Today we have turned our classroom and the art room into a film studio! Some children started the day by getting into costume and filming the scenes that need the green screen. Others have been getting on with fascinating activities that link to our films such as analysing the data from our film surveys and designing the posters that will advertise our films. .After lunch we all came together as a class and we filmed some of the scenes for our films that don’t need the green screen.
It was peculiar filming today because we found that when you make a film you do not have to film the scenes in order! Some of the films recorded their ending first and jumped around all over the place! When we edit the films we will put them back in to the correct order and add the special effects.
We also discovered what the term ‘corpsing’ means! Some actors and acteresses couldn’t stop laughing!.
Below you can see some photos from throughout the day. Can you spot the camera when filming is taking place? At the moment you can see the green screen but when we edit you won’t.
We also learned about camera movements. We now know different types of movement that the camera operator can use. For example, you can pan left or right, or tilt up or down. We will make a video and upload it to the blog to teach you all about camera movements soon.
Throughout the day we have had brilliant fun but we had to be extremely patient whilst waiting for our scenes. We didn’t realise that extras had to be so quiet and mime so much of their action!
shawon said,
December 10, 2010 @ 2:56 pm
It was fun i do agree mya and bismah.
Dalip said,
December 10, 2010 @ 2:57 pm
That is all rite you guys I do agree with you 🙂 😉 😦 😐
shannon said,
December 10, 2010 @ 2:59 pm
I liked making the films it was so fun and i learnt lots!! 🙂 😉 🙂 😉
zara said,
December 26, 2010 @ 1:17 pm
i agree shannon
zara said,
December 27, 2010 @ 3:39 pm
i agree shannon we have learnt loads. i love making films
Dalip said,
December 10, 2010 @ 3:00 pm
Also thank you for writeing all aout we have been doing and thanks for taking time to write such a brilliant post 😉 😦 🙂 😐
rayan said,
December 10, 2010 @ 3:01 pm
i realy like making films with dom and lurn the how to use the video camera
sabina said,
December 10, 2010 @ 3:01 pm
It was fun today 🙂
super hammaad said,
December 10, 2010 @ 3:01 pm
it was ssooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo fun :~) :~( :~|
COOL DALIP said,
December 15, 2010 @ 10:27 pm
I know hammaad it was ssssssssssssssssoooooooooooooooo amazing reply back to me ;-( 😉 🙂 😦 😐
Dalip said,
December 10, 2010 @ 3:02 pm
I was a bit shy when i stared to film 😉 😦 🙂 😐
darshana said,
December 10, 2010 @ 3:03 pm
I Agree too bismah and mya.
COOL DALIP said,
December 10, 2010 @ 3:03 pm
I was a bit shy when i stared to film 😉 😦 🙂 😐
sabina said,
December 10, 2010 @ 3:03 pm
I was so fun i was laving :):):):):):):):):):):):):)
UMANN said,
December 10, 2010 @ 3:03 pm
I also agree with mya and bismah today it was fun. we larned the camera movements pan l or r tilt up and down zoom in or out crab and track forward and backwards
sana said,
December 10, 2010 @ 3:03 pm
it was so funney when I agree 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 😦
noorulain said,
December 10, 2010 @ 3:03 pm
IT was grate. 🙂 🙂 😦 😦
paige :) said,
December 10, 2010 @ 4:45 pm
I really enjoy the films and i really found this extrodinary,superb!!!!! 🙂 😀
zara said,
December 27, 2010 @ 3:41 pm
i agree paige it is fanatastic.
Mrs Skinner said,
December 10, 2010 @ 8:00 pm
What a fantastic day you have all had! What a brilliant teacher you have to organise it all! I’m really jealous!!
zara said,
December 10, 2010 @ 8:28 pm
i have learned a lot about camrea movements that camrea opreaters use when filiming
. tilt (ing) up and down
. crab (ing) right and left:)
. zoom (ing) in and out 🙂
. track (ing) forward and backwards 🙂
also i have learned a lot also i remembered
. mid shot is when you can see there whole body:)
. long shot is when it is faraway 🙂
. close up is when it is very close 🙂
year5atbearwood said,
December 11, 2010 @ 9:57 am
Excellent Zara- you have remembered this information and explained it so clearly. Miss Martindale.
year5atbearwood said,
December 11, 2010 @ 10:02 am
It wasn’t just you children who had a great day- I had a brilliant time and learned so much too today! I can’t wait to see the finished films. I’m sure all of the hard work will be worth it. Miss Martindale
Darshana said,
December 11, 2010 @ 1:15 pm
i felt a bit shy yesterday miss martindale. but it was great fun filming.:) 🙂 🙂 :):)
year5atbearwood said,
December 11, 2010 @ 4:27 pm
Darshana you were a brilliant actress and very professional. No need to be shy! Do you feel more confident now that you have acted on camera?
Darshana said,
December 24, 2010 @ 12:33 pm
A bit nmiss martindale.
miss craft and 3c said,
December 11, 2010 @ 2:08 pm
Hello 4M! I have just looked at yoUr blog and it is amazing. I really learnt alot from zara. She has done a great job at explaining the angles. I teach St James in Wales.
mya said,
December 11, 2010 @ 2:35 pm
I really enjoyed filming yesterday I had a lot a lot of fun and learnt loads! 🙂 😉
Dalip said,
December 15, 2010 @ 10:24 pm
me to0 mya 😉 🙂 😦 😐 ;-(
Mrs Griffiths said,
December 13, 2010 @ 3:41 pm
I am looking forward to seeing how professional your films look 4M. You will have to come and teach 4G everything Dom has told you about camera angles.
mya said,
December 14, 2010 @ 9:32 pm
I hope we can miss griffiths I also hope and think these films will turn out right.
cameron said,
December 15, 2010 @ 8:04 pm
I agree with evryone 🙂 :):):):):) 😉
cameron said,
December 15, 2010 @ 8:04 pm
it is hard to write the scripts but fun 😉 ;);)
Dalip said,
December 15, 2010 @ 10:23 pm
not that much cameron and its more than fun… 😉 🙂 😦 😐
Bismah said,
December 16, 2010 @ 6:53 pm
I loved filming but it was a bit hard being extras and keeping quiet!! I cant wait till we publish our films and sell them!!! 🙂 🙂 😦 😉
zara said,
December 25, 2010 @ 10:07 am
i really loved acting!! its really fun 😉
zara said,
January 7, 2011 @ 9:04 pm
i really enjoy acting in the films they are going to be so amazing.i cant wait until we edit them and improve.
we also had fun rnin angles
. making the storyboards
. making the prop
. writing the scriipts
. doing the survey
. learning about angles
. learning camrea movements
. making the DVD covers
i think we have done alot!. i cant until we show them to the other classes
can you?
Emily E said,
February 11, 2011 @ 11:25 am
My name is Emily.
I really like all the costumes you are dressed in. Soon we having a world war II day and going down an air raid shelter in our playground.