Filming

What was successful in your filming? Throughout our filming continuity was a success. At first we struggled with this, due to lighting and background noises. However, when we found these problems, re-filimg of specific scenes solved this problem. As well as this we made sure that costumes, characters hair styles and positions of props were all kept the same so that continuity throughout worked well. Did you use a variety of shots? What were you trying to achieve with certain shots and why do you think your choice of shot mattered? The majority of our clip was filmed with the use of a medium shot, we used this because it helped create a more natural feel to the interview and also made the scene more realistic. At the beginning of the clip a jump cut is used, this is used to draw attention to the constructed nature of the film and we decided to use it as it as it made the clip seem more like a normal situation for the viewer. Over the shoulder filming was also used, this made the conversation more interactive and flowing between the two characters. How well do you feel you are framing shots, positioning subject, using camera techniques? To improve the use of our camera techniques the use of a tripod was required, this allowed the camera to be held in a steady position through out and made the film seem more professional. The positing of subjects allowed us to focus in on the more important character and different parts of the film, this drew more focus to the character that was speaking and helped keep the attention of the audience. Continuity successes and difficulties? One frequent problem we found with the success of continuity was the positing of the box of pens on the table, filming on different days made it more difficult to keep its position exact and we found that this was often noticeable when we watch the scenes back. However, we solved this problem by looking back on previously filmed clips which allowed us to see the exact position. Another problem we encountered was the background noise of the air conditioning in the room, some days it was off and some days it was on, therefore it was very noticeable in filming. To solve this problem we re-filmed the effected scenes. Continuity was successful in regards to the appearances of the actors, which gave a more professional look to our film. Did you observe the 180 degree rule? We discovered that we had broken the 180 degree rule, this was a major problem and we knew we needed to solve it for the success of our film. So we edited and re-filmed scenes in order to solve this problem. How did you manage lighting, sound, mise en scene? Lighting became a problem as we filmed at different parts of different days meaning the amount of sunlight coming through the video. To solve this problem we simply closed the blinds and depended on artificial light in the room. Sound and mise en scene was successfully the same throughout the filming. Costumes remained the same which was a success. Background noise experienced problems but was edited to make it less noticeable.