Friday, 20 April 2012
Filmnig Day 2: 20/04/12
Unfortunately I received a text from Simon this morning to say that he would be unable to film today as a family member had passed away the night before. We are going to rearrange the last shooting day next week when he is available. This is obviously more difficult for us and will mean we will need to work really fast to edit all of the videos and finish the project but some things cannot be helped and this is a good experience for real life work in the industry.
Filming Day 1: 19/04/12
Today we did our first filming day with Simon. We filmed with him from 1.30 to 4. We collected our equipment from stores and met him at the Showroom cafe bar. We filmed the steak, the salmon, the pastry, the batter and a white wine sauce for the salmon. the filming went well and he even came up with some more ideas for the next shooting day.
When we captured the footage after the shoot, we saw that one of the cameras, the one we used for all of the close ups was faulty and had recorded everything way too dark. We therefore decided that we would need to reshoot the close ups, which was a pain! Thankfully all of the audio was recorded to the wide shot camera, so Simon will only need to quickly redo everything without having to commentate on what he is doing or play to the camera which should mean it is much quicker to do.
We are looking forward to the next shoot which is tomorrow at 11am.
When we captured the footage after the shoot, we saw that one of the cameras, the one we used for all of the close ups was faulty and had recorded everything way too dark. We therefore decided that we would need to reshoot the close ups, which was a pain! Thankfully all of the audio was recorded to the wide shot camera, so Simon will only need to quickly redo everything without having to commentate on what he is doing or play to the camera which should mean it is much quicker to do.
We are looking forward to the next shoot which is tomorrow at 11am.
Planning for filming: 13/04/12
I received an email from Simon Ayres with a list of what things he wanted to shoot in the videos. These include:
- cooking the perfect steak
- cooking salmon with silicone paper
- making puff pastry
- making batter
- making a hollandaise sauce
- making ice cream
- the herb garden
Having this list means that when we start filming we will all know what we're doing.
Thursday, 5 April 2012
Filming update: 05/04/12
While in the process of planning our film shoot and working on other areas of the project it occurred to myself that we would not be able to use any equipment from the university stores for our shoot if we did it in w/c 2/04 as the stores are closed for the easter holidays. At first we thought we could still do the shoot using just one camera and tripod which are mine. However we then realised we needed a way to record sound, as my DSLR, although records in full HD, is not an excellent sound recorder and filming in a kitchen would be noisy enough to start with!
We realised that if we went ahead and did the shoot without the proper equipment, the videos would not be professional and would be a disappointment to us and the client. We therefore decided to push the shoot back until the w/c 16/04 when the university stores open again. This isn't ideal for us because we wanted to use the Easter holidays to edit the films, but we will still have plenty of time to do the editing, which is simple cutting and should not take too long.
Meanwhile we are making sure that all other areas of the project (the ident, montage layout and marketing material) are completed over the break, so that we just have to focus on the shoot when we return to classes.
We realised that if we went ahead and did the shoot without the proper equipment, the videos would not be professional and would be a disappointment to us and the client. We therefore decided to push the shoot back until the w/c 16/04 when the university stores open again. This isn't ideal for us because we wanted to use the Easter holidays to edit the films, but we will still have plenty of time to do the editing, which is simple cutting and should not take too long.
Meanwhile we are making sure that all other areas of the project (the ident, montage layout and marketing material) are completed over the break, so that we just have to focus on the shoot when we return to classes.
Lighting test and Presentation: 30/03/12
Yesterday we revisited the Showroom kitchen to do the lighting test. We took a camera down to see if we would need any additional lighting equipment for the shoot. Luckily the lighting in the kitchen was pretty good so we thought we could shoot without lighting equipment, which can only be a good thing in a small hectic kitchen.
Today we had to present our idea and progress of our project so far. We had a meeting earlier in the week to go through the powerpoint and decide who was going to speak about which aspects of the project and to make sure all group members knew what the presentation was going to be about specifically.
The presentation went well, we covered all areas of the project and there were only one or two questions at the end. I think the presentation was fluid and we all spoke articulately and enthusiastically.
We haven't received feedback or a grade yet but hopefully we will have done well.
Today we had to present our idea and progress of our project so far. We had a meeting earlier in the week to go through the powerpoint and decide who was going to speak about which aspects of the project and to make sure all group members knew what the presentation was going to be about specifically.
The presentation went well, we covered all areas of the project and there were only one or two questions at the end. I think the presentation was fluid and we all spoke articulately and enthusiastically.
We haven't received feedback or a grade yet but hopefully we will have done well.
Friday, 23 March 2012
Timeline/task list update: 23/03/12
Today I worked on adjusting the timeline, as after the meeting yesterday we realised we wouldn't be shooting until the w/c 2nd April, instead of next week. I reworked the timeline and we do have plenty of time to do everything as long as we stay on track.
Meeting with Simon: 22/03/12
Yesterday we met with Simon Ayres to discuss our project and show him our ideas. We told him what we wanted to produce (ident for cinema, tip of the day videos, videos for menu). He told us what he wanted to portray in the video, how he wanted to show himself and which areas of the cafe bar were the most important to him. He was really nice and we all really enjoyed meeting him. He was very enthusiastic about doing the videos and helping us develop the ideas for the videos.
He said that he wanted the videos to be as professional as possible and that he wanted a lot of focus to be on the teaching aspect of the kitchen. He seemed up for some fun and we realised that we would not be able to storyboard or script the videos and that we would just capture what was happening in the kitchen and use editing to tell the stories.
Vanessa from the Showroom also attended the meeting and was really happy with how everything went and what we talked about.
We decided that shooting will take place in 2 weeks ( the first week of the Easter holidays) as this is when Simon can give us the most time.
Simon took us into the kitchen so we could see the environment we would be shooting in. We are going back down next week with a camera to see if we will need lighting, although we are hoping to get away with as little extra lighting as possible as we dont have the room for a lot of equipment in the kitchen.
Elliott and Ross decided they wanted tutor Ken Grint involved in the shoot to help with lighting, but the rest of the group felt we were capable of lighting on our own and we didn't want another crew member on the shoot. However we have come to a compromise that we will ask Ken's advice on lighting a kitchen, and he can come to the trial set up next week if he wants to advise us, but he will not attend the shoot.
Between now and the shoot in 2 weeks, between the group and Simon we will decide what dishes and techniques Simon wants to show in the videos, so when we get down there everyone knows what we are shooting.
We are really looking forward to the shoot and think it will be a lot of fun!
He said that he wanted the videos to be as professional as possible and that he wanted a lot of focus to be on the teaching aspect of the kitchen. He seemed up for some fun and we realised that we would not be able to storyboard or script the videos and that we would just capture what was happening in the kitchen and use editing to tell the stories.
Vanessa from the Showroom also attended the meeting and was really happy with how everything went and what we talked about.
We decided that shooting will take place in 2 weeks ( the first week of the Easter holidays) as this is when Simon can give us the most time.
Simon took us into the kitchen so we could see the environment we would be shooting in. We are going back down next week with a camera to see if we will need lighting, although we are hoping to get away with as little extra lighting as possible as we dont have the room for a lot of equipment in the kitchen.
Elliott and Ross decided they wanted tutor Ken Grint involved in the shoot to help with lighting, but the rest of the group felt we were capable of lighting on our own and we didn't want another crew member on the shoot. However we have come to a compromise that we will ask Ken's advice on lighting a kitchen, and he can come to the trial set up next week if he wants to advise us, but he will not attend the shoot.
Between now and the shoot in 2 weeks, between the group and Simon we will decide what dishes and techniques Simon wants to show in the videos, so when we get down there everyone knows what we are shooting.
We are really looking forward to the shoot and think it will be a lot of fun!
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