Evaluation of Filming – Shoot
2 – Green Screen Scene
While planning this, I had to first plan the backdrop. After
looking at various volcano and lava
footage, (to use as the realm Muspelheim) from looking at action films like
Mustafar (Star Wars Episode 3) to Mordor (Lord of the Rings) and disaster films like Volcano and 2012, I started
looking at documentaries. I looked into Planet Earth, where although the
cinematography and filming is incredible, I found not the footage I wanted. It
was when I stumbled upon Michael Masset’s incredible venture into a volcano to film a lava lake I
found the perfect footage. I got in contact with Masset to ask his permission
for me to use this film, and after he allowed me to use this footage, I moved
on to the next stage of this scene.
As the Studio Theatre was so difficult to book out, I
decided to shoot after Liam’s shoot on Tuesday the 10th of December
2013, at about 6:00 till 8:00pm. I
booked out the equipment and choreographed the fight before hand, and went over
the storyboards so my actor and crew were ready and knew exactly what to do
before shooting.
This went very well, and as the green screen was not long
enough, we improvised at attached it to the wall to give maximum width and
height. We did a two takes were the choreographing mixed up, but this was
expected. Another that was okay, and usable, and a fourth that went very well
apart from finishing a bit early. I was happy with this footage, but thought I
should try to make sure it’s perfect, and do another for safety. This is when
upon the weapons clashing, one shattered on set, and as we had the footage we
needed, I decided to call it a wrap and tidy up. We got all this done and
tidied away within 15 minutes, proving choreographing really did pay off. I
glued the prop as soon as I got home, and the next day picked up extra spray
paint which resulted in a finish that looked even better than it originally
did, but left the prop much more fragile for the next shoot.
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