Story-telling Unit: Filming Refection and Production Stills

So I've just completed my filming and I'm really pleased with how it went. Hannah and Roxanne are so easy to work with and really on the ball. It was so much easier to have someone just on audio and the other on camera as that was one of my biggest concerns after the problems we had during the camera workshops. Roxanne reminded me to place my Dictaphone on set to pick up the sound incase there was a problem but thankfully the audio has come out perfect.

Hannah and myself worked through our lines a few times and had feedback from each other and Roxanne, Will and Hayley on what they thought might be a better way to say them. 

After hearing back some of the lines, it became clear that some needed changing due to being unnatural to say and more formal than friend chat. Roxanne and Hannah really came through for me on this and as Simon had pointed out to me that my characters needed different voices it was great to have Hannah say the lines and bring Sophie to life. It definitely gave the character a more distinctive voice. 

After the worry I had after the feedback I initially received for this idea, it was great to work with people who really understood what I was trying to achieve and really focus on getting the best out of the project.

It didn't take as long as I expected to get the 2 pages filmed. After a few false starts with lines we really got into the swing of things and we could really tell when we had got a scene just right. 

When I get to the studios in the morning I'm going to upload the footage and have a look through it all and see if I need to reshoot anything or add any other shots. 

Here are a few production stills from the day.

 

One of the problems with the shoot we had was the lighting. It was a very sunny day but there was lots of clouds so the sun kept coming in and out and it made it very difficult to keep the same lighting for the whole scene. Seeing as we we're shooting close ups and mid shots for the same scene but at different times, editing may prove very difficult. Or atleast frustrating.

It wasn't great that I couldn't direct myself but I'm really happy that Roxanne was on board with the project. 

From this day of filming I've learnt:

It's a really good idea to have a good few members on your crew because it makes everyone's job a lot easier and the whole thing run a lot smoother. 

Having food on set keeps everyone happy.

If your not happy with a take do it again immediately. Stopping to watch it back loses momentum. 

Now to edit! 

Stay safe,

Helen