- For this project my main role in the group was camera operator, a job that Ollie also helped with, as well as helping the others to direct certain shots.
- As a group we all took responsibility for various roles to ensure that we could get everything done on a restrictive time limit, and that any footage we did get was of good quality. Each group member taking multiple roles also helped to make it so that we created a video with ideas included from each of us, and a final piece that we were all happy with.
What did I learn?
- I had very little experience with the track and dolly, so it was very useful to have a chance to use this equipment more, and I think I can use this experience to our advantage for future projects. Also this trip was my first time using the jib, which ended up giving us our best shot and we will definitely be using it again based on this.
- This trip also showed me the importance of a location recce, and that although it may be time consuming, it is very useful for ensuring you have the best possible location for the footage you want, and therefore improving the quality of your final piece.
- I also learnt that whilst you may have a clear idea of some things that you want to include, you have to consider the ideas of others as well because they may be better or more appropriate.
What I was pleased with
- Our use of the jib and track and dolly turned out to be among our favourite shots collected during the day, and I am really pleased with how they turned out in the final edit.
- Leo's acting
- The scenes that were available at wilderness woods provided a perfect environment for a horror opening and I thing we made good use of this opportunity.
- We carried out quite an effective recce, which helped to provide useful and appropriate scenes for our project.
Challenges we overcame
- Due to the large group in attendance, some scenes we wanted to use for our film were in use by other group members, but fortunately we were able to get around this by either going to another location to get shots for another part of the film whilst we waited, or Seeing if there was anything we could do to help other members to speed up the process.
- Unfortunately it began to rain quite heavily at one point, meaning we were unable to shoot outside due to potentially damaging equipment. However, we found an area that was under cover, where we could still use the jib to get the shot we wanted.
- Also, the rain turned out to produce a nice effect for the final edit.
What didn't work so well?
- Due to the rain, obviously, the ground quickly became muddy and unstable, meaning we couldn't move around as easily with the camera, making some of the footage more shaky than we would've hoped.
- Also, due to being on a strict time limit we were forced to slightly rush our tracking shots, and they ended up being quite shaky and jittery. We will have to aim to fix this issue when it comes to using tracking shots in future projects
How has this experience influenced our production?
- As previously mentioned, due to the success of the jib and parts of the tracking shots, we will definitely be using this equipment in future projects
- Perhaps in future we will spend less time on location recce's if we are on a time limit, in order to ensure we have enough time to get good quality footage.
- We agreed that the woodland setting worked really well for this genre, so it is a definite possibility that we will consider using this sort of setting for our final production.
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