Today we had our final shoot. Overall, I think that it was extremely successful. Below are some evaluation points of the day:
What went well:
- Having our shot list with us made sure that we got everything done faster because we had already decided what we wanted to shoot.
- The shot list also meant we kept many of our original ideas which made everything go faster but also more fun because we knew what we wanted to achieve and so were able to give the actors very specific instructions.
- We worked effectively to change any ideas to make them work in our location.
- We were also able to add some more imaginative elements to the scene. Our actor, Mike, who played the psychopath had a Christmas song stuck in his head which sparked an idea and gave us inspiration to included it in our sequence.
- I really enjoyed my role as director and I think each person in the group having a different role made everyone work together more effectively.
What didn't go well & how we overcame this:
- Our location was a Church and so it was very cold meaning that everyone was uncomfortable, particularly our main actress Hannah, whose costume was a white summer dress. To make sure that she wasn't too cold and therefore shivering in every shot, we gave her a jacket and blanket in between takes to keep her warm.
- The retractable knife broke halfway through filming, but luckily, one of the group members, Vic had one spare that she had ordered, so we were able to use that instead.
- Sometimes, we did not communicate as well as we could have in the group, particularly because of it being such a large location but also because we all had slightly different ideas about the scene and the location changed those and sparked new ideas but having the roles (director, camera operator and sound operator) made communication easier.
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