Final Project - Scene Recreation

https://vimeo.com/892128531

Pre Production:

Kit list:

Camera:

• Blackmagic Pocket PRO 6K, Samyang Xeen Cinema Lens Kit, Smallrig Tripod

Sound:

• Sennheiser 416, Sound Devices MixPre3-Recorder and Mixer, Large Boom Pole, Microphone Stand.

Lighting:

• LEDGO LG-B308K 3x 308 light Daylight Reporter LED Lighting Kit, Gloves

Other:

• Polyboard (White), Black Flag x3, Floor Cable Cover, Clapper, Sandbag x3

We also purchased a table lamp from Amazon that looked similar to the one in the original clip.

Still frames from the original clip:

These were used to plan for the positions of the characters' chairs, the table and the lamp between different shots. They also helped us achieve similar lighting.

Shot List:

Crew Roles and Actors:

Sam Wynne: Director

Jack Burns: Producer, Actor, Runner

Jake Rae: Director of Photography

Jacob Doig: Lighting, Camera Assistant

Rushil Deepak: Production Design, Sound

Harry Batkin: Park Hyeon-Gyu

Daniel Lee: Seo Tae-Yoon

Cameron Mcintyre: Park Doo-Man

Jack Burns: Shin Dong-Chul

Euan Hunt: Cho Yong-koo

Filming:

We used a whiteboard that was in the room to pull the original clip up so that we could compare our shots on the monitor/ the camera to the original shots. This was not planned for, we simply realised it was possible on the day and it proved to be very useful.

A moment between takes, wherein two of the actors are memorising their lines.

My contribution to this project was primarily twofold. I was involved in production design, helping with setting up the location, arranging furniture in the room, helping decide where the table lamp should be placed for different shots and covering windows just enough that the room was similarly dark to the original clip. I also created a prop - the sheet of paper that the character holds up to the camera at the 01:21 timestamp is as close a replica to the original as I could make it with only a blurry, out-of-focus look at it in a couple of shots. I was also the sound recordist for most of the shots, this was my first time recording sound and so I learned on set how to use the boom mic and relevant related equipment. Challenges we faced during the shoot that I helped resolve included lighting issues from distracting glass windows by and in the door to our room. I set up black flags to resolve this and for some of the shots also stood on a chair holding a black flag over my head, as I was one of the taller members of the group and more importantly, the only one dressed in all black. Another challenge was that one of our actors did not know his lines and only agreed to act for us the day before the shoot. Thus, I had to go through the scene and write all of his lines alongside important prompt words spoken by other characters on a sheet of A4 paper that he could keep with him whilst the cameras were rolling. I ended up doing this for another actor who actually had agreed to act well before the shoot and still needed his lines, but I realise that this was a result of our poor communication/ time management as a group and failing to tell the actors in good time exactly who they would play and what they would say. Another challenge which was more personal to my role as sound recordist was figuring out exactly how to set the mic up in some shots at the end wherein characters jump between speaking very softly and shouting. This took numerous attempts before I was able to figure out exactly the right level of sensitivity the mic should have for each line of dialogue within one shot. In future, I would like to find out how to deal with changes in ambient room noise when changing mic sensitivity within the same shot.