OK: Reflection on Shoot

From completing our shoot on the 15th October, we successfully shot a narrative for SG Lewis's - Warm. After using our call sheet, we were able to head to each location with an idea of the shots we wanted to capture. Due to construction issues with the train, we had to get the train from Sevenoaks to London Waterloo East but other than that, we didn't encounter any technical issues on the day. From practicing setting up the more complicated equipment including the jib and the track and dolly, we were able to set up and put them away without any issues.

Throughout the day, Elliot operated and directed the camera which was helped by myself and Natalie to direct the shots and use the location and props effectively to capture unique and individual shots. We fully utilized the locations that we went to, including the surrounding areas of Southbank and Brick Lane. We experienced a number of people who were interested by the jib as it was clearly a piece of equipment that stood out from the crowd. This was expected and was included in our risk assessment as we had to make sure we kept the equipment secure and within our sights.

We encouraged Elliot to keep the camera rolling throughout most of the day as it would've made it easier to cut the shots when it came to editing. We took a number of shorter shots but managed to keep up with an equal number of shots with the female character and couple.

What was my role?

• My main involvement within the production of the music video was being one of the actors. I played the boyfriend of the female character

• Not only was I one of the actors within our production, I helped to carry the equipment as well as coordinating between our group specific shots and ideas that we could create

• The whole day we worked well as a team to direct important shots including being aware of our surroundings and the risks that could be associated wth filming in London

• I also took part in filming as I wanted to improve my camera skills. Elliot showed me how to use his camera and which settings were necessary depending on the lighting and location. I filmed a number of shots of our female character who was portrayed as being alone whilst walking the streets of London

What could we have improved during the shoot?

From watching our footage at school, we noticed that a lot of our shots were out of focus. We pressumed this may be a problem however, after discussing this issue with our Media technician, he told us that we could adjust this in Da Vinci Resolve (our editing software) and that it would be fine.