The actors were great, and everybody fell into their roles quickly and efficiently.
We managed to wrap it all up way before the expected time which made everybody really happy.
We arrived two hours before the actors and super groups to start setting up the equipment and to make sure we had everything in place.
We were lucky enough to have a make up artist on set who was fabulous with the make up of the actors.
We allocated the changing room and had a green room for the actors to break and have snacks if they were not on set.
Our location was the rmit student union office, and so we set up tables and chairs outside as it was a Sunday and not many people would be around school.
The snacks proved to be a great energy boost for everyone throughout the course of the shoot.
The super groups were great as well as I had some help with the holding of the boom pole and the lights.
We arrived two hours before the actors and super groups to start setting up the equipment and to make sure we had everything in place.
We were lucky enough to have a make up artist on set who was fabulous with the make up of the actors.
We allocated the changing room and had a green room for the actors to break and have snacks if they were not on set.
Our location was the rmit student union office, and so we set up tables and chairs outside as it was a Sunday and not many people would be around school.
The snacks proved to be a great energy boost for everyone throughout the course of the shoot.
The super groups were great as well as I had some help with the holding of the boom pole and the lights.
Although there was a glitch with sound (some wire probably went unplugged somewhere), we have worked through it and are on our way through editing it all.
Over all, I'm really satisfied with our progress and feel like I've brought a lot out from this course.
Some things I've learnt
red heads. Able to control area of lighting via adjusting the flaps at the front. Can be used to light large portions of area and useful as background light. Colour of light can be switched using the different coloured fluorescent paper provided.
Dedolights. Unlike red heads, you would use these if you want the light to have a smaller area, eg, think soft/candle lighting. They have a lighting of about 100-150 watts and are used to create a less harsh of a lighting than the redheads. These proved to be fairly useful in our shoot.
Have never met one of these before doing tv1. C stands are really stable and are much better use and flexible than the stands the dedo come with. Those tend to fall rather easily and are flimsy compared. These are insanely heavy too, but have gotten pretty used to lugging them around.
Mixer
Working with the mixer was pretty much my job scope. During the first tutorial, I was shocked by the number of wires and plugs this thing had. It looked so complicated and I was sure I would never get the hang of it. But I've worked with this so much its become a no brainer which cable goes in where.
Other things I've learnt would be how to set up a camera and tripod, adjust the focus and exposure of the camera, the procedure and protocol each member has to follow on set depending on their roles, first AD, etc. I've also learnt about cut aways and the importance of them. In fact, they were a saving grace in our film as we have filmed and used a lot of them in the editing process.
I'm really glad the shoot is over, but even happier with the things I've picked up along the way. This has been a really packed course over the semester, but one where has a lot to be learnt as well.
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