Reflection On Second Day of Filming

Due to the lack of footage and down to the poor quality we attained during the first day of filming we set out again in the attempt to gain some valuable footage. Our aim was to gain a range of shots/angles which we could use to strong effect within our production. On review previously we established that the overall footage was very poor, with the shots being very unstable and the lip syncing elements where out of time. To combat this we went to our previous location and incorporate a tripod and dolly to ensure stability. The dolly was an effective piece of equipment which we could use to retain stability whilst moving, for example a tracking shot. From this we could make the overall quality of the performance much better by removing the unstable elements.

We also decided that we would go back and re-film the shots with the same Nikon camera as we did previously even though it provided us with some rather poor quality footage. The reason we thought that we previously obtained poor footage was simply down to the fact that we had the camera on the wrong resolution and capture quality. From this we decided to take this into account and we went and gave it another try. On top of this we previously remembered about the poor battery life in which the camera previously has so this time we was better equipped and we decided to take a portable charger.

On return from filming we decided to upload the footage to the Mac PC's where we could start the analysing process on the footage that we would decide to use. We was quickly shocked on review with how little the quality of the camera footage had improved as it was still at a poor standard. The only advantage from this is that we reduced the excess movement that we previously had on each shot, however the lip syncing elements where still not accurate/in time enough to use for our music video. From this we decide that our best port of call was to bite the bullet and go out for another day filming, in attempt to still achieve our end goal of producing a high quality, successful end production!!!