Archive for December 2009
Dolly research
I was just looking for an example of a dolly construction on a movable track when I came across this edit. I realized when watching it that It’s pretty much what I want to produce for my final piece!
Getting professional shots and high production in sports like rollerblading and skateboarding is still a fresh concept. I love the timelapse, dolly and slow mo shots. High production values just make the subject more appealing to the average viewer. It’s what rollerblading and other smaller action sports need to help people appreciate it.
Camera Stabilizer: Plans
I will be building one of these tomorrow. It will help me with the freehand shots.
In preparation
So, in preparation for the weekends filming, on Wednesday when I get the camera out I will be making a tracking system and a stabilizer. This will mean I can play around with the sort of shots I want to achieve and also, if the weather doesn’t work out for me then I will have some back up.
Specialist Project: Set Back
Specialist Project: Set Back
From last weekends filming not going as planned and after a hectic week not really knowing what my project was about and also being ill for a whole day on wednesday, I was to say the least a little set back.
So, with plan B in full motion, I decided to get a camera out for the weekend… I had been taking out the new Z-5’s from the film department with no hassle for the last 2 weekends with no hassle so this weekend I was expecting much the same.
After spending all morning trying to get a form to borrow equipment when I should’ve been at my tutorial with Bob and Amanda, I eventually handed to Tim in the store cupboard and he tells me the cameras have been all booked out for this weekend. NOT IMPRESSED.
After that, I tried to book out a JVC HD camera from the media stores cupboard even though I really hate them. Even they were booked out and I realized I wasn’t going to get a camera out this weekend. Unless, I wanted to film in standard definition. Which, I don’t.
Anyway, after all that, I just went back to film and booked out the a Sony camera for wednesday through till monday.
Basically, I am resting this whole project on next weekend as this weekend was such a fail. I’m going to storyboard everything and do the written evaluation and compile a project file, do all the gantt stuff and evaluation of progress etc. Then it will all be ready for my finished piece. That’s where my downfall has been in previous projects, not keeping up with the written side so when I come to finally rush my practical piece, the theory just doesn’t even have a chance.
As I am planning to do a video presentation, I will also be sorting out a rough guide for this and then filming what I have done so far.
Filming will begin next saturday and I will be doing some back up filming from wednesday to friday to make sure I have something to hand in even if everything goes wrong next saturday.
Specialist Project: Inspiration
Modified post 05/12/09
Modified entry:
This post is just about my lack of inspiration after the weekend in Kent, when I tried to film my final piece and it just didn’t work out.
I went through this stage of wanting to build a skatepark in a garage or a bedroom or something. It really made me think about timelapses and how nice they can look… here’s this one I found on Vimeo
Original:
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