Unit 3 and Unit 17: Unit 3- P4

Production Materials for 'The Space Guard':

Evidence of me using the equipment:

Me videoing the model

A screenshot from that specific clip of the model.

Original storyboard panel for this shot.

Here, I am trying to capture the explosion shot of the teaser scene and opening credits. Here, I am trying to capture the explosion shot of the teaser scene and opening credits. In order for the green screen to be behind the whole of the model, the image needed to be taken from a high angle. Here I can be seen focusing the camera so that the video would be in focus. As it is an aerial shot, I had to make sure the I kept the camera steady so that this part of my media product wouldn‘t be jolting.

Me setting up the shot for this take.

A screenshot from that specific clip of the model.

Original storyboard panel for this shot.

Here I am trying to capture the opening shot of the teaser scene. I am using the bag of rice as a make-shift tripod as a normal tripod would not collapse so low and I wanted an extreme close-up. To get this shot, we needed 180 degrees of green screen as the shot pans and as the camera moved, the surrounded area behind the green-screen would appear, which was why we needed the camera to be so low as a low camera angle meant that the world above the edge of the green-screen would not be visible. To get this shot we needed two people, lying on their stomachs. One person slowly moved the bag of rice to get the correct camera movement, and the other person was looking through the lens of the camera and would adjust the focus as the camera moved so that the model would remain in focus as the camera got closer to it.

How we worked within the risk assessment:

When filming the model, we had to make sure that there weren't any trip hazards, especially with the camera person lying on the floor to get the low angle shot. We made sure that the large green-screen frame was set up correctly so that it would not fall on anyone, and that there was a clear path around it so that it would not cause a trip hazard. It was also placed in a location so that it would not block ant fire exits.

When filming with heavy we made sure that it was only carried short distances and that the crew who were carrying the heavy equipment would use the lift rather than the stairs. Also that there would be many people carrying small amounts of equipment each rather then fewer people carrying more equipment. When dealing with the lights, any tall, or unstable lights would be held steady by a member of the crew. To change the lights, they were adjusted to an appropriate height before being moved, then had the height readjusted to the correct height. Any personnel that did not need to touch the tall lights were not to.

There was be access to water on site at all times so that if a member of crew, or actor, needed it, they had the ability to get some in an emergency. There was also a break for lunch at an appropriate time, so that the crew and cast could get food.