Group: First Shoot

On Sunday (the 26th) we went to our location to film.

Timings and access to the building were organised by Gwen. We were in on time and set up the area, taking into account mise en scene and adjusting lighting. The actors were made up and the antagonist was given her dress and blue contact lenses.

We filmed the majority of the footage that we required, starting with the montage shots. In a number of cases it required adjustment of lighting which Joe was mainly responsible for, working with reflection and movement of the lighting units.The writing shots are a little too unfocused so will need to be reshot on the coming weekend shoot.

We worked efficiently, with Gwen directing, Reece on camera and Joe contributed in both senses. All but 5 or 6 shots were captured, then we encountered a problem with the equipment i.e. the camera fell and both the led screen and lens were broken, thus halting the shoot. The camera was insured and has been sent off for repairs, we will all contribute to pay off the excess. In the next shoot we will use a different piece of equipment, so the quality of the image will not be exactly the same, but we will just persevere.

Having reviewed the footage, we have decided on several shots that need to be done as fillers, as well as other techniques to use to make more of an impact- for example, at the end, instead of revealing the items, then getting the protagonists reaction, we will get the reaction shot first then reveal the items.