Planning: Casting

This is Nico Yazdi. Nico would be an appropriate choice to star in our preliminary task. He is confident and loud, which would translate well on the screen. However, he is not available to film during our shooting schedule as he is otherwise engaged. 

This is Cameron Tassell. I believe he is not suitable to star in our video. He is shy and quiet, which would perhaps not engage the audience as effectively as another actor would. In addition, he is not available to film as he is busy at the time we plan to shoot.

This is Oliver Iarrobino. Oliver would be a suitable candidate for  the preliminary task. He is available to shoot his scenes when we are planning to shoot, so is an ideal choice for a starring role. He also used to be a drama student so is comfortable acting in front of others. 

This is Jerin Thomas. I believe she would be willing to star in our preliminary task. She is available to appear in our film when we require her and is confident in front of the camera. Overall, she is a very strong candidate to star in one of the leading roles.

This is Joshua Leversha. Although he is free during our shooting schedule, he is very shy and awkward, which wouldn't translate well to the audience. He was reluctant to have his picture taken so would be very reluctant performing in front of a camera. In addition, he is not very focused so would not take our filming seriously.

This is Jack Gardner. He is our lead choice for one of the starring roles. He is loud and confident which are the characteristics of one of our starring roles. He is also available when we plan to shoot so is the ideal candidate. 

During the casting process, we walked around finding people we thought may would be suitable to star in our preliminary task. However, not all people we took photos of are suitable for the task, for several reasons. When considering people for one of the starring roles, we have to take a number of things into account such as; their confidence, personality, characteristics and if they are available when we want to shoot. In film, casting directors must consider all of these to ensure they cast the right actor or actress for the part. They go through an extensive process to secure the right person.

Identifying Camera Angles and Movements

This is a tracking shot of the two lead characters walking towards the diner.

This is a panning long shot, showing the two characters on their way to sitting down in the diner.

 A close up of the lead character.

This then pans to a close up of the lead actress.



This is an over the shoulder shot.

This is an over the shoulder close-up.

Planning: Location Planning

The purpose of location planning is to visualise the storyboard. It gives an indication of what the finished video will look like. By visiting the location, it allows me to see if the places we have chosen to shoot at are suitable. This includes, the lighting, the availability of the rooms and the location and more. For example, if the room we wanted to shoot in wasn't available, we would have to move the shooting of the task to a different location and therefore adjust the storyboard or possibly how we approach filming. Thankfully, all of the locations we used were suitable to film in/at and we had no problem with lighting, availability of the rooms etc. The next step in our pre- production will be to consider potential cast who could star in our task.

Planning: Storyboarding

It is vital that I create a storyboard before I begin to film the preliminary task. The reason behind this is to ensure that when the time to film comes, I will know exactly what I'm doing and I can follow the storyboard. This means that the process of filming will be quick and simple. Included in the storyboard are the camera shots and angles, drawings of what the scenes will look like, the location where they will be filmed and dialogue that will be featured.

OCR Media Studies - Basic Camera Shots

OCR Media Studies - Camera Movements

Camera Movements - 180 rule. OCR How to Guide with Karl Davis

Camera Movements

OCR Media Studies, How to Guide. Basic Camera Angles

Planning: Preliminary Task Introduction

Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.

Groups

I am working with;

• Chelsea Craig 
• Rebecca Brown
• Jake Hughes

Me As A Consumer Of Media; Jennifer Lawrence Interview, David Letterman Full

Youtube plays a massive part within the media. It allows people access to music, film, television shows and as shown above, interviews with celebrities, plus much more.

Me As A Consumer Of Media

I consume media every day of my life, and in some way it has an effect on me. Whether it be social media sites, print or television, I consume all of them every day. The main mediums of the media are television, film, music, radio, print and the internet. One example is youtube, which I use to watch videos, such as interviews with my favourite celebrities:

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire promotion poster

Print has a major effect on me and the public, through mediums such as magazine and newspapers. There are many types of magazine that can be published including film, fashion and television. Fashion magazines have an effect on the readers as it can influence their style choices and the clothes they buy. Film posters that are used for advertising also affect me, as the picture and the tagline on the poster can make me decide whether or not I want to see the film.

I recently purchased the US September edition of Vogue which had my favourite actress on the cover which encouraged me to buy it. This is a method used by many magazine companies; they recognise the celebrity who is popular or current among the industry or public and choose them to put on the cover. This increases the celebrity's profile and therefore makes them more prominent in the industry. Then once you've brought it you read it and it influences you to copy things from the magazines, for example the styles you see on your favourite actress.

News stories and articles that would most commonly be found in newspapers and magazines can now be accessed via the internet. Click here to see an example of an online newspaper.