Test Shoot and Edit Reflections

We had a test shoot in order to test out different practicalities of the shoot such as lighting props and blocking. Our edit enabled us to test the durations and the narrative that we conveyed through our shots.

Student Reflections

• The way Alex grips Jess in shot 21 seems too violent for the situation. Instead we plan on having him approach her by her shoulders and then for her to push him out of the room.


• Setting up lighting for the beginning dark shots was difficult as the lighting was too bright initially. We then had to use many filters to get our preferred lighting. However the footage was very blurry when we came to editing it. Therefore, we will now film these scenes in naturalistic lighting that appears very clear and then grade it down to our desired effect.


• Another problem with the lighting was that the gels merged into each other so they were damaged easily.


• We struggled to position the equipment suitably so the equipment wouldn't appear in shot as the space in the room was small. There is a possibility that we may shoot in another location. 

Staff Reflections

• They suggested for us to shoot master shots that we could refer to if our shots did not fit as well as we imagined it to have.


• We should also include more cutaways to increase the pace of the narrative.


• When we edit shots together we should edit it so the shot starts when the actors are moving. Since we had some shots that started with the actor standing still ready for the shot to start.


• Mise-en-scene looks like a room of a busy teenage girl, instead of a depressed teenage girl.

What we plan to do:

• During the next shoot, we will film the master shots so when we come to editing we would be able to use it as a backup and maybe cutaway to it.


• We took the advice about the cutaway and improved out first test shoot edit by making more cutaways and therefore increasing the pace.


• When we next edit our shots, we would have the master shots so if an actor is static at the beginning of the shot, we could cut to the master shot of them as a back-up.


• As for the mise-en-scene, we plan to redress the whole room to give connotations of a depressed teenage girl. We would get rid of the student books and maybe have ripped pieces of paper from her diary or a pile of used tissues that the main character has used to wipe her tears.