Bracero

Bracero Directors Comentary

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Shooting Schedule

I will shoot my opening sequence in March. While shooting I will follow my scenes in order of the storyboard. The shooting processes planned to take two whole days. We will start setting up each scene in advance of shooting so that we can have a productive set. I will shoot my first scene just before sunset on a saturday. As I am shooting just after winter the sun will set quite early. This will allow us more night shooting time and greatly benefit my film as the majority of it is set at night.

We will shoot late saturday night and I plan on finishing the first day just before midnight. We will then wake up early the next morning to start preparing the scenes we will shoot that day. We will have to wait again till it was dark in order to shoot so during the day we will decide how we can light up the vehicle in a way that no lighting sources will be seen. We will also lay out a track as to where the vehicle would drive along. At the end of the night we plan on having all the footage I need and will head back into London late that night.

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Problems and Solutions from the Shoot

One of the main problems I faced while shooting Bracero was the fact that a large majority of it was required to be shot at night with very low lighting. This meant that I had to find a way for the camera to pick up the characters in the scene without having to flood light everything. I solved this problems in two ways. Firstly I increased the cameras ISO. The ISO affects how sensitive the camera lens is to light and by increasing it it meant the lens took in as much light as I wanted. I also used flashlights to light some of the scenes. This gave a feeling that the characters were hiding from people searching for illegal immigrants and added tension to my film.

Another problem I faced was the terrain I was shooting on. As I was using high tech equipment I did not want to damage it and so had to find a way to prevent mod and or rocks from scratching or dirtying the technology. I added a lot of handheld shots to the scenes over the most difficult terrain. This meant the camera did not have to be on or near the ground and could always be protected by the camera man. I also decided to use a much more sturdy camera stand so that it was less likely to fall over.

AS Media Opening Sequence Evaluation Question #7

AS Media Opening Sequence Evaluation Question #6

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

When it came down to filming my opening sequence I learnt a lot about cameras and the equipment needed in order to effectively shoot the scenes. I learnt when it was necessary to change the ISO. This affects how sensitive the lens was to light. When shooting a darker scene I would have to increase the ISO and vice versa.

Through the process of editing I learnt a lot more about the two softwares I used, iMovie and Final Cut Pro. Understanding how to arrange clips with audio and adjust length speed as well as affects such as saturation all helped me to create a more detailed and professional opening sequence.

In order to adjust and edit the sound for my opening sequence I used Logic Pro X. Through using adjustments such as automation I was able to make the sound work with my shots much more effectively.

AS Media Opening Sequence Evaluation Question #5

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