Before filming my short sequence, I drew up each shot I intended to film in a storyboard. My planned my sequence to consist of twelve shots and so this is how many I drew up in a storyboard. This helped me get a basic idea of what my sequence would look like after being filmed, allowing me to think about post-production editing choices. I intended for my sequence to be filming indoors but as I couldn't find an empty room, I filmed outside in the park. This was only a minor setback in this case but could have lead to the loss of meaning if filming a different sequence and for this reason, I will make sure I look for a suitable filing location in advance in the future.
When filming, I used close-ups of character expressions to connotate meaning to the audience. For example, when showing how shocked the character was to recieve a message telling him he was late to meet someone. To further increase the level of tension and panic in this part of my sequence, I quickened the editing pace.
I had a few problems setting up the camera when I began filming. I think that this is simply because it was my first time handling a video camera. It didn't take long for me to figure out what I was doing wrong and set the camera up properly. Other than this, I think I handled the camera well enough to get the shots I wanted. Panning the camera was easier than I expected it to be and adjusting the tripod was relatively easy as well.
The major problem I had when filming my sequence was my time management. I didn't take into account the time it would take to fully set up the camera and my last-minute change in location didn't help. This resulted in me not getting all the shots I wanted on film. I tried to work around this by using transitions rather than cuts in place of missing shots but it was very hard to work with. This is something I would definately do differently next time round, by planning out my location and taking into account the time it takes to set up and move the camera between shots. By doing this, I'd have a much better chance of getting all the shots filmed that I intended to.
Other than the mentioned problems, I don't think that the result was too bad for my first time filming. I white balanced correctly, remebered to use colour bars between each shot and made sure I filmed for three seconds before and after each shot. I hope I have learned something from my mistakes and I'n looking forward to filming again.
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