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Malac Shoot

Today we shot the script of Malac at a member of my groups flat. we shot the whole script numerous times from three different camera angles, one angle per character and the one in the middle with both characters in shot.We also did close up shots on things such as the brief case and the victims tied hands.

i feel that as a group we suffer with a lack of organisation, this is a problem we will need to address in the preparation before the shoot of course work three. i think our final Malac film will not be as good as it could be because of lighting. we planned to light the set with candles but were aware that we would still need some electric light as the room had no windows. however the ceiling light in the room was far to bright and the only other light source we had was a LED torch, i assumed that there would be small lamps or a few different bulbs to choose from at the location. this is something we need to pay more attention to and be more prepared for in future shoots.

overall i think the shoot went well and i am looking forward to seeing what can be done with the footage. when the film has been edited and finalised i will upload it to this blog under the title of Malac.

Favourite Script

i have just spent quite some time reading the the three scripts for coursework 3. no contest my favourite script is bogdan. i think the script touches on an interesting issue. the sort of locations needed for this script wont be to difficult to find, and whilst reading i instantly began thinking of ideas, especially for the grass verge scenes. another thing that struck me about this script is the very little dialog, this will leave room to tell more of the story with the moving image as apposed to the spoken word.

Broadening

the more diverse your knowledge the more interesting the interconnections, we can boost our creativity simply by learning interesting new things.
to properly discuss this point i would like to touch on something taught to us last year, the differences between design and redesign. redesign is when a creation is taken and perhaps updated or to use a metaphor shot from a different perspective. whereas design is supposedly completely original. however in my opinion nothings completely original, every creation is in affect a summary of the creators inspirations, so it stands to reason that the more diverse a persons knowledge of interesting things the more inspiration that person has. i have a personal theory that when a person is made interested or intrigued they simply begin to think faster, thus generating more ideas.

location scouting, Risk assesment and Health and safety

Today's location scouting seminar made me realise that there is so much more to location scouting that finding a place that looks the part (thanks to health and safety). many aspects of a location have to be pre considered, eg weather conditions, light conditions, traffic conditions, permission to use, potential health hazards such as slippy floors, structural integrity of set, trip hazards and the list goes on.

my personal opinion on health and safety legislation is that the worlds gone mad. health and safety is the system we put in place to protect ourselves from the American suing culture we seem to be slowly adopting. almost one in five television adverts are about suing people because u were not looking where you were going or because you went up a ladder that you knew was the wrong type and fell off of it. its a joke. personal feelings aside ill do my best to fill out detailed risk assessment forms when planning a shoot.

Driving School Web Site

Over the summer months i set myself the task of designing and creating a website for a Small driving school owned by a relative of mine. my two main aims for this web site were.

to put across the necessary information in the most user friendly format possible.

and to assist and educate a learner driver.

to view the finished website click the following link

http://www.drivesolouk.yolasite.com/

i chose yola to make my site because the page layouts look professional and its free