Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Shooting on location and the Invisible Wall

1) What applies to you from the handout "Working on Location?"  What does not?

2) Will it be necessary for you to "build an invisible wall" for your video?  Which scenarios from the handout apply to your project? 

15 comments:

  1. The handout 'Working on Location' really doesn't apply to my project, because all the scenes will be in the homes and areas of the cast and my partner, Myranda and I. The only thing we need to remember is to clean up after ourselves so our 'cast's' families do not ban us from their homes. It might be necessary to build the 'invisible' wall because we don't want the actors in the video to laugh, because then the process of filming will take much longer than it should. Bcause I will be working with friends, we'll need to keep a balanced invisible wall but we must not forget to have a little fun in between shootings.

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  2. 1. Our fourth quarter project will mostly be filmed in the comfort of our own homes. However, for one or two scenes, we will be required to film on a public establishment. Unfortunately, we won't be asking for permission to film on the location so we might need to get started on that first. There's going to be a lot of people in the establishment we plan to be filming on and we need to make sure that they'll be okay with it.

    2. For the "Building an Invisible Wall" chapter, there is not much that can be applied to our fourth quarter projects. Our segment being filmed is scripted and it is not being filmed randomly. However, since we're actually filming a scripted documentary, we can apply the behavior described in the packet to the acting featured in our film. The actors can pretend that they're actually in a real documentary and use the tips suggested in the handout.

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  3. The "Working on Location" handout adresses preparation. This is very important to me because for the project we need to get on location and have all of our equipment with us and ready to shoot. What does not really apply to me is to know where the crew will live and eat because we're not going to be in one place or anywhere else for that long.

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  4. Part one of my answer.
    The handout on the location doesn’t apply to me because everything I need will be where I am going, because it will be at someone’s home where everything will be ready for me. The only problem I see would be all of the distractions I would have due to the fact that at my location will be at a nice comfy home where there will be food and an xbox. It will be hard.

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  5. For my project, location is going to be at school. Specifically the cafeteria, auditorium, and a classroom. This needs to be cleared through administration. We will be needing a lot extras for our video.

    No, for some segmants we don't need an invisible wall because it's mostly choreography.

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  6. 1) For "Working on Location", I am aware that I must have all the necessary items handy in order for the proper shooting to take place. You should also plan ahead and make sure that you take equipment unreliability into consideration so as to bring extra cameras to record just in case.
    The things that don't apply to us are the parts where drivers and gofers are mentioned. We also don't have any out-of-the -way locations, therefore, we do not need to provide trailers and meal times for the cast of our films.
    2)For our project, I think we do need an invisible barrier. This is because we want it to be as natural as possible. Also, the whole point is not to get caught, so the people cannot change what they are doing just because they know a camera will be near them. However, there are exceptions. We do want those being pranked to be surprised, because if they aren't, it would show that they knew about the prank. The cases that apply to us are: filming friends, getting things moving, using hidden cameras, and maybe a few ethical issues. There may be ethical issues with using a hidden camera being that some people may not want to be filmed, which is why we must get permission from those being filmed before and after going through with it.

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  8. Continuation of first post:
    2) It will be necessary for us to build an "invisible wall" because we want to catch people when they least expect it. We also dont want to get caught because we want it to be a surprise and we want it to be funny, so the people we are pranking mustn't know until after we film it. The hidden camera applies to us since we dont want to get caught. We want it to be raw and natural not fixed. Overall, we have a lot of footage using a hidden camera and I cant wait to put it all together.

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  9. I agree with what my partner, Tianna Coleman, says. We will be working in the comfort of our own homes, or those of our close friends, and therefore the first handout does not apply. However, we must be courteous of the other people within the house as to not be a big disturbance. Also, we must clean up after ourselves as a courtesy. The "Invisible Wall" is of huge importance especially since we are all friends. We are also easily distracted, and so we must find that point in which we separate work and friends. However, because we are all friends and comfortable with one another the bloopers will be really funny to watch.

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  10. "Working on location" is an important aspect for my group's project as when need to plan when and where we shoot for the video. Spare cameras should be at hand in case of mishaps, and just for the sake of having different angles of the subject. What's not needed, however, are housing arrangements and meal times for the crew. We're not traveling anywhere.

    Our group, I think, doesn't have a need for an "invisible wall" because as Harini said, we're trying to make it look as natural as possible.

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  11. Working on location applies to our (Kiara and I) project. We will be needing to use the auditorium and the lobby to film a segment of our video. Of course, first we'd have to ask for permission and to make sure we don't get too loud or roudy.

    An Invisible Wall will be needed for our project. We're trying to reenact the days we met each other and for this we would need to make sure the actors stay in character and don't break out in laughter.

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  12. The "Working On Location" packet directly affects my group, since all of our project will be filmed at school. We've already asked for permission to use the facilities and have scheduled filming for certain dates. I think the main thing we have to keep in mind is that we need to leave the space as we found it - cleaning up after ourselves and not being too loud while filming is a definite concern of ours. Overall, the packet mainly addressed being prepared. We need to be ready to confront many different unpredictable situations while filming, and we should be well equipped to handle these situations should one arise.

    In regards to the "invisible wall," I don't believe that will be needed for our project. Since our video is fun, lighthearted, and silly, there will be a lot of 'hamming it up' for the camera and poking fun at each other. Only the opening and closing scenes will need any sort of 4th wall.

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  13. The " Working on Location" does not really affect my group. Our location will be raped in someones home, which means we wont really be disturbing activity unless the parent tells us otherwise. Once taping is done it is essential to clean up our mess and to leave the sape as we found out. In the "Invisible Wall" article i do believe that my group needs to put one up. Due to our joking personalities it may take us a while to get serious and get the shot we need. With the invisible wall we can block out any distractions that may dstrac us from getting what we consider the perfect shot.

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  14. “The Invisible Wall” article pertains to my group. Since we are extremely close to one another we do in fact have insiders and tend to laugh at almost everything we see. All of our personalities are somewhat humorous and it is something that we are going to have to set aside for a while if we want our project to get done on time. As for “The Working on Location” article it doesn’t necessarily pertain to us because we will be filming in the comfort of our homes. We won’t be disturbing the public so we should in fact be fine. The only issue we may encounter will be becoming lazy because there will be couches and we will be tempted to sit down and we will probably get off track. It is important that we focus and get the job done in a timely manner.

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  15. The handout “Working on Location” doesn’t apply us, because Migdalia and I will be using the streets of NYC. We don’t necessarily have to ask anyone for permission in order to borrow items. However, we do have to be aware of our surroundings because there are other people who are trying to go about their daily lives. So we should at least try not to be so loud and obnoxious because that is usually what happens when you have a bunch of friends together. What does apply to our project is the time management. We have to schedule days for filming and since our filming is so short, we have a lot of time for editing. Although, editing may seem easy it is also very time consuming.
    The handout “Building an Invisible Wall” does apply to our project because it requires people to act out scenes by being funny and serious at the same time. For example, in one of the scenes I have to say hello and start a conversation with someone, but for the next scene I would have to move my lips and make an allusion that I am talking. It’s hard to pretend like I am talking when my friends are staring right at me. Another important aspect that might be used in my project is the hidden camera. This would allow us to capture “friendship scenarios” without having the friends realize it.

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