Filming Diary (12/12/2014)

DAY TWO
12/12/2014
Street/Jacks house

Shots filmed: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

Today I filmed all of the shots set in the street setting and although there was the odd problem it went quite well. This means that we should have some good footage to use in my video, at least for the first draft anyway. If after reviewing the footage I find minor faults then I may have to go back after the Christmas break and film some of the shots again.
The first problem that we had was that the bus to our shooting location was late and so we did not get there for the time we had hoped, meaning we unfortunately had limited time to film and so were unable to shoot the shots inside Jacks house which I had planned to film previously. I did however get all of the street scene done and so we will not have to film in the cold again. 
I filmed the shots in order because I thought that if I were unable to film it all it would be better to have a sequence of shots to edit together. I instructed both Kate and Jack of there character profiles and told them what I wanted from them for each shot. This allowed me to get the look I envisioned. I didn't experience many problems with the acting however some of the more serious shots were hard to achieve and took a few goes because my cast often broke out into laughter. Due to the lack of time a few of these shots may not have the most professional acting in but that was expected from the start. One problem I did find was that due to the weather my cast (wearing the costumes I had planned) got quite cold and so we frequently had to go inside to warm up as they were unable to concentrate. This may have prolonged the shoot. The wind also often resulted in the casts (mainly Kates) hair being blown around a bit but this just added to the look, making it appear authentic. The only other issue I experienced was trying to make sure the tripod was on equal ground as the pavement was quite bumpy in places.
All of these issues were fairly easy to overcome and didn't disturb filming too much so hopefully when I review the footage properly on a computer I will have some good footage.