With our Production Pack having been signed off, we collected our equipment on Friday and this was probably the first moment we realised that maybe we were a bit too enthusiastic about what we wanted to use. The equipment was heavy and we realised it would be very difficult to carry it around.
On top of that, further into the weekend we realised that perhaps we didn't really have a good enough understanding of the use of the glidecam. It definitely swallowed a few hours from our previous shooting schedule. In the end, we came to the conclusion we should use a tripod and worry about the slow movement when we got to post-production.
Despite all this, the actual filming went past in a blur. We had quite long days of walking around and I think by the end of it we were all exhausted, but some of the shots we got we were more than happy about. The walk I had done prior to this definitely helped us find all the right spots for shooting and saved loads of time, so that was definitely a benefit.
Here's my lucky shot of the project - I was filming a bottle of shampoo when a deer ran past, chased by two dogs. I can't believe that actually happened:
My other top footage I got was of a postman walking past our mirror but that's a treat for the actual final piece! Serendipity at its best!
During the production week, I also helped Brodie record some sounds at mine - such as the kettle boiling, keys rattling, footsteps, etc. I feel like Zoom F8 now looks way less scary than it did when we were inducted, and I'm glad I could watch Brodie use it. She also wrote the first draft of our dialogue's script because I felt stuck on my own which I then tweaked with her help, and we tweaked it one last time right before recording in the foley room. When it came to recording, I listened back to my voice and realised it wasn't what I wanted, so in the end the dialogue was spoken by Brodie and Kylan, which I felt like was a much better match.
During the production week, I also helped Brodie record some sounds at mine - such as the kettle boiling, keys rattling, footsteps, etc. I feel like Zoom F8 now looks way less scary than it did when we were inducted, and I'm glad I could watch Brodie use it. She also wrote the first draft of our dialogue's script because I felt stuck on my own which I then tweaked with her help, and we tweaked it one last time right before recording in the foley room. When it came to recording, I listened back to my voice and realised it wasn't what I wanted, so in the end the dialogue was spoken by Brodie and Kylan, which I felt like was a much better match.
I think that's all I have to say about the actual filming & recording process. It really was a blur, but I'm glad we didn't come across any other issues along the way. I did use my DSLR for all of my parts of the footage, which made it a little easier to get the visuals I wanted.. and I also put my camera very close to this lovely stream in the middle of Farnham Park.
Overall though, I may not have achieved the level of understanding of the GH4 that I wanted, but I think it was my mistake to assume that I could learn as I went along - I should've definitely done more tests prior to the actual shoot. Due to the fact we were running out of time, we had to sacrifice the glidecam and the GH4 to trade them for the good old tripod and our DSLRs because to get the shots we wanted, we needed to be more comfortable with our equipment.
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