reflection on the filming process
Scheduling the shoot was hard, but with a couple of issues we managed to bring all the crew and actors needed for each of the 3 days of shooting.
Considering all the scenes, with the exception of one that was filmed on the train, were outside shoots, it was inevitable to encounter some problems, which we did on the first day. It started raining too badly to continue filming, after only getting less than half of what was planned for that day, but we catched up on the third day. I had the opportunity to work more with actors, and regardless of how the film itself turned out to be, I think the actors delivered good performances and it’s all thanks to this day, when I had the opportunity to sit down with them, talk about the characters and what each scene means for them. This day made me miss the time i worked in theatre and wish for productions where I’ll have the chance to work with more actors for more complex roles.
The second day was by far the best one for the crew. It had the best creative vibe since we started filming and some of the footage might be the best we got as a team this semester, which happened thanks to the creative input from our cinematographers and the better communication within the team. It was a hard day but it was good.
On the third day most of the crew couldn’t make it, and due to problems with the equipment and actors schedule some conflicts appeard that seem to have killed the creative vibe that was just born the previous day. However, we carried on with the shoot and got a couple of nice shoots.
The biggest problem we had with all the shoots was that our editor couldn’t come to any of them, which I think is one of the main reasons we encountered so many problems in post-production.
Overall I think the filming itself went better than with the previous films, but it wasn’t well planned so we encountered many little problems that ended up ruining a lot of footage as well as moods. The best thing that happened for me during this time was working more with actors, opportunity I didn’t have in our previous productions, and the best thing that happened to the team is that I think our cinematographers are starting to work on their hand better. In the end, the footage we got is far from being the best it could be, but everyone in the team is learning to get better and I think everyone will do better in future projects, maybe in teams that will suit their vibe and vision better than this one.
