Blog 14-Shooting Diaries

11th January:

This session was our first filming session so we took a while to become used to using the camera. In today's session I took turns in organising the clapper board; we wrote on take and shot numbers on papers so when editing it will be easier to organise the shots. I also had a go at filming the stair and kitchen scenes.

Good Points: We managed to shoot all the shots we had planned; the starting sequence, we got some really good camera work done and looking back at the shots we were happy.

We managed to set up the camera with no trouble so filming was organised and very well planned.

The locations were all suitable for the filming session so that helped the session run smoothly and allowed us to experiment with some extra shots.

Bad points:

Some of the lighting in the kitchen was not as bright as we had hoped so some of the shots were dark; however we are hoping to edit these shots when all footage is shot.

25th January:

This was probably the worst session we had throughout filming, many problems became evident and overall we only managed to shoot about 45 seconds of footage.

Good Points:

We learnt how to overcome problems and work through technical issues.

Bad Points:

We were unaware we had the lock button on the camera so this prevented us from filming anymore than 45 seconds of film.




The tripod we had difficulty opening as we were unaware that the leg had got stuck.




The weather made us end filming as it wasn't safe to be out in rain with the camera equipment.

This session taught us that we needed to learn more about using a camera so when returning the equipment we were shown how to fix the tripods when the legs get jammed and how to know when the camera is on lock. Overall I feel our group handled the problems well and instead of arguing we arranged another date to return to this location and finish the shots.

8th February:

Today was our longest day of filming; we aimed to get all the dance shots completed and shots of the actress miming along to the song. We used many locations around college and did some experimental shots to include in our video if they turned out successful. For the first part of the day i was in charge of filming the time lapses and the outside dance scenes, in the afternoon I arrange the props and music whilst another member of our group filmed.

Good Points:

Our group have become more confident with using the camera, we also have gained more confidence in that we are trying more shots rather then playing it safe.




We filmed the majority of our music video in this session and we all felt that the day was successful in the amount of work we manged.

Bad points:

I personally feel we got a bit distracted and filmed footage which wasn't necessarily required however it may be beneficial when editing as we may find that it may become relevant.

17th February:

Today we revisited the woods behind our college to re shoot some of the Forrest scenes that weren't shot during the session on the 25th January. We got some dynamic shots and by the end of the session had more then enough footage for the forest.

Good Points:

The weather was fine so unlike the other Forrest session we could shoot in a variety of locations within the Forrest without worrying about slippery conditions.

The footage shot looked of high standard quality and we felt it would benefit our videos overall quality.

Bad Points:

For this session I couldn't pick up on any bad points of the filming or the environment everything ran smoothly.

13th March:

This session was about filming the "Past scenes" which would later be edited into black and white shots. this included the shots of the boy and girl so we arranged a day that was suitable for everyone involved.

Good Points:

Everyone worked well together and the session ran smoothly.

The shots were good quality and I felt that our groups camera skills were becoming of better standard and we were trying more shots.

Bad points:

Again as the previous session i feel everything ran smoothly and the shots required were achieved.