SHOOT 1 PREPARATION AND REFLECTION

This blog post covers:

• Behind the scenes
• Reflection

BEHIND THE SCENES 

This is our behind the scenes video of our first shoot.  Overall I think it went very well and we were all very determined to achieve as much as possible through this shoot. We each took on roles to make this as easy for us as possible whilst still chipping in our ideas and everyone taking them on board.  I think we've all learnt a lot through this process which will be helpful for our next shoot.  For example, we figured out that it's a lot easier to continue to film the exact same shot multiple times instead of stopping recording just to start again.  Another thing we learnt was how to efficiently use our time.  We could only film our first scene after 12:00 due to having to order the pizza, so instead of waiting, we filmed all the other shots before that one.  One thing we had a bit of trouble with, is not having all the props needed that day as Bright Films was unable to make it.  For our next shoot we will make sure that all of the props needed will be at the location before we shoot so that we are sure that we haven't missed anything.
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REFLECTION

• We arrived at the location (Emma's house)
• Took 1 hour to set up and do makeup
• This included setting up mise-en-scene and removing any unnecessary set in the room 
• Started filming in the bathroom first
• This scene was a combat scene therefore took slightly longer
• After this, we completed the bedroom scene (quick short scene where 'Donnie' is picking up clothes and choosing an outfit)
• After a lunch break, we completed the living room wake up scene.
• This took us 5 hours overall.
• Myself and Scope Productions were directing and filming this shoot, as one of our group members was unable to turn up. This made it more challenging as setting up took longer and we had to improvise with some of the props as we didn't have access to all the props.
• We had a friend filming behind the scenes

THINGS THAT WENT WELL:

• Good cooperation - We worked well together and filmed and directed a similar amount of scenes
• We did it in an appropriate order which made our lives easier
• We got a large variety of shot types and styles
• The zombie makeup looked good
• We got everything done that we were aiming to do
• We used shots to achieve comedy elements
• We got a lot of the filming of the scenes caught for a behind the scenes video

THINGS THAT DIDN'T GO WELL:

• It was hard for Tristan to film any shots as his character was in almost every shot
• We couldn't find out how to work the game console, however we worked around it and had a shot of the tv with a green screen (but this might not give us the overall look we wanted)
• We took longer to set up

THINGS WE WILL DO BETTER IN OUR NEXT SHOOT:

• Get Tristan and James to direct more shots
• Look for more areas to add comedy
• Be more efficient when transitioning between shooting scenes
• Be more efficient when setting up
• Be more efficient when doing makeup