Group: Evaluation of First Shoot

What, where, when, who, how long?

• We shot the opening and closing scenes of the video, as well as the performance shots for the bridge of the song.
• This footage was shot on location at our school's performing arts centre.
• The date was Friday 9th November.
• The main cast was Rozzy and Ellie, and Heather was in charge of camera operation. We also had more than 20 extras.
• We were shooting from 4pm to 6pm.

What did you achieve?

• We have now filmed all of the shots containing extras that we will need for our video.
• We utilised the lighting equipment in the Performing Arts Centre to create many creatively-lit shots.
• We can now begin editing the opening of the video, as we have all the shots we will need for this section of the video.

What problems/obstacles did you encounter?

• We had to employ some unconventional camera angles to disguise the fact that the audience was not full. For example, none of the shots of the audience are taken from the left of the seating.
• Some of our extras arrived late.
• We had to make sure all of the extras knew what to do at all times, and that they were quiet when off-camera.
• Some of the footage we took with the track and dolly looks slightly shaky.

What did you learn that you can take into the next shoot?

• Prepare and set up equipment as much as possible in advance of the shoot so that you can begin promptly.
• Always take multiple takes of each shot in case you find a problem with the shot when editing.
• We now know which lighting settings work best for 'meat' shots, which will save us time on our next shoot.
• We will try moving the dolly slower to try and reduce any shaking. We will also review the footage as we go along, so that we know whether this is effective.