We have just finished the second episode of 'Dare To Flair' and for the first show I was camera assistant but could not make it as I was not very well and the second show I was given the role of camera operator, which went very well.
'Dare To Flair' is a multi-camera talent show in the studio, similar to the format of X Factor, where the judges get to choose who stays and who goes.
This show was very unorganised compared to 'Quote That' as I turned up at 9:30 as it said on the call sheet, but the camera supervisor and the other cameras apparently had a different call time, which was a couple of hours later. As I was the first camera operator to arrive, I was unsure of which camera I was suppose to be on, so I had to keep myself occupied for a few hours helping the rest of the crew setting up.
"You may be the driving force and creative fount, but you can't make a film all by yourself. Whether you have a 2-person crew or 30 people assisting you in your vision, you need to find people who are as passionate about your film as you are." (Stoller B; Lewis J 2003).
After all the camera operators and the camera supervisor arrived, I was given the camera with the auto cue on, so I got mid shots of the presenter and two shots of the presenter and the contestants and also close ups of the contestants whilst they were performing.
Before the show I had to make sure that the white balance was correct on the camera and that the air in the ped's of the camera had enough gas in it so it would flow smoothly. We had a few rehearsals to make sure that we were getting the correct shots that the director wanted.
Overall, I thought the camera crew worked very hard together getting different type of shots for the director to cut to. The only down fall I think for this production was the organisation and communication, some of the people need to be confident, making sure what role they have, sticking to it and communicate with the whole crew properly. The sound was flowing pretty well until we were recording as live, one of the judges, 'Mister Ayo' performed and then his mic completely went off. Other than that, the production wasn't too bad just a few muck ups. To improve the communication next time for myself I would contact the camera supervisor, director and producer and make sure when the actual call time for the camera crew is.
Stoller B; Lewis J (2003). Filmmaking for Dummies. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Pub.
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