- We conducted our first shoot on Friday 30th October, in Tonbridge town, mainly in and around the high street including the car park for the train station. This particular shoot only involved Ant and I, using only a camera and a tripod. It is the more simpler of our two planned shoots.
- We aimed to create interesting shots through the use of angles and camera movement rather than using more exciting equipment, which we will use in Hastings.
- We didn't plan to do this shoot in the half term, but due to a cancelation with one of our actors we improvised and decided to shoot the ending of our production, which only included Ant as an actor, so that we would not fall behind on schedule.
- This meant that we did not have this particular shoot planned with storyboarding, which meant we improvised, which probably meant it took longer than if we had planned it, but it gave us more freedom meaning we could be adventurous with our environment
- I personally was in control of the camera work while Ant was acting, we would first look around the location together so that we could make a mutual agreement on shots; I enjoy being behind the camera and I think it worked well for the group, resulting in a decent standard of footage.
- The storyboard only gave us a rough idea on what shots to use, based on certain themes that we plan to use in Hastings, these include time compression and expansion; and dramatic angles and pans, showing depressing elements of homelessness. As I said we mainly improvised based on the location on the day, which worked quite well but I believe the shoot in Hastings will be easier as we know what we are doing before hand
- I believe that the best shots we made were the three first shots we made, the jump of Ant moving in different positions in and around the tunnel, I believe this shows his characters frustration and the loneliness of homelessness. And the shot of Ant gradually walking towards the camera, in which we will vary time expansion and normal time as he gets closer to the camera. These shots will rely on editing.
- No shots were particularly problematic, we struggled partially with the high angle, however we found a way of balancing the camera over the edge of a barrier in the car park. Due to filming in a relatively populated area, we did gain some attention which could have messed up certain shots, but luckily the main incident which involved a man driving past with his middle finger up is within out time lapse, so he will not be visible in our final production.
- A few of our shots have influenced our ideas for the digipack, for example the shot of Ant sitting on the floor in the train station could be a viable option to recreate in a different location, we did not however focus on the digipack as it was always the plan to do this in Hastings.
Tuesday, 3 November 2015
COS - Reflection on Shoot
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