One-shot video evaluation

So the video is completed and shown below. We still have whispering to add at the start of the video, which will be recorded very soon. All in all the video has given us a positive output towards the brief, showing the effect you can gain by shooting in one-shot as well as the focus involved to get the end result. I feel using the sunrise almost aided the work produced, as we were on a set time in which the film needed to be completed, before the sunrise was lost.

We had two rehearsals before it was time to shoot the actual shot, and experimented with different angles and ways of presenting the shot, before actually filming the final one. These can be seen above on my next blog.
The use of natural lighting really gives our video somewhat of a professional look, without us putting to much into the consideration of studio lighting. I must admit though I would have liked to have done some studio work, but there is plenty of time for that in the future :).
The next step is to gather feedback on the one-shot video produced, to see what improvements can be made to make the video more appealing or more suited to the brief.

I have decided to blog a short diary of what I and the group did, and when we did it:

Day 1:

The first day was talking about some ideas we had within the Waverley building. We came up with several ideas, including a scene in an office where the character is bored and passes the time by doing amusing things to entertain theirselves. We rejected this idea due to the lack of props to create a successful scene in which we could film in.
The second idea, and the one we took and improved was to shoot a surreal female in the moors or on some steps in a rural area. This was then expanded to perhaps a chase which resulted in a male figure following the female. We then came to the conclusion that this was clearly going into Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice territory, and used this to create a love scene, which gets the audince thinking into the past events, as well as what is to happen next.

Day 2: We visited the location, took some photographs (shown below) of the location and decided the position in which the sun would rise as well as where the camera would be placed and how we would film the characters.




We then returned home for tea and buscuits :):):)

Day 3: We woke at around 4 o clock in the morning to catch the sunrise. Having checked the weather forcast, we realised that this would be the best day, as it was a fresh, clear morning. Filming began and we caught some really clever shots. We left at around 9 o clock and returned to the Waverely building to edit the video.

Day 4: The video was completed using Premeire, music was added.

Day5: The video was posted on my blog and youtube.