Directions - Workshops
08/01/2020 - Lighting Workshop
In our first lighting workshop it was really good to learn about the different lights and see how they work. I had learnt about three point lighting before but it was good to get a refresher about it from Ferg. From my understanding, 3 point lighting is made up of the Key light, Fill light and the back light. Three point lighting is used in the majority of set ups.
Key Light - Key light is the main light you use which is normally placed next to the camera or directly onto the actors, this is the brightest light which you can use for hard or soft light.
Fill light - The fill light is normally placed on the other side of the key light, it is used to reduce the shadow made from the key light. This is so the shadows are not harsh, and it fills in wherever the key light may be missing.
Back light - The back light is normally placed at the back, used to highlight features of the actors. For instance, if you put the back light behind the actor, it will most likely highlight and make the hair stand out.
Below is my lighting video, this shows the difference of all the individual lights.
15/01/2020 - Lighting Workshop
Today in our second lighting workshop, we lit moving actors. We used George's script to create the lighting. While filming his, he was the director and I was the DOP for the scene. Lighting was done by Sophie.
I really enjoyed doing this as it gave us an insight into what this module was going to be like and that we need to have trust in each other to be able to carry out each task, like camera and lighting individually.
This was beneficial as we hadn't lit moving actors before so it was good to see the impact it has and how difficult it actually is to be able to keep the whole scene lit correctly. I feel like we did a good job of coming together and working as a team but also individually on what we was working on.
Below is the finished piece, edited by me.
20/01/2020 - Editing Workshop
Today we did an editing workshop to get us prepared for out directors module. I think this was really beneficial as it meant we got to use footage that had already been shot. It meant I got to use the footage and create my own story although the story was set, it was about using which shots I thought were best and what worked best for me.
I really enjoyed editing and my finished project is below.
22.01.2020 - DSLR workshop
Today we used the DSLR cameras for the first time, it was really good to see the quality of the camera and the different features compared to the Sony EX cameras.
We also learnt about the exposure triangle, It showed us how the difference in change to the exposure can change the appearance of the shot.
When we were creating the short scene using the DSLR, I was put in charge of doing the sound, as the DSLR has no direct supply source for sound like a boom mic, Ferg showed me how to use the TASCAM and then to sync the audio in post.
Using the TASCAM seemed difficult however once you know the level of audio you need which is -12, it was easier to know at which distance the boom should be operated from as it is hard to consistently look down at the screen on the TASCAM. #
I definitely feel the DSLR has a better quality and it is much easier to use to create focus pulls and etc.
In our first lighting workshop it was really good to learn about the different lights and see how they work. I had learnt about three point lighting before but it was good to get a refresher about it from Ferg. From my understanding, 3 point lighting is made up of the Key light, Fill light and the back light. Three point lighting is used in the majority of set ups.
Key Light - Key light is the main light you use which is normally placed next to the camera or directly onto the actors, this is the brightest light which you can use for hard or soft light.
Fill light - The fill light is normally placed on the other side of the key light, it is used to reduce the shadow made from the key light. This is so the shadows are not harsh, and it fills in wherever the key light may be missing.
Back light - The back light is normally placed at the back, used to highlight features of the actors. For instance, if you put the back light behind the actor, it will most likely highlight and make the hair stand out.
Below is my lighting video, this shows the difference of all the individual lights.
15/01/2020 - Lighting Workshop
Today in our second lighting workshop, we lit moving actors. We used George's script to create the lighting. While filming his, he was the director and I was the DOP for the scene. Lighting was done by Sophie.
I really enjoyed doing this as it gave us an insight into what this module was going to be like and that we need to have trust in each other to be able to carry out each task, like camera and lighting individually.
This was beneficial as we hadn't lit moving actors before so it was good to see the impact it has and how difficult it actually is to be able to keep the whole scene lit correctly. I feel like we did a good job of coming together and working as a team but also individually on what we was working on.
Below is the finished piece, edited by me.
20/01/2020 - Editing Workshop
Today we did an editing workshop to get us prepared for out directors module. I think this was really beneficial as it meant we got to use footage that had already been shot. It meant I got to use the footage and create my own story although the story was set, it was about using which shots I thought were best and what worked best for me.
I really enjoyed editing and my finished project is below.
22.01.2020 - DSLR workshop
Today we used the DSLR cameras for the first time, it was really good to see the quality of the camera and the different features compared to the Sony EX cameras.
We also learnt about the exposure triangle, It showed us how the difference in change to the exposure can change the appearance of the shot.
When we were creating the short scene using the DSLR, I was put in charge of doing the sound, as the DSLR has no direct supply source for sound like a boom mic, Ferg showed me how to use the TASCAM and then to sync the audio in post.
Using the TASCAM seemed difficult however once you know the level of audio you need which is -12, it was easier to know at which distance the boom should be operated from as it is hard to consistently look down at the screen on the TASCAM. #
I definitely feel the DSLR has a better quality and it is much easier to use to create focus pulls and etc.
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