Diary post

Today during lesson we began to film and edit our footage. To do this we took the cameras out and filmed a number of different shot types that included match of action, the reverse shot, 180 degrees rule and the basic shots such as close ups, mid shots and long shots. When we was recording the footage we needed to make sure that we recorded a lot more than what we would think we would need in case we needed extra footage as it would too late to retake filming as the actors would have changed outfits and the mis en scene could be different the next day.

During the recordings we filmed one of us walking down the corridor, opening the door, closing it behind her then sitting down and having a conversation with her friend. When recording the footage we tried to include ranges of footage such as he feet walking from side on, her hand opening the door and her facial expression in a close up as she walked past.

What we found from when we began to edit is even though we feel like we recorded too much footage, it still wasn’t enough. When editing I felt that the footage edited together didn’t run smoothly together as there wasn’t enough ranges of shots.

Because of this it made it clear to me that when I come to create my own opening of a film that I need to keep recording over and over even if I believe that I have got everything. I also need to think about my actors and the mis en scene as it needs to look as realistic as possible as well this did not work throughout my practise.