What We Have Learnt From the 'How To Prepare For A Film Shoot'

From the presentation we watched called 'How To Prepare For A Film Shoot' we have learnt many things which we aim to use for our filming to ensure we can use our skills to the best of there ability as well as developing them further. We now know that missing steps could be crucial to our final production, we plan to maintain organisation while being well prepared.

Step 1 was script writing which we aimed to make as detailed as possible, covering all elements that will feature in our film. We learnt that we did not need to include camera shots here as we could use this simple plan to decide shots from later on making it easier for as overall. The advice was just to let all our creative ideas flow, so this is what we did.

Step 2 was to set the scene. This was about walking our production through from start to finish.  We were also able to change the script in places where it doesn't run as smoothly as intended.

Step 3 was the location recce, this has helped us to identify problem with the location for shooting. This was a check to see if Jamila's house was suitable for what we wanted to put across on camera. We checked that we were able to use are intended camera angles, for example we have an exterior shot looking onto a bedroom window, we have now ensured that we are able to go forward with this while taking into account the distance the camera will be from the character at all times. There will also be less restrictions as we know what time of day the sun sets so will aim to film our scenes from then and when Jamila's family will be around the house causing disturbances.

Step 4 was a digital storyboard, this worked well to portray a visual insight into our narrative so we can later refer back if needed. We found this was more useful than our drawings on our original storyboard.

Step 5 the shot list we produced allowed us to be creative with the range of shots we plan to use as well as decided how we could use this to build up tension to add to the thriller genre. This also created a basic guideline for us to follow on the day of filming. We may decided to add shots on the day if we think they are needed.

Step 6 due to us all living in different locations we are not able to produce test shots beforehand, we will run our script through on the day and make sure everything is correct before filming.

Step 7 finally we produced a shooting schedule which was useful for checking when everyone is free to film. We also decided on the times we would meet and how we would get to the chosen location.

Overall we hope that our careful planning will equal a successful final video!