Today we filmed all scenes of our commercial. When we first entered the classroom, one of our teachers gave us a quick lecture on how to check out cameras and some basic knowledge on them. We then grabbed a sign out sheet and requested a camera, an SD card, and a tripod. After we filled out the sheet completely, one of our group members was directed towards a closet in the back. She asked a teacher for the items requested. She then made her way back to where the rest of us were sitting. While she was picking up the materials, I was thinking of locations for our scenes. Another one of our group members was thinking up ways to get all the props we needed. Our other group member was gathering the props that he needed. We then all grouped up and left the room to shoot.
The first scene we were going to film was a scene that required stairs. We made our way to the stairs in front of our library and began to map out our scene. At first, we had conflicting visions for thee scene. The star of that scene had thought he was to run up both flights of stairs, but the rest of the group had deemed the angles required for that awkward and difficult to smoothly execute. I timed him running up only the first flights of stairs to make sure it would fit correctly. Once we found an acceptable pace for him to run, we began filming. Because the whole class was out filming and we were using the main staircase of that area, there were many interruptions. We had to stop filming at least three times due to people going up or down the stairs. After around three or four takes, we got a great shot and wanted to decide what to do next.
Our next scene to film was going to be a scene where I was to run the track, but a physical education class had just gone out and we did not want to disturb them, so we moved onto our volleyball scene. At first, we were not sure if the gym teacher would let us borrow a volleyball. After some light bickering, two of our group members went in the gym to ask. The other group member and I were a little anxious to ask, so it was a huge favor that our other two members volunteered. After recieving the volleyball, we found a flat, open wall to film around. The athlete who starred in this scene plays on the school's volleyball team and also plays outside school, so we trusted her to know what she was doing. Without testing angles first, we filmed a shot. As you may be able to imagine, this shot was not nearly close to what we wanted it to look like. After this traumatising event, we spent close to ten more minutes working on angles. After we finally found the optimal one, about four or five shots were taken. By the time we finished this scene, the P.E. class was back insidee the gym. However, we were starting to become short on time, so we decided since our next scene would be filmed closer, we would just go to film it before the one on the track.
The next scene we filmed was one where three group members would be featured. I am very often self-concious about my looks, so I offered to film without hesitation. The weather was very sunny, however there were some clouds in the sky. Because this was the first scene in direct sunlight, we had to wait until the right lighting naturally ocurred. After a few minutes of waiting, the lighting was finally right. We started testing angles while filming, as we were even more short on time by then. After more than five shots, the angles, actors, and lighting fell right into place. This was the time when we would speed walk as fast as possible to the track, as we would never run on school grounds. We quickly found the perfect angles and filmed our takes while I ran. I do not own any Nike shoes, as my dad is very passionate about staying loyal to the shoe brand Puma, so I borrowed another teammates shoes. They fit loosely, but I was still able to run in them. We took about three takes at most and the last one was just right. Finally, we filmed our last scene. This scene was easy to film as it was only three of us standing in a line with a close-up of our Nike shoes. This took about two or three takes. Finally, we were done and returned to our classroom to dump our footage.
The first scene we were going to film was a scene that required stairs. We made our way to the stairs in front of our library and began to map out our scene. At first, we had conflicting visions for thee scene. The star of that scene had thought he was to run up both flights of stairs, but the rest of the group had deemed the angles required for that awkward and difficult to smoothly execute. I timed him running up only the first flights of stairs to make sure it would fit correctly. Once we found an acceptable pace for him to run, we began filming. Because the whole class was out filming and we were using the main staircase of that area, there were many interruptions. We had to stop filming at least three times due to people going up or down the stairs. After around three or four takes, we got a great shot and wanted to decide what to do next.
Our next scene to film was going to be a scene where I was to run the track, but a physical education class had just gone out and we did not want to disturb them, so we moved onto our volleyball scene. At first, we were not sure if the gym teacher would let us borrow a volleyball. After some light bickering, two of our group members went in the gym to ask. The other group member and I were a little anxious to ask, so it was a huge favor that our other two members volunteered. After recieving the volleyball, we found a flat, open wall to film around. The athlete who starred in this scene plays on the school's volleyball team and also plays outside school, so we trusted her to know what she was doing. Without testing angles first, we filmed a shot. As you may be able to imagine, this shot was not nearly close to what we wanted it to look like. After this traumatising event, we spent close to ten more minutes working on angles. After we finally found the optimal one, about four or five shots were taken. By the time we finished this scene, the P.E. class was back insidee the gym. However, we were starting to become short on time, so we decided since our next scene would be filmed closer, we would just go to film it before the one on the track.
The next scene we filmed was one where three group members would be featured. I am very often self-concious about my looks, so I offered to film without hesitation. The weather was very sunny, however there were some clouds in the sky. Because this was the first scene in direct sunlight, we had to wait until the right lighting naturally ocurred. After a few minutes of waiting, the lighting was finally right. We started testing angles while filming, as we were even more short on time by then. After more than five shots, the angles, actors, and lighting fell right into place. This was the time when we would speed walk as fast as possible to the track, as we would never run on school grounds. We quickly found the perfect angles and filmed our takes while I ran. I do not own any Nike shoes, as my dad is very passionate about staying loyal to the shoe brand Puma, so I borrowed another teammates shoes. They fit loosely, but I was still able to run in them. We took about three takes at most and the last one was just right. Finally, we filmed our last scene. This scene was easy to film as it was only three of us standing in a line with a close-up of our Nike shoes. This took about two or three takes. Finally, we were done and returned to our classroom to dump our footage.
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