Shoot #3 Reflection

SHOOT #3 REFLECTION

Today we shot at the Aberdeen Marina Club. The shoot was around three hours. We filmed in the library of the Marina Grill, which was a very nice well-furnished room that fit our mise en scène very well. The shoot went relatively smoothly, as there was a consistent amount of background noise and charging ports for the camera and light batteries, but our primary concern was positioning the mic in order to stay out of the frame while still maintaining an equal level of sound for every actor, as there were several dialogue scenes and wide shots.

Additionally, a major prop was a short glass of ice and coke, and we had to refill and maintain the same amount in the glass in all takes, even though the ice would melt and it had to be sipped repeatedly; also, the actor accidentally spilled the glass over the floor, our crew and a little bit of the equipment. However, we cleaned it up and the shoot continued smoothly.

Another obstacle we faced (and not very much in the other shoots) was the actors' delivery and breaking character. This may have been because of the comfortable environment and the absent pressure of time, but we had to redo takes because of varying volume or people giggling. However, we overcome it and everyone performed well.