JD: Reflection On Shoot

On the 15th of November we filmed the crucial, jumping in the pool shot, deemed to be one of, if not the most important shot in the music video. we were determined to get this perfect despite the awful weather conditions and freezing cold pool.

What Went Well?
Despite the obvious difficulties associated with weather and lighting, the shoot did go very well, and unlike our initial thoughts we do not need to reshoot anything from the day.

Despite our obvious stress levels building up against time constraints, we were able to use all the equipment proficiently and without rushing. this gave us the opportunity to frame shots as we had always planned, and they displayed technical excellence through framing.

One shot in particular which I am proud of, is, or course, the jumping in the pool shot, we had one opportunity to get the shot right, as we couldn't have our actress jump in twice, as we only had the one costume for her, and with the temperature of the pool was freezing.

We also used the time we had at the pool to take some stills in an attempt to get the shot of water we needed for the digi-pack panel.

Difficulties and Downfalls?
Perhaps the most obvious difficulty was the atrocious weather conditions rain was combated by umbrellas, but wind put an end to that, so we had to make do with the built in shelter around the pool. however this sturdier shelter ended up causing yet more problems as camera movement was further limited. Weather also played havoc with the crucial fire shots, as the fires were hard to get going and hard to maintain once they were going.

Another factor was the very obvious and very problematic time constraints. The earliest we could get going was around 2 and that left us very little time before the night set in. meaning we thought we'd have a rush. In the end the only consequence of the time was making us galvanise ourselves into being even more efficient in filming than usual.

My Role
I had a dual role on the day of filming, as I was on screen as well as off screen, on screen I was drafted in to be an actor, playing one of the two bailiffs, wearing a balaclava to hide my face.

Off camera I helped planning the shots and at points I filmed shot, I was also in charge of getting the tripod set up, although due to the lack of a filming tripod, we opted out of using it too much. at points I was responsible to holding a brolly up for the camera. Although the rain put a stop to that. I was also in charge of getting the fires going to be in time with the shots.