Filming on location

Filming on location was very interesting and surprised me as I was unaware with the amount of planning required and the unexpected inconveniences that would appear.

For example the speaker which was playing the music stopped working at certain points, causing the music to have to be played out of a phone, therefore not being loud enough for the actors to hear at times and causing the editing process to be more difficult. For example in this shot on the left, the actor was having to sing along to a phone speaker causing her confidence to reduce. 

This experience has taught me thats crucial to use the same song to use on final cut pro x and that the actors here. I also found it was very important to get the actors and performers in the right mood to perform in order to give the video personality and avoid awkwardness.

I also found that as we were filming in a public place, spectators are not under our control so we have to bare that in mind as that can have a negative effect on the actors. For example in this shot on the right, the pub across the lake had people watching which may have altered the actors ability. 

Another issue was the tripods for the camera and it is crucial they are adjusted well and have the correct height in order to film what it is aimed to film. For example in this shot on the left, the top of the girls head are cut off and also the camera had to be zoomed in, which reduces the quality, so it is vital that the tripod os positioned well.

Framing and backgrounds are also very important, as in this shot the lake and the trees work well for framing and the back of the path creates a good setting for the actors.

In this shot however the scene was busy with cars going past, but also very open on the left hand side. Again I did not position the camera well enough, and when the actors formatted into a line the camera was having to move on the tripod and didn't appear very effective.

I feel the framing and the lighting in this shot work well together, and although it wasn't planned the paint and the graffiti work well with on another to split the two characters, this has taught me to work well with natural features of the setting and improvise to create good shots.




Whereas in this shot, which was behind the camera of the shot above, although the framing was good underneath the bridge, the lighting was very poor and contrasted with the light and reflection on the lake, and didn't show enough of the characters well enough.





The location in this shot is okay, however we should have made more use of the paths behind. And I also didn't really like the Lidl in the background as it is a distraction, so in the future i would ensure there are o distractions in the back.

The lighting in this picture and working with the location of the pavement with the lake behind worked well with the group dance to end it.