Introduction

As me and my partner had experimented with the green screen for our test shoot we decided to use to studio and shoot as much green screen footage as possible while the procedure was fresh in our heads. We also aimed to get some shots of different locations/roads whilst moving in a car so that we could then combine the footage with the studio sequences in the next following lessons on Adobe Pemiere Pro.

Here are some photos from the shoot:

What went well

• All costumes were very deeply thought about with all sorts of accessories. Each on of the looks were exciting and different evidently very different outfits from each other.
• I think the extreme tired makeup look was an awesome success as it may have looked very intence in person but when filming it looked a little more subtle but still easy and clear to indicate a tired and run down worker.
• The team work between my and my partner was good in terms of organisation as we both had our parts to focus on. I was in charge of organising props and costumes whilst my partner got the studio set up with the camera, tripod, lights and greenscreen.
• Both me and my partner had a clear idea of what we intended to get done and what shots we needed.
•  My partner had brought a friend which proved very useful when the green screen kept falling over.
• All the camera shots were done of the tripod so we got no shaky footage.

What went wrong

• Unfortunately I forgot about the fact I could not wear any green infront of a green screen so I could not the green outfit I had put together or the shots with me holding a flower as the step was green.
• I had a clear picture of what I wanted to be acted but as I was the one acting I could not see myself or have any idea of what it was looking like so I felt lost as there was no clear feedback or direction from my partner with what looked okay. It felt like I was just asking ‘does this look okay’ and there was no advice given which ment I did not trust how the footage was coming out and would keep having to check and redo because the acting and movement looked aweful.
• The lights also kept turning off every minute or so which was very fustrating for us as it would mean we had to stop and start the same video multiple times and and contantly turn the light of and on again. This also mean that we had a lot of bad lighting footage that we could redo as we were running out of time.
• By the time we got to costume changes were running out of time so I was getting ready as fast as I could unfortunatly I was not checking myself in the mirror so there is another set of footage that we can use whilst I was in a particular costume as there are buttons in the middle of my dress that weren’t done up as well as my hat had made some strands in my hair poke out at weird angles which you would never ever see and error like this in a movie or music video.
• After looking back at all the footage once it had been downloaded onto the computer more than half of all the footage was just footage of me talking and not enough of me acting which was an even bigger problem because all ready we were limited with the clips we could use beforehand with so much bad movement and acting.
• Lastly our entire time management was really dissapointing as we took to long to; set everything up and get everything we needed aswell as the problems with the lights and the green screen constantly falling. Not only that but I was being too picky as there was a lack of confidence in myself and after seeing some of the movement and acting I did not feel ensured by my partner that it looked good because he was not saying anything critical about was I was doing which was a really bad thing because you need to take charge and give pointers other wise the actor just feels too much pressure also jsut feels blank. This big time loss meant that we ran out of time to get the shots to fill the greenscreen background.

Reflection

Overall I was very discouraged and upset with how the shoot went as it was stressfull and most of the shots in my opinion turned out rubbish. For my next shoot I want to ensure;

• Clear pointers and guidance is given to the actor.
• The actor is made to feel extremely comfortable and is informed if there will be and extra person watching that does not make the actor feel uncomfortable and shy.
• Organisation before hand is better handled. E.g transport to the shoot is confirmed and all props, costumes equipment etc is sorted.
• Some potential actions/acting and shots are thought of in advance.
• The atmosphere is more calm and fun so no one feels axnious or stressed. E.g. put music on in the background.