Studio Shoot 12- Evaluation of Role

Final outcome. 

At the start of the project I was concerned about what role I would be interesting in furthering my knowledge and skills in. I decided to take on the role of the camera man because I enjoy using new pieces of equipment i've never used before and I enjoy a challenge. I began by researching the role by looking at different pieces of camerawork which I could take inspiration from. I also took inspiration from the induction into the different equipment like the rigs as this came in handy when we began our shoot. Nigel's acting workshop was also really interest as it allowed us to get used to interacting professionally with people like actors and how to take control of a shoot. The different exercises also built up my confidence with working with people that I haven't worked with before and I learnt a few pieces of important terminology to use on set, like how to begin the filming of a scene and so on.

The making of the bricks 

Wallpaper set. 

After this we began building the set. For me this was something Id never done before so I was excited at giving it a go. I feel I contributed a lot to the building of the set, spending a lot of the time avaliable to us helping however I could, for example wallpaper the walls, make bricks and moving props around such as the televisions. I didn't imagine I would've spent as much time as I did on the building of the set, but I enjoyed the process. 

Building the set 

When it came to the shoot I was quite nervous as I was reliant on the group to produce the best shots I could. I was confident thanks to the induction into the camera, and thanks to Anne, in successfully using the camera to get a variation of shots. I felt the shoot was quite successful other than running over schedule time and difficulty of one shot due to the difficulty in stopping the panning upwards of the camera before it reached the top of the set and moving beyond that, showing outside the walls of the set. On the day of the shoot I interacted with the actor numerous times which I found helpful in building a relationship with the actor, something that was discussed in nigels workshop. Because of the different lighting arrangements I found it difficult to get the exact same lighting for some shots, which showed when it came to post- production. After the shoot there was some panic around getting the film done and fixing the clips in premiere due to the changing of the lighting and continuity of the shots. I feel I could've perhaps contributed more to the postproduction side of things even though that was not my role. I felt the issues we had were mainly due to a lack of communication between all of us, due to the starting of new projects becoming our focus.

    On set shot.

Induction into the equipment.

Nigel's acting workshop. 

Overall I feel I am more than happy with the input I gave into the project. I feel I was there through the whole production of the film and found myself helping on parts of the shoot that I didn't think I would've done so much or been interested in, such as the building of the set, which turned out to be quite interesting to do. If I could do the project again I would contribute more to the post-production side of the film, for example be there more for the editing of the film and give advice. I would also liked to contribute more to the shots that we were taking and perhaps had a bit more input when selecting which shots to do and why. Overall I am pleased with my performance and I feel I put in a lot of effort within the group to make our shoot successful.