Filming diary part 1- Sunday 25th January

Today I went out filming the outside scenes of my film. I started off with trying to accomplish a reverse tracking shot, this was very interesting. First of all I decided to use cello-tape and rubber bands to connect my tripod to an wheely office chair. However this was incredibly shaky when I tried to move it. So then I sat on the chair and got my mum to pull me back on it whilst I pushed the chair as well. This was still a little bit shaky, so I put my feet on the legs of the chair and then my weight made the chair move a little bit more smoothly. I still wasn't satisfied with how shaky the shot was. So I used  this tool that my dad uses to take heavy stuff to his allotment. I balanced the tripod on it. This worked a lot more successfully than the other methods that I chose.



When filming the part where the girl walks down the road, I got a number of different shots, some that were zoomed in, others that showed more of the scene. I tried panning, however I think the still shots look better because it shows that the girl is running away and we are watching her, instead of following the girl.

The bus was very shaky and it was hard to make sure that the camera stayed still. I didn't use a tripod for these shots because it would have been hard to make the tripod stable. Therefore I balanced my arms on the chairs, and held the camera tightly to make sure that it stayed as stable as possible. It still shaked a little bit, but I only really had one chance to be able to accomplish as stable as shot as possible. When I come to edit it I will be able to put a establisher on it so that it can show a smooth shot.

 When the girl was coming out of the house, closing the door and walking across the drive, it was hard to film because the porch windows were reflecting everything opposite it. This meant I had to film inside of the porch, showing the girl closing the door and then walking out of the porch and across the drive.

When we filmed in the park, we came across some difficulties because it was really muddy and we were sinking into the mud. Therefore we couldn't go to the forest parts in the park. We found some areas that looked like it could possibly be a forest in that park and in another park where we were able to film successfully. I found it hard to zoom in and pan the camera to the right when the girl was walking, as it was hard to zoom in without jogging the camera, making it difficult to get a steady shot.

We also shot some of coffee scene inside, I made sure that I got the lighting correct so that it didn't reflect weirdly on the mug. The steam from the kettle made the camera lens misty, but created a nice effect, when editing I will be able to cut it so that it doesn't stay misty. When the girl drank the drink I made sure to include the props that she had used before hand, I left the cap of the milk open, to show that the girl was in a rush, also I got the girl to drink quickly. I gave her a matching mug and put a cold drink in it so that she wouldn't burn her mouth on the drink.

I forgot to film the girl turning on the kettle, therefore I will film this on Wednesday when we plan to shoot the rest of the inside scenes.