Preliminary Diary Blog

Preliminary Diary Blog

Role

During the preliminary film production, my main role was cameraman, this included deciding which shots we should use and when. I also did some post-production including some continuity editing (shot reverse shot) and the overall colour and brightness.

Experience Filming

Overall, I had a positive experience filming. I think we worked well together as a team, although we were not always on the same page in some areas of filming it more of a positive experience as it allowed communication within the group.

Changes from the Storyboard

We made very few changes to the storyboard overall, only adding shots to the overall story line during filming in order to 'flesh out' the end product.

Changes for Future Filming Activities

If I repeated this practical the main change I would make would be to construct a better storyboard at the start of the the practical, so that it would include not only a idea of the story but include the camera shots as well as editing techniques which we plan to use in the final piece. This is due to the fact that a large amount of time was wasted during production was deciding which shots to use. I would also make sure we had more takes for individual shots as some, especially the stabilisation tracking shot, could have looked better with more time.

Developing of Skills

Although, I think camerawork is my most confident area of film, I would like to try the position of director as it would help in my overall knowledge of production.