Here is a test I did before I begin pre-production for this project. I’ve been practicing with the .THM files that are created along side the video footage recorded on a Canon DSLR. I’m using the japanese model of the Canon 550D. The .THM files are a kind of container that possess all of the filming details required to recreate the shot that it refers too. I had trouble opening these files but discovered that changing the extension from .THM to .JPG turns it into a thumbnail of the video.
Only then, for some reason, will the extra properties be unlocked for me to see.
After completing a concept and storyboard for something I could complete in the short time I had, I gathered a selection of possible songs and had three days worth of shooting footage. The third day of filming will be tomorrow for me. A few shots will be re shot and more will be filmed. The biggest problem I’ve been facing is the frequent changing weather conditions, as well as the short window of light available in the day. During the dark indoor scenes, I’ve been facing problems with noise/grain on the camera despite looking up how to avoid this in low light conditions by controlling the camera’s settings. I find the grain becomes noticeable when the iso reaches above 1600 in low light conditions. A small LED light helped counter this.
BA Hons and FD Film 