Reflection on filming - Ellie

I was slightly anxious prior to filming as I was not acquainted with both of the actresses, and I didn't know what to expect. However, Deanna took instruction well, and we had no problems with either of them and overall they did quite well.

I think the actual process of filming okay, despite our worries leading up to it - the weather stayed constant across the span of our filming, we captured some interesting shots, and I think the time that we filmed outside (early afternoon on a weekday) meant that we were interrupted by pedestrians and vehicles much less than we could have been otherwise.

Despite this, we still struggled slightly with the outside location, as we wanted somewhere quiet and vaguely empty where it would seem 'idle' and, although this was mostly the case where we were filming, there were parked cars about. We figured that the parked cars weren't a major problem and we'd just try to keep them mostly out of shot, but vehicles kept passing on the road and were increasingly becoming an issue because we continually had to stop filming as they passed or wait for a passerby to get out of shot.

I was slightly anxious prior to filming as I was not acquainted with both of the actresses, and I didn't know what to expect. However, Deanna took instruction well, and we had no problems with either of them and overall they did quite well.

Due to my camera's sound not working properly, we planned to sync the footage taken from mine to the sound from Victoria's; because of this we planned to film simultaneously to ensure continuity, make filming go faster (as we had a very limited time to record), and so we could sync the sound. This enabled me to take shots from further distances as I did not have to be close because whatever sound my camera captured we would likely not be using. However, we had some trouble with positioning shots so that Victoria and I didn't catch each other in frame accidentally.

I think that we got enough shots to make our TV Drama to a good quality but unfortunately, due to us not filming chronologically, we have a few continuity errors that we didn't notice and fix while filming. I don't think this matters too much because the few shots where this has happened aren't vital but I'm afraid that it might still affect how long the overall production will be.

Overall, I think it went quite well and, having edited some of it so far, I think it looks quite good - especially as we were not sure if we would even be able to produce a good finished result.