Firstly, as we arrived Chris phoned and told us he was stuck in London and so Ali and Ben had to start the shoot without him. A second problem was that at first we were unable to connect the camera through a scart lead to a TV. We were able to overcome these problems, however, by changing leads and with Chris turning up around 8:00 pm.
Similar to the first shoot, we again had some problems with lighting and it took a while for us to figure out the best position for the lighting. To overcome this we simply filmed everything twice with more lighting and then less lighting. This would enable to decide during editing which looks the best and we could always alter the lighting during editing as well.
Below is a picture of how we reflected light off a shiny surface to make the light dimer and less obvious that it was coming from a normal bulb.
Ali and Ben were able to make up the set in Chris's abscence and were able to film a number of shots with Ali watching footage and playing around with the camera. Once Chris had turned up, we moved on outside to a football hut to film Ali arriving at the hut. The main problem for this part of the shoot was that since we did not have the key for the football hut, we were unable to film Ali opening the doors. This problem became further frustrating as the doors in the Scout Hut could not be opened either since again we did not have the key. We then decided it will probably be best to finish shooting and to see how much footage we had shot so far and go for a third shoot on another day when we did have the key to the big doors in the Scout Hut.
However, there were positive aspects to the shoot too. We were able to get some close extreme close up shots, including of the barrel that Ali sits on, and of the rope which decorates the set. By having a power supply, it allowed us to be free with the camera and for the 3 and a half hours we were filming, we did not have to worry about running out of battery. We were pleased with the footage we shot, but as mentioned above, did decide that a third shoot will be required.
Below is an image of Ali watching back some of the footage which will be a shot used in our opening. This was a shot we were particularly pleased with.
What we learnt from this shoot:
- It is easier to film inside as it allows us to alter the lighting easily.
- Having the storyboard with us and having a good plan is very useful as it allows us to know what exact shots we need and what we have left to film.
- Have all eqipment ready 24 hours before shoot, to allow time to make changes if there are problems.
- Test equipment before going on the shoot to ensure it works.
- If somebody is late or can't come, continue and do as much as is possible without them.
For our third and hopefully final shoot which we will plan very soon, we will have with us a more precise storyboard which shows us exactly which shots we need to get, so that when we are there we can focus on filming and not trying to work out what looks best.
excellent evaluation
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