This morning I started the filming process and shot the footage for the intro. I used a go pro to achieve 2 shots I wanted, these were the opening shot of the tea being poured onto camera and stirring with a spoon. I would not have been able to get these shots with any other camera and looking at them on my laptop they look good, but I will only be able to see the full effect once they are in the edit.
All the other footage I shot was with the 5D markii. Using a lab stand to keep the teapot in place, I poured hot tea in so it went into the cup below through the spout. Each time the cup was changed I had to make sure it was in the exact same place, but with the handle turned slightly to be able to achieve the spinning effect I want. I used backlighting to show up the steam and highlight the flow of tea which looking at it back works really well. There was a lot to consider while setting up and shooting but I think I have done everything I needed to. I am meeting with Natasha tomorrow to look at the footage once we are back from our first contributor shoot. I am looking forward to that, we are going to the Bambu Cafe in Truro.
I think this intro will prove to be quite a tricky edit, but I am sure Natasha is up to the task. She is going to need to blend the steam and tea flow in each clip so it isn't so obvious when they change. I want the cuts between the cups to look sharp and almost jolty but I don't want it to look like the teapot or tea pouring is changing. There is also another couple of things I need to her to mask out as I could not get them out of shot, such as the lab stand clamp left in shot when the teapot is removed from frame. I also want her to colour grade it all, I have shot it flat so it will be easier to manipulate, I will definitely be keeping her busy...
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