To prepare for the shoot, we collected the props for the sequence, including masks, jumpsuits and guns. We also made a storyboard to help us with the close ups the day before.
When I woke up on the morning I was confident the shoot would go well as I knew the group would all take it very seriously. My confidence was also aided by the groups discussion the night before. We spent around 30 minutes refining details over social media.
My group was very prepared for the shoot as we had the set and all of the props set up for the shoot. This helped us manage our time more efficiently.
The studio was dark, only being lit by two fluorescent lights with black curtains to create a pitch black background. This helped us to isolate and highlight the TV screen. The only thing we had to do on arrival was set up the camera for the start of the shoot.
As described previously, I feel as if we made the location look suitable to what our group desired.
Our roles were equally divided amongst the group. We swapped roles such as, holding the lights, getting the props ready for the next shot, the camera work, the audio and checking for inconsistencies all throughout the day. I felt as if I specialised in the camerawork role and was very confident when I began working with the camera as I feel I knew everything about the camera required to get the best possible outcome for our shoot.
The problems we faced were indecisiveness of the lighting which was solved quickly by using fluorescent lights. Furthermore, our group was very good when encountering problems as we quickly spoke about them and came to a mutual agreement.
The part of the shoot that went most successfully was the concluding scenes of the sequence because of the ability to show what was in the background of the shots. I also feel like the use of the van really added to the authenticity of our sequence.
I wish that the close ups had gone better because I feel like they could have been more detailed in terms of the background and not just used a black background. However, the use of the black background added to the mystery of the sequence.
The part of the shoot I enjoyed the most was the concluding section because it was nice to see the actors having fun whilst running into the back of the van as well as performing extremely well.
I am looking forward to see how the close ups turn out in the edit as we have a lot of shots to choose from. I think that this section will look the because of the many options we have.
I felt that the production group worked very well as a team as we quickly came to an agreement every time we encountered a problem.
The lessons that we learned were to plan more specifically. I think that instead of having many different close-up shots to choose from it would have been better to have more specific shot ideas as now we have more editing to do.
Here are some photos from the shoot day:
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