Fiming Diary - Day One

03/11/14
Woods near my house

Shots filmed:
8, 9, 13, 14

Complications:

• Although the weather was good, I did not take into consideration how muddy the tracks to the forest would be, due to the previous bad weather. This led to me and the actress having to arrive to our destination later then planned, as it took us so long to walk through the mud.
• In addition, as well due to the time of the year and the weather, the temperature on the day was very cold and I had to take into consideration that with my original costume idea of my actress just wearing a dress, it would be too cold for her and it could cause risk of her becoming ill. Therefore, on the day I adapted her costume so that she also was wearing tights and a coat. However I was still pleased with her look and it still appeared effective.

However despite these, I was still successful in film all of the shots that I had planned in my storyboard which featured in the location of the forest. I made this decision to film these shots first, as around one third of my video I planned to film in this location, therefore it was a priority for me to get these scenes filmed first.

First me and my actress drove to the woods which are near my house, which is convenient that she can drive as I was able to take my camera and the tripod that I had borrowed from college with us. Then when we got to woods, I set up the equipment and began practise test shots to make sure everything will be set up, including the right manual settings and focus.

I began explaining to my model what I aimed to film and took upon the role of director, as I even demonstrated the actions for her, to get it as close to my storyboard and how I envisioned it as possible. Then all of the shots which I filmed went mostly to plan and I was extremely happy with the result. One thing I feel would of improved my music video would of been if I could of accessed a dolly track to use on the day of filming. However, not only were there very limited tracks provided by college, but the ground of the location we were filming on were extremely bumpy, due to the roots of the tree trunks, therefore the dolly track would not have been set up effectively. However I feel that I tackled the problem well, as I held the camera steady when moving backwards and forwards.

Overall, I feel the filming day went well and I am happy with the shots that I produced.

Behind the scenes photos: