31 January Production Meeting

Date: 31 January 2014
Time: 9:15 am
Present: Maia, Katie, Georgie, Callum

• In the meeting we discussed what shots we are going to be re-filming and when we will be filming them. 

• We have decided to re-film Scene 2 on Monday (3 Feb) first lesson (9am - 10:30am). Instead of filming all of parts where Reece is dragged around, we have decided to cut them down and do the whole scene in just 2 shots: walking round the corner of the wall then fading into Reece being pushed over continuing with him being punched and then a transition to the next shot of the teleportation effect.

• On Monday last lesson we have decided to re-film Scene 5 and if we haven't enough time we will film Scene 5 on Tuesday (4 Feb); we have to film the whole scene in one go otherwise the lighting will change.

• If we complete filming Scene 5 on Monday last lesson we will then film Scene 6 on Tuesday, which will be filmed in the refectory.

• We will all sit round the table and put the camera between two of us to film the other two. this will be a mid shot. 

• On Wednesday (5 Feb) we will be recording the audio for our sequence…We will be recording the dialogue (voiceover of Callum) and any sound effects that we need that we can't get online. 

• And finally on the Thursday (6 Feb) we will start to put our sequence together and edit in using both Adobe Premier and Adobe After Effects, until the deadline the following week.

Production Meeting

Date: 30th January 2014

Time: 3:45 pm

People present: Callum, Maia and Katie

• We took into account our rough cut feedback and that it's hard to establish the change in schools, so we're going to add in a scene of a pan of the new school before Reece walks in and meets Lauren, Rizzo and Keira
• Some of the scenes didn't come out as good as we hoped so we'll go out and reshoot a couple (e.g. when Kiera appears)
• Add more sound effects to make the sequence more engaging and realistic 
• Add more interesting transitions between shots
• Finish our special effects editing

Appraising the Rough Cut

Audio

Strengths:

• The SFX of the punch sounds realistic and works in time with the visual 
• The dialogue is clear and can be heard easily
• My feedback sheets say that my audio adds tension and depth to the storyline

Weaknesses:

• Not all of the sound effects have been added yet
• The teleportation sound effect isn't very realistic

Special Effects

Strengths:

• I have completed my teleportation effect
• I have completed my invisibility effect
• My feedback sheet says the effects look realistic

Weaknesses:

• The invisibly effect needs improving because the shots are jumpy because of the way I edited them
• I haven't finished all of my special effects yet

Sequence

Strengths:

• The feedback shows that the storyline is easy to follow because you can tell Callum is being bullied
• The shots work well and don't break any filming rules, e.g. the 180 degree rule

Weaknesses:

• The camera can be shaky in some places, e.g. outside near the containers
• The feedback sheets suggests adding in some transitions from clips so the viewer has a chance to notice the change in scene from the old school to the home and to the new school - so it's more clear

IMPROVEMENTS:

• Add a scene of Callum going into the new school, panning across the name of the school to establish the fact that it's different from the school he was bullied in, making sure he mentions the fact that it's a new school
• Experiment with different transitions
• Re-do the invisibility effect and complete the fireball effect
• Add more sound effects