AN: Reflection on Shoot

1. When and where was the shoot?

We did the shoot at Hamish's house on Sunday 11th January.

2. What scenes were you focusing on?

Our main focus for the shoot was to get the base of our opening scene filmed so that we are able to lay out our scene and work out what's going where chronologically.

3. What was your individual contribution to the shoot?

I helped set up, coordinate and record the shots over the course of the day as i have no acting roles in our opening scene meaning my focus in the group is towards behind the camera roles.

4. To what extent did your storyboard affect your use of camera and framing?

The storyboard helped layout what we wanted to have recorded and where, however we approached the shoot more freely and work around the location as some factors weren't taken into account when initially drawing up the storyboard.

5. What do you think worked particularly well?

We were able to improvise a surprisingly smooth dolly for a dolly shot of the house using a few planks of wood, some bricks and a longboard. The longboard also came in useful when filming a chase scene as Hamish was able to follow the protagonist and antagonist as they ran down the road whilst keeping a smooth shot.

6. What were the challenges of this particular shoot?

We had particular problems with our shadows/ reflections being in the shot, as well as problems with camera placement as sometimes the rooms were compact and the tripod would be too large to setup or get in the way etc.

7. How will you use this experience to inform your next shoot?

This shoot has allowed us to work out more angles that we can take for the scene as well as help highlight particular areas we hadn't thought about originally when doing the first shoot.