Second Shoot!!

Before the shoot
It's the day of the second shoot!! (AHHH)
So finally I am able to re-shoot my footage for my final piece. My actress has been prepped, the props are ready and in position and my ORIGINAL location has been tided and transformed into an even more teenage-like teenage girl room. I aim to get the shoot done as quickly as possible with the aims of shooting the second scene that takes place outside first so that the lightning is of the best quality before moving inside to shoot the rest of the footage. I have my self made Steadicam at the ready so that my follow shots will hopefully run smoother and steadier and I have two different sized tripods so that my camera can be supported from a range of angles and heights throughout different shots.

After the shoot
The shoot is finally over (WOOO). It's been an incredibly long shoot tonight lasting from 3:30-7 pm. Whilst the shoot took much longer than first anticipated I am happy with the new shots that I've produced and feel confident that they will look professional and appropriate within my sequence. Reflecting on the shoot, I realized that I had to change some of my original ideas for shots, for example my first two frames. I was originally having this shot as two separate shots where the first credit would be established in the first shot and the second shot would consist of Erin pouring wine into the wine glass and showing the label with the second credit in shot. However, whilst shooting I realized that the shots I was imagining in my head just weren't do able with the technical equipment that i had and whilst they looked good on paper I couldn't find a way to effectively put them into practice. Therefore I made the directorial decision to change the shot and combine it into one cut where three credits would be show instead of one. As a result this actually looked better and took less time to shoot than the original idea.

Overall I'm very happy with how my shoot went, the shots on camera look great and the credits are all in the right order and visible. Whilst it would have been nice to finish earlier, I'm happy that we didn't rush through the shoot and ruin the hard work that both myself and actress put into the shoot.

Next step is editing!!