Maps and Journeys : Indoor Test Shoots (Frontal Lobe)

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Today we ran some indoor test shots by creating a scenario consisting of normal every day activities, using POV perspective. For this we used a Canon 600D for convenience with a 10-22mm lens to achieve a wide angle to gain as much information in the shot as possible - similarly to how your eyes work. 

Narrative
  • Person lying in bed with TV remote in hand (fell asleep while watching TV presumably) 
  • He/she slowly wakes up and gets out of bed
  • Puts on a jumper and then picks up tablet which is sitting on desk
  • Goes out of bedroom and downstairs to kitchen, leaving tablet on dining room table
  • Boils kettle then retrieves tablet and begins scrolling through a variety of apps
  • Once kettle is boiled, goes and makes tea
  • Travels back upstairs with tea and tablet
  • Takes jumper off
  • Gets into bed to watch TV
  • Falls asleep
The way the film begins and ends therefore creates a seamless loop. 

We took different turns being the character whose point of view we see. Tom tried filming it using only himself as one test, but this meant that he couldn't concentrate as well on actions and also could not hold the camera while getting both arm movements in to make it a realistic POV shot. Josh and I took turns being the the character, while Tom would stand behind us or beside, holding the camera roughly where our eyes were. This was a very awkward way to film as there wasn't a lot of room to move and we had to keep very tight to maintain the shot. It was also hard for Tom to judge where our eyes would be looking and our head movements to accurately follow with the camera. 




Tom testing to see if we could get away with simply holding the camera, while carrying out the actions

Josh acting as POV character

Reviewing footage and suggesting improvements

After doing a few solo practice tests in the bedroom part (waking up), we decided to try and shoot a rough copy of the entire thing to get an idea of what it would look like and whether it would work. Using me as the POV character, Tom continued to hold the camera where my eyes were, as I carried out the activities, making sure to get arm movements in. We had to work as a team in order for camera shots and actions to be in sync and make sense together. 

We all felt that the test shoot went very well and Tom even suggested we consider using it for the final piece. We learnt how important choreographing it is, and if we decide to re-shoot I feel this is something we will need to work on more before picking up the camera to film anything. I also feel the movement needs to be less shaky and slightly more fluent. I am currently in the processing of editing together the test shots to make an entire rough edit, and I found at times watching it was very disorientating. 

Example Test Shots

Picking up tablet

Playing game


Making Tea

Watching TV (green screen to add footage later)






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