bogdan fourth update

After we had decided what our new sets were going to be we decided to go and test the shots that we were going to use so that we were prepared on the day. The first set that we went to was to the djanogly centre as that is our key scene which we have to be the most preapared for on the day. The shots that we tested were a number of tracking shots a descending shot and a few still shots. The sound engineer also recorded some ambient sound just incase we neededd any recorded for the editing stages
The second location that we went to was to forest fields so that we could get a feel for the atomsophere and the surroundings that we were working in. The first thing that we did was to discuss all the shots that we would like to do before we got the equipment out so that we would save time messing around with the equipment. The shots that we decided to do were mostly still on the tripod but with maybe some pans as the shot is very simple yet meaningful. When we decided to get the equipment out there were a few problems as the weather got bad causing us to pack up our equipmewnt however we are still prepared as we know what shots we would like to do on the day.

we are going to test the next location on the wednesday so we have more time to set up and test the lights as well as the camerea shots as the next scenes are interior

bogad third update

After some changes to the script and errors with locations i had to go out in search of new locations. that fitted better to the script and looked more realistic for the set.

the first set i had to change was for the djanogly centre we still used this building but we used an exit at the other side of the building rather than the one we had orignally decided to use

the second location that we had to change to fit the script was the forest fields shot. instead of having it on a grass verge we decided to have bogdan sat at the tram stop as it fitted in with the story better and gave it more meaning.

When we had agreed on the locations i had to again take risk assessments for the locations to once again make sure that they were safe for the cast and crew to use.

bogdan second update

Now we know where we are shooting and have the final script sorted out we thought we would get a head start at learning how to use the equipment as some people had taken on new roles:

this is one of the cameras we tried out:



this is the crew having a script approval meeting with jools:

bogdan update

This week has been very hetic and there has been alot of work that has had to be done but I will start from the top:

1. locations

This week I set out around looking for locations for bogdan this was difficult as i had to find three different sets all in near by location so that we could have more time to get between locations but finally after a long hard look i found the three locations.

location 1 Grass verge (forest fields)

location 2 Bogdan living room (my living room)

location 3 Bogdan lawyer office(smoking area) (D.I.C.e centre city campus)

Risk assessments

for each of these locations i had to undergo a risk assessment to make sure that they would be safe to use for both actors in the scenes and the production team.
during this risk assessment i didnt find any major hazards that could harm either the actors or the production team so i feel that if we all take the right precautions then nothing could go wrong.

Bogdan The Making of

On the side of the bogdan project I have decided to do my own separate project to give myself a bit of a challenge and also experience in doing my own work so I have decided to do a short documentary about the making of bogdan and include it in my final edit for when we finish the bogdan film. Im looking forward to it but its going to take alot of work.

Bogdan

New Post new film.

We have been given the new script for our assessed group film which is called bogdan It is about a romanian man who has come over to england and the story revolves around his financial and cultural struggle, I will have more information when The director has re wrote the script.

The first thing we did when we got our script was to assign eachother with roles i again chose location manager but I am also now the producer, duncan is our director again, diana is our camera operator,umar is our sound guy, ryan is in charge of the lighting and abdul is our editor.
We had our first meeting yesterday and we have all settled into our roles and know what we are doing and are now getting on with their assigned jobs but thats it for now.....my next post will be up shortly

Malac Finished

After alot of discussion and work finished the final edit of the malac project and feel that we have done a pretty good job so here it is enjoy: