Final Shoot Reflections

As a whole, our final shoot was much more successful than our test shoot as we had a clear idea of what shots we wanted to film so the day was much more well organised than the test shoot.


What went well:

• Due to our shoot being much more organised, we wasted a lot less time discussing shots and we spent a lot more time effectively shooting footage which we knew would work well in our opening.
• The weather was a lot more consistent during this shoot because during the test shoot it started to rain which largely disrupted our day and effected the continuity of our sequence. Luckily the weather was sunny which will hopefully result in no continuity errors associated with weather during our opening sequence.
• The final script is also a lot more successful than the original version as it creates a lot more suspense and the entire conversation comes across as relatively natural.
• We managed to shoot a wider variation of shots inside the house because in the test shoot we found that we only filmed the conversation from three different points in the room. Hopefully the variety of shots which we now have will make our opening sequence more interesting which will improve our sequence as a whole.

What didn't go well:

• Certain shots taken indoors were difficult to obtain due to a lack of space.
• It was difficult to ensure that all of mine and Matt's movements during the conversation were exactly the same in each take.
• There were a few people who didn't realise we were filming and walked through a couple of out shots. There was also a man washing his van in a section of road which where we wanted to film which meant we had to film that shot later on in the day.