Shoot #2 Reflection

SHOOT #2 REFLECTION

Today we had a 6 hour shoot from 7pm of October 25th to 1am October 26th (which was my 15th birthday). We encountered several difficulties along the way but it was overall a very productive shoot.

It started at 7pm on a rooftop in Causeway Bay. We had set up all the lights and equipment, when the boom pole stopped working and fell apart. Then, just as we were about to recording, the owner of the building came and said we were trespassing so we had to leave immediately. 

Then, we improvised and packed five people into the backseat of Kevin's car and drove to Happy Valley to use an alley Kevin and Ryan had scouted the day before. Although the alley was rather smelly, we filmed most of our scenes there and the actors were very co-operative, especially considering our long hours, small space and hot weather. We also incorporated the original fluorescent "cold" light on site and the warm and cold settings on our LED lights. Moreover, because of the narrow alley and some scenes with people talking, facing different directions, it was quite difficult and required some creative poses (especially because the boom pole broke) to record equal sound all throughout.

Then, some time after 11pm we then drove to Tamar Park (Central Waterfront). We filmed several scenes, and relied mostly on our film lights to light the scene. Surprisingly enough, there were many people running at that time of night, so we had to stop rolling intermittently for them. Additionally, we had several wider shots so it was more difficult to get a good volume for sound, so I had to pose precariously to get the best sound from every actor while still staying out of shot.

Finally, we wrapped at around 1am, and I was then 15. I am very satisfied with our shoot, from our problem-solving skills, to commitment filming until dawn, our lighting, mise en scene, cinematography, and sound.