When we arrived at Woolwich cemetery, we noticed that the suns light could have been a problem while filming as the rays were very bright, whereas we needed it to be cloudy and gloomy. However, we manipulated this by filming only one scene in this condition and the rest was in the midst of the woods where everything is dark and shadowy. The sun light affected our shots because the glare was really strong and powerful which made it difficult to compromise.
Being in a woods resulted in uneven flooring which made it hard to have even, straight angled shots. We overcome this by eventually finding out there is a mechanism on the tripod that allows us to adjust the camera to make it balance. However, we found this out half way through filming which was annoying.
One of the camera shots that was problematic was the pan shot as it would always come out bumpy and not smooth; we did this multiple times which also wasted a lot of our time filming and the battery life on the camera. We tried our best to make it as consistent as possible, only to find out the next lesson an easy technique to resolve this-which is to use an elastic band to avoid any mishaps. If this needs to be reshot, we are willing to do it and in a successful manner.
The battery life on the camera was not as long as we hoped for. We were in the cemetery and woods for nearly 3 hours and the battery life is about 2 hours and 45 minutes so the last shot of the cackle and the zooming into the mouth was not fully achieved. But we also have various endings to the trailer which could also be used if we choose not to use the cackle. After editing this, we will see how well it looks and if we need to incorporate this.
The last shot that was needed was the evil sneer and cackle, this was not as easy as we initially thought. This was due to finding the dialogue was so iconic and stereotypical for a villain that it didn't come out as we hoped. We would either laugh or it didn't look evil enough for the performance to look justified and believable.
Practicality was somewhat of an issue, for example with branches being in the way, trees obscuring the shot or not being able to climb up to use it for the high angle shots. However, searching deeper into the woods, we found more pathways and woody areas to use. In the cemetery, it was difficult to film some parts because the gravestones would be in the view so trying to eliminate this was not as easy. We did achieve this but hopefully editing/cropping some parts of the scene will be beneficial for us.
Overall, as negative as the previous paragraphs seem, the whole day of filming was really successful and enjoyable because we filmed the majority of what we needed to get done efficiently but also we did it well, we have included retakes that could be used for quick snappy shots, we have various shots and each sequence relates back to our storyboard trailer and what we wanted to accomplish. We are happy with the results.
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