Challenge #3, Chase Scene

Pre-Production

When developing ideas for the group, it had eventually boiled down to three items, a hall monitor evasion, museum chase, and a school item theft. Each of these were rather unique in their own plan, for instance, the museum chase had a guard and "special item." The hall monitor evasion had some comedy and suspense as well as backtracking. Finally, our school item theft sequence required a thief and student chasing after. Our main conflict when presenting these to each other was who would be what, and how would the theme we want fit in. 

Scouting out our Locations

When we developed our story, it was time to figure out where to shoot and how many shots there would be. So it started with a basic path to follow, a pod, to a main hallway, commons, another hall, to the stairs, and capture. Once agreed upon, angles and shot sizes were put into order, as well as a clearer sequence. At this time, basic shot locations were determined through our storyline, these later changed. As soon as this was set in stone, actors, acting director, and outfits with props were needed to be determined. Later into the day it was determined that the thief is wearing all black, and guards have a white shirt with jeans. The exhibit would be determined as a shark further later into the day.

Filming and Editing

A variety of shots of specific scenes or sequences were taken for two reasons, one was to make a seemingly quicker video and two, was to give more slack for the group member in the editing process. Quickly however, conflicts found us as we had a lot of content we wanted to cover and many groups were passing through during the time. Another issue seeped in when we had reached the stairs, especially how we would take a stable shot, while giving room for two people, on the landing. With a minute and a half of leniency, I was able to make the cuts and have all the content in with seven second over (excluding the credits). My efficiency since I have started in Adobe Premier Pro has improved greatly, as I am able to develop a sequence and make needed cuts in a short amount of time. 

Teamwork

Collaborative work since I have been in the video strand has also improved as I can work willingly with others, and portray ideas without shooting others down. Conversations are more easily upheld and I am able to swiftly move the topic between business and fun.