Looking back on the footage from my first shoot, I have decided that it is not the standard that I had hoped for and therefore will conduct another shoot on 21/01/15. This shoot will have the same basic idea as the first - I will film both interviews and shots of the car. I hope to include a wider range of camera movements and shot types, whilst also experimenting with composition and apterture (shallow depth of field I will ask my subject to wear the same clothes as he did in my first shoot, for continuity, as I may still make use of some of the clips from shoot 1.
I will ask the same or similar questions as in shoot one, and hopefully interview family and/or friends who can talk about Jordan's obsession. I am hoping to film in the early morning so that I have plenty of time to film, however, if I am running later than this on the day I will use additional light sources so that I can film for longer in the evening.
Lighting
The lighting in my first shoot was not as high-key as I had hoped, so for my second shoot I plan to use two/three LED light sources placed on tripods so that I can correctly expose my film clips. This will improve the overall quality of the clips, making them look a more professional standard.
Audio
Watching my clips back from my first shoot, I have noticed that using the in-camera audio is not ideal as there is some noticeable background noise (almost like a buzz or a hum) which is quite distracting when trying to listen to what my subject is trying to say. For my second shoot, I am going to use a Zoom H1 microphone to record the audio of the interviews, which record the sound at a much higher quality.
I also plan to use non-diegetic sound in the form of music. This may be introduced within the title sequence and then dip in and out of the main body of footage, depending on where the interviews are.
I have chosen the song 'Where's Your Car Debbie?' by the punk band Slaves for several reasons. The first reason being that it is relevant to the subject matter of the documentary - it mentions the word car, it is about finding a persons car. The second reason is because this particular band is Jordan's favourite band, thus making the documentary more personal to him. The third reason is because in the music video for the song, they use a classic vw beetle, which is the same car make and model as Jordan's car.
Equipment
Although I am relatively happy with the quality of the film that I recorded from my Canon EOS 700D, for my second shoot I want to use the Canon EOS 5D Mark II because I know that this camera is much better suited to moving image than just a standard DLSR camera.
I am hoping to use two lenses along with the 5D - a standard lens for general filming (the interviews, long shots etc) and a 50mm lens for close ups etc (this lens has a lower aperture so allows more light in, allowing for a shallower depth of field), however I will only be able to use this lens whilst indoors because it allows so much light in that if it were to be used outside, all of my footage would be completely overexposed.
I will also use a fluid head tripod so that all of my footage is stable and there is no camera shake unless intentional, and a 64GB SD card with 90 MB/s.
Location
The location I am going to use will be the garage that the car is stored in and my subjects house. I have chosen these places as my two main locations in which to film because my subject feels most comfortable in them (being as they are where he spends most of his time) and because they are relevant to the subject matter of the documentary. In the two places there is a lot of iconography that connotes the idea that my subject is obsessed with VW beetles and cars in general.
The majority of the footage that I will be recording will be filmed whilst in a fairly enclosed space, being as it is a fairly small garage, so I will have little room to manoeuvre my equipment. I will have to make sure that my subject is aware of any wires, tripods etc to avoid anything falling over and breaking either the equipment, or the car that is being filmed, as well as avoiding any trips that may injure myself or my subject. The garage is also full of car parts, tools, actual whole vehicles etc so I will need to make sure that everything has been put away correctly and nothing is left lying on the floor.
Structure
- Title sequence
- Introduce Jordan
- Shots of the car
- Interview with Jordan
- Cleaning the car
- Interview with Jordan
Visual Influences
Below are various clips, documentaries and photographs that I am going to take influence from in my next shoot. I may use these videos as inspiration for shot types, angles, camera movements, content etc.
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