Preliminary task

Today our class filmed our preliminary task projects. This exercise was designed to teach us the basics of video production and allow us to learn about the importance of compression, focus, lighting, continuity, the 180 degree rule and the discipline of shooting professionally in a team were each person took on a specific role.
Our group of four filmed our footage in, N10, one of the media class rooms. The room was perfect, it had enough space for us to be able to work with the lights and move the camera around. There were already tables and chairs in there, which we were able to use. I helped direct the actors, along with Ben. I helped out with the camera movement as well.
Our lighting was made to look like an interrogation. The main lights were turned off, and the large light was aimed slightly downwards, to just light the area of the scene up. We used the small desk light and shined it to the actor sitting down on the chairs face. We had this because one of our actors was pushing and pressurising the other one. I think this worked, because the rest of the room was dark and all you saw was the light shinning up the actor’s faces, and the essential movement.
I believe we did set up the camera right, with the shutter speed at F2.8, zero DBs, we bubbled the tripod to make sure it was straight and not at an angle. We made sure the lights and the shadows weren't showing in the shot, and there weren’t too many objects in the background.