Pre-Production: Screen testing

 One of the ideas that we have thrown about to make the narrative within the video all the more compelling, is to initialise a POV (Point of View) method of shooting. The camera that was borrowed from the Loans Room was mutually deemed incapable of providing the ability of doing such a thing due to the camera's bulkiness and size; the plan was to mount the camera to the actor's head and record the POV scenes in such a manner. However due to the awkwardness of the camera , it would have been impossible to append the camera and guarantee not only the safety of it, but the safety of the actor as well.

Problems such as this were always expected and so, we were always going to be prepared for any hiccups that arose out of the unexpected. After having discussed the technicalities of the editing software that is to be used once we warp up principal photography and whether it could support an iPhone 5's file format - having received that resounding "yes, it will" from Gendrick - I set off to my local park to test whether or not it all the hypothesising between us over a head-mounted iPhone to shoot our video, could actually work.

It must be said that in order for the iPhone to be stuck to a person's head - as I found out testing - the most appropriate technique despite the primitiveness that proceeds this sentence, is to tape the phone to the head with adhesive. Yes as simple and ridiculous as this may sound, it works.  

Also, the taped phone must be able to withstand a large amount of force and motion resulting from unexpected head pivots if we are able to proceed with this alternative. While taped, I tested this theory out - finding that in fact it is technically possible with a few alterations, namely more tape in the right places to balance out the phone on the face.

There will be a lot of walking involved for the character within the video, and the phone must be able to withstand the constant change in motion, minimising any blurring. Again, testing this out I found out the phone would have no problem providing the capacity to do this. I walked slowly, quickened my pace and slowed it down again, and having reviewed the footage, I was pleased to find out nothing detrimental had resulted in the footage that would suggest another alternative would be needed,  and also another problem would not need to be solved again.  

Below is the test footage, which reveals the findings: 

Ceysun Dixon KU ID: K1326851