Prelim Task (Filming)

This was our second time using the camera but this time felt a little more confident eventhough it was me directing and filming the whole film this time. Our brief was to film someone entering a room, walking across, interacting with another person, and then leaving. The overview of our piece was a mum visiting her son in prison,but ending up in the prisoner storming out. We shot this in the school canteen because we felt it resembled a prison visitor's room. However we had a few problems filming it there as it was very loud in the background and people were constantly walking around. To add to the scenery, we included about 10 extras. Our first shot was of the mum looking nervous and agitated, so we made her play with her hands. Then we had a tracking shot of the son entering the room and then sitting down, using a two shot. We continued with the two shot when the two actors were talking, but also used over the shoulder shots and reverse shots,remembering the 180 degrees rule. We also filmed a flashback which showed why he was in prison, using POV and over the shoulder which was successful but needs editing because we wanted to make it black and white.The exit was a long shot, still having both people in shot.

I would improve a few things if we had more time.I felt we planned it out very well. I would try and find a more controlled environment to film. Spend more times on the shots to perfect them.

Now can't wait to edit and see the end product.