First Day Of Shooting

Anna and I visited Lowestoft beach at an estimated time of 6pm. We felt that this was the right time to shoot as the sun was just setting. The sunset gave a pinkish orange colour to the sky, which I felt was very effective, as it gave added definition to certain things you would not normally notice in daylight. For example a boat in the distance, and the outline of the chimneys of houses, established the colour difference between the sky and the ground. Just out of luck there was a boat situated on the horizon, which was exactly the shot we were looking for, we spent a long time shooting the boat, with different techniques (zoom, close up, landscape, pan). We plan to revisit this beach with our main character and for the whole day, to film more aspects of the beach, such as the pier, amusements, and water attraction. The shots below were taken on my Iphone camera, I did this to give an idea of Location and certain characteristics that attracted Anna and I to it. Also I took images of Anna filming, as to exhibit us at work. 

After analysing the footage we had taken from our first shoot, we discussed what shots went well, and what we could improve on for future shoots. Firstly we felt that some of the footage was very shaky at points, this was due to the fact that neither one of us had used a tri-pod before, so it took us some time to get used to it. Also when panning the location, in some shots it was too fast, that the vision was out of focus and blurred, in the future we must make sure that we take our time and produce slow shots. We were very excited about the exoticness of the sky, and how the orange of the sky reflected onto the sea, and made the beach seem like paradise and unique. Going to shoot at this time of the evening (6.00pm) is very effective as it is the perfect time for a sunset.  

Exhibited below are examples of shots and screen shots which Anna and I felt worked well:



Above are screenshots of certain aspects during our shooting which I felt were very effective. We were lucky to start shooting whilst a boat was out at sea, the color difference of the sky against the boat is eye catching, and emphasizes the name 'Boat Song'. Anna and I were considering using one of these images for our print production, as when planning this is what we had in mind. Although these were test shots, and our main character is not exhibited, I feel that these shots can still be used in our video, as they are deep meanings of the characters location to the audience, resulting in them retrieving a sense that they are there themselves.