CONSTRUCTION: Coffee Shop Scene

Today in class we filmed the last scene which we needed to film (excluding green screen clips). that in this scene we observe Luke and Toni talking about the development of Rick and how far they have got with enhancing his technology, Toni continues to warn Luke about Rick having an “Unstable processor” after the alterations and that he can develop “violent tendencies”. Luke quickly brushes off the comments by telling Toni that he’ll prove that Rick is safe at dinner.

I discussed my idea of filming our scene in a coffee shop on our group chat, which is our main source of communication. The idea came about after our trip to London and when editing the clips, I realised our plot needed more depth for the audience to understand our film. Our original idea was to go to Costa, however due to filming rights we ended using an area in our school which looked similar to a coffee shop and also meant we could use extras to add to the realism.

Just before the scene, I developed a short script for me and Tom to follow which included some key points which would help the audience to understand what’s going on. We needed to use a shot-reverse-shot camera angle to capture both angles of Tom and I talking so our camera man, Max, positioned the camera in 2 different angles to get the shots we needed. In addition, we also used over the shoulder technique to display our characters in more detail.

To film the audio of our clips, Tom and I used our iPhones with the voice memo app. This made the audio sound clearer and crisp compared to the camera microphone. When editing, I matched the audio up with clips and added various sounds including traffic and various city ambiences that I downloaded off YouTube, these made our scene seem more like it was filmed in public. Furthermore, I added some fast tempo music in the background which gave the scene more effect. I downloaded the Royalty Free music off Epidemic Sound  

CONSTRUCTION: Filming in London

First visit to London 29/12/17

On our first visit to London we came to my father’s office, Comast Construction. It was during the Christmas break to it was empty and meant we could be free where we filmed. We shot 2 scenes in the office that day. The first was the scene when we showed our newspaper prop which I created and the second was the balcony scene when I was plotting. In addition, we also filmed a quick shot scene of me preparing a tea.

Once we arrived at the office we got dressed into our suits and began setting up our created props such as Max’s Robotica name plaque. We used different angles when filming to ensure the audience knows we are working in a proper office and not a decorated classroom as we wanted to make our film look professional.

Second visit to London 22/01/18

On our second visit to London we needed to film a scene of Martin Beethan (Max) on the phone, cinematic shots of him on a bench, making a phone call followed by watching the advert and Tony (Tom) steal Rick (Richie) with Luke (Luca).

We started off by bringing the drone into London and filming in a quiet park where we wouldn’t disturb anyone. The shots we got looked great and after that was done we went to another park nearer my dad’s office came to my father’s office where we filmed Martin watching the Robotica Advert.  

Soon after we finished filming we waited a little bit for it to get darker, this is when we got ready to film the stealing Rick scene. We used a mattress cover (same one used in the altering Rick scene) to wrap Rick up to make it out that he was “new”. Furthermore, we also used a large Box Sack Truck to wheel Rick on as it looked more professional than just making him walk or carry him.

Editing and additional information

·      We filmed our scenes with a cannon 750D as well as Dji Phantom 3 Professional Drone and I edited with iMovie

·      When editing the office scene, I added in office ambience sound effects which involved people talking, phones ringing, typing as well as other “office atmosphere” noises. Moreover, I used other sound effects such as a ringing phone and a hang up button sound which I downloaded off YouTube using the YouTube-to-Mp3 converter.

·      For music I downloaded some royalty free tracks off Epidemic Sound which is a copyright free music platform full of different tunes for different genres.

·      We filmed the majority of our dialogue with our iPhones using the voice memo app and once recorded we airdropped them onto my laptop where I would import them to iMovie.

PLANNING: Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment - Off Site Visits

Trip name and destination: Visit to Canary Wharf Date(s) of trip: 22^nd January 2018

	HAZARD TO HEALTH AND SAFETY	RISK POSED AND TO WHOM	LEVEL H/M/L	CONTROL MEASURE TO REDUCE RISK	RISK LEVEL ACHIEVED H/M/L	FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED TO REDUCE RISK
Transport eg accident/delay/platform safety/ derailment/ missed train	Travel by SW trains Travel through Surbiton station to Waterloo Travel on London Underground Walking around the streets of London	Students looking wrong way and getting knocked over. Students being hit by a train or falling onto track Student misses train Flying drones Walking into traffic Students trips	M	Monitor eachother during group travel by keeping an eye out for eachother. Make sure not to rush onto trains and board and alight in an orderly manner Make sure to stay in contact with eachother Students to be made aware of traffic risks. Monitor road crossing and only cross at designated pedestrian crossings.	M	We have use of a drone for filming and if we decided to use it, we would follow advice by the Civil Aviation Authority: http://dronesafe.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Dronecode.pdf Also: https://www.caa.co.uk/Commercial-industry/Aircraft/Unmanned-aircraft/Small-drones/Regulations-relating-to-the-commercial-use-of-small-drones/” Which states: Article 95 - small unmanned surveillance aircraft (1) The person in charge of a small unmanned surveillance aircraft must not fly the aircraft in any of the circumstances described in paragraph (2) except in accordance with a permission issued by the CAA. (2) The circumstances referred to in paragraph (1) are: (a) over or within 150 metres of any congested area; (b) over or within 150 metres of an organised open-air assembly of more than 1,000 persons; (c) within 50 metres of any vessel, vehicle or structure which is not under the control of the person in charge of the aircraft; or (d) subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), within 50 metres of any person. (3) Subject to paragraph (4), during take-off or landing, a small unmanned surveillance aircraft must not be flown within 30 metres of any person. (4) Paragraphs (2)(d) and (3) do not apply to the person in charge of the small unmanned surveillance aircraft or a person under the control of the person in charge of the aircraft. (5) In this article 'a small unmanned surveillance aircraft' means a small unmanned aircraft which is equipped to undertake any form of surveillance or data acquisition.
First aid issues	Trips/Falls	Trips or falls over	M	First aider to be present at event
Weather	Rain - possibility of slipping, wet clothing	Everyone	L	Students are required to bring appropriate jacket with them
General public eg theft/assault	Theft Assault Student causes incident with member of the public Major Incident Occurs e.g. terrorism, natural disaster	Threat of pick pocketing on underground or in crowded locations All students and staff	M	Students to stay in group in central London Students are not to approach other members of the public or respond to any comments intended to provoke. Students to be advised on their responsibilities and school expectations.  Students to remain in the vicinity of staff at all times in central London. Follow guidance and advice of emergency personnel.
Accommodation eg risk assessment from centre, bedding	No overnight accommodation		L
Staffing eg ratio, first aid cover	1 to 6 ratio		L
Major public incident e.g. terrorism	Act of terrorism given national threat level	Group could become caught up in a terrorist incident causing injuries or separation	M	Ensure venue has assembly point and pupils know where it is, as well as giving pupils assembly points whilst on public transport Ensure pupils know the national advice to run if possible and hide if not Ensure pupils know to always follow police instruction Issue pupils with printed emergency contact card detailing school landline and school mobile – instruct them to call if they become lost (as well as alerting security official) Ensure trip leader has a school mobile and also contact details for both the school and all pupils + families Carry first aid kit at all times