Today turned out to be the longest day, and we probably should have scheduled in another day - but since we were dependent on our actors, and when they were available to shoot, we had to get all the footage on this day.
By now, we all had found our roles on set, even though we changed them around. Laura was great at keeping track with the camera log sheets and making sure that we had the right tale slates; Ben was a great audio man; and all of us always made sure to swap directing, filming and so on.
The scenes with Hank and Roslyn together took the longest to shoot, as dialogues require not only one person to act and react, but they also need to connect and know their lines so they can interact. Since Mrs Robson (as Mrs Esper) had no experience with acting or play, she was quite nervous at the beginning and had trouble remembering the lines. But the better she got to know the routine and her co-actor Luis (as Hank), the shots we filmed became really good. We also realized that it was helping if as fewer people were standing around and trying to "help", the better it worked. We had a lot of fun filming as well, and I hope that our actors, too, enjoyed the day. We tried to make them feel as comfortable as possible, and luckily had lots of drinks, chocolates and other snacks to offer, to keep the energy up and take little breaks in between.
As soon as all scenes with Mrs Esper were done, we needed to hurry to shoot our final scenes with Hank and the students as they were supposed to be outside and we were running out of daylight. We had to change some locations slightly so that the setting sun was not visible on camera. It helped to change some of the settings and white balance the camera several times in order to have enough light. We were not able to use the red heads as that would have seemed even more fake on screen. Luckily those scenes worked out well, and we were all relieved when we were able to say "CUT" for the last time, and wrap it up. As a thank you we had some presents for our actors and helpers such as movie tickets, and pralines.
All in all, it worked out great and I am really happy with how effectively and creative our group worked together. Everybody was making sure that we did not forget about some shots, or different angles, and that the post production group had enough material to work with. I am very excited to see the end product of this short film!
I learned a lot during this hands-on project. Although I am not sure if I ever become a producer or director, it was very interesting and challenging to learn about those positions in the filmmaking industry. When watching some Hollywood productions now, I appreciate the organizational work as well as the shooting way more, and I also envy them for being able to shoot with several cameras at the same time, and a budget to back them up... I enjoyed the organizational part the most and tried to always be on top of things and inform the other group members of what we had to do and who will be responsible for the different things. I am happy how well it worked out in the end - we overcame some obstacles, but still enjoyed the process.
By now, we all had found our roles on set, even though we changed them around. Laura was great at keeping track with the camera log sheets and making sure that we had the right tale slates; Ben was a great audio man; and all of us always made sure to swap directing, filming and so on.
The scenes with Hank and Roslyn together took the longest to shoot, as dialogues require not only one person to act and react, but they also need to connect and know their lines so they can interact. Since Mrs Robson (as Mrs Esper) had no experience with acting or play, she was quite nervous at the beginning and had trouble remembering the lines. But the better she got to know the routine and her co-actor Luis (as Hank), the shots we filmed became really good. We also realized that it was helping if as fewer people were standing around and trying to "help", the better it worked. We had a lot of fun filming as well, and I hope that our actors, too, enjoyed the day. We tried to make them feel as comfortable as possible, and luckily had lots of drinks, chocolates and other snacks to offer, to keep the energy up and take little breaks in between.
As soon as all scenes with Mrs Esper were done, we needed to hurry to shoot our final scenes with Hank and the students as they were supposed to be outside and we were running out of daylight. We had to change some locations slightly so that the setting sun was not visible on camera. It helped to change some of the settings and white balance the camera several times in order to have enough light. We were not able to use the red heads as that would have seemed even more fake on screen. Luckily those scenes worked out well, and we were all relieved when we were able to say "CUT" for the last time, and wrap it up. As a thank you we had some presents for our actors and helpers such as movie tickets, and pralines.
All in all, it worked out great and I am really happy with how effectively and creative our group worked together. Everybody was making sure that we did not forget about some shots, or different angles, and that the post production group had enough material to work with. I am very excited to see the end product of this short film!
I learned a lot during this hands-on project. Although I am not sure if I ever become a producer or director, it was very interesting and challenging to learn about those positions in the filmmaking industry. When watching some Hollywood productions now, I appreciate the organizational work as well as the shooting way more, and I also envy them for being able to shoot with several cameras at the same time, and a budget to back them up... I enjoyed the organizational part the most and tried to always be on top of things and inform the other group members of what we had to do and who will be responsible for the different things. I am happy how well it worked out in the end - we overcame some obstacles, but still enjoyed the process.
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