Bristol Rough New Wave Short

Lighting Skills

Lighting

Studio Lighting Techniques

Rembrandt Lighting is a lighting technique can be achieved by using one light and a reflector or two lights at different settings to create a shadow under the eye, this is a popular technique because although it is simple it can help a picture become interesting with little skill or equipment.

Edge lighting is a technique that is used to create subtle lighting edges on the subjects face, edge lights are aimed at the camera and so the user has to be careful to keep any light from shining into the front of the lens and stop any lens flares. 

Butterfly lighting is one of the most used and oldest techniques for highlighting a face, this is named after urge shadows it creates when lighting up the subject, the light creates a butterfly shaped shadow which forms underneath the subjects nose, this setup is proven method to secure your subject is lit well.












Interview Lighting

Bristol New Wave Short Brief

New Wave Brief

After studying the Italian Neorealism new wave cinema movement, I have been inspired to create my own new wave film. After studying three of Roberto Rossellini's films I have decided to do my new wave film on everyday life but focusing on groups, this is paying homage to Rossellini because for his neorealism trinity he would place a camera into a busy square or a high traffic area and then chose his actors through their expressions and inquisitive looks into the camera. My new wave is going to take place in Bristol, I am going to take a number of shots of my group travelling to Bristol, some shots of Bristol and then some shots of the city itself. My film is going to be roughly around 2 to 3 minutes long and is going to follow a non-linear narrative of a kind of fly on the wall style documentary about Bristol.

In my short film I plan to use a poem over the top of the sequence so that it is being recited over the top of it, Rossellini referenced apoem in Francesco Giullare Di Dio (The Flowers of St. Francis). I have chosen to film in long takes, using only handheld, this is to create a more realistic sense of film and makes it seems more rough and new wave. My lighting will be natural lighting and I will rely heavily on the natural lighting of the area, I hope to recreate a sense of realism in my films and using natural lighting will help this. I plan to use a lot of pictures in my film and possibly overlap or featuring them within the film. This is to create a snapshot of each area and to give it a new wave vibe.

I am going to edit my film quite smoothly and make it so that it is continue without any jump cuts. This is to create a flow throughout the film. I want my video to have a flow because it makes viewing it more pleasurable and it goes against modern cinema because it involves very little editing, something that cinema relies heavily on. I plan on using a couple of shots over and over again to focus on their significance.

My main video technique is the overlaying of the pictures of Bristol that I have taken and overlapping that with footage of the journey to bristol, this is to create two perspectives and to create a unconventional image, the use of pictures creates a snapshot of an image and allows me to present more images and places within the film itself, this paired with the use of a poem as non-diegetic sound will create an immersing experience of a new wave film that encourages the viewer to delve deeper into the art of the new wave.

My choice of new wave is Italian Neorealism that came about after the fall of Mussolini and his government, due to the end of the facist regime, the film industry that was funded to make propaganda collapsed once the funding stopped, the film industry within Italy lost its epicentre, film-makers like Roberto Rossellini wanted to give something new and present, a true reflection and image of italy after the damage of Mussolini and his government. Poverty, famine, oppression, injustice and desperation became common themes in the films. For Example Stromboli by Rossellini is a film about a woman who escapes an internment camp by marrying an Italian POW and tells a story about a small Italian town and its conservative harsh views against a foreign woman and how the town has become bitter after the war.

Bristol Planning/Research

Equipment Needed;
1. A camera (own my own)
2. A tripod (need to talk to technician)
3. A SD Card (own my own)
4. Camera battery charger (own my own)

Locations

Clifton Bridge

Clifton Area

Observatory

All of these locations are within 15 minutes travel of the hostel we are staying in so they are easily accessible and we are going to be in the clifton area for the majority of our filming, we are going to close up filming of the bridge and the area and then use the observatory as a high point to get long, establishing shots of the area and the city itself. This will give us plenty of view points and attractive shots of the clifton area of bristol and hopefully make our video appealing and enticing and will encourage people to come.

Group Planning

This was our group planning board where we decided what group was going to film in what location and what each of us needed and the roles each of our groups would take. In our group we are taking on the Clifton area and Leah is our camera handler, Connie is our director and I am the safety and technology person.










Storyboard (I really can't draw so I'm relying more on explanation, sorry your eyes have to see this)

Clifton Bridge

 Using a tripod and camera we are going to go to a viewpoint where you can see the whole of the bridge and do a zoom/focus of the bridge, this will show the span of the bridge, highlight its magnificence against the scenery. (10 secs)

 Using a hand-held camera we are going to drive down the bridge, this is to give a perspective shot of the bridge and to entice other people to come and see it. (30 secs)

A close up shot of a pillar of the bridge with the suspension, this is a good shot to get in as it shows the structure of the bridge itself. (10 secs)









Observatory

A close up shot of the observatory with a reverse dolly of the people in front of it to add a bit of flair to the video.

A far away shot of the observatory to establish the building itself, it will be a panning shot of the observatory and then moving onto the bridge to show how close together they are.









Clifton Area

This is a shot of the houses within clifton, its known as a posh area and all of the houses are very grand and some of them have some history behind them.

This will be a shot of a park within clifton to show the communal areas of the area, it will be a panning shot from end of the park to the other.













Travelling to Bristol

This evidence of my different ideas and research into the travel to Bristol, Megabus seems to be the most cost effective and time-efficient way of travelling there after comparing a number of different methods.

Overall 

We aim to show a more rural, historical side to Bristol while also highlighting its greatest assets, such as the bridge and the observatory while also showing some lesser known places and making use of the picturesque setting and aesthetics of Bristol. We are aiming our video towards those who are more interested in sight-seeing and historically inclined people.

Promotional Video Research and Characteristics







https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/2 - copyright free website

Promotional videos tend to have a sole focus point and tend to be zoomed in, constantly zooming in on the thing that they are promoting, the music used tends to be upbeat and positive to