Shooting - Day 2

Setting up a shot

We arrived at Pizza Hut with all the equipment and began to set up. Luckily the restaurant was quiet meaning that we could set up in the back and have a controlled space. We first discussed how we were going to set up the tables so as to have the most freedom around the actors positions to get the shots we needed.

We decided to get the footage with just Laura first because that was going to be the easiest stuff to shoot. We then got the stuff with Tom and got the all important wine spilling. We used two cameras for a fair few sections so that there would be more to work with in the edit.

Again my job was made easier because of how professional and comfortable the actors were and how everyone worked as a team. For the main part Paul and I discussed with the actors what we all thought would be best and what they thought would be most natural for them. Shot wise I pretty much just used to storyboarding and shot list as an indicator and then Lucy lined up the shot as she saw fit within the space.

As we were working through the essential shots we also all came up with different ideas throughout to make the shots more interesting. Certain shots which were separate in the storyboarding ended up being achievable in one shot using a dolly or shoulder rig to track the actors and these longer takes should hopefully up the production value and aesthetic of the film.

Overall I think the shoot went well and look forward to seeing the footage in edit.