So I write this blog entry after a gruelling 7 hour drive back from london.
We should have been spending the day with our contributor, filming her life outside of the lap dancing club and then following her before she went to work.
Instead we awoke to find a text message from Gigi from 11pm saying she had been rushed to hospital with pains in her breast implants!
We have had a great deal of problems with contributors on this project but its all good industry experience and we have rallied around again and phone bashed all the clubs to try and gain some more contributors.....
In the mean time we wish Gigi a speedy recovery and hope that we can get filming in the coming days.
Thursday, 8 March 2012
Sunday, 4 March 2012
A welcome little break from the course
Its sunday morning and I'm thinking I need to watch some Wallace and Gromit with a cup of tea! Why? Well because Michaela and myself have just returned from a trip to Bristol where we were lucky enough to see Andy's Wild Adventures (CBeebies) being filmed in a giant green screen studio and a trip to Aardman to their offices and studio's.
Andy's Wild Adventures was a fantastic opportunity to see green screen in action, look at lighting set ups and just to be able to watch a production in full swing.
We had good chance to speak to all the team and see how each of the individual roles were working together. The cameraman and lighting engineer even swapped roles for a bit to set a shot up!
The shoot was centred around Marine Iguana's and, like all the series, uses BBC natural history footage and then overlays Andy with clever use of green screen.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01cbn46/Andys_Wild_Adventures_Elephants/
On Saturday Morning we were able to visit Aardman and have a look around the studio's and offices. it was incredible and I must admit that I got just a little bit excited to see a small studio set up with Morph in it! We were also very lucky to see the model of the Pirate ship from the new feature length movie
The Pirates! - In An Adventure With Scientists. It was an incredible model standing around 8 feet tall and the attention to detail was mind blowing.
The studio's gave us a massive insight into the work load that goes into producing these programmes, the lighting is immense with around 12 lights on a small 6 feet set.
The models and scenes are so detailed and everything looks so real in its miniature form. We were told about one scene that will be used in the upcoming pirates film that is 10 minutes long and took one lady two years to film in the studio. The average time from conception through filming and into edit is around four years!
For more information on Aardman please see the link below and check out the trailer for the new movie
Aardmans Website
http://www.aardman.com/
Trailer
http://www.aardman.com/features/upcoming-features/the-pirates-in-an-adventure-with-scientists/
Andy's Wild Adventures was a fantastic opportunity to see green screen in action, look at lighting set ups and just to be able to watch a production in full swing.
We had good chance to speak to all the team and see how each of the individual roles were working together. The cameraman and lighting engineer even swapped roles for a bit to set a shot up!
The shoot was centred around Marine Iguana's and, like all the series, uses BBC natural history footage and then overlays Andy with clever use of green screen.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01cbn46/Andys_Wild_Adventures_Elephants/
On Saturday Morning we were able to visit Aardman and have a look around the studio's and offices. it was incredible and I must admit that I got just a little bit excited to see a small studio set up with Morph in it! We were also very lucky to see the model of the Pirate ship from the new feature length movie
The Pirates! - In An Adventure With Scientists. It was an incredible model standing around 8 feet tall and the attention to detail was mind blowing.
The studio's gave us a massive insight into the work load that goes into producing these programmes, the lighting is immense with around 12 lights on a small 6 feet set.
The models and scenes are so detailed and everything looks so real in its miniature form. We were told about one scene that will be used in the upcoming pirates film that is 10 minutes long and took one lady two years to film in the studio. The average time from conception through filming and into edit is around four years!
For more information on Aardman please see the link below and check out the trailer for the new movie
Aardmans Website
http://www.aardman.com/
Trailer
http://www.aardman.com/features/upcoming-features/the-pirates-in-an-adventure-with-scientists/
Thursday, 1 March 2012
The pressure is on
Its the first day of the month today and the pressure of this module is starting to be felt by myself.
We had a tight schedule of filming in Bristol planned for three days earlier this week but contributors have let us down. Sending my producer an email from Greece to say she wouldn't be around to film until Friday!
As I write this blog update I'm staring at my phone, willing it to ring with news from another club that we can film this weekend to try and make up for the lost time. We only have one more full week to film and its getting increasingly tight.....
Still we was warned that strippers can be notoriously unreliable
We had a tight schedule of filming in Bristol planned for three days earlier this week but contributors have let us down. Sending my producer an email from Greece to say she wouldn't be around to film until Friday!
As I write this blog update I'm staring at my phone, willing it to ring with news from another club that we can film this weekend to try and make up for the lost time. We only have one more full week to film and its getting increasingly tight.....
Still we was warned that strippers can be notoriously unreliable
Friday, 24 February 2012
A slight re-shuffle......
After a couple of weeks from the initial project pitch and selection process cracks started to appear as the size of projects became apparent.
Due to a drama having a casting problem and Kernow curfew being deemed out of date we have some changes.
Kernow curfew is now a project looking at single parent dads and I have given my role as cameraman away because I had three roles which was a great deal of work and the cancellation of the drama left four people looking for roles.
This has worked out for the best, I can now concentrate on my director role on stripping for the kids which is proving to be very challenging and time consuming.
Due to a drama having a casting problem and Kernow curfew being deemed out of date we have some changes.
Kernow curfew is now a project looking at single parent dads and I have given my role as cameraman away because I had three roles which was a great deal of work and the cancellation of the drama left four people looking for roles.
This has worked out for the best, I can now concentrate on my director role on stripping for the kids which is proving to be very challenging and time consuming.
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Young and Pissed gains another contributor
Today I had a message from another friend of mine who is a student and works in a bar in Falmouth and he agreed to do an interview for our Documentary. Kevin is perfect for the documentary as he falls into the age demographic for binge drinking culture, he is a student and he has a unique story to tell.
In his first year at university he was, like many, out drinking as part of the uni experience but started to drink more and more until his body had enough and he had a seizure! This was a traumatic time for him and he has been left with permanent health problems which don't allow him to drink anymore.
I was really glad he agreed to be part of the doc as I think he is a very strong contributor and has a compelling story to tell. I arranged some possible filming dates and passed all the information on the director.
This is shaping up to be a really good Documentary with some strong contributors, I look forward to filming this interview later this week!
In his first year at university he was, like many, out drinking as part of the uni experience but started to drink more and more until his body had enough and he had a seizure! This was a traumatic time for him and he has been left with permanent health problems which don't allow him to drink anymore.
I was really glad he agreed to be part of the doc as I think he is a very strong contributor and has a compelling story to tell. I arranged some possible filming dates and passed all the information on the director.
This is shaping up to be a really good Documentary with some strong contributors, I look forward to filming this interview later this week!
Monday, 20 February 2012
The Docs Are Under Way....
Today we filmed the first interview for the Young and Pissed Doc that Im working on.
I have arranged an interview with a good friend of mine who works in Hand Bar in Falmouth. The director has two projects to direct so is up against it to keep both organised and on schedule so I have decided to help out as much as possible and take up some of the slack.
Due to a studio project running throughout friday, the director was going to be tied up so I have prepared some questions and the camera operator and myself have shoot this piece on our own.
The interview went well and I was pleased with the sound, I chose to use a lapel Mic and record sound straight onto the Panasonic P2 camera. This allowed for minimal equipment on shoot as there was a skeleton crew. we shot outside the bar in the courtyard and the sound is enhanced by the slight atmos of the cafe and bar in the background.
We also gained a chance to meet the bar owner, Pete, who was very intrigued by the project and has agreed to be part of it. He had some very interesting points and spoke, at length, about supermarkets and the role they have which is a very interesting angle.
I have arranged an interview with a good friend of mine who works in Hand Bar in Falmouth. The director has two projects to direct so is up against it to keep both organised and on schedule so I have decided to help out as much as possible and take up some of the slack.
Due to a studio project running throughout friday, the director was going to be tied up so I have prepared some questions and the camera operator and myself have shoot this piece on our own.
The interview went well and I was pleased with the sound, I chose to use a lapel Mic and record sound straight onto the Panasonic P2 camera. This allowed for minimal equipment on shoot as there was a skeleton crew. we shot outside the bar in the courtyard and the sound is enhanced by the slight atmos of the cafe and bar in the background.
We also gained a chance to meet the bar owner, Pete, who was very intrigued by the project and has agreed to be part of it. He had some very interesting points and spoke, at length, about supermarkets and the role they have which is a very interesting angle.
Saturday, 11 February 2012
Pitching time again!
This week we started Unit 140, two productions to make this semester so its all go!
On the back of good feedback from the last module it was all to play for as we had either dramas or documentaries to make...
My aim was to gain some more camera experience and hopefully direct a piece. the competition for camera roles was high again but as luck would have it, I have been able to work on documentaries and get a sound, camera and director role! Although these roles are not going to be easy.
The first documentary is 'young and pissed'.
Yep you guessed it, sounds of people being loud and obnoxious and of course SICK! Guess what my role is? Sound, so this will be challenging capturing the atmos of evenings out whilst being able to react to people around us.
Keep an eye out for following posts about sound recording techniques and images of set ups!
My camera role is on Kernow Curfew which was an idea I pitched, this will have great challenges with low light shooting and young contributors.
I will research the role and experiment with different cameras to see which copes best in low light and learn techniques of on camera lighting.
My last role is Director, this is the one I'm most excited about, the documentary is about stripping in the U.K! This will be the most challenging Doc yet and will take all the skills from the director and producer to make it happen and find the contributors.
Watch this space.....
On the back of good feedback from the last module it was all to play for as we had either dramas or documentaries to make...
My aim was to gain some more camera experience and hopefully direct a piece. the competition for camera roles was high again but as luck would have it, I have been able to work on documentaries and get a sound, camera and director role! Although these roles are not going to be easy.
The first documentary is 'young and pissed'.
Yep you guessed it, sounds of people being loud and obnoxious and of course SICK! Guess what my role is? Sound, so this will be challenging capturing the atmos of evenings out whilst being able to react to people around us.
Keep an eye out for following posts about sound recording techniques and images of set ups!
My camera role is on Kernow Curfew which was an idea I pitched, this will have great challenges with low light shooting and young contributors.
I will research the role and experiment with different cameras to see which copes best in low light and learn techniques of on camera lighting.
My last role is Director, this is the one I'm most excited about, the documentary is about stripping in the U.K! This will be the most challenging Doc yet and will take all the skills from the director and producer to make it happen and find the contributors.
Watch this space.....
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