/// PRODUCTION1 Film Shoot 1

OVERVIEW

• We arrived at the location (Emma's house)
• Took 1 hour to set up and do makeup
• This included setting up mise-en-scene and removing any unnecessary set in the room 
• Started filming in the bathroom first
• This scene was a combat scene therefore took slightly longer
• After this, we completed the bedroom scene (quick short scene where 'Donnie' is picking up clothes and choosing an outfit)
• After a lunch break, we completed the living room wake up scene.
• This took us 5 hours overall.
• Myself and Scope Productions were directing and filming this shoot, as one of our group members was unable to turn up. This made it more challenging as setting up took longer and we had to improvise with some of the props as we didn't have access to all the props.
• We had a friend filming behind the scenes

Things that went well:

• Good cooperation - We worked well together and filmed and directed a similar amount of scenes
• We did it in an appropriate order which made our lives easier
• We got a large variety of shot types and styles
• The zombie makeup looked good
• We got everything done that we were aiming to do
• We used shots to achieve comedy elements
• We got a lot of the filming of the scenes caught for a behind the scenes video

Things that didn't go well:

• It was hard for Tristan to film any shots as his character was in almost every shot
• We couldn't find out how to work the game console, however we worked around it and had a shot of the tv with a green screen (but this might not give us the overall look we wanted)
• We took longer to set up

Things we will do better in our next film shoot:

• Get Tristan and James to direct more shots
• Look for more areas to add comedy
• Be more efficient when transitioning between shooting scenes
• Be more efficient when setting up
• Be more efficient when doing makeup