Mise-en-scene Drink Ad

For week two of filming we concentrated on Mise-en-scene, for this the choice was made to make an Ad we decided to make an Ad for a drinks company as we felt that the drinks cans were ideal props to be used. In hindsight this project required more effort than first thought and was probably too ambitious for only week two as we came up with the idea on that day as our original script writer was absent so overall the film was a bit rushed. Although within the filming of the Ad we all had specific roles and worked well in the limited time. My role this week was sound, however we all had a say in each part of the filming process to ensure it was of a high enough standard. We concentrated carefully on how the shots were taken and had to re film several integral parts due to the sound quality. This was because we filmed it in a busy corridor where the vending machines are situated so we had a lot of nondiegetic sound. We filmed the actor opening the can of drink on a close up shot with the microphone very close to the can to create our own sound effect of the pop and fizzing sound a drinks can makes when opened. I chose to do this as it enhanced the message of the film and the opening of a can is a well know sound and even if you weren’t watch the film and just heard that sound you would know what it was about. We didn’t have any other soundtrack to the Ad as it wasn’t needed the only other sound was the Diegetic sound of conversation between the actors. However again due to the busy corridor we had to re films certain scene and I had to play around with were to place the microphone this was due to the obscure angles of where the actors were. Within the filming I felt I learnt a lot more about sound and what was involved as we had to deal with external stimuli. Even though the sound of the finished product wasn’t perfect and in several places it was to quiet and could have been stronger I felt I learnt a lot. Such as placing the microphone in the right place, whether it is to quite or loud on the audio and how to set up.