On Monday, December 28th 2015 I visited Dunton Green Station, one of our chosen locations, in order to film some test shots and to gain further knowledge of the track, as well as considerations regarding which lenses we choose to shoot our video on.One of the main technical aspects I wanted to test was which lens would be most ideal to shoot on. To test this, I used both the Canon EOS 700D and the Canon EOS 650D with two different lenses - the 50mm f1.8 and the 24mm f2.8. As there is some artificial lighting already in the tunnel, it was unlikely that having a low enough ‘f number’ would be an issue, yet this did rule out the ‘kit lens’ 18-55mm at f3.5-5.6 as this lens wouldn’t allow us to achieve the depth of field effects we wanted either.It was clear from the test shots that the 24mm lens was substantially better for the majority of our shots due to its much greater field of view, however the 50mm would be effective for other handheld shots during the shoot, such as facial reactions/non-verbal language of the actor. Having two cameras like this on the day would be greatly beneficial, as it would allow us to experiment with the two cameras without constantly swapping lenses.
Another aspect I wanted to test was the ease of use and setup of the track and dolly, which proved to be very simple. With each track section measuring 1.5m, we are aiming to use five pieces on either side to achieve a total track length of 7.5m, at approximately 0.6m wide.One consideration we will have to bear in mind when filming is the noise produced by the track, as it is not completely silent (which is largely due to the uneven surface of the tunnel floor). This will mean that we either do not use diegetic sound from the footage, or we record it elsewhere when the track is not moving and use that instead.
well done camera movement is very smooth and lighting is very atmospheric. low angle of train is great too. very detailed comments. Great start boys
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