It was time to start filming my mountain scene. I had decided this time that i was going to use the fog machine. Insert all problems here! I needed to be by a plug socket for this to work, however, i would not be able to do this in my studio as the fire alarms would probably go off. So, could i do it outside, where i would have my normal sky view? Well, not in the gardens at uni as there would be not electricity. So i took it home to film in my garden. However, because it's quite enclosed i couldn't get a clear shot of the sky. Nevertheless, it was enclosed enough to stop the fog from blowing everywhere! So after that faff, i took it into the kitchen. I erected a white blind behind to act as a sky to the piece. This all worked well enough and the fog lingered longer here as it was out of the wind. Enter next problem. Because it was inside, there was not much natural light, which started to be a problem on the reflection in the water. I set up lamp in the hope that this would balance some light, and it did do that. Preferably, i would have proper lighting equipment! But again this is something to look to doing. I then filmed the piece a few times in different ways: fog, no fog, movement in the water, movement with the lights, filming from close up, filming from far away. That was all done with a HD Film camera. I then had a go with a GoPro. I have never used one of these before, so this was a bit experimental. I submerged the camera into the water a few times. I have not yet looked at the footage to see what i achieved and to edit, that is now my next job.
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April 2016
Kerry FosterThird Year Fine Art Student at Falmouth School of Art. Fellow artists: |