Filming

Looking back, the filming procedure was a success even though we had a few problems. The first problem we faced was with our equipment. The tape we were given to use was damaged and so we had to return to school to change it before we could begin filming, also the tripod we used was quite unsteady and therefore made the shots untidy. Our first day of filming was hugely successful however on the second day our actor failed to turn up and so we had to cancel any filming on that day and reschedule. We started filming again the following week and managed to get all the shots we needed ready to be edited.

Once edited, we watched the film back with the soundtrack over it and discovered a few problems. Firstly we needed to re-film any shots that we’re unsteady due to the tripod and secondly some of the props we used weren’t correct e.g. the alarm clock had no display on when it was meant to be going off. We also had to re-film parts where the actor’s clothing can be seen as they changed and broke continuity of the film.

On the day we decided to re-film, we ended up filming the entire sequence again for continuity purposes. We also cut down the sequence quite a bit in places and added a range of different shots.