Task 10:Filming Day(s) Evaluation

Filming Day(s) Evaluation


The initial days we wanted to film we believed weren't enough for the amount that needed to be filmed so we extended the number of filming days.

At the start of each day, we conducted a brief with all staff and actors stating what the plan of the day was. This included what equipment was needed to be set up, what scenes would be filmed, what the setting for each location had to look like and what costume/make up the actor had to wear.

We decided to do the outside scenes which included the wall scene and the spinning scene first as we felt that these would be the easiest outside scenes to do in one day. As we filmed in winter, it would get dark fairly early so our time management had to be good to prevent running out of daylight to film.

Most of the scenes are done in House 1 as this is supposed to be Kate's house in the video and includes her bedroom and living room. However the lighting in this house was difficult to maintain to a high standard and therefore most issues with lighting will come from scenes set in this house. We could have overcome this problem by using professional lighting equipment however they weren't available at the time we filmed.

Scenes set against the white wall were the most easily filmed as we used the college building to film these. This meant that the lighting was consistent but would obviously be different to the other scenes.

One of the easiest things to film were the lip singing parts as this involved playing the music in the background so the actor could just mouth the words. This also means that when it comes to editing together, we can use the music in the background to match it up with the final piece of music being used.

We tried to include a wide range of shots, movements and angles overall when we filmed so we had variety which would make our production more interesting to watch. We used the tripod to make sure the shots were still and not shaky and used it to do tilts and pans. The dolly was also used to make a backwards tracking shot of the actor. We found it difficult to make a smooth journey with the dolly because we filmed on a road which was uneven but this can be made smoother by stabilising the footage when it comes to editing it.

Overall the filming days ran very smoothly and all the footage was collected. Although we came across several issues we tried to fix them when we filmed, and if several problems are still occur we can use Premier Pro to edit them. For example, we could turn the brightness up on some of the shots.