Production: filming day

Today was our scheduled day of filming (11/12/16), and this was the only day of filming we carried out; we had decided that we wanted to film all of the footage that we needed in one day, both the indoor and outdoor scenes, as we felt that this would allow us more time for editing, as well as ease of using/booking out equipment etc. We also made this decision because initially we had struggled to organise a day that both the actress and myself and Megan could all do; Jay attends college Monday - Thursday so wasn't available for any of these days, and Megan and I work both Saturday and Sunday. This meant we had to book time off work for the scheduled filming day, and so that we wouldn't have to do this again we compacted the shoot to encompass all locations. On the day of filming, we were fortunate to have fine weather so we had no issues with being unable to film, however it was very cold so we had to ensure that the actors had coats to keep them warm.

We had ensured that we had a spare camera battery, as we weren't sure how long we would be filming the outside scenes and wanted to be sure we could capture enough quality footage without rushing; this was useful as the initial battery didn't last as long as we thought it would.
Before we the actors arrived and we commenced filming, we set up all the equipment so we could check that everything was working correctly; this also gave us time to rectify any issues that we encountered - an example of this is that we weren't sure the best positioning for the lights in the house location, so we spend some time carrying out test shots to see who position gave us the best lighting. This meant that everything was ready for when the actors arrived, meaning e didn't waste time getting prepared. Before shooting indoors, we made a point to warn the actors of the equipment, such as the tripod and the lighting stands to ensure they wouldn't injure themselves falling over, as well as ensuring the equipment was protected.

We used the storyboards throughout the day to make sure that we had captured the shots we had intended to shoot, as well as allowing us the opportunity to film some extra shots where we thought suitable. This will give us flexibility when editing as we would be able to add the bonus shots if they looked better than ones we had planned.

Compared to last year, where we filmed chronologically as we were only based in one location, this year we decided to film based on the location we were in. This is because it was a method of saving time and as we wanted to complete the shoot in one day, this was the most effective method in doing this.
We finished earlier than we thought, and having looked over some of the footage we were able to back out to the outside location and shoot some extra pieces of footage that we thought would look good.