Preliminary Filming

Filming was not what I expected. There were parts I did not expect to find challenging, challenging and other parts were easier than anticipated.
Using the equiptment was alot easier and less time consuming than we thought. We were given a demonstraton on how to set up, put away and use the equiptment which made the process easier. When we came to using the equiptment ourselves, we found it was as easy as Miss demonstrated, and we managed to set up quickly which came to our advantage as it allowed us more time to  film. The camera was also easy to use, making filming less stressful and also allowed us more time to film as we did not have to worry about constanly finding the right settings. It also allowed us to view our shots easily, so we could make sure we had several that were of a good quality thatr we could use in the editing process.
Even though the equiptment was not very time consuming, we foud time was an issue. This was partly due to a slight lack of planning and co-operation. As part of our film was outside, we also found difficulty finding a suitable place to film, where when we used panning shots we wouldn't get shots of the school or fences. Also, we were filming when lessons were happening so when we were filming inside, had to be aware of our volume at all times and make sure we filmed efficiently so minimum disterbance was acheived. Futhermore, for our group, casting was a problem as we had to find people with a free period during our media filming lessons. Also, some people droped out last minute as they did not realise they had a lesson that period, and members of our group had to be cast instead.
I would not say our group was full prepared for filming. This is becuase on the day of filming, we had two people drop out of our film and we needed to find where exactly we wanted to film and the costumes and props needed. To overcome this, we could have checked with the people we were going to cast if they were still ok to be in the film a couple of days before filming, and that way we could have found replacements for the original cast. During the planning process, we could have also have picked where we were going to film and have found the costumes and props. This wouldhave saved us time that we could have used for filming. However, we have now learnt from our mistakes and now know where we can improve when we come to film our main task.
During filming, we slightly adjusted the script as there was not enough time to learn the script, however we than adjusted the original script after the filming process to fit the film.
We re-filmed all of our shots at least four times. We did this to esure that one of the shots was of a hight quality, with good lighting, no wind interfeance and that you could hear the dialogue. We then also had a variety of shots that we could use for editing.
Personally, i felt our group worked very well together. The mistakes made were not an individuals fault, so we all worked together to resolve them as quickly as possible to the best of our abilities. During the planning process, everyone contributed, and had a positive outlook on the task. When we came to filming, we all co-operated well, and during the editing process worked hard as a team.
Strangely, I enjoyed the freedom you can have with filming. We had many different options on how to shoot the film, and where to do it. I also like that you could re-film as many times as necessary, putting the actors under less pressure and as a result, more likely to perform better.