The studio was divided up into 3 different areas- the green screen with a Cannon single lens reflex camera, the blue backdrop with a dolly and Sony video camera, and the fireplace with the Cannon 5D.
The shooting task allowed us to fully understand how to shoot in a environment that required sound to be linked up to the audio.
We used a electronic clapperboard that was essentially a iPad with a video clip playing, the audio soundtrack was a series of beeps with the song following. The beeps were for the editing process so that when we had a look in the sound waves we could see the point in time to precisely match up to frame to the second. The iPad also had a colour board on it that could be used for colour matching so that the continuity would be perfect.
Though this task I learned that it was essential to shoot the same at least 3 times so that in the edit you have options.
One thing that i found useful was that you are shooting for the edit so think about what you are pointing the camera at.
It is also advised by several film professionals to always record for longer than you actually need because you can move clips around in the edit.
We swapped around rolls like camera operator, floor manager, clapperboard operator, director, and director of photography.
Calls were used so that we could clearly and quickly communicate with other team members.
One thing that proved especially difficult in the shoot was ensuring that people where being as efficient as possible as time is always really short on a shoot.
In future I will make sure that the group is properly prepared and briefed before commencing shooting.
Overall the shoot was hugely successful and produced great raw footage.
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