SHOOT UPDATE: Wednesday 7th November 2012 SHAHNAZ

CHANGING ROOM SCENE

This was our first day of filming: overall it went well. The group got together for the first time and there were no problems as we all coincided. We followed the storyboard and filmed the scenes requiring the boys to be having a casual conversation in the changing rooms which signified their friendship firsthand in our trailer. This was literally just a few shots that included a medium/long shot of the boys in the changing room. We filmed a variation of clips and these consisted of the main medium/long shot of our protagonists but then we also got some extra shots of 'Matt' turning his head to the side as a close up shot looking towards 'Jacob'. We got our actors to talk about something casual such as football to make the scene look and sound more realistic.

POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS

We could have improved on giving our actors better direction as sometimes they seemed to be quite unsure of what to do and has to improvise for most parts. Also, we could have filmed more shots so that we had a greater selection when choosing clips to edit.

HALLWAY SCENE

This scene required quite a few retakes because people were walking by from time to time. However, filming went well generally. This was to create the equilibrium in the start of our trailer (Barthe) and again we got the actors to talk about something random that would flow and also something that would signify the  intimacy of the two friends.

POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS

We could have obtained voice clips of the dialogue produced by our protagonists to fit into the trailer later on to ensure optimum sound quality.

'SHIRT GRABBING SCENE'

This scene was one of the hardest scenes of the day to get right. This was because the reflection in the window in the clip allowed the viewer to see us filming in it and the space was quite compact, so getting this right was essential. We needed real passionate anger from one of our protagonists and we got him to shout loudly whilst grabbing the other by his shirt collar to create the disequilibrium. The background noise present in the filming was also an issue as the place was silent so even the smallest sounds were picked up.

POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS

Next time we need to ensure that there is no sound at all from either us giving direction or from people if they passed by. We could also choose another location to film in because the filming quality wasn't at its best I don't feel with the lighting and the slight awkward angle.