
In my storyboard there weren’t many props that would be needed for the film. All I originally needed for the film was a folder and a file. However before I started filming I decide to add a few more things like Kyle’s character having glasses, a book and a pen which he would put to one side when Rhys’s character showed up. This was used to emphasis Kyle’s character as being important and how he is a very busy person.