Chat with Matt

This morning I went to have a chat with Matt Cameron who completed the master's course earlier this year and is a talented film-maker whose work can be seen here on his blog. Matt took some time out from his busy schedule to give me some advice for the live action element of the film before I go wild with story-boarding and planning. Distilled notes below

- I should not expect to get the piece completed fully for Master's submission for weather-wise it is now
  to dark in the quiet early mornings for me to get the plate required for the main revealing shot of the
  station. It its better to have a good plate to work from and do it well than place a good model onto a bad
  plate.
- Using low angle shots in the mean time will remove the problems of rotoscoping people and vehicles in
  the mean time
- Plan out the shots well in advance so the quicker I can get through and take professional still shots of
  the exact locations the better.
- An HDRI can also be taken now so ask Malcolm for help
- Limit the shots to about 4/5 involving the scenery, use reflections and close up of the model for the
  remainder
- As there is no central human characters inhabitation or occupation of the space can be represented by
  using objects such as signs or lamp-posts in the foreground
- When filming zoom etc in post-production not during actual filming.
- Dolly shot with crew should be used to show off a 3D camera move and comprise the main shot of the
  building
- I should keep rotoscoping to a minimum, concentrate on the details and ensure that the computer
  model is as good as it can be.