Aaaaaah…we had our first day of shooting with Bindni`s Play parade project yesterday. It has been a real fun and exciting day to learn a few things but most of all to get a taste of the whole crew working together ambient, which for someone used to work alone like me was really a great experience. I`m looking forward to the next sessions, hope I can do a good job of whatever task I`m assigned the next time (or the same). Meanwhile, I thought I would upload some of the videos we did while doing the camera training with Leslie, the last week. Since the project would be filmed using a HD camera, Leslie went through some of the basics of camera operating and through the exercises that followed, we, hopefully, learned them. We also did a bit of sound recording. The exciting part was that we got to direct, film, record and act out scenes in turns. I found that a good idea because it not only gave each of us the opportunity to boss around….ahem…sorry, I mean…to try out different roles…but also to get a sense of the importance of each individual role and of their coordination for the success of the final shot.
Here are some of the exercises. The first one is a close-up of Bindni indoors, and without sound.
Mid shot, with Matt as director, me recording the sound, Ben as subject and Sam at the camera (hope I got that one right).
Wide mid shot, with Matt acting, Ben as cameraman, Sam recording the sound and me as director (oh, yesssss!)
Not really the sort of material you would use to show-off. Clearly, a looooooooooooot to learn still. Nevertheless, the part of setting up the shots was a really engaging one for me, because photography and image manipulation is still the area that I feel most confortable in and which gives me the best opportunity to experiment and express visions.
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