Day 3 was the last day of filming for Affiliation, overall I feel as though the filming was a success as we wrapped up all necessary shots in ways that we were satisfied with. Due to the use of the dolly slider occasionally throughout the production, we were able to capture striking shots that will end up being portrayed in a dramatic and imposing style to the audience. Evidence of this experimentation can be seen in Day Three's video diary, as well as the previous two, as multiple members of the crew familiarise themselves with the setup. In regard to camera settings, the ISO value was consistently kept around 1600-2000, with values closer to 1600 coming in handy upon filming in front of the bar (due to the higher amount of natural light sources), whilst during darker scenes (generally shot from behind the bar) we increased the ISO value to around 2000 to compensate.
We were cautious as to not take the values too high, in order to avoid severe amounts of grain - which is especially common in atmospheric conditions such as the bar, due to the lack of visible light. This final behind the scenes video is significantly shorter than its predecessors, due to the fact that we were filming for the majority of the time, leaving less time to shoot behind the scenes footage during the preparation stage and breaks - as such resting periods were generally abandoned on the last day and instead postponed until the completion of the filming, as to further motivate the cast and crew. We also experimented with the frame rate of the camera, before eventually settling on the default 24fps, as this is the current industry standard, with higher frame rates seeming to speed up the footage unnaturally.
The resolution of the camera was set to a solid 1080p, whilst other elements such as the exposure and shutter speeds were maintained at realistic levels (1/250sec) in order for the footage to appear natural. Other elements such as the framing of a shot, angles and movement of the camera, along with shifts in the depth of field have been mentioned previously (using a wide aperture of f/2.8 to obtain a shallow depth of field for certain scenes, such as when Spencer is speaking whilst in the foreground to Benjamin, who is out of focus). Such attentions to detail help to focus the audience's attention on certain characters at the appropriate times.
We were cautious as to not take the values too high, in order to avoid severe amounts of grain - which is especially common in atmospheric conditions such as the bar, due to the lack of visible light. This final behind the scenes video is significantly shorter than its predecessors, due to the fact that we were filming for the majority of the time, leaving less time to shoot behind the scenes footage during the preparation stage and breaks - as such resting periods were generally abandoned on the last day and instead postponed until the completion of the filming, as to further motivate the cast and crew. We also experimented with the frame rate of the camera, before eventually settling on the default 24fps, as this is the current industry standard, with higher frame rates seeming to speed up the footage unnaturally.
The resolution of the camera was set to a solid 1080p, whilst other elements such as the exposure and shutter speeds were maintained at realistic levels (1/250sec) in order for the footage to appear natural. Other elements such as the framing of a shot, angles and movement of the camera, along with shifts in the depth of field have been mentioned previously (using a wide aperture of f/2.8 to obtain a shallow depth of field for certain scenes, such as when Spencer is speaking whilst in the foreground to Benjamin, who is out of focus). Such attentions to detail help to focus the audience's attention on certain characters at the appropriate times.