New project

This time much like the fight scene, we are working with some one else's film and have to edit it. I have no problems with this except that in certain shots you can see the reflection of the camera man or when shooting from a different angle you can see the other camera operator. This may just be another obstacle for us to overcome, but still very annoying.

Lighting

When we visited Mole Richardson lighting company and to my surprise I was able to work a c-stand. Though we had gone over how to use a c-stand in class, only some of us were able to get hands on work with them. Now I know exactly how to use a c-stand and operate one this is on top of learning how to manipulate light to my advantage when filming by using shadows instead of lights. Much like I was told lighting is mostly taking away light.

Update

We are nearing the end of our film and have minimal amount of time left to edit though my thoughts on this week are mainly of how sleepy I'am but the film editing still needs some more time and we have to implement some more sounds to help the movie progress. My only concern is what if the audience doesn't grasp the story as I may have thought they would.

Loyola Marymount University

 In my visit to Loyola, I got a nice look at the equipment that pros use and was closer to a real set then I've ever been. Though some of the equipment looked fairly similar some left me puzzled as for the keyboard in the editing room as it was color coded an had some weird symbols on the keys. Not only that but going into the projector room where they were screening an old western movie at that time, though when looking at the way they worked I was at a loss as I could not tell how to work with any of these projector what anything meant, everything seem a little overwhelming and how much left I still have to learn about the industry.

Loyola Marymount University

 In my visit to Loyola, I got a nice look at the equipment that pros use and was closer to a real set then I've ever been. Though some of the equipment looked fairly similar some left me puzzled as for the keyboard in the editing room as it was color coded an had some weird symbols on the keys. Not only that but going into the projector room where they were screening an old western movie at that time, though when looking at the way they worked I was at a loss as I could not tell how to work with any of these projector what anything meant, everything seem a little overwhelming and how much left I still have to learn about the industry.

Directors and Cinematographers

http://nofilmschool.com/2016/09/3-thoughts-collaborative-relationship-between-dps-and-directors
 As we continue our projects in class we start to realize how much the director and cinematographer
go hand in hand. The link above will take you to an article that will go in depth with how the two should work together and how you should bring your own opinions to the other. I hope you find this as helpful as I did and I'll try to incorporate this into my own project.

This week

 This has had to be one of the more hectic weeks with the finalizing scripts and fighting for the camera of your liking. Though this week is a bit heated most of the hard work has been done and here comes the fun with finally getting to film with the new gear. Even with the ups and downs I have been able to some work well with my group and am starting to feel better about how this project will turn out.