Friday, 8 January 2016

How the shoot went: first shoot

How the shoot went
During Saturday we filmed all of the warehouse scene, cafe scene and moorland shots. 
We arrived 30 minutes early to set up the lights and set. In this time we also filmed a lot of footage of the empty space inscape we needed filler shots. The band arrived with 2 cars and their instruments and a change of clothes (white shirt and black trousers). They then preceded to get breakfast whilst we set up the shrine i.e putting out man candles to light later and stick up the band photos up on the wooden board we found as the stone wall behind was too wet. 
What we did
When they returned we first filmed the car pulling into the under ground car park, setting one camera up to face the car head on and another to get a side on view. Then we filmed the band stepping out of the car and then the bagman getting out of the car. 
What went wrong/right
It went smoothly. Even though we reshot the car pulling in a few times. Also the band didn't take direction well at first but got better through out the first scene
What we did
Then we moved into the warehouse filming the band walking the whole way. The we split up and filmed the band walking around the main warehouse space separately to help get a variety of shots. Then we filmed the bagman (my dad) in different positions within the space. 
What went wrong/right
Unfortunately we accidentally caught each other on film once or twice. We learned from this mistake for the next shoot. The band took direction very well.
What we did
Then we moved on to the shrine scene. Within this we filmed a variety of shots from extreme close ups of the band photos to long shots of the band coming across the shrine. 
What went wrong/right
We had trouble lighting the candles as they were slightly damp, making the process very time consuming. And also we tried to film the bands breath which was very predominate as the air was very cold however this did not come across well on film. 
What we did
We then moved on to the scene where the band change into bagmen whilst on the chairs. Again we filmed the journey to the space as it was a 3 minute walk just incase we needed filler footage. We then filmed the band coming across the chairs from the front and back and then sitting in them which we again filmed from different angles. The band then went off to change onto their bagmen outfits whilst we filmed the bagman (my dad) sitting in a single chair as well as taking a few potential shots to be used in the digipak and magazine advert. When the band returned we then re shot them in the same positions in the chairs directed by us to make sure they were sitting exactly as they were in the previous shot to help continuity when editing the transition of character. 
What went wrong/right
It was difficult to make sure the band members were in the exact same positions for both shots. Also as I was trying to pan around the band I couldn't use a tripod therefore some of my shots were shaky. 
Overall
Overall the shoot went better than imagined as we had planned it so throughly and made a list of everything needed so nothing was forgotten. The band also reacted better to direction as the shoot progressed. 

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