Group: Evaluation of Second Shoot 13/11/12

For our second shoot, we went to Sevenoaks to film the opening to our music video, the shots that featured our protagonist on a lilo, who eventually sees a blurred figure in the distance. We filmed for 4 hours on Saturday 10th November and 3 hours on Sunday 11th November. We filmed using a variety of camera angles and shots, such as close ups, long shots, medium close ups, establishing shots and extreme close ups, with many of these coming from high, low, and canted angles.

Overall, the weekend was a success. The lilo shots filmed were exactly how we imagined them to be while the acting was also very convincing. Our protagonist used facial expressions to connote concern and disillusion to his surroundings, which unsettles and demonstrates to the audience his lack of understanding of his surroundings. This adds to the enigma of the opening.

A difficulty we ran into was the issue of lighting. On the Saturday, the day was grey, while on the sunday, light was prominent as the sun was shining. Due to this we had to adjust some of the Sunday shots with editing software, to make the shots appear darker than they actually were. The gloomy atmosphere suggests a feeling of uncertainty to the audience.

In hindsight, we would have checked the weather forecast closely, as although it is not always accurate, it would have increased our chances of knowing how sunny it would have been on the two days. This would have helped avoid the issue of lighting, while it will also have saved us editing time.