4th and 5th Day of Shooting

On the fourth and fifth days of shooting we had much less time than the rest of the days. These shooting days were very different from the others as we used up time in our class periods instead of shooting after school. 

For day four, three of the members were able to arrive for shooting during their third period. This meant we could get the shots of the detectives done and out of the way. We had a slightly delayed time for shooting as it fell in between the lunch schedules of the members of our group.

This left us 30 minutes to get the shots completed. We had just the right amount of people to get it done however so we went in and got about 2-3 takes of all the shots we needed. We were still able to get our shots done as we had the reaction shots from the previous filming day to be based on.

Shot from the fourth day of shooting  that was focused on only the detectives

For day five, three of our members had to leave their 6th period in order to make it to shooting. However, we weren’t released until later in the period which caused our short shooting window to become even smaller. This meant we could only get the shots of our actor which was the main focus anyway.

We recently found out that they were going to get their hair changed completely which would destroy the continuity of the film. We needed to get to filming quickly which is why we decided to go during our school periods in the first place. This would be the last chance we would get to finish her scenes even if not all of them would be included in the 2-minute time frame. We had to rush through the scenes which was made more difficult as there were people occupying the space we were filming at. 

It was difficult for our actor to focus on her lines due to the amount of people in the room. There were also some shots that had people in the background that I knew I wouldn’t be able to use as it would not fit the timeline of the film. No amount of editing would keep the shots looking good while fitting the rest of our shots. However, we were able to get them settled and got the shots done.

Shot from the fifth day of shooting where someone's arm can be seen in the background

Overall these filming days were efficient but also equally as messy to get through. There were a lot of setbacks and more strict time constraints we had to deal with but we made sure to manage that time wisely to get all of our shots done.

I learned about dealing with unexpected circumstances in more ways than one. For starters, I had to find a way to fit the final filming day for the interrogation into my schedule which ultimately led to me losing out on class time but made it possible to finish the film. On top of that I had to deal with the fact that people were occupying are film area so we had to move them around to not mess up the shot. Then there was the fact that both days had very limited time to shoot everything we needed. However, if you just manage to stay organized you can still manage to achieve what you want for the day. We managed our time and got everyone to settle down for the duration of filming.