For our short film task, I will be performing the role of cinematographer. On top of this I also had the responsibility of positioning the actors where they are required to be in the frame so that the audience gets full effect of their performance and are able to extract meaning. However my role in this film was not limited to just these two aspects. We all worked together to brainstorm the idea for the film until we arrived at a premise that we all agreed would be a simple yet effective. As we are only a group of 5 people which is incredibly small for a collective group with an aim of making a film, we all had to contribute extensively at each stage of the project by supplying feedback etc.
We began by working on the storyboard of the film which was made to make the filming process more efficient. This would in effect leave more time to work on the post production stages. We only wrote a brief script full of stage directions as we planned to film to have no speaking parts, therefore telling the story purely through visuals. However we also added in impromptu direction during the shooting of the film if we felt it was completely necessary and would further enhance the film. To further enhance the efficiency of production we created a call sheet in order to stay organised when shooting. Information that was found on the call sheet included, timings, locations, date of shooting, actors needed on set etc.
After pre production had been completed and we were confident in what we were doing we started shooting. As the cinematographer I had handle the lighting as well as the positioning and formatting on the camera we were shooting with. A lot of the footage was taken outdoors so the majority of the film was shot using natural lighting to illuminate the subject. I was able to monitor the visibility of the shot by looking through the viewfinder of the camera and make sure the conditions were appropriate for the mood of the shot.
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