Planning the continuity

In our lesson, our teacher spoke to us about what we needed to do to ensure that our piece went as well as it possibly could. The advice she gave us was as follows:

1. Ensure that the camera remains steady throughout the shots
2. Use a storyboard and a script to plan for the final piece
3. Strive to include a wide range of shots throughout your piece 

Josh said that he would produce a script for our piece and Caitlin and I volunteered to draw up the storyboard. We had already decided on the narrative that the piece was set to follow, so we decided to create a storyboard as it would allow us to create a foundation for the piece that we wish to film.

Before we were able to begin filming, we learnt how to set up and use the equipment that we were given to produce our film. Our teacher ran through this with us, showing us how to set up the camera and tripod, to ensure that we were confident and happy with the equipment before we were left to begin filming. I found this very useful as running through how to use the materials effectively allowed me to become more confident, allowing me to be able to provide more input within the group decisions, as I had more of an insight into the filming process.

Once we had learnt how to use the equipment given to us, we decided to try out some shots, to help us to get used to filming with the camera we had been given and to try out different shots that we may wish to include in the sequence. Whilst doing this, we chose to film a close-up shot of Caitlin's eye as this was a shot that we were all very interested in including within our piece.