Last night we arranged for a shoot, aiming to shoot storyboard shots 1 through 30 and a select few others for re-shoots.
Granted, this was a huge workload to undertake for the whole group; this shoot spanned three locations in two towns, planning to include all three of our members and an actor.
We convened at 5pm at the first location. Proceding through shots 15 to 27, we met few issues; lighting was regarded in more detail this time, leading to better aesthetics throughout our work.
Granted, this was a huge workload to undertake for the whole group; this shoot spanned three locations in two towns, planning to include all three of our members and an actor.
We convened at 5pm at the first location. Proceding through shots 15 to 27, we met few issues; lighting was regarded in more detail this time, leading to better aesthetics throughout our work.
Also, the mise-en-scene of the locations were under careful consideration, all three of us choosing the specifics of the props and what elements are included in each shot.
Moving on to our second location, we were able to improvise many shots spontaneously; working through the first 10 shots, we discussed the artistic possibilities open to us on scene. Our actor, Ben, was very helpful, as a fourth pair of eyes to point out a shot idea the three of us may have missed. Through working as a team, we designed three or four excess shots using sillhouettes which we can now use as filler shots or to achieve a higher-paced cutting-rate.
Moving on to our second location, we were able to improvise many shots spontaneously; working through the first 10 shots, we discussed the artistic possibilities open to us on scene. Our actor, Ben, was very helpful, as a fourth pair of eyes to point out a shot idea the three of us may have missed. Through working as a team, we designed three or four excess shots using sillhouettes which we can now use as filler shots or to achieve a higher-paced cutting-rate.
To evaluate, the shoot was very successful in my opinion. We ran into a few issues in using a car for significant shots; stunt driving is difficult to achieve under a time limit, and many of our shots had to be re-shot as certain elements proved to be problematic (such as almost driving off-shot with the wrong character in the car).
Besides these minor issues, the filming ran smoothly. We gathered a wealth of data, and managed to inlcude many unplanned indexical signs (such as the use of mise-en-scene in the 'good boy' shots, deciding to film against a backdrop of a book case for added social myths representing that character as an intellectual)
This leaves us with only a number of shots to finish, and by the end of the week we will have a rough cut completed.
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