It has been a long time in the making, and a moment which could not have come anytime sooner: it has finally arrived, and we have made the most of the opportunity to set things right by putting the final pieces of the puzzle together - finalising the step outline, booking out the technical equipment needed for shooting and joining forces with the mutual intention of succeeding - to initiate in this period of prosperity that we have all been waiting for.
Despite that moment having now arrived, the first day of principal photography did not go as smooth as it could have. And the main reason for this is a lack of preparation; it has always been a factor which has plaugued and inhibited the trajectory of the potency that we as a group have in order to succeed, to get the best out of our collective potential: the group is apathetic, and that has always played against us.
And because of that census, filming sequences of the narrative was more of a hassle than it should have been. There was a lot of time spent discussing the positioning of the camera for a particular take, and what action was to be captured in that take; a lot of time was expended experimenting on ideas suggested on the day, which meant we hardly maximised our day of shooting because of a lack of depth in a plan for the day of filming.
We did however, manage to film about 40-50% of the narrative, but having reviewed the footage later, some scenes will have to be re-shot, and that is mainly down to the errors in presentation of the sequences. A few scenes involving a close-up of a mobile phone - attributable to the natural lighting conditions - are rendered almost unusable as the texts displayed are hard to make out due to glare.
Another problem with some scenes is the positioning of the camera for a sequence of movements. There is a particular scene which involves the character walking down a pavement. The first shot shows him walking towards the camera and passing it, and the next shot has the camera behind him and he is walking away from it, continuing down the pavement. In the edit, when these two separate scenes are put together, it will not match up; it will look out out of sync with one another as the second sequence begins with him at an unreasonable distance to where he should be from the first sequence. Some scenes will need to be shot again.
The day of filming was not all bad, it has to be said. We did manage without much planning to film the majority of the narrative, with a few hours of work. There are some scenes that will look stunning to the eye of the beholder, and was shot in a way, that once in the editing room, without much trouble, will be able to be cut seamlessly with all rest of the footage.
We have finally taken the first step towards the ending of a beginning long overdue. We've taken the first step, but there is much to do if this experience has taught us anything of what will need to be recognised in order for failings of the first day of filming not to be revisited, the next time filming commences.
Ceysun Dixon (KU ID: K1326851)
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| Preparing to film |
Despite that moment having now arrived, the first day of principal photography did not go as smooth as it could have. And the main reason for this is a lack of preparation; it has always been a factor which has plaugued and inhibited the trajectory of the potency that we as a group have in order to succeed, to get the best out of our collective potential: the group is apathetic, and that has always played against us.
And because of that census, filming sequences of the narrative was more of a hassle than it should have been. There was a lot of time spent discussing the positioning of the camera for a particular take, and what action was to be captured in that take; a lot of time was expended experimenting on ideas suggested on the day, which meant we hardly maximised our day of shooting because of a lack of depth in a plan for the day of filming.
We did however, manage to film about 40-50% of the narrative, but having reviewed the footage later, some scenes will have to be re-shot, and that is mainly down to the errors in presentation of the sequences. A few scenes involving a close-up of a mobile phone - attributable to the natural lighting conditions - are rendered almost unusable as the texts displayed are hard to make out due to glare.
Another problem with some scenes is the positioning of the camera for a sequence of movements. There is a particular scene which involves the character walking down a pavement. The first shot shows him walking towards the camera and passing it, and the next shot has the camera behind him and he is walking away from it, continuing down the pavement. In the edit, when these two separate scenes are put together, it will not match up; it will look out out of sync with one another as the second sequence begins with him at an unreasonable distance to where he should be from the first sequence. Some scenes will need to be shot again.
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The day of filming was not all bad, it has to be said. We did manage without much planning to film the majority of the narrative, with a few hours of work. There are some scenes that will look stunning to the eye of the beholder, and was shot in a way, that once in the editing room, without much trouble, will be able to be cut seamlessly with all rest of the footage.
We have finally taken the first step towards the ending of a beginning long overdue. We've taken the first step, but there is much to do if this experience has taught us anything of what will need to be recognised in order for failings of the first day of filming not to be revisited, the next time filming commences.
Ceysun Dixon (KU ID: K1326851)
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