Filming Experience 1 review

Filming: what went well 

• All the volunteers arrived on time to the filming production meaning the full time was used 
• All volunteers were full of energy and showed lots of enthusiasm on camera 
• I was able to explain my vision for the production well to ass the volunteers making them well informed of how i wanted them to act. 
• All the volunteers were very good at swimming making the process easier 
• All volunteers were able to hold their breath for a lengthy amount of time meaning i was able to capture the underwater shots with ease. 
• The quality of the camera was just as good as when it was previously tested meaning that all shots were usable. 
• By recruiting a helper to manipulate the video camera, i was able to film the activity underwater whilst they filmed above water in many occasions to save time. 
• I was able to get a variety of shots

Filming: Even better if's 

• The Huge amount of volunteers meant that the filming experience was slightly more chaotic and more of a challenge to manage. 
• The limited time frame meant that i did not have enough time to capture all the shots i wanted meaning i will have to re- film to collect them. 
• Whilst filming the dialogue between my main actress and Peal (a volunteer) meant that the rest of the volunteers were left to play as er filmed this part. 
• Some volunteers felt slightly left out as it was not possible to capture each individual child. 

Reflection of footage and filming experience: overall the full experience went well and I gathered many shots that were of a good quality. 

• Although all the volunteers were good swimmers, it was common that in the footage some of the children were moving slightly, meaning i could not use that shot. 
• Having such a big group, was difficult to manage but on camera it looked very authentic and full meaning it looked more realistic. 
• whilst reviewing the footage, my inicial reaction is that their was not enough footage to piece together my whole film opening. 
• Likewise i found that the footage looked as if it had been filmed rather than it being a reality and looking professional. 
• In order to solve this problem i will have schedule  a filming session with some of the previous volunteers, and film close ups an a variety of shot that are amongst the children so that it looks more realistic