Final Task Setting

The Blue Fin Building

The Blue Fin Building boasts a huge central atrium, very large 10th-floor roof garden, winter garden coffee bar and a restaurant with views over the Thames. The building houses the headquarters of IPC Media, a leading UK consumer magazine publisher. The open-plan office floors have floor-to-ceiling windows with impressive views over central London and the City; facilities include state-of-the-art board-rooms, meeting rooms, theatre, wine-tasting suite, photographic studios, and test kitchens.

We decided to use the Blue Fin Building because it is very spacious and provided the correct atmosphere for our plot line as in one of the scenes in our opening 10 minutes requires a balcony that our protagnist will jump off and as the scene is very modern, it provides the correct atmosphere. We chose the location to be in London because London is a very popular and well know location that a lot of audiences would know and recognize. Also, the fact that our film is a British film makes London a desirable location as it well known by the rest of the world and so could increase its popularity with other countries.

Method Statement

We decided to create this method statement to present to the Facilities Directer, Jenny so that she would know that we are planning to go ahead with the filming and how we are going to do it. 

Location Shots for our Preliminary Task

Here are some location shots that were taken during the filming of our preliminary task......

Preliminary Task

Preliminary Task Outtakes

Examples of Camera Shots and Angles

Long Shot:
The Long Shot shows the entire body or object and is usually meant to relate the person or object to their surrounding. Also referred to as a wide shot.

 

Extreme Long Shot:
The Extreme Long Shot is very similar to the Long Shot but is alot less focused on the person or object but is more focused on the surroundings.
In film, this shot is used in the Establishing Shots which show the location of the scene to the audience.




Medium Shot:
The Medium Shot is normally used in scenes to show the reaction of a person. There is contraversy as to what is the medium shot as in Europe a Medium Shot is from the waist of a person upwards but in other parts of the world, a medium shot shows the full person.



Close-up Shot:
The Close-up Shot frame the face of a person or zooms in on a object so the camera is entirely focused on that object rather than the background or location. In film, this shot provides the most detail for reaction shots and are used more commonly in soap operas rather than in movies. Lack of close-ups can leave the audience feeling distance from the character and the drama but too many close-ups leave the audience disorientated and unsure of the surroundings.

Extreme Close-Up Shot: 
The Extreme Close-Up Shot is not often used because it is zoomed in far to close to establish the emotions of the person.Usually focuses entirely on a specific part of the body or object and is used only for dramatic effect.

Low Angle Shot:
The Low Angle Shot is used during scenes when the audience is meant to feel powerless in the situation on screen. Characters filmed through a Low Angle Shot look more powerful and this specific shot also increases height. The background to a Low Angle Shot is normally sky or ceiling which can make the audience feel disorientated

High Angle Shot:
A High Angle Shot makes the character or object seem less significant and smaller.






Two Shot:
A Two Shot establishes the relationship between two characters and also allows the audience to follow the action without getting confused by constant cuts from face to face following the conversation. The Two Shot also allows the audience to be able to see the body language of the characters and the location that they are in  

Camera Movement

180 Degree Rule

The 180° rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line. The new shot, from the opposite side, is known as a reverse angle.  

Example:
If the man in orange is on the left and the man in blue is on the right, then the man in orange should be facing right at all times, even when the man in blue is off the edge of the frame, and the man in blue should always be facing left. Shifting to the other side of the characters on a cut, so that the man in blue is now on the left side and the man in orange is on the left. This would disorientate the viewer and confuse up the scene