R+P Post 32: Test shoot and rough edit

Similar to the way in which we organised the rehearsals, we created a shoot schedule for the test shoots for each of the three groups.

Due to requiring the green screen to be set up for almost all our shots, we ended up being allocated less time in the studio than the other groups.






At the very beginning of the test shoot we needed to test out lighting. 

I used the lighting desk to make coloured lighting setups for each
of our 'scenes' and saved them so that we could load them quickly
at a later date.

I edited the Canon 5D's colour temperature settings in order to ensure that the green-screen curtain was a vivid green and that the subjects stood out and were the correct colour. This would make it easier to chroma key them.

I got Mario to stand in frame whilst
I edited the colour temperature settings,
so that I could make sure people didn't
turn out an odd colour.

Although we edited the test shoot footage together on Premier Pro, we decided not to chroma key it and start putting in the backgrounds. We made this decision due partly to the fact that we had little time, and partly as we could not get the full sized green screen for the most part.

We thought that, not being able to get the full green screen curtain, it would probably not be worthwhile doing the After Effects work, as it wouldn't really give much of an accurate representation of what we could achieve in terms of the 'look' for the actual shoot.

Furthermore, we unfortunately couldn't compile a full-length rough edit as we had various mishaps that set us back in terms of time. This included floor lamps blowing and the studio lights getting stuck on incorrect colour settings.

We were still able to decide on some things to work on for the real shoot and edit however. We need to plan ahead for technological issues such as lights blowing, so we will have spares ready by the set as and when we need them. We will also ensure to give ourselves far more time that we predict we will need in order to lessen the impact any unforeseen issues may cause on timings.

The other main aspect that we want to improve for the actual shoot is making each scene appear less sparse. Although this is a lot to do with what we will put in in post-production, we also need to take into consideration how many actors and objects are physically in each shot we shoot, and what their positions are.