2nd Day of Filming

Today was our second day of filming and it went smoother than last time. This shooting session went well overall but still had some mishaps on the way.

For one, we still didn't have that much time to shoot. The plan was to leave school at 6:00 which seems like we are left with a lot of time to get our film done since school ends at 2:40. However, a major portion of this time was taken up by a chorus rehearsal that one of our group members needed to attend. They were the key into the shooting room so without them we couldn't get started.

On top of this, we were unable to get the equipment we needed as our cinematographer was not able to obtain the equipment on that day so we had to resort to using the director's equipment from home. 

We didn't get on to the set until 5 and we also had new equipment that our cinematographer hadn't got to test before. It took some of our time for the camera to get set up properly but from the moment it did we were set to go.

Shot we took that had better lighting than last time

We had our actors, outside of the main crew, also join us on this day to start recording the scenes they were needed in. It was the first time that we had everyone who was a part of the film actually on set. This made it so things ran quicker and with less trouble than the previous day we filmed. 

We were able to once again get a better feel for how things would play out next time while also getting a good portion of the movie filmed. 

Shot we retook that turned out better than the last time

This day taught me how important the teamwork of the crew behind truly is. I know it seems obvious to say that working together produces good results or that "teamwork makes the dream work" but this day of shooting actually made me feel that way. On the first day of shooting, we only had three people available to show up which made things run very slow and with some hiccups along the way. Not only that but the atmosphere of the shooting day felt drained, it seemed like a chore we had to get done instead of the exciting activity that it was. With everyone available this time, the experience felt fun and also efficient at the same time as we had more people to focus on specific aspects of the film. When you have people designated to the several parts of the shoot then it makes the entire process easier to get through.