Construction: Preparing for the shoot

To get the most out of the time we spend shooting and use the time we have with our to its full potential our group needs to make sure we all know our roles and have the right equipment. Firstly some of the scenes are going to be filmed outside so before we organise those shoots we must first check the weather. We will also have to bring with us to all the shoots, the Sony HDV camera (picture 1) and tri pod (picture 2) to hold the camera steady. For one of the shoots we will also have to transport a camera crane (Picture 3) to the shooting location. This will be no trouble however because it fits neatly into any of our cars.

Picture 1: Sony HDV camera
We will record our film in HD on tape and then render it onto computer.
Has a manual focus feature which will be perfect for filming our focus pull



Picture 2: Tripod
Used to hold the camera still at different hights and for panning the
camera with the handle.
We plan to use this for every shot.


Picture 3: Camera Crane
This is an attachment for a tripod which adds over 4 meters of jib arm
to the tripod.
It has wights at the other end to counter balance the arm and camera.
We will use this for one shot where Brian pulls up to Karens house in
his car.


When shooting in our group we will allocate roles for each other, so we all get to have a go at different thing we shall do diffent roles each time we shoot. However because there is 3 of us in the group there will be always one of us doing one of three jobs. One of us will focus on filming and sound, one of us will be the director and be in charge of the actors (checking there costumes and giving them directions) and the third will check for errors in what the other two are doing. These jobs will rotate so all of the group get to try everything.