Filming on the Stage

I am very happy with this footage as I believe the use of lighting, and camera work have allowed me capture some really good shots that resemble my vision and story board. I was able to film my actor performing many theatrical and enthusiastic movements which in turn will allow me to portray this character in an eccentric and crazy fashion which is what I had aimed to achieve. The clip where I zoom out of the briefcase took many tries as it was difficult to set the focus on all parts of the shot whilst the camera was in motion. I also had to coordinate my movements with the movements of my actor to capture one swift motion zooming out from the briefcase to her picking up the bottle. This shot was to link with the footage taken in the classroom where I zoom in to the case to create a smooth transition between the two scenes to keep my audience engaged. I used mostly mid shots when filming this as I wanted to show her outfit, body language and facial expressions to give the audience an insight to the personality of the character so they can relate to her. These shots are going to be used as flashbacks in my video meaning I'll only use small sections which will be flashed on the screen to show the audience what the character is thinking. This will help to form a connection between the video and the viewers as they will see the story from her point of view and sympathise with her.

I was able to operate the lights using this box located to the side of the stage. I used setting 7 to turn on the red lights and 8 for the white spotlights. I used the red lighting to represent her anger when she is getting frustrated and the white for when she is calm and happy on stage presenting her science experiment. To film these parts I had to stand on a chair along with my tripod to film from an even height.