Animatic: Story board for A One Man War

This is a preview of our scenes that we created for our film using our script. These pictures are from our
storyboard which we then used to create a short movie by uploading the pictures from the storyboard onto IMOVIE. I worked on scene 1 and 2 of the storyboard, and two other members from my group worked on the other scenes.

Production: Filming - Day 2

On our second day of filming, we worked on filming for our fourth scene which takes place inside a classroom. Before we could start filming, it was important that we booked a classroom for our scene and it was also important that we informed our actor and the pupils know before hand about the place and time of which our filming was going to take place. Before we could started shooting, it was important to make sure that we only used those particular pupils - who returned their permission slips, to be included in the shooting. We successfully set the camera up and changed the settings of the camera to white balance to get a clearer and professional image. During the shoot, we experimented with different camera movements and angles and I really enjoyed it. Taking lots of clips from different angles allowed us to use a mix of camera angles in our film which could make it more interesting. Overall, this experience allowed me to work more with the actor and the pupils and I had fun. And it also allowed me to build my skills on learning more techniques about using a camera and enabling me to increase my standards of using a camera.

Student consent forms: signed and returned

It was important that we collected the reply slips from the students that wanted to take part in our film. This was because the students were all under age 16 and needed parental consent of being allowed to be featured in a film. After collecting the slips, from the group of students, we had to allocate a  pupil that will be interested in taking a role as a mischievous pupil who throws a paper ball at the teacher.

Research and Planning: Story board

Before starting on our story board, i carried out some research on what story boards are and why they are important in the process of planning for our film. From this video i learnt that a story board is a photography/visual version of the script for our film. A story board is really important as it will help us plan what props will be needed, what type of lighting should be used, what camera angles or shots will be used and important of all, it tells us whats going on in that particular scene. This video also mentions that we should have a 'shot list' - a list of shots that are going to be included in each scene. This is also important, as it will help us be organised and use time efficiently and not waste time on agreeing on what shots should be used. Having a shot list will also enable us to see who's in the shot e.g. the teacher or the students and or teachers and students.