advanced digital video report

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Applied Digital Video

The people and their rolesDirector / Editing / Acting: William Kennedy

Producer / Editing: Daniel Beere

Sound Design / Boom Audio / DVD Package Design: Morgan Nolan

Camera OP / Editing / DVD Authoring: Adam Ciszek

Lighting / Camera OP / DVD Authoring: Mateusz Grodzicki

Original Video ConceptTwo men are forced to deal with the recent death of their friend as theycontemplate the meaning of their own lives, death and morality. Secrets of both

their pasts are revealed and they are forced to reassess who they think they are,

while all the time they are being drawn into larger events beyond their

comprehension.

The script takes place mostly in a bar, but flashbacks and cutaways take place in

various Irish locations such as city apartments, streets and riverside. The script is

dialogue heavy but leaves room for some impressive cinematic shots.

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Production ScheduleWeek 10:

Develop and finalise story / idea. Designate project roles to group members.

Choose shooting locations and possible actors. Draft storyboard, shot list and

script. Decide days for shooting and arrange to book equipment and studio for

editing.

Week 11:Set up and try equipment (Camera, Lights, Microphones). Rehearse script and

shoot footage.

Week 12:

Review previous shooting and continue shooting rest of the story. Ideally, begin

editing at end of the week and capture footage.

Week 13:

Edit film. Include any visual or audio effects.


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Week 14:

Edit Film. Add menu and graphics. Time left for any touch ups of edit or

additional work to be done. Finalise report.

Production Schedule

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Meeting.

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Process

After our group was formed, a meeting was arranged to discuss the groups

story, script and group members roles. Lighting, Camera and Sound equipment

was then booked the following day (Thursday, 8th April). Actors were assembled

and a venue (Dolans Bar) was chosen to house the filming. The script for scene

1 was then drafted and sent to those involved, as well as a shot-list and

storyboard.

During Filming of Scene 1, we set-up the lighting equipment and tested different

positions on crew members in order to find the correct arrangement. As filming

was during the daytime, there was an amount of natural light in the room. From

this, we chose to use two Fill-lights as well as two Backlights which had a clear


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frosting cover on both. A Shotgun microphone was set-up with the Video Camera

and the sound was then tested to ensure there was a correct signal.

While waiting on the actors to arrive, we filmed additional shots of the venue

which were to be included during editing. Once the actors arrived, the story was

briefed again as the actors rehearsed. White balancing took place, sound waschecked and lighting was reviewed again. The video camera was set up and

props were added (Guinness, Glasses, Tobacco, Chairs, etc).

We began by filming both characters acting out the scene. Following this, we

filmed just one actor acting, in order to capture reaction shots. This was then

repeated with the other actor. Equipment needed to be moved to film the third

actor. Lighting had to be reassembled and checked as well as reposition the

camera and sound.

Shooting went well and we completed the first act of the film, however we

received bad news the next day when we discovered that one of our actorswould not be able to continue filming the next two acts. In light of this, we

decided to reshoot the first act with our director/writer William Kennedy filling in

because of his familiarity with the role. We once again shot in Dolans and the

lighting setup was identical. Some small changes were made for the lighting of

the barman, played by Morgan, because he would have been virtually unlit in the

original setup.

The next day of shooting was due to take place in Dolans as well but

unfortunately the venue was double booked. To adapt to this, the third act was

adapted to take place in a house instead of a pub and we filmed in William'shouse.

Lighting Set-Up (Dolans):

1/2: Backlight with Clear Cover to Reduce Brightness. Location:

Dolans Bar, Limerick. 3: Camera.

4/5: Fill-light.

6/ 7: Actors.

8: Bar Counter/Table.

9:Shotgun Microphone.10: Daylight from Window.


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