ROUGH CUT 1

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Our second, completely reshooted cut of our final idea which we will hopefull be progressing on in the following weeks.

PLANNING Practice shoot video

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Our whole media class made a practice shoot which we each had to edit. Here is my version

PLANNING Practice shoots: What we need to work on/ what needs to be done.

Planning & Planning sheets:

• Teamwork and idea sharing (accepting parts of everyone's idea and/or coming up with a compromise on certain things.) 
• Call sheets: A summary of all the planning
• Script
• Cast
• Shot list
• Costume
• Organisation
• Making sure all the props are present
• Having call sheets
• Having a location already before a shoot.
• Detailed call sheets (Very important, the more detail, the better)
• Make sure it lists everything

Directing & Producing:

• Multiple shots (More to choose from when editing
• Tape/Chalk markings to tell the cast/ characters where to go
• Make it clear to the cast that the resetting has to be quick (No mucking about, etc.)
• CLEAR Instructions
• Controlling the set
• Making sure no one mucks about 
• "Silence on  set"
• Making sure everyone does their job
• Having food for long takes

Cinematography:

• Experiment with manual focus (Mostly in scenes where there isn't much movement)
• Coverage
• See something interesting but it isn't in your plan? 
• Film it
• Get an idea during shooting?
• Film it
• An actor suggests an idea and you like it?
• Film it
• This way you have a lot more shots to choose from making a more interesting scene / film overall.

5 Key tips for next time:

1. Make sure to use multiple cameras at different angles/ shot types during the same scene to get more footage
2. If you have made a very detailed call sheet, follow it and if you get new ideas, make sure you have coverage.
3. Motivate cast/ crew to work and not mess around 
4. Take multiple shots  until you think you have it perfect and once you have it perfect, do 1 or 2 more.
5. More detailed and clearer instructions for the whole cast / crew. It's always going to become better.