Equipment Proficiency

This footage was shot whilst learning about 3 pieces of camera equipment.
The equipment consisted of The Tracker Dolly, The Crane and Handheld Camera Base.

The Dolly is a useful piece of equipment where a camera on a tripod is placed on two extendable poles, creating a smooth movement shot, for example filming someone walking from the side. Below is a photo of me using the dolly and also a short clip I filmed using this piece of equipment.

The crane can produce many different angle shots, its most advantage would be the hight it creates. An example of using the crane would be filming someone looking down. This is a screen grab from the timelapse video of me using the crane.

The handheld camera base creates a comfortable stand for the camera, also providing a larger screen to see the footage clearer.

Here is a some footage of me experimenting with the crane and the dolly tracker. Also are some images of myself using the equipment

Camera Proficiency

Here is an image of me creating a short clip on video camera settings, shown below.

Lesson Planning and Time Management To Date

Location Shots

These are the locations I will be shooting my actors at.

 I will start my showing footage of a black car driving into the car park. I will have high and low angles of this action. This is an example of a high angle I will capture. 

 This is the car park I will capture the car entering and parking.

In a small section of the car park, such as this one, I will have the under cover spy waiting for the car to arrive. This is also the place where the driver of the car will hand a package to the spy.

The spy will then leave the car park and start making her journey through town to the conference room to drop the package off. Starting from this place at the top of town. 

This is the Royal Square where the spy will promptly cross. There is many trees, benches and birds in this square which means plenty of opportunities for people to be watching her whilst blending in to the crowd. 

 

 I will hide the camera as if I am watching from another persons point of view, for example here I am sat at a cafe watching people walk past. 

 High street shots of the spy walking down the street. 

 An alley way in town could be where the spy receives a call from her boss asking about her whereabouts.

 Final destination for dropping off the package. 

 When the spy exits the lift up to the penthouse office she will avoid going through the security glass door and cut through the kitchen trying to avoid as many people as possible. 

This is the conference room where the boss will nervously be waiting.

Story Board Sketches

Preliminary Task

Using the 180 degree rule, I had to complete a small project of a subject walking through a door, lift, archway, to cross a space and have a conversation with other subjects. I then uploaded it onto my youtube channel.

Initial Planning Ideas

Genre
Action, Crime, Detective, Drama

Actors

• Middle aged man - He is waiting to receive a package from an undercover spy. Wears a suit, has lots of technology around him, very important person in the black market. 
• Young woman - Under cover spy, delivering package to the big boss, early 20's, wears big coat, scarf, sunglasses, has an earpiece in connecting to the boss.
• Unseen driver of the car to meet spy.
• Team who are watching undercover spy - 3 members looking around one computer with tracking software open and running, watching the undercover spy from many angles. All middle aged, also wearing smart wear (e.g. suits). 

Locations

Central town (high streets, alley ways, open areas), underground car park, conference room, office for the detectives watching.

Narrative

Undercover spy collects a package from a creepy guy in an underground car park. She then hides it in her coat and makes her way to deliver it to her boss. She has to cross central town and make it to the penthouse conference room. 

In an office, detectives have realised what is happening and are watching every move the undercover spy makes. It takes them a while to realise who is the spy, but once she is spotted lots of different angles and shots are shown of her walking to her boss' office. 

Step by Step Plan

1. Footage of car driving towards the car park to meet the spy. 
2. Shots of spy starting to walk towards destination
3. Flashes between spy and detectives 
4. After effects added over character footage
5. Shots of boss nervously waiting for important package
6. Detectives starting to research what package could be 
7. Opening ends with detectives realising what the package is, after it has been delivered to the boss. 

25 word pitch on my narrative

An undercover spy collects package in car park, has to deliver it to her boss without anyone becoming suspicious, however people are watching her every move.