The day before the shoot we got the
costume, props and makeup (fake blood that we didn’t use in the end) all
together and we prepped our actors on their costume. The morning of the shoot,
I was pretty nervous. I was scared that it wasn’t going to go right or we would
run out of time. I felt that we were well prepared we knew what we wanted to do
before we got there. However, we had never been to the office before so we had
to go around the office and decide where we wanted to shoot. The section we
chose was different to what we had drawn into our storyboard.
We also had to dress the set with props that linked to the characters (trashy magazines on the girls desk, for example). We also obviously had to set up the tripod and camera too. The office was pretty plain and had very bright stark lights. To create a more atmospheric vibe we lit the office with desk lamps, this gave the studio that ‘after hours’ feel which we really wanted. We also added specific props to the desks, a box of kleenex and hand sanitizer on the man’s desk.
We all did a bit of everything on the shoot day. I did most of the calling orders (“Stand by”, “Roll Camera”, “Action” and “Cut”) but I also had a play around using the camera and holding the boom mic. Personally I think I did the calling of orders well, I think it’s probably because I’m naturally quite a bossy, controlling person. I think the main problem that we had on shoot day is we weren't getting through the shots very quickly and so towards the end we were slightly rushed. To solve this we just tried to pick up the speed closer to the end.I think the most successful part of the shoot was one of the shots that we spontaneously decided to shoot. It’s a freehand shot of the man stabbing the girl with a pencil. This is the shot that I am most looking forward to seeing during the edit. I think we worked well; there were no misunderstandings or disagreements throughout the whole shoot, which was great because during the brainstorming we did have a lot of disagreement.
I think I learned how long it takes to shoot only a couple minutes of footage. Next time I would try and work quicker when deciding what shots to do next. I would also make sure that I talk to my actors with more control so they understand what they have to do. Due to the time restraint we were under we were unable to scout the location, had we done this we would have been more prepared and would have know what we were going to get before heading into the office.
We also had to dress the set with props that linked to the characters (trashy magazines on the girls desk, for example). We also obviously had to set up the tripod and camera too. The office was pretty plain and had very bright stark lights. To create a more atmospheric vibe we lit the office with desk lamps, this gave the studio that ‘after hours’ feel which we really wanted. We also added specific props to the desks, a box of kleenex and hand sanitizer on the man’s desk.
We all did a bit of everything on the shoot day. I did most of the calling orders (“Stand by”, “Roll Camera”, “Action” and “Cut”) but I also had a play around using the camera and holding the boom mic. Personally I think I did the calling of orders well, I think it’s probably because I’m naturally quite a bossy, controlling person. I think the main problem that we had on shoot day is we weren't getting through the shots very quickly and so towards the end we were slightly rushed. To solve this we just tried to pick up the speed closer to the end.I think the most successful part of the shoot was one of the shots that we spontaneously decided to shoot. It’s a freehand shot of the man stabbing the girl with a pencil. This is the shot that I am most looking forward to seeing during the edit. I think we worked well; there were no misunderstandings or disagreements throughout the whole shoot, which was great because during the brainstorming we did have a lot of disagreement.
I think I learned how long it takes to shoot only a couple minutes of footage. Next time I would try and work quicker when deciding what shots to do next. I would also make sure that I talk to my actors with more control so they understand what they have to do. Due to the time restraint we were under we were unable to scout the location, had we done this we would have been more prepared and would have know what we were going to get before heading into the office.
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