The filming process was easy to handle mainly because we knew very much so what we wanted. As a group we had the same vision and therefore could bounce off each other very easily. This has been the case throughout the hole process so far. The one thing that I could say about the first day is that our lack of experience showed in our ability to hold concentration.
The monotonous activity of setting up the camera for every different shot brought about a slow recline in our concentration that could be seen in the amount of takes that we had to do and the time taken. This concentration resulted in some clashing of ideas between members of the group. I was happy however that despite this, we were mature enough to talk through these and continue with the work.
The second day of shooting was in the forest behind my house which was easy for me. It was a very relaxed process and less of a test than the previous day. I think this may have been because of the fresh air unlike being in a dark room shooting. In some ways the forest gave us some inspiration and we ended up shooting a few more shots than we had originally anticipated.
There was a problem in the fact that we were filming in a communal forest meaning that we had unwanted “background artists” as I called them, but they were mainly primary school kids that were rather adorable.
We found a problem regulating the sun light, creating a continuity problem for us. Through out the morning we had to re-shoot a couple of the shots or wait for clouds to help solve the problem.
Yet again, the equipment re-arranging became annoying. Unlike being indoor where you just have to move across a room, this time we had to move around a forest which became tiring by the end.
Over all I believe we left with some good shots and enough footage to create the idea that we have.
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