Filming Day Two

After our long day filming yesterday, we hoped today things would run a bit smoother, and they did.

We arrived at the house to set up equipment just after midday. As our actress lived close-by, we arranged the previous day for her to meet us at the house around 1pm, giving us enough time to set up and get everything ready to start shooting.

Today we filmed the first and second scenes with Adam (Ben) and Monica (Maggie). We set up the first scene in the kitchen. Luckily it was a good day out and the amount of light coming through the windows meant we didn’t need to use the Dedo kit. Prior to Monica arriving, we also set up props we needed, such as a smashed mug on the kitchen floor.

Once Monica arrived, we introduced her to Adam and let them run through lines together whilst we made sure everything was in place.

Yesterday, we had realised moving the camera around after every piece of dialogue was extremely time consuming, so I suggested that instead, we ran through the whole scene on one establishing shot, then moved the camera to the next angle and run through the scene again, continuing in this same manner. This method proved much better for us to use and we managed to complete the scene a lot quicker than we had the previous day. The shape of the kitchen allowed us to get some effective shots that can definitely be placed together proficiently during editing.

We then headed over to Meersbrook Park nearby to film the final scene. Prior to this we had been worried about filming outside, due to unreliable weather and strong winds throughout Sheffield recently that may have proven a problem, especially for sound recording.

Luckily for us, it was a great day out, although there was still wind it didn’t prove to be such a problem. Once reaching the park, we headed right to the top of the hill to set up. This was a great location, allowing us amazing establishing shots of both the park and Sheffield.

Christie and Abi took control over the camera and shots once again. As we were outside high up, they had to battle against having so much bright natural light, nevertheless they managed to produce some great shots once again, with the odd shot maybe slightly over-exposed.

Our two actors worked really well together and once again we were more than happy with the performances they gave after not knowing each other well.

Overall, I am extremely happy with how our two days of filming turned out. After worrying about getting actors and reasonable locations, I feel it all came together well and I am looking forward to seeing the shots we have to edit and the finish production.