When the day of our narrative shoot arrived, we were able to have a day that ran smoothly and quickly. This is down to our prior planning through the use of a narrative photo board and well as a production meeting agenda. During this shoot we were able to gather a wide variety of  shots that were composed using different angles and distances. In doing this we were able to get the ‘money shots’ that we had aimed and planned for on out shot list. During this shoot, we were all able to constructively contribute ideas to the video, and we were all able to have a go at filming and demonstrate our skills using a DSLR camera, apart from Destiny as she was our actor. Included below are some images from our second shoot.

What Went Well:

  • We were able to follow our narrative photoboard and shot list which made sure filmed all essential shots.
  • Our prior planning allowed us to use our time wisely and collect all footage.
  • As a group we all contributed ideas as to how things could be done during the shoot.
  • Our model was confident and showed a mature attitude throughout, portraying her character well.
  • The workload throughout the shoot was shared effectively allowing for the day to be a smooth process.
  • The use of both natural and artificial lighting during our shoot allowed our footage to have a sense of professionalism and fit well with our narrative.

Improvements To Be Made:

  • We need to gather a wide variety of shot distances such as extreme close-ups and close-up to help portray the emotion of the narrative more effectively.
  • We need to ensure that when filming there is not equipment such as lighting and tripods in the background of our footage to save time on reshooting.
  • We would like to gather more movement shots of our model, such as her walking out the door as we were unable to film this at our current location.
  •  In our next location shoot, we will need our actor to show a wider range of emotion as to help portray our narrative more effectively.
  • To ensure that all shots on our narrative list are filmed, in order to help us during editing with things such as continuity and to help our video flow.