Studio Lesson #4, The Preliminary Task

On Thursday 8th October we went to have our fourth studio lesson. We started off by going up onto the Edit Suit. This is where we got given a debrief as a class, this was about what we had to do and and who we would do it with. In my group (Millie Pike, Harvey Wright and I) we did our preliminary task in a media class room whereas others did it in the studio and some in the Edit Suit. The preliminary task was two people having a conversation with person coming through the door (Harvey Wright) saying "Do it, come on" and the second person (Millie Pike) being very defensive saying "I can't".

The Camera We Used and How We Filmed:

In our group we used the Sony NX5 (which I used, as I was the camera man), which is a very large and heavy camera and it is also a very good quality camera too. We started off filming the whole sequence with a wide shot which typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings. Then we moved into a close up of person A, then a close up of person B, in this a certain feature or part of the subject takes up most of the frame. A close up of a person usually means a close up of their face (unless specified otherwise). Close-ups are useful for showing detail and can also be used as a cut-in. After that we  decided to mov into a mid-long shot, we used this to go from the wide shot to this, this shot shows person A and B in the frame of the image and only up to their waste. We did this to make the viewer feel more involved, we also did this to build tension between the two people. After this we had filmed everything that the story board asked us to do so we decided to take the camera outside and set it up so we can see person A come in through the door and leave. We also did an extreme close up on person A's face as he leaves the room, we did this to create tension and focus on exactly what person A was saying, which was the final thing, "I won't wait for you". After this we decided to add a bit more to this sequence, we came to the conclusion of filming person B before person A enters the room. We got her to pace before he comes in along with biting her nails. We did this to show that she was nervous to talk to him and thinking about what to say towards Person A.