As mentioned in my last post, my group (sans Dylan, with the addition of Jamie) took a step into the production stages and shot together a few different mock-doc and sitcom options. We chose these two scripts to shoot as they were easiest to mould into the space of the free classroom we found, and are both of genres relatively straightforward to shoot.
We started off with the mock-doc confessional/piece to camera, shooting it to script on a tripod:
https://drive.google.com/a/rmit.edu.au/file/d/0B70-cmDs7SEtWUM0VkFUTFhWMG8/view?usp=sharing
Then to script, handheld:
https://drive.google.com/a/rmit.edu.au/file/d/0B70-cmDs7SEtbXZiU3k1ZWpXZjg/view?usp=sharing
Then going off script, on tripod with slight movement, as well as having the subject stepping out of frame:
https://drive.google.com/a/rmit.edu.au/file/d/0B70-cmDs7SEtOU0zYjFaRXpJNk0/view?usp=sharing
On review of the footage, I feel as though a combination of handheld and going off script would work best if we opted to shoot our concept in the style of a mockumentary. Going off script in particular added colour to the scene, making it seem more genuine and less forced.
Next, we shot a mock-mock sitcom:
https://drive.google.com/a/rmit.edu.au/file/d/0B70-cmDs7SEtOVlQOXhoeHVyTGM/view?usp=sharing
Although SUPER rough, it gave us an idea of how the script would present itself on-screen. We intend to reshoot this at a later stage as it could possibly be the winning genre, with premises similar to ours having dominated tv sitcoms for decades.
More soon! 🙂
