Health and Safety

In order for everyone to be safe during the filming process we needed to consider the risks involved and how we could prevent them.

We used a swimming pool as our location for filming the underwater scenes, and therefore this involved people having to hold their breath for a long period of time, which could have lead to alterations in breathing patterns. We reduced the risks by taking regular breaks to ensure people were not out of breath. 

Another hazard is that for some scenes, we filmed with a tripod, meaning there was a trip hazard. In order to prevent any injuries we made sure there was warning and reminders that people should take care when near the camera. 

We also shot some scenes near a fire, which of course created a lot of dangers. We made sure that no one got too close to the fire to reduce the risks of people getting burnt or getting smoke in their eyes. 

History of Romance Genre

Filming Equipment

We used a GoPro Hero 4 Silver to film our underwater footage. It was very easy to create clear shots that we could then edit to create the dramatic scene.

The rest of our filming was shot on a Canon EOS 600D DSLR camera. The settings allowed us to change the shutter speed and alter the exposure and aperture, as well as the focus to create professional looking footage. We set the shutter speed to 50, which was around double the frames per second (24) as this is the recommended setting to create cinematic footage. 

We used a tripod to stabilise some of the footage in order to create a contrast to the handheld footage.

Behind the Scenes - Filming Underwater

Celtx

We used Celtx to put together our storyboard, as it allowed us to clearly organise the different frames chronologically, as well as select the type of shot, description of action in the frame and the length of the shot. 

Storyboard

We put together the storyboard using the software Celtx, as it enabled us to clearly order the shots and add text to describe the shots and also add a suggestion to the time limit

Mood Board/Video

Instead of creating a mood board, we decided to collect some footage and create a montage that would reflect the feeling that we want the film to create. It is likely we will use some of this footage in our final trailer, and the song used in this montage ('Magic Trick' by Jack Burns) is the song we will use in our trailer.