Setting up appropriate equipment

 

Part of my video was to include interviews, where I would ask various people questions relating to Bristol. The equipment need for filming the interview was a tripod, camera and clip on microphone which was attached ro the person being interviewed via a crocodile clip which was then connected to the side of the camera.

 

I decided to use a clip on microphone instead of regular microphone because it picked up sound better so when I got to edit the sound on the footage was clear for the audience. Also because it was only one person talking it only needed one mic for that person as any background sound was irrelevant. I used a tripod because a needed something atet would keep the camera still as the shots features little or non movement which is why a slider of a crane wasn't necessary.

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Before using the tripod and camera I set it up so that it wouldn't move during the filming. I made sure everything was secure to prevent the camera from moving about as in needed all the attention to remain on the interviewee and if there were other moments, such as the camera changing focus, the audience would get distracted from the main subject. When I pressed record I stepped away from the camera and didn't operate the camera any further. When using the clip on mic I attached as close to the interviewee's mouth as possible to make sure I got the best possible sound quality, as well as that I asked the interviewee to try and stay still throughout the interview to avoid picking up background sound. 

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My aim when using the equipment in this way was to try and create an interview that looked and sounded professional. Which was why I used a clip on mic and steady set up to make it look professional. In addition I placed the interviewee in front of a plain, white background which is what most professional interviews do. 

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Following Script/storyboard

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My script included detailed description of different shots such as a landscape shot of a landmark and median shots of me interning people. The audio was very specific as it contained technical words like synchronous and dietetic which made it clear to me what audio I needed to film. The storyboard was very similar to the script as it embodied most of the shot types that I was looking for such as establishing shots and panning shots, these shots were important because I wanted the audience to see Bristol in the bets way possible and I felt techniques e.g panning would encompass Bristol in the best way and would also allow the audience to take it all in. 

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The Audio-visual script helped me by breaking down the different shot types and helped collect a range of shots to make the film easily more interesting for audience. The audio side of the script helped me understand the type of music or sound I needed and made me realise that because I had interviews in the film the background music didn't need to be dominant, but at the the same time it needed to get the audience interested in the concept of the film. The storyboard was helpful as it gave me ideas of where to get my footage from and different locations which helped gave me a structure my video. 

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When I took my script out when shooting it helped me mange my shoot by giving me an idea of how much footage I actually needed, as I put the time in seconds of how long each shot was going to last in the script. Similarly with the storyboard it gave me guidelines on how much of each part of the video to film.

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It was important to be able to refer to the script and storyboard because they both gave me plan on what to film and how to film each shot. If I didn't have that plan I would just be out filming without any idea on what I wanted, it was important that I stuck to the plan otherwise I would have got caught up in filming any shot I see that looks good and I wouldn't been concentrating taring in what I actually needed to film. 

 

Following Safe working practices 

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My Risk assessment and Recce referred to various risks and considerations that I would have to take into account when filming in the different locations. I stuck to these considerations rigidly as I wanted to make sure I was safe at all times and wouldn't harm myself or pedestrians around me in anyway. 

In one location I very high up on the roof of a building. I made sure I was safe in that environment by making sure I wasn't by myself just case something did happen the other person could get help straight way, also I stayed away from the edge which would prevent me from falling and would definitely limit the danger.

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Following Production Processes

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In order to monitor and maintain footage after each shot I would reply it back on the camera to see if it was either out of focus, shaky or just simply needed re-doing. I used a 64GB memory card which was a good amount to contain all my footage, however just in case the memory becomes corrupt or the footage gets lost I used a hard drive to store all my footage in which made sure all the footage I collected would be safe. 

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