First filming task !

Our first filming task was to create a short sequence in groups of 3, of a journey of any kind, on the school premises. I really enjoyed this because it allowed me to familiarise myself with the camera and tripod and it was fun creating our first piece of film, and incorporating some of the shots we learnt about.

Me, Hiba and Ishmail worked together and showed a journey from the new building into the canteen. We began by using a close-up, low angle shot to film Ishmail's feet as he walked up the stairs, which we achieved by holding the camera on the floor facing upwards. As Ishmail walked up, we zoomed out to show a long shot of the staircase. We then had a two shot as he reached the top of the stairs and greets somebody. Hiba then took Ishmail's place, and we also had a close up of Hiba's hand as she pressed the button for the lift, and then a long shot as she entered it. Ishmail then shot the lift as it opened downstairs and he used panning (from the floor, up) to reveal me and hiba in the lift. The final part was an over the shoulder shot which I did as I walked down the stairs and into the canteen. We did this to capture the real environment in the school, however the disadvantage was, some students reacted to the camera (waving etc).

Overall, the task was a great way of learning how to use the camera, and practising puting our creative ideas onto film, so I'm looking forward to filming again in other lessons.