LIGHTING AND LENSING WORKSHOP DAY 9

DAY 8

Today call time was 10. 30 in the morning.  I met Hindol in the department and went to take camera, tripod, and boom in the transit room. We reached the set at 10. 45 am. Himel was preparing for his shot division. Himel was no too clear of who to cast for his film at that point of time. Hindol supports and mentor him in taking decision. Finally, Himel decided to cast Sumana and Jubaraj.  The first shot was Sumana walking to the door and knocks the door. Soumee was doing make - up for actor.  But later, they shift their role as Sumana was not very comfortable to act. 

Crew List- 

Director- Himel, Assitant Director- Hindol. Production- Ashok Veilou, Camera- kirti, Assitant camera & make up artist- Sumana, Actors- Jubaraj and Soumee.

As my role is in production, i check out for props like glass, books, curtain etc. and supply drinking water for team. Meanwhile the shoot is happening.  Himel choose a fixed lens 19 which is tele len. We end the day by taking 5 complete shot.

1st Shot- Soumita walks through  the door and knocks, her nose is bleeding.  This is an exterior shot. Himel explains the shot to kirti. Kirti is setting up the shot by changing the positions of the tripod and maintaining the height of the tripod. Not only that, she adjust the lighting condition by putting the aperture open and setting up the camera in a high gain i.e 12 Db as the surrounding is not properly lit.  The shot is from long shot to mid shot.

2nd shot- Sounak rushes to the door and opens the open as he heard  the sound of the knocking door. Soumita steps inside and says- Dorojata bondo kore din, bondo korun, please. Sounak closes the door. The shot is taking in a living room nearby to the table.  The distance between the subject and the camera is 2 metre aprox. It is compose in the Mid shot. 

3rd shot- Sounak comes  towards Soumta and give her a tissue paper to wipe her blood as she drinks water in a sofa. The shot is set up in the living room. It is wide shot. It is compose in Mid long shot.

4th shot-  Soumita comes to the window.  The shot is compose in a mid shot. 

5th shot-  Soumee stares outside the window and leave the frame.  The shot is set up in exterior. Kirti puts a tungsten bulb to light the shot. it is also compose in mid shot.

What i think the director should do.  

1. The director should be precise enough to take a decision. If the decision is not able to make, the crew get bored. 

2. The director should cheers up the mood of the actor in time of making mistakes.

3. Proper planning should be done before the shoot as it consumes lots of time if  planning is done on the shooting time itself. 

what i felt about the shoot- 

I find the DIRECTOR so calm yet unable to take a decision. A director should called for the shot to take not the actor. There is a confusion between the director and the cinematographer in today shoot. Though they are taking the same shot for so many time with same action, they couldn't able to take the decision. Thats make the shot take very less even.