Advanced Portfolio by Connor Hanlon (4114)

Friday, 6 November 2015

November feedback

Your short film has a clear progression of shots and the bars are effective in giving it a cinematic look. Shots are of a good quality and framing and composition are proficient showing excellent technical skill in use of the camera. Audio has been considered and a JVC camera has been used which shows ambition and an ability to use a more advanced camera.

Music is appropriate and builds tension ass does the length of shots. Feedback may indicate that shots are lengthy but this suits the style of the short film.

Music is copyright free as it is sourced from Incomputech so make this clear in your web-log or put it in the credits.

Document your creative journey

I don't think you need to overdub sound but maybe add some ambient sounds or effects.

The narrative is clear. Make sure that the story is not cliched. Be original and think of a twist at the end or defy expectations. I am intrigued as to how you will resolve the narrative. this is the key to level 4.

Saturday, 31 October 2015

TASK 10 Filming: Day 2

The second day of filming was considerably more successful than the first. We decided to re-shoot what we had done previously, so there are no lighting mix ups from shot to shot. We again used the JVC camera to take our shots, and managed to do them at much better quality then previously.

We filmed at the similar time to the first shoot, however as we were prepared we managed to get through shots a lot better. The main issue was how soon it got dark, however we got a good portion of our filming complete.

For the next session of filming we will have all shots completed.

TASK 10 Filming: Day 1

The equipment we used was the JVC camera as well as a tripod to hold the camera still while we filmed. We decided on using this due to the good quality of sound it can pick up alongside its quality in tracking moving, which is important to our film. We

TASK 10 Risk Assessment

	Risk Assessment Form
ACTIVITIES: Post Production		HAZARDS & CONTROLS: Tripping on wires (keep wires on desktop), Mac overheats (ensure they are maintained by technicians).

Activity Title:	To edit our short film
Activity Description:	To go into the editing suite to edit our short film.
List those managing this Activity and their competence:	Joe Hinton – Editor Connor Hanlon – Special Effects Samantha Bowles – Print Product
Who & how many are at risk from this Activity?	Joe Hinton, Connor Hanlon, Samantha Bowles – 3.

Hazards How could someone become hurt or made ill	Control measures How are you going to prevent this from happening?
Tripping on wires to cause injury.	Ensure all wires are organised and on the desktop so as to not trip.
Mac overheats to cause fire.	Ensure the technicians check the iMacs before use.

Risk Level: After your controls have been applied what is your assessment of the risk level of this activity?	Low

	Risk Assessment Form
ACTIVITIES: Filming the short film.		HAZARDS & CONTROLS: Fire (fire alarm), Tripping (don’t film in rain), Malfunctioning Equipment (don’t film in rain).

Activity Title:	Filming the short film.
Activity Description:	To go on Location to film the short film.
List those managing this Activity and their competence:	Joe Hinton – Director Connor Hanlon – Actor, Costume Designer, Producer Samantha Bowles – Producer Reiss Hall - Actor
Who & how many are at risk from this Activity?	Joe Hinton, Connor Hanlon, Samantha Bowles, Reiss Hall – 4.

Hazards How could someone become hurt or made ill	Control measures How are you going to prevent this from happening?
Tripping over equipment.	Organise filming equipment and place in safe location whilst not in use. Ensure member of team is present with equipment at all times to ensure they are safe.
Fire at Location	Ensure Fire alarm is in working order at house location.
Rain in outside shots: Crew could slip on wet surface Equipment could get wet and malfunction.	Stop filming in rain. Only film in overcast conditions.