Solving Problems // Shooting Log
Overall our filming experience was really enjoyable and successful. I love being productive in media studies and being able to make my ideas a reality, especially in this project because I am so passionate about it.Â
The first of our three locations was one of the other member of our group’s brother’s bedroom. This location featured shots of both our main actor Josh playing Lola as well as the band, which included Toby, Callum and Tom. We had to reschedule these shoots many times because it was really difficult to find a time when all of the band members, Josh and our crew were available to film for a substantial amount of time. Also, as we were filming in the winter it made it incredibly difficult to film while it was still light, as the sun sometimes would start to set as early as 4 o’clock and we all still attend school. However, we managed to overcome this problem by filming on three separate occasions but for shorter periods of time. Fortunately, we managed to keep the continuity and not make it obvious that it was not all filmed at the same time.
Another issue we came across in this location was the lighting. Not only was it usually quite dark outside anyway, but it was also really difficult to get enough light in the room due to a small window and lack of light sources. We overcame this by using a bright lamp in some shots which created really cold lighting which fitted well with the atmosphere and mood in these shots. This photo shows Roo holding a pillow over the camera while I film an extreme close up. This was to ensure there was the right amount of shadows and that the shot wasn’t overexposed.
Our next location was Stokes Croft. I really enjoyed this shoot because we managed to get some amazing shots that I’m really proud of. Unfortunately, right at the end of the day it did start to rain so we had to miss out a couple of shots, however we did make sure to prioritise the important ones so it wasn’t too much of an issue. Overall, the only problem we came across was trying to film without getting too many people or cars in shot. This meant we had to film several of the shots many times to make sure we got the best one.Â
Our final location was Weston-Super-Mare beach. Again, we had to organise a time to film when the lighting would be the best in order to get the best possible shots. We also managed to pick a really cold day which meant our actor, Josh, was freezing most of the time! To overcome this we made sure he was wearing enough layers like trousers and boots when his legs weren’t in shot. It was really hard to film for long periods of time because it was difficult to operate the camera without gloves, but this wasn’t too much of an issue because most of the shots continued for a long time and didn’t have much movement.
