Shooting of preliminary task

Shooting of preliminary task

This is actually the first time for me to shoot a sequence with the story board and with those professional equipment. So obviously I was quite exciting but at the same a bit nerves. However, when we step into the shooting room I found myself actually release. We immediately start setting up the room and decided where to put the chair and the desk we have to put them in the right angle so that it will look similar to the story board. We also decided the route that the actors will go. And at last most importantly we decided our role. I was decided to be the director and Nik will be the photographer, Will and Poppy will be the actor and actress. After all the preparatory work we start shooting. Matt helped me revising what the director should say before shooting which is “STAND BY’’ “ROLL OVER” “ACTION!”. We also learned that we have to shoot on the same side which is the 180 degree rule so that the scene won’t be very strange. Through the shooting we also solidified the ability of using the camera for example set the light in the right setting etc. In addition, we experienced the different angle shot in reality and have a better understanding of what each angle of shot represent. Despite that I realized how much effort and time has to take to shoot a 40seconds sequence. Through this shooting I think we should do more planning before the shoot for example decide the position of all the pros before hand and have a brief planning about lighting. And I should give more suggestion as a director.