Major Project: Jordan Recreation Shoot

Todays shoot was a success but one of the main issues we came across was the lighting. It was dark outside and somehting we hadnt tested was the blackmagic URSA in low light. ALthough reviews informed me it was ogod in lov light the production cinema seemed to handle it a lot better, which was odd. Luckly we had both, htough the production cinema as we anticipated didn't last long on one charge. THis meant we had to swithc cameras. So we shot all our gimbal shots with the Production Cinema and when it died put it on to charge so all our static tripod shots would be filmed on the URSA. The battery charged quickly so this wasn't an issue it just took some level of planning. In terms of our cast we used some of Jacks friends who were free; the difficulty was casting osmeone ot play Gary Newlove. Having spoken to an actor who has performed in other student projects before, I got talking to him and inquired about his interest previously. We simply needed hiim to play the role of Mr. Newlove for the recreation and for the purpose of recreations Darren Hammock was great casting.


Our SHoot began at 5:30. We had all the equipment setup prior and had previously informed neighbours that we would be filming there. This was shot on Jacks road as it looked similar to the road Gary was attacked on so was ideal. Once the acotrs arrived myself and Jack explained the basis of the scene to give the a briefing and the schedule order for the shooting. Once it got dark at around 6:00 we shot witht eh gimbal. Luckly I had practiced with the gimbal before, and it was a difficult set-up but setitng up before everyone arrived meant that we were able to get straight into filming.






Behind the scenes photo.














Production Cinema is better in low light. This is a gimbal shot.




URSA wasn't so good in lowlight. However, once graded and edited in post, I should be able to get them both looking similar. I will bring up the black and white saturations for a cleaner image.



Police lights were effective in the end and provided a great atmosphere. Adding siren lights would work in post production but wouldn't be anywhere near as effective as what they would be in realmlife. The way the lights shine amongst shaddows and create a nice outline even in this shot would not be possible artificially.






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