Filming: day one
Due to accurate timings, we were able to complete our filming in one day, with the exception of some non diegetic sounds.
On the day of filming, we were fortunate to have fine weather so we had no issues with being unable to film, however the travelling to the location proved as being a slight issue as two trips were needed to get to the location of filming, which took more time than we expected; though with our accurate time planning this didn't prevent us from doing anything.
We began our day by setting up our equipment and ensuring that the camera was recording on the correct setting and exposure levels. We made sure that the tripod was secure before mounting the camera on to it as if it was broken it could cause damage to the camera. Before leaving school, we checked that all the equipment was working, because if we hadn't done this it we may have got to the location and be left with faulty equipment. Fortunately all of our equipment was working so we had no issues. The only slight problem that we had with the equipment was the battery in the camera didn't last very long, so we were very consious that we were getting the shots correct as soon as possible so that we did.t run out of battery before we finished all of our shots. To solve this we could have taken a spare battery so if there were any issues they wouldn't have been long lasting.
We brought a copy of the detailed story boards with us so that we could follow what we had written and carry out the specific shots that we wanted. Having the story boards helped us to figure out the diegetic sound that we need to keep in some of the clips, as if we didn't have this it would have meant that we would have to have a second day filming, which was something that we would have struggled
to fit in with our actors schedule.
As the location we were filming at wasn't very big, it allowed us to film the shots chronologically, so we were able to methodically go through and decide if we needed any extra shots or if a specific angle looked better than what we had originally planned. This was done at the end of the day because we wanted to make sure that we had all of our planned shots before we added extras as we were only filming over the duration of one day. The way that we worked chronologically worked well for us because it allowed us to think of any ideas that would fit in between out pre planned shots, as we could see the film opening develop. As well as our own ideas, the actors also gave us some ideas that we could use which would improve our original story board and plan.
This is an image of the three actors on the day of filming the opening
We began our day by setting up our equipment and ensuring that the camera was recording on the correct setting and exposure levels. We made sure that the tripod was secure before mounting the camera on to it as if it was broken it could cause damage to the camera. Before leaving school, we checked that all the equipment was working, because if we hadn't done this it we may have got to the location and be left with faulty equipment. Fortunately all of our equipment was working so we had no issues. The only slight problem that we had with the equipment was the battery in the camera didn't last very long, so we were very consious that we were getting the shots correct as soon as possible so that we did.t run out of battery before we finished all of our shots. To solve this we could have taken a spare battery so if there were any issues they wouldn't have been long lasting.
We brought a copy of the detailed story boards with us so that we could follow what we had written and carry out the specific shots that we wanted. Having the story boards helped us to figure out the diegetic sound that we need to keep in some of the clips, as if we didn't have this it would have meant that we would have to have a second day filming, which was something that we would have struggled
to fit in with our actors schedule.
As the location we were filming at wasn't very big, it allowed us to film the shots chronologically, so we were able to methodically go through and decide if we needed any extra shots or if a specific angle looked better than what we had originally planned. This was done at the end of the day because we wanted to make sure that we had all of our planned shots before we added extras as we were only filming over the duration of one day. The way that we worked chronologically worked well for us because it allowed us to think of any ideas that would fit in between out pre planned shots, as we could see the film opening develop. As well as our own ideas, the actors also gave us some ideas that we could use which would improve our original story board and plan.
This is an image of the three actors on the day of filming the opening
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