Day 1: Studio
An exercise in trial and error. We were set the challenge of lighting and shooting a news piece in front of a green screen in around 2 hours.
It took some time to get it right, but it was worth it in the end as we got a well lit green screen and a well lit subject (Wesley), with the help of a little make-up. I think in terms of what we made as a whole group at the start of the day we were in the right place.
Had to take it into Premiere and adjust the sound that was only coming out of one ear, but apart from that there is not much to change as it came of very well.
This was very much a learning experience on how to get it mostly right, but when we as a smaller group myself, Plamen and Patricia filmed in the afternoon we didn't get it as right. We had too much light on her face causing reflections unlike in the mornings session. However we still had a well lit background and good sound. It was all for the best as we were clearly told after we filmed that there were a few elements that could have been adjusted to help us get to a great shoot rather than a good one.
So yes overall and interesting exercise obviously the next stage of this is to change the background, but we will probably have this opportunity once we get to know After Effects on Thursday.
Day 2: Location
To complete the package we went out not too far from the studios to film a quick short guerrilla interview. This went by without a hitch really and got us into the feel of how rushed a shoot might be, as we drove down the road and said right that building looks alright lets shoot there.
Here is the final result edited together, I personally don't know hoe to add something to the background in green screen so as a result it is not changed. I did mess around with some editing techniques we might use though using some music and fading to further enhance the program.
This is what I produced quickly.
This is what Lawrence produced with the same material, but more knowledge about green screen.
Well done for doing a run through of your package - as it was a role play exercise there is no problem about the background etc. Some well scripted introductions - as Patricia demonstrates, talking into the camera whilst (presumably) reading form auto cue is tricky (particularly as our auto cue is not directly under the came!). However, try to find a way to help your presenters on the real shoot - give them time to practice their lines so that they do not need to rely on auto cue perhaps and consider using prompt cards whilst filming 'live' and during the pre recorded package as a prompt during interviews. I know you are planning to hear from people at the cinemas themselves for your real film - as this piece shows, without personal testimony it feels like we don't really have access and that the story is less credible. Make use of sequences and actuality as well as well framed GVs throughout to add context to points being made - remember the old adage "SHOW ME DON'T TELL ME" - great work guys!
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