Filming evaluation

In total, our group has had around 8 filming days. We have had this many film days because many problems have occurred throughout our filming.

On our first filming day, our camera ran out of battery so we couldn't do many shots. As our equipment was borrowed from our college, only they could charge it so we had to return it. On future filming days we always made sure we had a fully-charged camera. On some filming days, we'd take shots then watch them over and realise that we needed improvement on factors such as lighting, sound and camera focus. For example, in some of our shots the lighting was too dull and in others it was too bright and there were clear shadows behind the characters. Many of our shots had terrible sound but we can re-record it at college using microphones. As one time we were given a scratched camera, many of our shots came out blurry and therefore we had to re-film. There was also a lot of personal conflict; as our group is full of dominant personalities who want their ideas to be heard there were often disagreements which slowed down our filming time. 

However, our filming was successful in many ways. We had all already had experience in using the camera so there were not many problems when it came to using the camera. We also learned how to use the lighting quickly and we found it useful for many of our shots. We had no difficulty getting to our locations as they are right next to each other. We didn't take any risks we were unsure of and therefore there were no injuries. Our group also got along really well and everyone had a say in what we were doing. I was mostly being an actress during the filming so I did not get the opportunity to use the camera as much as others but I still made sure I gained experience in filming. For example, I often had a say in which shots we should try to take and I also used the camera occasionally for filming if I wasn't in the shot.