Practice at Ancillary Texts (Digipak)

Filming (2)

On Sunday 24th I organised for some more filming to be done. I arranged for my two lead cast members to come over for about 3-4 hours of filming to be done. On Friday I booked a camera and tripod from college and on Saturday afternoon i organised what we would be doing on Sunday so that we could get straight to filming so that no time was wasted. 

I planned what we would need, where we would film first, what I needed them to bring with them and what we would have for lunch in between. As it was rather cold on Sunday I didn't want to spend much time outside in the woods and as it was about a 10 minute walk to get to where we needed I made sure that everyone was wearing suitable footwear and warm clothes. I also brought out some hot drinks in flasks for us to have (which we did) whilst filming outside which warmed us up. Filming in the woods was mainly a success apart from the fact that we had to carry all of the equipment from the car to the location. 
When I did my first bit of filming, I found out that I needed to use something that would allow me to move the camera on smoothly. As I wouldn't be able to set up a smooth base in the woods I tried to create something that i could attach the camera to that had wheels so i would be able to wheel it along the ground. Even though i managed to attach it to a trolley unfortunately due to the ground being too uneven and there being no suspension on the trolley, it didn't work that well. When I re-shoot the woods scene I have decided to use more shots that are like long shots and mid shots rather than fewer that involve moving the camera as I can then add movement to the shots in editing. 

We spent about 2h in the woods leaving us 2h to have lunch and film. When we got back I made the three of us lunch and afterwards talked through what we would be doing next. There was around 1h30m left after we had had a break. 

The next place I needed to film was in my garden where I needed a small fire lit to toast marshmallows on. I had asked my dad if he could set us up a fire (using the incinerator which was just a fitted out old metal dustbin.) He then stayed down to keep an eye on it whilst we filmed so that it kept low and manageable. As neither of them had ever done it before we spent about 10m practicing first. Filming on the garden bench was easy as I wanted them to look natural and as though they weren't acting or putting it on so it didn't take long to get what footage I needed. There was then about 30m left just to film a few shots at the car which I left until the end as I needed to film them driving away so I filmed them as they were leaving which was pretty easy to set up. 

Overall, it was a mostly successful day of filming and they both enjoyed it which is good! 
I know I will need to re-shoot some of it to use in my final video so I will put in more shots overall and use the editing suite to add more movement to the shots if I'm not able to track for example in the woods.

 

Theorists

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Pathos

Pathos - http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pathos

e.g "Wrecking Ball"

"That quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially, that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality"

• (rhetoric) A writer's attempt to persuade an audience through appeals involving the use of strong emotions not strictly limited to pity.
• (literature) An author's attempt to evoke a feeling of pity or sympathetic sorrow for a character.
• (theology, philosophy) In theology and existentialist ethics following Kierkegaard and Heidegger, a deep and abiding commitment of the heart, as in the notion of "finding your passion" as an important aspect of a fully lived, engaged life.

Rhetoric is the art of discourse, an art that aims to improve the capability of writers or speakers that attempt to inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences in specific situations

The three modes of persuasion:

Pathos represents an appeal to the audience's emotions. Pathos is a communication technique used most often in rhetoric (where it is considered one of the three modes of persuasion, alongside ethos and logos), and in literature, film and other narrative art.

Ethos is a Greek word meaning "character" that is used to describe the guiding beliefs or ideals that characterize a community, nation, or ideology.

Logos is logical appeal or the simulation of it, and the term logic is derived from it. It is normally used to describe facts and figures that support the speaker's claims or thesis. Having a logos appeal also enhances ethos because information makes the speaker look knowledgeable and prepared to his or her audience.

Health and Safety

Vicki is a trained first aider, although she is mainly trained for sports injuries, she knows about basic first aid which means that for example if when we are walking through the woods with the equipment and costumes if someone falls, she will know what to do. 

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