First attempt at filming

Me and Flossi decided to shoot our film on the 21st of January, a Saturday when the school was open.  We asked all of the actors to meet at 8:00am so that we could have to time to set up and establish where we wanted the shots to be filmed. We faced a few difficulties. Mainly how we could get a reverse dolly shot down the corridoor. We tried different ways but settled on using a swivel chair as a means of pushing the person using the camera. For some of the shots this worked, but on reflection after looking at the footage on the computer we realized the footage was too off balance and the camera moved too much for us to be able to use. Whilst this meant we would have to re group and think of another way of shooting with the same concept, the day had been useful in showing us what we did and did not need to do. We realized that using a tripod was essential (something we hadnt used as part of it had been missing on the day of shooting), the importance of always looking over footage and scrutinizing it to see if any improvements can be made. I believe with the previous idea of doing a dolly shot down the corridoor we over complicated the process for our selves. Had we had appropriate equipment i feel it would have worked but this wasn't the case.