Filming at Bath Abbey Observatory

Today I filmed my final scene, this was the first flash back in the film. I left this one to the end as it was more difficult to film. I needed to go at a time of day when no one would be there also the weather has been bad over the last few days which has made me push this shoot back a few days.
Overall I have happy with how the footage came out.

Primary Research- Test Screen

For another piece of primary research I wanted to do a test screening and get feed back from people about what they like about my film and what they think I should change to make it better. I asked people who have had nothing to do with my film. I think this is the best way to do a test screening because they will have no idea what the film is about.

The first person I asked thinks that the Bristol bridge scene could be a bit shorter, they explained it as they felt the monologue was very powerful and they wanted to keep that power throughout the film so making the flash back slightly sorter. I like this idea as i think it will help with the flow of the film.

One of the other comments I had about my film was the 'warp stabilizer', and how it work in some of the monologue clips. I had the same thought when I put the affect on the clips. I have tried to fix these clips but it hasn't worked. I know I will try other ways to make the clips smooth and have good motion.

Primary Research- Focus Group

For my primary research I had to more carful with what I did as my project is about suicide and depression. I didn't wan to do a survey as I would of been asking personal questions. So I decided I would do a focus group with people in college. This way I was able to talk to the people before and explain what I would be asking and making sure they were okay with the questions. After doing this focus group I was able to get a good understanding of what sort of film I should make.

I plan to do a test screening later one when I have done more editing. I want to do this because it would help with getting peoples ideas on how I could make it better.  

Presentation Reflection

I feel like my presentation went well I was able to get across my idea and explain what I wanted to create. After given my presentation I was told I need to be carful with how I do my research and create this film as it is about mental health. I now need to make sure I don't make sure my film is not disrespectful to anyone who has suffered from mental health.

Filming at Clifton Observatory

For one of my flash backs I want to show a happy memory. At the beginning of the project I had planned to go to the beach to film this scene. However the weather was always changing so I decide to film in Bristol. I did this because this because I knew I could get the shots I wanted and if the weather did turn bad it wouldn't be a wasted trip. For this scene I wanted to show the character remember a good time, I didn't want to make it to happy because I felt like it would change the flow and it wouldn't work. So I decided to make it more of a chill scene. Im really happy with how the shots turned out.
For the editing of this scene I add 'Warp Stabilizer' just to make sure the shots were smooth. They were all ready quite good because I was using a wide angel lens. I didn't do any colour correction, I did this because I was as happy with how the natural colours looked.    

   

Budget

This is the budget I have created for this project.
This list shows how much I would have to spend if I didn't have college allowing us to use there equipment. How ever as I am able to use the equipment form college the only thing I need to pay for is the petrol when we going to to location.
This is the budget for the whole project as I will be doing more location shooting I will only need the studio for one day.

Recording the Monologue

For the first part of my FMP I wanted to record the monologue. I did this because the monologue is the main part of the film and I wanted to know how long it would be so I could get and idea of how long the whole film would be. Also I did this first because it's the most important part of the film the whole story is told in the in the monologue so it needs to per perfect. I also know if I record the monologue now I will have time latter on if I need to re-recored it.
To record it I used a shotgun microphone and zoom recorder in the studio I wanted to use the shotgun microphone because I knew I would get a sound because I was using a fuzzy which will help with the sound. I asked the actor to leave a few second brake when there was a flash back so when I edit it I know where everything needs to go. This will really help to get an idea of the flow and how the film is going to feel.  After doing this I need to record the clips that are going to go over the monologue.