IDAT307 - Stuart Gardner

Filming is to start properly on Thursday, 30th November, with the aim to get as much done as possible, then start editing some of it together.

For the documentary, I already have 7 minutes, without the intro and outro, or some of the other things we've recorded.

I'm filming a documentary of this project (which has now changed in idea, due to the mentioned problems), and hopefully I'll have some rushes to upload here in the near future. Until then, you can read through my plan for it.

Project aim: To shoot a rather amateurish documentary, but with style. Shaky camera to show that it is all filmed hand-held, but slick editing.


First shot: Train tunnel.

Train exits tunnel, camera adjusts exposure settings to compensate from going from one extreme (complete darkness) to another (daylight).

Second shot: Something to do with Robert’s departure from his accommodation.

Shots continue to move in such a fashion, until we both arrive at Babbage, which is filmed by each of us climbing the main entrance steps to Babbage.

Scenes of us working on the project continue from here. The proposal film, some film from inside the union, perhaps some more film discussing how we realise there is going to be a problem with our plans.

Then we film our meeting with Mike Lawson-Smith, from here things are yet undecided, due to an unknown outcome of that meeting, but assuming we continue filming our intended project, we will film us filming that. Included will be shots of setting up, discussion with actors and anyone else who is involved with the project.

Skip forward to the end of filming, and film us editing our film.

Film us working in Director, putting the film together, so that the viewer can choose what they see.

View a test of the project, with a user we have asked to test it. Followed by an interview (short) with the tester.

Any adjustments made after this test, to be included, before a final departure from Babbage, starting with whoever had the last shot before, continuing, until…

Penultimate shot: Door close.

Robert closes a door, last we see of him.

Final shot: Train tunnel.

An opposite of the first shot, as the camera goes from daylight, to the blackness of the tunnel.


Total time: Between 10 and 30 minutes.

Filming starts this week.

We have yet to:

- Find a location we can use

- Find actors for the roles

- Work out what we are going to film