Rough Cut peer feed back P1

Feed back from: Josh Vallely

Does it make narrative sense?
The first clip had no sound. But the second clip made sense and was easy.

Do the special effects fit well with the sequence? How coud it be improved? 
The special effects were really good, it suits very well with the scene. More focus on the ball, i noticed it becomes blury.

Is the dialogue engaging?
Yes, easy to follow. However, I didn't feel the actors mean it, so that didn't engage me much.

What do the sound FX, ambient sounds and music add?
There was no music nor sounds effect.

Is it entertaining? 
Quite, yes, I wanted to watch more.

What would you do to improve the sequence?
Add some music and finish the project.

Feed back from: Tom A

Does it make narrative sense?
Basic sense, can understand that they are talking about P.E. No idea about the conversation.

Do the special effects fit well with the sequence? How coud it be improved? 
Test effect at the beginning would work well in final peice. Ball stop worked well with the sequence featured.

Is the dialogue engaging?
Interesting dialogue fits we with scene. Some dialogue is said monotone so viewer could yet be fully engaged.

What do the sound FX, ambient sounds and music add?
Background nature noises work well to create scene and out into narrative. Ball sound effect made sense.

Is it entertaining? 
overall it is entertaining. There were lots of different shot types which made it diverse, special effect was entertaining.

What would you do to improve the sequence?
Include  more. Add special effect noise & ball throw.
More animated dialogue.

Rough copy P1

This is the rough cut of the final VFX sequence project.
The floating sequence at the begginning worked well but the audio has not yet been added to it so I will use that sequence in the final edit but will add the audio to it.

The tennis ball sequence worked well in the way that you can see what we are trying represent, which is a levatating tennis ball, levatated by the actor. The ball does not look very realistic enough as too much of an effect has been put on to it like the blurred which will be changed in the final so we will not be using the sequence completely. Also the actors are not convincing enough for the sequence although this does not really matter due to the sequence just representing the use of VFX but I will still be changing the actors to give the whole film a better look, more realistic feel to it.

The audio for the tennis ball sequence is not great at all as you can hear a fuzzy sound for the background noise through out, this is due to only using the camera mic and not a seperate mic. Using a seperate mic would ensure that you can hear the dialogue over the background sounds, the dialogue is not clear in this rough cut sequence either. I will need to reshoot that scene which adds to the reason why I want to use different actors.

The editing is not very good either as some shots have been colour corrected differently to other shots so the contiunity does not flow very well. Also as the tennis ball gets thrown around the shots are cut due to the dialogue and the tennis ball keeps jumping from different people so that is another bad point to the continuity. And the framing of some of the shots could of been done better and filled up the frame more, it does give it a diverse shot types but I think constant same pattern of shot types will look better.

Health and Safety when filming P1

When shooting the video is is important that you take health and safety into consideration  Standing on the picnic benches outside is dangerous as they do not take the weight especially during this time on the year they are not as strong as usual. Climbing on school roof to film from a high angle is not an option as it is very dangerous and could result in a serious injury. When working with camera equipment make sure that it is all put together safely and that the camera is connected to the tripod correctly to avoid it falling off and breaking.

When going out around the school filming make sure that you take a high vis jacket with you and a sign saying "filming in progress" to let other students and staff around the college know what you are doing.

PROBLEMS P1

Problem #1
If something bad happens to the equipment and we cant use them.
Make sure the equipment is available when you need them and make sure they are working.

Problem #2
Actors are not reliable enough.
Make sure the actors are available before you select them to be in the film. 

Problem #3
Using inexperienced actors.
Don't need experience actors just pick people who would take it seriously.

Problem #4
Doing the super strength effect on the film.
Look for tutorials before doing the effect. 

Problem #5
Not having all the preparation that we need.
Making sure all the shots list and paper work are up to date before we start filming.

Problem #6
The whole group is not up to date with each other.
Check each other blogs and see what each person is missing.

Problem #7
Doing the tennis ball effect.
Look for tutorials before performing it. 

Problem #8
Doing the floating effect.
Look at tutorials before performing.

Problem #9
Haven't yet decided who is doing the voice over. 
Decide who is doing it. 

Problem #10
Having bad weather.
Look on the news and weather before deciding when and where to film. 

Casting profile template P1

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Casting P1

We have four main characters in our short sequence, they are all teenage boys. We then have extras in the some of the shots.

Shots 1- Sam
Shot 2 - People walking p and down the corridor.
Shot 3 - Six girls
Shot 4 - Four teenage boys
Shot 5 - Four nerds
Shot 6 - Three main characters

Sam- average looking 17 year old boy with fair hair.

Girl 1 - Anni
Girl 2 - Amy-Jo
Girl 3 - Lauren Taylor
Girl 4 - Scarlett
Alternate - Phoebe Ireland         -AUDITIONS
All the fit the description as they all take care int he way that they look and their dress sense.

All the boys in the scene need to act really self-centred, no cares, very chilled out. All boys fit the part quite well.
Boy 1 - Matt Tomlins
Boy 2 - Sam Dix
Boy 3 - Tyler Thurston
Boy 4 - Hugh Brynt


Nerd 1- Casper
Nerd 2 - Edwyn
Nerd 3 - Anni
Nerd 4 -

Scott - Josh (Stephens friend)
Max - Luke
Scott - Stephen

Filming Schedule P1