Monday, February 20th
Today we began filming for The Ufilms Oscars Rundown. As Adam and Rhys's episode on The History of the Oscars was due up later that day, theirs was the first to film. We had a tight schedule so had to keep on eye on the time throughout the day. Filming the video was successful however it did take longer than originally planned due to one of the presenters having wordy paragraphs to remember. We tried to overcome this by using an auto cue using the projector. For this episode I worked as Director. My job was to keep an eye on continuity, make sure the boom mic was never in shot and that Rhys and Adam were looking at the right cameras at the right time.
Next was mine and Matthew's fashion segment. We were both a little nervous as this was our first time presenting and the thought of everyone watching us was pretty daunting. However we took this into our stride and after the first few takes it was like we were at home having a good natter. We were aware of the cameras throughout and where to look for each line we delivered. We sat on a sofa each whilst we discussed our piece, positioning them on an angle so that we could easily direct our attention to the appropriate camera; whether that be by looking directly forward for a master-shot at camera A or by looking slightly to the left/right (depending on the host) to camera B/C (again depending on the host). We chose to include a mannequin as it seemed a relevant prop to display to viewers that the topic of conversation would be focusing around fashion. I feel as though we both did an excellent job and finished with a day and a half to edit our piece to be scheduled the next day.
Tuesday, February 21st
Today I spent most of the day editing mine and Matthews fashion segment ready to be uploaded later this evening. However at about half past 12 myself and Matthew had organised with make-up student Callum Douglass to complete a Hollywood make-up tutorial as one part of our fashion segment. Fellow Ufilms member Jess Bramfitt, was our make-up model. The filming took a lot longer than expected and we were all (crew especially) exhausted. Matthew was also supposed to get his makeup done but we couldn't film any longer. So we ended with Jess's final look. We hope this will be very informative for viewers.
When it came to scheduling The Fashion of the Oscars on Ufilms YouTube channel, it did not go to plan. My computer at home crashed while halfway through uploading and would not work for an hour. I then ran to college to use their computers. However with only fifteen minutes left until college closed it didn't leave enough time for it to post (it needed about an hour). I then made my way to my parents house and used their computer successfully to upload the video. It had been a long day and night.
Wednesday, February 22nd
Today we filmed Jess's segment, The Politics of the Oscars. Jess was 'acting' as a teacher teaching some students (and the audience) about the relationship between politics and the Academy Awards. I was camera operator on the main camera. I was in charge of making sure there was no issue with sound throughout and that all the contributors stayed in frame. Jess did an incredible job, knowing ALL of her lines and presenting confidently.
Myself and Matthew presented our final part of our pre-Oscars fashion rundown later that day, a fashion show. I provided some "Hollywood Glamour" dresses, as did the models (Ellie, Jess and Chloe). Taylor and Kane were also models, modelling their own suit jackets. As all the models were coming out of the left side of the background and then going back to the right, the cameras had be angled to the side. For this to work we had to hang up a white sheet to hide the equipment and remaining green room from shot. Before we began shooting we made a note of the clothes, where they were from and the price, so we could tell the audience when that corresponding outfit came out.
Thursday, February 23rd
Today we had to film Jess's video again, The Politics of the Oscars, due to an issue copying footage of the SD card. Again, I was on master camera. The scene was set up the same again and everything was going great. Until one of the lights died. We believe the light overheated and cut off to prevent further damage, we did not have another light therefore had to stop filming. As we couldn't continue filming from there Jess was given the decision to film her outro by reframing the whole thing so that it was just a close up of her from a straight on angle.
After filming Jess's video we filmed Matty and Kane's, The Predictions for the Oscars segment, which will be the final video uploaded as part of our pre-Oscars week. The shoot went well however being down one light we had to use the usual overhead lights too. I was camera operator on the master camera again this shoot, making sure continuity wasn't an issue, the sound stayed good throughout.
Monday, February 27th
Today myself and Matthew planned what we were going to talk about in today's segment. We searched through all the online magazines about who and what people wore. We decided to follow the same set up as last week and begin with what the nominees and winners wore, moving onto best dressed men, worst dressed overall and the nights best couples. We also set up the sofas the same and stayed sitting the same sides, using the same camera setup so we know where to look. We didn't necessarily plan what we were going to say word for word as we wanted our reactions to be natural and be able to have a back and forth banter.
Tuesday, February 28th
Today I stayed in the classroom to edit mine and Matthew's post-Oscars segment. Making sure there was more than enough time to schedule and upload the video to YouTube and our social media accounts.
Wednesday, March 1st
Today we filmed Jess's post-Oscars video about how politics were involved in Sunday's Academy Awards. It took roughly an hour to film due to Jess not having long to learn her script. However, she still managed to stay calm and presented professionally. I was supposed to be down as on the boom but due to Jess's filming being moved further down the week I had to operate a camera.
Thursday, March 2nd
Today we created our last video of The Ufilms Oscars Rundown, the outro. We briefly came together as a group and planned what we were going to say. Basically thanking people for staying tuned and watching our videos and to stay tuned for more videos coming. This involved everyone being on camera except for Rhys and Adam who had to hold up a white sheet so that we could fit everyone in shot. The shoot went well and was over in just a couple of takes. It will be uploaded on Saturday to mark the end of our 2 week series.
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