Live Rehearsal | Development

Once we had decided who we wanted our live presenter to be, we had a chat with him and told him our rough idea. We then changed our idea and had to explain to him what our new idea is, while also giving him the script to look through and learn for the shoot day.

We agreed as a group that we should do a rehearsal with George, before the actual shoot day, so he had a rough idea of what we want it to look like. Also he'll know where the cameras will be and where all of the crew will be stood.

To start off the rehearsal, as director, I talked to George and gave him a run through of what we wanted him to do. We made sure to tell him what camera to look at, and also to keep an eye on Josh for the timings of the challenge while also keeping an eye on me for the timings of the whole production.

Nisserin had the idea to film the rehearsal, so we had an even better idea of how it will look. Here are a few snapshots of that video:

 
After doing this rehearsal, we have a good idea of how the shoot will go and I'm confident that everything will run smoothly.

Final Shot List | Production Notes

Before our shooting days, we decided to get together as a group and discuss the different type of shots that we definitely wanted to have for each section of our script.

• For the interview, we agreed that we wanted both Josh and Katie to be in the scene, so we needed to get a wide shot. At the same time, we decided it would be good to have a close up shot of Katie answering the questions - both of these shots will be shot at the same time. We would then shoot Josh asking the questions once we were done with Katie.
• There were a few points in the script, where we wanted the shot to close-up on Josh to add to the humour and informal style. We will film these after shooting the mid shot of Josh which will be the main studio shot.
• For live, we agreed that having a still camera and a hand held camera would add to the action and would give a variety of shots, rather than sticking to one.
• We talked about the step-by-step guide, and finalised how we wanted it to look while also deciding what will be seen on the screen.

After discussing this as a group, Nisserin put everything into a shot list:

Green Screen | Workshop

The green screen workshop was really helpful as we learnt how to use the green screen and how to set it up with the lights and the camera. We were also able to use the new autocue, which meant that we could use it for our green screen filming day. 

This workshop helped a lot with knowing where to place our lights to balance out the green screen. For our shoot day, we've booked out LED lights so it was useful to see how we should use them in order for the green screen to be lit correctly and nicely. 

One of the main impacts this workshop had on our group was learning how to set up the autocue. We agreed that it would be really useful to have during our studio shoot, and it would be easier for Josh to recite the script. Through the setting up of the autocue, we learnt a lot about how we should have a certain tripod due to the weight of it, and how we need to make sure the cover of the autocue doesn't make it's way into shot.

When lighting Josh for our studio shoot, we need to be careful with the lights as he wears glasses, and we don't want the reflection to be overpowering. To control this we need to adjust the height of the lights and decrease or increase the power of them. We also learnt that you only get two LED lights (a wide and a spot) in a kit, so we have made the decision to book out another set of lights. This is so we  can use the wides for lighting the green screen and the spots for lighting Josh.

This green workshop helped as lot:

• We know how to set up the autocue properly.
• We are able to light the green screen and make sure it is balanced nicely.
• We have an idea of how to set the green screen up which will help a lot when setting up on shoot day. 

Call Sheets ~ Shoot 1 &2 | Production

This is our call sheet and shooting schedule for both of our filming days:

Risk Assessment ~ Shoot 1 | Production

Here is the risk assessment for our first filming day - the interview with Katie Joslin:

Shot List | Production Notes

Here is our first shot list for the whole production. As a group, we had already talked about the different type of shots we wanted to use for each section. Just to make sure we had everything, myself and Nisserin looked through the script and the shot list to double check.

Website | Development

After getting our photos finished and edited, Josh added them to the website along with our individual descriptions.

The individual pictures of ourselves, transition between the normal photo and the silly photo with the props. We thought this would add to the style of our brand and also the audience can tell that we're a fun brand.